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Color Lithographs - Color Lithography

When lithography was invented (circa 1796 by Aloys Senefelder), initial users could scarcely fathom what would come of the technique.  As a matter of fact, for the first few decades of its existence only a handful of artists used it in a truly creative way.  It was mostly used as a means to reproduce accurately.  It took a few decades for lithographs as artistic objects to gain some recognition, and another few for color to become part of that canon.  Initially used for ephemera, such as announcements, color lithography quickly became the technique of commercial poster production.  Fine art color lithography took a little while longer to develop.  The first artists to really use lithography in color to express themselves were Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and René Georges Hermann-Paul, circa 1890.  But just a few years later, the recognition they had fought for was gained, and a plethora of artist all over the Western Hemisphere were practicing this most flexible of artistic printmaking technique.  Here are some of the great examples we have found over the years.

Maurice Denis - Amour - Allegory - Allegorie - color lithograph set published by Ambroise Vollard Sold
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Allegory

DENIS, Maurice

Allégorie (original French title)Color lithograph on thin wove paper.Reference: Cailler 108.First plate from the album titled L’Amour.  Published b...

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Ambroise Vollard Sold
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Checkers

VUILLARD, Edouard

Partie de Dames (original French title) Color lithograph printed on chine paper, as usual.Reference: Roger-Marx 32.From the only edition of 100.Fro...

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La Revue Blanche - color poster by Pierre Bonnard - affiche en couleurs Sold
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La Revue Blanche

BONNARD, Pierre

References: Bouvet 30; Roger-Marx 32.Published by "La Revue Blanche", printed by Edward Ancourt.Printed in four colors.

Maurice Denis - Amour - cover - detail Sold
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Cover for "Amour"

DENIS, Maurice

Maurice DENIS (French, 1870-1943): Couverture pour l'Amour, 12 lithographies (original French title) Color lithograph on thin wove chine paper, 189...

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Edouard Vuillard - Sieste - Convalescence - lithograph of older woman in a chair - interior, muted
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Convalescence

VUILLARD, Edouard

La Sieste or La Convalescence (original French titles)   Lithograph printed in colors on wove paper.References: Roger-Marx 2, Stein & Karshan 9...

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Pierre Bonnard - Avenue du Bois - lithographie en couleurs - Quelques Aspects de la Vie de Paris - detail Sold
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Forest Avenue

BONNARD, Pierre

Avenue du Bois or Avenue Bois de Boulogne (original French titles)Lithograph on thin wove paper.References: Roger-Marx 59; Bouvet 57. Edition of 10...

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Edouard Vuillard - Paysages et Interieurs - La Cuisinière - Douze Lithographies en Couleurs - detail Sold
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The Cook

VUILLARD, Edouard

La Cuisinière (original French title) Color lithograph printed on China paper.From the portfolio Landscapes and Interiors - Paysages et Intérieurs ...

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Edouard Vuillard - Paysages et Interieurs - A Travers Champs - detail Sold
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Through the Fields

VUILLARD, Edouard

A Travers Champs (original French title) Color lithograph printed on China paper.From the portfolio Landscapes and Interiors - Paysages et Intérieu...

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Edouard Vuillard - Paysages et Interieurs - La Patisserie - detail Sold
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The Pastry Shop

VUILLARD, Edouard

La Patisserie (original French title) Color lithograph printed on China paper. Reference: Roger-Marx 41.  From the portfolio Paysages et Intérieurs...

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Pierre Bonnard - Coin de Rue - lithographie en couleurs - Quelques Aspects de la Vie de Paris - detail Sold
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Street Corner

BONNARD, Pierre

Coin de Rue (original French title)  Color lithograph printed on thin wove paper.Reference: Bouvet 60. Edition of 100. From the artist’s famous ser...

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