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Auction History Result 1s0015 AVA GARDNER camera original 8x10 negative 1944 iconic glamour studio portrait by Willinger! Date Sold 2/20/2022 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A Camera Original Vintage Photographic Negative (measures 8" x 10" [20 x 25 cm]) (Learn More) Ava Gardner was an actress from the 1940s to the 1980s. Surprisingly, Hollywood did not recognize the talents of this beautiful actress for years, because she had a long string of tiny or uncredited roles before she became a star! Some of her movies include: Mogambo (nominated for the Best Actress Academy Award for this film), The Killers, On the Beach, The Barefoot Contessa, Bhowani Junction, and many others! She was married three times to famous celebrities: Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw, and Frank Sinatra. She also struck a friendship with Ernest Hemingway, who, after witnessing Gardner swim naked in his pool, told his staff "the water is not to be emptied"! She passed away in 1990 at the age of 67. Important Added Info: Amazing and famous pose of one of the most beautiful women ever to come out of Hollywood. Taken during her prime! Image perfectly captures a bygone era of glamour by one of MGM's best portrait photographers, Lazlo Willinger. This negative was the one in the camera at the time taken by the photographer and could be printed or scanned huge due to the superb quality. Has both the original number in India ink on the front and studio retouching on the back! An excellent piece for collectors who prefer one-of-a-kind collectibles. This transparency is being sold for personal use only! No rights given or implied! Note that this is a negative that was in the camera when the photographer shot the photo (see below for more on this). We have put a scan of the negative that shows the "positive image" (in addition to a scan of the negative image). REMEMBER THAT WHAT YOU RECEIVE WILL BE A PHOTOGRAPHIC NEGATIVE, NOT A POSITIVE IMAGE LIKE YOU ARE SEEING. However, we will provide the winning bidder of this auction that positive image scan that is both high quality and not watermarked (on request to the winning bidder, and only the winning bidder). We scanned it, so that bidders could see just how high quality it is. What are camera original negatives? These often (but not always) have retouching on the emulsion side, and negative numbers written in India ink on the front. Depending on the studio some 8x10 negatives may be trimmed or have numbers or information embedded into the sides of the negative. Obviously, camera original negatives are far more rare (and far more desirable) than studio-issued ones, but both are very high quality. Condition: very good. Negative has slight scratches and minor dust inherent within the negative itself. Also some smudges in background area that could be easily retouched if desired. Learn More about condition grades 
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