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 1980s, 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.
Vitali worked in cinematography for film and television before beginning a fine art practice in 1995. Over the next two decades, he would gain recognition for his highly detailed, epic-scale panoramas — sociopolitical observations of the natural habitat of humankind at leisure. Vitali’s 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 large-scale 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, in 2020, Entering A New World.
Additionally, Vitali’s work is represented in the world’s major museums, including the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid, the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver, the Fonds national d'art contemporain 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.
Vitali lives and works in Lucca (Italy) and in Berlin (Germany).
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Massimo Vitali - Picnic Allee
By Massimo Vitali
Located in Paris, FR
Massimo Vitali – Picnic Allee Limited Edition (74/120), numbered and credited in ink artist's stamp on verso. Offset Photolithograph printed in 2006 on Royal Consort Paper by Steidl ...
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Massimo Vitali - Venezia San Marco - Offset Photolitograph - Limited Edition
By Massimo Vitali
Located in Paris, FR
Massimo Vitali - Venezia San Marco Offset Photolitograph (90x70 cm) from A Portfolio of Landscapes and Figures printed on Royal Consort Paper by Steidl Verlag for Brancolini Grimaldi...
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Black & White Photography Limited Edition Portrait of a
Located in Weesp, NL
Limited Edition #01/10 Black & White portrait of a road house Chef in Nikko, October 2022 by Taco Joustra. This portrait is part of a series titled "Faces of Japan". The museum quality fine art B&W print measures Height : 20.866 x Width : 15.994 inches. This includes the 0.787 inch white border The photograph will be signed and numbered . Japanese cuisine, also known as washoku, is characterized by its emphasis on seasonality, simplicity, and balance of flavors. It also places a strong emphasis on the appearance of dishes, with a focus on presentation. Sushi, ramen, and tempura are some of the most well-known Japanese dishes...
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George Platt Lynes Original B&W Fashion Photograph from Vogue Magazine
By George Platt Lynes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This silver gelatin photograph was printed in New York City in the 1990s from the original negative. George Platt Lynes (1907 to 1955) was a legenda...
Other
Horst P Horst, Noel Coward, Platinum Print
By Horst P. Horst
Located in CA, CA
Title: Noel Coward Print: Platinum palladium print, printed on strathmore cotton paper Date: 1936, printed later Signature: Signed Horst in Pencil on Re...
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$6,994
H 39.38 in W 27.56 in D 1.19 in
Original Thomas Ruff, Star 16h30m/ 50 Degrees, Edition X/XXV, 1990
By Thomas Ruff
Located in Berlin, DE
Artist: Thomas Ruff (German 1958) Title: Star 16h30m / -50 degrees (Stern 16h 30m - 50°), from the series Sterne (Stars) Medium: Colour coupler print, signed, dated and numbered vers...
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$3,600
H 17 in W 19.69 in D 1.25 in
Hiroshi Sugimoto, Time Exposed, Seascape #345, Ionian Sea, Santa Cesarea, 1990
By Hiroshi Sugimoto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hiroshi Sugimoto, Time Exposed, Seascape #345, Ionian Sea, Santa Cesarea, 1990 A mesmeric meditation on time through repetition and constancy, Hiroshi Sugimoto’s Time Exposed portfo...
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Rare Original Eugene Atget Photograph, circa 1900
By Eugène Atget
Located in Paris, FR
Albumen print from the period by Euge`ne Atget representing an apple tree branch in full blossom. Written on the back by the photographer : 'Branche de pommier, N°55.' (Apple tree, ...
Paper
$3,600
H 17 in W 19.69 in D 1.25 in
Hiroshi Sugimoto, Time Exposed, Seascape #338, Irish Sea, Isle of Man, 1990
By Hiroshi Sugimoto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hiroshi Sugimoto, Time Exposed, Seascape #338, IrishSea, Isle of Man, 1990 A mesmeric meditation on time through repetition and constancy, Hiroshi Sugimoto’s Time Exposed portfolio ...
Paper
$375
H 14.5 in W 10.5 in D 2 in
Vintage Miniature German Variable Camera Tripod 1920s with Ansel Adams Book
By Carl Zeiss
Located in Incline Village, NV
From a photography collection are two items included in this listing, for the collector of photographic memorabelia. In it's original tapered brown leather carry case is a miniature ...
Brass
George Platt Lynes 1930s Photograph of Princess Natalie Paley
By George Platt Lynes
Located in New York, NY
This photograph by George Platt Lynes is unusual for having three exposures of the Russian princess Natalie Paley, the celebrated beauty, and the wife...
$11,612
H 20.08 in W 20.08 in D 1.97 in
Frank Sinatra 1989, original photograph, signed and numbered by Terry O'Neill.
By Terry O'Neill
Located in London, GB
This photograph features the renowned Frank Sinatra performing on stage in London, captured by Terry O'Neill in a now iconic shot. The composition is remarkable, with the silhouette ...
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Calumet 3 / Photography
By Francis Augustine
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Metallic print mounted on acrylic Edition limited to 99 copies Measures: 24” x 24”.
Metallic Thread
$3,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 24 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
Mark Seliger "Tejon Ranch" Photograph, Signed and Numbered
By Mark Seliger
Located in Chicago, IL
"Tejon Ranch, Lancaster, CA, 2004" platinum Palladium print by renowned portrait photographer Mark Seliger (b. 1959). Printed in 2011. Signed and numbered, edition 2 of 15. Measures:...
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Massimo Vitali "Riccione Diptych Left and Right"
By Massimo Vitali
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Massimo Vitali limited edition of 120. Typograhic prints on consort royal paper (heavy weight). Stamped and numbered on the back and part of a larger portfolio of images. Left and ri...
Massimo Vitali "Rosignano Dawn Diptych"
By Massimo Vitali
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Massimo Vitali limited edition of 120. Offset lithograph on consort royal paper (heavy weight) Stamped and numbered on the back. This image is of the morning after a rave on the beac...
Massimo Vitali "Antheor Viaduct"
By Massimo Vitali
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Massimo Vitali limited edition of 120. Offset lithograph on consort royal paper (heavy weight) Stamped and numbered on the back, AP 13/20. This image is of "Antheor Viaduct". Newly f...