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Lithography
was invented for the need to carry out numerous copies of a source image,
of good quality and at a lower cost. The Impressionist painter Manet was
the first famous artist who proved himself in this new technique with his
lithographic art-work "Le Ballon", in 1862. Daumier and many
others soon followed. Tolouse Lautrec, with his advertising wall-papers
for the Moulin Rouge, gave this new artistical way a vast popularity.
From
then on, the contribution of lithography graphic art has been huge, as it
is proved by the interest of almost every modern artist.
Few people know
what a lithograph is, the execution method and the secrets for a good
work.
We'll
follow Master printmaker, Charles Criner, as he prepares Chris
Renz's stone for the "print pulling" stage.
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