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Unfortunately, there is not formalized
market of Jesse's paintings. For an idea of what your prints may
be worth, you may choose to gather some information from the Internet.
Many of the larger galleries that sell Jesse Barnes prints have
web sites where you can learn the current value of similar titles
by assessing what they are charging for them.
One of the best places to start is with a search utility web
site, such as Google.com,
and entering "Jesse Barnes" or the actual title of the
print(s) you own.
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Yes, several Jesse Barnes prints
have been produced on collector's plates.
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Artist Proofs stem from printing tradition. In the early days
of printed art an artist whose work was being reproduced would
stand near the press and pull occasional copies out to "proof"
them. These copies which were hand inspected were later signed
and sold as Artist Proofs. They were considered the best.
With today's modern printing systems all prints are virtually
the same and most generally an artist does not stand by to approve
the art as it comes off the press. Jesse does however hand sort
and hand sign and number each print. Therefore there is not a
quality difference in any of Jesse's prints. The Artist Proof,
however does hold a higher collectible value. It is traditional
to sign an additional ten percent of any edition as an Artist
Proof. What this means to a true collector is that and Artist
Proof is the smallest edition of the paper print available and
therefore more valuable.
Almost everyone wants to know why Jesse puts an Owl in his paintings.
He often paints evening and nighttime scenes to showcase his lighting
effects. He occasionally likes to put animals in his images, and
the most obvious choice for a nighttime creature was the wise
old owl.
Before long, Jesse noticed that people
began looking for the owl in each new piece. It soon became a
secondary trademark of his work. To date, one print, Indian Summer,
has two owls. Only four of Jesse's early limited edition prints
do not have an owl in them: The Night Before Christmas, Memories,
Church in the Wildwood, and The Burning Tree.
Of course, if asked Jesse will tell you
that there is, in fact, an owl in The Burning Tree, but it has
taken shelter in the barn because of the storm.
