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Photography For Sale
David Bowie Smoking Clown contact sheet by Duffy, with silver frame
Located in Austin, US
Museum quality contact sheet print of David Bowie smoking a cigarette in the Scary Monsters Clown costume from the official Duffy Archive. Taken from the original negatives, these o...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography

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C Print

Tulip Fields 14 by Bernhard Lang - Aerial abstract photography, Netherlands
Located in Paris, FR
Aerial Views, Tulip Fields 14 is a limited-edition photograph by German contemporary artist Bernhard Lang. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 4 di...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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C Print

Tulip Fields 05 by Bernhard Lang - small size
Located in Paris, FR
Aerial Views, Tulip Fields 05 is a limited-edition photograph by German contemporary artist Bernhard Lang. Available dimensions and editions: - 60 x 75 cm: edition of 10 - 96 x 120 ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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C Print

Belvedere Hotel 2, Blizzard 3 series by Christophe Jacrot, Landscape photography
Located in Paris, FR
Belvedere Hotel 2 is a limited-edition photograph by French contemporary artist Christophe Jacrot. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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C Print

Big Sur Bather, Nude In Outdoor Shower
Located in Carmel, CA
Hand printed photograph by artist. Edition 1/30 Available in other sizes From negative 2.5 x 2.5" Rolleiflex
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2010s Photography

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Silver Gelatin

À côté n°3 by Camille Brasselet - Contemporary fine art photography, woman, nude
Located in Paris, FR
À côté n°3 is a photograph by French contemporary artist Camille Brasselet. It is a pigment print on Fine Art paper technique. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It ...
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2010s Photography

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Photographic Paper, Pigment

Tulip Fields 10 by Bernhard Lang - Aerial abstract photography, Netherlands
Located in Paris, FR
Aerial Views, Tulip Fields 10 is a limited-edition photograph by German contemporary artist Bernhard Lang. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 3 di...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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C Print

HELMUT NEWTON, IN A GARDEN NEAR ROME, 1977 - HAND SIGNED FROM SPECIAL COLLECTION
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Helmut Newton, In a garden near Rome, 1977 Original Hand Signed (pencil) by Helmut Newton lower right corner Photo from the special collection series, almost 50 years old! This lot i...
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1970s Contemporary Photography

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Photogravure, Lithograph

The Italian Actress and Singer Loretta Goggi - Photo- 1981
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian Showgirl Loretta Goggi during "Happy Circus". Rome, 24.11.1981.
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1980s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

Fred Bongusto - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Fred Bongusto- Vintage Photograph is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s. Good conditions. Alfredo Antonio Carlo Buongusto (6 April 1935 – 8 November 2019), ...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

Meeting between Bettino Craxi and Felipe Gonzalez- Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Meeting between Bettino Craxi and Felipe Gonzalez is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s. Good conditions.
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20th Century Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

Gianni Morandi and Laura Becherelli - Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Gianni Morandi and Laura Becherelli  is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s. Good conditions.
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20th Century Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper

Marcello Mastroianni and Laura Morante - Vintage b/w Photo - 1985
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. Italian actors Marcello Mastroianni and Laura Morante in a scene from the movie "Le due vite di Mattia Pascal", directed by Mario Monicelli.
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1980s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

Verbier Skiers, Estate Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skiers at Verbier, 1964. Skiers in red, blue, and taupe skiwear adjust their gear against a perfect azure ski in Verbier, Switzerland. Snowy mountains rise in the background. Verbier is a stunning mountain and winter ski destination in the Swiss Alps, known for its notoriously challenging slopes as well as its famous apres-ski scene. Slim Aarons Verbier Skiers...
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1960s Realist Photography

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Lambda

Party on the Steps, Estate Edition, Palm Springs Poolside series
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Step into the world of 1970s elegance with this extraordinary Slim Aarons photograph. Taken in January 1970, it encapsulates the essence of vintage 1970s glamour at a pool party at N...
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1970s Realist Photography

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Lambda

Marilyn Monroe Monkey business
Located in CANNES, FR
EKtachrome Vintage 1953 .20x15cm
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1950s Modern Photography

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Photographic Film

Landscape Large Photograph Nature Lotus Pond Wildlife India Dusk Pink White
Located in Norfolk, GB
Aditya Dicky Singh Untitled Infrared photograph on fine-art Hahnemuhle archival paper 44 x 65" unframed (112cm x 165cm) 2022 Edition 1/8 *Shou...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Warren Beatty in Kaleidoscope - Vintage Photo - 1966
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. Susannah York and Warren Beatty in a scene from "Kaleidoscope", a film by Jack Smight.
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1960s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper

Portrait of Anna Magnani - Vintage Photograph - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of Anna Magnani is a vintage b/w photographic print on single-coated paper, realized in 1950s. Good conditions. Anna Magnani was born in Rome, Italy (not in Egypt...
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1950s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

Past Bloom IV - Contemporary Black & White Polaroid Original Photograph Framed
Located in Salzburg, Salzburg
Past Bloom IV - Contemporary Black & White Polaroid Original Photograph. Pia Clodi’s works encompass moments and mementos from her countless walks through cities as well as nature s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Polaroid

''She'' Fine Art Photography Limited Edition Print Of Five
Located in Port Talbot, GB
Edition 1 of 5 The stunning fine art portraits by fine art photographer Laurentina Miksys have been described as opulent, timeless, and emotionally expressive. When they have a so...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Black and White, Rag Paper

David Niven with Rita Hayworth - Original Vintage Photograph - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The English actor David Niven with Rita Hayworth.
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1950s Photography

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Photographic Paper

Prince Chichibu on a Japanese Battleship - Vintage Photo 1939
Located in Roma, IT
Prince Chichibu is a b/w photographic print on polihed paper realized by Wide World Photos (England) on November 11, 1938. Stamp of agency and stereotype in German on the back.  Excellent conditions. In this photo, the prince Chichibu with two officials on the deck of a battleship during the landing at the Chinese bay of Bias. Yasuhito, better known as Prince Chichibu (1902-1953), was a younger brother of Emperor Shōwa, and a famous general in the Imperial Japanese Army.
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1930s Modern Photography

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Photographic Paper

Japanese Troops - Vintage Photo 1938
Located in Roma, IT
Japanese troops is a b/w photograph on polished paper, dating back to the Second Sino-Japanese conflict, in particular to December 30, 1938. Stamp of Keystone Press Agency and stereotype in German on the back.  The photograph pictures German troops while shooting from a ship.  The Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) was a military conflict involving Chinese Republic and Japanese Empire. China received economic support from Germany, United States and the Soviet Union.  The conflict began with the Marco Polo Bridge Incident in 1937, during which a dispute between Japanese and Chinese soldiers...
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1930s Photography

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Photographic Paper

Munich - Contemporary Polaroid Original Photograph
Located in Salzburg, Salzburg
Munich - Framed Original Black and White Polaroid Photograph Like much of Pia Clodi's work, 'Munich' leaves a trace of the fast, nomadic life she leads, often depicting the real a...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Polaroid

Cloud Study II - large format photograph of dramatic mood cloudscape horizon sky
Located in San Francisco, CA
large-scale original art photography from a series of dramatic cloud atlas observations and abstract monochromatic skyscapes above the Mediterranean Sea C...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment, Black and White, Digital Pigment, Giclée, Archival Pap...

Seascape VII - large format photograph of cloud formations and reflecting sea
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale original photograph of dramatic cloud formations and reflecting sea SEASCAPE VII by Frank Schott 58 x 58 inches ( 147 x 147cm ) signed edition of 7 48 x 48 inches ( 12...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Black and White, Giclée, Archival ...

The Bath #1 (Female nude squats near tub in an abandoned New Orleans row house)
By David Levy
Located in New Orleans, LA
David Levy created this vintage silver gelatin photograph in 1995. The image was taken in New Orleans, LA but not printed or editioned until 2010. It is signed in pencil, titled an...
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1990s Contemporary Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Topiary III - large format photograph of ornamental shaped tree in urban setting
Located in San Francisco, CA
TOPIARY III by Frank Schott from a series of photographic observances capturing the antics of urban gardening and striking art of topiaries' green minimalism 60 x 48 inches (152 x ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Manhattan Bridges, New York by Roberta Fineberg, Black-and-White Photography
Located in New york, NY
A black-and-white cityscape photograph In the photographer's Cities series features a view of the East River in Lower Manhattan in summertime. Shot at dusk from a small boat on the E...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White, Photographic Film

Topiary II - large format photograph of ornamental shaped sidewalk trees
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale photogaph from a series of photographic observances capturing the antics of urban gardening and whimsical botanical art of topiaries' green minimalism TOPIARY II by Fran...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Giclée

Peony - organic cotton canvas scroll on bamboo, limited edition 4 of 5
Located in London, GB
'Peony' 2022 97×120 cm printed on organic cotton canvas, limited edition of 5 + 1AP Edition 4 is available. Canvas fixed on bamboo fixtures, to be and hanged as a scroll. Photo...
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2010s Naturalistic Photography

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Fabric, Cotton Canvas, Organic Material, Wood

Marfa ( Texas ) - large format photograph of dramatic clouds over endless fields
Located in San Francisco, CA
Marfa ( Texas ) by Frank Schott country road view in West Texas, from a series of impressions captured in Marfa, Texas, longtime residence of minimalist artist Donald Judd 48 x 72 i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Topiary I - large format photograph of ornamental shaped tree
Located in San Francisco, CA
from a series of photographic observances capturing the antics of urban gardening and striking art of topiaries' green minimalism Topiary I by Frank Schott ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

YES - large format photograph of conceptual motivational message sign at night
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale original photograph from a series of conceptual motivational messages on iconic Americana signs in landscape of the American West YES by Frank Schott 48 x 67 inches (122 x 171cm) signed edition of 7 29 x 40 inches (74 x 102cm) signed edition of 25 archival quality fine art pigment print limited art edition published by Edition EKTAlux artist signed + numbered certificate of authenticity _______________ Frank Schott grew up in Germany and attended the prestigious Academy of Arts in Cologne, studying under Professor Arno Jansen, who was an early influence. Moving to California in 1998, Schott's work has evolved to include the epic landscapes and deserts of the American West as well as architectural, conceptual and more formal environments from both home and his travels. Influenced by a number of photographic peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Ed Rusha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Photography

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Giclée

YES - large format photograph of conceptual motivational sign at night
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale original photograph from a series of conceptual motivational messages on classic Americana billboard signs in iconic landscape of the American West YES by Frank Schott ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Airfield - large scale aerial observation of aeronautical facility
Located in San Francisco, CA
Airfield by Erik Pawassar 23 x 40 inches (58 x 102cm) edition of 25 signed 48 x 84 inches (122 x 213cm) edition of 7 signed archival fine art pigment print signed & numbered by ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Nizza - large format photograph of summer beach scene in South of France
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale highly detailed photograph of European beach Nizza by Frank Schott 44 x 69 inches (112 x 175cm) signed edition of 10 48 x 75.5 inches (122 x 192cm) signed edition of 7...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Giclée, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper

H2O I - large format abstract photograph of sun reflection on pool water surface
Located in San Francisco, CA
mesmerizing light reflections of glistening sunlight on turquoise aquamarine water surface, an homage to the iconic pool reflections paintings by artist David Hockney H2O l by Erik ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Giclée

Cloud Study I - large format photograph of dramatic cloudscape sky
Located in San Francisco, CA
an homage to Caspar David Friedrich, towering thunder clouds over the Mediterranean Sea, captured with a large format camera to allow epic scale photograph...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Giclée, Black and ...

Tree line
Located in New York, NY
Klaus Leidorf was born on June 5th 1956 in Bonn (Germany. After a few years working as research assistant at the University of Marburg and employee at the Bavarian State Office for t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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C Print, Plexiglass

Nizza - large format photograph of summer beach scene in South of France
Located in San Francisco, CA
observation of a Mediterranean beach scene in Nice, France, on a hazy summer day Nizza by Frank Schott 48 x 75.5 inches (122 x 192cm) signed edition of 7 44 x 69 inches (122 x 17...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Ink

Back in 10 - large format photograph of conceptual message sign in landscape
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale photograph from a series of conceptual motivational messages on classic Americana billboard signs in landscape of the American West BACK I...
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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Like Ice in the Sunshine II (L.A.) No. 15
Located in New York, NY
15 x 15 archival pigment print (image size 14 x 14 inches), edition 8. Signed, titled, dated and editioned on frame label provided. Framing also available at an additional cost. In ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

White Sands - large scale photograph of iconic American national park landscape
Located in San Francisco, CA
large format monochromatic photograph from a series of photographic observances around White Sands, New Mexico,and the calming color palette of nature White Sands by Frank Schott 48 x 72 inches / 122cm x 183cm signed edition of 7 27 x 40 inches / 68cm x 102cm signed edition of 25 archival quality fine art pigment print limited art edition published by Edition EKTAlux artist signed + numbered certificate of authenticity ________________________ Frank Schott grew up in Germany and attended the prestigious Academy of Arts in Cologne, studying under Professor Arno Jansen, who was an early influence. Moving to California in 1998, Schott's work has evolved to include the epic landscapes and deserts of the American West as well as architectural, conceptual and more formal environments from both home and his travels. Influenced by a number of photographic piers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky. Thomas Struth. Jeff Wall, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Steven Shore...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Cloud study II - large format photograph ( Framed ) of cloudscape horizon sky
Located in San Francisco, CA
large-scale framed original art photography from a series of mesmerizing cloud atlas observations and abstract skyscapes above the horizon line of the Medi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Black and White, G...

Hollywood - large format photograph of iconic California landmark in Los Angeles
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale photograph of the iconic HOLLYWOOD sign in golden California sunlight with downtown Los Angeles in the distance HOLLYWOOD by Christian Stoll 48 x 48 inches (122 x 122c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée

Hemisphere I - large format photograph of abstract liquid cloudscape in water
Located in San Francisco, CA
mesmerizing color compositions of liquid cloudscape painting in water, hypnotizing abstract liquidscapes from Christian Stoll‘s body of works titled 'Hemisphere' Hemisphere I by Christian Stoll 58 x 58 inches (147 x 147cm) signed edition of 7 48 x 48 inches (122 x 122cm) signed edition of 7 40 x 40 inches (102 x 102cm) signed edition of 25 archival fine art pigment print signed + numbered by artist on certificate label „frameless“ glass face mounting available on request _________________________ Christian Stoll has experimented with the photography medium since 1991. His predominant interest is the still-life on a monumental scale. As his subject matter, Stoll shoots static objects, forms...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

HOPE - 4 conceptual still life photographs spelling motivational word
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale conceptual environmental still life photographs playing with viewer's perspective creating individual letters from found objects spelling the word HOPE H-O-P-E by Christian Stoll Focusing in on this epic photograph work, you will find yourself lost in the artwork's details. Reminiscent of the appropriation artwork of Vik Muniz, Christian Stoll arranges everyday objects to spell letters of the alphabet. Only at close inspection does the viewer realize he/she is looking at an actual photograph, created in camera rather than with digital manipulation. _________________________ Artwork can be installed vertically or horizontally and across multiple walls 4 individual photographs individual artwork size 24 x 24 inches (61 x 61cm) horizontal artwork...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

Red Jet - iconic vintage private jet plane on desert airport tarmac (26 x 40")
Located in San Francisco, CA
large format photograph of glossy cherry red vintage private airplane on airport runway tarmac Red Jet (2006) by Frank Schott 26 x 40 inches (66 x ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Seascape IV (Homage to Mark Rothko) - large format abstract seascape photograph
Located in San Francisco, CA
From a series of large scale abstract photographs of muted color monochromatic ocean water surface and cloudscapes SEASCAPE IV by Frank Schott an homage t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

H2O IV - Homage to David Hockney
Located in San Francisco, CA
large format photograph of sun reflections on pool water surface, mesmerizing light reflections of glistening sunlight on turquoise aquamarine water surface, an homage to the iconic ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Giclée

Next Sign - large format landscape photograph with conceptual road sign
Located in San Francisco, CA
Next Sign (2010) by Frank Schott from a series of works capturing conceptual roadside signs in iconic American landscapes captured with a large format camera to allow epic scale p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Persephone VI - large format photograph of a timeless environmental still
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale original photograph from the body of works 'Persephone', a series of environmental still-life photographs of timeless palimpsest impressions Persephone VI by Erik Pawassar 40 x 31 inches (102 x 79cm) signed edition of 25 62 x 48 inches (157 x 122cm) signed edition of 7 archival fine art pigment print signed & numbered by artist on label custom/larger sizes are available on request ____________________________ Erik Pawassar's work focuses on the beauty of the disregarded or mundane object. The subjects for his striking and captivating visuals are typically set in the most ordinary environments, drawing the viewer into a charged but serene experience based on composition, palette and formal lines. Saturated in color, the nominal subjects gather a haunting and mesmerizing quality, creating a poignant pretext for the making of a formal color photograph. Decisively capturing the traces left by humanity, Pawassar's images are filled with a sense of universal nostalgia and pay homage to the passage of time and the extinguished moment, referencing documentary and street photographers like Henri Cartier-Bresson, Sebastian...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Stratosphere I - large format photograph of abstract liquid water cloudscapes
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale photography of mesmerizing color compositions of liquid cloudscape painting in water, hypnotizing abstract liquidscapes from the bo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Burst III - large scale abstract photograph of caleidoscopic color explosions
Located in San Francisco, CA
From Christian Stoll's body of works BURST (2015), an abstract exploration of high speed photographs capturing mesmerizing explosions of caleidoscopic color 27 x 40 inches (68 x 102...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Back in 10 - large format photograph of conceptual message sign in landscape
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale original photograph from a series of conceptual motivational messages on classic Americana signs in landscape of the American West BACK IN ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Aspen Study I - large scale photograph of Indian summer autumnal color palette
Located in San Francisco, CA
Aspen Study I by Frank Schott a series of images capturing the yellow golden Indian summer foliage palette of aspen trees in California's Sierra Nevada ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée

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