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VINTAGE AL HIRSCHFELD ETCHING: 1 ITEM LOT: 1982 "GARBO", ARTIST PROOF/XXVIII/ XXX( 28/30), SIGNED AND NUMBERED IN PENCIL: ORIGINAL OWNER, PURCHASED IN 1982 AT A PRIVATE SCHOOL AUCTION IN NEW YORK.
Original etching by famed American caricaturist Al Hirschfeld (1903 - 2003) of famed actress Greta Garbo (Swedish / American Actress, 1905 - 1990). Printed 1982. Signed in pencil by Hirschfeld in lower right corner, numbered in lower left "AP XXVIII/ XXX" (ARTIST PROOF-Number 28 of Thirty). Full margin. Hand pulled 1982.
Measurements: Plate size-13 7/8" x 9 3/4", Paper size- 20" x 15", (Opening/white mounting) 15 1/2" by 11", (Framed-Black) 20 1/2" by 16 1/2" . Condition: Mild toning along mounting edges of the print (mild acid bleed from the mat board), mild rubbing to frame. VG+ to Fine overall, not examined out of frame.

This is one part of a HIRSCHFELD COLLECTION purchased during that time period (1980's).
I would consider selling the entire collection as a single group eBay lot. Contact me for details if interested.

SIGNED PHOTO'S HAVE NOT BEEN PROFESSIONALLY AUTHENTICATED. SOME MAY HAVE A PRINTED SIGNATURE (NOT HAND SIGNED), AND WILL BE NOTED AS SUCH WITH ??. I AM NOT AN EXPERT ON SIGNATURES, AND WILL BE AS ACCURATE AS POSSIBLE.

ALL PHOTOS MAY NOT APPEAR IN THE LISTING-EBAY 12 MAXIMUM.

I COMBINE SHIPPING, SO PLEASE WAIT UNTIL I SEND YOU A COMBINED SHIPPING INVOICE BEFORE PAYMENT IS MADE. THANKS!
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N.O.B.= NOTES ON BACK. (COULD MEAN PRINTED NOTES, ATTACHED PRINTED NOTES , HAND WRITTEN INK OR PENCILED NOTES SUCH AS ACTORS NAMES, FILM TITLES, ETC., STAMPED OR PRINTED STUDIO DATES, THEATERS AND LOCATIONS, AND ANY OTHER RELATED MATERIAL).

CREDITS: COULD MEAN- PHOTOGRAPHER NAMES, STUDIO NAMES, PRESS/PUBLICITY NAMES- DATES, INTERNATIONAL FILM STAMPS, ANYTHING REQUESTING A CREDIT RECOGNITION, AND ALL THINGS NEEDED TO BE CLEARLY RECOGNIZED.

H.S.P. : HEAVY STOCK PAPER.
L.C.P. : LIGHTWEIGHT COLOR PHOTO PAPER

8"x 10" UNLESS NOTED.

MIXED LOT= SEE BELOW.

SIGNED PHOTO'S HAVE NOT BEEN PROFESSIONALLY AUTHENTICATED. SOME MAY HAVE A PRINTED SIGNATURE (STAMPED-NOT HAND SIGNED), AND WILL BE NOTED AS SUCH WITH ??. I AM NOT AN EXPERT ON SIGNATURES, AND WILL BE AS ACCURATE AS POSSIBLE.

TRANSPARENCY(COLOR)/NEGATIVE (B&W) AUCTIONS DO NOT INCLUDE A PHOTO. AGAIN NO PHOTO INCLUDED-ONLY THE TRANSPARENCY OR NEGATIVE!

VARIOUS SIZE TRANSPARENCIES/ NEGATIVES: COLOR or B&W:

ALL TRANSPARENCIES/ NEGATIVES: VG+ to AS NEW.

VARIOUS SIZES PHOTO'S: B&W or COLOR: ALL PHOTO'S: VG- to F+.

MOST TRANSPARENCIES/ NEGATIVES:

THESE COLOR TRANSPARENCY PORTRAITS ARE ALL VINTAGE ORIGINALS. MOST SEEM TO BE FROM COSTUME FITTING'S, STUDIO PUBLICITY DEPARTMENT'S, ETC. SOME WITH PHOTOGRAPHER CREDITS. ALL ARE OF ACTOR'S, ACTRESS'S: VARIOUS STUDIO HEAD-SHOTS, IN CHARACTER PHOTO'S, COSTUME FITTINGS FOR THEIR FILMS AT THE TIME OF PRODUCTION.

ALL TRANSPARENCIES/ NEGATIVES WERE PHOTOGRAPHED FLAT ON A LIGHT BOX, OR USING A HIGH QUALITY PHOTOGRAPHIC SCANNER.

MIXED LOTS: PHOTO'S ARE FROM THE ORIGINAL PICTURE RELEASE DATES, OR THE ORIGINAL RE-RELEASE DATES (WHICH WOULD BE A LATER DATE, THUS STILL AN ORIGINAL STUDIO RELEASE). ALL LISTINGS WILL HAVE RELEASE DATES NOTED IF AVAILABLE. IF I AM UNSURE OF ANY PHOTO'S EXACT RELEASE/ISSUE DATE I WILL ADD MY TERM "MIXED LOT" AT THE END OF THE TITLE LISTING. THUS MEANING THAT SOME PHOTO'S RELEASE DATE IS UNKNOWN. IF PHOTO'S HAVE NO IDENTIFYING LISTING INFORMATION EITHER ON THE FRONT OR BACK OF THE PHOTO'S THEY WILL BE LISTED UNDER THIS CATEGORY. ALL ARE FROM STUDIO PRODUCTIONS, PRESS KIT SHOTS, PUBLICITY DEPARTMENTS, HEAD-SHOT'S, NEWSPAPER'S, MAGAZINE'S, ETC., FROM THE ORIGINAL STUDIOS. ALL PHOTO'S, TRANSPARENCIES & NEGATIVES ARE ORIGINAL FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE STUDIO'S. THUS THEY ARE ALL ORIGINAL TO THAT STUDIO, BUT THEY MAY BE A LATER GENERATION (RE-RELEASE- RE-ISSUE) MADE FROM THE ORIGINAL NEGATIVES PROVIDED BY THAT STUDIO TO ANOTHER SOURCE(EX: NEWSPAPER'S, MAGAZINE,PUBLICITY DEPARTMENTS, ETC.)

ALL PHOTOS WILL BE SHIPPED FLAT.