John Piper Original Lithograph 'Babingley Church' Sepia
23" x 17"(58cm x 45cm) approx image size 38" x 33" (97cm x 84cm)approx framed size £2250 Price inclusive of VAT and Delivery to UK mainland Buy this Original Lithograph Lithography is the art of writing and drawing on stone - depends on the natural antipathy which grease and water have for each other. Basically the process is simple although it is capable of a large number of developments and refinements. The stone used is limestone, originally from Bavaria but later from Bath in England. The surface of the stone is smoothed, washed and dried, a drawing in lithographic chalk or ink is made directly onto the stone. Both the chalk and the ink are greasy. The stone is washed all over and the printing ink is applied with a roller. This ink affixes to the greased image but is repelled by the remainder of the wet stone. The image can then be taken off on a sheet of damp paper. The image can also be transferred to the prepared stone by means of transfer paper. 
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