Conceptual Still-life Photography
CONCEPTUAL STYLE
In 1967, artist Sol LeWitt wrote that in “Conceptual art the idea or concept is the most important aspect of the work.” He was giving a name to an art movement that had emerged in the 1960s in which artists were less focused on their medium being something traditionally “artistic” and instead engaged in using any object, movement, form, action or place to express an idea.
LeWitt’s work was featured alongside an assemblage of notes, drawings and outlines by other artists in “Working Drawings and Other Visible Things on Paper Not Necessarily Meant to Be Viewed as Art,” a groundbreaking show at New York City’s School of Visual Arts curated by Mel Bochner, another leading exponent of Conceptualism. Building on radical 20th-century statements, like Fountain (1917) by French artist Marcel Duchamp, Conceptual artists around Europe and North and South America were not interested in the commercial art scene and rather directly challenged its systems and values.
Stretching into the 1970s, this movement has also been called Post-Object art and Dematerialized art. Conceptual art reflected a larger era of social and political upheaval. Pieces associated with the style range from Roelof Louw’s Soul City (Pyramid of Oranges) (1967) — a work of installation art that sees fresh oranges stacked into a pyramid from which visitors are allowed to take one orange away — to On Kawara’s “Today” series, which saw the Japanese artist carefully painting a date in white acrylic on canvases consisting of a single color from 1966 to his death in 2014. Artists such as Ed Ruscha, who created the Twentysix Gasoline Stations book — a collection of photos of gas stations that is widely said to be the first modern artists’ book — made photography a major platform for Conceptual art, as did Bruce Nauman, who burned one of Ruscha's books and then photographed it for his own.
Conceptual art’s legacy of questioning artistic authorship, ownership and how to work with complex ideas of space and time had a significant influence on the decades of culture that followed, and it continues to inform art today.
The collection of Conceptual photography, paintings and sculptures on 1stDibs includes artworks by John Baldessari, Jenny Holzer, Lawrence Weiner, Joseph Kosuth and others.
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Style: Conceptual
Artist: Reinhard Görner
Uris Library, Ithaca, Cornell University, Large Scale Architectural Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A mesmerizing portrait of architectural elegance and intellectual grandeur, Reinhard Görner’s Uris Library, Ithaca immerses viewers in the ornate beauty of Cornell University’s iconi...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Allegoria, Library Wolfenbüttel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
50 x 51.5 inches
ed of 10
$6000
60 x 62 inches
ed of 7
$9000
70 x 72.3 inches
ed of 5
$11000
signed and numbered on label, verso
Reinhard Görner, with his large format photograp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Uris Library, Ithaca, Cornell University, Large Scale Architectural Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A mesmerizing portrait of architectural elegance and intellectual grandeur, Reinhard Görner’s Uris Library, Ithaca immerses viewers in the ornate beauty of Cornell University’s iconi...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
The Grand Piano, Biblioteca Joanina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
60 x 61.3 inches
ed. of 7
$9000
70 x 71.6 inches
ed. of 5
$11,000
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
Lambda
Library Hall, Upper Lusatian Library of Sciences, Görlitz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
50 x 54 inches
ed. of 10
$6,000
60 x 64.7 inches
ed. of 7
$9,000
70 x 75.5 inches
ed. of 5
$11,000
signed and numbered on label, verso
Reinhard Görner, with his large format pho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
Lambda
Dangerous Love, Secret World of Plants, German Macro Botanical Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In this mesmerizing macro photograph, Görner masterfully captures the delicate interplay between form and color within a flower's intimate landscape. The soft, diaphanous pink petals...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Sala dei Fiumi I (Hall of Rivers), Ducal Palace of Mantua
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Embark on a visual journey into the heart of Italian architectural grandeur with Reinhard Görner's 2022 photograph, Sala dei Fiumi I. This breathtaking image captures the impressive "Hall of the Rivers" within the Ducal Palace of Mantua, a historic complex recognized as the sixth largest palace in Europe.
Built between the 14th and the 17th century by the noble Gonzaga family, the Ducal Palace of Mantua serves as a testament to Italy's rich architectural heritage and royal history. The palace complex, featuring an impressive assortment of more than 500 rooms, corridors, galleries, inner courts, and extensive gardens, spans an area of approximately 34,000 m2.
While the palace is widely recognized for Mantegna's frescos in the Camera degli Sposi (Wedding Room), the Sala dei Fiumi offers its unique allure. Created during the Habsburg rule in Mantua, this hall showcases distinctive wall paintings where the rivers of the Mantuan territory are anthropomorphized as giants.
Reinhard Görner's photograph is more than a visual delight; it's a historical journey into Italy's cultural past. Ideal for art enthusiasts, history lovers, and those with a keen eye for architectural beauty, this piece promises to enhance any collection. Allow the grandeur of the Palazzo Ducale di Mantova and the majesty of the Sala dei Fiumi to resonate within your space with this stunning image.
signed and numbered on label, verso
Reinhard Görner records cultural and industrial heritage through his series of photographs depicting contemporary and historical architecture, landscapes, parks, and plants. Best known for his photographs of libraries and reading rooms from around the world—in works such as George Peabody Library II, Baltimore (2017) and Riggs Library I, Washington DC (2017)—Görner captures the atmosphere of absolute silence and concentration the spaces embody while also revealing their almost cathedral-like sense of grandeur. Görner’s images have a vivid sense of depth and dimension that convey an impression of intimacy, as in Isaac Newton, Cambridge (2017), or monumentality via his precise and skilful use of framing and perspective.
Reinhard Görner, with his large format photographs orchestrates the monumentality of rooms.
An active architecture photographer since 1985, is a master of perspectives and precise spatial compositions, and he thus considers classical sculpture, in all of its possible facets, a special challenge.
"Görner’s photographs sometimes open the doors to another world and take the viewer with them on a journey through time. Here the palace is no longer a museum but both royal residence and a site steeped in history. The viewer does not have to share the halls with the masses of visitors; instead the images offer him exclusive impressions of the Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors) and the Galerie des Batailles (Hall of Battles) as even the king of France was probably never granted. The halls are empty of people, yet they seem to be able to unfurl their individual characters of their own accord. These places practically breathe history, and this aspect is also part of the essence captured in the photographs. King Wilhelm of Prussia was named German Emperor Wilhelm I in the Hall of Mirrors after France was defeated in 1870–1871 in the Franco-German War. The Treaty of Versailles following World War I was also signed there in 1919. In this sense, the architectural photographs of Versailles...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Longing, Secret World of Plants, German Macro Botanical Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In this mesmerizing macro photograph, Görner masterfully captures the delicate interplay between form and color within a flower's intimate landscape. The soft, diaphanous pink petals...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Out of Nowhere, Secret World of Plants, German Macro Botanical Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In Out of Nowhere, part of Reinhard Görner's Secret World of Plants series, the delicate interplay of deep purples, vibrant greens, and soft-focus backgrounds creates an evocative an...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Red Staircase, Lello Bookshop, Portugal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
50 x 52 inches
ed. of 10
$6,000
60 x 62.4 inches
ed. of 7
$9,000
70 x 72.8 inches
ed. of 5
$11,000
signed and numbered on label, verso
Reinhard Görner, with his large format pho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
Lambda
Library Hall, Upper Lusatian Library of Sciences, Görlitz Germany, Architecture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This large-scale architectural photograph by German artist Reinhard Görner depicts the Library Hall at the Upper Lusatian Library of Sciences in Görlitz, Germany. Arches open like portals into the interior, bringing public cultural heritage into private space in the rich, glowing tones of brown wood.
Reinhard Görner is known for invoking an atmosphere of awe, meditation and contemplation through crisp, richly detailed scenes of grand historical and cultural public narratives. This effect is enhanced through aesthetically striking compositions, which might include stunningly perfect (or interestingly-off) symmetry, portals through a series of doorways, and other careful choices of perspective and scale.
Housing about 150,000 volumes, this library is not only the largest in Görlitz, but also the most significant regional library between Dresden and Wrocław. Rich in history, it stands at the crossroads of Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic, serving as a beacon for historical research and knowledge transfer in the region. Lit by a warm, timeless glow, the scene leads you through multiple carved archways...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
Lambda
Biblioteca Gambalunga, Rimini, Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Biblioteca Gambalunga
Rimini, Italy
2022
A view of the main table and globe of the main scientific library in the Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, named for Italian King Umberto I. The ...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Reinhard Görner: Colored Columns III: Neue Museum, Berlin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reinhard Görner
Colored Columns
New Museum, Berlin
62.5 x 50 inches
ed. of 10
$6,000
75 x 60 inches
ed. of 5
$9,000
87.5 x 70 inches
ed. of 5
$11,000
signed and numbered on label, verso
Reinhard Görner, with his large format photographs orchestrates the monumentality of rooms.
An active architecture photographer since 1985, is a master of perspectives and precise spatial compositions, and he thus considers classical sculpture, in all of its possible facets, a special challenge.
"Görner’s photographs sometimes open the doors to another world and take the viewer with them on a journey through time. Here the palace is no longer a museum but both royal residence and a site steeped in history. The viewer does not have to share the halls with the masses of visitors; instead the images offer him exclusive impressions of the Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors) and the Galerie des Batailles (Hall of Battles) as even the king of France was probably never granted. The halls are empty of people, yet they seem to be able to unfurl their individual characters of their own accord. These places practically breathe history, and this aspect is also part of the essence captured in the photographs. King Wilhelm of Prussia was named German Emperor Wilhelm I in the Hall of Mirrors after France was defeated in 1870–1871 in the Franco-German War. The Treaty of Versailles following World War I was also signed there in 1919. In this sense, the architectural photographs of Versailles’s ceremonial rooms have an edge on Renaissance paintings; here even a sense of world history arises within the viewer – one which continues to exert an influence today". Horst Klöver
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The Neues Museum...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
Lambda
Sala dei Fiumi I (Hall of Rivers), Ducal Palace of Mantua, Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Embark on a visual journey into the heart of Italian architectural grandeur with Reinhard Görner's 2022 photograph, Sala dei Fiumi I. This breathtaking image captures the impressive ...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Biblioteca Piccolomini, SIenna, Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Biblioteca Piccolomini
Siena, Italy
2022
Immerse yourself in the grandeur of history and art with this captivating photograph of the Biblioteca Piccolomini by acclaimed photographer...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
The Blue Books, Upper Library, Oxford, German Interior Architecture Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exquisite meditation on knowledge and architectural splendor, Reinhard Görner’s The Blue Books invites the viewer into the hallowed halls of Oxford’s Upper Library. The interplay ...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Sala dei Fiumi I (Hall of Rivers), Ducal Palace of Mantua, Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Embark on a visual journey into the heart of Italian architectural grandeur with Reinhard Görner's 2022 photograph, Sala dei Fiumi I. This breathtaking image captures the impressive "Hall of the Rivers" within the Ducal Palace of Mantua, a historic complex recognized as the sixth largest palace in Europe.
Built between the 14th and the 17th century by the noble Gonzaga family, the Ducal Palace of Mantua serves as a testament to Italy's rich architectural heritage and royal history. The palace complex, featuring an impressive assortment of more than 500 rooms, corridors, galleries, inner courts, and extensive gardens, spans an area of approximately 34,000 m2.
While the palace is widely recognized for Mantegna's frescos in the Camera degli Sposi (Wedding Room), the Sala dei Fiumi offers its unique allure. Created during the Habsburg rule in Mantua, this hall showcases distinctive wall paintings where the rivers of the Mantuan territory are anthropomorphized as giants.
Reinhard Görner's photograph is more than a visual delight; it's a historical journey into Italy's cultural past. Ideal for art enthusiasts, history lovers, and those with a keen eye for architectural beauty, this piece promises to enhance any collection. Allow the grandeur of the Palazzo Ducale di Mantova and the majesty of the Sala dei Fiumi to resonate within your space with this stunning image.
signed and numbered on label, verso
Reinhard Görner records cultural and industrial heritage through his series of photographs depicting contemporary and historical architecture, landscapes, parks, and plants. Best known for his photographs of libraries and reading rooms from around the world—in works such as George Peabody Library II, Baltimore (2017) and Riggs Library I, Washington DC (2017)—Görner captures the atmosphere of absolute silence and concentration the spaces embody while also revealing their almost cathedral-like sense of grandeur. Görner’s images have a vivid sense of depth and dimension that convey an impression of intimacy, as in Isaac Newton, Cambridge (2017), or monumentality via his precise and skilful use of framing and perspective.
Reinhard Görner, with his large format photographs orchestrates the monumentality of rooms.
An active architecture photographer since 1985, is a master of perspectives and precise spatial compositions, and he thus considers classical sculpture, in all of its possible facets, a special challenge.
"Görner’s photographs sometimes open the doors to another world and take the viewer with them on a journey through time. Here the palace is no longer a museum but both royal residence and a site steeped in history. The viewer does not have to share the halls with the masses of visitors; instead the images offer him exclusive impressions of the Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors) and the Galerie des Batailles (Hall of Battles) as even the king of France was probably never granted. The halls are empty of people, yet they seem to be able to unfurl their individual characters of their own accord. These places practically breathe history, and this aspect is also part of the essence captured in the photographs. King Wilhelm of Prussia was named German Emperor Wilhelm I in the Hall of Mirrors after France was defeated in 1870–1871 in the Franco-German War. The Treaty of Versailles following World War I was also signed there in 1919. In this sense, the architectural photographs of Versailles...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Sala dei Fiumi I (Hall of Rivers), Ducal Palace of Mantua
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Embark on a visual journey into the heart of Italian architectural grandeur with Reinhard Görner's 2022 photograph, Sala dei Fiumi I. This breathtaking image captures the impressive "Hall of the Rivers" within the Ducal Palace of Mantua, a historic complex recognized as the sixth largest palace in Europe.
Built between the 14th and the 17th century by the noble Gonzaga family, the Ducal Palace of Mantua serves as a testament to Italy's rich architectural heritage and royal history. The palace complex, featuring an impressive assortment of more than 500 rooms, corridors, galleries, inner courts, and extensive gardens, spans an area of approximately 34,000 m2.
While the palace is widely recognized for Mantegna's frescos in the Camera degli Sposi (Wedding Room), the Sala dei Fiumi offers its unique allure. Created during the Habsburg rule in Mantua, this hall showcases distinctive wall paintings where the rivers of the Mantuan territory are anthropomorphized as giants.
Reinhard Görner's photograph is more than a visual delight; it's a historical journey into Italy's cultural past. Ideal for art enthusiasts, history lovers, and those with a keen eye for architectural beauty, this piece promises to enhance any collection. Allow the grandeur of the Palazzo Ducale di Mantova and the majesty of the Sala dei Fiumi to resonate within your space with this stunning image.
signed and numbered on label, verso
Reinhard Görner records cultural and industrial heritage through his series of photographs depicting contemporary and historical architecture, landscapes, parks, and plants. Best known for his photographs of libraries and reading rooms from around the world—in works such as George Peabody Library II, Baltimore (2017) and Riggs Library I, Washington DC (2017)—Görner captures the atmosphere of absolute silence and concentration the spaces embody while also revealing their almost cathedral-like sense of grandeur. Görner’s images have a vivid sense of depth and dimension that convey an impression of intimacy, as in Isaac Newton, Cambridge (2017), or monumentality via his precise and skilful use of framing and perspective.
Reinhard Görner, with his large format photographs orchestrates the monumentality of rooms.
An active architecture photographer since 1985, is a master of perspectives and precise spatial compositions, and he thus considers classical sculpture, in all of its possible facets, a special challenge.
"Görner’s photographs sometimes open the doors to another world and take the viewer with them on a journey through time. Here the palace is no longer a museum but both royal residence and a site steeped in history. The viewer does not have to share the halls with the masses of visitors; instead the images offer him exclusive impressions of the Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors) and the Galerie des Batailles (Hall of Battles) as even the king of France was probably never granted. The halls are empty of people, yet they seem to be able to unfurl their individual characters of their own accord. These places practically breathe history, and this aspect is also part of the essence captured in the photographs. King Wilhelm of Prussia was named German Emperor Wilhelm I in the Hall of Mirrors after France was defeated in 1870–1871 in the Franco-German War. The Treaty of Versailles following World War I was also signed there in 1919. In this sense, the architectural photographs of Versailles...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Basilica, Bode Museum
Located in Los Angeles, CA
signed and numbered on label, verso
Reinhard Görner, with his large format photographs orchestrates the monumentality of historical architecture, gardens, and masterpieces.
An act...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
Lambda
Shining Wall of Books, Yale Beinecke Library, Interior Architecture Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A breathtaking homage to the grandeur of knowledge, Reinhard Görner’s Shining Wall of Books captures the luminous beauty of one of the world’s most rever...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Pinball Wizard, Secret World of Plants, German Macro Botanical Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In Pinball Wizard, part of Görner's Secret World of Plants series, the interplay of vibrant greens and soft-focus spheres creates a mesmerizing, otherworldly scene. This German macro...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
The Long Room I, Trinity College Library, Dublin, Ireland
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This large-scale architectural photograph by German artist Reinhard Görner depicts the The Long Room, an awe-inspiring vista into the Old Library at Trinity College in Dublin, Irelan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
DETAIL FROM: FOUR REGENTS OF THE GROOT-KRAMERGILD, 1622 painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Detail From: Four Regents of the Groot-Kramergild
WERNER J. VAN DEN VALCKERT, 1622, PAINTING GALLERY BERLIN
Timeless authority, captured anew. In this masterful fine art photograph...
Category
Early 2000s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
Lambda
Wren Library, Cambridge, England, German Interior Architecture Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A masterpiece of Baroque symmetry and intellectual grandeur, Reinhard Görner’s Wren Library, Cambridge captures the timeless elegance of one of Brita...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Wren Library, Cambridge, England, German Interior Architecture Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A masterpiece of Baroque symmetry and intellectual grandeur, Reinhard Görner’s Wren Library, Cambridge captures the timeless elegance of one of Brita...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Uris Library, Ithaca, Cornell University, Large Scale Architectural Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A mesmerizing portrait of architectural elegance and intellectual grandeur, Reinhard Görner’s Uris Library, Ithaca immerses viewers in the ornate beauty of Cornell University’s iconi...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Out of Nowhere, Secret World of Plants, German Macro Botanical Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In Out of Nowhere, part of Reinhard Görner's Secret World of Plants series, the delicate interplay of deep purples, vibrant greens, and soft-focus backgrounds creates an evocative an...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Pinball Wizard, Secret World of Plants, German Macro Botanical Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In Pinball Wizard, part of Görner's Secret World of Plants series, the interplay of vibrant greens and soft-focus spheres creates a mesmerizing, otherworldly scene. This German macro...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Shining Wall of Books, Yale Beinecke Library, Interior Architecture Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A breathtaking homage to the grandeur of knowledge, Reinhard Görner’s Shining Wall of Books captures the luminous beauty of one of the world’s most revered libraries. This masterfull...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
The Blue Books, Upper Library, Oxford, German Interior Architecture Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exquisite meditation on knowledge and architectural splendor, Reinhard Görner’s The Blue Books invites the viewer into the hallowed halls of Oxford’s Upper Library. The interplay ...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Out of Nowhere, Secret World of Plants, German Macro Botanical Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In Out of Nowhere, part of Reinhard Görner's Secret World of Plants series, the delicate interplay of deep purples, vibrant greens, and soft-focus backgrounds creates an evocative an...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Estante No. 6, Biblioteca Joanina, Portugal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
60 x 40 inches
ed. of 10
$6,000
75 x 50 inches
ed. of 7
$9,000
90 x 60 inches
ed. of 5
$11,000
signed and numbered on label, verso
Reinhard Görner, with his large format photogr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
Lambda
Out of Nowhere, Secret World of Plants, German Macro Botanical Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In Out of Nowhere, part of Reinhard Görner's Secret World of Plants series, the delicate interplay of deep purples, vibrant greens, and soft-focus backgrounds creates an evocative an...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Longing, Secret World of Plants, German Macro Botanical Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In this mesmerizing macro photograph, Görner masterfully captures the delicate interplay between form and color within a flower's intimate landscape. The soft, diaphanous pink petals...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Longing, Secret World of Plants, German Macro Botanical Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In this mesmerizing macro photograph, Görner masterfully captures the delicate interplay between form and color within a flower's intimate landscape. The soft, diaphanous pink petals...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Let's Fly Away, Secret World of Plants, German Macro Botanical Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exquisite fine art photograph captures the delicate interplay of light and texture, inviting the viewer to explore the ephemeral beauty of nature in intimate detail. A celebrati...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Cosmic Dance, Secret World of Plants, German Macro Botanical Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An intimate portrayal of nature’s elaborate choreography, Cosmic Dance is a fine art photograph that invites the viewer into a world of vibrant textures and earthy chromatics. With i...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Flaming Yellow, Secret World of Plants, German Macro Botanical Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In this captivating macro photograph, Görner skillfully unveils the intricate interplay between texture and light within the delicate anatomy of a flower. The vibrant yellow hues rad...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Let's Fly Away, Secret World of Plants, German Macro Botanical Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exquisite fine art photograph captures the delicate interplay of light and texture, inviting the viewer to explore the ephemeral beauty of nature in intimate detail. A celebrati...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Let's Fly Away, Secret World of Plants, German Macro Botanical Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exquisite fine art photograph captures the delicate interplay of light and texture, inviting the viewer to explore the ephemeral beauty of nature in intimate detail. A celebrati...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Cosmic Dance, Secret World of Plants, German Macro Botanical Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An intimate portrayal of nature’s elaborate choreography, Cosmic Dance is a fine art photograph that invites the viewer into a world of vibrant textures and earthy chromatics. With i...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
The Blue Books, Upper Library, Oxford, German Interior Architecture Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exquisite meditation on knowledge and architectural splendor, Reinhard Görner’s The Blue Books invites the viewer into the hallowed halls of Oxford’s Upper Library. The interplay ...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Dangerous Love, Secret World of Plants, German Macro Botanical Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In this mesmerizing macro photograph, Görner masterfully captures the delicate interplay between form and color within a flower's intimate landscape. The soft, diaphanous pink petals...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Dangerous Love, Secret World of Plants, German Macro Botanical Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In this mesmerizing macro photograph, Görner masterfully captures the delicate interplay between form and color within a flower's intimate landscape. The soft, diaphanous pink petals...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Allegoria, Library Wolfenbüttel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
50 x 51.5 inches
ed of 10
$6000
60 x 62 inches
ed of 7
$9000
70 x 72.3 inches
ed of 5
$11000
signed and numbered on label, verso
Reinhard Görner, with his large format photograp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Uris Library, Ithaca, Cornell University, Large Scale Architectural Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A mesmerizing portrait of architectural elegance and intellectual grandeur, Reinhard Görner’s Uris Library, Ithaca immerses viewers in the ornate beauty of Cornell University’s iconi...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Stairway to Heaven, Lello Bookshop, Portugal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
50 x 46.3 inches
ed. of 10
$6,000
60 x 55.6 inches
ed. of 7
$9,000
70 x 64.8 inches
ed. of 5
$11,000
signed and numbered on label, verso
Reinhard Görner, with his large format p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
Lambda
Open Space, City Library, Stuttgart, Germany, German Interior Architecture Photo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reinhard Görner
Open Space, City Library
Stuttgart, Germany
2014
Contemporary Interior Architecture Photograph
A vision of contemporary minimalism and infinite knowledge, Reinhard ...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Reinhard Görner, Portals with Bookshelves, Biblioteca Joanina, Portugal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
50 x 59.4 inches
ed. of 10
$6000
60 x 71.3 inches
ed. of 7
$9000
70 x 83.1 inches
ed. of 5
$11,000
signed and numbered on label, verso
Reinhard Görner, with his large format pho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
Lambda
Library Hall, Upper Lusatian Library of Sciences, Görlitz, Germany Architecture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This large-scale architectural photograph by German artist Reinhard Görner depicts the Library Hall at the Upper Lusatian Library of Sciences in Görlitz, Germany. Arches open like portals into the interior, bringing public cultural heritage into private space in the rich, glowing tones of brown wood.
Reinhard Görner is known for invoking an atmosphere of awe, meditation and contemplation through crisp, richly detailed scenes of grand historical and cultural public narratives. This effect is enhanced through aesthetically striking compositions, which might include stunningly perfect (or interestingly-off) symmetry, portals through a series of doorways, and other careful choices of perspective and scale.
Housing about 150,000 volumes, this library is not only the largest in Görlitz, but also the most significant regional library between Dresden and Wrocław. Rich in history, it stands at the crossroads of Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic, serving as a beacon for historical research and knowledge transfer in the region. Lit by a warm, timeless glow, the scene leads you through multiple carved archways...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
Lambda
Reinhard Görner, Ganymed, Palazzo Grimani, Venice
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reinhard Görner, Ganymed, Palazzo Grimani, Venice, Italy.
In this monumental photograph, a sculpture depicting the Kidnapping of Ganymed is suspended in the center of the vault, decorated by lacunae. The image combines the unique geometric abstraction of the architecture with the organic form of the sculpture and the floor.
What is so unique about this artwork? Compositionally, all lines radiate to the the center of the room, where the energy is thrust upwards again by the mythical figure. The wings of Ganymed direct the eye back to the perimeter of the room, where the attention flows inwards once again. The floor radiates with an earthy ktenic energy, which compliments the vertical push of the sculpture. The result is a living, pulsing composition, set within the unusual warm classicism of this unique Venetian Palazzo.
This beautiful palace was the residence of the Doge Antonio Grimani. It is one of the most unique examples of Venetian architecture in transition from Gothic, well-rooted in the local culture, to the Renaissance.
German large-scale photographer Reinhard Görner is known for his stunning, monumental-scale photography, which combine a sense of grandness with intimacy. He was born in 1950 in Leipzig, Germany, and he lives and works in Berlin, Germany. He studied drama, german literature and sinology in Munich and Berlin, and has been photographing architecture, interiors, and public spaces since 1981.
Condition: New. Images are crisp and sharp. Images are not shown at full resolution for the protection of the artist.
50 x 49 inches
ed of 10
$6,000
60 x 59 inches
ed of 7
$9,000
70 x 68.8 inches
ed of 5
$11,000
signed and numbered on label, verso
Reinhard Görner with his large format architectural photographs orchestrates the monumentality of rooms.
An active architecture photographer since 1985, is a master of perspectives and precise spatial compositions, and he thus considers classical sculpture, in all of its possible facets, a special challenge.
"Görner’s photographs sometimes open the doors to another world and take the viewer with them on a journey through time. Here the palace is no longer a museum but both royal residence and a site steeped in history. The viewer does not have to share the halls with the masses of visitors; instead the images offer him exclusive impressions of the Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors) and the Galerie des Batailles (Hall of Battles) as even the king of France was probably never granted. The halls are empty of people, yet they seem to be able to unfurl their individual characters of their own accord. These places practically breathe history, and this aspect is also part of the essence captured in the photographs. King Wilhelm of Prussia was named German Emperor Wilhelm I in the Hall of Mirrors after France was defeated in 1870–1871 in the Franco-German War. The Treaty of Versailles following World War I was also signed there in 1919. In this sense, the architectural photographs of Versailles’s ceremonial rooms have an edge on Renaissance paintings; here even a sense of world history arises within the viewer – one which continues to exert an influence today". Horst Klöver
Paper is trimmed to the image: actual image size listed
More about the Palazzo: Newly restored, the Palazzo Grimani also includes Camerino di Callisto, with stucco by Giovanni da Udine...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Wren Library, Cambridge, England, German Interior Architecture Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A masterpiece of Baroque symmetry and intellectual grandeur, Reinhard Görner’s Wren Library, Cambridge captures the timeless elegance of one of Brita...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Uris Library, Ithaca, Cornell University, Large Scale Architectural Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A mesmerizing portrait of architectural elegance and intellectual grandeur, Reinhard Görner’s Uris Library, Ithaca immerses viewers in the ornate beauty of Cornell University’s iconi...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Ganymed, Palazzo Grimani, Venice
Located in Los Angeles, CA
50 x 49 inches
ed of 10
$6,000
60 x 59 inches
ed of 7
$9,000
70 x 68.8 inches
ed of 5
$11,000
signed and numbered on label, verso
Reinhard Görner with his large format photographs orchestrates the monumentality of rooms.
An active architecture photographer since 1985, is a master of perspectives and precise spatial compositions, and he thus considers classical sculpture, in all of its possible facets, a special challenge.
"Görner’s photographs sometimes open the doors to another world and take the viewer with them on a journey through time. Here the palace is no longer a museum but both royal residence and a site steeped in history. The viewer does not have to share the halls with the masses of visitors; instead the images offer him exclusive impressions of the Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors) and the Galerie des Batailles (Hall of Battles) as even the king of France was probably never granted. The halls are empty of people, yet they seem to be able to unfurl their individual characters of their own accord. These places practically breathe history, and this aspect is also part of the essence captured in the photographs. King Wilhelm of Prussia was named German Emperor Wilhelm I in the Hall of Mirrors after France was defeated in 1870–1871 in the Franco-German War. The Treaty of Versailles following World War I was also signed there in 1919. In this sense, the architectural photographs of Versailles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Library Hall, Upper Lusatian Library of Sciences, Görlitz Germany, Architecture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This large-scale architectural photograph by German artist Reinhard Görner depicts the Library Hall at the Upper Lusatian Library of Sciences in Görlitz, Germany. Arches open like portals into the interior, bringing public cultural heritage into private space in the rich, glowing tones of brown wood.
Reinhard Görner is known for invoking an atmosphere of awe, meditation and contemplation through crisp, richly detailed scenes of grand historical and cultural public narratives. This effect is enhanced through aesthetically striking compositions, which might include stunningly perfect (or interestingly-off) symmetry, portals through a series of doorways, and other careful choices of perspective and scale.
Housing about 150,000 volumes, this library is not only the largest in Görlitz, but also the most significant regional library between Dresden and Wrocław. Rich in history, it stands at the crossroads of Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic, serving as a beacon for historical research and knowledge transfer in the region. Lit by a warm, timeless glow, the scene leads you through multiple carved archways...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
Lambda
Grand Opening, Lello Bookshop, Portugal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
60 x 40 inches
ed. of 10
$6,000
75 x 50 inches
ed. of 7
$9,000
90 x 60 inches
ed. of 5
$11,000
signed and numbered on label, verso
Reinhard Görner, with his large format photogra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
Lambda
Biblioteca della Biennale
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Biblioteca della Biennale,
Venice, Italy
2022
A view of the main table and globe of the main scientific library in the Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, named for Italian King Umberto I...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Sala dei Fiumi I (Hall of Rivers), Ducal Palace of Mantua, Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Embark on a visual journey into the heart of Italian architectural grandeur with Reinhard Görner's 2022 photograph, Sala dei Fiumi I. This breathtaking image captures the impressive "Hall of the Rivers" within the Ducal Palace of Mantua, a historic complex recognized as the sixth largest palace in Europe.
Built between the 14th and the 17th century by the noble Gonzaga family, the Ducal Palace of Mantua serves as a testament to Italy's rich architectural heritage and royal history. The palace complex, featuring an impressive assortment of more than 500 rooms, corridors, galleries, inner courts, and extensive gardens, spans an area of approximately 34,000 m2.
While the palace is widely recognized for Mantegna's frescos in the Camera degli Sposi (Wedding Room), the Sala dei Fiumi offers its unique allure. Created during the Habsburg rule in Mantua, this hall showcases distinctive wall paintings where the rivers of the Mantuan territory are anthropomorphized as giants.
Reinhard Görner's photograph is more than a visual delight; it's a historical journey into Italy's cultural past. Ideal for art enthusiasts, history lovers, and those with a keen eye for architectural beauty, this piece promises to enhance any collection. Allow the grandeur of the Palazzo Ducale di Mantova and the majesty of the Sala dei Fiumi to resonate within your space with this stunning image.
signed and numbered on label, verso
Reinhard Görner records cultural and industrial heritage through his series of photographs depicting contemporary and historical architecture, landscapes, parks, and plants. Best known for his photographs of libraries and reading rooms from around the world—in works such as George Peabody Library II, Baltimore (2017) and Riggs Library I, Washington DC (2017)—Görner captures the atmosphere of absolute silence and concentration the spaces embody while also revealing their almost cathedral-like sense of grandeur. Görner’s images have a vivid sense of depth and dimension that convey an impression of intimacy, as in Isaac Newton, Cambridge (2017), or monumentality via his precise and skilful use of framing and perspective.
Reinhard Görner, with his large format photographs orchestrates the monumentality of rooms.
An active architecture photographer since 1985, is a master of perspectives and precise spatial compositions, and he thus considers classical sculpture, in all of its possible facets, a special challenge.
"Görner’s photographs sometimes open the doors to another world and take the viewer with them on a journey through time. Here the palace is no longer a museum but both royal residence and a site steeped in history. The viewer does not have to share the halls with the masses of visitors; instead the images offer him exclusive impressions of the Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors) and the Galerie des Batailles (Hall of Battles) as even the king of France was probably never granted. The halls are empty of people, yet they seem to be able to unfurl their individual characters of their own accord. These places practically breathe history, and this aspect is also part of the essence captured in the photographs. King Wilhelm of Prussia was named German Emperor Wilhelm I in the Hall of Mirrors after France was defeated in 1870–1871 in the Franco-German War. The Treaty of Versailles following World War I was also signed there in 1919. In this sense, the architectural photographs of Versailles...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Estante No. 6, Biblioteca Joanina, Portugal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
60 x 40 inches
ed. of 10
$6,000
75 x 50 inches
ed. of 7
$9,000
90 x 60 inches
ed. of 5
$11,000
signed and numbered on label, verso
Reinhard Görner, with his large format photogr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
Lambda
Basilica, Bode Museum
Located in Los Angeles, CA
signed and numbered on label, verso
Reinhard Görner, with his large format photographs orchestrates the monumentality of historical architecture, gardens, and masterpieces.
An act...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
Lambda
'Study Center' Duchess Anna Amalia Library, Germany, Architectural Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reinhard Görner
'Study Center'
Duchess Anna Amalia Library
Weimar, Germany
2017
A luminous ode to architectural grandeur and intellectual heritage, Reinhard Görner’s masterful phot...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
The Grand Piano, Biblioteca Joanina, Portugal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
60 x 61.3 inches
ed. of 7
$9,000
70 x 71.6 inches
ed. of 5
$11,000
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
Lambda
DETAIL FROM: FOUR REGENTS OF THE GROOT-KRAMERGILD, 1622 painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Detail From: Four Regents of the Groot-Kramergild
DETAIL FROM: FOUR REGENTS OF THE GROOT-KRAMERGILD, 2008
WERNER J. VAN DEN VALCKERT, 1622, PAINTING GALLERY BERLIN
Timeless autho...
Category
Early 2000s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
Lambda
Wooden Flowers, Biblioteca Joanina, Portugal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
40 x 60 inches
ed. of 10
$6,000
50 x 75 inches
ed. of 7
$9,000
60 x 90 inches
ed. of 5
$11,000
signed and numbered on label, verso
Reinhard Görner, with his large format photogr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
Lambda
Portals with Bookshelves, Biblioteca Joanina, Portugal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
50 x 59.4 inches
ed. of 10
$6000
60 x 71.3 inches
ed. of 7
$9000
70 x 83.1 inches
ed. of 5
$11,000
signed and numbered on label, verso
Reinhard Görner, with his large format pho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
Lambda
The Blue Books, Upper Library, Oxford, German Interior Architecture Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exquisite meditation on knowledge and architectural splendor, Reinhard Görner’s The Blue Books invites the viewer into the hallowed halls of Oxford’s Upper Library. The interplay ...
Category
2010s Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Colored Columns III: Neue Museum, Berlin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
New Museum, Berlin
62.5 x 50 inches
ed. of 10
$6,000
75 x 60 inches
ed. of 5
$9,000
87.5 x 70 inches
ed. of 5
$11,000
signed and numbered on label, verso
Reinhard Görner, with ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Still-life Photography
Materials
Lambda
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