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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
Athletic Male Nude on Endless Surreal Arizona Road
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Athletic male nude about to launch out onto the open road of life. Shot on location Near Taos, New Mexico, 4 of an edition of 15, Signed, dated and n...
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1970s Surrealist Mitchell Funk Photography

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Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Snow Traffic in New York City, Abstract Photography by Mitchell Funk
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, dated lower right and numbered verso 4 /15, Unframed, Other sizes available. Printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper Shot in Manhattan The uploaded video on 1s...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Mystical Transcendent Orange Sunset Big Sky
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A spectacular vast orange sunset dominates the sky as tiny onlookers gaze up and out with amazement. The image has a surreal quality to it and the relationship to the sky and people...
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2010s Surrealist Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Central Park in Snow Bethesda Fountain with Monochromatic Color Scheme
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
People scattered among the snowflakes become simple graphic elements in Central Park in Snow Bethesda Fountain with Monochromatic Color Scheme image. The...
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Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography

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Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Painted Ladies Victorian Architecture, Alamo Square San Francisco
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Famous Photographer Mitchell Funk captures a colorful image of the classic scene of San Francisco's colorful Victorian Architecture. This is no...
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2010s American Realist Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

The Spire of the Chrysler Building in Silver, Manhattan Art Deco Skyscraper
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The Chrysler Building, a New York art deco masterpiece, is framed by modern buildings in this carefully composed image by veteran street photographer Mitchell Funk. Signed and dat...
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2010s Art Deco Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Semi Nude Men, Muscle Beach Miami Beach
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, Edition 2 of 15 Unframed. Other size available
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2010s Surrealist Mitchell Funk Photography

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Photographic Paper

Chrysler Building with Brooklyn Bridge
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Color photography in the mid-1970s had barely emerged as a recognized fine art form. The few works in color that museum curators considered were mostly nature pictures or snapshot-l...
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1970s Abstract Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Surfer, East Hampton Beach with Dramatic Sunset and Golden Light
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Surfer, East Hampton Beach with Dramatic Sunset and Golden Light 2014, Signed dated and numbered 4/15, right recto, inkjet archival print lower East Hampton Beach with Dramatic Sunset with silhouetted male surfer...
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Early 2000s American Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography

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Photographic Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

Wherever You Look, You See The Chrysler Building, Brooklyn Heights Promenade
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
This photograph was taken in 1970, yet it looks surprisingly contemporary. The giveaway is how underdeveloped the Manhattan skyline looks. Both towers of the World Trade Center are ...
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1970s American Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Late Light Russian Hill, San Francisco
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 3/15 Printed later, other size available, unframed Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
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Early 2000s Contemporary Mitchell Funk Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Chrysler Building Spire from Grand Central Station
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The Chrysler Building is one of the most photographed buildings in the world, with millions of images of it taken from various perspectives. Yet, it has never been captured quite li...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Sexy Male Nude on Endless Road in New Mexico in a Quest for Meaning
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A determined, lone, sexy nude male is about to sprint down an endless road in New Mexico and, in a quest for meaning, meet his destiny. The image exudes a sense of primal instincts...
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1970s Surrealist Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Purple San Francisco Victorian with Figure
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 3/15 , other size available, unframed
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Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Photography

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Photographic Paper

New York City at Sunset from New Jersey - Manhattan Skyline with Blue Sky
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, dated, numbered 3/15 lr recto, unframed, other size available, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
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2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Photography

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Photographic Paper

Pastel Alley, San Francisco
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Local color comes alive and becomes a living work of art in this stunning image. Signed dated and numbered lower right recto. Edition 3 of 15, printed late...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography

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Photographic Paper

Black Woman with Flamboyant Hair at Cafe
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A black woman with outrageous long blond braids is captured in a cafe. She is seen through a window, and the nature of her hair integrates with the surrounding color structure. Si...
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2010s Contemporary Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Mickey's Bar. Chelsea, Tribeca, Old New York
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, dated lower and numbered 2/15 lower right recto, unframed, printed later, other sizes available. Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper Description: Quintessential image of ...
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1970s Modern Mitchell Funk Photography

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Inkjet

Classic Old New York, Vintage Central Park
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
What New York City looked like before the modern world robbed it of its charm. In post-impressionist colors, Photographer Mitchell Funk captures a poetic Central Park moment, with a...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

East Hampton Sky with Flock of Birds at Golden Sunset, Abstract Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A flock of birds at sunset in East Hampton is captured by color photographer Mitchell Funk. The overall composition without a central point of focus is not unlike the work of East H...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Wherever You Look, You See The Chrysler Building: The Statue of Liberty
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
For over 50 years, Mitchell Funk has been renowned for creating images with hyper-lighting and compositional exactitude. The present image, "Wherever You Look, You See The Chrysler B...
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1980s Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Staten Island Ferry in Magenta New York Harbor by Mitchell Funk, Color Field
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
New York Photographer Mithcell Funk creates an image with a broad expanse of mostly flat magenta. His representation of space is flat and simplified. In the center of the picture pla...
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1970s Color-Field Mitchell Funk Photography

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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...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Turquoise and Yellow Victorian Houses in Mission District San Francisco
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be $100. Turquoise and Yellow Victorian Houses in Mission District San Francisco. Signed, Dated, number Lower left 4/15 recto, unfra...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Photography

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Inkjet

Sailboats , Marina District, San Francisco
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
White sailboats form a beautiful pattern in San Fransico Bay. The shapes of Sailboats in San Francisco dot the bay and are echoed by Cumulus clouds Signed and dated on the lower r...
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Early 2000s American Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Miami at Night, Brickell Avenue Street Scene Neon Abstraction
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Photographer Mitchell Funk transforms a Miami street scene at night with glowing neon signs into a complex abstract pattern. A recurring element in Funk's iconography is secondary a...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

San Francisco Cable Cars Landscape against Bay Bridge
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Compositional exactitude and magical gold lighting describe this iconic work of San Franscico This image is signed, dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto. . The work is unframed ...
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1990s American Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

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

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

Wherever You Look, You See The Chrysler Building: Lower Manhattan
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
For over 50 years, Mitchell Funk has been renowned for creating images with hyper-lighting and compositional exactitude. The present image, "Wherever You Look, You See The Chrysler B...
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1990s Surrealist Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Wherever You Look, You See The Chrysler Building: Lower East Side
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Wherever You Look, You See The Chrysler Building: Lower East Side. Beyond a 19th-century vermilion brick facade and standing proud and tall in a hazy New York City sky, we see The Ch...
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Early 2000s American Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Public Statues. Young Boy and Old Man in New York City Park
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
In the 1970s, senior citizens were fixtures on New York City park benches. In this image, golden light conveys the expressive nature of a disparate relationship between an old man an...
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1970s American Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Pacific Heights, San Francisco by Mitchell Funk Street Photographer
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Mitchell Funk is a "Street Photographer" - Literally. Painted stripes of lemon yellow lead the eye into an expanse of cerulean blue over San Francisco Bay. Signed and dated on lo...
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Early 2000s American Realist Mitchell Funk Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Wherever You Look You See The Chrysler Building: Weehawken Palisade
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A foreground stone wall structure of a repeating vertical shapes alternating with openings is mimicked by the similar but more majestic vertical shapes of the Mid-Town Manhattan skyl...
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1970s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

The Sun Beckons -Step into the Light -Three Black Woman Stroll into Manhattan
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Follow the light and cast away rational assumptions. It will lead you to the sublime. Street Photographer Mitchell Funk captures three statuesque Black Women in formation as they hea...
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2010s Surrealist Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Old Las Vegas, Fremont Street Neon Signs, Abstract Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
This is the greatest and most iconic picture and vintage Las Vegas even done. This classic view of downtown neon signs of Las Vegas before the wrecking ball demolished one of Americ...
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1970s American Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Chrysler Building with McDonald's Marquee from 42nd Street
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Photographer Mitchell Funk demonstrates the link between minimalism and street photography, which is usually associated with a loose snapshot style. The present image fuses differen...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Chrysler Building Looking Up on a Sharp Pristine New York City Day
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The selection of a perfect day with crisp light and a deep cobalt blue sky provides the ideal setting for Photographer Mitchell Funk to create a precisely designed photograph of East...
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Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Vintage Sign Holiday Inn - Mid Century at Night
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Retro Holiday Inn neon sign on a foggy night with vintage cars. Signed dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto, other sizes available, unframed, printed ...
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1970s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

Two New York Skylines in One Fantasy Picture - Chrysler Building at Sunset
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
In 1980, conventional thinking suggested that one highly dramatic photograph of the New York skyline would be a sufficient artistic statement. Photographer Mitchell Funk felt there w...
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1980s Surrealist Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Wherever You Look, You See The Chrysler Building: Brooklyn Heights
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
"Wherever You Look, You See the Chrysler Building: Brooklyn Heights " is captured by Photographer Mitchell and is part of his exhibition, Mitchell Funk Photographs The Chrysler Build...
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Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Wherever You Look You See The Chrysler Building: Lower Broadway
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Funk's highly stylized composition exaggerates the one-point perspective of the Manhattan street grid. It pushes the viewer's eye towards the horizon, where one's focus is on the flo...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Chrysler Building Shinning Silver Abstraction
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Photographer Mitchell Funk shoots silver facades against a deep cobalt blue sky, emphasizing his acute sense of graphic design in street photography. He waits for the perfect light a...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Wherever You Look, You See The Chrysler Building: 30 Rock Twilight
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A wide-angle view of the Midtown skyline is captured from the top of 30 Rock at twilight. The afterglow of the setting sun combined with the self-generated light from the high-rise ...
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Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Wherever You Look You See The Chrysler Building: Weehawken 4
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Mitchell Funk takes skyscraper photography to new heights in his current exhibition: Mitchell Funk Photographs the Chrysler Building for 50 Years. The present work reimagines the m...
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Early 2000s Surrealist Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Debutantes in Formal Black Evening Dress with Tiara in Times Square
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
An everyday street scene yields an unexpectedly delightful moment. Charming young Debutantes crowned with tiaras lift their elaborate formal dresses off the asphalt as they cross a ...
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2010s American Realist Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Rockefeller Center Skating Ring Prometheus Paul Manship gilded, cast bronze
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Paul Manship Prometheus Sculpture frames the famous Ring at Rockefeller Center in a perfect caught winter moment . Signed, Dated, number Lower le...
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2010s Art Deco Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Wherever You Look, You See The Chrysler Building: 2nd Avenue Highrise
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
"Wherever You Look, You See The Chrysler Building: 2nd Avenue Highrise" is part of a new epic exhibition, Mitchell Funk Photographs The Chrysler Building for 50 Years. The Chrysler B...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Wherever You Look You See The Chrysler Building: United Nations 2
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Taken from Long Island City, this tightly cropped composition emphasizes bold silhouettes while revealing the interplay of two of New York City's most iconic buildings. The horizonta...
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Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Vietnam War Protests Central Park - Nuclear War, Civil Rights, Agent Orange
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
In 1971, Central Park was a hub for Vietnam War Protests. In this work, Mitchell Funk captures a packed protest scene with emphasis on the graphic nature of the banners and flags. Th...
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1970s Conceptual Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Two African American Women Shine in Pink and Orange on Easter Day Parade
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Punchy pink and outrageous orange outfits shine as brightly as the subject smiles in this street photograph taken on Fifth Avenues Easter Day Parade. Signed, dated and numbered 2/15,...
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2010s Contemporary Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Wherever You Look You See The Chrysler Building: Long Island City Industrial
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A simple yet complex structure always characterizes Mitchell Funk's work. In present work, the first concept is that old New York City icons emerge above new construction. The secon...
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2010s Contemporary Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

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

Wherever You Look You See The Chrysler Building: Third Avenue and 38th St
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
" Wherever You Look You See The Chrysler Building: Third Avenue and 38th St." was photographed looking uptown from the rooftop of a building on Third Avenue and 38th St. In the for...
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2010s Conceptual Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Wherever You Look You See The Chrysler Building: The High Line
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
"Wherever You Look You See The Chrysler Building: The High Line" - It may take a moment, but its presence always seems to be in the picture. At least, that was the case in the past. ...
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Early 2000s American Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Chrysler Building In Cool Blue, Grey and Silver Palette
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Street Photographer Mithcell Funk captures the Chrysler Building as it stands between two neighbors. Compositional exactitude adds to the overall visual appeal of Funk's formal compo...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Sunbathers Miami Beach
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
People are reduced to patters when rows of sun worshipers are caught with a 105 mm lens. Signed and dated lower right Edition 2/15 Unframed. Printed later. Other sizes are available...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography

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Photographic Paper

Wherever You Look You See The Chrysler Building: Park Avenue
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A giant moon is unexpectedly pictured resting between two skyscrapers on Park Avenue. This image was done as an assignment for a Business Week cover. The editors wanted a high-drama ...
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1970s Modern Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Manhattan White Dog among Autumn Leaves , Minimalism
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Color Photographer Mitchell Funk depicts New York City somewhere between the ideal and the real. In an Upper East Side park, he shoots a lone white dog standing at the intersection ...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Muscular Black Man Pondering in the Fountain's Mist
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Man in the Mist. Lost in thought and cloaked in a veil of mist and smoke, a young black man stands atop a fountain's pilar and ponders the world. The adjacent light post's shape ech...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Mitchell Funk photography for sale on 1stDibs.

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.

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