A print is a photograph of a painting. It captures light reflected off a surface at a single moment. It cannot capture the surface itself — the depth, the texture, the physical record of every decision the artist made.
Original paintings appreciate. Prints depreciate. This is not a rule — it is a pattern that has held across every art market cycle for the past century. The reason is simple: scarcity. There is one original. There are thousands of prints.
The collectors who build meaningful collections share one habit: they buy fewer works and buy them better. A single original painting at $1,500 will outlast and outperform a wall of $150 prints in every dimension that matters — aesthetically, emotionally, financially.
At The Gillis Gallery, no prints are sold. No editions. No reproductions. Every work that leaves the studio is the only one of its kind in the world. That is not a marketing position. It is a commitment to the collector.