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Oleographs

Scope note

Chromolithographs printed with oil paint onto a textured surface and often coated with varnish; popular as inexpensive reproductions of oil paintings in the late 19th century.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300041386

Broader Terms used

lithographs

Equivalent Terms used

oleograph

Created

13yrs ago

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