What is a Giclée Print?

Giclée prints have become very popular in the art world during the last ten years. The word "giclée" (pronounced jhee-clay') means "spatter or squirt" in French, and essentially a giclée print is a reproduction made with a high quality ink-jet printer.

The original artwork may be either photographed at high resolution with a digital camera, or scanned at high resolution. The image is then usually adjusted as appropriate using a computer program such as Adobe Photoshop. Then a high quality inkjet printer, using 6-12 ink cartridges delivering light-fast pigmented inks is used to print the image on acid-free fine art paper, canvas, or photo paper.  The reproductions that result have the best color accuracy and detail available by any printing technology today. One of the advantages of giclée prints is that the image can be stored on a computer or disk, and then printed out when desired, eliminating the need for large print runs.

Many of the original paintings seen at Art House could possibly be made into a giclée print for you. Please ask Susan Murphy for details.