Creation Process

In our Copenhagen print studio we work with a wide range of classical printing techniques. Since BORCH Editions was established in 1979, our master printers have refined and perfected many of these techniques.

All prints produced and published by BORCH Editions are original artworks in limited editions. Each print bears an edition number and the artist’s signature. Original prints are made on a variety of different kinds of handmade paper, always acid free and of archival quality.

Original Prints 
While historically, the artist’s signature was included in the plate, it is now common for the artist to sign each print, either on the lower section of the sheet or on the reverse. By doing this, the artist approves of the quality of each print. The numbering of an edition does not necessarily refer to the chronological order in which the individual prints of the edition were produced. 

Apart from the edition there may be a number of further prints, artist’s proof’s, usually marked A.P. or E.A. (épreuve d’artiste) numbered in roman numerals, which traditionally remain in the artist’s possession, and printer’s proofs, marked P.P. or B.A.T (bon à tirér, good to print). Prints, which are not for sale, are marked N. F. S. (not for sale) or H. C. (hors commerce). Finally, there may be proofs from the different states of the printing plate and a few prints for special purposes, like the publishers archive or exhibition proofs.

Printing process

In our Copenhagen print studio we work with a wide range of classical printing techniques. Since BORCH Editions was established in 1979, our master printers have refined and perfected many of these techniques.

All prints produced and published by BORCH Editions are original artworks in limited editions. Each print bears an edition number and the artist’s signature. Original prints are made on a variety of different kinds of handmade paper, always acid free and of archival quality.

Original Prints 
While historically, the artist’s signature was included in the plate, it is now common for the artist to sign each print, either on the lower section of the sheet or on the reverse. By doing this, the artist approves of the quality of each print. The numbering of an edition does not necessarily refer to the chronological order in which the individual prints of the edition were produced. 

Apart from the edition there may be a number of further prints, artist’s proof’s, usually marked A.P. or E.A. (épreuve d’artiste) numbered in roman numerals, which traditionally remain in the artist’s possession, and printer’s proofs, marked P.P. or B.A.T (bon à tirér, good to print). Prints, which are not for sale, are marked N. F. S. (not for sale) or H. C. (hors commerce). Finally, there may be proofs from the different states of the printing plate and a few prints for special purposes, like the publishers archive or exhibition proofs.