Offering an original vintage Photogravure of an Erwin Blumenfeld Photo "Maillol Sculpture". This large sheet fed gravure was printed by Neogravure in France in 1938. The image is 9.5x11.75" and is professionally wax tissue heat mounted on 14x18" acid free conservation board, suitable for framing and display. It is a standard frame size, for "ready made" or custom framing. This is a vintage photogravure and not a modern reproduction.
Erwin Blumenfeld (1897-1969) Blumenfeld drew early inspiration from the Dadaists, incorporating experimental techniques like solarization, multiple exposures, and photomontage into his darkroom practice. In the 1940s and 1950s he became very famous for his fashion photography, working for Vogue and Harper's Bazaar, and also for artistic nude photography.
A photogravure is the most sophisticated of the photomechanical printing processes. The image isn't made in a darkroom. Rather, the photographer's negative is transferred onto a copper plate, which is used to print or engrave the image with ink. Photogravures have a very sensual, almost velvety quality, and were far superior to alternative photomechanical processes of the time. Vintage Photogravures are very collectible and a way to enjoy vintage photography.
From the Fine Art Los Angeles Vintage Photogravure Collection.
Your photogravure will not have a watermark and will be shipped safely with rigid packaging for its protection.
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