Print Specifications:
Photographer: Andre Kertesz (Born Hungary, 1894 - 1985) - world renowned photographic artist.
Title: "Disappearing Act"
Date Of Negative: circa 1955, New York
Type Of Print: Authentic Sheet Fed Photogravure.
Date Of Print: 1972
Paper: Medium weight, matte finish
Print Origin: France
Print/Platemaker: Braun-Mulhouse-France Engraving House.
Approximate Image Size Inches: 6.5 x 7.25 inches
Approximate Image Size Metric: 17 x 18.6 centimeters
Mount Board Size Inches: 11 x 14 inches
Mount Board Size Metric: 28 x 36 centimeters
Mount Board Color: White
Print Border: No - full bleed print.
Condition Grade: Extra Fine ++
Verso: Professionally dry mounted with archival materials on 4ply museum mat board
Registered Vintage Archive Serial #: 190AE5NK10
Certificate Of Authenticity (COA): Yes - individual hand signed COA from Fine Photo Galleries.
Shipping: USPS with MUSEUM QUALITY ARCHIVAL PACKING
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This is an authentic (NOT a computer scanned reprint), genuine1972 photogravure (also known as Héliogravure) from an image by the renowned photographic master Andre Kertesz. It was created from the original negative/print. Andre Kertesz was a Hungarian-born photographer known for his groundbreaking contributions to photographic composition and to photojournalism. Today he is considered a giant in photographic history with his work is held in important collections and museums throughout the world. This quality photo-gravure print was printed by the highly regarded engraving house of Braun-Mulhouse in France in 1972. Whether you collect vintage photogravure prints or are simply looking for extraordinary home or business decor, this authentic vintage 1972 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, uniform pressing of ink and a wide range of tone - all indicative of a quality sheet fed gravure print. The watermark word "Finephoto" does not appear on the actual print.
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 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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