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Print Specifications:
Photographer/Artist: Leni Riefenstahl (Germany)
Subject: 1936 Olympic Games - Lt. Campello of Italy on his beautiful horse "Inn" during the equestrian competition.
Date Of Negative: 1936
Type Of Print: Vintage Photogravure (Etched plate made from the original negative/film frame - authorized by Leni Riefenstahl)
Date Of Print: 1937
Original Issue: Bound sheet fed photo gravure compilation
Paper: Soft medium weight rag type, matte finish
Print Origin: Germany
Print/Plate Maker: Duetchen Verlag, Berlin , Germany
Approximate Size: 6 x 7.5 inches (not including print border)
Print Border: Yes - small surrounding border, professionally trimmed.
Condition Grade: Excellent
Verso: printing on reverse side
Certificate Of Authenticity (COA): Yes
Shipping: USPS with MUSEUM QUALITY ARCHIVAL PACKING
This is an authentic (NOT a modern reprint) vintage circa 1936/37 photogravure by the famous and controversial cinematographer/photographer Leni Riefenstahl. Photographically, Riefenstahl was renown for the artistry and atmosphere she infused into her imagery. This image was created at the height of Riefenstahl's career and fame during her award winning cinematic/photographic production of the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. The spectacular and lavishly staged 1936 Olympic Games were hosted by what was then Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler. Historic in several regards, this vintage gravure print is from a rare bound photogravure printing of Riefenstahl images published by Deutschen Verlag in Germany in 1937, just after the Olympic Games and one year before the release of her controversial, internationally acclaimed film "Olympia" in 1938. Leni Riefenstahl died in 2003 in Germany at the age of 101.
This photogravure is guaranteed to be authentic and comes with a CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY (COA) from Finephoto. Under magnification this plate shows a tight "honeycomb", excellent pressing of ink and a wide range of tone - all indicative of a quality sheet fed gravure print. The watermark word "Finephoto" does not appear on the actual print.
NOTE: Please note that there is printing on the reverse side of this plate from the original dual sided gravure printing.
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READY FOR FRAMING & DISPLAY! - The expensive engraved plate photogravure process and the resulting fine prints make vintage photogravures highly collectible and excellent vintage prints for framing. This photogravure plate is professionally trimmed with a small white border surrounding the actual full frame image to facilitate ease of matting and framing.
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ABOUT PHOTOGRAVURE:
Photogravure is an intaglio print making process utilizing a carefully etched copper plate made from the original negative/image. Prints are made by pressing suitable paper heavily down upon the inked copper plate which has been intricately etched to varying depths corresponding with the actual tonality of the original negative, This precisely etched plate combined with a fine "honeycomb" screen controls the amount of ink to be transfered to the paper at any given point in direct proportion to the variation of tone in the original image. The result is a true continuous tone print which combines many qualities of a traditional silver based photograph with a tactile feel similar to an etching, engraving or lithograph. Rich in tonal detail, the photogravure process produces delicately rendered shades for a look which is unique in the world of photographic print making. In the early to mid 1900's photogravure was selected (when budgets allowed) for special high quality publishing and portfolio projects, but due to it's significant expense and labor, the process is rarely seen today. From Man Ray and Ruth Bernhard to Brett Weston and Ansel Adams, many of the world's most renown photographic masters have published their images in the rich photogravure process.
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