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.
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Color lithograph on smooth wove paper, 1896.Refs: Aitken & Josephowitz 33; Boyer 53 (plate 31).Theater program. Very scarce.Used for a play at...
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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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Lithograph printed in 12 colors on smooth wove paper.Reference: Field pg 77.Plate 5 from the series of 8 lithographs titled Paysages Parisiens.Prin...
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Lithograph printed in 12 colors on smooth wove paper.Reference: Fields page 77.Plate 3 from the series “Payages Parisiens”.Printed & published ...
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L’Averse (original French title) Lithograph printed in color on smooth wove paper, 1902.Reference: Fields page 77.Plate 7 from the series titled La...
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La Cuisinière (original French title) Color lithograph printed on China paper.From the portfolio Landscapes and Interiors - Paysages et Intérieurs ...
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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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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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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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Color lithograph on BFK Rives wove paper.Printed to the sheet’s deckled edge. Trial proof, aside from the edition. Edition unknown. Signed, titled,...
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Wit Konijn met Jongen (original Dutch title) Color lithograph on tan wove paper.Reference: De Groot 159.5.Calendar page for May 1910. Van Hoytema b...
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Oude Kraai (original Dutch title) Color lithograph on chine-collé.Reference: De Groot 155.1.An artist proof, aside from the edition as part of the ...
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Le Vieux Moulin à Loguivy (original French title) Lithograph printed in 12 colors on smooth wove paper.References: Fields page 79; Le Stum page 80...
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Lithograph on wove paperReference: Rose & Quiroz 78. Edition of 25. Signed, dated, and titled in pencil. Very fine impression in pristine condi...
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Les Deux Belles-Soeurs (original French title) Color lithograph printed on China paper, 1899.References: Roger-Marx 43; Una Johnson 155.From the po...
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Lire dans Le Figaro le nouveau roman d’Abel Hermant - Confession d’un Homme d’aujourd’hui (original French title) Color lithograph, poster, printed...
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Cartes Postales Artistiques (original French title) Color lithograph, poster, printed on thin wove paper, linen-backed, 1898. Published by "Dietric...
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Color lithograph printed on thin wove paper. References: Bouvet 69, Johnson 10-11.Edition of 100.From the artist’s famous series Quelques Aspects d...
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Quelques Aspects de la vie de Paris (original French title) Color lithograph on wove chine paper. References: Bouvet 58, Johnson 10.Cover for the a...
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Le Paysage Nocturne (original French title) Lithograph printed in two tones on laid Japan paper. From the series "Bruges Mystique et Sensuelle". ...
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La Promenade or Les Cypresses or Les Cyprès (original French titles) Color lithograph printed on chine collé.Reference: Una Johnson 27.As published...
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L'Éducation du Chien ou Dans la neige (original French titles) Lithograph printed in four colors on wove paper, 1893.References: Salomon 10; Stein ...
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Stella Matutina (original Latin title) Lithograph printed in two tones on chine collé on wove paper.Reference: BN-IFF 2.Plate 3 for the set of 9 co...
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