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
Watchtower, Study 1, Sampo, Gongwondo, 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
Three Ladders, Sampo Beach, Gangwondo, 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
Morning, Main Channel, Elkhorn Slough, California, 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
Horizon Lights, Jeunt-do, Shinan, 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Cracked Pier, Haeui-do, Shinan, 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Four Birds, St. Nazaire, France
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
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Notre Dame, Study 2, Paris, France - Black and White Photograph, Architecture
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Notre Dame, Study 2, Paris, France by Michael Kenna is a limited edition black and white photograph of the Norte Dame in Paris, France. The cathedral stands tall against a bright sky...
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1980s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Ten Balloons, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Edition 07 of 45
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highl...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Hillside Fence, Study 4, Teshikaga, 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 amon...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Glastonbury Tor, Study 3, Somerset, England. 1990
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 amon...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Cantelmo Castle. Popoli, 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
Dawn Light, Loreto Aprutino, 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Archival Pigment
Above the Clouds, Campo Imperatore, 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Archival Pigment
Castle and Sky, Rocca 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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Approaching Clouds, Pizzoferato, 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
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pine Trees at Dusk, Loreto Aprutino, 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
Materials
Archival Pigment
Moon Set, Lake Campotosto, 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
Thirteen 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Capodacqua Lake, Capestrano, 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Montecito Garden, Study 14
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Edition 3 of 25
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains high...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Chikui Cape Trees, Muroran, 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 am...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Punta Brava, Study 9, Ensenada, Mexico
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Edition 11 of 45
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains hig...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Swan Song, Prague, Czech Republic. 1990
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Edition 14 of 45
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains hig...
Category
1990s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
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...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Rouge, Study 100, Dearborn, Michigan, USA. 1995
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Edition 11 of 50
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains hi...
Category
1990s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Huangshan Mountains, Study 27, Anhui, China. 2009
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
** This print is a part of our exhibition, 'Micheal Kenna: A Retrospective', and if purchased will be delivered after the exhibition closes Sept 10th, 2016.
Michael Kenna is mas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Si Ma Tai Great Wall, 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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary 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
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
Ratcliffe Power Station, Study 18, Nottinghamshire, England. 1984
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
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mountain Tree, Study 1, Danyang, Chungcheongbukdo, South Korea by Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Mountain Tree, Study 1, Danyang, Chungcheongbukdo, South Korea by Michael Kenna presents a sublime scene. A lone tree stands tall, growing out from the side of the mountain. The star...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Notre Dame, Study III, Paris, France
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.
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1980s Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Brooklyn Bridge, Study 1, New York, USA by Michael Kenna, 2006
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Brooklyn Bridge, Study 1, New York, USA by Michael Kenna presents a dramatic scene. The Brooklyn Bridge stretches across the sky, leading to the New York City skyline on the horizon....
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Eighteen Hedges, Versailles, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered.
Sepia toned gelatin silver print.
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. His im...
Category
1980s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Bench and Trees, Les Baux-de-Provence, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil on mount margin recto by Michael Kenna
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered in pencil with the
artist's stamp in...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Snow Parfait Tree, Wakoto, Hokkaido, Japan by Michael Kenna, 2004
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Snow Parfait Tree by Michael Kenna presents a sublime scene. A single tree stands tall in a snow covered field. Its branches are delicately covered in snow, appearing like a deliciou...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Odeon Theatre, Study 1, Paris, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date, and numbered by Michael Kenna
Sepia toned gelatin silver print
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Approaching Ice Floe, Okhosk Sea, Hokkaido, Japan by Michael Kenna, 2020
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Approaching Ice Floe, Okhosk Sea, Hokkaido, Japan by Michael Kenna is a 7.75 x 7.75 inch* silver gelatin print, available in an edition of 25.
*Please no...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Midtown High View, New York City, USA
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, dated, print date, numbered and artist stamp by Michael Kenna
Sepia toned gelatin silver print
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Hyomon, Study 1, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition 2/25
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered by Michael Kenna
Sepia toned gelatin silver. Printed 2020.
Mat size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 7 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.
M...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Jardin des Plantes, Study 1, Paris, France by Michael Kenna, 1988
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Jardin des Plantes, Study 1, Paris, France by Michael Kenna presents a tranquil scene. Tall trees with barren branches line the park road, leading back to a building in the distance....
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1980s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Hyomon, Study 1, Hokkaido, Japan - Black and White Landscape Photography
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Hyomon, Study 1, Hokkaido, Japan by Michael Kenna is a black and white high contrast photograph of a lake shore, with tree branches covering the sky.
Edition 2/25
Signed, titled, ne...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
White Stupa, Beihai Park, Beijing, China
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date, and numbered by Michael Kenna
Sepia toned gelatin silver print, 7 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.
Michael Kenna's black and white photograph...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lijiang River, Study 8, Guilin, China
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered.
Sepia toned gelatin silver print
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. His...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Trees, Yosemite, California, USA by Michael Kenna, 1977, Silver Gelatin Print
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Trees, Yosemite, California, USA by Michael Kenna presents tall, slender trees against a stark white background. This photograph is listed as a 6 x 8.75 inch sepia toned silver gelat...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Brooklyn Bridge, Study 1, New York, USA by Michael Kenna, 2006
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Brooklyn Bridge, Study 1, New York, USA by Michael Kenna presents a dramatic scene. The Brooklyn Bridge stretches across the sky, leading to the New York City skyline on the horizon....
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Notre Dame, Study 5, Paris, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered.
Sepia toned gelatin silver print
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. His ima...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Onishi Tree Shadow and Clouds, Study 1, Hokkaido, Japan by Michael Kenna, 2023
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Onishi Tree Shadow and Clouds, Study 1, Hokkaido, Japan by Michael Kenna is a 8 x 8 inch* silver gelatin print, available in an edition of 25.
*Please note: the measurements of this ...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Avenue of Giants, Humbolt, California, USA by Michael Kenna, 1998
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Avenue of Giants, Humbolt, California, USA by Michael Kenna depicts a dramatic forest scene. A grove of redwood trees is backlit by the sun. The harsh light diffuses through fog, and...
Category
1990s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Huangshan Mountains, Study 42, Anhui, China: 21st Century - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Huangshan Mountains, Study 42, Anhui, China: 21st Century - Michael Kenna
Signed, dated and numbered on mount
Signed, dated, inscribed with title and stamped with photographer's c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Millennium Countdown, Paris, France - Black and White Photograph, Architecture
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Millennium Countdown, Paris, France by Michael Kenna is a limited edition black and white photograph of the Eiffel Tower brightly lit against a dark sky.
Edition of 45
Signed, titl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Spire, Notre Dame, Paris, France - Black and White Photograph, Architecture
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Spire, Notre Dame, Paris, France by Michael Kenna is a limited edition black and white photograph of the spire of the Notre Dame cathedral from an aerial view. The city of Paris and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Flying Bird Over San Marco, Venice, Italy
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Captured between 1980-2022, ‘The Floating City’ displays four decades of Michael Kenna’s photographs that relay the artist’s poetic vision of Venice. Through his lens, the romantic s...
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1990s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Sadakichi's Docks, Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered by Michael Kenna
Sepia toned gelatin silver print
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Eiffel Tower, Study 11, Paris, France - Black and White Photograph, Architecture
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered.
Sepia toned gelatin silver
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. His imagery t...
Category
1980s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Pine Tree and Nago Island, Tsuda, Shikoku, Japan by Michael Kenna, 2022
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Pine Tree and Nago Island, Tsuda, Shikoku, Japan by Michael Kenna presents a lone pine tree, standing in front of the ocean. A small island appears in the horizon, mimicking the shap...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Chateau Valrose, Study 4, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France by Michael Kenna, 1996
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Chateau Valrose, Study 4, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France by Michael Kenna presents a dramatic scene. Stark white tree trunks and branches contrast against a dark sky. The branches str...
Category
1990s 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.