Offering an original vintage Photoengraving of William Mortensens photo “Betty” 1933. This photoengraving was printed in the U. The image is 6.5×8.25′ and is professionally mounted on 11×14 acid free conservation board, suitable for framing and display. It is a standard frame size, for’ready made’ or custom framing. This is a vintage photoengraving and not a modern reproduction. William Mortensen (1897 1965) was an American art photographer, who began his photographic career taking portraits of Hollywood actors and film stills. In 1931 he moved to the artist community of Laguna Beach, California, where he opened a studio and the William Mortensen School of Photography. He preferred the pictorialism style of manipulating photographs to produce romanticist painting-like effects. The style brought him criticism from straight photographers of the modern realist movement and, in particular, he carried on a prolonged written debate with Ansel Adams. His arguments defending romanticist photography led him to be ostracized from most authoritative canons of photographic history. Recent years have brought praise for Mortensen’s development of manipulation techniques and a renewed interest in his work. Photoengraving is a process of preparing illustrations for printing by transferring their images to metal plates by a combination of photography and acid etching. From the Fine Art Los Angeles Vintage Photogravure Collection. Your satisfaction is guaranteed. The item “Vintage Photoengraving, William Mortensen Betty 1933″ is in sale since Wednesday, January 23, 2019. This item is in the category “Art\Art Photographs”. The seller is “nbear54″ and is located in Canoga Park, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Original/Reprint: Original Vintage Photoengraving
- Listed By: Fine Art Los Angeles FALA
- Subject: Portrait
- Size Type/Largest Dimension: 6×8″ image on 11×14″ mount
- Artist: William Mortensen
- Style: Vintage
- Features: Unframed
- Photo Type: Photoengraving
- Color Type: Black & White
- Date of Creation: 1933
- Region of Origin: United Kingdom