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: Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure.
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 : 8.5 x 6.75 inches
Approximate Image Size Metric: 21.75 x 17.5 centimeters
Print Border: Yes - surrounding print border, professionally trimmed.
Condition Grade: Fine ++
Verso: Blank
Registered Vintage Print Serial #: 64V3CN12
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 modern reprint) vintage 1925 Modernist Art Deco photogravure by the internationally renown 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.
Finephoto is pleased to offer this rare collection of outstanding nude studies which were carefully selected and assembled in 1924/25 by Dr. Peter Landow in Berlin, Germany. With a search spanning from Europe and Africa to distant South Pacific Islands, Landow sought the finest in nude photography from the world's greatest photographers. In 1925 after a lengthy selection process, the resulting 120 images were printed in the finest quality sepia toned gravure to the highest archival standards. The paper is of superb quality and the prints themselves are simply beautiful to behold. This vintage collection contained what many would consider to be the finest examples of artistic nude photography of the early 20th century, from some of the most talented artists of the era.
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.
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 printmaking 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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