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*** This Vintage 1987 Photogravure Comes Professionally Dry Mounted On 12 x 16 inch Archival Presentation Mat Board And Is Ready To Place In A Standard Size Frame.
Print Specifications:
Photographer: William Claxton (American 1927 - 2008) - American photographer best known for his photography of jazz musicians. Claxton also photographed celebrities and models and is credited with creating the first "fashion video" with the production of his 1967 film "Basic Black".
Subject: June Christy, Hollywood,1956
Date Of Negative: 1956
Type Of Print: Limited Edition Sheet Fed Photogravure (Plate made from original negative/print).
Limited Edition: Yes - edition of 4,000 (plate not numbered)
Date Of Print: 1987
Paper: Heavyweight, satin/matte finish
Print Origin: Tokyo, Japan
Print/Platemaker: Toppan Printing Company, Tokyo, Japan
Approximate Image Size: 11.75 x 8.5 inches
Mount Board Size: 12 x 16 inches
Mount Board Color: White
Print Border: No - full bleed print.
Condition Grade: Fine ++
Verso: Professionally dry mounted with archival materials onto sturdy 4ply museum mat board.
Registered Vintage Archive Serial #: 52T4CW9-d
Certificate Of Authenticity (COA): Yes - individual hand signed COA issued from Fine Photo Galleries.
Shipping: USPS with MUSEUM QUALITY ARCHIVAL PACKING
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FINE PHOTO GALLERIES is pleased to offer an authentic, genuine (NOT a modern reprint) vintage 1987 photogravure (also known as a héliogravure print) produced from the original1950's - 1960's negative/print of the renowned American photographer William Claxton. This sheet fed photogravure was printed in high quality sheet fed gravure for Twelvetrees Press in Tokyo, Japan in 1987. Whether you collect photogravure prints or are simply looking for extraordinary home or business decor, this atmospheric photogravure will frame and display beautifully!
This photogravure plate
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" cell structure, uniform
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. Your vintage print will arrive ready to be placed directly into a standard size frame.
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 (or héliogravure)
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 it's 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 renown photographic masters have published their images in
the rich photogravure process.
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