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Robert Oblon
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Started On : 04-Oct-2006 at 01:00:02 AM, #Views : 6122
Topic Subject : Re: Bronzes |
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One thing to consider for "original" meaning the artist has control of each
casting and or is a casting unique, only one? The smaller the edition, if
there is an edition, the more valuable the castings (in theory). One big problem
is keeping control of the work. If a bronze is sold, does the new owner have
the right(s) to reproduce the casting? Look at what happened to Fredrick
Remington. Years after Remington died his series of seven different bronze
sculptures that were produced in a limited edition were reproduced in the 1970s on
and were sold, originally as "numbered" editions. Of coarse the Remington's
at that point in time had become public domain and were "free game." There
have been millions cast into bronze from the very first "original" sculptures
and who knows what generation of casting there are. Go to Costco and see what
Asian Remington imports look like.
Bronze used in sculpture casting is a copper 88-95% based alloy mixed with
silicon, manganese and sometimes tin. Sometimes Red Brass 85-5-5-5, 85% Cu, 5%
Zn, 5% Pb.
Robert Oblon
Central Coast Art Foundry
Arroyo Grande, California
805-748-5381, Fax 805-980-4890
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