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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.

1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
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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 Circa:...
Category

1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Hollywood Pool House Glow, Exclusive Handmade Cyanotype Print of Blue Patterns
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. Details: + Title: ...
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

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

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

Joan Miró - MARAVILLAS CON VARIACIONES... Lithograph Contemporary Art Abstract
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Joan Miró - Maravillas con variaciones acrósticas en el jardín de Miró X Date of creation: 1975 Medium: Lithograph on Gvarro paper Edition: 1500 Size: 49,5 x 35,5 cm Condition: In ve...
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

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