Vintage print
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In photography
, a vintage print is the first print that the photographer makes immediately after developing a negative
.
Vintage prints are considered the original piece of art
, as it is possible to arbitrarily obtain many copies from the same negative
. This means that vintage prints are often signed by the photographer.
However, in the art market
the term is used of old prints
- especially earlier 20th century and 19th century examples of lithography
, etching
or steel engraving
. Really old prints (before c1800) are called Old master print
s.
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
, a vintage print is the first print that the photographer makes immediately after developing a negative
Negative (photography)
In photography, a negative may refer to three different things, although they are all related.-A negative:Film for 35 mm cameras comes in long narrow strips of chemical-coated plastic or cellulose acetate. As each image is captured by the camera onto the film strip, the film strip advances so that...
.
Vintage prints are considered the original piece of art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
, as it is possible to arbitrarily obtain many copies from the same negative
Negative (photography)
In photography, a negative may refer to three different things, although they are all related.-A negative:Film for 35 mm cameras comes in long narrow strips of chemical-coated plastic or cellulose acetate. As each image is captured by the camera onto the film strip, the film strip advances so that...
. This means that vintage prints are often signed by the photographer.
However, in the art market
Art sale
An art auction is the sale of art works, in most cases in an auction house.In England this dates from the latter part of the 17th century, when in most cases the names of the auctioneers were suppressed...
the term is used of old prints
Printmaking
Printmaking is the process of making artworks by printing, normally on paper. Printmaking normally covers only the process of creating prints with an element of originality, rather than just being a photographic reproduction of a painting. Except in the case of monotyping, the process is capable...
- especially earlier 20th century and 19th century examples of lithography
Lithography
Lithography is a method for printing using a stone or a metal plate with a completely smooth surface...
, etching
Etching
Etching is the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio in the metal...
or steel engraving
Steel engraving
Steel engraving, is a commercial engraving technique for printing illustrations, based on steel instead of copper. It has been rarely used in artistic printmaking, although was much used for reproductions in the 19th century. Steel engraving was introduced in 1792 by Jacob Perkins , an American...
. Really old prints (before c1800) are called Old master print
Old master print
An old master print is a work of art produced by a printing process within the Western tradition . A date of about 1830 is usually taken as marking the end of the period whose prints are covered by this term. The main techniques concerned are woodcut, engraving and etching, although there are...
s.