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Prints: Affordable Art Collecting

Often I have been asked if I provide prints of my artwork. Other times

someone has asked about a piece that is no longer available or not for sale. For many years I have not considered the viability of having prints made of my work because, until recently, quality printing of artwork on art paper and canvas, in my opinion, was not cost effective to make it affordable. Modern technology and the availability of large online platforms that can easily do this and provide it at affordable prices changed my thinking.

With that in mind I have decided to provide my art as originals and in print, on an online platform, http://www.saatchiart.com. At this time through this platform, I offer some of my artwork as both originals and prints in several sizes, while others are offered only as prints. To check my site, visit http://www.saatchiart.com/sarkisantilajianfineart.

I will be adding more of my artwork on this platform and possibly others in the near future. If you see work on my website that you may wonder if it is for sale or are interested in a print, please let me know and I will add it to my collections on this site.

The availability of art prints brings to mind my fascination with my teacher, Sergei Bongart’s artwork that I saw during the workshop I attended in 1985. The price of his artwork then was out of my reach and most likely is more so today. How I wished that he had had affordable prints that I could have purchased, to enjoy and learn from, since after his death his artwork, unfortunately, went into obscurity and hardly anyone knows about him, except when mentioned by a few of us, his students.