Peter Lik Style Fine Art Prints
Peter Lik Style Acrylic Prints
Many collectors search for “Peter Lik style prints” when they are looking for large, high-gloss acrylic landscape photography. These prints use acrylic face mounting to create deep color, extreme sharpness, and the luminous effect that made Peter Lik’s gallery prints famous.
What Are Peter Lik Style Prints?
“Peter Lik style prints” usually refer to large landscape photographs printed using acrylic face mounting. In this process the photograph is printed on high-end photographic paper and mounted behind optically clear acrylic. The three-dimensional “look” or “style” and illuminated, or back-lit visual appearance of Peter Lik fine art prints is achieved through the print process itself and then amplified by showcasing the work under high quality halogen lighting in a dim gallery environment. Individual colors, levels of contrast and overall luminescence of an image all play a role in how strong of an effect is achieved through this print process and presentation.
Who Is Peter Lik?
Peter Lik, peter lik master photographer (born 1959), is a photographer from Australia, best known for his nature and panoramic landscape images. With 15 galleries currently operating across the US, many in high traffic vacation destinations, there has been an increased interest in his work in recent years. He is renowned for his award winning landscape cityscape photography, capturing breathtaking mountain, urban, and wildlife scenes around the world. As a result Lik has enjoyed a great deal of success.
On December 9th, 2014, Lik reportedly sold The worlds most expensive photograph though many news outlets and art critics, including the New York Times dispute this anonymous sale, which has never been proven, with many believing it nothing more than a well crafted PR stunt. Despite the controversy that surrounds Lik and his work, his limited edition photography continues to sell in galleries from Las Vegas to New York.
So What Does Peter Lik Style Even Mean?
Lee Morris, a fellow photographer from FStoppers, was probably the first to use it online while writing about a method of displaying large photography prints back in 2011. Various photography print shops have used this phrase to describe the products they offer to photographers looking to print their own work. Fine Art Photography collectors have used the phrase when trying to describe the visual appearance of acrylic face mounted prints, a look that they don't quite understand and aren't sure how to put into words. Various e-commerce platforms like Ebay, Fine Art America and Etsy have also used the phrase to describe acrylic photography prints from a wide range of artists. In all of these examples, the phrase is being used to describe large acrylic photography prints in general, not specifically from any one artist.
Peter LIk USA has started using the phrase themselves, to describe Lik's own work on his website, which seems a bit strange to me personally. If we were discussing Nike sneakers, instead of photography prints, would Nike ever describe their own shoes as Nike Style Shoes? In fact, "style of" typically refers to something other than the named product. Maybe I'm missing something.This article is my own personal commentary, made in an effort to educate the general public about a descriptive term that has been widely, yet inaccurately used online for over a decade now, as well as Peter Lik's influence on landscape photography as well as collectors who buy acrylic face mounted photography prints.
How Peter Lik Style Prints Are Made
Lumachrome Acrylic Prints
The visual impact of these fine art prints is extraordinary, boasting remarkable depth and an almost 3D quality characterized by high-definition details, graceful tonal transitions, and vibrant colors. The unique construction of these museum-quality works of art capture and reflect light in a captivating manner, creating the illusion that the artwork is illuminated or backlit. Other mediums like ChromaLuxe Metal prints or traditional canvas or photographic papers do not have this same reaction to light.
Gallery Lighting Backlit Effect
Lumachrome Acrylic prints exude a silver, pearl-like luminescence, contributing to the overall opulence of these exceptional pieces. As natural light interacts with your living space, the luminescence of the artwork subtly transforms, breathing life into the masterpiece right before your eyes.
What Is An Acrylic Photography Print?
An acrylic photography print is a modern, high gloss and ready to hang display method, face mounted behind durable and crystal clear acrylic glass. These gallery quality Fine Art Prints are unmatched in handcrafted artistry and visual excellence. Each photographic print is incapsulated between a crystal clear acrylic base layer and museum grade Trulife® acrylic glass.
TruLife® is a crystal clear, scratch resistant and non-reflective acrylic glass that allows exacting detail and vibrancy to shine through without distraction. This masterly crafted work of art is now thoroughly isolated from all elemental damage. This mounted fine art print is then finished with a recessed float mount on the reverse, creating a ready to hang piece of unrivaled quality and exquisite beauty.
Peter Lik Prints vs. Other Acrylic Landscape Photography Prints
Peter Lik popularized the use of large panoramic acrylic prints in gallery environments. Today many fine art photographers produce work using the same techniques.
Collectors comparing Peter Lik style prints often evaluate:
• print size
• edition size
• printing process
• gallery lighting
• artist reputation
• long-term collectability
Peter Lik Print Information can be found on his website. In comparison, my limited edition photography prints are available in sizes up to 60" x 120". Each print has strict production limits of just 50 total prints offering a level of exclusivity not found with most artists today including Peter Lik.
How Much Do Peter Lik Style Prints Cost?
Today you can find pricing for much of Lik's newest work online on his website. According to interview and subsequent article written by the New York Times, pricing typically starts between $4000 - $5500. When 95 percent of an image has sold it becomes “Premium Peter Lik” and the price jumps to $17,500. At 98 percent, it’s “Second Level Premium Peter Lik” and leaps to $35,000. And when the image gets down to its last handful, the prices can go as high as $200,000 or more.
In comparison, with an edition of just 50 available prints, Aaron Reed Photography prints average between $3500-$4500, with the largest full framed acrylic pieces costing a maximum of $10,000. This is a simnifically lower investment, for art that is more exclusive and produced with the same materials and technology as Peter Lik.
What Type of Photography Does Peter Lik Do?
Peter Lik is primarily a landscape photographer, famous for his vibrant style nature photography prints seen in his galleries throughout major cities across the US. Lik also has a large portfolio of airplane and aviation photography as well as wildlife photography.
Gentle waves roll through the hollow corridor of an old pier near La Jolla, California. Out at sea, the brilliance of the sunset is hushed by a heavy blanket of marine fog waiting at the horizon. Fine Art Limited Edition of 100.
FAQ: Peter Lik Style Acrylic Prints
What Printing Process Does Peter Lik Use?
As of January 2025, Peter Lik Fine Art has now moved to Hahnemuhle Fine Art Paper produced with Epson SureColor printing as a more sustainable, environmentally conscious print practice. Peter Lik, has historically used silver halide material for his Limited Edition photographs, commonly known as FujiFlex or Fuji Crystal Achieve but that has now changed in 2025.
Are Peter Lik Prints Acrylic?
Yes, Peter Lik has been utilizing Acrylic Face Mounting for his prints for many years and continues this practice today. This process helps achieve the backlit effect that he showcases in his galleries across the US.
What Paper Is Used For Acrylic Face Mounted Prints?
Face mounted prints can be created with almost any photographic paper, however, traditionally papers like FujiFlex, Fuji Crystal Archive and Metallic Papers from various producers are used.
Are Acrylic Prints Better Than Canvas?
Acrylic prints are much better than traditional canvases due to increased longevity and UV protection, durability and protection from moisture and dust as well as fade resistance. Acrylic prints also have a more dynamic look that is amplified with external lighting that simply cannot be achieved with canvas prints.
So Is It The Art Or The Artist?
I have utilized these same printing methods for over a decade, offering beautiful fine art nature and landscape photography created as the finest limited edition photography prints available today. Each exclusive piece showcases masterful craftsmanship, ensuring a unique and elegant addition to any collection. Every piece showcases masterful precision in the print production, with attention to detail that elevates the final artwork. The process also showcases masterful precision capturing the beauty and vibrancy of each subject, resulting in visually stunning prints. Even in natural lighting environments the beauty of artwork that has been masterfully produced this way has a stunning and dynamic effect. Replicating the lighting in your home or office to emulate a fine art gallery presentation will multiply the beauty of the work ten fold.
All that being said, in reality, there is simply no such thing as Peter Lik Style Prints. There are acrylic face-mounted photography prints, produced by thousands of photographers around the world and there are acrylic face-mounted photography prints produced by artist Peter Lik. These truths are separate from each other, as one style does not belong to the other.
While the Acrylic print style is not exclusive to him, Peter Lik does in fact have a visual photography style, that I would describe as vibrant and colorful, often produced in a vertical or horizontal panoramic format. Lik also uses a style of photography print production called Acrylic Face Mounting for the majority of his work.
Last Man Standing, a limited edition fine art photography print by artist Aaron Reed.
The gnarled branches of a Japanese maple spread forth a flaming crown in a sculpted garden in Portland, Oregon. Beside a tranquil pond, the winding footpaths and soft beds of moss are scattered with the gold and crimson stars from this dazzling display. Fine Art Limited Edition of 100.
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