What are Iris Giclee Fine Art Prints?
The word Giclee (pronounced “zhee-clay”) is French for “to spray” and was given to the method of plate-less fine art printing developed in 1989. It is also the registered trade name for the IRIS printer. Images are scanned and stored digitally then sent to a high-resolution printer. Giclee prints have become renowned world wide due to the super fine resolution of 1800 dpi, (lithographs are printed at 300 dpi) and attention to detail. This technology produces incredible detail and brilliant color. The IRIS printer uses a continuous stream of minute ink droplets to layer the ink onto the paper or canvas thus creating the look and feel of original fine art. Museums throughout the world including the Louvre use Giclee prints to substitute works of art too fragile to be exhibited to the public. New York’s Metropolitan Museum, the Guggenheim and the National Museum of Mexico all proudly display Giclees as part of their collections. Over the past several years the Giclee IRIS printer has gain
