THE ARTISTS PRESS
Printer in White River

At The Artists' Press we specialise in hand printed limited edition lithographs. The Artists' Press is dedicated to bringing you the finest limited edition original prints available in southern Africa. Our focus is on hand printed lithographs that are printed by master printers in collaboration with artists. The artists that we represent are among the finest in South Africa and have exhibited locally and internationally. Lithography is a method of printing based on the principle that oil and water do not mix. Printing is done from a stone (lithographic limestone) or a metal plate with a grained surface; using oil based inks. The artist works on a separate stone or plate for each colour. A hand printed lithograph print is an original work of art and is an image that does not exist in any other form. Binding was simple (our skills were limited at the time). At least one of which has been taken out of the book and put up on auction. Robert Weinek riveted a formica sample as his contribution, possibly a world first for an artists book. To take a look at the archive of books produced by The Artists' Press please follow the links below, these books are not available from us. Artists were asked to submit an edition of 101 works that would be able to fit inside the given format. When it was launched the book sold for R 425, most of which went towards covering the bronze casting costs for the cover.