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Originals in this selection, Material Charcoal, 1,000 to 2,000 euro.
Large formats with a hand
A photograph that smells of drawing: worked over with charcoal, it gains depth and a hand. Charcoal photographs from 1,000 to 2,000 euro are for sale for anyone who values large sheets with a visible hand.
In this price tier, large sheets and small editions are typical, and with charcoal work often one-of-a-kind pieces or partly one-of-a-kind pieces. Every stroke is drawn by hand, and even with the same photograph the sheets differ in density and smudge.
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Protecting the surface
Charcoal does not tolerate touch. Plan for a frame with a mat and glass, ideally museum glass with UV protection, and hang the picture on a dry wall. In transport, packaging with space above the surface is important.
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Soft mood is found in impressionist work, color nuances in color sheets. Ask whether the charcoal is fixed, whether the sheet is a one-of-a-kind piece and what the paper is like. Good charcoal work is also recognizable by density and flow of the strokes staying consistent across the whole sheet, with no spot looking blotchy or rubbed.