1932/76 Vintage ANDRE KERTESZ Modernist SURREAL FEMALE NUDE 140 Photo Gravure

Description: 1932/76 Vintage Modernist SURREAL FEMALE NUDE 140 Photo Gravure By ANDRE KERTESZ Click to Enlarge FINEPHOTO: "Since 1989 - The Name You Can Trust For Fine Vintage Photogravures, Photographs & Antique Prints." - Serving the Design & Decor trades for over 20 years. See our vintage and original prints featured in Coastal Living, Dwell Magazine and other fine quality publications. *WE LIST DOZENS OF NEW ARRIVALS EVERY DAY! Please Visit Our Ebay Store where you can search our World Class Selection of authentic vintage prints by photographer or subject. Browse THOUSANDS of fine vintage photography prints from silver gelatin to photogravure. Print Specifications: Photographer: Andre Kertesz (Born Hungary, 1894 - 1985) - world renowned photographic artist. Title: "#140" Subject: Surreal Distorted Female Nude Date Of Negative: circa 1932 Type Of Print: Sheet Fed Photogravure (Etched plate made from the original restored glass plate negative - authorized by Andre Kertesz) Date Of Print: 1976 Paper: Medium weight, matte finish Print Origin: Spain Approximate Size Inches: 4.75 x 6 inches Approximate Size Metric: 12.3 x 15.5 centimeters Print Border: Yes - small surrounding border, professionally trimmed with title number in lower left corner. Condition Grade: Extra Fine++ (37+ year old print) Verso: Blank Registered Archive Print Serial #: 140B2DK7 Certificate Of Authenticity (COA): Yes - individual hand signed COA Shipping: USPS with MUSEUM QUALITY ARCHIVAL PACKING Guarantee: Always 100% Complete Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed! This is an authentic (NOT a computer scanned reprint), genuine1976 photogravure image by the renown photographic master Andre Kertesz. It was created from the original glass plate negative he made in circa 1932 and is part of a historically significant series of 200 surrealist nude studies by Kertesz of which 120 were famously exhibited. This quality sheet fed gravure print was printed in Spain in 1976 from Kertesz's meticulously restored glass plate negatives (see below for more information). These were the only gravures ever printed of this historic landmark series from the restored original negatives. The image itself was made with a glass plate view camera and Kertesz used two particular female models for the series, Najinskaya Verackhatz and Nadia Kasine. Kertesz began this surrealist experimentation with mirrors in the late 1920's with most of the exhibited images being attributed to 1932-33. The series was first exhibited in Paris in 1932 causing a sensation that helped catapult Kertesz to international fame in the art world. In 1936 they were exhibited in New York at the Museum Of Modern Art, again causing a furor. Kertesz had "fun house" mirrors installed in his studio to experiment and create the landmark series. By the 1960's the entire series of original glass plate negatives was thought to be permanently lost due to deterioration and oxidation. In the early 1970's a highly trained restoration specialist was employed to salvage these innovative pieces of art history. Using a newly discovered technique for removing oxidation, he meticulously and painstakingly labored on the plates until this masterpiece collection was perfectly restored to its original beauty for the 1976 printing of these marvelous photogravures. 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" grid, uniform pressing of ink and a wide range of tone - all indicative of a 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. 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 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 transfered 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. ***WARNING: The above listing description is COPYRIGHT protected material under United States & International Copyright & Intellectual Property laws. Unauthorized copying or use of ANY PART of this description is prohibited. We vigorously pursue copyright infringement. The entire text of this listing description is Copyright protected - © by K.W. Wright.

Price: 167.43 USD

Location: Tampa, Florida

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