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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
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
Circa:...
Category
1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
$700 Sale Price
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"Sobreteixims 3" original lithograph
By Joan Miró
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: Mourlot 891. Printed in 1973 for the art revue Derriere le Miroir (issue number 203) and published in Paris by the Maeght atelier. S...
Category
1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
"Salomé" pochoir
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: pochoir (after the gouache). This pochoir illustrates a scene from Oscar Wilde's "Salomé". It was printed in 1938 at the atelier Saudé of Paris and published by The Limited E...
Category
1930s Fauvist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
original lithograph
By Joan Miró
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: M 233. Printed in 1956 at the Mourlot atelier and published in Paris by Maeght for the Jacques Prévert catalogue. Sheet size: 9 x 14...
Category
1950s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
"The Harvest" lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: lithograph. This lithograph (after the Vlaminck painting) was printed in Paris in 1958 by the Mourlot atelier and published in an edition of 2000. The image size is 7 7/8 x 9...
Category
1950s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
(after) Auguste Roubille - lithograph poster - Moulin Rouge
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in 1897 on smooth wove paper and published in Paris by Librairie Nilsson. Image size: 8 x 6 1/2 inches (207 x 164 mm). Sheet size: 12 1...
Category
1890s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph