Bentwood Photography

Vintage chromogenic photographic print by Franco Fontana with original dedication on the back. Signed and dated by the author at the base Franco Fontana: (Modena, Italy - December 9, 1933) is an Italian photographer, photojournalist and writer. He began photographing in 1961. A frequent photographer at the "Fotoclub", his activity is mainly amateur, even though he carries out aesthetic research on various themes. Very important will be those dedicated to the abstract expression of color, carried out in a period in which abstract art in photography was to be found exclusively in black and white. In 1963 he exhibited at the Third International Biennial of Color in Vienna; the year after Popular Photography publishes, for the first time, a portfolio with text by Piero Racanicchi. He held his first solo exhibitions in 1965 in Turin (Subalpina photographic society) and in 1968 in Modena (Galleria della Sala di Cultura). The exhibition in his hometown marks a turning point in his research. Its complex activity and the international importance of its production can be summarized in some figures. Over 70 books have been dedicated to him, published by Italian, French, German, Swiss, Spanish, American and Japanese publishers; he has exhibited in public museums and private galleries around the world - over 400 personal and group exhibitions he has held so far. His works are preserved in over fifty museums around the world, including: International Museum of Photography, Rochester; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Museum of Fine Arts, San Francisco; Museum Ludwig, Cologne; Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris; Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Kunsthaus Zurich; Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art, Turin; The Photographic Museum, Helsinki; Puskin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow; The University of Texas, Austin; Museum of Modern Art, Norman, Oklahoma; San Paolo Art Museum; Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Metropolitan Museum, Tokyo; Beijing National Gallery; The Australian National Gallery, Melbourne; The Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney - and private. He has received important awards and prizes, in Italy and abroad. He has collaborated and collaborated with magazines and newspapers: Time-Life, Vogue USA, Vogue France, Il Venerdì di Repubblica, Sette, Panorama, Epoca, Class, Frankfurter Allgemeine, New York Times. Among the many advertising campaigns signed...

This SUMO-sized Art Edition (No. 1–100), designed by Lélia Wanick Salgado and signed by Sebastião Salgado, is presented with a clothbound companion volume, the signed print Adão Yawa...

Metallic print mounted on acrylic Edition limited to 99 copies Measures:36” x 24”  60” x 26”.

Metallic print mounted on acrylic Edition limited to 99 copies Measures: 3" x 24" 60" x 26".

20th c., black and white photographic prints, matted and framed under glass. A pair of polo action shots that capture the intensity of play and the agility of player and polo pony al...

Early silver gelatin photographic print of the sailing yacht Venessa sailing in the Solent, flying the white ensign of the Royal Yacht Squadron, by Kirk ...

Contemporary Triptych Photography from the "Amarração" (Mooring) Collection by Brazilian photographer Felipe Varanda. Edition: 2/8 Archival ink o...

These small, painterly photographs are preparatory studies for Sultan’s much larger still lifes, 8-foot-square compositions which he has described as “heavy structure, holding fragil...

Sutures and Spirits: The Photographic Illustrations of Lejaren à Hiller by Doug Manchee. RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press 2018. 1st Ed paperback. Lejaren a Hiller (1880-1969) pioneered ad...

No. 145 of the collection of plates published by Kleynenberg & Co. Each plate includes a title and number. This plate is titled ‘Goudontginn...

No. 41 of the collection of plates published by Kleynenberg & Co. Each plate includes a title and number. This plate is titled ‘Riet-Transpo...

No.148 of the collection of plates published by Kleynenberg & Co. Each plate includes a title and number. This plate is titled ‘Tabak. Gekap...