What is Paul Newman: Continuous-Tone Dye Transfer Print?

Paul Newman was an accomplished actor, director, racing car driver and philanthropist, born in 1925. He became one of Hollywood's most recognisable actors with appearances in films such as The Hustler, Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting. He also won numerous awards including an Oscar for Best Actor in The Color of Money (1986). He was a very influential part of American cinema until he passed away in 2008.

A Continuous Tone Dye Transfer Print is a type of print that has been produced using a traditional dye transfer process. This means it has three separations, with cyan, magenta and yellow dyes transferred onto the paper base that had a gelatin coating.

This process is popular due to the colour, smooth tone and accurate colour balance. The Continuous Tone process doesn't have the halftone dots that other printing methods do to give the appearance of shading.

An image of Paul Newman can be captured in a Continuous Tone Dye Transfer Print to show the detail of his expression, appearance and lighting. This combines an artistic approach to photography with an image of a key figure from twentieth century film history.

At Iconic Images Gallery we focus on preserving and displaying pieces of photographic history. Information such as the photographer, date, edition, signature and provenance will help determine the history and authenticity of your print.