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*** This Vintage 1937 Photogravure Comes Professionally Dry Mounted On 11 x 14 inch Black Archival Presentation Mat Board And Is Ready To Place In A Standard Size Frame.
Print Specifications:
Photographer: Pierre Boucher (France, 1908 - 2000) - prolific and internationally renowned photographer of the twentieth century. Boucher is perhaps best known as a pioneer of modernism in photographic art, frequently using the latest darkroom "discoveries" of the day to construct his avant-garde imagery. Inspired by surrealist Man Ray, he often utilized such techniques as montage, solarisation, superimposition and collage.
Title: "Chute Des Corps"
Subject: Female nude study - surreal
Date Of Negative: circa 1936
Type Of Print: Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure.
Date Of Print: 1937
Paper: Lightweight, matte finish
Print Origin: France
Print Maker: Editions Mana, Paris, France.
Approximate Image Size Inches: 8.25 x 6.75 inches
Approximate Image Size Metric: 21.2 x 17.5 centimeters
Mount Board Size Inches: 11 x 14 inches
Mount Board Size Metric: 28 x 36 centimeters
Mount Board Color: Black
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 #: 16M2LN7
Certificate Of Authenticity (COA): Yes - individual hand signed COA from Finephoto
Shipping: USPS with MUSEUM QUALITY ARCHIVAL PACKING
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This is an authentic vintage (NOT a modern reprint) 1937 sheet fed photogravure plate produced from the original negative/print by the internationally renown photographer Pierre Boucher. Widely collected, Boucher's work has been the subject of numerous important international exhibitions. Today his work is held in important collections and museums throughout the world. This sheet fed gravure print was printed by Mana Editions in Paris, France in 1937. Whether you collect vintage photogravure prints or are simply looking for extraordinary home or business decor, this atmospheric photogravure plate will mat, frame and display beautifully!
This vintage photogravure print 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, excellent
pressing of ink and a wide range of tone - all indicative of a
quality sheet fed photogravure 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. Your vintage print will arrive ready to be placed directly into a standard size frame.
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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