The Genius of Lithography
- 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.)
- Genre
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
France, 19th century
About
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.
