Some publishers (and galleries) provide comprehensive Certificates of Authentication with the art they sell. These authentications give information that may include the name of the artist, title of the work, year the editions were issued, the total edition size, the number of proofs, the name of the publisher and/or the printer, information about paper quality, dimensions, the individual print number, etc.
Some publishers furnish blank certificates to galleries who are expected to fill them out themselves.
With todays printing technology, it certainly would be easy to duplicate a publishers certificate and /or alter the original information. So what good are these certificates?
While they do provide worthwhile information, much of that can be obtained from the print itself and/or from the invoice.
Without a doubt, a collectors best safeguard is purchasing from a stable retail gallery – one with a solid history of reputability and with a retail location that you can visit.
Gallery Ones suggestion: If furnished with paperwork relative to your art purchase, retain it. (You just might want to refer to it in the future!) You can make...
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