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Pochoir
was a process used in France during the early1900's. It consists of
creating a print by using a series of stencils (as many as 80 have been
used) in which each color is applied by hand. The technique involves the
careful placing of each stencil and applying individual paint
(watercolor, gauche, ink, metallic, etc.) by hand for each particular
color separation. To achieve accurate reproduction of an artist's work a
single area may have several stencils used to apply different shades of
one color to create the depth, brilliance and strong color of the print.
The pochoir process is very expensive and
labor intensive. It was initially recognized as the ultimate in
printing, but became too costly in later years. Fortunately, fine
examples of pochoir prints still exist today and are highly collectible
and valued by collectors.
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stencil technique of pochoir dates from the fifteenth century. To create
brilliant and exuberant prints the pochoir technique became highly
favored during the art nouveau and art deco period. Pochoir prints
achieve a high degree of color intensity and were an ideal medium used
by many artists of this time. However, it is also a labor intensive
process and became too expensive in later years. |
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Are
pochoir prints valuable? |
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Pochoir
prints have always been collected by knowledgeable collectors,
especially in Europe. Compared with other forms of art they are
considerably under valued considering their rarity and desirability. |
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Are
pochoir prints collectible? |
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Pochoir
prints are both collected and decorative. Both aspects lead to
increasing demand. |
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What
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Pochoir
prints when matted and framed create a unique form of decorative art.
They are highly attractive and work well in both modern and traditional
settings. |
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Pochoir
prints have been reproduced by modern methods. One way to detect a
reproduction is the lack of color brilliance and tone. Also, in a
lithographic modern printing process each print is produced by many
color dots - dots per inch. If you look closely at a reproduction
print you will see many dots per inch (dpi) indicating the print was
duplicated. Real pochoir prints have a layer of consistency from each
color applied from a stencil. |
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Value
is determined by a variety of factors including: rarity (number of
prints); subject matter (eye appeal); popularity of print; artist
(example: George Barbier is sought after); size (large prints are
scarce); coloring; condition; etc. |
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The current
market is strong and prices are increasing. Pochoir prints are becoming
recognized for both the artistry of the print and uniqueness of the
medium resulting in increased demand by both established and new
collectors. Most prints are in a moderate price range. The use of
pochoir prints when matted and framed in decorating is also a source of
continuing print demand. |
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