|
FINEPHOTO: "Since 1989 - The Name You Can Trust For Fine Vintage Photogravures, Photographs & Antique Prints." - Serving the Design & Decor trades for over 20 years. See our vintage and original prints featured in Coastal Living, Dwell Magazine and other fine quality publications.
Print Specifications:Photographer: Bill Brandt (England, 1904 - 1983) - Internationally renown British photographer and photojournalist (scroll down for more information).
Subject: Surreal mid-century female nude study, abstract - from his famous groundbreaking "distorted" nude series which had a historically immense impact on the photographic medium.
Date Of Negative: Circa late 1940's - 1950's
Type Of Print: Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure Plate (from original image - authorized by the photographer)
Date Of Print: 1961
Printmaker/Engraver: Heliographia S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland
Original Issue: Bound sheet fed photogravure photography compilation
Paper: Soft medium weight rag type, matte finish
Print Origin: Switzerland
Approximate Size Inches: 10 x 8.75 inches
Approximate Size Metric: 25.5 x 22.5 centimeters
Print Border: No - full bleed print.
Condition Grade: Fine ++
Verso: Gravure printing on reverse side from original dual sided issue
Registered Vintage Print Archive Serial #: 49L2N3
Certificate Of Authenticity (COA): Yes - individual hand signed COA
Shipping: USPS with MUSEUM QUALITY ARCHIVAL PACKING
Guarantee: Always 100% Complete Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed!
Finephoto is pleased to offer an authentic, genuine (NOT a modern reprint)
vintage 1961 photogravure plate (also known as a héliogravure print)
produced from the original negative/print of the renown British
photographer Bill Brandt. This
sheet fed photogravure print was originally issued as part of a now
scarce photography compilation assembled in 1961 Switzerland - it was
engraved and printed in beautiful two sided photogravure by the Swiss engraving
house of Heliographia S.A., Lausanne.
Whether you collect vintage photogravure prints or are simply looking
for extraordinary home or business decor, this authentic vintage
photogravure plate will frame and display beautifully!
This photogravure plate
is guaranteed to be authentic and comes with a hand signed CERTIFICATE
OF AUTHENTICITY (COA) with unique individual registered
serial number from the Finephoto Vintage Archive & Database. Under
magnification this plate shows a tight "honeycomb" cell structure, excellent
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.
Note: Please note there is gravure printing on the reverse side of this vintage print from the original dual sided issue.
About Bill Brandt:
Born in 1904, Bill Brandt became Britain's most influential and internationally admired photographer of the 20th century. The striking images Brandt created are essential works and have made him a monumental figure in photographic art history. His innovations expanded the medium of photography and gave his work a timeless quality. Brandt considered his nude studies as his favorite work and is acknowledged to have taken the genre into ground breaking new areas, creating abstractions in which the landscape of the body meets the landscape of the natural world.
Many of his "distorted" nudes were made with an old wooden and brass camera he found in a second hand shop. The camera had a wide angle lens with a pinhole aperture and like nineteenth-century cameras it had no shutter. The acute distortion produced by the lens created an abstract perspective in his subsequent landscapes and nudes. The images he created with the unnatural perspective, unusual viewpoints and the use of strange lighting shocked people at the time, but forever broadened the boundaries of imagery. Most of his influential work with nudes were made in Normandy and on the Sussex Coast.
We list beautiful original vintage photographs, photogravures and antique prints everyday! For more Historic Photographic Collections please Click Here To Visit Our Ebay Store where you can search our World Class Selection of authentic vintage prints by photographer or subject.
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 and display.MUSEUM QUALITY PACKING & SHIPPING! - All vintage prints are expertly packed and shipped by USPS First Class Mail with Delivery Confirmation and Insurance.
Secure archival packaging includes water/tear resistant carrier, custom
made 275 lb. triple wall inserts, individual acid free black archival
backing boards, individual ultra clear heavy duty archival print
protectors and a hand signed Certificate Of Authenticity (COA) from Finephoto. International customers please see Shipping Section below. "BUY IT NOW" OR "BEST OFFER" - As collectors/dealers
in vintage photogravures, photographs and antique prints 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 (or héliogravure)
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.
OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU: We don't just want to meet your expectations, we want to exceed them with each and every purchase! We
believe in 100% customer satisfaction or your money back, regardless of
reason. At Finephoto we are always committed to your complete satisfaction! As
professional full time purveyors of vintage and antique prints for over 20 years we would like to thank all our loyal customers in the
eBay community for helping to make us a continuing success. We will
continue striving to bring you the very best in quality, variety and
excellence in photographic imagery for your collecting and photographic
art needs. We have many exciting collections coming up in the weeks ahead - so please Click Here To Add Us To Your Favorite Sellers List where you can also sign up for our free newsletter for special promotions, new listings and interesting information on vintage photography.
***WARNING: The
above listing description is COPYRIGHT protected material under United
States & International Copyright & Intellectual Property laws.
Unauthorized copying or use of ANY PART of this description is
prohibited. We vigorously pursue copyright infringement. The entire
text of this listing description is Copyright protected - © by K.W.
Wright. |
|
Payment Terms: Remittance is due within 3 days of purchase. We accept payment via PAYPAL (this includes credit cards, Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express and other Paypal methods of remittance). Finephoto is a Paypal Premier Verified Account Member.
|
