Robert Frank Landscape Photography

American, Swiss, 1924-2019

Though he was born in Switzerland, photographer Robert Frank’s greatest legacy was his representation of places and figures across the United States, the bulk of which was published in a seminal book titled The Americans.

Frank emigrated to America in 1948, settling in New York City, where he was hired as a fashion photographer for Harper’s Bazaar by the magazine’s legendary art director Alexey Brodovitch, who also recruited Lisette Model, Richard Avedon and mid-century-era style-setting couple Leslie Gill and Frances McLaughlin-Gill. Frank’s artistic style — and use of a 35mm Leica, an unconventional choice in the fashion world — proved not to be a fit, however, and he left the job after a few months. He went on to produce street photography around the city while working freelance jobs for the likes of Vogue, Life and other publications.

But it was leaving New York that would produce Frank’s most notable work. Throughout the 1950s, with the support of a Guggenheim Fellowship and guidance from Walker Evans, he embarked on a series of cross-country road trips, traversing nearly every state in the continental U.S. and producing a wealth of arresting photographs of its inhabitants. The black-and-white images pioneered what became known as a “snapshot aesthetic,” capturing a spontaneous moment. Subjects are often out of focus and rarely looking toward the camera, and rippled fabric or bent grasses often suggest movement and breeze.

After an initial publication in France, where the photographs appear alongside essays, The Americans was released in the U.S. in 1959 with a foreword by author Jack Kerouac, who espoused Frank’s ability to capture a uniquely American spirit.

“That crazy feeling in America,” Kerouac wrote, “when the sun is hot and music comes out of the jukebox or from a nearby funeral, that’s what Robert Frank has captured in tremendous photographs taken as he traveled on the road around practically forty-eight states in an old used car.”

Following the release of The Americans, Frank turned much of his attention to film. He would go on to produce a film version of Kerouac’s The Beat Generation and cofounded the New American Cinema Group in 1960. He died in 2019.

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Artist: Robert Frank

Robert FrankMabou Portfolio, 1980

$14,500

Mabou Portfolio

By Robert Frank

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Robert Frank (1924–2019) was one of the most influential photographers of the 20th-century. Best known for his landmark book The Americans (1958), Frank transformed documentary photography through his candid, deeply personal approach to image-making. Throughout his career, he continually pushed the boundaries of the medium, incorporating film, collage, text, and autobiography into his work. The Mabou Portfolio emerged after Frank and his wife, artist June Leaf...

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1980s Contemporary Robert Frank Landscape Photography

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Photo-lithograph

Frank SchottMarfa { The Road } - large scale photograph of endless road and horizon sunset, 2019

$3,800

H 48 in W 72 in

Marfa { The Road } - large scale photograph of endless road and horizon sunset

By Frank Schott

Located in San Francisco, CA

The Road by Frank Schott country road outside of town, from a series of impressions captured in and around the artist community of Marfa, Texas, longtime residence of minimalist art...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Robert Frank Landscape Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Giclée

Frank SchottCloud Study II - large format photograph of dramatic mood cloudscape horizon sky, 2016

$3,600

H 48 in W 48 in

Cloud Study II - large format photograph of dramatic mood cloudscape horizon sky

By Frank Schott

Located in San Francisco, CA

large-scale original art photography from a series of dramatic cloud atlas observations and abstract monochromatic skyscapes above the Mediterranean Sea C...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Robert Frank Landscape Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Giclée, Black and ...

Frank SchottMarfa ( Texas ) - large format photograph of dramatic clouds over endless fields, 2017

$4,400

H 48 in W 72 in

Marfa ( Texas ) - large format photograph of dramatic clouds over endless fields

By Frank Schott

Located in San Francisco, CA

Marfa ( Texas ) by Frank Schott country road view in West Texas, from a series of impressions captured in Marfa, Texas, longtime residence of minimalist artist Donald Judd 48 x 72 i...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Robert Frank Landscape Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Erik PawassarRedwoods - large format nature observation panorama of green redwoods forest, 2010

$4,400

H 31 in Dm 88 in

Redwoods - large format nature observation panorama of green redwoods forest

By Erik Pawassar

Located in San Francisco, CA

a large scale photograph of lush emerald green nature biotope, a highly detailed observation of the natural beauty of the Northern California redwood forest Redwoods by Erik Pawassa...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Robert Frank Landscape Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Richard HeepsPrayer Flags, Darjeeling, - Sunrise, landscape color photography, 2013

$803

H 22.05 in W 44.1 in D 1.97 in

Prayer Flags, Darjeeling, - Sunrise, landscape color photography

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

An India sunrise over the foothills of the Himalayas. The lush landscape tickled by the sun, adorned by Tibetan Prayer Flags. This artwork is a l...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Robert Frank Landscape Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Frank SchottSeascape XVI - large format photograph of monochrome water surface and clouds, 2024

$2,200

H 27 in W 40 in

Seascape XVI - large format photograph of monochrome water surface and clouds

By Frank Schott

Located in San Francisco, CA

Mesmerizing large scale photograph from artist's Seascape series, a body of works capturing the tactile surfaces and monochromatic nature of oceanic water and cloudscapes Seascape ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Robert Frank Landscape Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Christine SoOut of the Dark Forest (cyanotype, 8.5 x 11 in., ed. 1/3, Landscape), 2026

$112Sale Price|20% Off

H 11 in W 8.5 in

Out of the Dark Forest (cyanotype, 8.5 x 11 in., ed. 1/3, Landscape)

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

These are the foggy woods in the hills of Oakland, across the bay from San Francisco. Shortly after sunrise. The iconic Monterey cypress trees can be found all up and down the coast ...

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2010s Contemporary Robert Frank Landscape Photography

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Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Photogram

Frank SchottMarfa ( Texas ) - large format photograph of dramatic clouds over endless fields, 2017

$4,200

H 46 in W 72 in

Marfa ( Texas ) - large format photograph of dramatic clouds over endless fields

By Frank Schott

Located in San Francisco, CA

Marfa ( Texas ) by Frank Schott country road view in West Texas, from a series of impressions captured in Marfa, Texas, longtime residence of minimalist artist Donald Judd 46 x 72 i...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Robert Frank Landscape Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Christine SoMighty Eucalyptus (cyanotype, 8.5 x 11 in., ed. 1/3, Landscape), 2026

$140

H 11 in W 7 in

Mighty Eucalyptus (cyanotype, 8.5 x 11 in., ed. 1/3, Landscape)

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

These are the foggy woods in the hills of Oakland, across the bay from San Francisco shortly after sunrise. Eucalyptus trees grow ramrod straight side by side, towering overhead. The...

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2010s Contemporary Robert Frank Landscape Photography

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Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Photogram

Frank SchottMarfa ( Texas ) - large format photograph of dramatic clouds over endless field, 2017

$2,200

H 27 in W 40 in

Marfa ( Texas ) - large format photograph of dramatic clouds over endless field

By Frank Schott

Located in San Francisco, CA

Landscape view from rural county road outside of town, from a series of impressions captured in Marfa, Texas, longtime residence of minimalist artist Donald Judd Marfa ( Texas ) by ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Robert Frank Landscape Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Frank SchottCalifornia Dreaming - large scale photograph of iconic desert landscape, 2019

$4,400

H 48 in W 72 in

California Dreaming - large scale photograph of iconic desert landscape

By Frank Schott

Located in San Francisco, CA

California Dreaming by Frank Schott from a series of photographs capturing the Golden State's vast desert landscapes of the Sierra Nevada 48 x 72 inches / 122cm x 183m edition of 7 signed 27 x 40 inches / 68cm x 102cm edition of 25 signed archival quality fine art pigment print limited art edition published by Edition EKTAlux artist signed + numbered certificate of authenticity ________________________ Frank Schott grew up in Germany and attended the prestigious Academy of Arts in Cologne, studying under Professor Arno Jansen, who was an early influence. Moving to California in 1998, Schott's work has evolved to include the epic landscapes and deserts of the American West as well as architectural, conceptual and more formal environments from both home and his travels. Influenced by a number of photographic peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston and Joel Sternfeld, Schott's images successfully blend technical, conceptual and formal rigor with a decisive sense of composition and color. Schott's images have an iconic sensibility and give us a bird's eye view onto humanity and its constructs. The specific is edged towards the abstract, often revealing the compelling and disjunctive moment where nature meets man. Frank Schott was born in Cologne, Germany in 1962. He currently lives and works in San Francisco...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Robert Frank Landscape Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Giclée

Christine SoLight and Shadow, 8.5 x 11 in., Ed. 1 of 3, Contemporary Landscape, 2026

$140

H 8.5 in W 11 in

Light and Shadow, 8.5 x 11 in., Ed. 1 of 3, Contemporary Landscape

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

Native bay laurel trees reach across a shady path in the woods, soft morning light glowing in the distance where the slender eucalyptus let more light through. These are the woods in...

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2010s Contemporary Robert Frank Landscape Photography

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Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Photogram

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