A.P. or AP

An abbreviation used in printmaking. The initials AP mean 'Artists Proof'.

An Artists Proof is when the printmaker makes a preliminary print that is not one of the offical edition. Commonly an Artists Proof is made as a test of the printing plate, and several may be made before producing the final print edition

Generally a Print will signed in the lower right corner, titled in the middle and numbered in the bottom left corner. If a print is an Artists Proof, the artist will write AP in the bottom left corner instead of an edition number. 

Related to A.P. or AP:
Printmaking Edition Printmaking Proof


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