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What is a Lithograph?

The term lithograph is defined as an image created from a drawing made by an artist on a stone. Some artists creates their original stone lithographs in the classical methodology. The artist draws on a series of very smoothly ground Bavarian limestone's with a grease-based pencil, a liquid with brushes, and with sharp objects which permit her to scrape away the ink she has drawn onto the stone. Each stone is millions of years old, and has a texture that is seen through the ink on the paper.

The artist draws a key stone (or major) image, and then background and additional details are drawn on other stones. Most artists generally uses one stone for each color in the resulting art work. It's possible to create lithographs with as many 32 colors.

What is a Reproduction?

A reproduction, print, or offset lithography, is created by a photomechanical process in which a photograph of an art work, such as a painting, is used to create four basic colors (red, blue, yellow, and black), which are printed together to create dot patterns that give the illusion of many colors. A reproduction is not an original art form, although many artists will often limit the amount of each print, and number each one. Some artists will also sign these non-original prints, although many rarely signs their reproductions. Some artists will not create reproductions from their lithographs. They prefer to have their reproductions made from their paintings.

What do the numbers mean on the bottom of a piece of artwork?

The numbers on the bottom of a lithograph or other graphic signify which number the image is, and how many such images are in the entire edition. For example, 17/248 means that this is image number 17 out of a total edition of 248 images. A Roman numeral, when there is one, indicates the section of the image. Each section has a different color scheme, but the key image (e.g., a specific mother and child, flower, or landscape) is the same for each section. For example, II 35/48 ed. 197 means that this is image 35 out of 48 images in section II, and that there are 197 images in the entire edition.

What is Black Art?

Black Art is created by Black Artists or is art that explains African American History, pictorially.

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