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Giclée (pronounced "zhe-clay") prints are produced by an ink jet technology whereby tiny droplets of high-quality ink are placed with excruciating precision onto a surface specifically designed for compatibility with that ink. The term giclée originated in 1991 with Jack Duganne who coined the term to refer to fine art prints created with digital output. It’s derivation comes from the word 'gicleur,' the french word for 'nozzle'. Gicler is the french verb 'to spray' (as from a nozzle) and thus the direct object of the 'spraying nozzle' would be giclée as most digital printers today use nozzles to direct ink onto a substrate.

The main intention of the word giclée was to distinguish 'fine art prints' from those created for non-art purposes, particularly, one assumes, since the equipment and materials used in these disparate processes differ so widely in cost and quality. The intent was to coin a word which would be added to the lexicon of printmaking terms in the vocabulary of fine art printmaking, and we see this has happened, as the Giclée industry has matured greatly since 1991.

A Certificate of Authenticity can be issued with each print.