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Mitchell Funk
Skaters in Central Park at Sunset

1974

$5,500
£4,083.46
€4,758.35
CA$7,635.78
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DKK 35,502.05
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Signed dated and numbered 3/15 lower right recto, other sizes available, unframed, printed later View of the Sheep Meadow looking south with the Central Park skyline as it existed in 1974. To the right you can see the former Gulf + Western Building . Can a street photograph be a grab shot and precisely designed at the same time? Mitchell Funk says yes. He brings finely honed photography skills such as composition, intense lighting and design to found subject matter. Mitchell Funk brings the compositional precision of studio photography to street photography. Unlike most street photographers, Funk is an abstractionist while being a documentarian. 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
  • Creator:
    Mitchell Funk (1950, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1974
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 40 in (101.6 cm)Width: 60 in (152.4 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Miami, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU38536812992

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