What is lithography?
Lithography is a process, which involves a flat, lightweight, planographic surface on which the printing area is no higher than the non-printing area, and is dependent on the action of the mutual repulsion of grease and water. A "chromiste" creates a lithographic plate by meticulously drawing (in grease) one line at a time and applying one color at a time. This is a very time-consuming process. The lithographs are then printed on a press (using the plate) one color at a time.
Is this "digital" lithography?
No. The lithographs in this collection were printed by one of Dali's original chromistes, Jean-Pierre Remond of Paris. The press Jean-Pierre used is one of the only remaining old-style lithographic presses still in use in the United States. Dali himself printed many of his lithographic editions on this press.
What type of paper are these lithographs printed on?
This collection has been executed on three types of archival paper - Arches, Rives and Japon. Arches and Rives are standard archival papers. Japon is a hand-woven rice paper, which has a wonderful iridescence; each sheet is one of a kind. The following is a listing of paper availability per each edition:
Rives only:
Diamondhead
Available in both Japon and Arches:
Invisible Face
Don
Quixote on an Infinite Landscape
Surrealist Matador
Disintegrating Mother & Child
Surrealist Flower
Cascade of Souls
Available on Arches only:
The Don Quixote
Trilogy
Sirens & the Sailor
Spectral Horse
What is a limited edition?
A limited edition is a series of identical original art prints which bear the artist's signature. Each print is considered a work of art. After a specific number of prints are executed, the lithographic plates are defaced (destroyed) and the image is never printed again.
What are the average edition sizes?
All twelve editions are extremely limited from as little as 85, to a total of 330 examples.
|
