Vintage Print: VP5BB7B2
Edward Steichen
1929 Vintage Edward Steichen Architecture George Washington Bridge Ny Art 12x14
Print Method: Quadtone Plate
(Four different tones or color plates)
Color / B&W: Black & White
Print Year: 2008
Origin: USA
Orientation: Portrait
Image Height: 9.57 ins.
Image Width: 7.56 ins.
(New) Mount & Mat Board: 100% Cotton, Acid Free, Museum Grade Mount Board.
Mount Height: 14.0 ins.
Mount Width: 12.0 ins.
Standard Frame: 12 by 14
Frame Ready
The mount size for print VP5BB7B2 is a standard frame size 12.0 ins wide x 14.0 ins high, which allows you to save money on expensive, custom framing. Please note: this print is also fully matted, making it genuinely frame ready (Although we cannot change the size of the print, if you prefer a different size mount to fit a particular frame size, please contact us before ordering. No charge). The mount and mat are brand new.
Artist: Edward Steichen
BIO
Born: Luxembourg, 1879
Died: 1973
Wikipedia
" ... As a pioneer of fashion photography, Steichen's gown images for the magazine Art et Décoration in 1911 were the first modern fashion photographs to be published. From 1923 to 1938, Steichen served as chief photographer for the Condé Nast magazines Vogue and Vanity Fair, while also working for many advertising agencies, including J. Walter Thompson. During these years, Steichen was regarded as the most popular and highest-paid photographer in the world. ... "
Art Institute Chicago
" ... Later in his career, Steichen became an influential impresario, promoting photography as a tool of mass media while retaining his fierce dedication to craft. He upheld these views as head of the photography department at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, from 1947 to 1962. ... "
National Gallery of Art
" ... In 1900 Steichen made a brief stopover in New York City en route to Paris, where he was planning to study painting at the Académie Julian. White had come across the young artist’s photographs and was impressed enough to arrange for him to meet with Alfred Stieglitz (American, 1864 - 1946) at the Camera Club of New York. Stieglitz ended up purchasing three photographs from Steichen—a self portrait and two dreamy forest scenes—for the considerable price of five dollars apiece. ... "
Britannica
" ... American photographer who achieved distinction in a remarkably broad range of roles. In his youth he was perhaps the most talented and inventive photographer among those working to win public acceptance of photography as a fine art. He went on to gain fame as a commercial photographer in the 1920s and ’30s, when he created stylish and convincing portraits of artists and celebrities. He was also a prominent curator, organizing the hugely influential “Family of Man†exhibition in 1955 ... "
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Quadtone Plate Process
Quadtone Process (Words And Photos)
" ... A tritone image is printed with three inks, and a quadtone is printed with four inks. The inks are usually Pantone colors that you can choose in Photoshop beginning with a dark base color such as black, a variation of black, or another dark color, along with a lighter second ink. A tritone adds a third ink, and fourth ink is added for a quadtone ... "
Quadtones (Printing Industry Exchange)
" ... Some people focus on four distinct regions of the overall tone curve (from highlights to shadows) using cyan, magenta, yellow, and black in percentages that mimic a black-and-white photo (i.e., to omit visible color detail and produce a range of tones approximating black, grey, and white). This is called a quadtone, quadtratone, or 4-color black-and-white image. From a distance, it looks like a black-and-white photo with incredible depth of tone and image detail, but through a printer’s loupe you can see the cyan, magenta, yellow, and black halftone dots ... "
Collector Info
Authenticity
Vintage Print: VP5BB7B2 is a genuine, original Quadtone Plate print. It is not a modern copy of any kind nor a digital reprint. It is an authentic vintage print made in 2008.
Rear Mounted Label
The print mount comes with a label fixed to the reverse side of the archival mount-board. The label contains the information needed to confirm the authenticity of the print.
There is a QR code on the label which you can scan to go directly to your database page without having to enter the vintage id.
The label has a tamper proof, security hologram with a Security ID. The Security ID on the hologram matches the Security ID on the label.
Certificate of Authenticity
Vintage Print: VP5BB7B2 comes with a signed letter certifying its authenticity.
The letter also contains a copy of the label from the back of the print mount (see above) and a matching tamper proof, security hologram with matching Security ID.
Tamper Proof Hologram
The matching, tamper proof security holograms on the letter of authenticity and the rear mounted label hold the Security ID confirming the authenticity of this collector piece.
Watermark
The VPP watermark in the Ebay Listing is not on the original print and has been added digitally to the listing photo to prevent copying.