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edition

edition

See figs. 261, 551.

The intentional production of a sculpture in several virtually identical casts, usually from the same set of derived from the original . In modern castings, item number and total number of multiples produced is often reported somewhere on the surface, as it has legal value.

Note: Casts from any given edition will be essentially identical in form and size (understanding that within an edition, different bases may be used, and there may be variations in how the edition is mounted), yet may vary owing to casting flaws or differences in , patination, or deterioration of the molds/ over time. Whereas before the nineteenth century it was rare for replicas to be made without small variations (hence the use of the term “”), modern casting practice is more consistent, and generally predicated on the notion of editions. Starting in the early twentieth century, it became common practice to mark casts with their individual number within an edition.

Figure 261
Figure 551

Sources

Cultural Heritage: , 32; ;

To Be Distinguished From

  • copy

  • version

Synonym

  • editioned replica

Translations

French: édition

Désigne les épreuves issues d’un même modèle original multiplié dans des matériaux tels que plâtre, alliage métallique, terres cuites, etc.

Note: Le nombre d’épreuves dépend de la volonté de l’artiste ou de celle du propriétaire des droits de reproduction et, depuis 1967, il est en France strictement limité par la loi pour que les épreuves puissent être qualifiées d’ « originales ». Le terme se décline en de nombreuses variantes plus ou moins spécifiques: bronze d’édition (œuvres de très grande diffusion, sans numérotation, , 372), épreuves d’édition, exemplaires d’édition (, 545), etc.

Sources

Cultural Heritage: ; , 330

Art and Craft Textbook:

German: Auflagenguss

Source

, 671, 683

Alternate Translation

  • Edition

    Source: , 103

Italian: edizione

Source

, under edizione

Alternate Translations

  • multiplo

    In the arts, specifies that the is not a one-off but part of a group of essentially identical sculptures.

    Source: , under multiplo [definition 1]

  • serie

    Correctly describes the presence of a number of issued sculptures; less used in artwork because production “in serie” has a less valuable industrial production meaning.

Chinese: 版本

Alternate Translation

  • 翻版

    Source: , 310; TNATD