VTG Philippe Halsman Photo Print Bob Hope Actor ComedianPortrait 1950 Mat 16x19

Description: Vintage Print: VP8390E3 Philippe Halsman Photo Print Bob Hope Actor ComedianPortrait 16x19 Print Method: Photogravure(Heliogravure, sheet fed photogravure, lithograph) Color / B&W: Black & White Print Year: 1976 Origin: USA Orientation: Portrait Image Height: 13.00 ins. Image Width: 10.27 ins. (New) Mount & Mat Board: 100% Cotton, Acid Free, Museum Grade Mount Board. Mount Height: 19.0 ins. Mount Width: 16.0 ins. Standard Frame: 16 by 19 Frame Ready The mount size for print VP8390E3 is a standard frame size 16.0 ins wide x 19.0 ins high, which allows you to save money on expensive, custom framing. Please note: this print is also fully matted, making it genuinely frame ready (Although we cannot change the size of the print, if you prefer a different size mount to fit a particular frame size, please contact us before ordering. No charge). The mount and mat are brand new. Artist: Philippe Halsman BIO Born: Latvia, 1906 Died: 1979 Philippe Halsman Archive " ... This fascination with the human face has never left me. Every face I see seems to hide—and sometimes fleetingly reveal—the mystery of another human being…capturing this revelation became the goal and passion of my life. I became a collector of the reflections of the innermost self of the people who faced my camera ... " Wikipedia " ... Halsman left Austria for France, began contributing photographs to fashion magazines such as Vogue, and soon gained a reputation as one of the best portrait photographers in France, renowned for images that were sharp rather than in soft focus as was often used, and closely cropped ... " Artnet " ... Philippe Halsman was a Latvian-born American photographer known for his portraits of Marilyn Monroe and collaborations with Salvador Dalí. In producing his hallmark photobook Jump (1959), Halsman asked each of his subjects to jump in the air while he photographed them to capture an unguarded moment ... " Getty Museum " ... Considered one of the best portrait photographers of his generation, Halsman produced 101 covers for Life magazine--more than any other photographer--without ever being a Life staff member. His photographs of Albert Einstein, Adlai Stevenson, and John Steinbeck were adapted to become United States postage stamps. Halsman was elected the first president of the American Society of Magazine Photographers in 1944, was re-elected in 1958, and received the society's lifetime achievement award in 1975 ... " Vintage Photo Prints Our Store With an online database of more than 17,000 photographers, Vintage Photo Prints has been serving art collectors around the globe since 1982. Visit our store to browse our latest daily arrivals in the gallery. More items in the "Portrait" category Photogravure Process Photogravure Etching Process (Conservation Wiki) " ... A copper plate is dusted with resin powder, then the plate is heated to melt the resin, creating aquatint grain pattern. A thin tissue is coated with gelatin, then sensitized with dichromate. When this tissue is exposed to light in contact with a positive image, gelatin in the area that receives more light (highlights) becomes more insoluble to water copper plate by pressing the gelatin side of the tissue against the plate. The plate is, then washed with warm water to remove soluble gelatin, leaving a thicker layer in highlights and the area with thicker layer. The rest is identical to any intaglio printing process. The plate is inked, depositing more ink in the deeply etched areas and less in shallowly etched areas, thus creating tonal range, then printed on paper as positive image ... "Photogravure Quality (Wikipedia) " ... Photogravure registers a wide variety of tones, through the transfer of etching ink from an etched copper plate to special dampened paper run through an etching press. The unique tonal range comes from photogravure's variable depth of etch, that is, the shadows are etched many times deeper than the highlights. Unlike half-tone processes which vary the size of dot, the depth of ink wells is varied in a photogravure plate. The human eye resolves these fine variations into a continuous tone image ... " EXTRA FINE COLLECTOR CONDITION PRINT with BRAND NEW, professionally dry-mounted MOUNT AND MAT with archival, museum grade, 16.0 ins wide x 19.0 ins high mount board. Vintage Print: VP8390E3 is a GENUINE PHILIPPE HALSMAN, PHOTOGRAVURE. It is NOT a copy of any kind nor a digital reprint. It is an AUTHENTIC VINTAGE PRINT made in 1976, ready for a standard 16 by 19 frame, Image size: 10.27 ins wide x 13.00 ins high. GALLERY CERTIFIED with SECURITY ID. Collector Info Authenticity Vintage Print: VP8390E3 is a genuine Photogravure print. It is not a modern copy of any kind nor a digital reprint. It is an authentic vintage print made in 1976. Rear Mounted Label The print mount comes with a label fixed to the reverse side of the archival mount-board. The label contains the information needed to confirm the authenticity of the print. There is a QR code on the label which you can scan to go directly to your database page without having to enter the vintage id. The label has a Gallery Security ID. The Security ID on the COA matches the Security ID on the label. Certificate of Authenticity Vintage Print: VP8390E3 comes with a signed letter certifying its authenticity. The letter also contains a copy of the label from the back of the print mount (see above) and a matching Security ID. Watermark The VPP watermark in the Ebay Listing is not on the original print and has been added digitally to the listing photo to prevent copying.

Price: 144.98 USD

Location: Woodstock, Illinois

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