A limited number of impressions (printed sheets) of a print. When an edition is complete, the plate or block is sometimes destroyed by defacement, a process known as cancelling. Since the 19th century, artists have usually noted the edition number on the print itself. This number appears as a fraction, with the top number indicating [...]
A limited number of impressions (printed sheets) of a print. When an edition is complete, the plate or block is sometimes destroyed by defacement, a process known as cancelling. Since the 19th century, artists have usually noted the edition number on the print itself. This number appears as a fraction, with the top number indicating a particular print’s sequence in the edition and the bottom number indicating the total number of prints in the edition.