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Why are lithographs so expensive?
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Lithographs are so expensive largely because of their properties. Compared to other types of prints, they tend to be more painterly, meaning they are better at capturing the qualities of color, stroke and texture featured in an original image. Since they bring paintings and other images to life in rich detail, artists and dealers can sell them for higher prices. Lithographs may also be expensive due to their rarity or creation by a famous artist. Shop a large selection of lithographs on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertJune 6, 2024
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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
$700 Sale Price
30% Off
"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