Michael Kenna Black and White 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.to
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Artist: Michael Kenna
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...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
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...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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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...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
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...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
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...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
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...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
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...
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Early 2000s Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
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...
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Early 2000s Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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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...
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Early 2000s Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
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...
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2010s Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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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...
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2010s Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Daybreak Reflections, Angkor Wat, Cambodia, 2018
By Michael Kenna
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Daybreak Reflections, Angkor Wat, Cambodia, 2018
Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil
Gelatin Silver Print
Image - 8" x 8", Matted - 16" x 20"
Edition of 25
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Morning Mists, Pyin U Lwin, 2019
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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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
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
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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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
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Frosty Morning, Onuma Lake, Hokkaido, Japan, 2004 (Printed 2006)
By Michael Kenna
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed, titled, dated, numbered, stamped by artist
Gelatin Silver Print
Image Dimensions:
8 x 8 inches
Matted Dimensions:
16 x 20 inches
Edition 15 of 45
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
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
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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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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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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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...
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1990s Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Gathering Clouds, Casoli, Abruzzo, Italy, 2016 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Gathering Clouds, Casoli, Abruzzo, Italy, 2016 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
Signed, dated and numbered on mount
Signed, dated, inscribed with title and stamped with photographer...
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Spire, Notre Dame, Paris, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed and numbered by the artist. Pricing and availability is subject the change without notice. Michael Kenna’s work has often been described as enigmatic, graceful, or hauntingly ...
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2010s Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Six Saints, Notre Dame, Paris, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed and numbered by the artist. Pricing and availability is subject the change without notice. Michael Kenna’s work has often been described as enigmatic, graceful, or hauntingly ...
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2010s Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Notre Dame, Study 15, Paris, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed and numbered by the artist. Pricing and availability is subject the change without notice. Michael Kenna’s work has often been described as enigmatic, graceful, or hauntingly ...
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2010s Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Notre Dame, Study 14, Paris, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed and numbered by the artist. Pricing and availability is subject the change without notice. Michael Kenna’s work has often been described as enigmatic, graceful, or hauntingly ...
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2010s Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Notre Dame, Study 13, Paris, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed and numbered by the artist. Pricing and availability is subject the change without notice. Michael Kenna’s work has often been described as enigmatic, graceful, or hauntingly ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Notre Dame, Study 12, Paris, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed and numbered by the artist. Pricing and availability is subject the change without notice. Michael Kenna’s work has often been described as enigmatic, graceful, or hauntingly ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Notre Dame, Study 11, Paris, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed and numbered by the artist. Pricing and availability is subject the change without notice. Michael Kenna’s work has often been described as enigmatic, graceful, or hauntingly ...
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Early 2000s Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Notre Dame, Study 10, Paris, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed and numbed with artist stamp.
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Early 2000s Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Notre Dame, Study 9, Paris, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed and numbered by the artist. Pricing and availability is subject the change without notice. Michael Kenna’s work has often been described as enigmatic, graceful, or hauntingly ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Notre Dame, Study 8, Paris, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed and numbered by the artist. Pricing and availability is subject the change without notice. Michael Kenna’s work has often been described as enigmatic, graceful, or hauntingly ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Notre Dame, Study 7, Paris, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed and numbered by the artist. Pricing and availability is subject the change without notice. Michael Kenna’s work has often been described as enigmatic, graceful, or hauntingly ...
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Early 2000s Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Notre Dame, Study 6, Paris, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed and numbered by the artist. Pricing and availability is subject the change without notice. Michael Kenna’s work has often been described as enigmatic, graceful, or hauntingly ...
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1980s Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Notre Dame, Study 5, Paris, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed and numbered by the artist. Pricing and availability is subject the change without notice. Michael Kenna’s work has often been described as enigmatic, graceful, or hauntingly ...
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1980s Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Notre Dame, Study I, Paris, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed and numbered by the artist. Pricing and availability is subject the change without notice. Michael Kenna’s work has often been described as enigmatic, graceful, or hauntingly ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Distant Mountains, Passo delle Capannelle l Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed and numbered by the artist. This piece may be available in two sizes - 8 x 8 inches (approx.) and 15 x 15 inches (approx.), both silver gelatin prints, so please contact us. M...
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2010s Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Confessional, Study 3, Chiesa di Sant'Andrea, Gualtieri, Reggio Emilia
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Confessional, Study 3, Chiesa di Sant'Andrea, Gualtieri, Reggio Emilia
Signed, dated and numbered on mount
Signed, dated, inscribed with title and stamp...
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Mid-20th Century Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Confessional, Study 9, Chiesa di San Matteo Apostolo, Rossena, Reggio Emilia
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Confessional, Study 9, Chiesa di San Matteo Apostolo, Rossena, Reggio Emilia
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Confessional, Study 30, Chiesa di San Giorgio, Reggio Emilia - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Confessional, Study 30, Chiesa di San Giorgio, Reggio Emilia - Michael Kenna
Signed, dated and numbered on mount
Signed, dated, inscribed with title and...
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Confessional Study 22, Chiesa di san Giovanni Evangelista - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Confessional Study 22, Chiesa di san Giovanni Evangelista in Santo Stefano Protomartire, Reggio Emilia, Italy, 2007
Signed, dated and numbered on mount
Signed, dated, inscribed with...
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Confessional, Study 35, Basilica Della Beata Vergine della Ghiara, Reggio Emilia
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Confessional, Study 35, Basilica Della Beata Vergine della Ghiara, Reggio Emilia
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Morning Clouds, Pacentro, Abruzzo, Italy, 2016 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Morning Clouds, Pacentro, Abruzzo, Italy, 2016 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
Signed, dated and numbered on mount
Signed, dated, inscribed with title and stamped with photographer...
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Gibbous Moon, Lake Campotosto, Abruzzo, Italy, 2016 - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Gibbous Moon, Lake Campotosto, Abruzzo, Italy, 2016 - Michael Kenna
Signed, dated and numbered on mount
Signed, dated, inscribed with title and stamped with photographer's copyright...
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Thin Cloud, Campo Imperatore, Abruzzo, Italy - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Thin Cloud, Campo Imperatore, Abruzzo, Italy - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
Signed, dated and numbered on mount
Signed, dated, inscribed with title...
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Stone Pine Tunnel, Pineto, Abruzzo, Italy, 2016 - Michael Kenna (Black and White
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Stone Pine Tunnel, Pineto, Abruzzo, Italy, 2016 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
Signed, dated and numbered on mount
Signed, dated, inscribed with title and stamped with photographe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Poplar Trees, Fucino, Abruzzo, Italy, 2016 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Poplar Trees, Fucino, Abruzzo, Italy, 2016 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
Signed, dated and numbered on mount
Signed, dated, inscribed with title and s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Persimmon Tree, Sulmona, Abruzzo, Italy, 2015 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Persimmon Tree, Sulmona, Abruzzo, Italy, 2015 - Michael Kenna (Black and White)
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Curious Cloud, Campo Imperatore, Abruzzo, Italy, 2016 - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Curious Cloud, Campo Imperatore, Abruzzo, Italy, 2016 - Michael Kenna
Signed, dated and numbered on mount
Signed, dated, inscribed with title and sta...
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Castle and Sky, Rocca Calascio, Abruzzo, Italy, 2016 - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Castle and Sky, Rocca Calascio, Abruzzo, Italy, 2016 - Michael Kenna
Signed, dated and numbered on mount
Signed, dated, inscribed with title and stamped with photographer's copyrigh...
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Above the Clouds, Campo Imperatore, Abruzzo, Italy, 2015 - Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
Located in London, GB
Above the Clouds, Campo Imperatore, Abruzzo, Italy, 2015 - Michael Kenna
Signed, dated and numbered on mount
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21st Century and Contemporary Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Gondolas I, Venice, Italy, 1980
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed by the artist. Edition of 90 original gelatin silver prints. Contact us for availability as we are nearing the end of the edition for this piece.
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1980s Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Fourteen Trees, Marbach, Austria
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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1990s Michael Kenna Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
Huangshan Mountains, Study 31, Anhui, China, 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 Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
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 Black and White Photography
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Silver Gelatin
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