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.to
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Artist: Michael Kenna
Dealer: photo-eye Gallery
Aedicula, Terranera, Abruzzo, Italy
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Abruzzo, located in southern Italy, is known as the ‘green region of Europe’ because of the system of parks and nature reserves covering more than one-third of its territory. It has ...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Archival Pigment
Reflection, Santa Cruz, California, USA
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
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1970s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Forest Mist, Study 2, Rigopiano, Abruzzo, Italy
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Abruzzo, located in southern Italy, is known as the ‘green region of Europe’ because of the system of parks and nature reserves covering more than one-third of its territory. It has one of the highest biodiversity indexes in Europe, and one of the richest areas of flora in the world.
In Abruzzo, Michael Kenna found a cultural identity that elsewhere, for the most part, has been lost to globalization and instant communication. Kenna photographed medieval ruins, ancient villages and a countryside rich in traditional cultivation. As curator Vincenzo de...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Archival Pigment
Long Wall, Berwick, Northumberland, England. 1991
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 among ...
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20th Century Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Copse Reflection, Vendramin, Veneto, Italy
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 among ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Hillside Fence, Study 6, Teshikaga, Hokkaido, Japan. 2007, black and white photo
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Hillside Fence, Study 6, Teshikaga, Hokkaido, Japan. 2007 is a black and white (silver gelatin print) photograph by Michael Kenna and is signed and numbered.
Michael Kenna is master...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Rock Formations, Study 1, Yoichi, Hokkaido, Japan. 2002
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
Strolling Swan, Chateau d'Azay le Rideau, 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 among ...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Moon Set, Lake Campotosto, Abruzzo, Italy
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Abruzzo, located in southern Italy, is known as the ‘green region of Europe’ because of the system of parks and nature reserves covering more than one-third of its territory. It has ...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Archival Pigment
Fierce Wind, Shykushi, Honshu, Japan
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 among ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Forbidden City Tree, Beijing, China. 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 among ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Thirty One Snow Fences, Bihoro, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Folded Beach Umbrellas, Montesilvano, Abruzzo, Italy
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Oak Tree and Monte Cagno Mountains, Terranera, Abruzzo, Italy
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Abruzzo, located in southern Italy, is known as the ‘green region of Europe’ because of the system of parks and nature reserves covering more than one-third of its territory. It has ...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Archival Pigment
Pietrantonj Vineyards, Vittorito, Abruzzo, Italy. 2016
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Abruzzo, located in southern Italy, is known as the ‘green region of Europe’ because of the system of parks and nature reserves covering more than one-third of its territory. It has ...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Archival Pigment
Twilight Tree, Higashi Kagura, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Two Hundred and Seven Sheep, Rakaia Valley, Canterbury, New Zealand. 2013
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 among ...
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1990s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Lake Saroma Tree, Topushi, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Philosopher’s Tree, Study 6, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Eight Posts, Rumoi, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Amemasu Tree, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Ezo Spruce Trees, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Norway Spruce Tree, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
White Copse, Study 4, Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan, black and white photograph
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
White Copse, Study 4, Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan is a black and white (silver gelatin) photograph by Michael Kenna.
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for c...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Threatening Clouds, Tokimaru Beach, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Approaching Ice Floe, Okhosk Sea, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Ortucchio Lake Reflection, Fucino, Abruzzo, Italy
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Abruzzo, located in southern Italy, is known as the ‘green region of Europe’ because of the system of parks and nature reserves covering more than one-third of its territory. It has ...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Archival Pigment
Erhai Lake, Study 3, Dali, Yunnan, China. 2013
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 among...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Château Lafite Rothschild, Study 22, Bordeaux, 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 among ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Fifty Two Birds, Zurich, Switzerland
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 among ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Ice Floe, Cape Hinode, Hokkaido, Japan. 2005
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
Single 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
Flying Bird over San Marco, Venice, Italy
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Edition of 40
Michael Kenna is master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly inf...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Quayside, Study 2, Bosham, West Sussex, England
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 among ...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Swan Song, Prague, Czech Republic
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Edition of 40
Michael Kenna is master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly inf...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Giza Pyramids, Study 3, Cairo, 2009
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 among ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Hand of Sangsaeng, Homigot, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Edition of 25
Michael Kenna is master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly inf...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Temple Tree, Jonjaamji, Jeju Island, South Korea
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Edition of 40
Michael Kenna is master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly inf...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Seven Cormorants, Florida, USA
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Edition of 40
Michael Kenna is master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly inf...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Yuanyang, Study 1, Yunnan, China. 2013
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 among ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Rising Sun, Wakasa, 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
Punta Brava, Study 7, Ensenada, Mexico
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Edition 2 of 45
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains high...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Summer Dress, 1997
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 among ...
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20th Century Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Morning Walk, Marly, 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 among ...
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20th Century Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Mountain Road, Calascio, Abruzzo, Italy
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Abruzzo, located in southern Italy, is known as the ‘green region of Europe’ because of the system of parks and nature reserves covering more than one-third of its territory. It has ...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Archival Pigment
The Rouge, Study 109, Dearborn, Michigan, USA
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Edition 3 of 45
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains high...
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1990s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Trabocco Punta Aderci, Study 1, Vasto, Abruzzo, Italy
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Abruzzo, located in southern Italy, is known as the ‘green region of Europe’ because of the system of parks and nature reserves covering more than one-third of its territory. It has ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Archival Pigment
Castle Donjon, Pescina, Abruzzo, Italy
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Abruzzo, located in southern Italy, is known as the ‘green region of Europe’ because of the system of parks and nature reserves covering more than one-third of its territory. It has ...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Archival Pigment
Bowood Gardens, Study 2, Wiltshire, England. 1987
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 among ...
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20th Century Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Hilltop Trees, Study 4, Teshikaga, Hokkaido, Japan. 2016
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Castello di Felina, Emilia Romagna, Italy. 2008
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 among ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Moss Landing Power Station, Study 2, Moss Landing, California, USA, 1987
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 among ...
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20th Century Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Moai, Study 49, Ahu Akivi, Easter Island. 2001
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 among ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
White Copse, Study 3, Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan. 2004
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
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Seven Trees, Castello di Canossa, Italy, limited edition, silver gelatin print
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Seven Trees, Castello di Canossa, Italy" is a limited edition, silver gelatin print and is signed, numbered, and matted to 20x16 in.
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary phot...
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Ten Balloons, Albuquerque, New Mexico, limited edition, silver gelatin print
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Ten Balloons, Albuquerque, New Mexico" is a limited edition, silver gelatin print by Michael Kenna. The photograph is signed and numbered and comes matted to 20x16 in.
Michael Ke...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Mountain Tree, Study 2, Danyang, Chungcheongbukdo, South Korea
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Swan on Lake, Pyin U Lwin, Myanmar
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Photographer Michael Kenna is noted for his black and white photographs of deserted landscapes representing the atmosphere more than the location, landscape or object itself. Born in the United Kingdom, he travels the world, capturing moments and spaces in time. However, he most frequently returns to France and Japan. On 1stDibs, find a variety of original artwork from top artists.