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Limited Edition Lithographs
from the Estate of William Tolliver
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for more information about each Lithograph. |
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What is a
Lithograph? |
Lithograph
Lithography was invented c.1796 by Aloys Senefelder, and
the Bavarian limestone he used is still considered the best material for
art printing. Lithography is based on the antipathy of oil and water. A
drawing is made in reverse on the ground (flat) surface of the stone
with a crayon or ink that contains soap or grease. The image produced on
the stone will accept printing ink and reject water. Once the grease in
the ink has penetrated the stone, the drawing is washed off and the
stone kept moist. It is then inked with a roller and printed on a
lithographic press. As a process, lithography is probably the most
unrestricted, allowing a wide range of tones and effects. Several
hundred fine prints can be taken from a stone.
In color lithography or color photolithography, a stone or plate is
required for each color used. The term photolithography is also applied
to a process used in integrated circuit manufacture. Light is shined
through the non-opaque portions of a pattern, or photo mask, onto a
piece of specially coated silicon or other semiconductor material. The
portions of the coating that were exposed to light harden, and the
unhardened coating is removed, as by an acid bath. The uncovered silicon
is altered to produce one layer of the integrated circuit. Advances in
this technique have replaced visible and ultraviolet light frequencies
with electron and X-ray beams, which permit smaller feature sizes in the
patterns. |
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What does Artist
Proof and
Signed
and Numbered Mean? |
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A/P - Artist Proofs
Common practice is that 10 to 15 percent of an edition reserved for the
artist. These proofs are identical to impressions in the edition in most
instances. Example A/P 3/35. |
S/N - Signed and Numbered Authenticated
with the artist signature, the total number of impressions in the
edition, and the order in which impression is signed: "4/350",
indicated that the print is an edition of 350 impressions. |
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Contact Information:
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4002 Highway 78, Suite 530
PMB 273
Snellville, GA 30039
770.469.1663 - 404.368.3644
TolliverArts@gmail.com
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