Mitchell Funk Art
American, b. 1950
Mitchell Funk is a pioneer of color photography. In 1970, he participated in one of the first color photography shows at the Brooklyn Museum titled “Images en Couleur." In 1971, he was included in the visionary books Frontiers of Photography and Color (Life Library of Photography), both published by Time-Life. He has done more than 50 photography magazine covers, including covers for Newsweek and Life.
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Artist: Mitchell Funk
"Messiah is Hear" with Godly Light, Celestial Light
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A New York City street sign is viewed from the back. Posted to it's metallic surface are two street bills featuring a religious figure in a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Fifth Avenue at Rush Hour with Extreme Intense Light, Neutral Palette
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Occupying the lower third of the picture plane, a herd of humans stride down Fifth Avenue. They form an overall pattern. The top of the picture is also comprised of a simple pat...
Category
2010s Surrealist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Art Deco District Miami Beach in the 80's, Pinks and Blues
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Mediterranean Revival style, Bendle Apartments, constructed in 1923, is located at 826 Collins Ave. Miami Beach, Florida, is seen here th...
Category
1980s Contemporary Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Poetic Light Skims off Tennis Court with Running Dog
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Dawn's skimming light illuminates a New York City urban park and is captured from a high vantage point. The colors and long shadows make the image as abstract as it is representation...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Outrageous Flowers Colorful Hats at Easter Parade
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Two participants at Fifth Avenue's Easter Parade flaunt their artistic Millinery.
Veteran street photographer Mitchell Funk captured this dramatic and hyper-colorful double portrait...
Category
2010s Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Golden Light Illuminates a Romantic Couple in Central Park - Amber and Orange
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Golden sunlight filters through the autumn trees to illuminate two lovers on a Central Park bench. As a popular tourist location, Central Park is endlessly photographed. But Mitch...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Lonely Looking Wide Eyed Dog in a Car Window
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A lonely-looking wide-eyed boxer peers out a car window in anticipation that his owner will return. On closer examination, this is not a photograph of a real Boxer but a cut out of...
Category
2010s Conceptual Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Motorcycle on Manhattan's East River Drive with Long Shadows
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Mitchell Funk's approach to the industrial world is always poetic. One would not think of a city highway to be aesthetic, but Funk seeks out beauty in unexpected places. "Motorcycle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
A Paddling of Ducks on an Amber Cinnamon Pond
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Ducks float on a cinnamon pond in loose formation, forming an overall pattern. Their arrangement recalls the work of minimal artists of the 50s and 60s. Yet, a single duck breaks r...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Chrysler Building Spire and McDonald's Graphic Red Sign
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
For 53 years, Mithcell Funk has been photographing the art deco beauty of the Chrysler Building. In this work, Funk frames the iconic spire between two other rectilinear shapes. On t...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Golden and Yellow Foliage in Central Park - Nature Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Nature Photography in the City. Central Park's Autumn foliage is transformed into a delightful abstract pattern where natural organic shapes interact with the architectonic shapes of...
Category
2010s Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pink Orange Sunset on Hazy Moody Sky Billionaires Row like Monet Polluted Sky
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Climate Change can be beautiful. Wildfires from Canada created an orange smoke field that blanked New York City. For a photographer, air pollution was an aesthetic gift. Perched on ...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Street Photography of Eccentric Women with Colorful Cloths and Yellow Umbrellas
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Street photograph of an eccentric woman with a brightly colored hat and colorful clothes pushing a baby carriage with a dog occupant. She stands in front of a window display with bri...
Category
2010s Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Two Boots and an Umbrella - Red and Black Color Field Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Street Photography: Literally. A downward view of a wet monochromatic Manhattan street references color-field painting. Flat geometric sections of color are accented by an alternati...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Urban Landscape Golden Sky with Melting and Dissolving Glass Skyscraper
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Through an 800mm lens, late afternoon light dissolves a glass skyscraper into a glistening and glimmering rectangle. Atmospheric conditions assist the optical illusion where the peri...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Saturated Blue Sky Small Town, Early Color Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Like William Eggleston, Mitchell Funk is an early trailblazer of color photography with unexpected images created in the late 1960s and early 1970s. This image shows a close-up of a ...
Category
1970s American Realist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Boy Playing with Bubbles In Central Park
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Bubble Encounter. Biomorphic abstract shapes from manmade monumental bubbles evoke the character of living forms. They echo the natural forms of the rocks but in a softer, lighter wa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Foggy San Francisco Skyline with Ship - Impressionist Misty Blue
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
One of the defining characteristics of Mitchell Funk's work is how he shoots with light. In "Foggy San Francisco Skyline with Ship," Funk takes light into a new realm and in doing so...
Category
2010s Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Tennis Court in Snow with Footprints Green and Wine Color Abstraction
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
An aerial view looking down on a Manhattan tennis court is photographed so that it is representational and abstract at the same time.
The interplay of large areas of color, pattern...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Cherry Blossoms in Bloom, Urban Garden of Central Park with The San Remo
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The majestic Renaissance Revival San Remo Apartments act as a backdrop to Central Park's magnificent Cherry Blossom display. Under the colorful blooming tree, a sitting single femal...
Category
2010s Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Cobblestone Road to Lower Manhattan Skyline in Golden Light
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Magical golden light skims off a 19th-century cobblestone road that appears to lead into an equally antique-looking lower Manhattan skyline illuminated with golden light.
As a proge...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Bird on a Ledge Impressionist Color Tudor City Manhattan
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Street Photography can be beautiful. Bird on a Ledge by street photographer Mitchell Funk is an exceptionally distinctive example of shooting the streets of New York and getting a lo...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Neon Bar Sign Glow on Moody Manhattan Nocturne
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Manhattan Nocturne by Mitchell Funk. The colors are the music of the night. The image is a stunning example of the artist’s blending of the abstract and representational.
Signed, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Army Munitions Depot, Edgemont South Dakota - Life Magazine Assignment
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
In 1984 Life Magazine was in full stride. Their photo editors sent photographers on location to document stories visually.
At the US Army Munitions Depot, Edgemont, South Dakota, Mit...
Category
1980s Surrealist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Surreal City - Manhattan Magical Moment
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The alignment of the planets comes together in a perfect magical moment. A man sets foot on a terrace - an airplane comes into frame - golden light strikes the perfect pitch - atmosp...
Category
2010s Surrealist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Posing Pigeons. Manhattan in Neutral Colors Grey and Gray Birds
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A formal and highly balanced composition based on the random positions of pigeons caught the eye of street photographer Mitchell Funk. Each pigeon has it's own pose and personality. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Manhattan Window Reflections in Red and Blue
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Mitchell Funk is a Street Photographer who shoots gritty themes that come out beautifully. In "Manhattan Window Reflections," a typically drab street scene is transformed into a vivi...
Category
2010s Abstract Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Street Photography with Chairs and Pedestrians
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Master of design, light, and composition, Street Photographer Mitchell Funk outdoes himself with this visually intriguing image of street patterns created by raking light. The line...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Chrysler Building Art Deco Spire at Night Abstraction
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Mitchell Funk's continued exploration into the endless and fascinating beauty of the Chrysler Building's spire takes an unexpected turn in this semi-abstract image. His use of a 500mm lens throws out-of-focus the foreground while it simultaneously frames and compliments the Manhattan art...
Category
2010s Art Deco Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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Bird Party on a New York Water Tower
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
This is a long lens selective focus shot of a "Pigeon Party" atop one of Manhattan's many wood water towers. Like all of Funk's street photography, he designs his pictures with the...
Category
Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
White Doves over New York City Bethesda Fountain in the Snow Romantic
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Snow scene in Central Park in blue and white. White Doves over New York City Bethesda Fountain in the Snow. This is an image about the interaction between winged creatures.. .some are birds, and some are statues. The birds are in flight and the bronze with outstretched wings is poised to flight. Circling the bronze, the birds seem to be egging on the bronze statue to join them. Funk employs a blur effect of the birds combined with soft snow that envelops the fountain sculpture designed by Emma...
Category
1990s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Children's Playground Central Park in Impressionist Blue and Magenta.
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
This image was shot in Central Park. Photographer Mitchell Funk captures the intoxicatingly beautiful optical effect of natural light as it skims off of wooden swings...
Category
1970s Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Unexpected Billboard from The High Line Chelsea
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
An unexpected detail of a green billboard is shown occupying the full lower left-hand quadrant of a city scene composition. It was shot by street photographer Mitchell Funk from The High Line...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Red Wall Lower Manhattan Street Scene - Early Color Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
This image is as much about the color of the red wall and the psychedelic colors of the female's shirt street as the three figures who populate the composition. Color is a co-subject...
Category
1970s Color-Field Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Abandoned Homeless Man on the Steps of Bryant Park - Street Photography in Color
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The early 1970s was a period of reexamination of the state of photography for Mitchell Funk. He broke with the tradition of shooting gritty street photography in black and white and ...
Category
1970s American Realist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Kids having Fun in front East Village Yellow Wall, Street Photography in Color
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The early 1970s was a period of reexamination of the state of photography for Mitchell Funk. He broke with the tradition of shooting gritty street photography in black and white and ...
Category
1970s Color-Field Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Head Shop East Village New York City, Hippie Era
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The early 1970s was a period of reexamination of the state of photography for Mitchell Funk. He broke with the tradition of shooting gritty street photography in black and white and ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Kids with Colorful Clothes in Brooklyn Park - Color Photography Pioneer
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
In the 1970s color photography was still not recognized as fine art. As a street photographer, Mitchell Funk breaks with traditional black and white photography and shoots on the street with Kodachrome. His goal is to make color photography full of color. In this image, notice how the colors of the kids...
Category
1970s Contemporary Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Flowers Melt Snowy New York - Joyful Red Roses on a Blustery Gloomy Day
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
They say that New York City is full of contrast and contradictions. So is the case in this unexpected street photograph by Mitchell Funk, where we see the joyful optimism of a of bo...
Category
Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Urban Street Scene, 9 West 57th Street in New York City, Abstract Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The Famous 9 West 57th Street red sculpture anchors a New York City street photograph that is part representation and part abstract. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Chrysler Building Crown United Nations, 42nd Street Architectural Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A tightly cropped view of Midtown Manhattan from across the East River in Queens yields a view of the city that only an artist can provide. This perfect arrangement of buildings can ...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Flock of Golden Birds over Moody Manhattan Skyline at Dusk
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A moody Manhattan Skyline in blue serves as a backdrop to a flock of seagulls caressed in magical light.
Signed, dated, numbered 3/15 lower right recto, unframed, other sizes avail...
Category
1990s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Silver Silos and Station Wagon, Abstract Photography by Mitchell Funk
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Abstract Landscape photography by Mitchell Funk with 1970's station wagon.
Signature: Signed, Dated, Numbers 3/15 lower right recto, other sizes available. unframed, printed late...
Category
1970s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Warby Parker Prescriptions Manhattan, Color Photography, Abstract Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
In Manhattan, a vintage turquoise sign pops out from a dark background and creates a powerful graphic composition. The fine art photograph is Signed, dated and numbered lower right...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Abstract Church - Manipulated Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
This is an early example of photo manipulation. Photographer put a match to the 35mm emulsion to the burned bubble effect and then sandwiched it with colored gels in a double exposur...
Category
1960s Expressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
United Nations and Manhattan Skyline wrapped in Divine Light with Jet Ski
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
United Nations wrapped in Divine Light while a man on a Jet Ski passes glides in front on the East River
Bright golden light rushes down 42nd street and cloak...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Green Dog Yellow Dog, Animal Photography by Mitchell Funk
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Green Dog is photographed so that it is representational and abstract at the same time. The photograph is signed dated, numbered, 3/15 lower right, another...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Noble Lion Silhouetted at Sunset, Animal Photography by Mitchell Funk
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Noble lion caught in quintessential and heroic pose against primal sunset sunet. Signed, dated and numbered lower right recto. 4/15 Printed later, unframed, other sizes available . P...
Category
1980s Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet
Manhattan Street Scene With Glamours Billboard ( Street Photography )
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Street Photographer Mitchell Funk captures a Manhattan moment of contrast. The top three-quarters of the composition is a wrap-around billboard seen behind street lights. It dep...
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Abstract Winter Scene with Single Figure in Red Coat
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A serene New York City snowstorm composed of white snow and tree branches is interrupted by a single figure in a bright red outfit. The whole image recalls the abstract expressionis...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Rainbow of Color Refection in Car Window - (Abstract Photography)
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Veteran Street Photographer Mitchell Funk encountered a newly painted wall in Queens, New York. Next to the wall was a newly washed red car. This was red meat subject matter for...
Category
2010s Abstract Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Cute Dog Running in the Rain by Mitchell Funk
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A cute dog with a ball in his mouth runs in the rain. Street Photographer Mithcell Funk, capture a decisive moment in a perfect composition of red and blue triangles. Funk is an...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Magical New York in Autumn Colors with Golden Light on Glowing Bridge
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Color Photographer Mithcell Funk captures a magical moment when light strikes the Throgs Neck Bridge in New York City. Muted autumn colors interact in a syncopated rhythm producing ...
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Chrysler Building in Snowstorm New York City Snowstorm in Soft Blues
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The Art Deco spire of the Chrysler Building rises majestically through the driving snow of a New York City blizzard. Veteran Street Photographer Mitchell Funk, exploits the snow and...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Manhattan Skyscraper Abstract Multiple Exposure, Kali, Abstract Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
This trailblazing in-camera multiple exposures of New York buildings with the moon was done in 1972. It's not just an image that pushes the boundaries of visual imagery but it is a t...
Category
1970s Conceptual Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Romantic Flatiron Building in Autumn Colors of Orange and Yellow, Architecture
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
New York City's early example of a skyscraper from 1902 is depicted in an artistically abstract way. It is photographed with autumn foliage in the foreground and with the iconic tri...
Category
1990s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Central Park Boat House in Golden Light Impressionist Reflections
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Trailblazing photographer Mitchell Funk explores the possibilities of abstraction in a documentary photograph. Golden light reflects off the water creating an impressionist like ab...
Category
1970s Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Central Park at Dawn First Light in Blue and Yellow Mist, Fine Art Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The movie light illuminates a path in Central Park on a foggy morning. The circular light appears behind a light pole and appears as if it would be the su...
Category
2010s Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Romantic Street Musician Playing the Saxophone in Golden Light and Orange
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Golden orange light caresses a street musician as he serenades the public. We can not actually hear his music but the way the picture has been crafted in beautiful tones of orange a...
Category
2010s Romantic Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Rockefeller Center Nocturne in Art Deco Moody Blue, Architecture
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Iconic New York City scenes have been creatively documented by the insightful eye of veteran photographer Mitchell Funk for over 50 years. His interpretation of one of Manhattan's ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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Find a wide variety of authentic Mitchell Funk art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, purple, orange and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Mitchell Funk in paper, archival paper, pigment print and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the abstract style. Not every interior allows for large Mitchell Funk art, so small editions measuring 20 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Bill Jacobson, Carol Inez Charney, and Oz Van Rosen. Mitchell Funk art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $3,000 and tops out at $185,000, while the average work can sell for $5,500.