lithograph
Ink from stone
A lithograph is a print made by drawing on a flat stone or metal plate with a greasy substance, then applying ink that adheres only to the drawn areas.
The technique was invented in the late 18th century and became important for reproducing artwork and illustrations before photographic methods.
As a verb, to lithograph is to produce such prints: The poster was lithographed in three colors.
Carbonate sedimentary rock
- gum arabicNatural tree-sap emulsifier
- pressApply force downward
- rollerRotating cylindrical tool
- inkWriting fluid
plate · impression · edition · proofing · registration · stone · aluminum plate · resist
Displayed printed notice
- printTransfer text to paper
- plateFlat dish for food
- folioSingle-fold page format
- portfolioCollected works or assets
graphic · pictorial · vignette · figure · caricature · satirical · botanical · anatomical
The eighteen hundreds
- Currier and IvesAmerican lithography firm
- Toulouse-LautrecFin-de-siècle lithographer
- poster artGraphics for wall display
- chromolithographyMulti-plate color printing
trade cards · Victorian · Edwardian · advertising · propaganda · sheet music · playbill
Carbonate sedimentary rock
- zincElement thirty
- aluminumElement thirteen
- gum arabicNatural tree-sap emulsifier
- nitric acidCorrosive HNO₃ compound
Small intentional production run
- numberedAssigned figures for order
- signedWrote one's name on
- artist proofPrint kept by maker
- provenanceRecord of ownership
auction · gallery · framed · archival · mint condition · certificate · rarity · investment
Acid-incised metal print
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
- intaglioCarving cut below surface
- aquatintTonal etching process
- mezzotintTone-based intaglio method
drypoint · woodcut · linocut · serigraphy · screenprint · monotype · relief · chromolithography
limestone
Carbonate sedimentary rock
- gum arabicNatural tree-sap emulsifier
- pressApply force downward
- rollerRotating cylindrical tool
ink · plate · impression · edition · proofing · registration · stone · aluminum plate · resist · water
poster
Displayed printed notice
portfolio · graphic · pictorial · vignette · figure · caricature · satirical · botanical · anatomical · map
19th century
The eighteen hundreds
- Currier and IvesAmerican lithography firm
- Toulouse-LautrecFin-de-siècle lithographer
- poster artGraphics for wall display
chromolithography · trade cards · Victorian · Edwardian · advertising · propaganda · sheet music · playbill
limestone
Carbonate sedimentary rock
- zincElement thirty
- aluminumElement thirteen
- gum arabicNatural tree-sap emulsifier
limited edition
Small intentional production run
- numberedAssigned figures for order
- signedWrote one's name on
- artist proofPrint kept by maker
provenance · auction · gallery · framed · archival · mint condition · certificate · rarity · investment · estate sale
etching
Acid-incised metal print
mezzotint · drypoint · woodcut · linocut · serigraphy · screenprint · monotype · relief · chromolithography · photogravure
- artfine art, Renaissance, painters, masterpieces, paint
- art formspainting, drawing, sculpture, photography, music
- visual artdrawing, fine art, painting, portrait, sketch
- visualsimage, illustrations, photograph, images, diagram
- creationsnovel, artwork, poem, song, film
- picturespicture, photograph, photo, image, pic
lithographetching
Acid-incised metal print
engraving · woodcut · wood engraving · intaglio · linocut
lithographdigital print
photograph · inkjet print · laser print · photocopy · one-of-a-kind
- soft lithographyPolymer stamp microfabrication
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