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Print Specifications:
Photographer: Josef Sudek (Czech, 1896 - 1976) - world renowned photographic artist - one of the true giants of twentieth-century photography.
Title: "Contrasts, Saint Vitus Cathedral"
Date Of Negative: circa 1925 - 1928
Type Of Print: Sheet Fed Photogravure/Héliogravure (Etched plate made from the original print)
Date Of Print: 1978 (35+ year old print)
Engraver/Platemaker: Roto/Sadag, S.A., Geneva, Switzerland
Original Issue: Sheet fed photogravure/héliogravure monograph
Paper: Medium weight, matte finish
Print Origin: Switzerland
Approximate Size Inches: 9 x 6.75 inches
Approximate Size Metric: 23 x17.5 centimeters
Print Border: Yes - surrounding
white print border in addition to any black border around the immediate
image (note: many of the Sudek prints have thick black or dark borders
surrounding the image from the film plate which are intentional on the
part of Sudek and the actual way he printed them).
Condition Grade: Extra Fine++
Verso: Blank
Registered Vintage Archive Print Serial # 10F5SJ3
Certificate Of Authenticity (COA): Yes - hand signed COA issued from Fine Photo Galleries
Shipping: USPS with MUSEUM QUALITY ARCHIVAL PACKING
Guarantee: Always 100% Complete Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed!
This is an authentic (NOT a computer scanned reprint), genuine1978
photogravure print (also known as héliogravure) from an image by the renown Czech photographic master Josef Sudek. These atmospheric images
were printed in 1978 from the original contact prints from Sudek's darkroom and exhibit incredible detail and tonality - faithful to the original contact print in every regard possible. Originally issued as part of a
hardcover monograph of photogravures printed in Switzerland in 1978, this plate was engraved and pressed by the highly regarded Swiss engraving house of Roto/Sadag in Geneva who utilized their finest photogravure engraving/printing technique in rendering Sudek's prints for this project. The plate is in near mint condition and an example of fine art photogravure printing
at it's highest level - it will frame up beautifully for display.
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" grid, 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.
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.
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
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.
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