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
Elephants in Mexico, Life Magazine
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Done on assignment for Life Magazine, It was photographed outside Tampico Mexico. Elephants were transported to Mexico from for rehab after training in Oregon. The photographer and h...
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1980s American Realist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Board
Dog and Taxi, Street Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Signature: Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 3/15, other size available, unframed, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Central Park Beautiful
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Signature: Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 3/15, Unframed
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Brooklyn Bridge and Old Man
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Brooklyn Bridge and Old Man was done in 1969 decades before digital. the Artist uses exactor razor blades to scratch out color gel and then assembles them all together on a 35mm sli...
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1960s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art
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Photographic Paper
Guggenheim block, Red Street, New York
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated lower right, numbered on verso, 3/10, other sizes available, not framed, Ink Jet Archival Print
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2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Modern Photography Cover, Surreal Landscape
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Historically , newsstand magazines have used a standard set of practices when it came to choosing their cover image. Their goal was to use an image that people could instantly relate to. The idea being, if an image pops off the page it will attract more attention and then generate more newsstand sales. For editors, choosing a cover was first a marketing decision and then an aesthetic one. That is why most magazine covers and (that includes art magazines) pretty much looked the same. They used familiar images, mostly of celebrities, beauty people or news items of that would beckon and aggressively reach out to the prospect. In this Modern Photography Cover of August 1983, they chose a radical departure. They used an image that was the opposite of the norm. Mitchell Funk’s Graphic Surreal Landscape breaks the rules of formula magazine cover art...
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1980s Surrealist Mitchell Funk Art
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Photographic Paper
Photograph of God - Spirituality
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Can a photograph capture spirituality? Can a photography in itself be spiritual? The pure essence of spiritual energy transforms a Manhattan skyscraper into a 50 story deity of glowi...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$6,800 Sale Price
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Purple Street Performer
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Purple Street Performer
Shot in San Francisco.
Signature: Signed , dated lower right and numbered verso 4 /15, Unframed, Other sizes available.
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Blue Bus. Red Hat
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Blue Bus. Red Hat.
It's a portrait but is more about the interaction of primary colors, shape and precise composition.
Signed, dated lower right and numbere...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Fashion Hat in Paris
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Fashion Hat in Paris. Style above it all.
A graphic statement in red, black and green
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, Edition 2 of 15, Printed later. Unframe...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Selfie in Times Square
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Selfie in Times Square
Signature: Signed , Dated lower right and numbered verso 2 /15, Unframed, Other sizes available
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Early 2000s Abstract Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Sentinel Building
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Sentinel Building is a distinctive copper-green Flatiron style structure is bounded by Columbus Avenue, Kearny Street is shown like never before
Signed , dated lower right and n...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Manhattan: Gold and Blue Reflections Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Manhattan: Gold and Blue Reflections, Shot from Jersey, Manhattan monoliths are transformed into gleaming and beautiful abstract patters of blue an...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Word Trade Center in Blue, New York
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Mitchell Funk has been shooting the WTC as it was being built in 1970. Here is his latest artistic interpretation of the famous site, Signature: Signed , dated lower right and numb...
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2010s American Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Umbrellas in New York Rain
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Umbrellas in New York Rain. Bold and beautiful graphic patter in New York's street environment is isolated from a high vantage point and capture by an 800mm lens
Signed and dated o...
Category
2010s Abstract Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Blue Car and Private Jet
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Blue Car and Private Jet, Bold swatch of color that occupies large areas of the picture plane is a hallmark and Mitchell Funk's graphic style and a look th...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
White Ducks in Prism of Color, Fine Art Photography by Mitchell Funk
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
White Ducks in Prism of Color is an early work where a creative color effect is used to express the evocative nature of a picturesque nature scene
Signed and dated on lower right, ...
Category
1970s Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Manhattan Bridge and Yellow Sign
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Manhattan Bridge and Yellow Sign is a trailblazing work done decade ahead of it's time. The work depicts a common New York scene but rendered in deep saturated blues and eye poppin...
Category
1970s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
New York Street in Snow Storm
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
New York Street in Snow Storm. A normally common street scene is elevated into moody and impressionistic artistic statement. Signed dated lower right signed dated and number...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
New York Street Abstract
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
New York Street Abstract .
This is actually a straight shot. Taken from a high angle looking down, the photographer uses reflective neon street light...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
New York Parade of Building
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Color Photography Pioneer Mitchell Funk, innovates color photography style in 1975. Using a polarizing filter and stopping down to F22 on depth of field, Funk creates a simplifie...
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1970s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Beautiful woman in Profile,
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Multiple Exposure Zoom with Female Profile, This work is as fresh and contemporary looking today as it was radically innovative when it was done in 1970 Signed and dated on lower ri...
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1970s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Sledding in Central Park
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A festive crowd exploits a rare snow fall in New York. Colorful people fill the picture in an "All-over" composition as if it were an energenic Jackson Pollock drip and splash pai...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
New York: Beautiful Rain
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Rain seems to take on a life of it's own when captured at the right angle and with the right lens and with the right photographer. A seemingly perfect balance is struck with all ele...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Sledding in Central Park Snow
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Joyful moment is captured as snow lovers exploit a rare moment when New York's central park becomes a winter wonderland
Signed and dated lower right, 2/15 unframed, other size ava...
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Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Colorful Eiffel Tower
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
a colorfully lit circus carousel in the foreground gives counterpoint to Frances iconic 19 wrought iron lattice tower
Category
1990s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Central Park Dog Walkers
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Magical late afternoon golden light pours into the scene illuminating heads and Silhouetting figures. The intriguing arrangement of visual elements creates an unorthodox mysterious w...
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1990s American Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Two Umbrellas in New York Snowstorm
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Heavy snow creates a shadowless scene which allows blue and red umbrellas to pop out from a subdued background. Funk captures a magic moment of perfect spacial and color harmony.
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1990s Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Red Hat over Manhattan
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Uncanny red shape contrasts with soft blues. Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 2/15 Printed later, other size available, unframed
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Tuxedo
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful blues and magentas frame and formal white tuxedo with a faceless head. Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 3/15 Printed later, other size available, unframe...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Trans America Building, San Francisco in Magical Golden Light
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 2/15 Printed later, other size available, unframed, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Umbrellas, Rainy New York
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 4/15, other size available, unframed Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Central Park in Negative Color
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Mitchell Funk is a very early pioneer of color photography. In this striking image, he is using negative color to give an simultaneous beautiful yet eerie effect . Remarkably, Centra...
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Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Construction Worker on Roof
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, unframed. Other sizes available, other sizes available
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art
Sutton Place Manhattan with 59th Street Bridge
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, unframed. Other sizes available, other sizes available
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2010s American Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Bow Bridge
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, unframed. Other sizes available, other sizes available Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Category
2010s American Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Deer, East Hampton
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, Edition 2 of 15, Unframed
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2010s American Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Old and New
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, Edition 2 of 15, . Unframed , Other sizes available
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Mail Boxes in the Snow , Long Island
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, Edition 2 of 15, Unframed , Other sizes available
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2010s American Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Fifth Avenue in a blizzard
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
City traffic never seemed so beautiful. l2/15 Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, unframed. Other sizes available
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Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
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Photographic Paper
The Wall has Eyes - Street Photography by Mitchell Funk
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
2/15 Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, unframed. Other sizes available
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2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Colorful Boats, East Hampton
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, 3/15 numbered on verso, unframed. Other sizes available, printed later, Hahnemuhle Baryta Fne Art Paper.
Category
2010s American Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Flower Hat in Yellows, Blues and Pinks
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Woman as a flower.
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso ,3/15 unframed. Other sizes available,
Mitchell Funk is an abstractionist while being a documentarian
Mitchell ...
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2010s Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Red Hand on Ft. Lauderdale Beach
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Cover, "Mitchell Funk. Color in the 1970's "
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, Edition 3 of 15, Printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Category
1970s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Sydney Opera House, Modern Photography Cover , Abstract Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Modern Photography Cover, February, 1987 Triple exposure of silhouetted men on a hill, against plexiglass colored shapes echoing the bold iconic architectural curves of the opera h...
Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
American Flag in Neon
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The patriotic colors of Old Glory are described in vibrating neon. Cars in the foreground reflect the striped pattern, while faces and figures punctuate the scene. Signed and dated ...
Category
2010s American Modern Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Young girl in an Couture Pink Dress, Fashion Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The interplay of light and shadow, greys and magenta transform a portrait of a flamboyantly dressed young girl into an optically engaging abstraction composed of alternating patterns...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
New York City Snow Scene with American Flag
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Photo-impressionist work from a birds-eye view Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 2/15 Printed later, other size available, unframed
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2010s American Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Purple San Francisco Victorian
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The Color Purple by man and by nature. Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 1/15, other size available, unframed
Category
2010s Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
East Hampton Swimming Pool in the Rain
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Soft pinks and blues beckon in the rain
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 2/15, other size available, unframed, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Category
2010s American Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
San Francisco Victorian
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Bold Yellow Color. Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 1/15, other size available, unframed
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Lumbard Street in Blue and turquoise , San Francisco, Color Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Pastel colors and winding street around one of San Franciscos most iconic streets. Lumbard Street - signed and dated on lower right, numbered on recto 2/15, other size available...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
San Francisco Gold Rush
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Golden light explodes off a building's facade
Signed dated and numbered on the lower right, 2/15 other size available, unframed, printed later. Printed on hahnemuhle paper.
Category
2010s Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
New York Skyline in Yellow and blue
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Late afternoon light baths the downtown skyline in a impressionist palette of soft light blues and pale yellows. The camera angle, lighting and long lens which compresses spaces tra...
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2010s American Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Colored Cars
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 2/15 Printed later, other size available, unframed
Category
Early 2000s Color-Field Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Tribeca in Gold, Street Photography by Mitchell Funk
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Edward Hopper's sense of late light combined with the isolation and desolation of New York is depicted in color photography by Mitchell Funk. Golden light paints 70's New York in a m...
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1970s American Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Chimp Behind Bars. Life Magazine
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Perfectly composed composition depicts caged adult chimpanzee staring out from his confinement. Editorial assignment on Chimpanzees and Animal issues. Life Magazine...
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1980s American Realist Mitchell Funk Art
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Photographic Paper
Funky Car Paris
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 3/15 , other size available, unframed
Category
Early 2000s Color-Field Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
White Building, Red Sun
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Cover. Photomethods Magazine, March, 1982, Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 2/15 Printed later, other size available, unframe
Category
1970s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Colored Tables in the Snow
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 3/15 , other size available, unframed
Category
2010s Color-Field Mitchell Funk Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
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