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Back in 10 - large format photograph of conceptual message sign in landscape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
billboard signs in landscape of the American West BACK IN 10 by Frank Schott 48 x 64 inches / 122cm x
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Nizza - large format photograph of summer beach scene in South of France
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale highly detailed photograph of European beach Nizza by Frank Schott 44 x 69 inches
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Colloseo Quadrato - iconic neoclassical architectural elements in Rome
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
urban vignettes in Rome, Italy Colloseo Quadrato (2020) by Frank Schott 48 x 63.5 inches / 122cm x
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Seascape VI - large format photograph of cloudscape horizon and endless sea
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
SEASCAPE VI by Frank Schott 72.5 x 58 inches / 184cm x 147cm signed edition of 7 60 x 48 inches
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

White Sands - large scale photograph of iconic American national park landscape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
, New Mexico,and the calming color palette of nature White Sands by Frank Schott 48 x 72 inches
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

Cowboy TV - large format photograph of iconic western in American landscape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
landscape Cowboy TV by Frank Schott 48 x 64 inches (122 x 162cm) signed edition of 7 30 x 40 inches (76
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Stardust - extra large format photograph of Marfa Sign and Horizon
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Stardust by Frank Schott 48 x 48 inches / 122cm x 122cm signed edition of 7 40 x 40 inches
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Giclée, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

El Mirage - large format photograph of bright California desert landscape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
El Mirage by Frank Schott 48 x 64 inches / 122cm x 163cm edition of 7 signed 30 x 40 inches
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper

Colloseo Quadrato - iconic neoclassical architectural elements in Rome
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Colloseo Quadrato by Frank Schott from a series of photographic observances capturing urban
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Topiary II - large format photograph of ornamental shaped sidewalk trees
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
gardening and whimsical botanical art of topiaries' green minimalism TOPIARY II by Frank Schott 48 x 72
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Cones - large scale photograph of conceptual art in desert landscape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Cones ( 2000 ) by Frank Schott, from a series of conceptual photographic observances captured in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Mediterranean Dip - large format photograph of ethereal sunset and surfaces
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
tactile surfaces and monochromatic nature of oceanic water and sunsets Ocean Pool by Frank Schott 48 x
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Golden - large format photograph of conceptual iconic object in urban landscape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
observances capturing found conceptual objects in urban cityscapes Golden by Frank Schott 60 x 48 inches
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Winter Sunrise - large format photograph of ethereal water surface and horizon
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
(2021) by Frank Schott 27 x 40 inches / 69cm x 101cm signed edition of 25 48 x 72 inches / 122cm x
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

IRIS IV - unique abstraction of colors in circular glass frame (45" diameter)
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
by Frank Schott 45" circular diameter (114cm) circular acrylic glass framing edition of 7 archival
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographi...

Winter Moon Rising - large scale photograph of abstract nocturnal California sky
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Winter Moon Rising by Frank Schott 60 x 48 inches / 152cm x 122cm signed edition of 7 40 x 32
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Winter Sunrise - large format photograph of ethereal abstract dawn landscape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
artist signed + numbered certificate of authenticity ________________________ Frank Schott grew up in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Giclée, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

IRIS V - unique abstraction of colors in circular glass frame (45" diameter)
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Iris V by Frank Schott 45" circular diameter (114cm) circular acrylic glass framing edition of 7
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographi...

Morning Glow - large format photograph of monochromatic water and horizon
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
tactile surfaces and monochromatic nature of oceanic water and cloudscapes Morning Glow by Frank Schott
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Seascape I Diptych (framed) - abstract photograph of water color cloud horizon
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
SEASCAPE I Diptych ( framed ) by Frank Schott from a series of photographic works capturing the sea
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Giclée, Plexiglass, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Golden Gate Bridge (glass mounted 58" x 110") - photograph of iconic landmark
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
GOLDEN GATE by Frank Schott an epic scale photograph of iconic Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Plexiglass, Giclée, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Marfa ( Prada ) - large format photograph of iconic conceptual art installation
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Marfa ( Prada ) by Frank Schott 48 x 60 inches / 122cm x 152cm signed edition of 7 32 x 40 inches
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

Marmo di Carrara - large format photograph of iconic Italian marble quarry
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
allow epic scale print sizes with incredible image details Marmo di Carrara by Frank Schott 48 x 72
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

MAYBE - large format photograph of conceptual motivational billboard at night
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
the American West MAYBE by Frank Schott 25.25 x 40 inches / 65cm x 102cm signed edition of 25 48 x
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Color Photography

Materials

Giclée, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Cloud Study IV - large format photograph of dramatic cloudscape sky
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
large format camera to allow epic scale photography print sizes. CLOUD STUDY IV by Frank Schott 26 x
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Black and White, G...

Cloud Study IV - large scale photograph of dramatic momochromatic cloudscape sky
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
large format camera to allow epic scale photography print sizes. Cloud Study IV by Frank Schott 48 x
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

MAYBE - large format photograph of conceptual motivational billboard at night
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
the American West Maybe (2006) by Frank Schott 48 x 76 inches / 122cm x 193cm signed edition of 7
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Seascape XIII (framed) - large scale abstract photograph of monochrome seascape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
tactile surfaces and monochromatic nature of oceanic water and cloudscapes Seascape XIII by Frank Schott
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Giclée, Plexiglass, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Barocco Romano II - large format photograph of Baroque marble sculpture textiles
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
of St. Peter, Rome, and Urban’s tomb in the basilica. Barocco Romano II by Frank Schott 48 x 72
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

Red Jet - iconic vintage private jet plane on desert airport tarmac (48 x 74")
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Jet by Frank Schott 48 x 74 inches (122 x 188cm) signed edition of 7 26 x 40 inches (66 x 102cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Cloud Study II - large format photograph of dramatic mood cloudscape horizon sky
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
abstract monochromatic skyscapes above the Mediterranean Sea Cloud Study II by Frank Schott 48x48 inches
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée, Digital Pigment, Archival ...

Seascape I - large format photograph of blue tone horizon and sea
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Seascape I by Frank Schott 48 x 64 inches / 122cm x 162cm signed edition of 7 30 x 40 inches / 76cm x
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

Automobili IV - large format photograph of iconic Ferrari Maranello V12 engine
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
abstract, often revealing the compelling and disjunctive moment where nature meets man. Frank Schott was
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Giclée, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Cloud Study I - large format photograph of dramatic cloudscape sky
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
atlas observations and abstract skyscapes above the Mediterranean Sea Cloud Study I by Frank Schott
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée, Archival Paper

Carrara I - large format photograph of iconic Italian marble quarry
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
allow epic scale print sizes with incredible image details Carrara I by Frank Schott 48 x 72 inches
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Seascape IV - large format abstract photograph of water color clouds and horizon
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
abstract, often revealing the compelling and disjunctive moment where nature meets man. Frank Schott was
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Seascape II - abstract ocean cloudscape in circular glass frame (45" diameter)
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
mounted (45” diameter) Seascape II by Frank Schott 45 x 45 inches (114 x 114cm) circular acrylic glass
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Plexiglass

Seascape VIII - large format photograph of blue toned water surface
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
SEASCAPE VIII by Frank Schott 72.5 x 58 inches / 184cm x 147cm signed edition of 7 60 x 48 inches
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Giclée

Racetrack - large scale desert landscape panorama under mesmerizing night sky
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Racetrack by Frank Schott 48 x 88 inches (122 x 224cm) signed edition of 7 24 x 40 inches (56 x 102cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Big Sur - large format photograph of iconic California coastal landscape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Big Sur by Frank Schott 26 x 40 inches / 66cm x 102cm signed edition of 25 48 x 72 inches
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Morning Glow - large format photograph of California water surface and horizon
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Morning Glow by Frank Schott 27 x 40 inches / 68cm x 101cm signed edition of 25 48 x 72 inches
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Wallscape VII (Green Door) - abstraction of urban textures and palimpsest colors
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
, often revealing the compelling and disjunctive moment where nature meets man. Frank Schott was born in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

YES - large format photograph of conceptual motivational message sign at night
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Americana signs in landscape of the American West YES by Frank Schott 48 x 67 inches (122 x 171cm) signed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

Futuro - iconic midcentury futuristic architectural design in icy wilderness
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
abstract, often revealing the compelling and disjunctive moment where nature meets man. Frank Schott was
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Marshall - large format photograph of iconic cherry red Cadillac automobile
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
logo tag Marshall by Frank Schott 25 x 40 inches (64 x 102cm) signed edition of 25 48 x 75 inches
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Standing Ovation - conceptual vignette with velvet curtain and marble
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Standing Ovation by Frank Schott 60 x 48 inches (152 x 122cm) signed edition of 7 40 x 32 inches
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Untitled (Crimson) - monumental photographic details of baroque Italian palazzo
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
(Crimson) by Frank Schott 58 x 58 inches / 147cm x 147cm signed edition of 7 40 x 40 inches / 102cm
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Giclée, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

Forte dei Marmi - iconic Italian beach resort on Mediterranean Sea (48" x 72")
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Marmi, Italy FORTE DEI MARMI by Frank Schott 48 x 72 inches / 122cm x 183cm edition of 7 signed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Winter Moon Rising - large scale photograph of nocturnal California sky
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Winter Moon Rising by Frank Schott, from a series or works capturing the sky's ethereal color
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Nizza - large format photograph of summer beach scene in South of France
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
_____________________________________ Frank Schott grew up in Germany and attended the prestigious Academy of Arts in Cologne, studying under
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Giclée, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Aspen Study II - large scale photograph of Indian summer autumnal color palette
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Aspen Study II by Frank Schott a series of images capturing the yellow golden Indian summer
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Autobahn - abstract birds eye view of freeway intersection traffic at night
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Autobahn by Frank Schott 48 x 48 inches / 122cm x 122cm signed edition of 7 42 x 42 inches
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

IRIS II - unique abstraction of colors in circular glass frame (45" diameter)
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
1990s, capturing the details of the human eye and a pupil's unique abstractions Iris II by Frank Schott
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Acrylic, Plexiglass, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

Automobili I (Ferrari) - details at iconic Italian race car performance garage
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Automobili I by Frank Schott a series of Industrial Style still life photographs (Ferrari
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Giclée, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Hallelujah - large format photograph of baroque Italian palazzo fresco ceiling
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mediterranean Sicily, Italy Hallelujah by Frank Schott 40 x 35 inches / 102cm x 89cm edition of 25 signed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Aspen Study I - large scale photograph of Indian summer autumnal color palette
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Aspen Study I by Frank Schott a series of images capturing the yellow golden Indian summer
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Golden - large format photograph of conceptual iconic object in urban landscape
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
GOLDEN by Frank Schott from a series of photographic observances - environmental still life
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

Magic Carpet - vibrant color observations of mid century Mediterranean interior
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Magic Carpet by Frank Schott (red, pink, blush, crimson and wine) from a series of photographic
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

Wallscape V ( 40 x 32" / 102 x 81cm )
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
WALLSCAPE V by Frank Schott from a series of photographic observances capturing urban textures and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

Wallscape IV (New York) - abstraction of urban textures and palimpsest colors
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
WALLSCAPE IV by Frank Schott from a series of photographic observances capturing urban textures and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

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Frank Schott grew up in Germany and attended the prestigious Academy of Arts in Cologne, studying under Professor Arno Jansen, who was an early influence. Moving to California in 1998, Schott's work has evolved to include the epic landscapes and deserts of the American West as well as architectural, conceptual and more formal environments from both home and his travels. Influenced by a number of photographic peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston and Joel Sternfeld, Schott's images successfully blend technical, conceptual and formal rigor with a decisive sense of composition and color. Schott's images have an iconic sensibility and give us a bird's eye view onto humanity and its constructs. The specific is edged towards the abstract, often revealing the compelling and disjunctive moment where nature meets man. Frank Schott was born in Cologne, Germany in 1962. He currently lives and works in San Francisco.

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