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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
Surfer, East Hampton Beach with Dramatic Sunset and Golden Light
Located in Miami, FL
Surfer, East Hampton Beach with Dramatic Sunset and Golden Light 2014, Signed dated and numbered 4/15, right recto, inkjet archival print lower East Hampton Beach with Dramatic Sunset with silhouetted male surfer...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

San Francisco Cable Cars Landscape against Bay Bridge
Located in Miami, FL
Compositional exactitude and magical gold lighting describe this iconic work of San Franscico This image is signed, dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto. . The work is unframed ...
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1990s Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Manhattan Bridge, Empire State Building
Located in Miami, FL
A golden Empire State Building sits comfortably inside the center arch of the Manhattan bridge as if that space was designed for it. Precise composition combined with magical lat...
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1970s Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

Manhattan Skyscrapers: Gold and Blue Reflections Photography
Located in Miami, FL
. Manhattan: Gold and Blue Reflections, Shot from Jersey, Manhattan monoliths are transformed into gleaming and beautiful abstract patters of blue and gold. Mitchell Funk, has bee...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Ducks in Flight with Blue water Droplets
Located in Miami, FL
The work is signed dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto with other sizes available, and unframed. The color of the photograph is quite subtle and will be rendered differently ...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

Hotel Pierre and Sherry-Netherland from Central Park Landscape
Located in Miami, FL
This image of Hotel Pierre and Sherry-Netherland from Central Park was shot at magic hour. That's when the light is late in the day and skims over the surfaces of the grass and build...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

Rainbow in East Hampton with a Celebrating Flock of Birds - Magenta Sky
Located in Miami, FL
A stunning magical moment where a flock of birds participates in nature's celebration of beauty. The shape of the flock echos the arch of colors formed in the sky. The photographe...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

Magical light on road. Litchfield, Connecticut
Located in Miami, FL
As if it were illuminated from an unearthly source, a Ford Falcon glows as it cruises down a country road. Telefone lines extend across the road as if the...
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1960s Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Statue of Liberty and Ferry in Morning Mist
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, unframed. Other sizes available, printed later, other sizes available
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1970s Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Tree Candy - Simpson Park Brickell Miami
Located in Miami, FL
Trees taste good. The first image enlarged is most accurate for color. Signed, dating and numbered 4/15 recto, unframed, other sizes available. printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Inkjet

View of Russian Hill in Blue, San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
View of a blue Russian Hill, San Francisco. This image is signed, dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto. Other sizes are available. The work is unframed and printed later. Print...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Park Avenue in the Rain
Located in Miami, FL
A magical Manhattan moment is captured with divergent light sources and supernatural color. A singular figure, front and center walks among the colorful cars. Chromogenic archiva...
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Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Red and Purple Tulips Flowers Petals
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100.00 - Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto 2/15, unframed, other sizes available Mitchell Funk is a "Color Photographer Pioneer". He was color...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Inkjet

Child Cat
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 2/15 , other size available, unframed
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Classical Roman Bronze Head in Thought
Located in Miami, FL
Roman bronze figure after the antique is capture in an introspective moment. Highlights on the eyelids accent the dreamy quality of the gaze. ...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Inkjet

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

Tree Lost in Thought: Green and Purple
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100. Tree Lost in Thought in Green and Purple was shot in Hi-res that brings out selective foliage detail. Trees are Art made by God. Signed, dating...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Inkjet

Autumn Colors Bow Bridge with Flower Pots and Ducks in Central Park
Located in Miami, FL
Central Park captured at it's most beautiful and it's most romantic. Signed dated lower right, numbered on lr recto. 3/15 printed later, unframed. other sizes available. Printed on...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Inkjet

Jubilation Trees: San Francisco Victorian - Red Foliage
Located in Miami, FL
Colorful Jubilation Trees set against a charming Victorian in the Mission District of San Francisco. Jubilation Trees are Art made by God. Signed, dated and numbered 3/15 recto, un...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Pink Flowers - Magenta Flowers Wispy Impressionist, Abstract Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Use the 1st image as a reference for color. It's a cornucopia of cotton candy colors. A blanket of beautiful flowers in pink shot in America's most beautiful city... San Francisco. Signed, numbered and dated on verso, 3/15 , unframed, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper Robert Funk is a pioneer of toy photography, doll photography...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper, Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Flower Hat in Yellows, Blues and Pinks
Located in Miami, FL
Woman as a flower. Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso ,3/15 unframed. Other sizes available, Mitchell Funk is an abstractionist while being a documentarian Mitchell ...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

Covid-19, Cherry Blossom Park Avenue. No Cars but One Lone Figure and Dog
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100. There is beauty in disaster. Underlying a seemingly picturesque springtime New York scene lurks the question - " Where's the Traffic and People." Yet...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Inkjet

Two Umbrellas in New York Snowstorm
Located in Miami, FL
Heavy snow creates a shadowless scene which allows blue and red umbrellas to pop out from a subdued background. Funk captures a magic moment of perfect spacial and color harmony. ...
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1990s Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Noble Lion Silhouetted at Sunset, Animal Photography by Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Noble lion caught in quintessential and heroic pose against primal sunset sunet. Signed, dated and numbered lower right recto. 4/15 Printed later, unframed, other sizes available . P...
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1980s Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper, Inkjet

Golden Gate Bridge with Vista of San Francisco in Pastel Pinks
Located in Miami, FL
Taken from Bernal Heights, San Francisco, Signed, dated lower and numbered 2-15 lower right recto, unframed, other sizes available, printed later. Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art pape...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Inkjet

Central Park Dog Walkers
Located in Miami, FL
Magical late afternoon golden light pours into the scene illuminating heads and Silhouetting figures. The intriguing arrangement of visual elements creates an unorthodox mysterious w...
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1990s Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Tribeca in Gold, Street Photography by Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Edward Hopper's sense of late light combined with the isolation and desolation of New York is depicted in color photography by Mitchell Funk. Golden light paints 70's New York in a m...
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1970s Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper, Inkjet, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Runner Central Park
Located in Miami, FL
New York City is in bloom as a runner's bright red parker adds punctuation to an impressionist scene of soft pastels and lavenders and blue greys.
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Impressionist New York Street Scene
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, Dated, number Lower left recto, unframed, 4/15 other size available, unframed Mitchell Funk is a pioneer of " Color Photography" In 1970 he participated in one the first " C...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Sledding in Central Park Snow
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, unframed. Other sizes available, printed later, other sizes available
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Early 2000s Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

San Francisco in Gold with
Located in Miami, FL
Luminous late afternoon light baths the city in soft golden energy. I lone Motorcyclist adds a dynamic to this well structured composition. Signed and dated on lower right, number...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Magenta Umbrella
Located in Miami, FL
Signature: signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso 2/15, , Unframed Dashes of cool greys and accents of blues and magenta vibrate subtly across the picture surface ...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Empire State building at dusk
Located in Miami, FL
A dramatic depiction of the classic vistas is a hallmark of Mithcell Funk's style. signature: Signed and dated lower right and verso Unframed, 3/15 edition
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Child Cat
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 2/15 , other size available, unframed
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Ocean Drive South Beach
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, unframed. Other sizes available, printed later, other sizes available
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Early 2000s Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Walking the Dog in Central Park
Located in Miami, FL
Golden late light rushes in central park with illuminate a man and his dog with a glowing ring of light. This was done in 1973 and due to new sky scrapper construction this angle i...
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1970s Impressionist Photography

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Oil

Central Park in the Snow
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso Edition 3 of 15. Unframed. Other size available,
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20th Century Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

New York City Snow Sceen
Located in Miami, FL
Blending colors of an impressionist palette evokes a lyrical New York street scene. Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 2/15 Printed later, other size available, unfr...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Dogs in Snow, Monochromatic Colors, Abstract Photography by Michell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 2/15 other size available, unframed, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Lombard Street, San Francisco in Golden Light, Color Photography Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Lombard Street, A Popular tourist location has a magical look. Mitchell Funk, waits for the right light at the right time of year. Signature: Signed, dated, numbered lower right r...
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1990s Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Bethesda Fountain in the Snow
Located in Miami, FL
This is a straight shot. The two figures wrapped in colorful garb and corresponding colorful canines were not posed. The subjects are romping around in the snow and are captured in m...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Water Music Series #4996 : landscape photography
Located in New York, NY
Landscape photography by fine art and documentary photographer Holly Gordon. Holly Gordon is one of the many treasures that Long Island has to offer, co...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Pigment

Blowing Rocks
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: This photo was taken at Blowing Rocks State Park in Jupiter Island, Florida. I like the way the water blows mist onto the textured rocks. The flowing water makes ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography

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Paper, Digital

Panorama of the Kumano Sanzen Roppyaku Po
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Along the Kumano kodo pilgrimage trail in the Kii Mountains of Japan I walked in the rain, climbing among gnarled roots and trees that seemed they had been there ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

Crepuscular Coast
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Follow the joy of nature and the coast line for a serene experience of spiritual bliss and the truth of your destiny! Words that describe this piece: Rays, light...
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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

Purple Haze
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: From the crest of the Sierra Nevada looking towards the great Central Valley of California! Words that describe this piece: Mountains, sunset, purple Artist Bio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper

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

Chrysler Building at Night with New York Skyline Vista
Located in Miami, FL
The Chrysler Building rises like a rocket ship in a glittering sky, conveying a sense of boundlessness. An aura of soft light caresses the scene, giving it a touch of mystical signif...
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1980s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Big Sun Over New York City Bridge - The Transience of Time.
Located in Miami, FL
This dramatic image of an oversized sun with a silhouetted plane gracefully passing through conveys the transience of time. Two spires of the Triborough Bridge are centered in the co...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Man and Dog in New York City Park Early Morning Light Impressionism
Located in Miami, FL
From a high angle, we see early morning light skim across the surface of an outdoor basketball court, creating long, dramatic shadows and poetic patterns. In the center of the compos...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Aspen Colorado Golden Landscape Luminous Lines of Light and Bicycle
Located in Miami, FL
Golden rays transform power lines into luminous lines of light that stretch across the Aspen landscape. A solitary biker punctuates the scene. Over his 55-year photography career, M...
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1970s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Public Statues. Young Boy and Old Man in New York City Park
Located in Miami, FL
In the 1970s, senior citizens were fixtures on New York City park benches. In this image, golden light conveys the expressive nature of a disparate relationship between an old man an...
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1970s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Noble Lion Silhouetted at Sunset, Animal Photography by Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Noble lion caught in quintessential and heroic pose against primal sunset sunet. Signed, dated and numbered lower right recto. 4/15 Printed later, unframed, other sizes available . P...
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1980s Impressionist Photography

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Photographic Paper, Inkjet

Magical New York in Autumn Colors with Golden Light on Glowing Bridge
Located in Miami, FL
Color Photographer Mithcell Funk captures a magical moment when light strikes the Throgs Neck Bridge in New York City. Muted autumn colors interact in a syncopated rhythm producing ...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Central Park Boat House in Golden Light Impressionist Reflections
Located in Miami, FL
Trailblazing photographer Mitchell Funk explores the possibilities of abstraction in a documentary photograph. Golden light reflects off the water creating an impressionist like ab...
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1970s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Central Park at Dawn First Light in Blue and Yellow Mist, Fine Art Photography
Located in Miami, FL
The movie light illuminates a path in Central Park on a foggy morning. The circular light appears behind a light pole and appears as if it would be the su...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Rockefeller Center Nocturne in Art Deco Moody Blue, Architecture
Located in Miami, FL
Iconic New York City scenes have been creatively documented by the insightful eye of veteran photographer Mitchell Funk for over 50 years. His interpretation of one of Manhattan's ...
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Pecocks in Green and Blue
Located in Miami, FL
Double portrait of colorful peacocks with shimmering plumage set against a verdant background. Robert Funk is a photographer and New York advertising art director for Print and TV....
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Fremont Sign, Las Vegas, 1974, Abstract Photography
Located in Miami, FL
This photograph is of old Last Vegas - The Fremont Sign, Las Vegas, 1974 The work is signed, dated number lower right 4/15. It's printed later, unframed and other sizes are available. Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper 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

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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