Mitchell Funk Photography
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
French Poodle Central Park - Dog in Golden Light
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
:ate golden light transforms a dog into a graphic black shape that seems to float in magical landscape. Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 3/15 Printed later, other...
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1990s Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography
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Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Surreal Road, Monument Valley, Sci-fi Photography, Science Fiction
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The history of Sci-fi art and illustration has had a rich and storied past. Generation of illustrators and painters have rendered their fantastic ideas on paper and canvas. The decades of the 1920’s - 1940’s saw the imaginative but crudely drawn pulp magazine gouaches of Frank R Paul...
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1970s Surrealist Mitchell Funk Photography
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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Birds in Flight over Manhattan - Minimalist Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Since 1969, Mitchell Funk has been a Minimalist Photographer. His signature style focuses on reducing pictorial elements to their essentials. In this recent image, shot in 2023, he continues the tradition but takes it to a new level. Funk captures a magic moment of a flock of alternating dark and light-colored pigeons in flight. He frames the shot as if it were a painting by Kenneth Noland...
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2010s Minimalist Mitchell Funk Photography
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Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Covid-19 New York City, Empty Park Avenue no Traffic Except a Lone Motorcycle
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Mitchell Funk
Covid-19 New York City, Empty Park Avenue with no Traffic Except a Lone Motorcyclist
Inkjet Archival Print
43 × 29 in
Signed, dated lower and numbered 2/15 lower right...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Photography
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Inkjet
Colorful Paint Cans in Red, Orange, Blue and Turquoise
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A pile of empty and discarded colorful paint cans inadvertently becomes an artful abstract still life in itself. Documented through the keen lens of st...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Mitchell Funk Photography
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Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Life Magazine Cover July 1980, Mithcell Funk Lighthouse
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
alternative photo - done on assignment in Cape Hatteras
Signed lower right, numbered, 3/15 dated
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1970s American Modern Mitchell Funk Photography
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Photographic Paper
Ocean Drive, South Beach, Irene Marie Models Moody Night Neon by Mitchell Funk
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The classic view of Miami Beach's Ocean Drive with reflections is captured by veteran Color Photographer Mithcell Funk. The image overflows with soft bleeding colors that melt into...
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1990s Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
California Street On Rainy Day, San Francisco In Blue Tones
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
People with umbrellas crossing California Street on rainy day with cable car In the background.
Signed dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto, oth...
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1990s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Urban Sunbather, New York City - Smaller Print Size
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Elevated view of women sunbathing on basketball court in New York City with unexpected color relationships.
The actual color will vary from monitor to monitor.
The work is Signed dat...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Photography
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Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Central Park Snow Storm, By Mitchell Funk, Landscape Photography, Impressionism
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Snow comes to Manhattans' Central Park and veteran street photographer Mitchell Funk captures it. Besides the understated muted beauty of the image, it's a document of emptiness in ...
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2010s Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Dog Walker. Bulldog, Yorkshire Terrier, Labrador
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A captured moment of a dog walker with five dogs set against a post-impressionist background of warm oranges and cool blues .
Signed, Dated, number 3/15 ...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography
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Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Bow Bridge Landscape in Gold
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Bow Bridge is one of the most iconic and photographed features of Central Park. Built in 1862, this Victorian-era bridge spans 60 feet across the Central Park Lake and connects Cherr...
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1970s Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Dog Walker. Bulldog, Yorkshire Terrier, Labrador
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A captured moment of a dog walker with five dogs set against a post-impressionist background of warm oranges and cool blues .
Signed, Dated, number 3/15 Lower left recto, unframed...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography
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Photographic Paper
Dogscape - Dog in Early Morning Light Beige Colors - Long Shadows
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Dogscape New York City. First light skims across an upper East Side playground with fallen autumn foliage.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is s...
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2010s Street Art Mitchell Funk Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Golden Gate Bridge at Sunrise , Misty Light in Blue
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Soft misty light pours into the scene evoking a poetic expression of a lyrical landscape. Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 2/15 Printed later, other size availabl...
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2010s Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography
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Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Two Dog Friends in Golden Light - French Poodle
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Golden Light defines two dogs as they have a head-to-head in a Manhattan park. Color Photographer Mitchell Funk captures the scene with a spontaneity and freshness from a rooftop van...
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2010s Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Bethesda Fountain with Out of Focus Figures
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Bethesda Terrace, Central Park's masterpiece gathering place is joyfully interpreted by master-of-light photographer Mitchell Funk. This archival col...
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2010s American Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Five Dogs on a Leash, Central Park
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A captured moment of a dog walker with five dogs set against a post-impressionist background of warm oranges and cool blues .
Signed, Dated, number 4/15 Lower left recto, unframe...
Category
2010s Modern Mitchell Funk Photography
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Photographic Paper
Graffiti Street Art Photograph in Red and Green
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Graffiti-clad New York City Street scene with wall shot by veteran street photographer Mitchell Funk in his trademark colorful style. In Funk's oeuvre co...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Romantic Bethesda Fountain with Angel of the Waters Bronze Statue Colorful Water
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A long lens isolates three nude chubby child figures from the Angel of the Waters Bronze Statue in Central Park. They are juxtaposed with three modern-day figures in a rowboat. The...
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2010s Romantic Mitchell Funk Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, 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...
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1970s Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Dale Chihuly, Life Magazine,
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Inkjet Archival Print. The Shot was done on a Life Magazine assignment on "Glass Artists" 1981. The three essential elements are presented in a bold fr...
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1980s Modern Mitchell Funk Photography
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Photographic Paper
San Francisco Victorians Painted Ladies San Francisco, Alamo Square
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
San Francisco Victorians Painted Ladies explode with color and charm in this graphic depiction. Direction light enhances the ornate details and heightens the color saturation whil...
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2010s Color-Field Mitchell Funk Photography
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Photographic Paper
Mid- Century Star View Motel Fremont Street Las Vegas, Landscape Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Man painting vintage motel sign in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Signed, dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto. Other sizes are available. The work is unframed...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
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Urban Art Bus Driver, Street Photography by Mitchell Funk
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Street art come to the intersection of street photography.
Signed dated and numbered 3/15 lower right recto, other sizes available, unframed, printed later. Printed on Hahnemühle Fin...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Photography
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Photographic Paper
Plaza Hotel on Fifth Avenue Central Park South with Kelly Green Roof
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The Plaza Hotel in New York City looks differently in this detailed view. Photographer Mitchell Funk has honed in on a less studied part of the historic French Renaissance-inspired ...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Louse Point, East Hampton, Abstract Photography in Green and Beige
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, dated numbered Edition 2 of 15, lr verso - Other sizes available, Printed Later. Unframed, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
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2010s Naturalistic Mitchell Funk Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Las Vegas Motel with Mid-Century Street Sign and Palm Tree
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Gaudy commercial street signs for cigarettes visually align with a mid-century Motel sign to form a formal composition of vertical and horizontals. Pioneering color photographer, Mi...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Bright Green Car In Front Victorian House, San Francisco, Architecture
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
San Francisco victorian house.
Signed dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto, other sizes available, unframed, printed later - Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Can a street ...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Signs and Shapes Primary Colors , Modern Photography Cover by Mitchell Funk
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Modern Photography Cover , August 1978 ( Editors flipped the image. The correct way is yellow arrows on bottom
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso Edition 3 of 15, Unf...
Category
1970s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Hasidic Jewish Family Williamsburg Brooklyn In Golden Light, New York City
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Silhouette of a Hasidic Jewish Family walking in front of the Williamsburg Bridge bathed in Godly light.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is sig...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Anti-Vietnam War Protesters Hippies in Central Park with American Flag
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
An attractive ffemale Hippie in Central Park during an Anti-Vietnam War protest and sandwiched with another image of an American flag.
The print is signed...
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1970s American Realist Mitchell Funk Photography
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. ...
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2010s Contemporary Mitchell Funk Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Shirtless Man with Hat Against Pink Wall Chelsea, Manhattan - Street Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
An unexpectedly bright magenta wall serves as a background for a hatted passerby. In 1970 very few people were shooting in color, and just a handful of photographers exploited the co...
Category
1970s Street Art Mitchell Funk Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Times Square in the 1960s - Portrait with Dancing Sign - Street Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Even at the age of 19, street photographer Mitchell Funk forged a unique style of street color photography. It was based on formal and exacting compositions with an emphasis on stron...
Category
1960s American Realist Mitchell Funk Photography
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 Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Lower Manhattan Skyline in Gold Light with Moon. New York City
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
New York City seen uniquely through the artful lens of Mitchell Funk. We all have seen images of the financial district in Lower Manhattan but this original in a very artful way.
T...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mitchell Funk Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Peacock Displaying Blue and Green Plumage
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The male peacock is a living work of art. Mitchell Funk has captured a moment of full display with iridescent coloration. Arguably, the male peacock ...
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Street People. Old Man On Park Bench New York City, Monochromatic
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Street Photographer Mitchell Funk breaks with tradition and shoots street photography in color. Today in 2022, this does not seem like a big deal. But 52 years ago, in 1971, it was q...
Category
1970s Realist Mitchell Funk Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Elderly Husband and Wife Group Street Portrait Against a Manhattan Red Wall
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Street Photographer Mitchell Funk breaks with tradition and shoots street photography in color. Today in 2022, this does not seem like a big deal. But 50 years ago, in 1972, it was q...
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1970s Post-War Mitchell Funk Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
East Hampton Fences Green Pastures
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
East Hampton Fences. Fields being farmed are interpreted as a color field painting by Mitchell Funk.
Signature: signed and dated lower right, ...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Photography
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Photographic Paper
Hard Times - Street People in Monochromatic Grey New York City
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Street Photographer Mitchell Funk breaks with tradition and shoots street photography in color. Today in 2022, this does not seem like a big deal. But 52 years ago in 1971, it was qu...
Category
1970s American Realist Mitchell Funk Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Sun Reflector with old men in the park. Vintage New York Street Scene
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The glorification of light was an early theme Mitchell Funk employed in his street photography. Funk breaks with tradition and shoots street photography in color. Today in 2022, this...
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1970s Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Ed's at Rockefeller Center, Sci-Fi Surreal
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
An unexpected marquee at the base of upscale 30 Rockefeller Center beams neon into the night. The 1930's art deco monolith is lit up like a silver spaceship as it thrusts into an ink...
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1990s Surrealist Mitchell Funk Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Yellow Girl in Blue Bars
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Mitchell Funk brings the compositional precision of studio photography to street photography.
Yellow Girl in Blue Bars is a grab shot. The result is a vibrant interplay of primary colors. Blue bars and blue jeans merge with yellow hair and yellow shoes...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Photography
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Photographic Paper, Inkjet
Golden Road with Motorcycle and Bicycle,
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto 3/15, unframed, other sizes available, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Visual relationships abound in this photo. The ...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography
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Photographic Paper, Inkjet
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 Photography
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Photographic Paper, Inkjet
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...
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2010s American Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Black Boy Broken Glass Brooklyn Museum Color Photography Show by Henri Ghent
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
An early example of a street photography portrait in color and multiple exposures with an image of broken glass . Exhibited: Images en Couleur, Brooklyn Museum, 1970. ( This was firs...
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1970s American Realist Mitchell Funk Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Times Square in the Rain
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso Edition of 3/15, Unframed. Other size available
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21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography
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Photographic Paper
Jazz Musicians: Night Blue City Lights
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Since the late 1960's Mitchell Funk has pioneered powerful bold and graphic images. His work is about the color and the shape
Signature: Signed Dated and numbered lower right 3/15, ...
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1980s American Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography
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Photographic Paper
Greenwich village Street Scene with Colorful Walls - Street Photography
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 ...
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1970s Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
The Bowery Skid Row Portrait. Urban Street Art - Mid Century Green Wall
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
For generations, The Bowery was known for homeless, abandoned alcoholics. This insightful and soulful portrait from 1969 shows one of the Bowery's street residents against a green w...
Category
1960s Modern Mitchell Funk Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Downtown Manhattan Skyline with Graffiti Wall, Architectural Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The towering glass skyscrapers of Lower Manhattan are framed by a colorful rooftop graffiti wall in this captivating photograph by street photographer Mitchell Funk .
The fine art p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mitchell Funk Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Acrylic, Archival Pigment
The Jazz Building In North Beach, San Francisco
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Street scene and architecture in the North Beach district of San Francisco.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 2/15, ...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, 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 Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Brooklyn Bridge Multiple Exposure in Magenta and Blue, City Abstract
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
In the early 1970s, color photography was not really considered to be art by any standard. Mitchell Funk is one of the early trailblazers of color photography as fine art. In this 19...
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1970s Abstract Mitchell Funk Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Mid Century Bar and Grill Neon Sign - Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Vestiges of a bygone era, a funky old original neon sign acts as a beacon to the thirsty. Chromogenic archival print. Signed and dated on lower r...
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Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Child in Pink on Father's Shoulders Against Cherry Blossoms
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Out-of-focus figures in the foreground create basic shapes of color akin to Vuillard and the Nabis painters. Shot with a long lens and set against colorful blooming foliage of New Yo...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Red Car Back Toronto
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Mitchell extracts color from a seemingly boring landscape. Eye-popping saturated primary colors, and an unexpected camera angle defines his visual style and springboards him into a c...
Category
1970s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Photography
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Photographic Paper
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Find a wide variety of authentic Mitchell Funk photography available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of photography 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 photography, 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 Seb Janiak. Mitchell Funk photography 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.