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What is the difference between an offset lithograph and an original lithograph?
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The difference between an offset lithograph and an original lithograph is that the former is made using the other. To produce an original lithograph, a printmaker begins by drawing on 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 then 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. An offset lithograph is a copy of an original lithograph produced with mechanical processes, usually without the artist's involvement. On 1stDibs, explore a collection of lithographs and other art prints.
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Shop for Art by Medium: Lithograph on 1stDibs
"Apparition at the Border of Language"
Located in Lyons, CO
This print presents a fictitious encounter between contemporary colonial forces and Native Americans who are defenders of immigrant refugees and displaced populations.
The artist de...
Category
2010s Contemporary More Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Authorised-The Blue Dove-La colombe bleue-offset Lithography 1996-German Publish
Located in London, GB
The print is Pablo Picasso's famous artwork, the "Dove of Peace" ( Colombe de la Paix), it is an iconic symbol of peace, originally created as a lithograph in 1949. Picasso created s...
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper, Lithograph
L'Ecuyère et les Clowns
Located in New York, NY
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
L'Ecuyère et les Clowns (B. 844; M. 304) , 1961
Lithograph on Arches wove paper
22 1/10 × 30 1/10 in
56.1 × 76.5 cm
Ed. of 50
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
(after) Alexander Liberman - "Socrate" serigraph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: serigraph / silkscreen. Printed in 1964 on thin wove paper by Imprimerie Mazarine and published in Paris by Galerie Denise Rene for the rare exhibition catalogue "Hard Edge"....
Category
1960s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
Forest Triptych, Looking Up Through The Trees, Blue Nature, Handmade Cyanotype
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series of cyanotype triptychs showcases the beauty of nature scenes, including stunning beaches and oceans, as well as the intricate textures of water, forests, and skies. These...
Category
2010s Naturalistic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
original lithograph
By Peter Klasen
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1967 by Clot, Bramsen et Georges and issued in an edition of 2500 for "Les Temps Situationistes" (The Situationist Times -- a radical...
Category
1960s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
