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European Masters facsimiles signed in plate

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Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
Salvador Dali (1904-1989)
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
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Frequently asked questions

About Bronze facsimiles

  • bronze facsimiles are sold for a fraction of the price tag of a limited edition price and also, it is an insignificant price weigh against the cost of the original. A Facsimile is a imitation replica only and should be enjoyed just for what it is. facsimiles are NOT art investment.

  • Unlike a designer handbag which is the exact replica of the original, a facsimile is NOT an exact copy of the original and not meant to be.

  • Due to the high production cost, the price of a bronze facsimile is higher than a paper facsimile (the cost of of bronze, the cost of Rubber forms and the ceramic forms, casting, and also, the cost to of running specialized bronze foundries is high.

When a Facsimile is done?
Facsimiles are produced after the artist passed away so artist has no involvement whatsoever in the production.

Signature in Plate
The
artist is dead and signature is done in plate

The 'patina' colorization of a sculpture
The patina “colorization” is made
in the foundry by applying chemicals. 

at what foundry a Facsimile is produced
Facsimiles are sold with no information about the foundry or when were produced.

When limited edition is done?
A limited edition is done when the artist is alive.
And a limited edition is intentionally made to differ from the original.

How a bronze sculpture is made?
The original sculpture is made in clay or plaster an is not for sale. From a “clay form” a wax is taken, the negative of the clay. To produce a bronze the foundry makes a special ceramic forms. The hot wax is purred into the ceramic forms and sand is deposited inside the wax, then hot bronze is purred into the ceramic form. As the wax melts, hot bronze replaces the wax that is why a the method is called a “wax lost method”.
 

 Antonio de Francisci (1887-1964)
Louis Auguste Moreau (1855-1919)
Antoine Louis Barye (1796-1875)

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