ORIGINAL HAND COLOR LITHOGRAPH BY EMILE SAGOT 1840 OF THE CATHEDRAL OF SAINT BENIGNUS IN DIJON FRANCE

A SPECIALITEM. AN ORIGINAL HAND COLOR LITHOGRAPH BY EMILE SAGOT (FAMOUS FRENCH ILLUSTRATOR AND LITHOGRAPHER).

THELITHOGRAPGH IS OF SAINT BENIGNE AND IT ROTUNDA WHICH IS A ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHLOCATED IN THE TOWN OF DIJON, BURGUNDY, FRANCE, AND DEDICATED TO SAINT BENIGNUS OF DIJON.

ÉMILESAGOT (18051888) WAS A FAMOUS FRENCH ILLUSTRATOR AND LITHOGRAPHER.

THIS LITHOGRAPH WAS DONE IN 1840. THE PREVIOUS OWNER PLACED A PIECE OF PAPER ON THE BACK INDICATING THIS DATE.

MARKINGS UNDER LITHOGRAPH: TO THE LEFT IT READS "E SAGOT DELIFT LITH" (A SAGOT LITHOGRAPH) AND TO THE RIGHT "LITH DE GINTSCO JOBARD A DIJON". ALSO ROTUNDE ET EGLISE ST BENIGNE AND "ALL 18 SIECLE" (18th CENTURY).

SIZE: WITHFRAME 36CM HIGH 26CM WIDE
LITHOGRAPH17CM HIGH 11CM WIDE
 
CONDITION:FRAME AND LITHOGRAPH IN GOOD CONDITION.
 
LITHOGRAPH: Lithography is a planographic printmaking process in which a design is drawn onto a flat stone (or prepared metal plate, usually zinc oraluminum) and affixed by means of a chemical reaction. Once the design is complete, the stone is ready to be processed or etched.
The difference between lithograph and print is that lithography is the original artwork of an artist, which is done by oil and water, whereas print is a duplicate copy of documents done by machines.
The word "lithograph" means, "stone print". Lithography works on the simple physical principal that oil and water do not mix. This technique was first used around 1798. Limestone is the most common surface to work on. The image is drawn in reverse on the stone with greasy crayons. Afterwards, the stone is dampened with water, which is repelled by the greasy medium wherever the artist has drawn. Then the stone is inked with a massive roller loaded with oily ink which adheres to the greasy areas of the design, but is repelled by the wet areas of bare stone. The paper is then pressed to the stone and the ink is transferred to the paper. In a color lithograph, a different stone is used for each color. The stone must be re-inked every time the image is pressed to the paper.
 
HOW TOTELL HAND LITHOGRAPH OR PRINTED: A common way to tell if a print is a hand lithograph or an offset lithograph is to look at the print under magnification. Marks from a hand lithograph will show a random dot pattern created by the tooth of the surface drawn on. Inks may lay directly on top of others and it will have a very rich look. Prints from an offset press will show a mechanical dot pattern from the color separations. Each color generates a separate dot pattern that when combined produce a very small circle or "rosette". The dot patterns look like the dot from the newspaper comics but smaller. You can easily see these dots under small magnification or sometimes with the naked eye. All the dots line up in neat little rows. If you can see these dots it is a sure sign of camera and commercial involvement.
 
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