Framed Giclee Art

As long as visual art has existed, so has the question of how to preserve it for future generations. In the early 1990s printmakers introduced framed giclee prints as a new way to print works of art using computer-generated images and high-resolution inkjet printers. These prints typically have higher resolution and are designed to last longer than lithography, which had previously been the most common way to create prints of an artwork.

The introduction of framed giclee wall art has, among other things, enabled new ways of preserving classic works of art. The bold colors of “Crown Imperial Fritillaries in a Copper Vase, c.1886” by Vincent Van Gogh are well preserved in the giclee print format. In Amedeo Modigliani’s “Woman with a Fan,” the bright yellows and reds make for a striking combination that might not be as noticeable in a different format.