Henry Horenstein

Cownose Ray (Rhinoptera bonasus)

c. 1995-2001

Sepia-toned gelatin silver print Signed and numbered, verso 24 x 20 inches, sheet (Edition of 35) 39 x 26 inches, sheet (Edition of 15) This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. “Horenstein’s creatures are decontextualized. They appear without the backdrop of the natural landscape, outside even the artificial world of the zoo or aquarium, and devoid of their true color. As a consequence, the images are truly arresting; and in both a literal and a metaphorical sense, we see these animals as we have never seen them before. We notice details, and Horenstein focuses our vision on the unexpected: the foot of an elephant, the eye of an octopus, the hair on the back of a gibbon’s head, the pattern of feathers on a bird’s neck. He plays with scale: the rear end and tail of a rhinoceros occupy the entire picture frame. We see these as if through a magnifying glass. His pictures challenge us to look more closely, to ask questions and make connections. We think about form and function: the relationship between an elephant’s foot, a horse’s hoof, and our own toes. We ponder modes of sensing and communication: the signals that hold together a school of fish. Examining these photographs, we become scientists and discoverers. “In some respects, Horenstein’s work continues a centuries-old tradition of natural history illustration in the realm of photography. In natural history illustration, animals are often presented in shallow space with limited landscape, sometimes even against a blank page, in order to promote close examination and study of detail. But as much as these photographs promote scientific inquiry, they are more than scientific illustration. Animals were the subjects of our first art and our first metaphors; and freed from the constraints of space and time, many of Horenstein’s creatures remind us of the lost magical connection between the ‘animal world’ and our own. They are unsettling and they mesmerize. They transcend and transgress familiar boundaries between subject and object. Who is observing whom? The Komodo dragon looks at us with piercing eyes. We’re transfixed by the gaze of the harbor...

Sepia-toned gelatin silver print Signed and numbered, verso 20 x 16 inches, sheet (Edition of 25) This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. “These are not ...

Heather Hollis Marvelous Manta Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Rag (or equivalent) 2025 Size: 8 x 12 inches (20.32 x 30.48 cm) Edition: 15 Signed on label (to be attached verso) COA provided (issued by representing gallery) *Framing options available. Please inquire. **Other sizes available. Please inquire. Marvelous Manta captures the effortless grace of one of the ocean’s most majestic beings. Gliding through clear blue waters with wings that move like poetry, the manta ray embodies both serenity and strength in motion. Its fluid silhouette and rhythmic movement reveal the quiet power and beauty that exist beneath the surface — a world rarely seen yet endlessly captivating. This piece is a tribute to the wonder of marine life, celebrating freedom, harmony, and the breathtaking elegance of the underwater realm. Heather J. Hollis is a self-taught fine art photographer whose work captures the quiet poetry of nature. Rooted in resilience and empathy, her imagery transforms fleeting moments—like delicate fungi blooming on a Missouri tree—into meditations on beauty, endurance, and light. Now exploring both land and sea through her lens, Heather continues to reveal the extraordinary within the everyday. Heather Hollis, fine art photography, manta ray photography, marine life artwork, underwater elegance, ocean wildlife, graceful sea creature, fine art marine print, serenity in motion, blue ocean waters, aquatic majesty, underwater freedom, poetic movement, peaceful sea life scene, ocean conservation, captivating manta ray, calming ocean wall art

Remastered print – only available in Chromaluxe for the edition of 10. It is signed in UV ink and supplied with UV light. (Unframed print size 50x50cm) Framed and glazed piece price including frame Hugh...