1912 Vintage EJ BELLOCQ New Orleans Bordello Prostitute Brothel Photo Art 12x16

Description: 1912 Vintage EJ BELLOCQ New Orleans Bordello Prostitute Brothel Photo Engraving Art 12x16 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. ** This Authentic Duotone Photo Engraving Comes Professionally Dry Mounted On 12 x 16 inch Archival Presentation Mat Board And Is Ready To Place In A Standard Size Frame. *** The watermark words "Fine Photo Galleries" do not appear on the actual print. Print Specifications: Photographer: John Ernest Joseph Bellocq (1873 – 1949) - American professional photographer who worked in New Orleans during the early 20th century. Bellocq is remembered for his haunting photographs of the prostitutes of Storyville, New Orleans' legalized red light district of the time period. His life and pictures have been the inspiration novels, poems and films. For more information on E.J. Bellocq please scroll down below. Subject: New Orleans brothel interior (produced from the original E.J. Bellocq glass plate negative). Date Of Negative: circa 1912 Type Of Print: Duotone Photo Engraving (fine photo-lithograph). Date Of Print: circa early to mid1990's Paper: Medium weight, satin finishPrint/Platemaker: Amilcare Engraving House, Milan, Italy. Print Origin: Italy Approximate Image Size: 9.75 x 8 inches Mount Board Size: 16 x 12 inches Print Border: No - full bleed print. Condition Grade: Extra Fine ++ Verso: Professionally dry mounted with archival materials on 4ply museum mat board. Registered Archive Print Serial #: 83NM8SVM3 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. Shipping: USPS with MUSEUM QUALITY ARCHIVAL PACKING Guarantee: Always 100% Complete Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed! FINE PHOTO GALLERIES is pleased to offer an authentic (NOT a computer scanned reprint) duotone photo engraving by the American photographer E.J. Bellocq. This atmospheric duotone print was created in the 1990's as part of a special publishing project from the original glass plate negative Bellocq made in circa 1912. This image and its glass plate negative is part of a historically significant collection of 89 original negatives recovered after his death. Bellocq made these now historic photographs with a glass plate view camera and the subjects are New Orleans, Louisiana prostitutes who worked in the then legal red light district known as "Storyville". ABOUT E.J. BELLOCQ: E.J. Bellocq was born in a wealthy white French Creole family in the French Quarter of New Orleans. He became an amateur photographer before setting himself up as a professional, making his living mostly by taking photographic records of landmarks and of ships and machinery for local companies. However, he also took personal photographs of the hidden side of local life, and most notably the prostitutes of Storyville. These were only known to a small number of his acquaintances. In the latter part of his life, he lived alone and acquired a reputation for eccentricity and unfriendliness. After his death in 1949, most of his negatives and prints were destroyed. However, the Storyville negatives were later found. All the images were portraits of women with some nude, some dressed and others posed as if acting a mysterious narrative. Many of the negatives were badly damaged with some of that damage done deliberately which encouraged various speculations. Many of the faces in the images had been scraped out; whether this was done by Bellocq, his Jesuit priest brother who inherited them after E. J.'s death or someone else is unknown. Bellocq is the most likely candidate, since the damage was done while the emulsion was still wet. In other pictures the women wore masks obscuring their identity. After many years, the negatives were purchased by a noted art photographer and subsequently printed for the Museum Of Modern Art in New York City. This duotone photo engraving is guaranteed to be authentic and comes with a hand signed CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY (COA) with unique individual registered serial number from the Fine Photo Galleries Vintage Archive & Database. The watermark word "Finephoto" does not appear on the actual print. READY FOR FRAMING & DISPLAY! - The unique aesthetics of high quality duotone lithography and the resulting fine prints make premium photo engravings highly collectible and excellent prints for framing and display.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. ***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.

Price: 189.24 USD

Location: Tampa, Florida

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