Michael Joseph (1941-) - Nationwide Cashier Conch ADP
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“ nationwide cash printer playing with a conch ” - Original Vintage Darkroom Print, 1987
Photographer: Michael Joseph
Photographed: September 1987
Medium: Original vintage darkroom photograph with warm sepia/brown tonality
Signed: Hand-signed by Michael Joseph
Inscribed: “A Nationwide Cashier Playing with a Conch – Sept 87”
Provenance: Michael Joseph Archive
Presentation: Professional black mount size 50 x 40cms
A wonderfully atmospheric original darkroom photograph by Michael Joseph, dating from September 1987.
A nude model sits poised on rocks beside the sea, one hand resting on a large conch shell, the other raised into her hair. Her sculptural pose, the shimmering water and the warm, almost bronze tonality give the image a distinctly timeless, elemental quality - sea, skin and shell.
There is something both glamorous and slightly surreal about the composition. The carefully staged figure contrasts with the restless movement of the water behind her, while the conch introduces a playful, almost mythological note.
The photograph has the unmistakable character of a traditional darkroom print: grain, deep shadows, warm tonal variations and beautifully imperfect analogue texture. The visible dark border further emphasises its hand-produced quality.
Most importantly, this example is personally signed and captioned by Michael Joseph beneath the image, including the date “Sept 87” - giving the work a particularly direct connection to the photographer and his archive.
Condition
This is an original vintage photograph approaching forty years old and is not pristine. The image and mount display age-related marks, spotting, tonal irregularities and signs of handling. The reverse of the mount shows more pronounced staining, marks and general wear, as clearly illustrated in the photographs.
These imperfections have not been concealed or restored, please examine all photographs carefully as part of the condition description.
Despite its age and imperfections, this remains a striking, signed and highly individual vintage darkroom work - sensual, surreal and unmistakably of its period.
Sea, skin and shell.
Signed, dated and singular.
Provenance: Michael Joseph Archive
Carefully protected, securely flat-packed and dispatched via Colissimo.
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Seller's Story
My father, Michael Joseph, was a London-based advertising photographer from the mid-1960s to the early 1990s. Over those decades, he produced an extraordinary body of work—his most widely recognised image being the iconic Beggars Banquet gatefold for the Rolling Stones.
My ongoing mission is to share and celebrate what we call “the other photos”: the lesser-known but no less compelling images from his archive. These are the works that lived beyond the headlines—test prints, alternative frames from major shoots, and quieter, more personal photographs, all made with his characteristic intensity, discipline, and devotion to craft.
Much of their atmosphere comes from the darkroom itself. These are photographs shaped by light, timing, and handwork: intricate group compositions, sculptural still lifes, and moments that invite the viewer to linger and look again. Variety is central to the archive, and I frequently offer unique, one-off pieces that exist nowhere else.
I hope you enjoy discovering my father’s work as much as I enjoy sharing it, and that you find here not just an image, but a genuine piece of photographic history.
All works are dispatched carefully protected, and packed with devotion and care, appropriate to a one-off historical photographic print.
US purchasers please note: Customs and excise charges are paid at source and included in the postage fee. No further charges should be due on delivery, unless regulations change.
“ nationwide cash printer playing with a conch ” - Original Vintage Darkroom Print, 1987
Photographer: Michael Joseph
Photographed: September 1987
Medium: Original vintage darkroom photograph with warm sepia/brown tonality
Signed: Hand-signed by Michael Joseph
Inscribed: “A Nationwide Cashier Playing with a Conch – Sept 87”
Provenance: Michael Joseph Archive
Presentation: Professional black mount size 50 x 40cms
A wonderfully atmospheric original darkroom photograph by Michael Joseph, dating from September 1987.
A nude model sits poised on rocks beside the sea, one hand resting on a large conch shell, the other raised into her hair. Her sculptural pose, the shimmering water and the warm, almost bronze tonality give the image a distinctly timeless, elemental quality - sea, skin and shell.
There is something both glamorous and slightly surreal about the composition. The carefully staged figure contrasts with the restless movement of the water behind her, while the conch introduces a playful, almost mythological note.
The photograph has the unmistakable character of a traditional darkroom print: grain, deep shadows, warm tonal variations and beautifully imperfect analogue texture. The visible dark border further emphasises its hand-produced quality.
Most importantly, this example is personally signed and captioned by Michael Joseph beneath the image, including the date “Sept 87” - giving the work a particularly direct connection to the photographer and his archive.
Condition
This is an original vintage photograph approaching forty years old and is not pristine. The image and mount display age-related marks, spotting, tonal irregularities and signs of handling. The reverse of the mount shows more pronounced staining, marks and general wear, as clearly illustrated in the photographs.
These imperfections have not been concealed or restored, please examine all photographs carefully as part of the condition description.
Despite its age and imperfections, this remains a striking, signed and highly individual vintage darkroom work - sensual, surreal and unmistakably of its period.
Sea, skin and shell.
Signed, dated and singular.
Provenance: Michael Joseph Archive
Carefully protected, securely flat-packed and dispatched via Colissimo.
#MichaelJoseph #VintagePhotography #DarkroomPrint #AnaloguePhotography #1980sPhotography #BritishPhotography #FineArtPhotography #SignedPhotograph #VintageDarkroomPrint #SepiaPhotography #ArtPhotography #PhotographicArchive #MichaelJosephArchive #PhotographyCollectors #OneOfAKind
Seller's Story
My father, Michael Joseph, was a London-based advertising photographer from the mid-1960s to the early 1990s. Over those decades, he produced an extraordinary body of work—his most widely recognised image being the iconic Beggars Banquet gatefold for the Rolling Stones.
My ongoing mission is to share and celebrate what we call “the other photos”: the lesser-known but no less compelling images from his archive. These are the works that lived beyond the headlines—test prints, alternative frames from major shoots, and quieter, more personal photographs, all made with his characteristic intensity, discipline, and devotion to craft.
Much of their atmosphere comes from the darkroom itself. These are photographs shaped by light, timing, and handwork: intricate group compositions, sculptural still lifes, and moments that invite the viewer to linger and look again. Variety is central to the archive, and I frequently offer unique, one-off pieces that exist nowhere else.
I hope you enjoy discovering my father’s work as much as I enjoy sharing it, and that you find here not just an image, but a genuine piece of photographic history.
All works are dispatched carefully protected, and packed with devotion and care, appropriate to a one-off historical photographic print.
US purchasers please note: Customs and excise charges are paid at source and included in the postage fee. No further charges should be due on delivery, unless regulations change.
Details
印刷日
1985
アーティスト
Michael Joseph (1941-)
販売元
Owner or reseller
作品タイトル
Nationwide Cashier Conch ADP
コンディション
Original State
技法
Gelatin-silver print
高さ
31.5 cm
エディション
Authentic beigey-toned print
幅
31 cm
署名
Hand signed
ジャンル
Nude
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