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I remember seeing a couple of booths in Atlanta selling these type of art prints; old watercolors, aquatints, etc. They appear to be pages of old books for the most part.

Is this a big market? I have been thinking of
this for some time and would like the opinions of the greater minds that frequent this board.

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Joe, If your running a gallery that specalises in this type of art and have a reputation for it, you may do well. If your running a framing business and have a little bit of this and that, it will just be another item that sells now and then. Don't purchase it unless your buying enough to make a splash in your store.
Many business's can end up being print poor, you see somthing that looks hot so you buy it and it just sits there. You keep doing this from time to time and in a few years you discover you have thousands of dollars tied up in prints, and only moving a few of them per year.
John
 
I have hundreds of them I`ll sell you at cost. They look real nice framed up . Most people can`t visualize this ,so they don`t sell when there sitting there in shrink wrap.I think it depends alot on where you live. Antigue prints don`t sell very well in the west where i live. I don`t do much with them .I`m tired of looking at them. With all the catalogs and the internet i don`t see much use for print bins.
 
Have had good luck with antiquarian prints. Don't sell a lot, but don't mind holding on to them either. Unlike most contemporary work they are not affected by the fads and fluctuations in the art market. There is a hugh variety of subject matter and fit well in contemporary to country cabin surroundings. I have had good luck buying from estates as well as private collectors at well below market value. There are wholesalers that specialize in thematic subjects that can coordinate with local interests.
 
Pogo - Just for me personally and not for the shop - a person can't have too many pre-1850 steel engravings. I'd be very interested in anything with cats, Scotland (especially the Isle of Islay) or an illustration of the Death of Cuchulain. I haunt ebay for this stuff but would rather buy it from someone I (sort of) know. Kit

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[This message has been edited by Kit aka emrr (edited September 29, 2000).]
 
Olan Mills photagraphy has new prints that they art offering. They are antique-like, tope-tone and old props. They would be beautiful with french lines.

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Sue May
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