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What is the difference between a hand-pulled lithograph and an offset lithograph?
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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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"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
"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
"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...
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1950s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled Composition (Poligrafa, Redfern, Serbian, Modern, School of Paris)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Vladimir Veličković
Untitled Composition
from "Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona at Redfern Gallery, London"
Original Color Lithograph
Year: 1979
Edition: 100
Size: 10 x 7.325 inches (...
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
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
Georges Braque, Untitled, from The Intimate Sketchbooks, 1955 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite heliogravure after Georges Braque (1882-1963), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from Carnets Intimes de G. Braque, Verve: Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol. VIII, No. 3...
Category
1950s Cubist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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