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Sep 4, 2005 14:04
19 yrs ago
German term

Multiple

German to English Art/Literary Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
From a collection of jewellery and artistic objects which were inspired by the works of a European sculptor:

"Kleine Statue, 20 cm, Multiple, Bronze, nach Wunsch poliert oder patiniert"

At first I thought it was "limited edition", but I now I'm sure it's actually the opposite, i.e. something mass produced. What's the correct term for that here?
Proposed translations (English)
3 +1 multiple original
3 +3 reproduction
3 +1 one in a series

Proposed translations

+1
10 mins
Selected

multiple original

I suspect this is what's meant

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Note added at 21 hrs 48 mins (2005-09-05 11:52:14 GMT)
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Another option is to say 'limited edition', which implies that there are multiple copies

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Note added at 21 hrs 48 mins (2005-09-05 11:52:30 GMT)
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Another option is to say 'limited edition', which implies that there are multiple copies
Reference:

http://www.nextmonet.com/artsmart2/AC100.php

Peer comment(s):
agree Wolf Brosius (X) : possibly still very individual
12 mins
neutral Stephen Sadie : i find this to be an intrinsic contradiction, how can their be multiple originals? where did you find this term ?
22 hrs
Original simply means it's not copied from another work, but is an origonal piiece of art.It's more often applied to multiple prints. See link above
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2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I don't think we really got to the bottom of this. In the end I just left this as 'multiple'. I agree with the comment about 'reproduction' being a copy of something created earlier. I am also convinced that there is the term implies no limit to numbers, i.e. they will produce as many as there is demand for."
+3
13 mins

reproduction

I suspect this is a "warped" way of saying that it is a reproduction
Peer comment(s):
agree MMUlr : IMO several issues, reproductions available.//Have a nice time-off.. :-)
30 mins
thanks, i am now off for a couple of hours, almost forgot it's sunday!
agree Ingo Dierkschnieder : This sounds like the best guess.
2 hrs
thanks ingo
agree Aleron
12 hrs
thanks aleron
neutral Stephen Roche : Reproduction is more fitting for a painting or sculpture that was later copied by another artist. In this case we're talking about several statues produced from one mould by one artist.
21 hrs
sorry but i disagree: i have often seen this term in exactly the context needed by the asker
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+1
18 hrs

one in a series

As the statue is cast from a mould every one would be an original, so multiple original would be correct, but I've not come across that term. Most artists would limit the numbers, if that wasn't done here and no one knows how many exist, I would phrase it like one in a series.
Peer comment(s):
agree Stephen Sadie : this works too, "one in a series from the original" possibly
3 hrs
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