Michael Kenna Art
American, b. 1953
Michael Kenna was born into a working class Irish-Catholic family in England. His upbringing originally inspired him to pursue priesthood and he attended a Catholic seminary school until 1972. After seminary school, his childhood love of art led him to study photography at the London College of Printing where he graduated in 1976. Working as a commercial photographer, Kenna moved to San Francisco in 1977.
Kenna’s photographic work focuses on landscape. He is considered a master in the art of contemporary photography. His approach to everyday scenery is enigmatic, leaving the viewer seduced. The mysterious aura of his photographs is created by long exposures that allow time and movement to be a part of the landscape, something the human eye so easily ignores in a glance.
The work of Kenna has been published, awarded, and collected for decades. He has published 47 books of his photography over his career of thirty years. His photography has been exhibited in numerous solo and group shows internationally. The artwork of Kenna has been acquired by permanent collections as the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France; Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A; Fonds national d’art contemporain, Paris, France; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.(Biography provided by PDNB Gallery)
Color: Beige
Artist: Michael Kenna
Dawn Mist, Mont St. Michel, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential am...
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1990s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Copse and Tree, Mita, Hokkaido, Japan. 2007
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential am...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Mountain Tree, Study 1, Danyang, Chungcheonbukdo, 2011
By Michael Kenna
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil on mount recto. Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil on mount verso with artist's copyright stamp
Gelatin silver print
Image 8" x 8", Mat...
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Twenty Four Trees, Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan, 2005
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed, numbered and dated on the front of the mount. Signed, dated and numbered and titled with artist’s copyright stamp on the back of the mount. We have over 2,000 works available...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Tree and Twenty Eight Posts, Teshikaga, Hokkaido, Japan, 2013
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed, numbered and dated on front of the mount. Signed, dated, numbered and titled with artist's copyright stamp on back of the mount. Edition of 45. Price and availability subjec...
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Tree and Twenty Eight Posts, Teshikaga, Hokkaido, Japan, 2013
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed, numbered and dated on front of the mount. Signed, dated, numbered and titled with artist's copyright stamp on back of the mount. Image size: 8 x 8 inches approximately. Over...
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Erhai, Lake, Study 5, Yunnan, China, 2013
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed, numbered and dated on front of the mount. Signed, dated, numbered and titled with artist's copyright stamp on back of the mount. Image size: 8 x 8 inches approximately. Over...
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Erhai Lake, Study 6, Yunnan, China, 2013
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed, numbered and dated on front of the mount. Signed, dated, numbered and titled with artist's copyright stamp on back of the mount. Image size: 8 x 8 inches approximately. Over...
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Tracks in Snow, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan, 2013
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed, numbered and dated on front of the mount. Signed, dated, numbered and titled with artist's copyright stamp on back of the mount. Overmat size is 16 x 20 - includes the archi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Greenhouse Structure, Study 2, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed, numbered and dated on front of the mount. Signed, dated, numbered and titled with artist's copyright stamp on back of the mount. Comes overmatted 20 x 16 inches. Price subje...
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Charles Bridge, Study 1 Prague, Czechoslovakia
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed, numbered and dated on front of the mount. Signed, dated, numbered and titled with artist's copyright stamp on back of the mount. Edition of 90. Printed in 1982. Price subjec...
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20th Century Michael Kenna Art
Seaweed beds, Jeung-do Shinan, South Korea, 2012 - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Signed, dated, inscribed with title and stamped with photographer's copyright ink stamp on reverse
Sepia-toned silver gelatin print
7 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
From an edition of 45
Michae...
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Late 20th Century Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
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