AT AUCTION ZUNI Indian Village (New Mexico) ~ 2 Vtg 1927 E.O. Hoppé Photogravures
Taken from an English language edition of a bound portfolio-book originally published in Germany— E.O. Hoppé, ROMANTIC AMERICA (Die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika) 1927. Emil Otto Hoppé (1878-1972) was one of the best among prominent photographers of the Edwardian Era, taking portraits of royalty and famous political, literary and artistic figures as well as common folk, and generating a large body of work that came to include architecture and landscape, as well.
Medium: Offered here are high-quality photogravures (i.e., made by taking a photograph, next producing an engraving plate from that photo, then printing the image in a richer ink on higher quality paper than that usually used for photo-prints). Rarely made today due to costs, a photogravure, such as the ones offered in this listing, combines the subtlety of a photograph & the artistic quality of a lithograph and, in all, results in a very impressive display.
Condition: NM, well-preserved medium weight, high-quality paper (each w/ another image on the verso that does NOT distort the gravures shown in the scans) -- a few very slight waves due to age in the margins, barely visible only when viewed at an angle (which will flatten out when framed) & there is faint discoloration along one border of each print, about 1/2” wide & c. 1 to 1.5” away from the images — no real problem, but I believe in disclosing any and all defects, no matter how insignificant) -- also, there may be tears along one margin, well away from the image as shown in the last scans.
Size: the images are slightly off-center (L or R , not shown in scans as the plates are a bit too wide for my scanner bed) on plates @ c. 9 x 12“ overall, with generous matting margins that will allow for lots of framing options. Click on the pic & scroll down the next page to see 3 enlarged views
Item ID: 2539
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