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Style: Contemporary
Medium: Photographic Paper
Environmental aerial landscape color photograph: "My Land, My Landscape #9"
Located in New York, NY
32"x48" edition of 3 signed by the artist (fine art color photograph) This aerial landscape photograph depicts the sediments and water interacting at a tailing dam. The bright field ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
N°9, Illusions by Matthieu Venot - Close-up fine art photography, architecture
Located in Paris, FR
N°9, Illusions is a work by contemporary French photographer Matthieu Venot from the series 'Illusions'.
This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 3 dimen...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Pigment
Untitled, #94 from the Dysmorphologies Series Abstract Large Color Photograph
Located in Surfside, FL
This extra large montage of photographs is mounted onto aluminum from Ken Gonzales-Day's dysmorphologies series. Photo paper mounted to aluminum.
Ken Gonzales-Day's interdisciplinar...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Walking Around an Oak Tree - Contemporary, Polaroid, Landscape
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Walking Around an Oak Tree - 2021 -
30x38cm,
Edition of 7, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Fiber Rag 340gr,
based on an original peel apart Polaroid (...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
Scribble, Flowing Abstract Collage of Photographic Elements, 17 x 14 in
Located in New York, NY
Heather Cox works across sculpture, installation, collage, and photography to explore memory, loss, and the afterlife of images. She trained in book arts and photography at Mills Col...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Photographic Paper
F23 - Nerines Sarniensis Guernsey Lily Exbury Garden Flower Photography
By Lisa Creagh
Located in Brighton, GB
F23 is a stunning 24" x 24" Lightjet Print on Metallic Paper, available in this size in a Limited Edition of 15.
The vibrant coral and orange blooms of the Nerines at Exbury agains...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
Boy at Twelve - Contemporary, Polaroid, Childhood
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Boy at Twelve - 2019 -
40x50cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival Print on Canson Barita Fiber Rag 340gr,
based on a reclaimed Fuji Instant Film Negative (not mounted...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
Cloud Study VII - large scale photograph of dramatic cloudscapes in summer sky
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large scale original art photography from a series of dramatic cloud atlas and abstract sky scapes observations above the Pacific Ocean
Cloud Study VII by Frank Schott
40 x 32 inc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Untitled X by Matthieu Venot - Abstract photography, architecture, large-size
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled X, Urban Nautilus series, is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Matthieu Venot.
This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in only o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Pigment
Succulents 09 - large format photograph from the series Bushes and Succulents
By Mona Kuhn
Located in San Francisco, CA
From the series 'Bushes and Succulents' (2018), Mona Kuhn’s artistic response to the ongoing currents in contemporary feminism. Reminiscent of Georgia O’Keefe’s floral paintings, you...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin, Giclée
Succulents 01 - large format photograph from the series Bushes and Succulents
By Mona Kuhn
Located in San Francisco, CA
From the series 'Bushes and Succulents' (2018), Mona Kuhn’s artistic response to the ongoing currents in contemporary feminism. Reminiscent of Georgia O’Keefe’s floral paintings, your eyes wander around the graceful lines, not knowing exactly what you are looking at. The images are a celebration of the female essence - confident, raw and elegant, yet confrontational and unapologetic.
Succulents 01 (2018)
60" x 45" / 152cm x 114cm
edition of 5 + 1AP
40" x 30" / 102cm x 76cm
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
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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.
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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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Succulents 04 - large format abstract photograph from Bushes and Succulents
By Mona Kuhn
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large scale original photographic print from the series 'Bushes and Succulents' (2018), Mona Kuhn’s artistic response to the ongoing currents in contemporary feminism. Reminiscent of Georgia O’Keefe’s floral paintings, your eyes wander around the graceful lines, not knowing exactly what you are looking at. The images are a celebration of the female essence...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Dreamscape (Wastelands) - Contemporary, Abstract, Polaroid, Expired, Photograph
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Dreamscape (Wastelands) - 2003
128x125cm,
Edition 4/5.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, based on the original Polaroid.
Artist inventory ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Cloud Study I - large format photograph of dramatic cloudscape sky
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
an homage to Caspar David Friedrich, towering thunder clouds over the Mediterranean Sea, captured with a large format camera to allow epic scale photograph...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Black and White, G...
Cloud Study IV - large scale photograph of dramatic momochromatic cloudscape sky
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
An homage to Caspar David Friedrich, towering thunder clouds over the Pacific Ocean, from a series of dramatic cloud atlas observations and abstract skyscapes above the winter sea, c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
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
40 x 32 inches...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
H2O V - extra 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 V by Erik ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
From the Back of my Eyes - Contemporary, Polaroid, Landscape
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
From the Back of my Eyes - 2023 -
70x57cm,
Edition of 5, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Fiber Rag 340gr,
based on an original peel apart Polaroid Neg...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
Clouds Above the Moon - Planet of the Apes 04 - 21st Century, Polaroid, Abstract
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Clouds above the Moon - Planet of the Apes 04 - 1999
58x56cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid.
Signature labe...
Category
1990s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Eternity (Deconstructivism) - Contemporary, Expired Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Eternity (Deconstructivism) - 2020
- about the narrative potential of images.
20x20cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid,
Artist Inven...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Through the Veil (Oxana
s 30th Birthday)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Through the Veil (Oxana's 30th Birthday) - 2007
20x65cm including the white frame.
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print print, based on the original Polaroid.
C...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Deep Mirroring Forest 015 by Bernhard Lang - Landscape photography, framed, tree
Located in Paris, FR
Deep Mirroring Forest 015 is a limited-edition photograph by German contemporary artist Bernhard Lang.
This photograph is a limited edition of 5 copies, it is sold framed. Dimensio...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
Entrance (Kings Road) - observations at the Schindler House in Los Angeles
By Mona Kuhn
Located in San Francisco, CA
In Kings Road (2022) Mona Kuhn lyrically reconsiders the realms of time and space within the midcentury architectural elements of the iconic Schindler House in Los Angeles. Built by Austrian architect Rudolph M. Schindler in 1922, the house was both a social and design experiment and an avant-garde hub for intellectuals and artists in the 1920s and ’30s.
The body of works incorporates chromogenic color prints, reflecting vignettes and materials of the building's emotional architecture, juxtaposition with unique solarized gelatin silver prints capturing traces of an ethereal human presence.
Entrance (2022)
Kings Road: A Rudolph Schindler House
45" x 60" / 114cm x 152cm / edition of 3
30" x 40" / 76cm x 102cm /edition of 12
limited edition photograph printed under artist supervision + accompanied by signed artist certificate:
artist signature label (8x10")
signed/editioned/dated/titled by the artist + 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.
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, Stanley/Barker Editions published Kuhn's Bushes & Succulents in 2018. In 2021, Thames & Hudson published a career retrospective titled Works. Kuhn's most recent publication Kings Road (2022) with Steidl accompanies a multi-dimensional museum traveling exhibition shown in Europe and the US.
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.
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Solo Exhibitions
2025
Mona Kuhn: Y Tu Desnudo será Un Gran Poema, Museum of Contemporary Art, Malaga, Spain
Mona Kuhn: Kings Road, Lianzhou Museum of Photography, China
2024
Mona Kuhn: The Schindler House, A Love Affair, Galerie XII...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Spring Rain
Photograph Cherry blossom Sakura flowers green white nature
Located in Penzance, GB
'Spring Rain' ('Mono No Aware' Series) 24 x 36" edition
Limited edition archival photograph, hand signed and numbered. Unframed
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The cherry blossoms burst from naked...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Giclée, Archi...
Succulents 05 - large format abstract photograph from Bushes and Succulents
By Mona Kuhn
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large scale abstract limited edition photograph from the series 'Bushes and Succulents' (2018), Mona Kuhn’s artistic response to the ongoing currents in contemporary feminism. Reminiscent of Georgia O’Keefe’s floral paintings, your eyes wander around the graceful lines, not knowing exactly what you are looking at. The images are a celebration of the female essence...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Blowin
in the Wind (Till Death do us Part)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Blowin' in the Wind (Till Death do us Part) - 2025
48x47cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs,
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label....
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Parchment Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Planes VII
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Planes VII - 2008
50x50cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Artist Inventory #4650.
Not mounted.
...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Yellow Flower (The Last Picture Show) Polaroid, 128x126cm, analog vintage print
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Yellow Flower (The Last Picture Show) - 2005
128x125cm,
Edition of 5,
analog C-Print, based on the Polaroid,
hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper. (matte)
Ar...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Seeside (Zuma Beach)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Seeside (Zuma Beach) - 2004
48x47cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory #20430.
Not m...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Untitled (Traintracks) - based on the Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Traintracks) - The last Picture Show - 2004
38x37cm.
Edition of 5, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Arti...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Breathing III (Deconstructivism) - Contemporary, Expired Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Breathing III (Deconstructivism) - 2015
20x20cm,
Edition of 10,
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid,
Artist Inventory 15808.
Signature label and Certificate.
Not mounted.
T...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Breathing IV (Deconstructivism) - Contemporary, Expired Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Breathing IV (Deconstructivism) - 2015
- about the narrative potential of images.
20x20cm,
Edition of 10,
Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid,
Artist Inventory 15834.
Signatur...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Through the looking Glass (Deconstructivism) - Contemporary, Expired Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Through the looking Glass (Deconstructivism) - 2015
20x20cm,
Edition of 10,
digital C-Print, based on the Polaroid,
Artist Inventory 20270.
Signature label and Certificate.
Not ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Fleeting (Haley and the Birds)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Fleeting (Haley and the Birds) - 2013
20x20cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory # ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Mindscreen 02 - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Abstract
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Mindscreen 02 (Night on Earth) - 1999
58x56cm,
Edition of 10.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist,
based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Artist Inventory...
Category
1990s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Strangers (Deconstructivism) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Strangers (Deconstructive) - 2022
Edition of 10,
49x48cm.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Artist inventory number: 18894.
Signature label and certificate.
Not mounted. ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
She Disappeared into Complete Silence (AD14491) - large scale abstract photo
By Mona Kuhn
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large scale photograph of reflective golden architectural abstraction
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.
AD14491 (She Disappeared into Complete Silence)
60" x 45" / 152cm x 114cm
edition of 8 + 2AP
40" x 30" / 102cm x 76cm
edition of 8 + 2AP
limited edition photograph is printed under artist supervision and 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 then placed centered on verso if 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, Stanley/Barker Editions published Kuhn's Bushes and Succulents (2018) with a debut at Musee Jeu de Paume in Paris in 2019. Thames & Hudson published a career retrospective titled Works. Kuhn's most recent publication Kings Road with Steidl accompanies a multi-dimensional museum exhibition in Germany and the US.
Mona Kuhn’s work is in private and public collections worldwide, including The J. Paul Getty Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Hammer Museum, the Perez Art Museum in Miami, the 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, Australian Centre for Photography and Taipei Fine Arts Museum in Taiwan.
Mona Kuhn currently lives and works in Los Angeles.
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Solo Exhibitions
2024
Mona Kuhn: Between Modernism and Surrealism, Houk Gallery, New York, NY
2023
Mona Kuhn: Kings Road, Galerie XII, Paris, France
Mona Kuhn: Kings Road, Kunsthaus-Göttingen, Germany
Mona Kuhn: Kings Road, Jackson Fine Art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Untitled (Traintracks) - based on the Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Traintracks) - The last Picture Show - 2004
38x37cm.
Edition of 5, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Arti...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Carrara I - large format framed photograph of iconic Italian marble quarry
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Signed large scale original framed photograph of the Mediterranean marble quarries in Carrara, Italy, iconic material source of classic Italian art and architecture, captured with a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigme...
UNTITLED - large scale photograph with conceptual message
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
from a series of works capturing conceptual signs in iconic landscapes, captured with a large format camera to allow epic scale print sizes with incredible image details
CLOUD STUD...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Cloud Study VI - large scale photograph of dramatic momochromatic cloudscape sky
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
An homage to Caspar David Friedrich, towering thunder clouds over the Pacific Ocean, from a series of dramatic cloud atlas observations and abstract skyscapes above the winter sea, c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink
She Disappeared into Complete Silence (AD7517) - large scale abstract photograph
By Mona Kuhn
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)
30" x 40" / 76cm x 102cm
edition of 8 + 2AP
45" x 60" / 114cm x 152cm
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.
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Solo Exhibitions
2024
Mona Kuhn: Between Modernism and Surrealism, Houk Gallery, New York, NY
2023
Mona Kuhn: Kings Road, Galerie XII...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Dreamscape (Wastelands) - Contemporary, Abstract, Polaroid, Expired, Photograph
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Dreamscape (Wastelands), 2003
20x20cm
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist inventor...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
The 3rd day #6
By Cody Choi
Located in Deddington, GB
This is a limited edition printed black and white photograph depicting a dancer mid air.
Cody Choi - The 3rd day #6 Edition of 300 This work will be sold with a signed certificate o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White
Spring couplet
Photograph Cherry blossom Sakura flowers white pink nature
Located in Penzance, GB
'Spring Couplet' ('Mono No Aware' Series) 24 x 36" edition
Limited edition archival photograph, hand signed and numbered. Unframed
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The dance of the cherry blossoms ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Giclée, Archi...
Breathing I (Deconstructivism) - Contemporary, Expired Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Breathing I (Deconstructing) - 2015
- about the narrative potential of images.
20x20cm,
Edition of 10,
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid,
Artist Inventory 15835.
Signature...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Blue (Deconstructivism) - Contemporary, Expired Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Blue (Deconstructivism) - 2015
- about the narrative potential of images.
40x50cm,
Edition of 10,
digital C-Print, based on the Polaroid,
Artist Inventory 3962.
Signature label ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Seascape IV (Homage to Mark Rothko) - large format abstract seascape photograph
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale abstract photograph of muted color monochromatic water surface and horizon
SEASCAPE IV by Frank Schott
an homage to Mark Rothko
70 x 56 inche...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
She Disappeared into Complete Silence (AD14491) large scale abstract photograph
By Mona Kuhn
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.
AD14558 (She Disappeared into Complete Silence)
60" x 45" / 152cm x 114cm
edition of 8 + 2AP
40" x 30" / 102cm x 76cm
edition of 8 + 2AP
limited edition photograph is printed under artist supervision and 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
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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 2021, Thames & Hudson published a career retrospective titled Works. Kuhn's most recent publication Kings Road with Steidl accompanies a multi-dimensional museum traveling exhibition shown in Europe and the US.
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.
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Solo Exhibitions
2025
Mona Kuhn: Works, Museum of Contemporary Art, Malaga, Spain
2024
Mona Kuhn: The Schindler House, A Love Affair, Galerie XII, Los Angeles
Mona Kuhn: Between Modernism and Surrealism, Houk Gallery, New York, NY
2023
Mona Kuhn: Kings Road, Galerie XII, Paris, France
Mona Kuhn: Kings Road, Kunsthaus-Göttingen, Germany
Mona Kuhn: Kings Road, Jackson Fine Art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Spring couplet
Large Scale Photograph Cherry blossom Sakura flowers white pink
Located in Penzance, GB
'Spring Couplet' ('Mono No Aware' Series) 40 x 60" edition
Limited edition archival photograph, hand signed and numbered. Unframed
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The dance of the cherry blossoms ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Giclée, Archi...
Wallscape II - large format abstract photograph of rust texture surface
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale photography of palimpsest from a series of photographic observances capturing urban textures and color palettes
Wallscape II by Frank Schott
32 x 40 inches / 81cm x 102...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper
Untitled (Paradise) - Contemporary, Nude, Men, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Paradise) - 1999
20x20cm.
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Artist Inventory No. 19888.
N...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Cloud Study IV - large format photograph of dramatic cloudscape sky
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
An homage to Caspar David Friedrich, towering thunder clouds over the Pacific Ocean, from a series of dramatic cloud atlas observations and abstract skyscapes above the winter sea, c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Black and White, G...
Into the dark (Deconstructivism) - Contemporary, Expired Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Into the dark (Deconstructivism) - 2020
- about the narrative potential of images.
20x20cm,
Edition of 10,
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid,
Artist Inventory 4600.
Signat...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
F24 - Lionel de Rothschild Nerines Guernsey Lily Five Arrows Garden Exbury
By Lisa Creagh
Located in Brighton, GB
F24 is a stunning 24" x 24" Lightjet Print on Metallic Paper, available in this size in a Limited Edition of 15.
In this dramatic portrait, the rich pink blooms of the Nerine Sarni...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
Erik at Fifteen - Contemporary, Polaroid, Childhood
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Erik at Fifteen - 2019 -
20x25cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Photograph printed in Canson Barita Fiber Rag 340gr,
based on a reclaimed Fuji Instant Film Negative
(not...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
Dawn (Deconstructivism) - Contemporary, Expired Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Dawn (Deconstructivism) - 2015
- about the narrative potential of images.
20x24cm,
Edition of 10,
digital C-Print, based on the Polaroid,
Artist Inventory 20272.
Signature label...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Untitled (Traintracks) - based on a Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Traintracks) - The last Picture Show - 2004
38x37cm.
Edition of 5, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archive C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Artis...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Revisions (Deconstructivism) - Contemporary, Expired Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Revisions. (Deconstructivism) - 2020
- about the narrative potential of images.
20x24cm,
Edition of 10,
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid,
Artist Inventory 15714.
Signatur...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Cloud Study V - large scale photograph of dramatic cloudscape in the summer sky
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
large-scale original art photography from a series of dramatic cloud atlas and abstract sky scapes observations above the Pacific Ocean.
CLOUD STUDY V by Frank Schott
40 x 32 inch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photographic Paper Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée, Archival Ink
Photographic Paper abstract photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Photographic Paper abstract photography available on 1stDibs. While artists have worked in this medium across a range of time periods, art made with this material during the 21st Century is especially popular. If you’re looking to add Abstract photography created with this material to introduce a provocative pop of color and texture to an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, green and other colors. There are many well-known artists whose body of work includes ceramic sculptures. Popular artists on 1stDibs associated with pieces like this include Mitchell Funk, Stefanie Schneider, Kimberly Schneider Photography, and Michael Banks. Frequently made by artists working in the Contemporary, Abstract, all of these pieces for sale are unique and many will draw the attention of guests in your home. Not every interior allows for large Photographic Paper abstract photography, so small editions measuring 2 inches across are also available
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