Original print of The Cramps
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Description
On offer here is an original, silver gelatine print of The Cramps (or, at least, the two permanent members). The photograph was taken in 1992, on the roof of a flat in the Edgware Road area of London, by well known photographer Derek Ridgers. It was commissioned by the British music magazine NME.
It would make an original and completely unique acquisition for any Cramps fan. I don't think this particular image has ever been published and it has certainly never been offered for sale before. The recipient of this print can rest assured that he or she will currently be the only Cramps fan in the world to own an original copy.
Limited editions of Derek Ridgers portraits usually sell for many hundreds of pounds (and occasionally a good deal more than that on websites such as Britart.com). 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. 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 30.4cm by 21.5cm, the image size is 26cm by 18cm.
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.
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