Photorealism > Print > Alberto Vargas
Broadway Showgirl (Deluxe Edition)
Peruvian (1896–1982)
Lithograph, signed in the plate and numbered in pencil
Edition of 82/200
Frame Size: 44 x 36 inches
Default Title - 2500 - -
About The Artist: Alberto Vargas
Born in Arequipa, Peru, Joaquin Alberto Vargas y Chávez moved to the United States in 1916 after studying art in Europe prior to World War I. He was the son of noted Peruvian photographer Max T. Vargas. His early career included work as an artist for the Ziegfeld Follies and for many Hollywood studios. Vargas' most famous piece of film work was that for the 1933 film The Sin of Nora Moran, which shows a near-naked Zita Johann in a pose of...
About The Medium: Lithograph
A print created using flat stones or metal plates. The artist creates a lithograph by drawing an image directly onto the printing element using materials like lithograph crayons or special grease pencils. After this, the drawing is transferred from the plate to the paper in multiples. A lithograph will not have dots when examined with a magnifying glass.