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Print Specifications:
Photographer: Frantisek Drtikol (Czech, 1883 - 1961) - internationally renowned photographic artist.
Subject: Nude study - female - art deco
Date Of Negative: circa early 1920's
Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Photogravure/Héliogravure.
Date Of Print: 1925
Paper: Medium weight, satin/matte finish
Print Origin: Germany
Print/Plate Maker: Art Institutes Of Rotophot A.G., Berlin, Germany
Approximate Image Size Inches: 4.15 x 8.4 inches
Approximate Image Size Metric: 10.7 x 21.7 centimeters
Print Border: Yes - surrounding print border.
Condition Grade: Fine ++
Verso: Blank
Registered Vintage Print Serial #: 71K8CN9X
Certificate Of Authenticity (COA): Yes - individual hand signed COA from Fine Photo Galleries.
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This is an authentic (NOT a modern reprint) vintage 1925 Modernist
Art Deco photogravure by the internationally renowned Czech photographer
and artist Frantisek Drtikol. A pioneering and leading edge artist in
the 1920's, Drtikol was best known for his remarkable
photographic studies of the nude female form and his modernist art deco
style. He was a hugely talented artist with an unusual life story (he
abruptly gave up photography in 1935 at the height of his career,
drifted into obscurity and largely lived a hermit's life until his
death). Much of Drtikol's photographic work did not survive over the
years and his work in any form (silver gelatin or photogravure) is
considered rare. One of the most influential and important artists in
photographic history, Frantisek Drtikol's iconic images are
sought after by collectors and held in important art collections and
museums 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, excellent
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.
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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