Why would a painting have a signature and a letter/numbers below the paint edge?

300paintings Posts: 1, Reputation: 1

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Feb 17, 2009, 01:12 PM

Why would a painting have a signature and a letter/numbers below the paint edge?

Letters w/numbers below the paint line means?

Lowtax4eva Posts: 2,467, Reputation: 190

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Feb 17, 2009, 02:06 PM

It might indicate that it's a limited edition print... what exactly does it say?

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