A few months ago, I counted 65 cracks near the outside edge of the canvas. I own a Godard which I purchased on a ship in October 2007. The problem with the Harvest printing company is very well known.both by Godard Fine Arts, and the Princess Art company (Global Fine Arts). Godard Fine Arts considered a lawsuit against Harvest.Īround January 2008, Godard Fine Arts switched printing companies, and apparently these newer paintings don't have the cracking problem. The Godard store in Atlantic City actually had to close for a little while in order to replace all of their cracking paintings. I was told that Godard Fine Arts estimated that this happened to approximately 30% of their paintings. After 2 years, many of the Godard paintings began to crack, mostly around the edges.
It was later discovered that Harvest used a paint that expanded/contracted (with weather changes) at a different rate than the canvas on which it was printed. Prior to January 2008, Godard Fine Arts used a printing company called 'Harvest' to print the Godard paintings. I learned the following over the last few days after talking with a few Michael Godard Fine Arts employees.
If you are reading this and you purchased a Michael Godard painting on a Princess ship, you may find this very helpful.
