Untitled
1851
Medium
Lithograph in black on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 10.8 × 16.8 cm (4 5/16 × 6 5/8 in.); Sheet: 17.6 × 25.2 cm (6 15/16 × 9 15/16 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
117982
Art Historical Context
Victor Jean Adam’s untitled lithograph from 1851 captures a moment when printmaking was transforming how art reached wider audiences. Created during the height of the Romantic era, this small-scale work on cream wove paper reflects the period’s fascination with expressive, accessible imagery. As a lithograph printed in rich black ink, it showcases the medium’s ability to convey delicate tonal gradations and fine detail, qualities that made lithography a favorite among nineteenth-century artists seeking to blend painting-like effects with the reproducibility of print. Measuring just over four ...