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What is the difference between a hand-pulled lithograph and an offset lithograph?

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What is the difference between a hand-pulled lithograph and an offset lithograph?

In a hand-pulled lithograph, the image is painted or drawn by hand on the plate, which is then inked and used to make an impression on the print medium; in an offset lithograph, the inked image is transferred to a rubber blanket or roller, which is then used to mass-produce the prints.

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Apparuerunt Illis Dispertitae Linguae - Lithograph - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Apparuerunt Illis Dispertitae Linguae is Color lithograph on heavy rag paper realized in 1964. It is part of Biblia Sacra vulgatæ edition is published by Rizzoli-Mediolani between 19...
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1960s Surrealist More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Pablo Picasso - La ronde de la jeunesse – hand-signed Lithograph on Arches- 1961
Located in Varese, IT
color lithograph on Arches paper , edited in 1961 Limited edition of 200 copies , numbered 126/200 in lower left Hand signed by Pablo Picasso in pencil in the lower right margin pape...
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1960s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

SIGNED Frank Stella poster 1980 Democratic Convention colorful vintage Pop
Located in New York, NY
Colorful vintage poster for the 1980 Democratic National Convention, held in Madison Square Garden in New York.Concentric lines of orange and bright green interweave with strokes of ...
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1980s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Retrospect Poster
Located in Washington , DC, DC
After Keith Haring poster. Features Keith Haring Estate seal on lower right of print.
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1980s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Keith Haring Free South Africa poster 1985
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Free South Africa 1985: Original 1985 Keith Haring Free South Africa poster- a key historical Keith Haring activist poster ...
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1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Alvar Sunol Pencil Signed Lithograph C.1970s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Alvar Sunol Pencil Signed Lithograph C.1970s Three women around a table Dimensions 21.5" wide x 12.5" high The frame measures 32.75" wide x...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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