When you create a limited edition….can the pricing be subject to increase if the demand for the print increases and I explain this on my website? Just wondering about the legal business of it.
Thanks!
When you create a limited edition….can the pricing be subject to increase if the demand for the print increases and I explain this on my website? Just wondering about the legal business of it.
Thanks!
When you advertise your limited edition print you will need to state how many are in the edition and what the price will be. It would be best to state ”while supplies last” or ”for a limited time only”. During that period i would not change the price. What usually happens is, by the time you find out if a print is in high demand you will have run out and the secondary market kicks in.
The traditional way to sell prints of art work is to charge just one price for the lithograph. The original piece is then more valuable, and is sold for considerably more than the prints. I can’t address the legal issues -I’d consult an art lawyer for that. But the integrity of your art is at stake, so if you raised the price of the lithographs (if that’s the method you chose for your prints) it would make you seem untrustworthy and greedy.
If your reproductions are popular, raise the price of new pieces you have done. Once the first lithographs are sold, you do not have more made of the same art work, only new work. Your popularity will rise with each new piece, so charging more for the new work is appropriate. This is usually done by galleries that specialize in this. They become the "go between" between your patrons and yourself. If there are complaints about the raise in price, the gallery is adept at handling that because of their experience.
There is nothing wrong with having your own website to sell your work. It’s just more work for you. You have to arrange for accepting payments, deal with bad checks or stolen credit cards, annoying people who seem to have nothing better to do than constantly email you, etc. Yet, you can do it all. Do be sure to get the guidance and direction of an experienced art lawyer. You may have to travel to find one, they are not a dime a dozen like personal injury lawyers. You might find one more easily in Los Angeles or New York. Don’t accept the word of a lawyer who is not an art lawyer, the real deal has experience you can’t trade for law book research.