Print-on-demand sits at the end of a longer process, and the words used around it are worth pinning down. Below are the terms as they apply to editions from Putnam Farms Gallery, so nothing is read more loosely than it should be.
An edition is produced after it is requested. The gallery does not hold a standing stock of printed sheets, so a chosen work is prepared once the request reaches us. This is why a catalogue entry describes the work itself rather than a shelf position.
Not every work in a show is offered this way. The catalogue states which pieces are available as print editions and which are held only in the physical hang. If a work is not listed as an edition, it is not one.
Each entry carries the maker's name, the medium, the year and a short note on where the work was made. That record travels with the edition and is the reference point if any question comes up about what was requested.
The online gallery mirrors the rooms of the physical show, and the zoom view shows paper grain and brush marks at close range. It is a way to look carefully before choosing, not a substitute for standing in front of the work.
Shipping windows, carriers, tracking and refund terms are not set out here, and neither are group bookings or studio visit arrangements. Those sit outside the scope of this page. For anything about a specific work or the current show, write to contact@putnamfarms.com or call +27 62 180 3972.
Print editions are produced after a request, so most questions come down to what is available in the current show and how a chosen work is prepared. The gallery answers those questions directly, by email or by phone, before anything is printed.
If you are following a specific edition, mention the maker and the year from the catalogue entry. That is usually enough for the team to find the record and confirm whether the work is held in the physical hang or offered as a print-on-demand edition.
Catalogue requests, edition questions and delivery arrangements all start here.
contact@putnamfarms.comFor a short question about a work in the current hang, a call is often quicker.
+27 62 180 3972The Firs, 32A Cradock Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg, 2196, South Africa
Correspondence about editions and catalogues can be sent here.
Editions are not kept in a stockroom. Each one is prepared after it is requested, so the sequence below is the same for every order, whether you found the work through the zoom view or stood in front of it during a Saturday walk-through.
Every edition starts from a catalogue entry that records the maker, the medium, the year and a short note on where the work was made. The online gallery mirrors the physical hang room by room, and the zoom view shows paper grain and brush marks before you settle on anything.
A print edition enquiry goes through the gallery contact form, where you name the work and add any context that matters, such as the room it is intended for. Nothing is charged or reserved at this point; the request simply opens the conversation.
Because editions are produced on demand, the gallery checks the current availability of the work and confirms the format with you before anything is prepared. If a piece is held only in the physical hang and not offered as a print, you will hear that plainly rather than after a wait.
Once the edition is agreed, it is produced and prepared for collection or dispatch. Practical arrangements are settled directly with you at that stage, since they depend on the work and on where it is going. The gallery address for correspondence is The Firs, 32A Cradock Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg, 2196, South Africa.
If you would rather see the current show before deciding, the seasonal catalogue can be requested by email, or you can join a Saturday walk-through and look at the plates in person.
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