For those who may have missed this transparent overlay comparison of the
Profiles DRACULA image with images of two other known originals, here's
the link:
http://stylec.yuku.com/topic/6364
Now if the Borst and Feiertag images didn't match up so well *with each
other* one might put this down to a difference in the angle the camera
was held at, not high enough resolution when the Profiles image was
taken, some optical "keystoning", etc... but since the B & F images *do*
match up well and the Profiles image doesn't even come close, there's
definitely something to worry about with the Profiles item.
Not to mention the poor quality and definition of the web lines also
shown in the Profiles image, the different letter spacing in the DRACULA
title lettering and the generally (apparently) fuzzy aspect of the
printing and several other details. Linen-backing can cause some
distortion, folks, but not this much -- and not in so many different
ways and different places on the poster. Unless, of course, there was a
lot more paper replacement than originally indicated. Now *that* could
cause some of these effects. Sure, some of this could be the photography
-- Profiles really didn't do a very good job on this picture, which is
rather absurd when auctioning such an expensive piece -- but even iffy
not-so-high resolution photography can't account for all these
discrepancies went compared to the Borst and Feiertag images.
None of this is definitive considering the vagaries that can happen with
photos, but when you add all this to the information that Diane of
Studio C recently provided to this list... nah, there's too much valid
reason for concern over this poster. I mean, after all, we ain't talkin'
about only spending a couple of grand here...
And hey, if it turns out to be genuine and this is all just villagers
with pitchforks paranoia because of the recent high-end fakes scandal,
well, that's just the point isn't it? This industry is just *not* going
to be able to go back to doing business the way it used to...
...not when this kind of money is at stake. (sorry... couldn't resist...)
-- JR
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