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Print Specifications:
Photographer: Leni Riefenstahl (Germany, 1902 - 2003) - Internationally renown & controversial German cinematographer/photographer. Arguably the most famous female cinematographer/photographer in history.
Subject: 1936 Olympic Games - picture of the famous and controversial cinematographer/photographer Leni Riefenstahl in an intense discussion with one of her regular cameramen while filming her award winning film "Olympia". Revealing in its intensity, this candid image shows a focused Riefenstahl in discussion on the filming plan for the rowing regatta at Grunau during the 1936 Olympic games. This candid image was made under Riefenstahl's direction by one of her photographic crew (she had one member of her camera crew shoot her continually while she was working on this epic documentary).
Date Of Negative: 1936
Type Of Print: Vintage Photogravure (Etched plate made from the original image - authorized by Leni Riefenstahl)
Date Of Print: 1937
Paper: Soft medium weight, rag type, matte finish
Print Origin: Germany
Print/Plate Maker: Duetchen Verlag, Berlin, Germany
Approximate Image Size: 6.25 x 7.5 inches
Mount Board Size: 11 x 14 inches
Mount Board Color: White
Print Border: No - full bleed print.
Condition Grade: Fine ++
Verso: Professionally dry mounted with archival materials on 4ply museum mat board.
Registered Vintage Archive Serial #: 277LR4RS6-7
Certificate Of Authenticity (COA): Yes - individual hand signed COA issued by Finephoto.
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This
is an authentic (NOT a modern reprint) vintage circa 1936/37
photogravure (also known as Héliogravure) by the famous and controversial
cinematographer/photographer Leni Riefenstahl. Photographically,
Riefenstahl was renown for the artistry and atmosphere she infused into
her imagery. This image was created at the height of Riefenstahl's
career and fame during her award winning cinematic/photographic
production of the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. The spectacular and lavishly staged 1936 Olympic Games were hosted by what was then Nazi Germany under the leadership of Adolf Hitler. Historic
in several regards, this vintage gravure print is from a rare bound
photogravure printing of Riefenstahl images published by Deutschen
Verlag in Germany in 1937, just after the Olympic Games and one year
before the release of her controversial, internationally acclaimed film
"Olympia" in 1938. Leni Riefenstahl died in 2003 in Germany at the age of 101.
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" cell structure, 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. T
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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 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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