Italy - Landscape Photography

A rare unique panoramic format photograph of an iconic summer beach scene along the Mediterranean coast of Tuscany by Italian photographer Massimo Vitali, renowned for his grand scale topographical observations of the summer rites and rituals of modern leisure. Published in March 2024 on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of his beach project, Massimo Vitali selected this never published work for a special 30th Anniversary panoramic edition: Viareggio Pano (1999) 42” x 93” / 106 x 236cm (framed) limited edition of 12 + 2AP signed, titled, dated certificate of authenticity original archival photography print with diasec (acrylic glass) face mount in light grey lacquered gallery frame Each original photograph is printed at the artist studio in Italy under artist supervision in strictly limited edition (12 + 2AP), signed/titled/dated upon final inspection and expertly framed at a renowned art framing facility in Germany specializing in large scale art photography works. Disclaimer of authenticity: although it is possible to acquire (smaller size) single page offset prints from the book "A Portfolio of Landscapes and Figures" (published by Steidl) in the secondary market, the artist studio strongly dissuades collectors from purchasing these single page prints outside of the context and authenticity of the complete portfolio. _____________________ About the artist Massimo Vitali was born in Como, Italy, in 1944. He studied photography at the London College of Printing, in the 1970s initially working as a photojournalist, but at the beginning of the 80s a growing mistrust in the belief, that photography had an absolute capacity to reproduce the subtleties of reality, led to a change in his career path. He worked in cinematography for film and television before beginning a fine art practice in 1995. Over the next two decades, Vitali’s large scale works would become recognizable for his highly detailed, epic scale panoramas, sociopolitical observations of the natural habitat of humankind at leisure. His iconic series of beach panoramas, captured from a distance with an elevated large format camera platform, began in the light of drastic political changes in Italy. Drawing inspiration from Renaissance and Old Flemish masters, in which the central space is fully exploited and the urban or natural landscape becomes the background, Vitali’s photographs grasp the viewer by capturing highly detailed observances of the recreational habitats of modern civilization. Vitali’s work has been collected in six monographs: Beach and Disco, Natural Habitats, Landscapes With Figures, Swimming Pools, Short Stories and the just released Entering A New World. Additionally, his work is represented in the world’s major museums, including the Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid, the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver, the Fond National Art Contemporaine in Paris, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Musée National d’Art Moderne in Paris, the Fondation Cartier in Paris and the Museo Luigi Pecci in Prato. Massimo Vitali lives and works in Lucca (Italy) and in Berlin (Germany). __________________________ SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2024 Photolux Festival - Il Bel Paese? Palazzo Ducale, Lucca, Italy 2023 La Grande Oasi - The way we live, now OCA, Oasy Contemporary Art - Pistoia 2023 Standing Still Cortona On The Move, Arezzo, Italy 2022 Massimo Vitali PhotoESPANA Biblioteca Central Cantabria, Santander 2022 Endless Summer Edwin Hook Gallery, New York 2022 Massimo Vitali: Leporello 2020 Melbourne 2022 Ti ho visto Mazzoleni Gallery, Turin 2021 PienoVuoto Forte di Belvedere, Florence 2021 No Country For Old Men Visionarea Art Space, Rome 2020 Human Constellations Museo Ettore Fico, Turin 2019 Massimo Vitali: Short Stories Mazzoleni, London 2018 Coastal Colonies Spiral, Tokyo 2017 ‘Disturbed Coastal Systems’ Benrubi Gallery...

Chefoo view of Settlement is an albumen print made by an unidentified photographic studio. Print in excellent condition, applied to hardcover. The photographer's name is printed on ...

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Wrapped Roman Wall  is an original contemporary artwork realized by Christo. Black and white photolithograph. Hand signed on the lower left margin. Edition of 150 specimen. Numbere...

Roman Castels  is a vintage offset poster realized after a photograph by Franco Fontana. Realized in occasion of Fontana's exhibition at Galleria Rondanini, Roma. Limited edition o...

VI 04-22 is a limited-edition photograph by French contemporary artist Riccardo Varini. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in only one size: *30 × 45...

The Houses is a painting realized by Claude Decamps in the 1970s Oil painting on cardboard canvas. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. The ar...

Tokyo is a photograph taken by Amanda Ludovisi in 2019. It represents a street in a rainy evening in the center of Tokyo. This is a giclée print on Ca...

Views of Acapulco is a set of two different albumen print realized in 1880s. Prints in very good condition, applied on a single cardboard. Caption in Italian ink hand-written on ha...

Reportage from Albania - Tirana - Photograph is a color photograph realized in the Late 1970s. Good conditions. the landscape of Albania through the art of photography is captured ...

VI 03-22 is a limited-edition photograph by French contemporary artist Riccardo Varini. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in only one size: *30 × 45...

VI 20-22 is a limited-edition photograph by French contemporary artist Riccardo Varini. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in only one size: *30 × 45...

Views of Beijing photograph is a set of 4 original vintage albumen prints on single cardboard: 25 x 34 cm. Size of photos: 2 of 5.5x8, 1 of 23 x 20, and on the rear 20x27.5 cm. Goo...

Views of Chefoo is a lot of four albumen prints made by unknown photographer. Prints in excellent condition, applied on a single cardboard. Caption in Italian ink hand-written on h...

Ancient views of Shanghai is a set of 4 original vintage albumen prints on single cardboard: 34 x 26 cm. Image 21 x 15.5 cm, 2 of 10.5 x 14....

Vintage Photo from the Fascist period in Italy. Photo by Studio Gherlone, Torino. Two joined photos. Good condition.

Vintage Photo from the Fascist period in Italy. Photo by Studio Gherlone, Torino. Two joined photos. Good condition.

Edition 1/7 and 2AP Hand printed Archival Pigment Print Available in larger sizes, please inquire Ships from Switzerland or Italy (EU) Born in Switzerland, Shari Yantra Marcacci is ...

Offset poster realized after Franco Fontana in occasion of the exhibition held at Galleria Rondanini, Rome, in 1979. Publisher’s credit printed lower right. Excellent condition. A...

Offset print realized as poster for Franco Fonta's Exhibition at Galleria Rondanini, Rome, in 1981. Edition of 1.000. Excellent condition. Fontana started as an amateur photographe...

Offset poster realized after Franco Fontana in occasion of the exhibition held at Galleria Rondanini, Rome, in 1979. Publisher’s credit printed lower right. Excellent condition. A...

S AL 15-15 is a limited-edition photograph by French contemporary artist Riccardo Varini. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in two sizes: *20 × 30 c...

Edition 1/7 and 2AP Hand printed Archival Pigment Print Available in larger sizes, please inquire Ships from Switzerland or Italy (EU) Born in Switzerland, Shari Yantra Marcacci is ...

Offset poster realized after Franco Fontana in occasion of the exhibition held at Galleria Rondanini, Rome, in 1979. Publisher’s credit printed lower right. Excellent condition. A...

GL 10-23 is a limited-edition photograph by French contemporary artist Riccardo Varini. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in only one size: *45 × 30...

GL 25-23 is a limited-edition photograph by French contemporary artist Riccardo Varini. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in only one size: *45 × 30...

Roman Castels  is a vintage offset poster realized after a photograph by Franco Fontana. Realized in occasion of Fontana's exhibition at Galleria Rondanini, Roma. Limited edition o...

Presenze is a print realized by Franco Fontana, in 1981. Offset print. Rondanini Galleria D'arte Contemporanea - Roma. Coloured poster from a photograph by Franco Fontana (Modena, ...

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Original photograph realized by Alessandro Valeri in 1987. Hand signed and numbered. Edition of 50.

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S 12-14 is a limited-edition photograph by French contemporary artist Riccardo Varini. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in two sizes: *20 × 30 cm (...

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GL 03-23 is a limited-edition photograph by French contemporary artist Riccardo Varini. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in only one size: *30 × 45...

Coloured poster from a photograph by Franco Fontana (Modena, 1933), one of the italian most famous contemporary photographers. Titled at the bottom. Very good conditions. Limited ed...

GM 25-10 is a limited-edition photograph by French contemporary artist Riccardo Varini. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in two sizes: *20 × 30 cm ...

VI 02-22 is a limited-edition photograph by French contemporary artist Riccardo Varini. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in only one size: *30 × 45...

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Public Building'S Packaging is an original photo-offset realized by Christo in 1974. Hand-signed and numbered, edition 48/100. Very good conditions. Chri...

Ancient Views of Beijing is a set of 11 original vintage albumen prints on single cardboard: 25 x 34 cm. Size of photos: 4 of 5.5x8, 2 of 8x11, 11.5 x 8.5 and on the rear 4 of 11x8....

Hand signed and numbered lower right. Edition of 100 pieces numbered and hand signed. Very good conditions.

Offset poster realized after Franco Fontana in occasion of the exhibition held at Galleria Rondanini, Rome, in 1979. Publisher’s credit printed lower right. Excellent condition. A...

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Offset print realized as poster for Franco Fonta's Exhibition at Galleria Rondanini, Rome, in 1981. Edition of 1.000. Excellent condition. Fontana started as an amateur photographe...

Presenze is a print realized by Franco Fontana, in 1981. Offset print. Rondanini Galleria D'arte Contemporanea - Roma. Coloured poster from a photograph by Franco Fontana (Modena, ...

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Views of Johor photograph is a set of 5 original vintage albumen prints on single cardboard: 25 x 34 cm. Size of photos: 2 of 10.5. x 15, 8 x 11 and on the rear 21.5 x 27.5 cm. Go...

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Offset print realized as poster for Franco Fonta's Exhibition at Galleria Rondanini, Rome, in 1981. Edition of 1.000. Excellent condition. Fontana started as an amateur photographe...

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Offset print realized as poster for Franco Fonta's Exhibition at Galleria Rondanini, Rome, in 1981. Edition of 1.000. Excellent condition. Fontana started as an amateur photographe...

Offset print realized as poster for Franco Fonta's Exhibition at Galleria Rondanini, Rome, in 1981. Edition of 1.000. Excellent condition. Fontana started as an amateur photographe...

"Le Nuove", Turin is a is a black and white vintage photo, realized in Mid 20th Century. The photo depicts the gate of the "Museo del Carcere Le Nuove" of Turin. Good conditions an...

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Hugo Pratt - Vintage Photograph is a black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.  Ugo Eugenio Prat was an Italian comic book creator who was known for combining strong storyte...

Albania - Museo Enver Hoxha - Photograph is an original photograph in color. Good conditions. the landscape of Albania through the art of photography is...