Vintage B/W Photograph Artist At Easel 8x10in Illustration London UK For Sale

Vintage B/W Photograph Artist At Easel 8x10in Illustration London UK

Used

Vintage gelatin-silver press photograph with age-related wear from handling and storage. Glossy surface shows light scratches, scattered small marks, and slight waviness when viewed at an angle. Corners display small bends and creases, particularly along the lower edge, with mild edge toning while paper remains intact with full borders present. Reverse side carries the photographer's blue ink stamp and handwritten caption; unframed piece sold as is.

Brand: Photographic Illustration Ltd., London, England

Style: Vintage mid-20th century black and white editorial press photograph of an artist standing at his easel in a painting studio

Type: Original gelatin-silver press photograph on paper, unframed

Size: 8 x 10 in photograph

Material: Glossy gelatin-silver print on photographic paper

Details: Image shows an artist in a work smock holding brushes and a cloth beside a table with paint tubes, palette and a box of brushes, with a large full-length portrait of a royal figure in elaborate military dress visible in the background

Details: Verso bears a blue ink studio stamp reading "PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATION LTD., Kinocrat House, Gloucester & Cromwell Roads, London S.W.7" along with a handwritten reference number "MD 116/1"

Details: Back also includes a handwritten title in pencil reading 'Finishing a Portrait of King George'

Country of origin: United Kingdom

Time period manufactured: 1925-1949, likely mid-20th century

Image color: Black and white

Theme: Art and people, focusing on an artist at work in his painting studio with a royal portrait

Vintage: Yes

Features: Press photograph suitable for framing, display or addition to a photography collection

Keywords: vintage press photo, artist in studio, royal portrait, British photography, black and white gelatin silver print, 8x10 photo

Height: 10 in, Width: 8 in Photo1.Item.5