1930s LIONEL WENDT Vintage CEYLON Sri Lanka OLD HANDS Religious Scripture Photo

Description: 1930's Vintage CEYLON Sri Lanka OLD HANDS Religious Scripture Photo LIONEL WENDT 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: Lionel Wendt (Sri Lanka/Ceylon 1900 - 1944) Title: "The Ancient Precepts" Date Of Negative: circa mid 1930's - early 1940's Type Of Print: Vintage Limited Edition Photogravure. Date Of Print: 1949 Edition Size: 5,000 (gravure print is not numbered) Paper: Heavyweight, matte finish Print Origin: England Print/Plate Maker: Sun Printers, London, England Approximate Image Size Inches: 6.75 x 10.5 inches Approximate Image Size Metric: 17.5 x 26.8 centimeters Print Border: No - full bleed print Condition Grade: Fine++ Verso: Blank Registered Vintage Print Serial #: 149J3LW8 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 vintage (NOT a modern reprint) 1949 limited edition photogravure by the remarkable photographic artist Lionel Wendt, created from a negative he made in circa mid 1930's - early 1940's. Lionel Wendt was an enormous artistic talent who died while in the prime of his life at the age of 44. He was best known for his engaging imagery of both the people and landscape of Ceylon, the beautiful island paradise off the coast of India where he was born and lived most of his life. This vintage photogravure was originally issued as part of a bound limited edition compilation (5,000 total) engraved and printed by the Sun Printing Company in London England in 1949 and released in 1950. In addition to his classic compositions, Lionel Wendt was a leading photographic experimenter of his time producing surreal and modernist images which employed the use of montage technique, solarization, paper negatives and other cutting edge darkroom techniques of the day. Lionel Wendt died of a heart attack in 1944, thought to have been brought on by an excessively long darkroom session. Some time after Wendt's death, a fellow photographer destroyed many of his negatives believing they should not be printed by others. This unfortunate occurrence combined with the relatively small number of prints he produced while alive, make Lionel Wendt's imagery rare in any form, whether silver gelatin or photogravure. His work is now held in many important collections and museums throughout the world. This photogravure is guaranteed to be authentic and comes with a hand signed CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY (COA) from Finephoto. Under magnification this plate shows a tight "honeycomb" grid, 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. This photogravure plate is professionally trimmed with a 3/8 inch border surrounding the actual full frame image to facilitate ease of matting and 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. ***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. inkfrog terapeak Track Page Views With Auctiva's FREE Counter

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