Description
The Genius of Lithography celebrates the new printmaking technique (invented in 1798) that revolutionized illustration and enabled the reproduction of images at a reasonable cost, since numerous impressions can be printed from the lithographic stone. Artists liked the medium's flexibility: while rich blacks could be achieved for shadows, and every tone of gray was possible, a sharp point could scratch white highlights into dark areas.
Provenance
Collection of Dr. R.A. Winkler (1904–89); (Susan Schulman Printseller, New York, NY), sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (?–1999); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (January 25, 1999–)
Accession Number
1999.39
Medium
crayon lithograph with brush and scratchwork
Dimensions
Image: 19 x 16.3 cm (7 1/2 x 6 7/16 in.); Sheet: 26.7 x 19.9 cm (10 1/2 x 7 13/16 in.)
Classification
Credit Line
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
