Michael Kenna Still-life 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
Amidha Buddha, Kotoku-in, Kamakura, Honshu, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered.
Sepia toned gelatin silver print
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Summer Dress, 1997
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
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Bamboo and Tree, Qingkou Village, Yunnan, China, 2013
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed, numbered and dated on the front of the mount. Signed, dated and numbered and titled with artist’s copyright stamp on the back of the mount. We have over 2,000 works available...
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Two Winter Stalks, 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. Edition of 45. Price and availability subjec...
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Tilted Poles, Rhyl, Clywd, Wales
By Michael Kenna
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Signed on front of the mount.
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Bamboo and Tree, Qingkou Village, 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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Bacque's Woman, Trocadero, Paris, France, 1987
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: 9 x 8 inches approximately. Over...
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Skull and Ladder, Odeon Theatre, Paris, France, 2011
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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Fontaine due Palmier, Study 3, Paris, France, 2010
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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