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What is the difference between an offset lithograph and a serigraph?
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The difference between an offset lithograph and a serigraph is in the processes used to produce them. A serigraph is made by cutting out pieces of paper or textile and placing them on a mesh sheath, or screen. With the help of a squeegee, ink is forced through the uncovered areas of the mesh onto a sheet of paper. Each color must be screened separately. Originally used in the commercial printing industry for advertising and packaging, screen printing is closely associated with the Pop art style. An offset lithograph is a copy of an original lithograph made via a mechanical process. A lithograph is a print that an artist makes by creating an image on a stone with an oil-based substance, covering it with water and then applying an oil-based ink before pressing it against paper or running it through a press. On 1stDibs, explore a diverse assortment of serigraphs and lithographs.
1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024
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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
"L'Artisan Moderne" lithograph poster
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: lithograph (after the poster). Printed in Paris in 1950 by Mourlot Freres, this multi-stone color lithograph faithfully reproduces the original Toulouse-Lautrec poster in a s...
Category
1950s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
"Le port de New York" original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1964 by Mourlot Freres and issued in an edition of 2000 on Arches wove paper. Size: 10 x 7 1/2 inches (255 x 185 mm). Not signed.
Category
1960s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Water Serpents II-Lithograph offset print-dry seal-plate signed-Germany edition
By Gustav Klimt
Located in London, GB
This is a rare edition published in 2022-23 coincide the exhibition in Euro. This high quality fine art lithograph paint is in mint condition, never been exposed to light and have be...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled Composition II (Maeght, Bold Outline, Narrative, ~42% OFF - MUST GO)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Valerio Adami
Untitled Composition II
from "DLM No. 220"
Original Color Lithograph on Vellum
Year: 1976
Edition: 2,000
Size: 14.9 x 22 inches (37.8 × 55.9 cm)
Unsigned and not indiv...
Category
1970s Pop Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Vellum, Lithograph
Untitled Composition (Poligrafa, Mexican, Modern, Latin America, ~34% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rufino Tamayo
Untitled Composition
from "Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona at Redfern Gallery, London"
Original Color Lithograph
Year: 1979
Edition: 100
Size: 10 x 7.325 inches (25.4 × 18.61 cm)
Edition: 82/100
Unsigned and not individually numbered
Publisher: La Poligrafa S.A., Barcelona, Spain
Printer: La Poligrafa S.A., Barcelona, Spain
Copy of the Imprint Page with Edition Number included
Gallery-issued COA provided upon request
*Could come framed in a simple white/black/natural frame made from composite wood with standard plex for an additional $45. See example images. Please inquire.
Rufino Tamayo was among the internationally recognized artists featured in the Ediciones Polígrafa exhibition at the Redfern Gallery, London, held from December 4, 1979 to January 31, 1980. Organized in collaboration with the Barcelona-based publisher Polígrafa, the exhibition highlighted a broad spectrum of modern printmaking, bringing together leading figures whose graphic works expanded the boundaries of contemporary art.
Tamayo’s contribution reflects his distinctive synthesis of Mexican cultural identity with international modernist language. Unlike many of his contemporaries in Mexican muralism, Tamayo favored a more universal and poetic visual vocabulary over overt political narrative. His prints—often executed as lithographs—are characterized by bold chromatic contrasts, textured surfaces, and simplified, almost cosmic figuration. Themes such as humanity, mythology, celestial bodies, and existential reflection recur throughout his work, conveyed through a restrained yet powerful formal language.
Within the context of the Polígrafa exhibition, Tamayo’s prints underscored the global dialogue between tradition and modernity, situating his work alongside that of artists such as Joan Miró, Antoni Tàpies, and Eduardo Chillida. His inclusion reaffirmed his position as one of the most significant Latin American artists of the 20th century and a key figure in the evolution of modern printmaking.
Rufino Tamayo lithograph...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph


