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Mitchell Funk
Figures on New York Steps in Gold Chiaroscuro Caravaggio Light

1971

$6,500
£4,870.55
€5,709.71
CA$9,103.20
A$10,203.13
CHF 5,341.48
MX$125,900.56
NOK 67,098.95
SEK 63,161.42
DKK 42,594.78
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Inspired by the drama of chiaroscuro painting by Caravaggio, Mitchell Funk captures figures on the steps of Bryant Park in Manhattan. Unified by the late golden rays of the sun and their geographic location, the figures remain apart from one another, seeming lost in their private worlds. This pioneering image was taken 52 years ago but still seems avant grade. The photograph is signed, dated and numbered 3/15, lower right recto. Other sizes are available and the fine art photograph is unframed and printed later. Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper Mitchell Funk is a pioneer of " Color Photography" In 1970 he participated in one the first " Color Photography" shows at a major museum. Brooklyn Museum, show "Images en Couleur" . 1971 Included he was included in the visionary book "Frontiers of Photography" Time Life. Color ! American Photography Transformed. Amon Carter Museum. He has had more than 50 Photography Magazine Covers and has had covers on Newsweek, Fortune, New York Magazine and Life Magazine among others

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