Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
American, b. 1953
Michael Kenna was born into a working class Irish-Catholic family in England. His upbringing originally inspired him to pursue priesthood and he attended a Catholic seminary school until 1972. After seminary school, his childhood love of art led him to study photography at the London College of Printing where he graduated in 1976. Working as a commercial photographer, Kenna moved to San Francisco in 1977.
Kenna’s photographic work focuses on landscape. He is considered a master in the art of contemporary photography. His approach to everyday scenery is enigmatic, leaving the viewer seduced. The mysterious aura of his photographs is created by long exposures that allow time and movement to be a part of the landscape, something the human eye so easily ignores in a glance.
The work of Kenna has been published, awarded, and collected for decades. He has published 47 books of his photography over his career of thirty years. His photography has been exhibited in numerous solo and group shows internationally. The artwork of Kenna has been acquired by permanent collections as the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France; Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A; Fonds national d’art contemporain, Paris, France; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.(Biography provided by PDNB Gallery)
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Artist: Michael Kenna
Channel Crossing, Calais, France, 1997 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Channel Crossing, Calais, France, 1997 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
Signed, dated and numbered 16/45 on mount
Signed, dated, inscribed with title...
Category
1990s Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Charles Bridge Study no 10, Prague, Czech Republic, 2007 - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Signed, dated and numbered on mount
Signed, dated, inscribed with title and stamped with photographer’s copyright ink stamp on reverse
Sepia toned silver gelatin print
8 x 7 3/4 inch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Campo San Vio Viewpoint, Grand Canal, Venice, Italy, 2007 - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Campo San Vio Viewpoint, Grand Canal, Venice, Italy, 2007 - Michael Kenna
Signed, dated and numbered on mount
Signed, dated, inscribed with title and stamped with photographer's cop...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, Italy, 1980 - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, Italy, 1980 - Michael Kenna
Signed, dated and numbered on mount
Signed, dated, inscribed with title and stamped with photographer's copyrig...
Category
1980s Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Asparagus Sticks, Study 1, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan, 2007 - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Asparagus Sticks, Study 1, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan, 2007 - Michael Kenna
Signed, dated and numbered 11/45 on mount
Signed, dated, inscribed with title and stamped with photographer's ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Afternoon Light, Shibeca, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004- Michael Kenna (Black and White)
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Afternoon Light, Shibeca, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004- Michael Kenna (Black and White)
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Signed, dated, inscribed with title and stamped with photographer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Winter Seascape, Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004 - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Winter Seascape, Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004 - Michael Kenna
Signed, dated and numbered 22/45 on mount
Signed, dated, inscribed with title and stamped with photographer's copyrig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Torii Gate, Shosanbetsu, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004 - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Signed, dated and numbered on mount
Signed, dated, inscribed with title and stamped with photographer’s copyright ink stamp on reverse
Sepia toned silver gelatin print
7 3/4 x 8 inch...
Category
Late 20th Century Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Topiary and Column, Northamptonshire, England, 2005 - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Signed, dated and numbered on mount
Signed, dated, inscribed with title and stamped with photographer’s copyright ink stamp on reverse
Sepia toned silver gelatin print
7 3/4 x 7 1/2 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Teotihuacan, Study 1, Mexico, 2006 - Michael Kenna (Black and White Photography)
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Teotihuacan, Study 1, Mexico, 2006 - Michael Kenna (Black and White Photography)
Signed, dated and numbered on mount
Signed, dated, inscribed with title and stamped with photographer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Tea Estates, Study 1, Kerala, India, 2008 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Tea Estates, Study 1, Kerala, India, 2008 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
Signed, dated and numbered 16/45 on mount
Signed, dated, inscribed with title and stamped with photograph...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Taushubetsu Bridge, Nukabira Hokkaido, Japan, 2008 - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Taushubetsu Bridge, Nukabira Hokkaido, Japan, 2008 - Michael Kenna
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Stark Outlook, Kucharo Lake, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004 - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Stark Outlook, Kucharo Lake, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004 - Michael Kenna
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Category
Early 2000s Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Skyline, Study 3, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2009 - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Skyline, Study 3, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2009 - Michael Kenna
Signed, dated and numbered on mount
Signed, dated, inscribed with title and stamped with photographer's
Copyrigh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Six Gondolas, Giardini ex Reali, Venice, Italy, 1980 - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Six Gondolas, Giardini ex Reali, Venice, Italy, 1980 - Michael Kenna
Signed, dated and numbered on mount
Signed, dated, inscribed with title and stamped with photographer's copyrigh...
Category
1980s Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Single Boat, Kerala, Backwaters, India, 2008 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Single Boat, Kerala, Backwaters, India, 2008 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
Signed, dated and numbered on mount
Signed, dated, inscribed with title and stamped with photographer'...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Seaweed beds, Jeung-do Shinan, South Korea, 2012 - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Signed, dated, inscribed with title and stamped with photographer's copyright ink stamp on reverse
Sepia-toned silver gelatin print
7 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
From an edition of 45
Michae...
Category
Late 20th Century Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Seven Posts in Snow, Rumoi, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004 - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Seven Posts in Snow, Rumoi, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004 - Michael Kenna
Signed, dated and numbered on mount
Signed, dated, inscribed with title and stamped with photographer's
Copyright...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Huangshan Mountains, Study 11, Anhui, China, 2008
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed, numbered and dated on front of the mount. Signed, dated, numbered and titled with artist's copyright stamp on back of the mount. Edition of 45.
Category
Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Huangshan Mountains, Study 8, Anhui, China, 2008
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed, numbered and dated on front of the mount. Signed, dated, numbered and titled with artist's copyright stamp on back of the mount.
Category
Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Corridor of Leaves, Guastalla, Emilia Romagna
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed, numbered and dated on front of the mount. Signed, dated, numbered and titled with artist's copyright stamp on back of the mount.
Category
Early 2000s Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Two Piers, Imazu, Honshu, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed, numbered and dated on front of the mount. Signed, dated, numbered and titled with artist's copyright stamp on back of the mount.
Category
Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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