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This Vintage Print Comes Professionally Dry Mounted On Acid Free Conservation Mat Board and Ready To Place In A Standard Size Frame.
Print Specifications:
Photographer: Ansel Adams (American, 1902 - 1984) - Internationally renowned American photographer. One of the most influential artists in photographic history, Adams played a historically significant role in photography becoming accepted as a fine art form.
Title: "Ranchos De Taos, New Mexico"
Date Of Negative: circa 1937
Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure.
Date Of Print: 1963 (63+ year old print)
Print/Platemaker: Photogravure & Color Company, New York City.
Paper: Medium weight clay-coat - matte satin finish.
Print Origin: U.S.A.
Approximate Image Size: 7.5 x 9.25 inches
Mount Board Size: 11 x 14 inches
Mount Board Color: White
Print Border: No - full bleed print.
Condition Grade: Fine ++
Verso: Professionally dry mounted with archival materials on 4ply museum mat board.
Certificate Of Authenticity (COA): Yes - individual hand signed COA from Fine Photo Galleries.
Shipping: USPS with MUSEUM QUALITY ARCHIVAL PACKING
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FINE PHOTO GALLERIES is pleased to offer an authentic (NOT a modern reprint), genuine vintage circa 1963 sheet fed photogravure (also known as a héliogravure print) produced from the original negative/print by American photographer Ansel Adams. Throughout his storied career Ansel Adams traveled and photographed extensively throughout North America. From the Great Smokey Mountains of the East to the rugged landscapes of the West, Adams produced a body of work that helped establish him as one of the most important figures in the the history of photography. Whether you collect photogravure prints or are simply looking for extraordinary home or business decor, this vintage photogravure print will frame and display beautifully!
This vintage 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 heliogravure) 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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