Artist: Paul Outerbridge (American, 1896 - 1958). Title: "Consciousness". Medium: Original vintage photogravure. Date: Composed 1931. Printed 1931. Dimensions: Image size: 11 1/4 x 8 15/16 in. (286 x 227 mm). Lot Note(s): Stamped with the photographer's name, verso. Edition unknown, presumed small. High-grade archival paper. Printed to the edge of the sheet. Fine, quality printing. Very good to fine condition; affixed to very thin and supple archival acid-free support sheet, not mount/board. Comment(s): Outerbridge was an avant-garde, fashion, and commercial photographer, an early pioneer and teacher of color photography, and a creator of erotic nude photographs that could not be exhibited in his lifetime. Image copyright © The Estate of Paul Outerbridge, Jr. [22879-2-600]