Limited Edition

Limited Edition

A limited edition artwork is produced in a limited number and so, unlike one-of-a-kind artworks, it not totally unique. Each one of a limited edition is identical to all the others in the edition and each one is considered an original artwork.

In printmaking, on completion of a limited edition, the original source (the matrix or the block) is often destroyed, so that the edition number is guaranteed. Most limited edition artworks are signed and numbered by the artist.