Vintage Lifetime Prints vs Approved Estate Editions
When purchasing an art photograph print, you may wish to know if it is a lifetime print or an approved estate edition.
One common query people ask is,
Is this an original photograph by Terry O’Neill from Rolling Stone?
This depends on your definition of an original. The photograph was taken by Terry O’Neill in 1963. However prints could have been produced using this image. Approved limited edition prints are still classed as genuine.
The iconic Rolling Stones photograph by Terry O’Neill (1963) can be purchased as a limited edition fine art print. This print is limited to only 50 copies using the C-type print process.
You may come across both lifetime signed prints and approved posthumous estate editions. A lifetime signed print was signed by O’Neill whilst he was still alive. A posthumous edition has been approved by either the Terry O’Neill estate or official archive. These are very different and the details of the print are very important.
With the Tin Pan Alley Club print Iconic Images state the print has been digitally signed and embossed on the front. The back has been authenticated by someone from the Terry O’Neill archive. Each print includes a certificate of authenticity.
These are not the same as commercial reproductions. The print should be checked to ensure that it is an approved edition. Check how many in the edition there are, if it has been signed or marked by the estate with the certificate of authenticity and the history/provenance of the print.
The limited edition Rolling Stones prints by Terry O’Neill can be viewed at Iconic Images Gallery (16 Waterloo Place, St Jamess SW1Y 4AR). Or view online at iconicimagesgallery.com.