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Print Specifications:
Photographer: Lionel Wendt (Sri Lanka/Ceylon 1900 - 1944)
Title: "Pantheru Dancers"
Date Of Negative: circa mid 1930's - early 1940's
Type Of Print: Vintage Limited Edition Photogravure (Etched plate)
Date Of Print: 1949
Edition Size: 5,000 (gravure print is not numbered)
Paper: Heavyweight, matte finish
Print Origin: England
Print/Plate Maker: Sun Printers, London, England
Approximate Image Size Inches: 9.5 x 7.5 inches
Approximate Image Size Metric: 24.5 x 19.25 centimeters
Print Border: No - full bleed print
Condition Grade: Fine++
Verso: Blank
Registered Vintage Print Serial #: 67Y1LW4
Certificate Of Authenticity (COA): Yes - individual hand signed COA
Shipping: USPS with MUSEUM QUALITY ARCHIVAL PACKING
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This is an authentic vintage (NOT a modern reprint) 1949 limited edition photogravure by the remarkable
photographic artist Lionel Wendt, created from a negative he made in
circa mid 1930's - early 1940's. Lionel Wendt was an enormous artistic
talent who died while in the prime of his life at the age of 44. He was
best known for his engaging imagery of both the people and landscape of
Ceylon, the beautiful island paradise off the coast of India where he
was born and lived most of his life. This vintage photogravure
was originally issued as part of a bound limited edition compilation
(5,000 total) engraved and printed by the Sun Printing Company in
London England in 1949 and released in 1950.
In
addition to his classic compositions, Lionel Wendt was a leading
photographic experimenter of his time producing surreal and modernist
images which employed the use of montage technique, solarization, paper
negatives and other cutting edge darkroom techniques of the day. Lionel Wendt died of a heart attack in 1944, thought to have been brought on by an excessively long darkroom session. Some
time after Wendt's death, a fellow photographer destroyed many of his
negatives believing they should not be printed by others. This unfortunate occurrence combined with the relatively small number of prints he produced while alive, make Lionel Wendt's imagery rare in any form, whether silver gelatin or photogravure. His work is now held in many important collections and museums throughout the world.
This photogravure is guaranteed to be authentic and comes with a hand signed CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY (COA) from Finephoto. 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.
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.
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.
ABOUT PHOTOGRAVURE: Photogravure (also known as 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 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 its 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 renowned photographic masters have published their images in
the rich photogravure process.
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