Michal Cala

The Landscape around the Marcel Mine, Radlin - Industrial - Rare Vintage Print

1978

Kabool, 'Avenue of Trees’, 2001 by John Reardon Edition of 15 Silver Gelatin Print, Mounted on Aluminium, Custom framed, UV protective Museum AR Glass This piece is part of (after) ...

"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...

This vintage print of the The Lagisza Power Station is extremely rare as it has been printed on warm tone paper giving a slight sepia effect. It is one of the last remaining vintage prints of this image available and it's a large print (40 x 58 cm) The Lagisza Power Station print is one of those most iconic industrial photographs...

Mark of Esteem, ‘Silhouette’, 2001 by John Reardon This Print is part of the Hermès Collection of Contemporary Photographs since November 2023 A few mor...

SLAGHEAPS I, CZERWIONKA, 1978 Unframed Silver Gelatin Print, framing options available 44 x 29 cm/ 17.3 x 11.5 inches approx. From an Edition of 15 + 2 APs, Printed 2005, Hand printed in the traditional darkroom by the Artist (Michał Cała). Series: Silesia Signed and dated 2005 in pencil on verso Shipping: The print would be shipped flat in the print box. ‘I've been photographing workers’ housing, mines and ironworks but the giant slagheaps and the surrounding landscape were always the most surreal subjects for me. The geometric forms of the slagheaps and the contours of the drying sediments created an amazing array of abstract forms. This particular image - Slagheaps I, Czerwionka - won the grand prix at the Polish Landscape...

Original title: Silver Path, Twilight #35 by Jasper Goodall A silver path winds its way through twisted, towering beech trees; an invitation to step int...

"Sand Dunes, Death Valley", a starkly beautiful black & white desert landscape photograph by Dr. Harry R. Kimball (American, 20th C). Signed lower right "H.R. Kimball", studio stamp on verso with title, date, and signature. On an acid free mat and aluminum frame. Image, 6.88"H x 9"W. Mat, 14"H x 18"W. Following retirement after five decades of medical teaching, research and clinical care, Dr. Kimball devoted a full time effort to fine art landscape and nature photography. In the film era, he had the good fortune to study with the black and white masters of the late 20th century including John Sexton...

"Monument Valley" Black and White Photograph Stunning photograph of Monument Valley, Utah, by an unknown artist (20th Century). A gnarled, ...

This image is part of my Floraphilia portfolio that has been an ongoing visual exploration for over two decades. A B&W portfolio was first published in Lenswork Magazine in 2010, a s...

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Artwork sold in perfect condition, print on baryta paper 310 grs pigment inks of museum quality, limited edition of 5 copies New-York, January 1956. The Skyline, this broken line of ...