You have a good question. There is no set answer when it comes to pricing. Joanne Berkow in her excellent book, What They Don't Teach You in Art School, covers the topic in detail. She says you have to choose a method and stick to it. That is, you charge by the time it takes, or you charge by the size. Whatever method, you choose, you need to be consistent with dealers and collectors to maintain pricing integrity.

Joanne's advice applies more to originals, but has applicability to prints  too. Of course, your reputation is part of the equation as well. Are you in galleries? Are you in juried shows? Is your art sellng well? What are your originals selling for? What do pricing strategies do your competitors in your local/regional market use? These and other questions will help you arrive at the price points best suited to you. Having a handy chart like Linda's gives you a good reference resource.

BTW, Joanne's book is only available on her Web site at: www.jbberkow.com. I think it's $20 plus shipping, and is a worthy read in my mind.

You can get your instant satisfaction from the newest podcast by Dick Harrison on his www.salestipsforartists.com Web site where he addresses this very topic of pricing. He also has numerous other podcasts, all free I should add, that offer clear advice for artists on all sorts of business matters.

You should also check on www.wetcanvas.com on the General Business threads. Do a search for pricing and you'll find a tremendous amount of information available. F+W Publications is the parent of all the properties linked on the left. It just recently purchased Wet Canvas.

Hi,

As an art rep with 20+ years experience selling my own work and that of about 200 other artists and major publishers, the questions artists asked most has been: "how should I price my work - originals, peints and giclees.  I just posted a podcast on that subject on www.salestipsforartists.com.  Lots of other "secrets" learned by travelling thousands of miles and selling art to hundreds of buyers also there FREE for the listening.  Art schools teach how to create - few teach how to sell.  Mine didn't.  I'd like to know if any of yours did.

Dick Harrison