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Thursday, February 3, 2022

What is a lithograph?

WHAT IS A LITHOGRAPH?

Here is an example:

Matta Plate
by
Sebastian Matta
Click image to see more about this specific lithograph.

Lithograph Defined or described by the Metropolitan Museum:

Lithography is a planographic printmaking process in which a design is drawn onto a flat stone (or prepared metal plate, usually zinc or aluminum) and affixed by means of a chemical reaction.

First, the design for the lithograph is drawn directly onto a polished slab of limestone using an oil-based lithographic crayon or ink.

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