Original print of The Cure/Robert Smith
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Description
Shown here is a vintage, silver gelatine print of The Cure. It was taken, in 1992, in the grounds of a recording studio in Gloucestershire. It was taken by the well known editorial portrait photographer Derek Ridgers and it was commissioned by the US music magazine Request.
It would make an excellent acquisition for any Cure fan. Images from this session have seldom been published and, apart from the couple I offered for sale recently on Ebay, no other similar prints from this session have ever been sold before.
The photograph is signed by the photographer in pencil on the back alongside a couple of his own stamps.
The condition of the print is perfect with no creases, folds, marks or discolouration. The illustration shown is a flat bed scan of the actual print being offered and it also shows the precise edges of the print. The total print size is 30.3cm by 20.8cm, the image size is 27.8cm x 18cm.
These prints are currently being sold here because 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's 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 (12" by 10" 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, 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 12"by 16" anyway, unless that size was specifically requested.
Once these prints are sold there's no guarantee that images from this session will ever become available again. So if you want this one now, at a price decided by Ebayers, here is your chance.
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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