THE ICONIC WORKS OF MAX DUPAIN
Max Dupain was Australia's most respected and influential black & white photographer of the 20th century. His images capture a long gone era in which Australian society was vastly different from what it is now. With his documentary eye his images exude quality and demonstrate Dupain's mastership of light and form.
Dupain was considered the pioneer of modernism in Australian photography, an approach that departed from the sentimentality of soft focused, nostalgic imagery to the simplified world of light contrasts, sharp focus, varying angles and creative compositions. The collection displayed in the on-line gallery represents this style, as well as compositions consistent with his work as a documentary photographer.
The images found in the galleries are available as digital fine art prints, and to a lesser extent, Limited Edition hand prints made from the original negatives made by Dupain. There are many more of Max's iconic images, from the exhibition archives, that are not displayed here. Enjoy browsing the galleries and appreciate the creative brilliance and skills of one of Australia's artistic icons.
Sunbaker 1937 – Australia’s most iconic beach image
The Sunbaker was Dupain's most iconic portrait and probably Australia's most iconic image representational of its beach culture. We have just released a remastered hand print that is the largest and highest quality Sunbaker print ever produced.
How? We used our hi-res digital file made from a scan of the original negative to produce an ultra-high resolution photographic negative film (produced in Los Angeles). At 10”x8” it’s a huge negative with a resolution of 60 pixels per millimetre with extremely smooth gradations, that is no “dots” as in inkjet output. The neg is used to produce a print using Ilford Silver Gelatin paper with selenium toning for archival stability. Beautiful print!
The print is framed using Tru Vue museum quality glass, made with an anti-reflective coating that has 1% reflectivity (compared with 8-12% for normal glass) and 98% UV rating. It appears that the print is not glassed yet it is protected by this leading edge framing glass
All up, probably the biggest (150cm wide) and highest quality hand print ever produced of a Dupain image. So if you are considering upgrading your old Sunbaker print, or acquiring a new one, then you might want to consider purchasing this amazing new production!
Vintage & Edition prints
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About Max Dupain
Max Dupain is one of Australia's most revered photographers. His work has been collected by most of the major galleries around Australia and as well by private collectors world-wide...
News
All of our vintage prints that were made by Max in the 1930s and 1970/80s are available for purchase. The images for these prints are being put up on the site and if you are a keen Dupain fan, check them out and get in contact. Please check here
Gift ideas
A perfect gift for someone who appreciates quality photography and images of yesteryear, people and still life. The Tryptic Mount Series offers 3 themes of high quality reproductive prints - Beaches, Flowers, Nudes - that were produced for the celebration of Max Dupain’s 80th birthday in 1991. Check them out .
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Various payment options are accepted. For purchases within Australia, the preferred payment is direct bank transfer or electronic funds transfer. For purchases outside of Australia, payment can be accepted by Paypal or VISA/MC cards directly. For purchases within Australia over $2,000, we accept monthly payment plans with deposit, to approved clients.
