Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
German, b. 1950
Libraries are both shelters and places of escape. It is this feeling that German photographer Reinhard Görner has been exploring for many years, in search of the most beautiful and solemn reading rooms around the world.
Intimate libraries nestled in the heart of secluded abbeys or grandiose halls of prestigious universities, for the German artist, these rooms are an inexhaustible reservoir of inspiration. Let yourself be transported through architectures, styles and eras in this portrait of Reinhard Görner, a self-taught artist with a multifaceted and contagious passion. As an architectural photographer, Reinhard worked for many years for architects before deciding to focus on his passion. His goal is to explore how the great masters of architecture have created spaces that breathe beauty and silence by playing with shadows, light, proportions, rhythms. He quickly discovered that libraries have always been and still are wonderful playgrounds for architects, allowing them to focus on the question of form and emptiness: "I see myself as an ambassador trying to convey the spirit of these builders with my photographic means".
The artist photographed and fell in love with his first library in 2005, as he was working with architect Sir Norman Foster and captured the philological library of Berlin’s Frei Universität. Since then, the cathedral-like atmosphere of New York’s Rose main reading room made a long-lasting impact on the artist and he started to intensify his documentation of libraries across the world. Görner’s photographs seek to convey the impact architecture has on our awareness of life : the libraries he captures open spaces, tell stories and refer to a time when one’s sense of aestethics and sense of space were identical. Görner’s photos refer to the vastness great architecture has been celebrating throughout history, bringing to mind historical periods where beauty and tranquility meet. His work pays a tribute to the Becher art school. Like other disciples’ – Andreas Gursky, Thomas Ruff and Candida Höfer – Görner’s work is strictly conceptual, combined with a fine technical approach. All their works demonstrate the same fascination for typology and record the heritage of the western cultural and industrial past.to
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Artist: Reinhard Görner
Laocoon II, Grimani Palace, Venice, German Architecture Photograph
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Laocoon II
Grimani Palace, Venice
2014
A masterful composition by renowned German photographer Reinhard Görner, Laocoon II captures the grandeur of Venetian architecture in exquisit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
'Study Center' Duchess Anna Amalia Library, Germany, Architectural Photograph
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reinhard Görner
'Study Center'
Duchess Anna Amalia Library
Weimar, Germany
2017
A luminous ode to architectural grandeur and intellectual heritage, Reinhard Görner’s masterful phot...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
DETAIL FROM: FOUR REGENTS OF THE GROOT-KRAMERGILD, 1622 painting
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Detail From: Four Regents of the Groot-Kramergild
WERNER J. VAN DEN VALCKERT, 1622, PAINTING GALLERY BERLIN
Timeless authority, captured anew. In this masterful fine art photograph...
Category
Early 2000s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Reinhard Görner, The Long Room IV, Trinity College Library, Dublin Ireland
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This large-scale architectural photograph by German artist Reinhard Görner depicts the The Long Room, an awe-inspiring vista into the Old Library at Trinity College in Dublin, Irelan...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
"Milich'sche Library I, Görlitz", photography by Reinhard Görner, 2016
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Paris, France
Photograph of the Milich'sche Libary I in Germany by Reinhard Görner.
Fine Art Lightjet Print, mounted on aluminum, plexiglass or resin. Two weeks manufacturing time, then shipping ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
Color, Digital Pigment, Plexiglass
Reinhard Görner – Leda with Swan, 1532, Correggio – Painting Detail Photograph
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reinhard Görner’s Leda with Swan unveils an intimate and evocative perspective on Correggio’s 16th-century masterpiece, capturing the painter’s exquisite handling of light, texture, ...
Category
Early 2000s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Laocoon II, Grimani Palace, Venice, German Architecture Photograph
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Laocoon II
Grimani Palace, Venice
2014
A masterful composition by renowned German photographer Reinhard Görner, Laocoon II captures the grandeur of Venetian architecture in exquisit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
The Long Room III, Trinity College Library, Dublin Ireland
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This large-scale architectural photograph by German artist Reinhard Görner depicts the The Long Room, an awe-inspiring vista into the Old Library at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. The vaulted ceiling arches above, while below a warm, golden light fills the room, illuminating bookshelves and cultural artifacts. The room is flanked by white marble busts of philosophers, writers, and great minds who have shaped the intellectual landscape of the Western world, adding a sense of gravitas and continuity to the space, and bringing public cultural heritage into private space in the rich, glowing tones of aged brown wood, leather and gilt.
Reinhard Görner is known for invoking an atmosphere of awe, meditation and contemplation through crisp, richly detailed scenes of grand historical and cultural narratives. This effect is enhanced through aesthetically striking compositions, which might include stunning symmetry, portals through a series of doorways, and other careful choices of perspective and scale.
Görner's photography celebrates libraries as both shelters and places of escape. This particular photograph is part of his quest to explore the most beautiful and solemn reading rooms around the world. Görner aims to convey how architects play with shadows, light, proportions, and rhythms to create spaces that breathe beauty and silence.
Starting from his work with architect Sir Norman Foster in 2005, Görner has meticulously documented libraries' cathedral-like atmospheres across the globe. His photographs seek to convey the impact of architecture on our awareness of life, showcasing spaces that tell stories and refer to a time when aesthetics and spatial awareness were intertwined.
Embrace the tranquility and beauty encapsulated in Görner's art and allow it to transport you to the grand arches and timeless serenity of The Long Room, Trinity College Library. Perfect for art collectors, architecture enthusiasts, and advocates of intellectual history, this piece serves as a gateway to explore the spirit of great builders through Görner's distinctive lens.
Reinhard Görner
The Long Room, Trinity College Library
Dublin Ireland
50 x 62.5 inches
Contemporary large scale photograph
Signed and numbered on label, verso
Edition of 10
Collector gets the next number in the edition
Reinhard Görner, with his large format photographs orchestrates the monumentality of rooms.
An active architecture photographer since 1985, is a master of perspectives and precise spatial compositions, and he thus considers classical sculpture, in all of its possible facets, a special challenge.
"Görner’s photographs sometimes open the doors to another world and take the viewer with them on a journey through time. Here the palace is no longer a museum but both royal residence and a site steeped in history. The viewer does not have to share the halls with the masses of visitors; instead the images offer him exclusive impressions of the Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors) and the Galerie des Batailles (Hall of Battles) as even the king of France was probably never granted. The halls are empty of people, yet they seem to be able to unfurl their individual characters of their own accord. These places practically breathe history, and this aspect is also part of the essence captured in the photographs. King Wilhelm of Prussia was named German Emperor Wilhelm...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Riggs Library II, Washington DC, Interior Architecture Photograph
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Riggs Library II, Washington DC, by world-renowned architectural photographer Reinhard Görner, captures the timeless elegance of one of America's rare surviving cast-iron libraries. ...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Riggs Library I, Washington DC, Interior Architecture Photograph
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Riggs Library I, Washington DC, by world-renowned architectural photographer Reinhard Görner, captures the timeless elegance of one of America's rare surviving cast-iron libraries. T...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
George Peabody Library, Baltimore, Interior Architecture Photograph
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This masterful photograph by renowned architectural photographer Reinhard Görner captures the timeless elegance of the George Peabody Library in Baltimore. Known as the 'cathedral of...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Reinhard Görner – Leda with Swan, 1532, Correggio – Painting Detail Photograph
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reinhard Görner’s Leda with Swan unveils an intimate and evocative perspective on Correggio’s 16th-century masterpiece, capturing the painter’s exquisite handling of light, texture, ...
Category
Early 2000s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Greek Temple, Pergamon Museum, Berlin
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Greek Temple, Pergamon Museum, Berlin
50 x 62.5 inches
ed. of 10
$6,000
60 x 75 inches
ed. of 7
$9,000
70 x 87.5 inches
ed. of 5
$11,000
signed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Reinhard Görner 'Biblioteca del Senado, Madrid, Spain' (Library, Madrid)
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reinhard Görner
Biblioteca del Senado, Madrid
2017
59 x 50 inches
ed. of 10
$6,000
71 x 60 inches
ed. of 7
$9,000
83 x 70 inches
ed. of 5
$11,000
signed and numbered on label, verso
Paper is trimmed to the image: actual image size listed
Internal Keywords: Reinhard Görner, Library series, Madrid, Spain, Large-Scale Photography, Large-scale German photography, Spanish Libraries, Spanish Monuments, Library Photography...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Reinhard Görner 'Toreno, Biblioteca del Senado, Madrid, Spain' (Library, Madrid)
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reinhard Görner
Toreno
Biblioteca del Senado, Madrid
2017
50 x 59.7 inches
ed. of 10
$6,000
60 x 71.7 inches
ed. of 7
$9,000
70 x 83.6 inches
ed. of 5
$11,000
signed and numbered...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Morgan Library II, New York
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Morgan Library II
New York
50 x 62.4 inches
ed. of 10
$6,000
60 x 74.9 inches
ed. of 7
$9,000
70 x 87.5 inches
ed. of 5
$11,000
signed and numbered on label, verso
Paper is trim...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Library of Congress I, Washington DC
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Library of Congress I
Washington DC
50 x 62.4 inches
ed. of 10
$6,000
60 x 74.9 inches
ed. of 7
$9,000
70 x 87.4 inches
ed. of 5
$11,000
signed...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Morgan Library, New York
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Morgan Library
New York
50 x 50 inches
ed. of 10
$6,000
60 x 60 inches
ed. of 7
$9,000
70 x 70 inches
ed. of 5
$11,000
signed and numbered on label,...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Library of Congress I, Washington DC
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Library of Congress I
Washington DC
50 x 62.4 inches
ed. of 10
$6,000
60 x 74.9 inches
ed. of 7
$9,000
70 x 87.4 inches
ed. of 5
$11,000
signed...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Shining Wall of Books, Yale Beinecke Library, Interior Architecture Photograph
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A breathtaking homage to the grandeur of knowledge, Reinhard Görner’s Shining Wall of Books captures the luminous beauty of one of the world’s most rever...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
George Peabody Library, Baltimore
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
George Peabody Library
Baltimore
62.5 x 50 inches
ed. of 10
$6,000
74.9 x 60 inches
ed. of 7
$9,000
87.3 x 70 inches
ed. of 5
$11,000
signed...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
"Admont Abbey, Library Hall, Austria", photography by Reinhard Görner, 2016
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Paris, France
Fine Art Lightjet Print, mounted on aluminum, plexiglass or resin. Two weeks manufacturing time, then shipping in two days after manufacture. Other sizes available.
The pictures of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Color, Lambda, Digital Pigment
Laocoon II, Grimani Palace, Venice, German Architecture Photograph
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Laocoon II
Grimani Palace, Venice
2014
A masterful composition by renowned German photographer Reinhard Görner, Laocoon II captures the grandeur of Venetian architecture in exquisi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Duke Humfrey's Library I, Oxford, England
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Duke Humfrey's Library I
54.2 x 50 inches
ed. of 10
$6,000
65.1 x 60 inches
ed. of 7
$9,000
75.9 x 70 inches
ed. of 5
$11,000
signed and numbered on label, verso
Paper is trimme...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Venus and Amor I, 1530, Lucas Cranach The Elder, Painting Detail Photograph
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reinhard Görner’s Venus and Amor I presents an exquisite close-up of Lucas Cranach the Elder’s 1530 masterpiece, capturing the delicate interplay of sensuality and symbolism characte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
George Peabody Library, Baltimore
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
George Peabody Library
Baltimore
62.5 x 50 inches
ed. of 10
$6000
74.9 x 60 inches
ed. of 7
$9000
87.3 x 70 inches
ed. of 5
$11000
signed an...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Detail From: Queen Anna of Bohemia and Hungary, Hans Maler, 1525 painting
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Detail From: Queen Anna of Bohemia and Hungary
HANS MALER, 1525, PAINTING GALLERY BERLIN
2008
A striking photographic interpretation of a Renaissance masterpiece, this work by ac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
DETAIL FROM: FOUR REGENTS OF THE GROOT-KRAMERGILD, 1622 painting
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Detail From: Four Regents of the Groot-Kramergild
WERNER J. VAN DEN VALCKERT, 1622, PAINTING GALLERY BERLIN
Timeless authority, captured anew. In this masterful fine art photograph...
Category
Early 2000s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Wren Library, Cambridge, England, German Interior Architecture Photograph
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A masterpiece of Baroque symmetry and intellectual grandeur, Reinhard Görner’s Wren Library, Cambridge captures the timeless elegance of one of Brita...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
DETAIL FROM: Self Portrait with Velvet Cap and Gown with Fur Collar, Rembrandt
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
DETAIL FROM: SELFPORTRAIT WITH VELVET CAP AND GOWN WITH FUR COLLAR, 2008
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN, 1634
PAINTING GALLERY BERLIN
A masterful reinterpretation by renowned photographer Reinh...
Category
Early 2000s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Wren Library, Cambridge, England, German Interior Architecture Photograph
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A masterpiece of Baroque symmetry and intellectual grandeur, Reinhard Görner’s Wren Library, Cambridge captures the timeless elegance of one of Brita...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Reinhard Görner 'Toreno, Biblioteca del Senado, Madrid, Spain' (Library, Madrid)
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reinhard Görner
Toreno
Biblioteca del Senado, Madrid
2017
50 x 59.7 inches
ed. of 10
$6,000
60 x 71.7 inches
ed. of 7
$9,000
70 x 83.6 inches
ed. of 5
$11,000
signed and numbered...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Reinhard Görner 'Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain' (Library, Madrid)
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reinhard Görner
Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid
2017
55 x 50 inches
ed. of 10
$6,000
66 x 60 inches
ed. of 7
$9,000
77 x 70 inches
ed. of 5
$11,000
signed and numbered on label, verso
Paper is trimmed to the image: actual image size listed
Internal Search: Reinhard Görner, Library series, Madrid, Spain, Large-Scale Photography, Large-scale German photography, Spanish Libraries, Spanish Monuments, Library Photography...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
George Peabody Library, Baltimore, Interior Architecture Photograph
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This masterful photograph by renowned architectural photographer Reinhard Görner captures the timeless elegance of the George Peabody Library in Baltimore. Known as the 'cathedral of...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Morgan Library, New York
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Morgan Library
New York
50 x 50 inches
ed. of 10
$6,000
60 x 60 inches
ed. of 7
$9,000
70 x 70 inches
ed. of 5
$11,000
signed and numbered on label,...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
George Peabody Library, Baltimore, Interior Architecture Photograph
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This masterful photograph by renowned architectural photographer Reinhard Görner captures the timeless elegance of the George Peabody Library in Baltimore. Known as the 'cathedral of...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Shining Wall of Books, Yale Beinecke Library, Interior Architecture Photograph
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A breathtaking homage to the grandeur of knowledge, Reinhard Görner’s Shining Wall of Books captures the luminous beauty of one of the world’s most revered libraries. This masterfull...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Riggs Library I, Washington DC, Interior Architecture Photograph
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Riggs Library I, Washington DC, by world-renowned architectural photographer Reinhard Görner, captures the timeless elegance of one of America's rare surviving cast-iron libraries. T...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
"The Cohen Room, Oxford", photography by Reinhard Görner, 2017
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Paris, France
Photograph of the Cohen Room in Oxford, UK by Reinhard Görner.
Reinhard Görner was born in Leipzig (Germany) in 1950, and is a freelance architectural photographer based in Berlin.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Color, Digital Pigment
Liberalitas, Duke Humfreys Library, Oxford, England
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Liberalitas
Duke Humfrey's Library
Oxford
50 x 40 inches
ed. of 10
$6,000
62.5 x 50 inches
ed. of 7
$9,000
87.5 x 70 inches
ed. of 5
$11,000
signed and numbered on label, verso
...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
The Blue Books, Upper Library, Oxford, German Interior Architecture Photograph
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exquisite meditation on knowledge and architectural splendor, Reinhard Görner’s The Blue Books invites the viewer into the hallowed halls of Oxford’s Upper Library. The interplay ...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Uris Library, Ithaca, Cornell University, Large Scale Architectural Photograph
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A mesmerizing portrait of architectural elegance and intellectual grandeur, Reinhard Görner’s Uris Library, Ithaca immerses viewers in the ornate beauty of Cornell University’s iconi...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Allegoria, Library Wolfenbüttel
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
50 x 51.5 inches
ed of 10
$6000
60 x 62 inches
ed of 7
$9000
70 x 72.3 inches
ed of 5
$11000
signed and numbered on label, verso
Reinhard Görner, with his large format photograp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Reinhard Görner 'Biblioteca del Senado, Madrid, Spain' (Library, Madrid)
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reinhard Görner
Biblioteca del Senado, Madrid
2017
59 x 50 inches
ed. of 10
$6,000
71 x 60 inches
ed. of 7
$9,000
83 x 70 inches
ed. of 5
$11,000
signed and numbered on label, verso
Paper is trimmed to the image: actual image size listed
Internal Keywords: Reinhard Görner, Library series, Madrid, Spain, Large-Scale Photography, Large-scale German photography, Spanish Libraries, Spanish Monuments, Library Photography...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Morgan Library II, New York
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Morgan Library II
New York
50 x 62.4 inches
ed. of 10
$6,000
60 x 74.9 inches
ed. of 7
$9,000
70 x 87.5 inches
ed. of 5
$11,000
signed and numbered on label, verso
Paper is trim...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Morgan Library II, New York
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Morgan Library II
New York
50 x 62.4 inches
ed. of 10
$6000
60 x 74.9 inches
ed. of 7
$9000
70 x 87.5 inches
ed. of 5
$11000
signed and numbered on label, verso
Paper is trimmed...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Detail From: The Saints Laurentius and Catherine, Giovanni Gaddi, 1380 painting
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Detail From: The Saints Laurentius and Catherine, Giovanni Gaddi, 1380 painting
Berlin Painting Gallery
2008
Two editions available.
This 2008 conceptual photograph by German photo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Venus (detail), Sandro Botticelli Workshop, Painting Gallery, Berlin, Photograph
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Venus (detail), Sandro Botticelli Workshop, Painting Gallery, Berlin, Photograph
53.4 x 40 inches
ed. of 7
$4400
66.7 x 50
ed. of 5
$6800
signed a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Sainte-Geneviève Library", photography by Reinhard Görner (50x59'), 2018
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Paris, France
Photograph of the Sainte-Geneviève Library by Reinhard Görner.
Fine Art Lightjet Print, mounted on aluminum, plexiglass or resin. Two weeks manufacturing time, then shipping in two ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Color, Lambda, Digital Pigment
The Long Room IV, Trinity College Library, Dublin Ireland
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This large-scale architectural photograph by German artist Reinhard Görner depicts the The Long Room, an awe-inspiring vista into the Old Library at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. The vaulted ceiling arches above, while below a warm, golden light fills the room, illuminating bookshelves and cultural artifacts. The room is flanked by white marble busts of philosophers, writers, and great minds who have shaped the intellectual landscape of the Western world, adding a sense of gravitas and continuity to the space, and bringing public cultural heritage into private space in the rich, glowing tones of aged brown wood, leather and gilt.
Reinhard Görner is known for invoking an atmosphere of awe, meditation and contemplation through crisp, richly detailed scenes of grand historical and cultural narratives. This effect is enhanced through aesthetically striking compositions, which might include stunning symmetry, portals through a series of doorways, and other careful choices of perspective and scale.
Housing about 150,000 volumes, this library is not only the largest in Görlitz, but also the most significant regional library between Dresden and Wrocław. Rich in history, it stands at the crossroads of Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic, serving as a beacon for historical research and knowledge transfer in the region. Lit by a warm, timeless glow, the scene leads you through multiple carved archways of antique wood, along well-trodden wooden floors, a testament to the intersection of history, knowledge, and architectural elegance.
Established in 1779 by twenty representatives from Görlitz's educated bourgeoisie and enlightened nobility, this library is a symbol of the Enlightenment movement, focusing on human reason and research across all fields of study. Today, it's open to the public and widely regarded as one of the most spectacular libraries globally.
Görner's photography celebrates libraries as both shelters and places of escape. This particular photograph is part of his quest to explore the most beautiful and solemn reading rooms around the world. Görner aims to convey how architects play with shadows, light, proportions, and rhythms to create spaces that breathe beauty and silence.
Starting from his work with architect Sir Norman Foster in 2005, Görner has meticulously documented libraries' cathedral-like atmospheres across the globe. His photographs seek to convey the impact of architecture on our awareness of life, showcasing spaces that tell stories and refer to a time when aesthetics and spatial awareness were intertwined.
Embrace the tranquility and beauty encapsulated in Görner's art and allow it to transport you to the grand arches and timeless serenity of The Long Room, Trinity College Library. Perfect for art collectors, architecture enthusiasts, and advocates of intellectual history, this piece serves as a gateway to explore the spirit of great builders through Görner's distinctive lens.
60 x 75 inches
ed. of 7
$9,000
70 x 87.5 inches
ed. of 5
$11,000
signed and numbered on label, verso
Reinhard Görner, with his large format photographs orchestrates the monumentality of rooms.
An active architecture photographer since 1985, is a master of perspectives and precise spatial compositions, and he thus considers classical sculpture, in all of its possible facets, a special challenge.
"Görner’s photographs sometimes open the doors to another world and take the viewer with them on a journey through time. Here the palace is no longer a museum but both royal residence and a site steeped in history. The viewer does not have to share the halls with the masses of visitors; instead the images offer him exclusive impressions of the Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors) and the Galerie des Batailles (Hall of Battles) as even the king of France was probably never granted. The halls are empty of people, yet they seem to be able to unfurl their individual characters of their own accord. These places practically breathe history, and this aspect is also part of the essence captured in the photographs. King Wilhelm of Prussia was named German Emperor Wilhelm I in the Hall of Mirrors after France was defeated in 1870–1871 in the Franco-German War. The Treaty of Versailles following World War I was also signed there in 1919. In this sense, the architectural photographs of Versailles...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Library of Congress I, Washington DC
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Library of Congress I
Washington DC
50 x 62.4 inches
ed. of 10
$6,000
60 x 74.9 inches
ed. of 7
$9,000
70 x 87.4 inches
ed. of 5
$11,000
signed...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Bode Museum
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
50 x 62.5 inches
ed. of 7
$6,000
60 x 75 inches
ed. of 7
$9,000
70 x 87.5 inches
ed. of 5
$11,000
signed and numbered on label, verso
Reinhard Görner, with his large format pho...
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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Duke Humfrey's Library I, Oxford, England
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Duke Humfrey's Library I
54.2 x 50 inches
ed. of 10
$6,000
65.1 x 60 inches
ed. of 7
$9,000
75.9 x 70 inches
ed. of 5
$11,000
signed and numbered on label, verso
Paper is trimme...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
DETAIL FROM: Self Portrait with Velvet Cap and Gown with Fur Collar, Rembrandt
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
DETAIL FROM: SELFPORTRAIT WITH VELVET CAP AND GOWN WITH FUR COLLAR, 2008
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN, 1634
PAINTING GALLERY BERLIN
A masterful reinterpretation by renowned photographer Reinh...
Category
Early 2000s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Reinhard Görner 'Menendez y Pelayo' Madrid
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reinhard Görner
Menendez y Pelayo
Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid
2017
40 x 60 inches
ed. of 10
$6,000
50 x 75 inches
ed. of 7
$9,000
signed and numbered on label, verso
Paper is tri...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Reinhard Görner 'Toreno, Biblioteca del Senado, Madrid, Spain' (Library, Madrid)
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reinhard Görner
Toreno
Biblioteca del Senado, Madrid
2017
50 x 59.7 inches
ed. of 10
$6,000
60 x 71.7 inches
ed. of 7
$9,000
70 x 83.6 inches
ed. of 5
$11,000
signed and numbered on label, verso
Paper is trimmed to the image: actual image size listed
Internal Search: Reinhard Görner, Library series, Madrid, Spain, Large-Scale Photography, Large-scale German photography, Spanish Libraries, Spanish Monuments, Library Photography...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Reinhard Görner 'Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain' (Library, Madrid)
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reinhard Görner
Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid
2017
55 x 50 inches
ed. of 10
$6,000
66 x 60 inches
ed. of 7
$9,000
77 x 70 inches
ed. of 5
$11,000
signed and numbered on label, verso
Paper is trimmed to the image: actual image size listed
Internal Search: Reinhard Görner, Library series, Madrid, Spain, Large-Scale Photography, Large-scale German photography, Spanish Libraries...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Laocoon II, Grimani Palace, Venice, German Architecture Photograph
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Laocoon II
Grimani Palace, Venice
2014
A masterful composition by renowned German photographer Reinhard Görner, Laocoon II captures the grandeur of Venetian architecture in exquisit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
Wren Library, Cambridge, England, German Interior Architecture Photograph
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A masterpiece of Baroque symmetry and intellectual grandeur, Reinhard Görner’s Wren Library, Cambridge captures the timeless elegance of one of Brita...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
Uris Library, Ithaca, Cornell University, Large Scale Architectural Photograph
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A mesmerizing portrait of architectural elegance and intellectual grandeur, Reinhard Görner’s Uris Library, Ithaca immerses viewers in the ornate beauty of Cornell University’s iconi...
Category
2010s Conceptual Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Lambda
"Salle Labrouste I", photography by Reinhard Gorner (50x50'), 2018
By Reinhard Görner
Located in Paris, France
Photograph of the salle Labrouste in Paris, France by Reinhard Görner.
Fine Art Lightjet Print, mounted on aluminum, plexiglass or resin. Two weeks manufacturing time, then shipping...
Category
2010s Contemporary Reinhard Görner Figurative Photography
Materials
Resin, Plexiglass, Color, Digital Pigment
Reinhard Görner figurative photography for sale on 1stDibs.
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