These photos will make the hearts of genuine soccer fans all over the world beat faster: the old soccer shoes belonging to Fritz Walter, Franz Beckenbauer, Uwe Seeler and co are being reproduced as high quality art images. On the occasion of the World Cup the Munich photographer Hans Buttermilch has photographed the old leather shoes of the former German field stars. The pictures are available as large format FineArt photo prints on exclusive Hahnemühle paper and are on sale worldwide as a limited collector’s edition.
The scuffed leather, worn-out lining, battered cleats, the texture of the laces, every tiny detail of the original soccer shoes from the 50s and 70s shows up on the matte, exclusive Hahnemühle FineArt photo paper. The old shoes belonging to Helmut Rahn, Berti Vogts or Günter Netzer are depicted so realistically on the worldwide leading FineArt photo paper from Lower Saxony that every soccer or photo fan will be fascinated by these prints.
The inkjet coating of the lightly textured, genuine artist’s paper permits accurate and high-contrast images when using InkJet technology. Photographer Hans Buttermilch: “Colour reproduction, contrast and the excellent reproduction of fine details are just as I imagine. Every viewer will be fascinated by the quality of the art prints afforded by this premium paper from one of the oldest German artist’s paper mills.”
The exclusive photos by Hans Buttermilch are available as large format FineArt photo prints in 100 x 140 cm and 70 x 100 cm sizes under the title:
“What's Round Must Fit Into What's Square" Images by Hans Buttermilch, at the Michael Zink gallery in Munich. In addition, a linen-bound portfolio containing a set of each of the 16 numbered and signed original premium inkjet prints of the footballers’ shoes is being offered. This collector’s edition will be on sale worldwide and is available as a limited edition of 30 sets from the Michael Zink Gallery, www.galeriezink.de, phone.: +49 89 / 523894 49. The portfolio will be presented at the art show “Art Basel” in Miami, USA, in December.
When printing out images please bear in mind the binding caption:
© 2006 Hans Buttermilch/Galerie Zink
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