Michael Kenna Abstract Photography
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)
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Artist: Michael Kenna
Recognized Seller Listings
Tempus Fugit, Deerfield Beach, Florida
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. This piece is completely sold out and now av...
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1990s Michael Kenna Abstract Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Yuanyang, Study 2, 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. Edition of 45. Price and availability subjec...
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Abstract Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Yuanyang, Study 3, 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. Edition of 45. Price and availability subjec...
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Abstract Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Yuanyang, 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. Edition of 45. Price and availability subjec...
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Abstract Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Snow on Pebbles, Toya Lake Hokkaido, Japan, 2009
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 Abstract Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Yuanyang, 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 Abstract Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Yuanyang, Study 4, 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 Abstract Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Yuanyang, Study 3, 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 Abstract Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Yuanyang, Study 2, 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 Abstract Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Yuanyang, Study 1, 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 Abstract Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Snow on Pebbles, Toya Lake, Hokkaido, Japan, 2009
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 Abstract Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Runcorn-Widnes Bridge, Study 1, Widnes, Cheshire, England, 1973
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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Michael Kenna Abstract Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Chateau Lafite, Study 7, Bordeaux, France, 2012
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 Abstract Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Chateau Lafite, Study 4, Bordeaux, France, 2012
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 Abstract Photography
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Silver Gelatin
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 Abstract Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Harvest Moon Over Puget Sound, Seattle, Washington, USA, 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 Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Chateau Lafite, Study 8, Bordeaux, France, 2012
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 Abstract Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Chateau Lafite, Study 6, Bordeaux, France, 2012
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 Abstract Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Chateaus Lafite, Study 9, Bordeaux, France, 2012
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 Abstract Photography
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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 Abstract Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Two Piers, Imazu, Honshu, Japan
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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Michael Kenna Abstract Photography
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Silver Gelatin
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