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"Only You No 602" Photography, Archival Ink on Aluminum
Located in New York, NY
ONLY YOU Series Photography, Archival Ink on Aluminum Dimensions 8 x 12in (Limited Edition of 6), 12 x 18in (Limited Edition of 6). Signed on verso, includes a certificate of authen...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Metal

Last Call, Motel 1960's
Located in Toronto, ON
Last Call, Motel 1960's Canada, Ontario, Niagara Falls, Last phone call from a motel room. interior of 1960's motel, shot 2014 Photograph by Cosmo Condina of the interior of a 1960’...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

#114, 1970s Nightclubs of Chicago South Side - Rare Vintage Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
"Abramson comes much closer to recording the sound of these clubs than we would have any right to expect from a photographer." - Nick Hornby (London, 2009), Light On the South Side, ...
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1970s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

C_NC_5393 - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print of Collage Still Life
Located in Toronto, ON
C_NC_5393 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print of Collage Still Life 40" x 30" Giclee photographic print with 1” white border. Printed on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag in an Edition of 3 w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Water's Edge
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Edition 2/15 Archival pigment print “Water’s Edge” a collection of photos by Marian Crostic defines the power of the ocean and the land which borders it. ...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Vesuvius. Vast lava rock landscape
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Fratelli Alinari (19th century): Wide lava rock landscape with posing person Vesuvius, Campania, c. 1880, albumen paper print Technique: albumen paper print Inscription: Lower midd...
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19th Century Photography

Old Woman, Portugal, Nazare
Located in Lenox, MA
Ormond Gigli Old Woman, Portugal, Nazare (1952) Vintage Gelatin Silver Print Printed by Artist 27.25 x 23.25 Unique: $4900 Signature: Signed en verso Prove...
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Mid-20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Nyeja with Black Lines" Figurative Nude, Silver Gelatin Fiber Print, Hand Toned
Located in New York, NY
Lynn Bianchi is a New York City-based, fine art photographer and multimedia artist. She has shown work in over thirty solo exhibitions and in museums worl...
Category

1980s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Color, Silver Gelatin

"Nyeja Blind Study" Figurative Nude, Silver Gelatin Fiber Print, Hand Toned
Located in New York, NY
Lynn Bianchi is a New York City-based, fine art photographer and multimedia artist. She has shown work in over thirty solo exhibitions and in museums worl...
Category

1980s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Color, Silver Gelatin

Graffiti Street Art Photograph in Red and Green
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 Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

NC_22_4965 - Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print of Collage Still Life
Located in Toronto, ON
NC_22_4965 Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print of Collage Still Life 40" x 30" Giclee photographic print with 1” white border. Printed on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag in an Edition of 3...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

L’artiste est dans la cave
Located in Torino, TO
Urs Lüthi with his various alter egos and androgynous self-portraits raises questions about identity through the use of the body. Faces uncertain between masculine and feminine, bodi...
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1970s Performance Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

"Steve Miller 'Gretsch Guitar'" photograph by Lisa S. Johnson from Hard Rock
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Steve Miller 'Gretsch Guitar'" framed color photograph by Lisa S. Preston taken for her book "108 Rock Star Guitars." "Photo by Lisa S. Johnson" printed on front lower right corner....
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper

Calla Lilies, Sill Life Flowers, Pigment Print, from medium format transparency
Located in London, GB
"In joy or sadness, flowers are our constant friends." - Okakura Kakuzo Calla Lilies - flower study, originally taken on medium format Fujichrome transp...
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1990s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Color

Lake, MO, 2017
Located in New York, NY
Lake, MO 2017. Is a piece that belongs to a larger series of photo paintings consisting of about 52 total. This piece is made with; ink, and enamel on...
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2010s Post-Minimalist Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Sky Green 2
Located in MADRID, ES
Sky Green 2
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21st Century and Contemporary Photography

Timeless Cherry Blossoms in Central Park Pre-War Architecture
Located in Miami, FL
Cherry Blossoms in Central Park with a lone figure in a blue shirt set against the iconic pre-war architecture of Central Park West. Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on v...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Portal 1
Located in Lenox, MA
Jeff Robb Portal 1 Lenticular Photograph 31" x 31" Editions 6-12 of 12 $10,000 Provenance: From the artist's studio Additional Information: Available in additional sizes, please i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photography

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Lenticular

Concert
Located in Kansas City, MO
archival pigment print
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2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Showtime diptych I
Located in MADRID, ES
Photography, printed on Fine Art cotton smooth paper 310 g/m2, glued to Dibond Aluminium. 100 x 100 x 0,5 cm + 100 x 100 x 0,5 cm. Unique piece with these dimensions. Showtime, by F...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Photography

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Archival Pigment

Julia, Madrid, Spain Ver.1, 2023
Located in Toronto, ON
Julia, Madrid, Spain Ver.1, 2023 Photograph by Cosmo Condina of the sculpture “Julia” , Madrid, Spain. Created, 2023 Archival Pigment Print, 19” X 13.3”, Edition of 10. This is #3/...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

FAXIFOSS #2 (Faxi, Iceland)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
The artworks presented in ÍSLENSKIR FOSSAR were produced in Iceland in October of 2021 towards the end of global travel restrictions. Traversing the stark volcanic landscape, Johnson...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

SELJALANDFOSS #4 (Rangàrthing Ekstra, Iceland)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
For SELJALANDSFOSS #3, Johnson carried his camera equipment into a giant cavern behind a monolithic, 200 foot high cascade. Turning to look back outward, he captured an ephemeral cur...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Golden House Palace, Venedig
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Fratelli Alinari (19th century) Circle: Ansicht des Palazzos Casa d'Oro am Canal Grande Venedig, c. 1880, albumen paper print Technique: albumen paper print, mounted on Cardboard I...
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19th Century Photography

Verano Window
Located in Toronto, ON
Verano Window, Verano, Italy, 2006. Archival Pigment Print. 30″ x 40”, Edition of 7. _________________________________________________________________________________________ Signed...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Vahe Yeremyan Painter Book, 1st Edition
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Tigran Mets Publishing House 1st Edition, 2021 ISBN: 978-99941-0-994-4 Book Dimensions: 9.5x12.5x0.8 inch, 24x32x2 cm, 2 Lb, 167 page,
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2010s Impressionist Photography

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Acrylic Polymer

Auguille Rouge
Located in Toronto, ON
Auguille Rouge, Savoie, France, 2010. Archival Pigment Print. 28″ x 42″, Edition of 10 with 2 A/P. Signed, Dated and Edition Numbered. Ian Tudhope’s photography focuses on the simpl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

PANTHEON.1
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Martin Etem is a multidisciplinary artist using drawing, painting, and sculpture to survey modern society’s ideologies and sociology. Influenced by past experiences and imagination, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Mirror, Foam, Pigment, Inkjet

Colour Landscape, 2006
Located in Torino, IT
Davide Maria Coltro Colour Landscape, 2006 Medium: Photography Lambda print on aluminium Unique Framed This artwork includes a certificate of authenticity In perfect condition
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Early 2000s Land Photography

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Lambda

KATE MOSS # 1 - Custom paint of Luna Blue - Diamond Dust
Located in New York, NY
Fashion shot of Kate Moss. Hand pulled acrylic, enamel screen print and diamond dust on linen. Will ship rolled. About the Artist: Russell Young currently lives and works in C...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Enamel

A whirlwind of emotions #2 - Rani Bruchstein
Located in MADRID, ES
Date: 8/6/2021 Canon R. Lens: RF28-70mm f/2 L USM. Focal Length : 70 Exposure: 1/160 Sec at f/5 Iso: 100. place: Palaue de Riquer Barcelona, Spain.
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2010s Photography

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Cotton

Dark Flora #8, Skeletons of the Summer,
Located in London, GB
Even in deep mid winter there still stands, in sheltered places, the bleached skeletal remains of the summer past - delicate and intricate memories of the verdant life that just months before stood lush and green. * Inspired by Victorian era taxidermy dioramas...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Untitled, from the series Ametsuchi
Located in Santa Fe, NM
With a title that loosely translates to “heaven and earth,” Rinko Kawauchi’s 2013 publication, Ametsuchi addresses the inherently circular nature of creation and destruction through ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Lambda

Figure Study no. 20
Located in Seoul, SO
These photographs explore tonality, texture and depth in context of the human figure. This photograph was made in my home studio in Seoul, South Korea. These figure studies intend...
Category

2010s Other Art Style Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Dock (triptych) 2005, series “Procreation”
Located in Torino, IT
Margot Quan Knight Dock (triptych) 2005, series “Procreation” Medium: Photography Lambda print on aluminium Edition of 7 70 x 200 cm Not framed This artwork includes a certificate o...
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Early 2000s Feminist Photography

Materials

Lambda

Artemis #4 - Rani Bruchstein
Located in MADRID, ES
Date: 16/3/2022 Canon R. Lens: RF28-70mm f/2 L USM. Focal Length : 60 Exposure: 1/160 Sec at f/5.6 Iso: 100. place: Palaue de Riquer Barcelona, Spain.
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2010s Photography

Materials

Cotton Canvas

"Pink Carnations" Antique Victorian Photo Album page, C-type Print, Figurative
Located in New York, NY
"Pink Carnations" Antique Victorian photo album page with c-type print, and framed. Dimensions: Artwork 8.125 x 11.125 in, Framed 17 × 13 × 1 in This ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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C Print

Pink Door
Located in Toronto, ON
Pink Door, Palm Springs, CA., 2017. Dye Piment Print. 24” x 30”, Edition of 15 ______________________________________________________________________________...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Donald Baechler
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A set of four (4) photographs by Andy Warhol. “Donald Baechler” is a set of four Polaroids, Polacolors by American Pop Artist Andy Warhol. The artwork is numbered FA05.00957, FA05.00...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Photography

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Polaroid

Arch of Janus, Rome
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Fratelli Alinari (19th century): Arch of Janus in Rome Arc de Triomphe, architectural photography, hist Buildings, early travel photography, c. 1880, ...
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19th Century Photography

Inner Time - emotional upliftment - Rani Bruchstein
Located in MADRID, ES
Date: 11/11/2021 Canon R. Lens: RF28-70mm f/2 L USM. Focal Length :47 Exposure: 1/8 Sec at f/5.6 Iso: 100. place: Palaue de Riquer Barcelona, Spain.
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2010s Photography

Materials

Cotton Canvas

A Modified Style Of Hair Dressing, 1921
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Edward S. Curtis Modified Style Of Hair Dressing 1921 Photogravure Print 22 x 18 inches Vintage large format Curtis Portfolio Photogravure, Portfolio 12, Plate #428, The North Ameri...
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Early 20th Century Other Art Style Photography

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Photogravure

Sea [Waves], (Marines [Vagues]) I
Located in London, GB
Stamped with artist’s estate ink stamp and numbered 1/5 on reverse Modern silver gelatin print Printed on 15 3/4 x 11 3/4 inch paper From an edition of 5 Provenance: The Estate of D...
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Early 20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

H2O IV - large format photograph of sun reflections on pool water surface
Located in San Francisco, CA
mesmerizing light reflections of glistening sunlight on turquoise aquamarine water surface, an homage to the iconic pool reflections paintings by artist David Hockney H2O IV by Erik...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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

Casper - B&W Limited Edition Horse Portrait 2019
Located in Bal Harbour, FL
Casper, 2019 by Juan Lamarca Fine art archival cotton paper Image size: 40 x 30 inches Edition 2 of 10 plus 2 AP Unframed Juan Lamarca's Horse Series, is an abstract collection of p...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

Tulips in a Blue, White, and Gold Vessel
Located in Cleveland, OH
This series includes flowers from Renowned Gardens around the world and fine vases/vessels from museums and distinguished collections
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21st Century and Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lady Macbeth as Regal monarch immobilised in Marble with her reigning in Blooms
Located in London, GB
Katie Eleanor, ‘Your Hand, Your Tongue III’, 2017 Hand-coloured portrait of a regal monarch, immobilised in marble, her reigning celebrated the blooms she becomes entwined in. The characterisation is inspired by visual depictions of Lady Macbeth, in particular, John Singer Sargent’s 1889 portrait of actress Ellen Terry. Taken from The Sialia Marbles, a series of portraits containing ephemeral human sculptures taken between 2016-19. Together these works act as tales contained in a fictional sculpture hall, in direct reaction to Andre Malraux’s 1947 Le Musee Imaginaire (Museum Without Walls). Original title: 'Your Hand, Your Tongue’, 2017 Hand-coloured Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle Photorag 40.5 x 30.5 cm Unique Series: The Sialia Marbles Signed and dated on verso "I’m not a sculptor, but I wanted to construct my own stories. Photographers have often used sculpture in order to challenge our idea of a “sculptural” body or object, by casting them in a two-dimensional light. I love playing with perception. A lot of my work is influenced by the nineteenth century—the pictorialist movement for instance. When photography was a new experiment, people would play around with perception tricks—Victorian paper theaters...
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2010s Romantic Photography

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Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Watercolor, Photographic Film

Pensamientos Terrenosos - Parte 1
Located in MADRID, ES
Pensamientos Terrenosos - Parte 1
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21st Century and Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper

Walls of the Arena of Verona
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
V. Florianello (19th century): In front of the walls of the Arena in Verona With passers-by, guides and city dwellers, c. 1880, albumen paper print Technique: albumen paper print I...
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19th Century Photography

She Disappeared into Complete Silence (AD7517) - large scale abstract photograph
Located in San Francisco, CA
In the series 'She Disappeared into Complete Silence' (2014) Mona Kuhn takes a new direction into abstraction. She turns to a highly austere and restrained reductionist geometry and distilled formal purity, connecting the interior to the exterior, the visible to the hidden. These reflections cause one to linger, as they merge to create a dynamic equilibrium of tension, spaces and rythms. AD7517 (She Disappeared into Complete Silence) 45" x 60" / 114cm x 152cm edition of 8 + 2AP 30" x 40" / 76cm x 102cm edition of 8 + 2AP limited edition photograph printed under artist supervision + accompanied by signed artist certificate: artist signature labels are 8x10 in size signed, editioned, dated and titled by the artist, and stamped for authenticity label is placed centered on verso of the mounted print __________________ About the artist Acclaimed for her contemporary depictions, Kuhn is considered a leading artist in the world of figurative discourse. Throughout a career spanning more than twenty years, the underlying theme of her work is her reflection on humanity’s longing for spiritual connection and solidarity. As she solidified her photographic style, Kuhn created a notable approach to the nude by developing friendships with her subjects, and employing a range of playful visual strategies that use natural light and minimalist settings to evoke a sublime sense of comfort between the human figure and its environment. Her work is natural, restful, and a reinterpretation of the nude in the canon of contemporary art. For the past two decades, the Los-Angeles based artist's works have been shown steadily, revealing an astonishing consistency in technique, of subject and of purpose. In 2001, Kuhn’s photographs were first seen by an influential audience during the exhibition at Charles Cowles Gallery in Chelsea, New York. Kuhn’s distinct aesthetic has propelled her as one of the most collectible contemporary art photographers—her work is in private and public collections worldwide and she is represented by galleries across the United States, Europe and Asia. Kuhn was born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1969, of German descent. In 1989, Kuhn moved to the US and earned her BA from The Ohio State University, before furthering her studies at the San Francisco Art Institute. She is currently an independent scholar at The Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles. Occasionally, Mona teaches at UCLA and the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Mona Kuhn’s first monograph, Photographs, was debuted by Steidl in 2004; followed by Evidence (2007), Native (2010), Bordeaux Series (2011), Private (2014), and She Disappeared into Complete Silence (2018/19). In addition, Kuhn's monograph titled Bushes and Succulents has been published by Stanley/Barker Editions, with a debut at Jeu de Paume in Paris, in 2019. A stunning career retrospective of Mona Kuhn's works has been published by Thames & Hudson, Spring 2021. Kuhn's forthcoming publication Kings Road, will be published and released by Steid this Fall 2021. Mona Kuhn’s work is in private and public collections worldwide, including The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Hammer Museum, Perez Art Museum Miami, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Kiyosato Museum in Japan. Kuhn's work has been exhibited at The Louvre Museum and Le Bal in Paris; The Whitechapel Gallery and Royal Academy of Arts in London; Musée de l’Elysée in Switzerland; Leopold Museum in Vienna Austria, The Polygon Gallery in Vancouver Canada, Taipei Fine Arts Museum in Taiwan and Australian Centre for Photography. Mona Kuhn lives and works in Los Angeles. __________________ Solo Exhibitions 2021 Mona Kuhn: Works, Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York Mona Kuhn: Works, Flowers Gallery, London Mona Kuhn: Works, Galerie XII, Los Angeles + Paris + Shanghai Mona Kuhn: 835 Kings Road, Art, Design and Architecture Museum, Santa Barbara 2020 Still Light, Jardin du Bra'haus, Montée du Château, Clervaux, Luxembourg Mona Kuhn: Early Depictions, Flowers Gallery, London Mona Kuhn: Intimate, UP Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan 2019 Bushes and Succulents, Euqinom Gallery, San Francisco Mona Kuhn: She Disappeared, Jackson Fine Art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Kissing Horses-Edition of 18
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful shot of brown horses against black background. Diasec. Face mounted on acrylic. About the Artist: Known for his large format prints of equestrian portraits - commissi...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

MH, 2009
Located in Torino, IT
Margot Quan Knight MH, 2009 Medium: Photography Lambda print Edition of 5 133 x 95 x 4 cm Framed This artwork includes a certificate of authenticity In perfect condition Medium: St...
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Early 2000s Feminist Photography

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Lambda

H2O IV - Homage to David Hockney
Located in San Francisco, CA
large format photograph of sun reflections on pool water surface, mesmerizing light reflections of glistening sunlight on turquoise aquamarine water surface, an homage to the iconic ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Giclée

Forest at the bottom of the Slagheaps - Landscape - Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
"Forest at the bottom of the Slagheaps", Walbrzych, Silesia, Poland, 1978 Silver Gelatin Print, Signed and dated in pencil on verso Printed in 2008 by the Photographer, hand printed darkroom print. 17 3/10 × 12 1/5 in 44 × 31 cm 50 x 37 cm paper size with white border , 44 x 31 cm (image size) "My fascination started when I first saw industrial centres of Upper and Lower Silesia,’ says Cała. ‘The landscape was terrifying and beautiful at the same time. It did not change for the whole period from the 19th century to the end of communism in Poland." - Michal Cala Exhibition frame as seen on additional picture available upon request - please contact gallery for further details or purchase unframed print with a free shipping worldwide. About the Artist: "Cala become relatively well known in Poland but he is still little known in the West, despite the fact that his work bears comparison with masters such as Bill Brandt and Robert Frank." - Bill Kouwenhoven, British Journal of Photography, 2007 Michal Cala was born in Toruń, Poland in 1948 and studied aircraft construction in Warsaw at the University of Technology in the early 1970's. From 1974 to 1983 he worked as an engineer in various companies in Silesia, and began photographing in the area. In 1977, he moved to Tychy in Upper Silesia, where he co-founded the photographers' association KRON and become a member of the ZPAF - the Union of Polish Art Photographers. Relatively unknown outside of his native country, his work is in several museum collections in Poland; in the Silesian Museum of Katowice, the Silesian Library in Katowice, the Upper Silesian Museum in Bytom, the Coal Mining Museum in Zabrze as well as local government building in Duisburg in the Ruhr (Germany) and MAST Foundation (Bologna) and various international private collections. His work has received much acclaim and won numerus awards; among which are the Grand Prix at the Polish Landscape...
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1970s Contemporary Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Un Mundo Interior
Located in MADRID, ES
Un Mundo Interior
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21st Century and Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper

Levels of Magnetism
Located in MADRID, ES
Levels of Magnetism
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2010s Photography

Ray of light falling in a bath, (Trait de Lumière Tombant dans une Baignoire)
Located in London, GB
Stamped with artist’s estate ink stamp and numbered 1/5 on reverse Modern silver gelatin print Printed on 15 3/4 x 11 3/4 inch paper From an edition of 5 Provenance: The Estate of D...
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Early 20th Century Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The Potter Mixing Clay, 1921
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Edward S. Curtis The Potter Mixing Clay 1921 Photogravure Print 18 x 22 inches Vintage large format Curtis Portfolio Photogravure, Portfolio 12, Plate #419, The North American I...
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Early 20th Century Other Art Style Photography

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Photogravure

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