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1925 Tropical BALI FEMALE NUDE Indonesia, GREGOR KRAUSE

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Print Specifications:
Photographer: Dr. Gregor Krause (Germany, 1883 - 1959) - renown German physician, explorer and photographer who brought the beauty of Bali to the world in his early 20th century photographs.
Subject: Female Nude Study - Indonesia, Bali
Date Of Negative: circa 1912
Type Of Print: Vintage Photogravure (Etched plate made from the original image - authorized by Gregor Krause)
Date Of Print: 1925
Original Issue: Bound sheet fed photogravure compilation
Paper: Medium weight, satin/matte finish
Print Origin: Germany
Print/Plate Maker: Art Institutes Of Rotophot A.G., Berlin, Germany
Approximate Image Size Inches: 6.5 x 6.25 inches (not including print border)
Approximate Image Size Metric: 17 x 16.25 centimeters (not including print border)
Print Border: Yes - small surrounding border, professionally trimmed.
Condition Grade: Fine ++
Verso: Blank
Registered Vintage Print Serial #: 110G5CN8
Certificate Of Authenticity (COA): Yes - individual hand signed COA
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This is an authentic (NOT a modern reprint) vintage 1925 photogravure by renown German photographer Dr. Gregor Krause (from a negative/glass slide he created in circa 1912). Turn of the century photography was largely responsible for the "discovery" of the island of Bali by the rest of the world at large. It was the photographs of Dr. Krause portraying young Balinese women, whose breasts were by custom often unclothed, that played a great role in the arising of tourism to the island. These images stimulated an influx of visitors and tourists from all around the world, to Bali. Krause's photographs captured the beauty of Balinese women and most particularly their breasts, which would quickly become the standard of "breast beauty" for the West - spawning all manner of breast related advertising and even a brassiere called the "Bali Bra". Krause’s provocative black and white shots of maidens and lads bathing, topless women going about their daily business and half naked women amid coconut palms evoked an exotic island paradise where the women were beautiful and the cares of the world could be forgotten. But, by the early 1950's, the innocent, uninhibited Bali which Krause's lens had captured was all but gone - lost forever to the continuing advances of western ideas and influence.

Finephoto is pleased to offer this rare collection of outstanding nude studies which were carefully selected and assembled in 1924/25 by Dr. Peter Landow in Berlin, Germany. With a search spanning from Europe and Africa to distant South Pacific Islands, Landow sought the finest in nude photography from the world's greatest photographers. In 1925 after a lengthy selection process, the resulting 120 images were printed in the finest quality sepia toned gravure to the highest archival standards. The paper is of superb quality and the prints themselves are simply beautiful to behold. This vintage collection contained what many would consider to be the finest examples of artistic nude photography of the early 20th century, from some of the most talented artists of the era.

This photogravure is guaranteed to be authentic and comes with a hand signed CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY (COA) with unique individual registered and certified serial number from the Finephoto Archive & Database. Under magnification this plate shows a tight "honeycomb" grid, uniform pressing of ink and a wide range of tone - all indicative of a high quality sheet fed gravure print. The watermark word "Finephoto" does not appear on the actual print.

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READY FOR FRAMING & DISPLAY! - The expensive engraved copper 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 3/8 inch border surrounding the actual full frame image to facilitate ease of matting and framing.

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"BUY IT NOW" OR "BEST OFFER" - As collectors/dealers in vintage photogravures and photographs for over 25 years, we have acquired a significant collection and inventory of vintage prints which we maintain in two separate West Florida archive locations. To supplement and replenish those holdings we are regularly acquiring new collections and portfolios from around the world as opportunities present themselves. As a result of this ongoing procurement of vintage materials, when we feel we are "deep enough" in specific areas we will be open to accept offers which are reasonably close to the listing price of an item. So, if you decide to use the Best Offer option in those listings which contain one and make us a reasonable offer, we will do our best to accept.

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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