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A catalogue raisonné (or critical catalogue) is an annotated listing of the works of an artist or group of artists and can contain all works or a selection of works categorised by different parameters such as medium or period. A catalogue raisonné is normally produced by the artist or by a committee of family members, experts or academics, collectively known as "producers". The catalogue ordinarily contains a list of characteristics of an artwork such as the title, year of production, dimensions, medium and a description of the work, alongside an image of the work. Some catalogues also include scholarly commentary about each work or, sometimes, commentary about a piece from the artist. This information is relied upon by others to identify works and plays an important role in authentication. While historically catalogues raisonnés have been produced as physical books, there is a shift towards catalogues existing only in digital form, such as like those of the artists Isamu Noguchi and Roy Lichtenstein. Depending on the nationality of the artist or the country in which the catalogue's producers are based, other terms may be used which include: "critical catalogue", "complete works", œuvre, catalogo razonado, catalogo ragionato, catalogo generale, opera completa and Werkverzeichnis. Source: Wikipedia (en)

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