Set in Stone: Lithography in Paris, 1815-1900

Hardback

Main Details

Title Set in Stone: Lithography in Paris, 1815-1900
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Christine Giviskos
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:184
Dimensions(mm): Height 280,Width 240
Category/GenreArt and design styles - from c 1900 to now
Prints and printmaking
Poster art
ISBN/Barcode 9783777429946
ClassificationsDewey:763.22
Audience
General
Illustrations Illustrated in colour and black and white throughout

Publishing Details

Publisher Hirmer Verlag
Imprint Hirmer Verlag
Publication Date 8 March 2018
Publication Country Germany

Description

In the early 19th century, artists and printers embraced the new medium of lithography, an innovative method to mass - produce and distribute images. Known for its collection of French prints and posters, the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University has rich holdings of lithographs made over the course of the 1800s, including examples from lithography's early years in Paris to iconic color posters from the 1890s. Invented around 1796, lithography introduced a new proc ess and new opportunities for the creation and circulation of printed images. Artists, printers, and publishers embraced the new medium for its relative ease and economic advantages as compared with the established printmaking media of woodcut, engraving, and etching. Taking root in Paris around 1815 after the fall of Napoleon's empire, the art and industry of lithography grew in tandem with the city as it became Europe's artistic and urban capital over the course of the nineteenth century. Lithographs play ed a distinct role in both documenting and advancing (and often satirizing) the various and competing art movements of the period as publishers responded to the unprecedented demand for printed images of all types.

Author Biography

Christine Giviskos is curator of prints, drawings, and European art at the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University.

Reviews

"Set in Stone: Lithography in Paris, 1815-1900 provides a comprehensive examination of multiple aspects of lithography's development and impact, both artistically and commercially speaking, in its epicenter. . . . A welcome addition to the literature on lithography, generally speaking, and a particularly good resource for gaining an understanding of the medium's localized context." * ARLIS/NA *