Original print of Andrew Eldritch/Sisters Of Mercy
£
72
$
95
Favourite Auctions
To save auctions to your favourites, please login
If you don't have an account, please register
Description
Shown here is a vintage, silver gelatine print of Andrew Eldritch from the band Sisters Of Mercy. It was taken in Leeds, England in 1985. The photograph was taken by well known editorial portrait photographer Derek Ridgers and it was commissioned by the British Music magazine NME.
It would make a completely unique early Christmas present for any Andrew Eldritch/Sisters Of Mercy fan. We believe this particular image has only ever been published once and it has been completely unseen now for over two decades. The recipient of this print can rest assured that not even Andrew Eldritch himself has a copy of this one.
Limited editions of Derek Ridgers portraits usually sell for many hundreds of pounds (and until recently a good deal more than that on the Eyestorm.com website). He has exhibited world-wide and extensively in this country including at the Barbican and The National Portrait Gallery, and has also had one man shows at the Institute of Contemporary Art and the Photographers Gallery.
This photograph is signed in pencil by the photographer on the back, alongside a couple of his own stamps.
The condition of the print is perfect with no creases, marks, folds or discolouration. It could almost have been printed yesterday (it wasn't though). The illustration shown is a flat bed scan of the actual print being offered and also shows the precise edges of the print. The total print size is 30.5cm by 23.9cm, the image size is 26.8cm by 20.3cm.
Derek Ridgers' entire archive is being digitised and the need to finance and make room for this process has led to a requirement to sell a lot of his original prints.
All Derek Ridgers' black and white photographs currently for sale on eBay were printed by himself, in his own darkroom on double weight, fibre based paper, and they were always archivally processed (air dried and cold flattened) to museum standards, regardless of end use. The smaller of these prints (12x10 inches or less) were almost all printed at around the time of the original session. They were either duplicates of those supplied to the magazines or record companies that commissioned them, or they were simply edited out of the original selection that was supplied. I describe all these prints as "vintage". Most of the larger prints were made, but not necessarily at the time of the shoot, for my father's portfolio or for various exhibitions. Having said that, after '92/'93 my father seldom printed any smaller than 12x16 inches anyway - unless that size was specifically requested.
I can also say that once these prints are sold there's no guarantee that images from this session will ever become available again. So if you want one now, at a price decided by Ebayers, this is your chance.
If you look at my feedback you'll see that we now have several repeat purchasers, a fact that may best speak for itself.
See Derek Ridgers website here -
www.DerekRidgers.com
See also review on -
http://photography.about.com/library/weekly/aa071700c.htm
Please note - the copyright of this photograph is NOT being sold and remains with the photographer.
Thank you for viewing. Please view the other photographs as well.
I accept postal orders or cheques from within the UK or Paypal from anywhere in the world.
Winning bidder pays shipping, the cost of which obviously vary depending on destination.
If you have questions about the print/s please e-mail me.
