A gicleé is the highest quality reproduction available today.  It is produced from a digitally scanned electronic file of the original work which is printed using a continuous-tone ink-jet printer.  With this technology, nearly flawless color representation and seamless transitions are achieved.  Traces of the production process are virtually invisible. 

With traditional offset lithograph, the painting is photographed and broken down into color groups (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black).  Printing plates are made of each color which transfer a series of tiny dots onto the printed paper.  With all four color types of dots on the paper, a full color image is produced.

Gicleé reproductions are normally double the price of offset lithographs, but they vary depending upon the image size and number of prints in the edition.