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Photographer Michael Kenna is noted for his black and white photographs of deserted landscapes representing the atmosphere more than the location, landscape or object itself. Born in the United Kingdom, he travels the world, capturing moments and spaces in time. However, he most frequently returns to France and Japan. On 1stDibs, find a variety of original artwork from top artists.
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Six Flying Birds, Bath, Avon, England,
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Edition of 40
Michael Kenna is master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly inf...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Tree Portrait, Study 11, Wakoto, Hokkaido
By Michael Kenna
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed, numbered and titled on recto. Signed, titled, stamped on verso.
Gelatin Silver Print
Edition of 25
Category
Early 2000s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ayako, Study 2, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Ten years ago, after a particularly tumultuous period in his life, Michael Kenna quietly made a decision to expand his photographic practice to include the human form. Kenna is well known for his minimalistic landscapes, and has been vocal in the past about the absence of the human figure in his photographs stating, "I feel they gave away the scale and became the main focus of the viewer’s attention." But, believing "fixed dogma is not a creative tool...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Spring Poplar Trees, Pavia, Italy - Forest, Black and White Landscape
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Spring Poplar Trees by Michael Kenna depicts a forest scene. The barren white trees stand tall in rows, seemingly multiplying as they get further in the distance.
Spring Poplar Tre...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Asparagus Sticks, Study 2, Biei, Hokkaido
By Michael Kenna
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed, dated, & numbered in pencil on recto; Titled, dated, numbered, & signed in pencil with artist's copyright stamp on verso
Sepia-toned gelatin silver print.
Edition of 45.
Category
Early 2000s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Bare Tree, Toya Lake, Hokkaido, Japan, limited edition photograph
By Michael Kenna
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Bare Tree, Toya Lake, Hokkaido, Japan, 2009 is a silver gelatin print that was printed in the darkroom by master photographer and printer Michael Kenna. The print is matted to 20x1...
Category
2010s Minimalist Landscape Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin


