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Impressionist Photography

IMPRESSIONIST STYLE

Emerging in 19th-century France, Impressionist art embraced loose brushwork and plein-air painting to respond to the movement of daily life. Although the pioneers of the Impressionist movement — Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne, Berthe Morisot, Camille Pissarro, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir — are now household names, their work was a radical break with an art scene led and shaped by academic traditions for around two centuries. These academies had oversight of a curriculum that emphasized formal drawing, painting and sculpting techniques and historical themes.

The French Impressionists were influenced by a group of artists known as the Barbizon School, who painted what they witnessed in nature. The rejection of pieces by these artists and the later Impressionists from the salons culminated in a watershed 1874 exhibition in Paris that was staged outside of the juried systems. After a work of Monet’s was derided by a critic as an unfinished “impression,” the term was taken as a celebration of their shared interest in capturing fleeting moments as subject matter, whether the shifting weather on rural landscapes or the frenzy of an urban crowd. Rather than the exacting realism of the academic tradition, Impressionist paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings represented how an artist saw a world in motion.

Many Impressionist painters were inspired by the perspectives in imported Japanese prints alongside these shifts in European painting — Édouard Manet drew on ukiyo-e woodblock prints and depicted Japanese design in his Portrait of Émile Zola, for example. American artists such as Mary Cassatt and William Merritt Chase, who studied abroad, were impacted by the work of the French artists, and by the late 19th century American Impressionism had its own distinct aesthetics with painters responding to the rapid modernization of cities through quickly created works that were vivid with color and light.

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Style: Impressionist
Red, Pink, and Blue
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Red, pink, and blue flowers decorate the world! Words that describe this piece: Red, pink, poppy Artist Biography: Harold Davis is an artist and bestselling au...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Towers of San Gimignano
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Olive trees, towers, and a decorative sunset... who could ask for more? Words that describe this piece: sunset, towers, tuscany Artist Biography: Harold Davis ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Wherever You Look You See The Chrysler Building: The High Line
Located in Miami, FL
"Wherever You Look You See The Chrysler Building: The High Line" - It may take a moment, but its presence always seems to be in the picture. At least, that was the case in the past. ...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Blossom Blizzard, Stanmer Park, Sussex; Spring landscape with Gold leaf
Located in London, GB
Print detail: Painting like photographic print, Printed on Museum Glass and Hand Gilded with Gold leaf in custom made frame. 41 x 57 cm (Framed) Glass Print from Edition of 1/5 Series: Blossom Blizzard (New Print on Glass edition 2022) Shipping: The print on glass would be packed and into wooden crate for artwork protection and shipped with professional art shippers. About the work: "Despite T.S. Eliot's assertion that 'April is the cruellest month', I invariably feel a sudden surge of wellbeing and optimism when the first scent of spring hangs in the air. I know I'm far from alone in this - photographers and artists surely feel that sense of excitement as keenly as any gardener eagerly rifling though their seed packets. Mother Nature, it seems, is handing us our images on a plate. The light is soft and benign, the colours, gentle, and the countryside seems to suddenly be filled with boundless enthusiasm. Quotes such as 'Spring is nature's way of reminding us that every day is worthy of celebration' pop up on social media with unfailing regularity - long before the first cuckoo is heard. This image was taken at Stanmer Park, just outside of Brighton. A blustery day in early April, the air was filled with the sweet smell of April and the profligacy and exuberance of the new growth emerging was inspirational. Blossom-laden branches were everywhere but I concentrated on one small tree that stood apart from the rest. For reasons unclear, its tiny flowers seemed whiter, fluffier, altogether more generous than that of any of its neighbours. It was bitterly cold. The type of cold that can only be experienced when one has left home in overly optimistic clothing, only to realise that the wind chill factor hadn't been accounted for when getting dressed. I struggled on for about half an hour - reluctant to retreat to the warmth of the nearby cafe and the very enticing appeal of a cup of coffee. Fortunately, my inspiration came quickly - as the tiny petals blew around my head and I stood there shivering in all my reckless optimism, I realised it felt like nothing more than being encased in one of those half-domed snow globes. The fiercest blizzard was surely never this intense. I certainly couldn't imagine it ever being this cold. Photographic perfection is not my objective. Its obedient conformity initially attracts, but, for me, leaves little enticement to investigate further. So it was that the tangled complexity of branches and the disparate arrangement of blossom engaged, rather than frustrated my aspirations. By layering image upon image, frame upon frame, I was able to build up the layers of blossom and emphasise the movement of the branches. All photographic images represent a moment in time. The way I make my images combine several. I walked around the tree, back and forth trying to engage with the long-limbed gaucheness of its extended branches. The colour palette needed little intervention; I don't think anybody makes a paint called 'blustery blue' but perhaps they should. This contrasted beautifully with the jade and emerald grass, subsequently overlaid with soft white snowflakes and created, what for me, was a very pleasing and fresh arrangement of seasonal colours." - Valda Bailey
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Gold, Gold Leaf

Winter Tree
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: This image was taken in a wintry day in Ann Arbor , Michigan. You can really sense the cold and the snow by looking at this image. I like the solid layer of snow at the bottom of the image. It's a very moody image. Keywords: tree, infrared, photo, black and white, branch, branches, winter, snow, winter tree...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography

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Paper, Digital

French Poodle Central Park - Dog in Golden Light
Located in Miami, FL
:ate golden light transforms a dog into a graphic black shape that seems to float in magical landscape. Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 3/15 Printed later, other...
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1990s Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Flowers at Giverny
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: This impressionist melange of flowers and an arbor was photographed at Monet's garden at Giverny. Words that describe this piece: Monet, Giverny, garden, flowers
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Flowers at Giverny
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Reflections in the Maine Woods
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: This image reminds of Walden Pond, and the peaceful views seen by Henry Thoreau. Words that describe this piece: pond, reflections, au...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Lady of Shallott, Signed Digital Photographic Landscape Print on Metal
Located in Boston, MA
The Lady of Shallott, Signed Digital Photographic Landscape Print, 2020 30" x 20" x 0.5" (HxWxD) Digital Print on Metal Hand-signed by the artist. An almost abstracted seascape color photograph by artist Amanda Lomax...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography

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Metal

Dawn Chorus Unbound
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: This is a composite photograph showing Dawn Chorus Poppies apparently on and off a roll of translucent paper. Words that describe this piece: Poppy, flower, Esch...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Tuscan Landscape
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Memories of Tuscany at dawn with the fields and vineyards laid out below one! Words that describe this piece: Dawn, cloudy, moody, Tuscany Artist Biography: Ha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Down in the Valley
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Down in the valley the serene layers of distance divide the landscape spiritually. Words that describe this piece: Layers, distance,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

East Hampton Sunset , Nature Photography by Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
East Hampton Sunset , Signature: Signed , Dated lower right and numbered verso 4 /15, Unframed, Other sizes available. printed later, Printed on Hahne...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Volleyball in Central Park with Golden Light at the Magic Hour - Impressionist
Located in Miami, FL
New Yorkers are captured in leisure time with a magical golden rim light that transforms the subjects into shapes. Signed dated and numbered 3/15 lower right recto, other sizes avail...
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1970s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Black and White Tree, Nature Photography Print, 2016
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: This Black and white image is a standard nature shot taken digitally and converted to infrared. Keywords: Infrared, nature, black and white, photo
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography

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Paper, Digital

Giverny
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: The world-famous lily ponds in Monet's gardens at Giverny make as great a subject for art today as when painted by the master himself. Words that describe this p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Hecata Head
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: The Hecata Head provided safety for Cape Perpetua in the remote and rugged years! Words that describe this piece: Lighthouse, surf, serene Artist Biography: Ha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Softish Sea, Signed Digital Photographic Landscape Print on Metal
Located in Boston, MA
Softish Sea, Signed Digital Photographic Landscape Print, 2020 30" x 20" x 0.5" (HxWxD) Digital Print on Metal Hand-signed by the artist. A gradient sky...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography

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Metal

Golden Gate Bridge with Warm Puffy Clouds. San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
The Golden Gate Bridge is depicted in warm golden light. Mitchell Funk's photograph is of an American classic shot in an original way. Signed dated and numbered 2/15 lower right re...
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1990s Impressionist Photography

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Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Double Rainbow over Paris
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: How often do you see a rainbow, let alone a double rainbow, over Paris with the Louvre and the Musee d'Orsay in the background? Wor...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Kiss from a Rose
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: This romantic photograph of mine of a red, red rose has often been mistaken for a reproduction of a painting by the great artist Georgia O'Keeffe. Words that des...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Floral Blossoms
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: A floral display vitrine based on a lattice of violas! Words that describe this piece: viola, tapestry Artist Biography: Harold Davis is an artist and bestsell...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Cusp of Spring
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: On the cusp of spring, the California Oak trees are just beginning to shoot out leaves in this protected inland valley! Words...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Zabriskie View
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Whither do we wander in the pathless wilderness? Words that describe this piece: paths, Death Valley, landscape Artist Biography: Harold Davis is an artist and...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Godafoss
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: This is a "midnight sun" image of the powerful and magical Godafoss waterfall in Iceland! Words that describe this piece: falls, landscape, sunset, iceland Arti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Blue Distance 2
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Looking towards the central crest of the Sierra Nevada of California, the blue haze creates a romatic effect, Words that describe this piece: Photography Artist...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Flowers at Giverny
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: This impressionist melange of flowers and an arbor was photographed at Monet's garden at Giverny. Words that describe this piece: Monet, Giverny, garden, flowers...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Bus Window 5
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Using ICM (In-Camera Motion) and a long-duration shutter speed, I created this collection of impressionistic landscapes through a moving bus window while visiting...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Bus Window 4
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Using ICM (In-Camera Motion) and a long-duration shutter speed, I created this collection of impressionistic landscapes through a moving bus window while visiting...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Manhattan from Long Island City, Fine Art Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 2/15 Printed later, other size available, unframed - Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
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1970s Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Sailboat at Dusk
Located in Miami, FL
The afterglow of a Miami sunset illuminates a single sailboat to create a moody and minimalistic composition of cobalt blue and beige. The work is signed, dated numbed lowerright rec...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

San Francisco Nocturne
Located in Miami, FL
The joy of photography is on full display as Mitchell Funk captures the moody blues and reds of San Francisco's California street . Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on vers...
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1990s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Bow Bridge Landscape in Gold
Located in Miami, FL
Bow Bridge is one of the most iconic and photographed features of Central Park. Built in 1862, this Victorian-era bridge spans 60 feet across the Central Park Lake and connects Cherr...
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1970s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

Raining with Sunshine: Three Horses in Autumn Rain and Golden Light in New York
Located in Miami, FL
For 55 years, Mithcell Funk has been capturing the emotive power of color and light. In the present image, "Raining with Sunshine," Funk captures three horses lined up in a row and ...
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1970s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

The Fremont Sign, Las Vegas, 1974
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100. ' Edition : 4 / 20 Signed, dated number lower right Printed later Other sizes available, unframed Before one of America's most iconic streets was desecrated into a mall, Fremont street was a wonderland of classic casino signs...
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1970s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Pigment

Snowstorm in Central Park by Mitchell Funk Winter Scene Monochomatic
Located in Miami, FL
A dot of red in a sea of white captured by veteran street photographer Mitchell Funk. The sub-text of this image is that in one of the world's most crowded places a person can be su...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet

Wherever You Look You See The Chrysler Building: Twin Towers
Located in Miami, FL
On an assignment from the Port Authority of New York in 1975, Photographer Mitchell Funk was given access to the roof of Tower II of the World Trade Center. From that high vantage p...
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1970s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

View of Russian Hill, San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, Edition 3 of 15, Unframed Other sizes available , printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper Mitchell Funk is a pione...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Peacock Displaying Blue and Green Plumage
Located in Miami, FL
The male peacock is a living work of art. Mitchell Funk has captured a moment of full display with iridescent coloration. Arguably, the male peacock ...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Photography

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Inkjet

Noble Lion at Sunset
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100. ,Noble lion caught in quintessential and heroic pose against primal sunset sunet. Signed, dated and numbered lower right recto. 4/15 Printed later, un...
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1980s Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper, Inkjet

Empire State Building Chats with Chrysler Building
Located in Miami, FL
This highly dramatic photograph shows a dialog between the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building as they appeared in 1998. Photographer Mitchell Funk captures mid-town New...
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1990s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Impressionist Snow Storm - Bethesda Fountain Central Park
Located in Miami, FL
Heavy snow blankets Bethesda Fountain and simplifies the landscape so that only a few sick-figure people dot the blue on the blue-white ground. The one figure with a red coat acts ...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Glowing Chrysler Building and 42nd Street at Manhattanhenge
Located in Miami, FL
42nd Street glows, but not from Broadway marquees' bright lights. It's from Street Photographer Mitchell Funk, who captures the setting sun of Manhattanhenge, which, along with stree...
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1990s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Solitary Runner Central Park Snow Storm, Abstract Photography Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A vast and wide view of one of the world's most densely populated cities shows only one person. A lone runner surrounded by white snow is framed by New York's Central Park South sky...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Times Square, neon series
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Multidisciplinary artist. Twenty years of artistic experience in the Fine Arts. Eight years of practice as a University professor of Fine Arts. Broad knowledge of design software: Ad...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Neon Light, Photographic Paper

Big Moon over Magenta Sea - Pink Crashing Wave at New Jersey Shore
Located in Miami, FL
Veteran photographer Mitchell Funk strikes a fine balance between abstraction and representation in this optically pleasing color photograph. The sky turns pink magenta as waves cras...
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1970s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Leafless Tree Monochromatic Winter Snow Scene in Central Park in Warm Greys
Located in Miami, FL
A monochromatic winter snow scene in Central Park with a leafless tress raises questions. How can a city with over 8 million people jammed into a small space yield an expansive, unp...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Central Park South bursts in Autumn Colors Yellows and Soft Gentle Browns
Located in Miami, FL
Central Park shows us its true colors and they are spectacular. Vermont you have competition. This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated ...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Pigment

Sun Reflector with old men in the park. Vintage New York Street Scene
Located in Miami, FL
The glorification of light was an early theme Mitchell Funk employed in his street photography. Funk breaks with tradition and shoots street photography in color. Today in 2022, this...
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1970s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Single Scull East Hampton, Nature Photography by Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Single Scull East Hampton, poetic moment of supreme tranquility and harmony of subject and pictorial structure Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso 3/15, Printed Lat...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

South Beach, Miami Beach
Located in Miami, FL
South Beach, Miami Beach is captured at the precise moment where the color in the sky is echoed by the color in the streetscape Signature: Signed , dated l...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Peacock Blue and Green. Colorful Pheasant Bird
Located in Miami, FL
This close-up of a peacock displaying is defined by late, dramatic light. The photographer is lying on his belly in the dirt - inches from the bird to get this intimate upward-look...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Colorful Rainbow with Flock of Birds in East Hampton, Symbolic of Togetherness
Located in Miami, FL
A densely packed flock of birds fly over a beach in East Hampton while a magnificent rainbow serves as a backdrop. The tight formation of the flock of birds symbolizes unity and to...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Photography

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Acrylic, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

New York Skyscraper in Golden Burst of Light
Located in Miami, FL
Architecture becomes spiritual. Late afternoon golden light bounces back at the viewer and transforms a building into something more than a building. Signature: Signed and dated on ...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Ocean Drive, South Beach, Irene Marie Models Moody Night Neon by Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The classic view of Miami Beach's Ocean Drive with reflections is captured by veteran Color Photographer Mithcell Funk. The image overflows with soft bleeding colors that melt into...
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1990s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Color Photography Abstraction of Park Bench in Central Park - Brooklyn Museum
Located in Miami, FL
A simple park bench acts as inspiration for an early example of semi-abstraction in color photography. Pioneering Color Photographer Mitchell Funk waits for "magic hour" light to ill...
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1970s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Bethesda Fountain with Out of Focus Figures
Located in Miami, FL
Bethesda Terrace, Central Park's masterpiece gathering place is joyfully interpreted by master-of-light photographer Mitchell Funk. This archival col...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Sailboats , Marina District, San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
White sailboats form a beautiful pattern in San Fransico Bay. The shapes of Sailboats in San Francisco dot the bay and are echoed by Cumulus clouds Signed and dated on the lower r...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

East Village Bums, Tramps Smoking and Drinking at Blue Green Wall
Located in Miami, FL
Four East Village down-and-out derelicts and apparent friends sit on a step and engage in a lively chat. They are smoking and drinking. Street Photographer Mitchell Funk captures the...
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1960s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Magenta Sky at Dusk , Serene Sky in Blue and Magenta Running Man and Boats
Located in Miami, FL
A lone figure is captured running against a Magenta Sky at Dusk. He is small in the frame, with the vastness of nature as a backdrop. This image was taken in 1972 and exemplifies Pho...
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1970s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Impressionist photography for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Impressionist photography available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add photography created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, pink and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Mitchell Funk, Harold Davis, Robert Funk, and Marc Garrison. Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and Photographic Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Impressionist photography, so small editions measuring 3.5 inches across are also available. Prices for photography made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $50 and tops out at $65,500, while the average work sells for $4,250.

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