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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.
1stDibs ExpertOctober 15, 2024
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Shop for Art by Medium: Lithograph on 1stDibs
La Lune/The Moon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This striking poster is a restrike of the original exhibition poster created by Alexander Calder for his celebrated show “Mobiles et Lithographies” at Galerie Maeght. Produced in 201...
Category
2010s Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"I Know How You Made Me Feel, Brad!", VIP invite to MoMA show HAND SIGNED Framed
Located in New York, NY
Historically scarce -- hand signed museum invitations by Lichtenstein from MoMA, where the artist attended himself, rarely surface, especially when framed and preserved at this level...
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
TAKASHI MURAKAMI - I KNOW NOT I KNOW Hand signed & numbered. Superflat, Pop Art
Located in Madrid, Madrid
I KNOW NOT, I KNOW
Date of creation: 2010
Medium: Offset lithograph with silver and UV varnish on paper
Edition: 300
Size: 68.9 × 53 cm
Condition: In mint conditions and not framed
O...
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Varnish, Lithograph, Offset
The Circus : Maternity and Violin Player - Original Lithograph (Mourlot #513)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
The Circus : Maternity and Violin Player, 1967
Original lithograph (Mourlot Workshop)
On Arches vellum 42 x 32 cm (c. 17 x 13 in)
REFERENCE : Catalog ra...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Print of Frank Stella Wall Relief Sculpture, Hand Signed, Dated by Artist Framed
By Frank Stella
Located in New York, NY
Frank Stella (after)
Untitled, for the Very Special Arts Gallery (Hand Signed by Frank Stella), 1992
Photo lithograph and offset litho on thin board (hand signed by Frank Stella)
Fra...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Target acrylic on paper geometric Color Field painting signed & inscribed Framed
Located in New York, NY
Kenneth Noland
Untitled Target, 2001
Acrylic paint on offset lithograph paper
Signed, dated, and dedicated along lower edge: For Howard and Susan with Love Kenneth Noland 6.10.01
Fra...
Category
1990s Color-Field Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset
