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
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....
Category
1980s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Skyline, Rio de Janeiro
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Millennium Countdown, Paris, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered in pencil with the artist's stamp.
Sepia toned gelatin silver
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are po...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Yuanyang, Study 1, Yunnan, China
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition 27/45
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Yuanyang, Study 3, Yunnan, China
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered.
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. His imagery transports you to iconic ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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. Hi...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Hillside Fence, Study 9, Teshikaga, Hokkaido, Japan - Snow, Minimal, Abstract
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Hillside Fence, Study 9, Teshikaga, Hokkaido, Japan by Michael Kenna is a black and white photograph of a snow covered hillside, with a fence climbing up the hill to the forest in th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Diesel Train and Kearsley Power Station, Prestolee, Greater Manchester, England
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Diesel Train and Kearsley Power Station, Prestolee, Greater Manchester, England by Michael Kenna is a limited edition black and white photograph depicting...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
White Cloud, Widnes, Cheshire, England
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition 1/25
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: 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.
M...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mill View, Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire, England
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition 1/25
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: 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.
M...
Category
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...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Quayside, Study 2, Bosham, West Sussex, England
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25
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
2010s 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
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Petit Canal, Versailles, France
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 imag...
Category
1990s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Windy Trees, Les Tuileries, Paris, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date, numbered, and artist stamp.
Sepia and selenium toned gelatin silver print.
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs a...
Category
1980s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Tracks 100 to 117, Grand Central Station, New York, New York, USA
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. Hi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Skyline, Shanghai, Study 3, China
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered.
Sepia toned gelatin silver print, 8 1/4 x 7 3/4 in.
Printed 2011
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs ar...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Empire State Building, Study 4, New York, New York, USA - Black and White Photo
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. Hi...
Category
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Acqua Alta Reflection, 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...
Category
1980s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Basilica and Eight Poles, 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...
Category
1990s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Four Lamps, Fondamenta Zattere, 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...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Gondolas I, 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...
Category
1980s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Grand Canal Sunset, 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...
Category
1980s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Palazzo Ducale Reflection, 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...
Category
1980s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
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...
Category
1990s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Navigation Markers, Study 2, 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...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Ponte Fondamenta Bonini, 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...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Fondamenta Nuove Poles, 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...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Campo San Vio Viewpoint, Grand Canal, 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...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Basilica dei Santi Maria e Donato, Murano, 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Devil's Bridge at Night, Torcello, 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Dorsoduro Grand Canal, 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Dorsoduro Night Grand Canal, 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Dusk Gondolier and Grand Canal, 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Flooded Piazza, 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Ponte della Canonica, 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Washing Line, Burano, 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Palazzo Ducale and 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
December Winged Lion, 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Monk Depiction, San Francesco del Deserto, 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Building Bridges, 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Wire Drawing and Giudecca, 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Gondola Traghetto, 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Basilica San Marco Study 3, 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Huangshan Mountains, Study 25, Anhui, China
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Sepia toned silver gelatin print
Edition of 45
Hand-signed by artist, dated, inscribed with title and stamped with photographer’s copyright ink stamp on reverse
International shi...
Category
Early 2000s Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Hillside Fence, Study 3, Teshikaga, Hokkaido, Japan, 2002
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Sepia toned silver gelatin print
Edition of 45
Hand-signed by artist, dated, inscribed with title and stamped with photographer’s copyright ink stamp on reverse
International sh...
Category
Early 2000s Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Four Birds, St. Nazaire, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Sepia toned silver gelatin print
Edition of 45
Hand-signed by artist, dated, inscribed with title and stamped with photographer’s copyright ink stamp on reverse
International sh...
Category
Early 2000s Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Empire State Building, Study 6, New York, New York, USA
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Sepia toned silver gelatin print
Edition of 25
International shipping available
Hand-signed by artist, dated, inscribed with title and stamped with photographer’s copyright ink sta...
Category
2010s Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Alley of Trees, Damyang, Jeollanamdo, South Korea
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
International shipping available Michael Kenna (born 1953) is one of the most acclaimed landscape photographers of his generation. His photographs have been the subject of some 50 m...
Category
2010s Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Huangshan Mountains, Study 18, Anhui, China, 2009 (Printed 2010)
By Michael Kenna
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil
Gelatin Silver Print
Image - 8" x 8", Matted - 16" x 20"
Edition #10/45
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Stone Pine Tunnel, Pineto, Abruzzo, 2007 (Printed 2017)
By Michael Kenna
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil
Gelatin Silver Print
Image - 16" x 16", Matted - 22" x 24"
Edition 1 of 4
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Kurosawa's Trees, Study 1, Memanbetsu, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004
By Michael Kenna
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed, numbered and dated in pencil on recto; Signed, titled, and dated with artist's copyright stamp on verso
Gelatin Silver Print
7 3/4 x 8 1/8 inches
Edition #27/45
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Alley of Trees, Damyang, Jeollanamdo, 2012
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Study 2, Bordeaux, France, 2012 - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Signed, dated and numbered on mount
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 inch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Passy Metro, Paris, 1991 - Michael Kenna (Black and White Photography)
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Passy Metro, Paris, 1991 - Michael Kenna (Black and White Photography)
Signed, dated and numbered on mount
Signed, dated, inscribed with title and stamped with photographer's copyrig...
Category
1990s Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Kussharo Lake Tree, Study no 9, Kotan, Hokkaido, Japan, 2009 - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Kussharo Lake Tree, Study no 9, Kotan, Hokkaido, Japan, 2009 - Michael Kenna
Signed, dated, inscribed with title and stamped with photographer’s copyright ink stamp on reverse
Sepi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Window View, Chateau D'Haroue, Lorraine, France, 2013 - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Window View, Chateau D'Haroue, Lorraine, France, 2013 - Michael Kenna
signed, dated and numbered on mount
signed, dated, inscribed with title and stamped with photographer's copyrig...
Category
21st Century and 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.