A set of identical prints made from the same printing surface. Editions may be limited or unlimited in number. Often a certain number of prints—including artist’s proofs, printer’s proofs, and hors commerce (not for sale)—are made at the same time but kept apart from the numbered edition. Each print in a limited edition is usually numbered in the lower left margin. In an edition of 100, for example, they would be numbered 1/100, 2/100, etc.
Edition
8 examples
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Käthe Kollwitz War (Krieg) 1921–22, published 1923
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Henri Matisse Large Odalisque in Striped Pantaloons (Grande Odalisque à culotte bayadère) 1925
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Andy Warhol Untitled from Marilyn Monroe 1967
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Elizabeth Catlett Malcolm X Speaks for Us 1969
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Joseph Beuys Felt Suit (Filzanzug) 1970
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Chuck Close Keith/Mezzotint 1972
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Jasper Johns Flags I 1973
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Robert Rauschenberg Preview from the series Hoarfrost Editions 1974