![]() All of these prints are considered very rare. Nearly all of them were mounted on wove paper to give the thin China paper a better support. These extremely delicate prints were beautifully executed in very small numbers. ![]() ![]() On very rare occasion, the printer used China paper. The sur blanc is usually of a far better quality than newsprint. Passeron, in his 1968 exhibition in Blois, France, estimates that approximately 50 prints on sur blanc (wove paper) were carefully printed separately to appear apart from the newsprint as special editions or single collectors’ copies. These proofs were called “sur blanc” and were sold either individually or bound together as an album for collectors and subscribers. Printing, paper qualitiesĪ series was then printed on thick white paper. If the proof was satisfactory, the “lettre” was added: the caption, the title, the number of the print etc. These were the ones most sought after by Daumier’s friends and collectors. These prints are called “avant la lettre” (“before the letter”, before text, or artist’s proof). Then, one to three copies are printed on silky white paper or on ivory paper. ![]() The process of lithography involves several steps: First, the drawing is executed onto a lithographic stone. To see a video on the process of lithography, go to YOUTUBE Lithographic process
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