23377e. [Life-Saving Service 3-dimensional gravure print.] RETURNING FROM THE WRECK. c.1902-1909.
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23377e. [Life-Saving Service 3-dimensional gravure print.] RETURNING FROM THE WRECK. c.1902-1909.
23377e. [Life-Saving Service 3-dimensional gravure print.] RETURNING FROM THE WRECK. c.1902-1909. A superb early multi color hand-colored three dimensional gravure print shows the life-saving crew pushing the surfboat onto the beach as they return from a wreck. With waves and storm clouds in the background, this delicate image is quite beautiful. The Keeper and six mustachioed surfmen can be seen in their kapok life vests in great detail, as is the surfboat. Done in about 1902 from a photograph, in a number of forms, this original gravure print may have been produced by Campbell Art Company, Elizabeth , New Jersey . The coloring is subtle in shades of greens, browns, reds and blues, and has the appearance of a photo or fine painting and the three-dimensional nature of the image, done by pressing the image from the back, gives the scene a life of its own. The print is clean and bright on a lightly soiled mount. The print is still mounted in its original gilded plaster period frame with wood backing. Frame and matt will benefit from some repair but you will be rewarded with a superb piece. Image measuring about 7” x 9”, matted and in a period 11 ½” x 13 ½” frame. This is really a “must” for every museum display or for your collection. A beautiful early depiction. (VG). $148.