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Lithos is Greek for "stone", and a stone surface has traditionally been involved in lithography, though a metal plate may take its place today. The lithographic process was invented around 1796 and soon became the main method of printing books and newspapers. Artists use lithography to produce prints (works intended to be sold in many copies), and art lithographs sometimes resemble older types of prints, including etchings, engravings, and woodcuts. Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Joan Miró, and M. C. Escher are among the many artists who have used lithography to produce important original works. Today lithographic printing accounts for over 40% of all printing, packaging, and publishing.
Examples of lithograph in a Sentence
Howard Halle, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Beautiful posters, usually lithographs or full-color chromolithographs started appearing for bock beer in the late 1800s.
—Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
Carole Dixon, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
His care shows not only in the mime so closely tied to Herman Severin Løvenskiold’s score, but also in the style of the 19 sylphs, whose torsos bend gently from their waists, just as Taglioni’s does in those Romantic-era lithographs.
—Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Lithograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lithograph. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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