<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">artists&apos; proofs</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>proofs</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>AP</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>APs</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>artist&apos;s proof</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>proofs, artists&apos;</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>épreuves d&apos;artiste</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Proofs numbered separately from the edition, but often made at the same time as the edition, for the use of the artist. They are typically signed and marked in a special way and are usually sold at inflated prices. Artists' proofs are often the first 10 to 20 prints of a run; although the number of artists' proofs occasionally approaches that of the main edition, this practice is considered unethical. ]]></note></mads>