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Is a lithograph a real painting?
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No, a lithograph is not a real painting. Lithographs are more painterly than other types of prints but are not actual paintings. Making a lithograph begins by drawing or painting on a stone surface with an oil-based substance. The stone is then covered with water, which is repelled by the oily areas. Oil-based ink is subsequently applied to the wet stone, adhering only to the oily image. The stone is then covered with a sheet of paper and run through a press. Shop a diverse assortment of lithographs on 1stDibs.
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The Art Wagon Galleries: Fritz Scholder (Reclining Woman) Poster (Signed)
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Fritz Scholder (Native American, 1937-2005)
Title: "The Art Wagon Galleries: Fritz Scholder (Reclining Woman)"
*Signed by Scholder in purple marker lower right
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Category
1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
$700 Sale Price
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Hollywood Pool House Glow, Exclusive Handmade Cyanotype Print of Blue Patterns
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype.
"Hollywood Pool House Glow" shows the shimmering reflections of a Hollywood, California swimming pool.
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Category
2010s Minimalist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Emulsion, Watercolor, Lithograph
Pablo Picasso, 25.4.64., The Taste of Happiness, 1970 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph after Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), titled 25.4.64., from the folio Le Gout du Bonheur, trois carnets d`atelier (The Taste of Happiness, Three Studio Sketchboo...
Category
1970s Cubist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$796 Sale Price
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Alexander Calder, Untitled, from Prints from the Mourlot Press, 1964
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Alexander Calder (1898–1976), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Prints from the Mourlot Press, exhibition sponsored by the French Embassy, cir...
Category
1960s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$1,196 Sale Price
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Femme Accoudée au Drapeau Bleu et Rouge, Framed Lithograph after Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
A lithograph from the Marina Picasso Estate Collection after the Pablo Picasso Cubist painting "Femme Accoudée au Drapeau Bleu et Rouge". The original painting was completed in 1932....
Category
Late 20th Century Cubist Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Leda Atomica, Lithograph Signed Numbered and Stamped
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Leda Atomica by Salvador Dali
Lithograph on BFK Rives Papier
Dimensions of the print: 58 x 43 cm
Dimensions of the sheet: 76 x 55 cm
Dimensions with frame: 84.5 x 63.5 cm
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Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$1,472 Sale Price
20% Off