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Untitled

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Medium

color lithograph

Classification

Print

Department

CG-W

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Gift of June Wayne

Accession Number

1974.99.56

Art Historical Context

Discover Albert Christ-Janer's *Untitled*, a striking color lithograph produced between 1901 and 1925. This evocative print graces the National Gallery of Art's Department of CG-W, thanks to the generous gift of June Wayne, a notable figure in the printmaking world. As part of the museum's distinguished collection of prints, it exemplifies the artistic experimentation of the early 20th century. Color lithography, the chosen medium, was a revolutionary technique by this era, building on Alois Senefelder's 1790s invention. Artists applied greasy crayons and tusche to flat limestone slabs, inkin...

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