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Period: 20th Century
"Fingers" New York, NY, 1996
Located in Hudson, NY
This photograph is printed on Japanese Paper. The price is for an unframed photograph. 11" X 14" Edition of 25. The Robin Rice Gallery is pleased to announce, 25 Years of Polaroi...
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Contemporary 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Chicago 24, 1965
Located in Miami, FL
Great Price. The Art Institue of Chicago Signed, named and dated verso, Chicago 25, 1965, Printed 1965 Archivally Matted but not framed
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Abstract Expressionist 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Chrysler Building: Abstract Expressionist Photography
Located in Miami, FL
A 1930s Art Deco icon is interpreted in the frenetic technique that recalls the Abstract Expressionist painters of the 1950s. As if he were painting with light, visionary photographe...
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Abstract Expressionist 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Wherever You Look You See the Chrysler Building: 30 Rockefeller Observation Deck
Located in Miami, FL
Wherever you look, you see the Chrysler Building. In 1980, it was easier to see it because there was less clutter in the Manhattan skyline. From the Observation Deck of 30 Rockefel...
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American Modern 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

The Fremont Sign, Las Vegas, 1974
Located in Miami, FL
This photograph is of old Last Vegas - The Fremont Sign, Las Vegas, 1974 The work is signed, dated number lower right 4/15. It's printed later, unframed and other sizes are available. Before one of America's most iconic streets was desecrated into a mall, Fremont street was a wonderland of classic casino signs...
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Impressionist 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

The Fremont Sign, Las Vegas, 1974
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100. ' Edition : 4 / 20 Signed, dated number lower right Printed later Other sizes available, unframed Before one of America's most iconic streets was desecrated into a mall, Fremont street was a wonderland of classic casino signs...
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Impressionist 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

"How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido" – Daido Moriyama
Located in Zurich, CH
DAIDO MORIYAMA (*1938, Japan) "How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido" 1987/2020 Silver gelatin print, later print Sheet 50.8 x 60 cm (20 x 23 5/8 in.) not part ...
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Contemporary 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Chrysler Building at Night with New York Skyline Vista
Located in Miami, FL
The Chrysler Building rises like a rocket ship in a glittering sky, conveying a sense of boundlessness. An aura of soft light caresses the scene, giving it a touch of mystical signif...
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Impressionist 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Chrysler Building in Multiple Exposure of Blue and Magenta
Located in Miami, FL
The Chrysler Building may be one of the most photographed buildings in the world, yet Mitchell Funk imagines it unlike any tourist snapshot. This colorful kaleidoscope-like image was...
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Abstract Expressionist 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Las Vegas Neon Signs Fremont Street, Abstract Photography
Located in Miami, FL
An abstract view of the classic Las Vegas Neon signs on Fremont Street at sunset. Bold reds, pinks, and blues work with the dramatic Nevada sunset. Th...
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Abstract Geometric 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

Street People. Old Man On Park Bench New York City, Monochromatic
Located in Miami, FL
Street Photographer Mitchell Funk breaks with tradition and shoots street photography in color. Today in 2022, this does not seem like a big deal. But 52 years ago, in 1971, it was q...
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Realist 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Twin Towers, World Trade Center Catches the Full Moon
Located in Miami, FL
Pioneering Street Photographer Mitchell Funk exploits an upward angle of the Twin Towers at the World Trade Center. At the convergence of the two towers, a full moon appears wedged...
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Futurist 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Freemont Street Neon Lights Shine in Vintage Las Vegas - urban photography
Located in Miami, FL
Historic Downtown Las Vegas was famous for Illuminating the night with glowing neon. Photographer Mithcell Funk has captured the essence of old Freemont's street. The Mint, Binion'...
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Abstract Expressionist 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Blue Rider
Located in Red Bank, NJ
In past, many people who made cameraless photographs made them inside the controlled atmosphere of the darkroom. For the last 20 years, my cameraless pictures have been made directly...
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Abstract 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Giclée

The Fremont Sign, Las Vegas, 1974, Abstract Photography
Located in Miami, FL
This photograph is of old Last Vegas - The Fremont Sign, Las Vegas, 1974 The work is signed, dated number lower right 4/15. It's printed later, unframed and other sizes are available. Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper Before one of America's most iconic streets was desecrated into a mall, Fremont street was a wonderland of classic casino signs...
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Impressionist 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Abstract Church - Manipulated Photography
Located in Miami, FL
This ia an early example of photo manipulation. Photographer put a match to the 35mm emulsion to the burned bubble effect and then sandwiched it with colored gels in a double exposur...
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Expressionist 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Old Freemont Street Neon, Las Vegas
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $1000. This is the quintessential image of a bygone era. Old Las Vegas is captured with glowing neon signs set against a dramatic desert sunset. Signed and ...
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Abstract Geometric 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Color Photography Abstraction of Park Bench in Central Park - Brooklyn Museum
Located in Miami, FL
A simple park bench acts as inspiration for an early example of semi-abstraction in color photography. Pioneering Color Photographer Mitchell Funk waits for "magic hour" light to ill...
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American Impressionist 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Surreal Brooklyn Bridge with Blue Sky Golden Windows and Red Kite
Located in Miami, FL
Why is this view of the Brooklyn Bridge, a blue sky, and golden windows no longer visible? The image is a creation from Mitchell Funk's mind. It comprises three photographs with colo...
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Surrealist 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Figures on New York Steps in Gold Chiaroscuro Caravaggio Light
Located in Miami, FL
Inspired by the drama of chiaroscuro painting by Caravaggio, Mitchell Funk captures figures on the steps of Bryant Park in Manhattan. Unified by the late golden rays of the sun and t...
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20th Century Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Neon Old Fremont Street, Las Vegas - Dramatic Sky
Located in Miami, FL
Old Las Vegas is captured with glowing neon signs set against a dramatic desert sunset.. Signed, dated numbered on the lower right, 2/15 , Printed later, another size available, unf...
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Abstract Geometric 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Blurry Reality vintage Manhattan photograph
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Fernando Natalici - Blurry Reality, 1992 - Shot in Midtown Manhattan, pre-uber period as people waited for a rainstorm, cars drove by, the usual, no taxis one pedestrian wearing a lo...
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Contemporary 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Dream Landscape - Woman Strolls in Fantasy Forest of Blue Green
Located in Miami, FL
Questions about the nature and boundaries of reality are contextualized in this dreamy image of a woman strolling in a fantasy forest that breathes high-pitched color. Pioneering pho...
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Surrealist 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Multiple Exposure of Colorful Flowers St. Patrick s Cathedral
Located in Miami, FL
It's 1971, and most photographers were shooting in black and white. Fine Art Photography was not yet in the mainstream vocabulary of museums — almost no art galleries considered or ...
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Abstract Impressionist 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

"Magnetic Fields"
Located in Astoria, NY
Gyorgy Kepes (Hungarian-born/American, 1906-2001), "Magnetic Fields", Gelatin Silver Print, 1938, likely printed later, apparently unsigned, silvered wood frame. Image: 8" H x 6" W; ...
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Abstract 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled [abstract shapes]
Located in Astoria, NY
Gyorgy Kepes (Hungarian-born/American, 1906-2001), Untitled [abstract shapes], Gelatin Silver Print, 1941, likely printed later, apparently unsigned, silvered wood frame. Image: 8" H...
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Abstract 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Dreamy Romantic Sunset over Ottawa Canada - Red and Oranges
Located in Miami, FL
Two light sources reveal that this is not a straight shot. As a pioneer of multiple-exposure photography, "Romantic Sunset over Ottawa Canada" is typical of Mitchell Funk's experime...
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Post-Impressionist 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Terra 2 from Paper Cutout series
Located in New York, NY
Alberto Rizzo, Terra #2 from Paper Cut Out series Silver Gelatin print Paper size is 20 x 16 inches Image size is 16.25 x 12.25 inches Alberto Rizzo was a multi award winning Maste...
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Contemporary 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Cut Out I, #8 from the Edition of 25, from the Cut Out Paper Series
Located in New York, NY
Alberto Rizzo, Cut Out I from Cut Out Paper series Silver Gelatin print 1987 Edition of 25 Paper size is 20 x 16 inches Image size is 16.25 x 12.25 inches Alberto Rizzo was a multi...
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Contemporary 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Pink Flamingos Socializing with a Colorful Background
Located in Miami, FL
Pink Flamingos are social animals. They gather in large groups and chat it up. Their gregarious natures is a benefit for photographers. Individually the bird is a living sculpture. A...
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Impressionist 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Golden Light on 1970s Road - Street Photography: Literally
Located in Miami, FL
Street Photography: Literally. At a time when most color photographers were just pointing cameras and snapping images mostly during boring mid-day light, Mitchell Funk was innovatin...
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Impressionist 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Hilary Lloyd, Shopfront - Signed Print, Contemporary Photography
Located in Hamburg, DE
Hilary Lloyd (British, b. 1964) Shopfront, 1999 Medium: Offset lithograph on card stock Dimensions: 21 x 26 cm Edition of 100: Hand-signed, numbered and dated Condition: Excellent
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Contemporary 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Offset

Primary Colors in Street Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Bright reds, yellows, blue and green stripes adorn a wall in lower Manhattan. Chairs of the same color scheme line the street and have an older woman with a scarf covering her face. ...
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Color-Field 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Psychedelic Portrait of a Young Hippie with Manipulated Color, Kali
Located in Miami, FL
As a progenitor of special effects photography and experimental photography in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Mitchell Funk employed a variety of non-digital techniques to achieve ...
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Abstract 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Colorful Paint Cans in Red, Orange, Blue and Turquoise
Located in Miami, FL
A pile of empty and discarded colorful paint cans inadvertently becomes an artful abstract still life in itself. Documented through the keen lens of st...
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Abstract Expressionist 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Surreal Landscape Sci-Fi Landscape - Modern Photography Magazine Cover
Located in Miami, FL
Aesthetically, this image is generations ahead of it's time. It looks so contemporary but was done in the early 1980's in the pre-digital ear. It was a Modern Photography Cover 198...
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Abstract Geometric 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Silver Man and the Tank - Primary Colors, Staged Photography
Located in Miami, FL
This is a straight photo without a photoshop strip in. The silverman is from a trophy and is being held in the left hand of the photographer while his Nikon is in his right hand. It's an on-location shot set against three colorful fuel tanks...
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Abstract Geometric 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Chrysler Building Art Deco Skyscraper
Located in Miami, FL
Architecture becomes an abstract design statement as seen thru the lens of Mithcell Funk Striking graphic design with found elements is a signature style of Mitchell Funk. He brings...
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Art Deco 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Inkjet

Chrysler Building Top - Art Deco Skyscraper in Gold Mitchell Funk, Architecture
Located in Miami, FL
Architecture becomes an abstract design statement as seen thru the lens of Mithcell Funk Striking graphic design with found elements is a signature style of Mitchell Funk. He brings ...
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Art Deco 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Inkjet

New York City Multiple Exposure - Rich Magenta
Located in Miami, FL
In-camera Multiple Exposure using colored gels and negative color. Eye-popping and optically stimulating interpretation of New York skyscapers. Sig...
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Abstract Expressionist 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Children s Playground Central Park in Impressionist Blue and Magenta.
Located in Miami, FL
This image was shot in Central Park. Photographer Mitchell Funk captures the intoxicatingly beautiful optical effect of natural light as it skims off of wooden swings...
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Impressionist 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Shirtless Man with Hat Against Pink Wall Chelsea, Manhattan - Street Photography
Located in Miami, FL
An unexpectedly bright magenta wall serves as a background for a hatted passerby. In 1970 very few people were shooting in color, and just a handful of photographers exploited the co...
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Street Art 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Art Deco Movie Theater Marquee - Color Field Painting Meet Photography, Abstract
Located in Miami, FL
A marquee for an Art Deco Movie theater in Denton, Texas is photographed with meticulous precision by street photographer Mitchell Funk. Funk's approach...
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Color-Field 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Times Square Theater Posters Morosco Theatre. FORTY CARATS
Located in Miami, FL
Street Photographer Mitchell Funk breaks with tradition and shoots street photography in color. Today in 2022 this does not seem like a big deal. But 53 years ago in 1969 it was quit...
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Abstract Expressionist 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Life Magazine Cover July 1980, Mithcell Funk Lighthouse
Located in Miami, FL
alternative photo - done on assignment in Cape Hatteras Signed lower right, numbered, 3/15 dated
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American Modern 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Modern Photography Cover, Surreal Landscape
Located in Miami, FL
Historically , newsstand magazines have used a standard set of practices when it came to choosing their cover image. Their goal was to use a image that people could instantly relate to. The idea being, if an image pops off the page it will attract more attention and then generate more newsstand sales. For editors, choosing a cover was first a marketing decision and then an aesthetic one. That is why most magazine covers and (that includes art magazines) pretty much looked the same. They used familiar images, mostly of celebrities, beauty people or news items of that would beckon and aggressively reach out to the prospect. In this Modern Photography Cover of August 1983, they chose a radical departure. Their cover image that was the opposite of the norm. Mitchell Funk’s Graphic Surreal Landscape...
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Surrealist 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Sydney Opera House, Modern Photography Cover , Abstract Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Modern Photography Cover, February, 1987 Triple exposure of silhouetted men on a hill, against plexiglass colored shapes echoing the bold iconic architectural curves of the opera h...
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Abstract Geometric 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Terracotta (I11) 6,
Located in Miami, FL
Gelatin silver print, pencil signed, dated, and titled verso, Provenance: The Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, IL) Printed in 1961. Work is archivally matted by the The Art Insti...
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Abstract Expressionist 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Blue Buildings, New York 1970, Architecture
Located in Miami, FL
This transcendent image by art photographer Mitchell Funk's "Blue Buildings, New York 1970" is generations ahead of its time. Executed in 1970, it pushed the boundaries of color pho...
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Abstract Expressionist 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Staten Island Ferry in Magenta New York Harbor by Mitchell Funk, Color Field
Located in Miami, FL
New York Photographer Mithcell Funk creates an image with a broad expanse of mostly flat magenta. His representation of space is flat and simplified. In the center of the picture pla...
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Color-Field 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Red Brick Building Facade Street Scene in New York City by Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Late light skims off the brick facade of a historic red brick building in Manhattan. Street Photographer Mitchell Funk creates an image that is both a realistic document of an urban...
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Abstract 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

42nd St. Diamond Stud
Located in Miami, FL
Adult movie marquees of old 42nd street in 1970. Double header, ABC's of Marriage and Diamond Stud Signature: Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso Edition 2 of 15. Unf...
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Abstract 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Photographic Film, Inkjet

Stonehenge and Eclipse with Pink Sci-Fi Glow
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100 - Signed, dated, numbered 3/15, lower right, unframed, other sizes available, printed later Mitchell Funk is a pioneer of Sci-fi and did a lot of wor...
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Surrealist 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Inkjet

Surreal Blue Landscape - Early Sci-fi Photography
Located in Miami, FL
This image from the imagination of Mitchell Funk was the cover photograph for Popular Photography Magazine, May 1978, It is signed and numbered on lower right, as well as titled ...
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Surrealist 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Flatiron Building Multiple Exposure
Located in Miami, FL
Signed dated lnumbered ower right, recto. Edition 3 of 15. Unframed. Other size available, printed later This work is decades ahead of it's time. An in camera multiple exposure...
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Abstract Geometric 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Untitled (artichokes) by Ida Lansky, ca. 1950, Vintage Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Denton, TX
Untitled (artichokes) by Ida G. Lansky features a detail shot of whole and cut up artichokes. The tones of this photograph are reversed, creating an abstract image from a common object. The produce is lit dramatically from the side, emphasizing it's intricate details. Untitled (artichokes) by Ida G. Lansky is an 8 x 10 inch vintage silver gelatin print. This photograph includes the artist's stamp in black ink on print verso. Ida G. Lansky was born in 1910 in Toronto, Canada. She pursued many careers in her lifetime including Nursing, Art, and Library Science. In 1928 she moved to New York City and later attended New York University, The Jewish Hospital in Brooklyn, NY and Cornell University. In 1942 she received a B.S. in Public Health Nursing. Ida Lansky moved to Hawaii in 1945 and married Irving Lansky. She then moved to Nor- man, Oklahoma and then to Denton, Texas where she studied art and was mother to two children, Ellen and Michele. From 1954 - 1959 she was in the Visual Art studies program at Texas Women’s University in Denton with an emphasis on photography. She studied under Carlotta Corpron...
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Modern 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Brooklyn Bridge Multiple Exposure in Magenta and Blue, City Abstract
Located in Miami, FL
In the early 1970s, color photography was not really considered to be art by any standard. Mitchell Funk is one of the early trailblazers of color photography as fine art. In this ...
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Abstract 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Camel Caravan
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100 Signed, dated and numbered lower right recto, 3/15 Unframed, printed later, other sizes available. Mithcell Funk is a pioneer of Sci-Fi Photography a...
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Surrealist 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Red Sun. Green Skyline, Nikon Advertising Campaign
Located in Miami, FL
Red Sun. Green Skyline, Nikon Advertising Campaign Inkjet Archival Print Signature: Signed dated ,numbered lower right recto. Printed Later, Unframed 2/15, other sizes available - Pr...
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Surrealist 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Signs and Shapes Primary Colors , Modern Photography Cover by Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Modern Photography Cover , August 1978 ( Editors flipped the image. The correct way is yellow arrows on bottom Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso Edition 3 of 15, Unf...
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Abstract Geometric 20th Century Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

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