i've got an alberto giacometti lithograph!

I know nothing about Lithographs, but here goes: I found this box at a sale, it's like a storage box, with glass covering the Lithographs, there are six calender (overlays). everything is in French, I could read the months: February, April, June, August, October and December.

When you open it, on the left side is (the only thing I can read) six lithographies originales 77/150....on the right side is the name Guiramand, 1926. I'm assuming the left is what's in the box and the right is about the artist.

On top of the Lithographs is a forward by Ichiro Hattori. All six are signed, in pencil, by Guiramand. The colors are so beautiful if they are not worth anything I will take the calenders off and frame them. I've had them about six years, just ran across them again today.

It says epson on the paper. Any suggestions?

I have a pair of stone hand painted lithographs, floral antique by A. Harrison. What are they worth?

I have a colored lithograph stone signed Picasso La Maternite. 16101/150. I am unsure of the numbers. Any ideas?

I have a lithograph of a painting by the French painter, Maurice Utrillo. I wonder if it is valuable? Would love to know how to find out.

I have photos and actual acrylic art that my dad did. Is there any way to have it reproduced? Who could do it?

Please help me, my sister and others would like it and maybe my dad could sell some. Thank you. --Tracy

i really thought that was outstanding.

I have a Robert Spencer Litho in U.S.A. and signed on bottom right. On bottom left there is a "c" with a circle around it 1959 D.A.C., N.Y. It is very nicely framed and in excellent shape well cared for.

Are lithos worth anything? I have searched everywhere for this picture and have not found it anywhere. Mountains are in the background--and a little log cabin right front. wkbr

I have a signed and numbered dali lithograph of a portion of a painting. The lithograph is entitled "sleeping hound" is a portion of the original Dalí Nude, in Contemplation Before the Five Regular Bodies Metamorphized into Corpuscles, in Which Suddenly Appears the Leda of Leonardo Chromosomatized by the Visage of Gala, 1954.

The piece is framed magnificiently with a certificate of signature authentification. Any ideas what this is worth?

I have an 1905 copyright of a lithograph titled "Yard of Sweet Peas' by Heinmuller. How can I find anything out about it? Is it of any value?

I have an old pablo picasso printed in the Netherlands, from the collection of the museum of modern art in New york. Any value there?

I have a lithograph of James Godwin Scott water color artist from St. Louis, Mo. (construction of Busch Stadium. 1965) Is there any value there?

I have a litho in usa 6025 Christ on Mt. of Olives. Any value to it? It is thick, soft paper with strong blues and greens. Can anyone date it?

Hello, I read all the comments. I have an MC Escher at home. Drawing hands it's called. I got it when my Mom passed away. I don't know where and when she got it. I think it's a print/litho. Can someone give me there thoughts on checking to see if it's worth keeping on my wall? Do I have the real deal?

I have a C Mitchell lithograph of a boy and his dog. How would I go about getting an appraisal to find it's worth? How many copies were made? I have limited funds. thanks in advance.

I have a lithograph of Jean-Baptiste Greuze, "Child with an Apple" I'm trying to find the value of this. It is framed with a label on the frame that says, w.m. schaus 749 broadway ny, ny. It looks really old. If anyone can help me or point me in the right direction I would appreciate it.

I have a lithograph 27.5" h x 38.5" w of the RMS Aquatania, She has two tug boats and one sailing boat in the foreground, she is sailing left to right and is still as originally framed in Liverpool almost 100 years ago.

Do you have any idea what its value is?

I purchased a old picture frame that holds a stone like slab of a albrecht durer etching? engraving? of the last supper "1505." the slab has the 439 of 5000 put has the engraving "andreyer" on the right hand side. Does anyone know what this piece is?

I have a framed picture of mlle. georgette charpentier seated 1876. It states major sponsers for masterworks are the ishibashi foundation, opryland, south central bell and yasuda fire and marine insurance company ltd. Can you tell me if this is a reproduction or a lithograph?

I just acquired a lithograph of a lady standing in front of a huge church organ and she seems to be tuning it with left hand on the keyboard and right hand reaching for the pipes above her. She has on a long grey skirt and maroon long sleeve blouse. It measures approx. 4x6" and is marked, Copyright 1901 by S. Franklin, Chicago in the lower left corner. Anyone know value or origin of this piece. Thanks!

A lithography is not a reproduction of a famous painting or work of art. They are the artist´s art work that was meant to be printed in that process and produced in a limited number, the more limited the number produced the more valuable(of course the artist´s cache also counts). An original lithography is signed by the artist and usually bears the number of that piece/the total number reproduced, e.g. 55/75. When you buy one you are given a certification that you are the indeed the certified owner. If the lithograph is valuable and someone wants to buy it from you should him the certification.

Not to mention that etching is an important part of litho. If you're using a stone you have to etch it with nitric acid.

Lithography has nothing to do with reproduction. in fact I'dd say about 95 percent of lithographs created have nothing to do with reproducing another artwork. Not to mention that a greasy crayon is far from a lithographers only tool. Know what your talking about before you post it!

I have a lithograph signed by Manet. It is attached to a heavier sheet of paper with the word, "Plate Sixteen While Lilacs and Roses (1883) Paul Rosenberg Gallery, New York 22" X 18"

The size of the lithograph that is attached is 7 7/8" wide by 9 5/8" tall.

Is this worth anything and what does "Plate Sixteen" mean?

hi can anyone help me out . i have a joan miro{star scene} moses soyer {ballet dancer] they have the orginal lithographs. are they worth anything? also a kyoto hand crafted antique painting? please let me know

I have a beautiful bird print of one of John Gould's renderings - from his collection "The Birds of Asia." I did examine it under a 10x magnification and it does appear to have pixils. Absolutely gorgeous regardless! I love John Gould's work. This print has an interesting history which I will be happy to share should someone request same. Fran

I have a Degas litho. It's of two dancers. It is definitely 100 years old, as the colors have faded, but it is still beautiful. Anyone know it's value?

Greetings. I have a print by LeRoy Neiman inherited from my Grandfather.I can't determine what kind of a print it is when I look at it under a loupe I can see a pattern but it's not like an offset pattern of dots it's more like a screen pattern with the color on the lines not the dot's you see on offset however where the colors layer there are patterns that do look kind of like rosettes, not exactly but still there. I'm having trouble figuring out if it's a serigraph, offset or a combo. Any help out there? Thanks

Hi, hope someone can help me, have acquired a signed "Richmond dtd 1851" large (64 x 50 cms) picture of a head of a Victorian Lady in Pencil/black Crayon or charcoal. It is on brown thin paper on card. Under a magnifying glass there are no dots. It was sold as an old photogravure but I don't know what that is? Possibly a lithograph? Out of the frame the picture has a slight sheen on it but against the light it appears to be a thin glaze applied in long wide brush strokes. Is this a common feature of lithographs, or photogravures, or was it a practice to put a protective glaze over original work. I am aware that George Richmond (1809 - 1896) did produce limited number of prints/copies. Many thanks.

I've got a lithograph by Pierre-Romain Desfosses of fish/carp. It's been passed down in our family for many years. I think it may be valuable and wondering if anyone out there may know more about Desfosses?

Lithographs are original works of visual art "wholly executed by hand by the artist" and "excludes any mechanical and photomechanical processes." (U.S. Customs)

In other words, original works of visual such as lithographs should never be trivialized as being reproduced, much being from an "original artwork."

Lithographs are original artworks.

Gary Arseneau

artist, creator of original lithographs & scholar

Fernandina Beach, Florida

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My mother had a book from the late 18 hundreds and on the front of the book it stated that it was done in lithograph. Now the book was beautiful, full of poems and beautiful colored drawings of gardens and such ., but it didn't have anything that really stuck out to me other then the drawings and paintings in the book looked to me more like an old, old postcard and the pages were doubled. Is this lithograph?

And the second question, please don't get me wrong I love art and older things, but I think I am misunderstanding, lithograph, as i have a painting on plastic see through sheeting and it was done by a C Parnell and it's a painting done of a huge restaurant and it had to be painted from the back side and opposite of the way it would show up on the front and i was told this was a lithograph painting, is it?

Fine art (original) lithographs are *not* reproductions. Original lithographs can be produced from slabs of (lime)stone, metal or polyester printing plates. They are works of art (however similar or derivative of a painting, sculpture, drawing etc. they might be) designed and printed specifically to be an original piece, existing in multiple. An original lithograph is hand-printed, and rarely exists in editions over 100. In fact, artists who create lithographs probably rarely produce editions over 20.

Confusing, yes, but an original print is just that; original. The biggest confusion comes with the widespread availability of "limited edition" lithographs. This is code for "commercially produced, offset lithography", and is akin to a high-quality poster. Limited edition lithographs are reproductions of an artists work, and despite any signatures in pencil or seemingly "limited" numbering schemes such as 1/5270, 2/5270 etc, be assured that it is by no means an original work, in and of itself.

I just thought I would help out a little here... you can tell if you have an "Original" lithograph with a magnifying glass with the little 10x bubble. If there are little regular patterns of dot under magnification you have an "offset" print with no resale value "unless hand signed by Picasso in pencil.

A stone lithograph will simply be solid ink laying against the paper. Excellent Article!!!

I have a framed, plate signed lithograph by Robert Owen. He painted clowns. The label on the back shows # Owen-001-48. The piece is titled "Coming Home". It was purchased over 50 years ago (I'm guessing)since my husbands late grandmother gave it to us. I would appreciate any information about this piece. Thank you.

Is anyone familiar with the artist Gabe Pezillo? He does what look like Black and white 14 x 18 Pen and Inks of famous people like frank Sinatra or diana ross or rod stewart. I bought about about 20 of these at a art studio in 1970 for about $60 each and wondered if they may be worth anything today.

I realized this more than likely a dutch canal scene.

I have print or litho? I am trying to track down in the lower left corner is the marking GP 245 with litho usa below it. Is this a litho and how do I track it down? I think it is a scene in Venice.

A wonderful famous artist M. C. Escher, used lithography as an original art method.

UPDATE: My Litho is NOT the traditional Madame Pompadour I've found in my research - - that of a reclining lady (who's slightly older & not as pretty as the young lady on my Litho).

Although I've previously not been able to match my Litho anywhere on the Internet: in last couple of days, i found her - I found the same identical image is on a Lamp on eBay (search = Boucher Madame Pompadour to look at the image on lamp).

I own a Litho - I do Not own the lamp, and when I emailed the lamp owner, they emailed back that they also can't find any info. Believe they bought their lamp at estate sale. Can you pls look at the image on the lamp on eBay, as I currently don't have a way to take photo of my Litho and then get it on this site. Thx so much!

Could you pls help me with history, age, value of a colored Lithograph (approx 5"x7") I've recently acquired?

The Lithograph is of a pretty young lady, with pinkish flowers in her short/braided hair. She's wearing a pink (with some white) bow on her neck. Dress front is make of large pink bows - dress shoulders & sleeves are bluish with pinkish flowers between 3-4 "hash" marks. Lady is holding bouquet of springlike white and pink flowers on her Left arm - larger pink bow/flower(?) on Right arm.

The Litho has the following (small lettering across bottom of print): "Madame Pompadour NO B 163 f Boucher litho in USA" Just above the litho in USA wording is a (small) greenish/golden circle with a S L above a curvy L inside the circle.

Young lady is slightly younger and prettier (and more upright) than Boucher's original version of Madame Pompadour I've seen on Internet.

The Litho is framed in greenish/goldish wooden frame with red trimline. Back of frame has paper cover glued on - with a sticker that says "Picture Lines of Distinction Genuine Artograph Trade Mark Artograph Co. Brooklyn NY"

Thx!

I have some floral Yankel Ginzberg lithographs which are not embellished by the artist, nor are any of them signed by him.. Would any of those prints be worth anything?

OK... I still dont get it. Does the finished art look and feel like a real painting? or does it look like a printer made a copy on special paper??? I don't care if it's a copy and the 12,000th print, as long as it LOOKS like a real painting.

I recently purchased a 12 piece set of F. Molina Campos prints issued 1951 from the Minneapolis-Moline Company. At the left bottom they state "litho USA" with the artist's signature upper left and the date 951.

Are these lithographs? If so, what is their value?

What would "The Liberal Cabinet of Canada 1896" be worth? There was only 1 made.

How is the original not destroyed when making a lithograph?

I'm sorry, but your painting "The Faithful Companion" is not worth anything.

As for the Dali lithograph, it is not worth very much. Dali's lithographic pieces were not highly respected and will not command a very large amount of money. I think $300 or $400 would be the most you could get for it.

Is a Dali lithograph in limited edition series of 500 worth much, if it is unsigned, and more than likely to have been produced after his death?

I have a lithograph titled The Faithful Companion, done in Leipzig, Germany. It has been in my family 60 years. Is it worth anything?

Limestone is the stone used in a lithographic process. More specifically, Solenhofen limestone of Geremany, later to be called lithographic limestone, prized for its fine grain for polishing, and its substrate fractures that make it easily hewn, and make it the ideal medium for lithography.

Lithography is a combination of the greek, "litho"; meaning stone, and of "graph"; meaning to write, draw, or record. Lithography is known to have been invented and perfected by a man named Alois Senefelder. In Alois Senefelder's auto-biography, and collected methodology: "The Invention of Lithography." (penned 1817 - published 1911)

Where he thought himself,"The inventor of an art." Despite his classical teachings of engraving, etching, chemical methodology, and scientific studies that lead to the creation of lithography. Alois was known to be more fond of stone printing for the artistry involved in its method, and in its becoming a unique form of printing.

I have a friend who bought, at an estate sale, pictures of the 1946 varga girls calendar. The pictures do not have the actual calendars on them. Just the picture of the girls and are signed varga with a circle under the g with esq in the circle. They also have the month with a cute qoute and the year 1946. They are a glossy print. What can you tell me about these pictures?

An Original Lithograph is NOT a copy of anything but was created as a lithograph usually in limited edition.

Is lithography used for anything else besides art reproduction?