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1973 HANS SELYE Portrait YOUSUF KARSH Photo Art Stress Research Medicine Science |
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Print Specifications:Photographer: Yousuf Karsh (Armenian born Canadian, 1908 - 2002) - Internationally renown Canadian photographer best known for iconic portraits of historical figures including world leaders, artists, writers, athletes, actors, intellectuals and more.
Subject: Hans Selye - research scientist, internationally noted for his studies of stress in humans.
Date Of Negative: c. 1973
Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Photogravure (Etched plate made from the original image - authorized by Karsh)
Date Of Print: 1976
Paper: Medium/heavy weight, satin/matte finish
Print Origin: Switzerland
Print/Plate Maker: Roto-Sadag S.A., Switzerland
Approximate Image Size Inches: 9 x 9 inches
Approximate Image Size Metric: 23 x 23 centimeters
Print Border: No - full bleed print.
Condition Grade: Fine++
Verso: Blank
Registered Vintage Archive Serial #: 169C7KL3
Certificate Of Authenticity (COA): Yes - individual hand signed COA
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This is
an authentic (NOT a modern reprint) vintage 1976 photogravure (also known as a héliogravure) by the
internationally renown Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh. This
vintage
sheet fed gravure plate was originally issued as part of a now rare
bound photogravure portfolio, engraved and printed in high quality
gravure by the highly regarded engraving house of Roto-Sadag S.A., Switzerland in 1976.
The paper is of fine quality and the prints themselves are simply
beautiful to behold. These rich photogravures are every bit the equal of the Karsh's earlier 1967 and 1971 Netherlands prints of which he wrote the following words: "for the first
time the photographs that have been my life's work were reproduced by a
mechanical process with complete fidelity. So true is the result,
indeed, that friends have said they find it difficult to distinguish
between these photogravure plates and the hand-printed originals from
my darkroom. The production of these plates involved considerable
technical achievement. But technology is only a means to an end. More
significant and gratifying to me is that many thousands of people, who
previously may not have seen an original Karsh photographic print but
had to rely on the often inadequate reproduction of standard printing
methods, were now able to see the fine details, the subtle graduations,
the delicate nuances which reveal underlying character". Yousuf Karsh's iconic photographic portraits are held in museums and important collections
throughout the world.
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 plate. The watermark word "Finephoto" does not appear on the actual print.
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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 transferred 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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