1934 Original WILLIAM MORTENSEN Surreal PIT PENDULUM Poe Horror Photo Art 16x20 For Sale

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1934 Original WILLIAM MORTENSEN Surreal PIT PENDULUM Poe Horror Photo Art 16x20:
$269.17

1934 Original WILLIAM MORTENSEN Surreal PIT PENDULUM Poe Horror Photo Art 16x20

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***This Vintage 1930's Photogravure Comes Professionally Dry Mounted On 16 x 20 inch Archival Presentation Mat Board And Is Ready To Place In A Standard Size Frame.Print Specifications:
Photographer: William Mortensen (American, 1897 - 1965) - Controversial and historically significant American photographer - known for pictorial and experimental imagery. See below for additional information.
Title: "The Pit And The Pendulum"
Subject:Surreal - demon, occult, horror, fantasy.
Date Of Negative:circa 1934
Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Héliogravure.
Date Of Print: circa 1936
Paper: Medium weight, rag type, matte finish.
Print/Plate Maker: D.H. Murnik, Oakland California.
Print Origin: U.S.A.
Approximate Image Size:10.25x 8.25 inches
Mount Board Size: 20 x 16 inches
Print Border:No - full bleed print.
Condition Grade:Extra Fine ++
Verso:Professionally dry mounted with archival materials on 4ply museum mat board.
Registered Vintage Print Serial #: 3A4WMBG12
Certificate Of Authenticity (COA):Yes - individual hand signed Gallery Certified COA from Fine Photo Galleries.Hologram Protected COA:Yes - tamper proof hologram certification affixed to print mount verso and COA.
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Is it drawing, etching or some sort of photography? IT IS PHOTOGRAPHY! This is an authentic (NOT a modern reprint), vintage 1936 photogravure by the controversial American photographer William Mortensen.The negative was made in 1934 by Mortensen and the gothic styled image was entitled "The Pit And The Pendulum". It was based on the classic horror tale by Edgar Allen Poe. Using a live model, exacting make-up and a variety of "props", Mortensen staged this fantastic scene with startling realism.
Known as the "Michelangelo of Photography", William Mortensen's career spanned from 1923 through the early 1960's with his most famous and noteworthy work being produced in the 1920's through the 1930's. He was one of the most famous photographic artists of his day and an important and influential artist in American history. His unique and innovative work has been called "radical, shocking, unorthodox," even "subversive" - shocking the photographic world of his time. Thought of by many as a genius ahead of his time, he was none-the-less disdained by many "straight" photographers of his day including Ansel Adams, who referred to Mortensen as alternately the "Devil", and "the anti-Christ". A true pictorialist, Mortensen used anything and everything to tell a story in his images from elaborate costumes to drawing backgrounds on the prints with charcoal pencils to help round out the story.An influential technical innovator who mixed the idioms of classical art and literature with Hollywood glamour and illusion, Mortensen's hybrid approach ran cross current against the mainstream "straight" photography of his era and made him a controversial figure in American photography. His photographic techniques involved extensive and complex darkroom and manual manipulations (including custom made texture screens, abrasion, scraping and drawing) of the final print to achieve a look that resembles a cross between a photograph and an etching or drawing. His subject matter was often controversial in nature, especially for the time period, ranging from nudes to character impersonations and dramatic pictorial scenes, some of a foreboding and dark nature. The unique look of his prints made him a virtual "superstar" in the photographic world during his heyday and today his work is sought after by collectors. William Mortensen died in 1965.This photogravure print 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. Undermagnification this plate shows a tight "honeycomb", excellentpressing of ink and a wide range of tone - all indicative of aquality sheet fed gravure print. The watermark word "Finephoto" does not appear on the actual print.READY FOR FRAMING & DISPLAY!-The expensiveengraved 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.
HOLOGRAM CERTIFIED:Each vintage artwork comes with a fully authenticated gallery certified Certificate Of Authenticity. This COA contains a unique serial number and small corresponding tamper proof hologram with matching serial number affixed to the backside of the print with archival adhesive.Our exclusive authentication system and the ensuing COA/Hologram not only provides our clients with essential peace of mind but, adds value to the print in the future by providing provenance and the original gallery authenticity guarantee documents.
ABOUT PHOTOGRAVURE: Photogravure 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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