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Paul Caponigro Art

American, 1932-2024
Born in Boston in 1932, Paul Caponigro is one of America’s foremost landscape photographers. While he became interested in photography at age of thirteen, he also had a strong passion for music; he studied at Boston University College of Music in 1950 before deciding to focus on photography at the California School of Fine Art, where Ansel Adams had established one of the first photography programs in the United States. Despite the shift from music to photography early in his artistic career, Caponigro remains a dedicated piano player who believes that his musical training and insight influences his photographic imagery. Caponigro is best known for his interest in natural forms, landscapes, and still lives. His subjects include Stonehenge and other Celtic megaliths of England and Ireland; the temples, shrines and sacred gardens of Japan; and the deep mystical woodland of New England. His had his first solo exhibition at the George Eastman House in 1958 and his work has been shown in numerous exhibitions throughout the United States and abroad. Throughout the 1960s he was a part-time teacher at Boston University while consulting on various technical research projects with the Polaroid Corporation. He has received two Guggenheim Fellowships and three National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grants. In recognition of a career spanning nearly seventy years and a sustained, significant contribution to the art of photography, Caponigro was awarded The Royal Photographic Society’s Centenary Medal and Honorary Fellowship in 2001. Renske van Leeuwen
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Revere Beach, MA
By Paul Caponigro
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This large silver gelatin photograph with untrimmed margins is signed and titled in pencil in the margin under the image. Likely printed in the 1990s.
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1950s Abstract Paul Caponigro Art

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Silver Gelatin

Revere Beach, MA
Revere Beach, MA
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Stonehenge, Inner Trilithon Through Circle Stones
By Paul Caponigro
Located in Carmel, CA
Hand printed by Paul. Mint Condition. Framed in high grade plexiglass and metal frame. Signed in pencil.
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1970s Paul Caponigro Art

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Silver Gelatin

Alberta, Canada, 1978
By Paul Caponigro
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Alberta, Canada, 1978 Signed in pencil on mount recto Gelatin Silver Print Image: 9 x 12.5 in. Paper: 11 x 14 in
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1970s Paul Caponigro Art

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Silver Gelatin

Water Series #1, Connecticut
By Paul Caponigro
Located in Carmel, CA
Hand printed by Paul Caponigro Framed in metal with plexiglass.
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1970s Paul Caponigro Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Frosted Window
By Paul Caponigro
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This vintage silver gelatin print is signed in pencil on the front of the mount. This rare exhibition print in glossy paper (later prints of this image from Portfolio II were made on...
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1950s Abstract Paul Caponigro Art

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Silver Gelatin

Frosted Window
Frosted Window
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Desert Plant, Badlands, South Dakota
By Paul Caponigro
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This silver gelatin print is signed in pencil on the front of the mount. Likely printed in the 1980s.
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1950s Abstract Paul Caponigro Art

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Silver Gelatin

Nahant Beach, Massachusetts
By Paul Caponigro
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This print is signed in pencil on the front of the mount. This print was produced in 1973 for inclusion in Portfolio II (Edition of 100).
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1950s Modern Paul Caponigro Art

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Silver Gelatin

Stone Church Window, Glenaloough, Wicklow, Ireland
By Paul Caponigro
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Stone Church Window, Glenaloough, Wicklow, Ireland Silver gelatin Print, c. 1967, printed c. 1989 Signed in pencil lower right on mount (see photo) From: Stone Churches of Ireland, p...
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1980s American Modern Paul Caponigro Art

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Silver Gelatin

Shadows and Marbles, Cushing, ME Vintage Print
By Paul Caponigro
Located in Carmel, CA
Gelatin Silver Print, signed, titled, and dated on verso in pencil. Great Condition. Matted to 16x20"
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2010s Abstract Paul Caponigro Art

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Silver Gelatin

Tree & Cloud, New Mexico
By Paul Caponigro
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed and titled in pencil on mount recto Gelatin Silver print Paper 9-1/2"x13", Matted 18x22
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1980s Paul Caponigro Art

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Silver Gelatin

Reflecting Stream, Redding, Connecticut
By Paul Caponigro
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Edition 9 of 50 Signed and numbered in pencil on recto margin Born in Boston in 1932, Paul Caponigro is renowned as one of America’s most significant master photographers. When he w...
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Late 20th Century Paul Caponigro Art

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Platinum

Bare Tree & Adobe Wall, Taos, New Mexico, 1975/Printed 1976
By Paul Caponigro
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Bare Tree & Adobe Wall, Taos, New Mexico, 1975/Printed 1976 Signed, titled & dated in pencil on recto; mounted to a 22 x 18" archival matte Vintage Gelatin Silver Print 11.5 x 8.25 i...
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1970s Paul Caponigro Art

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Silver Gelatin

Snow & Trees, Cuba, New Mexico
By Paul Caponigro
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed in pencil on mount recto Gelatin Silver Print Paper 16"x20", Matted 22"x28"
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20th Century Paul Caponigro Art

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Silver Gelatin

Silver Nautilus, M.A
By Paul Caponigro
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed in pencil on mount recto Gelatin silver print Paper 10-1/4"x13-1/4",Matted 18"x22"
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1960s Paul Caponigro Art

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Silver Gelatin

Kentucky Trees
By Paul Caponigro
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed, titled and dated in pencil on mount recto Gelatin silver print Paper 9-3/4"x14-3/4", Mount 14-3/4"x20-1/4", Matted 18"x23"
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1960s Paul Caponigro Art

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Silver Gelatin

Blue Ridge Road, Virginia
By Paul Caponigro
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed in pencil on mount recto Gelatin Silver print Image 15 3/8"x18 5/8", Paper 16x20", Matted 24x28"
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1960s Paul Caponigro Art

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Silver Gelatin

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Previously Available Items
Running White Deer
By Paul Caponigro
Located in Carmel, CA
Hand printed by artist, Framed shortly after purchased. Framed in high grade TruVue Plexiglass and Black Wood Frame. Paul Caponigro's most famous image. Large and detailed! Get it no...
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Late 20th Century Paul Caponigro Art

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Silver Gelatin

Glencar Falls, Ireland
By Paul Caponigro
Located in Carmel, CA
Hand printed by the artist Signed in pencil lower right. Edition 19/75 on lower left Dry mounted Part of the book and print set 'Masterworks From Forty Years'.. Book not included. H...
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1960s Paul Caponigro Art

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Silver Gelatin

Running White Deer
By Paul Caponigro
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed on the front by the artist on the front of the mount. Original silver gelatin print.
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20th Century Paul Caponigro Art

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Silver Gelatin

Two pears, Cushing, Maine
By Paul Caponigro
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mounted to 15 x 18 matte signed, titled and dated in pencil on mount
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1990s Paul Caponigro Art

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Running White Deer, County Wicklow, Ireland
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Find a wide variety of authentic Paul Caponigro art available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Paul Caponigro in silver gelatin print, polaroid and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the abstract style. Not every interior allows for large Paul Caponigro art, so small editions measuring 4 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Bill Jacobson, Marc Vaux, and Lucille Khornak. Paul Caponigro art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $2,400 and tops out at $8,500, while the average work can sell for $6,500.

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