Michael Kenna Art
American, b. 1953
Michael Kenna was born into a working class Irish-Catholic family in England. His upbringing originally inspired him to pursue priesthood and he attended a Catholic seminary school until 1972. After seminary school, his childhood love of art led him to study photography at the London College of Printing where he graduated in 1976. Working as a commercial photographer, Kenna moved to San Francisco in 1977.
Kenna’s photographic work focuses on landscape. He is considered a master in the art of contemporary photography. His approach to everyday scenery is enigmatic, leaving the viewer seduced. The mysterious aura of his photographs is created by long exposures that allow time and movement to be a part of the landscape, something the human eye so easily ignores in a glance.
The work of Kenna has been published, awarded, and collected for decades. He has published 47 books of his photography over his career of thirty years. His photography has been exhibited in numerous solo and group shows internationally. The artwork of Kenna has been acquired by permanent collections as the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France; Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A; Fonds national d’art contemporain, Paris, France; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.to
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Artist: Michael Kenna
Eighteen Hedges, Versailles, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
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Sepia toned gelatin silver print.
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. His im...
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1980s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Chrysler Building, Study 3, New York, New York, USA
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil on mount margin recto.
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered in pencil with the
artist's stamp in black ink on mo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Odeon Theatre, Study 1, Paris, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date, and numbered by Michael Kenna
Sepia toned gelatin silver print
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Midtown High View, New York City, USA
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, dated, print date, numbered and artist stamp by Michael Kenna
Sepia toned gelatin silver print
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Small Trees, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil on mount margin recto.
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered in pencil with the
artist's stamp in black ink on mo...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Yuanyang, Study 2, Yunnan, China
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered.
Sepia toned gelatin silver print
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. His...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Tuileries Gardens, Study 2, Paris, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date, and numbered.
Sepia toned gelatin silver print
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. Hi...
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20th Century Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Row of Kannons, Doryuji, Kagawa, Shikoku, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered.
Sepia toned gelatin silver print
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. His ima...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Mountaintop Buddha, Pindaya, Myanmar
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered.
Sepia toned gelatin silver
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. His imagery t...
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1980s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Ten Balloons, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered.
Sepia toned gelatin silver
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. His imagery t...
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1980s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Jardin des Plantes, Study 1, Paris, France by Michael Kenna, 1988
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Jardin des Plantes, Study 1, Paris, France by Michael Kenna presents a tranquil scene. Tall trees with barren branches line the park road, leading back to a building in the distance....
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1980s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Empire State Building, Study 4, New York, New York, USA - Black and White Photo
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date, and numbered.
Sepia toned gelatin silver print
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. Hi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Millennium Countdown, Paris, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered in pencil with the artist's stamp.
Sepia toned gelatin silver
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are po...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Yuanyang, Study 3, Yunnan, China
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered.
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. His imagery transports you to iconic ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Giza Pyramids, Study 4, Cario, Egypt by Michael Kenna, 2009
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Giza Pyramids, Study 4, Cairo, Egypt by Michael Kenna depicts the silhouette of a tree in front of a Giza Pyramid. The pyramid fades into the background, emphasizing the lone tree.
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Terrace, Saint-Cloud, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, dated, print date and numbered.
Sepia toned gelatin silver print.
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. His imager...
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1990s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Karamatsu Forest, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil on mount margin recto.
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered in pencil with the
artist's stamp in black ink on...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Snow Parfait Tree, Wakoto, Hokkaido, Japan by Michael Kenna, 2004
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Snow Parfait Tree by Michael Kenna presents a sublime scene. A single tree stands tall in a snow covered field. Its branches are delicately covered in snow, appearing like a deliciou...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Millennium Countdown, Paris, France - Black and White Photograph, Architecture
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Millennium Countdown, Paris, France by Michael Kenna is a limited edition black and white photograph of the Eiffel Tower brightly lit against a dark sky.
Edition of 45
Signed, titl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Irving Park Tree, Study 2, Portland, Oregon, USA by Michael Kenna, 2004
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Irving Park Tree, Study 2, Portland, Oregon, USA by Michael Kenna presents a sublime scene. A single tree stands alone in the park, framed by the bright le...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Bench and Trees, Les Baux-de-Provence, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil on mount margin recto by Michael Kenna
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered in pencil with the
artist's stamp in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Spire, Notre Dame, Paris, France - Black and White Photograph, Architecture
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Spire, Notre Dame, Paris, France by Michael Kenna is a limited edition black and white photograph of the spire of the Notre Dame cathedral from an aerial view. The city of Paris and ...
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2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Thirty Six Birds, Isle of Skye, Scotland by Michael Kenna, 2005
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Thirty Six Birds, Isle of Skye, Scotland by Michael Kenna depicts a flock of birds flying overhead against a bright sky.
Sepia toned gelatin silver print
Image size: 8 x 7.75 in.
Mo...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Two Winter Stalks, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date, and numbered by Michael Kenna
Sepia toned gelatin silver print, Image size: 8 x 7 1/2
Michael Kenna's black and white photog...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Chateau Valrose, Study 4, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France by Michael Kenna, 1996
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Chateau Valrose, Study 4, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France by Michael Kenna presents a dramatic scene. Stark white tree trunks and branches contrast against a dark sky. The branches str...
Category
1990s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Seven Pollarded Trees, Capaize, Bourgogne, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered by Michael Kenna
Sepia toned gelatin silver print
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and a...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Reflection, Study 1, Vaux-le-Vicomte, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil on mount margin recto.
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered in pencil with the
artist's stamp in black ink on mo...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Strolling Swan, Chateau d
Azay le Rideau, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered.
Sepia toned gelatin silver
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. His imagery t...
Category
1980s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Chrysler Building, Study 4, New York, New York, USA
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil on mount margin recto.
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered in pencil with the
artist's stamp in black ink on mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Brooklyn Bridge, Study 4, New York, New York, USA
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date, and numbered.
Sepia toned gelatin silver print
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. Hi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Barge Passing, Paris, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil on mount margin recto.
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered in pencil with the
artist's stamp in black ink on mo...
Category
1980s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Golden Gate Bridge, Study 14, San Francisco California, USA by Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil on mount margin recto.
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered in pencil with the artist's stamp in black ink on mou...
Category
1990s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Line of Trees, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan by Michael Kenna, 2012
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Line of Trees features 13 trees standing in a row against a white background. Most of the trees are smaller, with dense branches, creating a silhouette against the snowy landscape. O...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Notre Dame, Study 3, Paris, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered by Michael Kenna
Sepia toned gelatin silver print
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and a...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Dakekanba and Snow Barriers, Hokkaido, Japan by Michael Kenna, 2020
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Dakekanba and Snow Barriers, Hokkaido, Japan by Michael Kenna presents a sublime scene. Dark snow barriers contrast with the blanket of stark white snow. A single tree stands in the ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Two Winter Stalks, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date, and numbered by Michael Kenna
Sepia toned gelatin silver print
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Tuileries Gardens, Study 4, Paris, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered by Michael Kenna
Sepia toned gelatin silver print
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and a...
Category
1980s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Asparagus Sticks, Study 3, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition 1/25
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered by Michael Kenna
Sepia toned gelatin silver. Printed 2020.
Mat size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 7 3/4 x 8 in.
Micha...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Le Desert de Retz, Study 12, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered.
Sepia toned gelatin silver
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. His imagery t...
Category
1980s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Homage to Kertesz, Gramercy Park, New York, New York, USA by Michael Kenna
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Homage to Kertesz, Gramercy Park, New York, New York, USA by Michael Kenna presents a tranquil winter scene. A barren tree cuts diagonally through the scene. Behind the tree is a sno...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Diesel Train and Kearsley Power Station, Prestolee, Greater Manchester, England
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Diesel Train and Kearsley Power Station, Prestolee, Greater Manchester, England by Michael Kenna is a limited edition black and white photograph depicting...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Brooklyn Bridge, Study 1, New York, USA by Michael Kenna, 2006
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Brooklyn Bridge, Study 1, New York, USA by Michael Kenna presents a dramatic scene. The Brooklyn Bridge stretches across the sky, leading to the New York City skyline on the horizon....
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Diving Boards and Cruise Ship, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered.
Sepia toned gelatin silver print
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. His ima...
Category
1990s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Falaise d
Aval et Nuages, Etretat, Haute-Normandie, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil on mount margin recto.
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered in pencil with the
artist's stamp in black ink on mo...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
One Hundred and Seventy Eight Birds, San Francisco, California, USA
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered.
Sepia toned gelatin silver
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. His imagery t...
Category
1990s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Petit Canal, Versailles, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered.
Sepia toned gelatin silver
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. His imag...
Category
1990s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Spire, Notre Dame, Paris, France
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered.
Sepia toned gelatin silver print
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. His ima...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Tracks 100 to 117, Grand Central Station, New York, New York, USA
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date, and numbered.
Sepia toned gelatin silver print
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. Hi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Skyline, Shanghai, Study 3, China
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered.
Sepia toned gelatin silver print, 8 1/4 x 7 3/4 in.
Printed 2011
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs ar...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Lijiang River, Study 8, Guilin, China
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered.
Sepia toned gelatin silver print
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. His...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Skyline, Rio de Janeiro
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered.
Sepia toned gelatin silver print
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. His...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Hillside Fence, Study 9, Teshikaga, Hokkaido, Japan - Snow, Minimal, Abstract
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Hillside Fence, Study 9, Teshikaga, Hokkaido, Japan by Michael Kenna is a black and white photograph of a snow covered hillside, with a fence climbing up the hill to the forest in th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
Dancing Trees, Kussharo Lake, Hokkaido, Japan - Black and White Photograph
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Dancing Trees, Kussharo Lake, Hokkaido, Japan by Michael Kenna is a limited edition black and white photograph, depicting two trees against a snowy landscape.
Edition of 25
Signed, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
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Silver Gelatin
White Cloud, Widnes, Cheshire, England
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition 1/25
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered by Michael Kenna
Sepia toned gelatin silver. Printed 2020.
Mat size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.
M...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mill View, Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire, England
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition 1/25
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered by Michael Kenna
Sepia toned gelatin silver. Printed 2020.
Mat size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.
M...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Snow Parfait Tree, Wakoto, Hokkaido, Japan by Michael Kenna, 2004
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Snow Parfait Tree by Michael Kenna presents a sublime scene. A single tree stands tall in a snow covered field. Its branches are delicately covered in snow, appearing like a deliciou...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Hillside Fence, Study 6, Teshikaga, Hokkaido, Japan
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil on mount margin recto.
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered in pencil with the
artist's stamp in black ink on mo...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Quayside, Study 2, Bosham, West Sussex, England
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered.
Sepia toned gelatin silver
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. His imagery t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Eiffel Tower, Study 11, Paris, France - Black and White Photograph, Architecture
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered.
Sepia toned gelatin silver
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful and alluring. His imagery t...
Category
1980s Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Flatiron Building, Study 2, New York, New York, USA
By Michael Kenna
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil on mount margin recto.
Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered in pencil with the
artist's stamp in black ink on mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michael Kenna Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Photographer 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.