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Item Ships From: Florida
The Spire of the Chrysler Building in Silver, Manhattan Art Deco Skyscraper
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The Chrysler Building, a New York art deco masterpiece, is framed by modern buildings in this carefully composed image by veteran street photographer Mitchell Funk.
Signed and dat...
Category
2010s Art Deco Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Vintage Motels Signs Las Vegas Strip
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, dated, numbered on lower right, 2/15 Printed later, other size available, unframed, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Manhattan Art Deco Chrysler Building in Blue and White
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The majestic Art Deco Chrysler Building soars in between Manhattan's skyscrapers. The cropping is radical and exudes a sense of urban exactitude, seamlessly woven into the light-fi...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Wherever You Look, You See The Chrysler Building: Greater East River
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
In 1998, wherever you looked, you could see the Chrysler Building. From the vantage point of the Greater East River/ Flushing Bay, Photographer Mitchell Funk captures the Chrysler ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Manhattan Baseball field with Running Dog - Green Lawn
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A baseball field becomes a color field like painting with wide horizontal bands of day-glo green, earthy ocher and cool grey. Signed and dated on lower...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Inkjet
Chrysler Building Looking Up With Lazy Yellow Moon
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
This upward view of the Chrysler Building and the adjoining former Mobil Oil Building features distinctive New York City landmarks. However, it is not a standard cell phone image ta...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Chrysler Building Points Towards the Heavens
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
As it soars above smaller buildings, The Chrysler Building spire resolutely points to the heavens. The flat white sky emphasizes the spire's silhouette, allowing it to dominate the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Majestic Spire of the Chrysler Building Rises into a Sepia Sky
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The close-up of the Art Deco spire of the Chrysler Building is depicted majestically rising into a mood sepia sky. Looking at this work is an uplifting experience. It not only pleas...
Category
1990s Art Deco Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
SciFi Surreal Landscape of Unconscious Dreams
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Pioneering SciFi photographer Mitchell Funk experiments with altered realms of reality by juxtaposing two landscapes of unnatural color to form a never-before-seen original vision. A single silhouetted figure looks out on a day-glow yellow sea leading to a dreamscape of trees. The yellow of water is picked up in the trees to unify the different perspectives. Published Popular Photography Magazine, February 1976...
Category
1970s Surrealist Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Vietnam War Protests Central Park - Nuclear War, Civil Rights, Agent Orange
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
In 1971, Central Park was a hub for Vietnam War Protests. In this work, Mitchell Funk captures a packed protest scene with emphasis on the graphic nature of the banners and flags. Th...
Category
1970s Conceptual Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Mystical Transcendent Orange Sunset Big Sky
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A spectacular vast orange sunset dominates the sky as tiny onlookers gaze up and out with amazement. The image has a surreal quality to it and the relationship to the sky and people...
Category
2010s Surrealist Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Sheep Meadow in Central Park with Billionaires
Row Buildings
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
This luminous photograph is of the Sheep Meadow which is a vast 15-acre verdant field in Central Park. It's enjoyed by sunbathers, frisbee throwers and fun-seekers who physically g...
Category
2010s American Modern Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Manhattan Skyscraper with Silver Shimming Light and East River Boats
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Silver light reflects off an Upper East Side skyscraper as two industrial boats pass in aligned formation. But this is not a picture of a building and boat. The extreme lighting and...
Category
2010s Surrealist Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Hippies in Central Park with Oversized Psychedelic Moon
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Two flower children converse among a gathering of hippies in Central Park. They are adorned with yellow flowers in their hair, which symbolize freedom and ideals of universal belong...
Category
1970s Surrealist Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Twin Towers, World Trade Center Catches the Full Moon
By Mitchell Funk
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...
Category
1970s Futurist Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Chrysler Building with Gold Light and Silver light, Architectural Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Precise composition with magical late light is a hallmark of Mithcell Funk's work.
Signed, dated and numbers Edition 3 /15 lower right. Printed later, unframed, other size availab...
Category
1990s Post-Impressionist Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
7th Avenue
By Tom Leighton
Located in Boca Raton, FL
“7th Avenue” by Tom Leighton is an exploration of environments both natural and constructed. Traveling between ancient cities and futuristic developments, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$16,000
Street Repair becomes Street Art, Yellow and Blue and White Painted Street Lines
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A worker using industrial paint to repair street asphalt inadvertently creates street art. It wasn't his intention to make an artistic statement as he painted 4 yellow rectangles of...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Poetic Light Skims off Tennis Court with Running Dog
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Dawn's skimming light illuminates a New York City urban park and is captured from a high vantage point. The colors and long shadows make the image as abstract as it is representation...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Miami Beach, Art Deco South Beach Ocean Drive,
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Dazzling colors express the fun and exciting night light of the famous tropical beach resort
Signed dated lower right, numbered on lr recto. 3/15 printed later, unframed. other siz...
Category
1990s Art Deco Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor at Sunrise Staten Island Ferry
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Two Staten Island Ferries lead the eye to a silhouetted Statue of Liberty caressed by golden morning light. The entire composition is framed by a pyramid shape formed by ship cranes...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
New York Skyline from Central Park in Deep Gold and Orange
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Trailblazing Color Photographer Mitchell Funk once again sets the standard for originality and inventiveness. His use of hyper-lighting and composition produces a retina-numbing imag...
Category
2010s Impressionist Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Colorful Rainbow with Flock of Birds in East Hampton, Symbolic of Togetherness
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A densely packed flock of birds fly over a beach in East Hampton while a magnificent rainbow serves as a backdrop. The tight formation of the flock of birds symbolizes unity and to...
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
High Angle View Of The Colony Hotel On Ocean Drive, Miami Beach
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Closeup view of neon top of Colony Hotel at night on South Beach, Miami Beach.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is s...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Leafless Tree Monochromatic Winter Snow Scene in Central Park in Warm Greys
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A monochromatic winter snow scene in Central Park with a leafless tress raises questions. How can a city with over 8 million people jammed into a small space yield an expansive, unp...
Category
2010s Impressionist Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
New York City Skyscraper Super Tall in Angelic Light
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
New York City Skyscraper Super Tall in Angelic Light
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered 3 of 15. Unframed. Other size available, Printed later - Printed on Hahnemühle Fine...
Category
2010s Surrealist Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Painted Ladies Victorian Architecture, Alamo Square San Francisco
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Famous Photographer Mitchell Funk captures a colorful image of the classic scene of San Francisco's colorful Victorian Architecture. This is no...
Category
2010s American Realist Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Empire State Building Bathed in Luminous Golden Light, 1970s New York City
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Golden late afternoon light bathes the majestic Empire State Building in luminous color as it pierces a dramatic sky. This image is not only stunning in its visual beauty but also a ...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Pink:Blue Montauk Surfer
By Shawn Ehlers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Photography with Polaroid camera, scanned and covered in encaustic wax
Category
2010s Contemporary Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Wax, Polaroid
Color Photography Abstraction of Park Bench in Central Park - Brooklyn Museum
By Mitchell Funk
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...
Category
1970s American Impressionist Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Tree Lost in Thought: Green and Purple
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Tree Lost in Thought in Green and Purple was shot in Hi-res that brings out selective foliage detail.
Trees are Art made by God.
Signed, dating and numbered 2/15 recto, unframed...
Category
2010s Impressionist Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, ABS, Archival Pigment
Statue of Liberty New York Harbor at Sunset with Green Light
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A vibrant orange sunset silhouettes the iconic Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. In the foreground, a partly out-of-focus green street light occupies the top half of the composi...
Category
1970s Impressionist Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Chelsea: Old New York West Side Highway Industrial Trucks In Angelic Light
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Old New York is captured. Angelic golden light caresses an industrial scene truck at a Chelsea West Side loading dock in 1972. The lighting transforms a gritty and oil-soiled space i...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Las Vegas Gambling Dice - Primary Colors
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A boldly composed Las Vegas casino sign consisting of a three-dimensional red die rests on a King of Clubs. The very graphic sign is captured in an equally bold way by street photog...
Category
1970s Abstract Geometric Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Hedge Fun - The Lizard of Key Biscayne - Street Art by the Rich
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. Hedge Fun is a series that celebrates the landscaping commissioned by well-heeled homeowners, high-en...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Yellow Ship with Workers Unloading - Caribbean Art - Encaustic
By Sacha Thebaud Tebo
Located in Miami, FL
With vibrant yellows and oranges, the artist depicts workers unloading sacks of cargo off of a sailboat. Incised with bold lines that give a lively surface. Encaustic/ Mixed Media.. ...
Category
1960s Outsider Art Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Encaustic
Black Liberation Army Protest in Central Park - Civil Rights - Black Panthers
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A bold Black Liberation Army banner is featured among drummers and hippies in a 1971 Central Park protest. We see a rudimentary Super 8 video camera recording it all in the lower le...
Category
1970s American Modern Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
New York City Snowstorm Abstraction Toddler in Red Snow Suit - Monochromatic
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A New York City snowstorm changes the superficial look of the city and, for photographers, yields creative possibilities. Veteran Street Photographer Mitchell Funk captures a toddler...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
East Hampton Sky with Flock of Birds at Golden Sunset, Abstract Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A flock of birds at sunset in East Hampton is captured by color photographer Mitchell Funk. The overall composition without a central point of focus is not unlike the work of East H...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Inspiring Spires: Empire State Building in New York City at Gold Sunset
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A parade of New York City spires is on full display in this unique view of Manhattan from Queens. Taken in 1974, its composition and graphic appeal still inspires after 50 years. Sa...
Category
1970s Post-Impressionist Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
The Painted Ladies, San Francisco’s Victorians Seven Sisters, Architecture
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Bright and bold colors define one of San Francisco's most beloved architectural gems. The Painted Ladies of Alamo Square are transformed into a color field painting. Mithcell Funk's...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Manhattan in Snow Storm - Golden Abstraction
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Street Photographer Mitchell Funk grabs a taxi moment in front of Grand Central Station. The image communicates the spirit of wintery New York, with skies filled with falling snow. I...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Pacific Heights, San Francisco by Mitchell Funk Street Photographer
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Mitchell Funk is a "Street Photographer" - Literally. Painted stripes of lemon yellow lead the eye into an expanse of cerulean blue over San Francisco Bay. Signed and dated on lo...
Category
Early 2000s American Realist Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Timeless Staten Island Ferry and Statue of Liberty at Sunset in New York Harbor
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Mitchell Funk captures a timeless image of New York scene in a fresh way. The unorthodox composition leaves the center of the picture vacant, leaving the two subjects on the extreme edges of the picture plane. The old State Island...
Category
1990s Post-Impressionist Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Idyllic Moment On East Hampton Beach
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Family on beach with beautiful light, East Hampton New York
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 2/15, lower right rec...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Central Park Snow Storm, By Mitchell Funk, Landscape Photography, Impressionism
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Snow comes to Manhattans' Central Park and veteran street photographer Mitchell Funk captures it. Besides the understated muted beauty of the image, it's a document of emptiness in ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Picture of the Unknown - Plein Air Painter
s Surreal Dream
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
It's a picture of the unknown. We do not know who the artist is. We do not know what the subject is. We do not know where the location is. It is all left to conjecture, yet the image...
Category
2010s Surrealist Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Central Park in Snow Bethesda Fountain with Monochromatic Color Scheme
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
People scattered among the snowflakes become simple graphic elements in Central Park in Snow Bethesda Fountain with Monochromatic Color Scheme image. The...
Category
Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
The San Remo Central Park West Framed by Cherry Blossoms Flowers
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A circle of cherry blossoms frames the two spires of the iconic San Remo. This is not a staged image. Photographer Mitchell Funk found the right location, angle, and arrangement of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Golden and Yellow Foliage in Central Park - Nature Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Nature Photography in the City. Central Park's Autumn foliage is transformed into a delightful abstract pattern where natural organic shapes interact with the architectonic shapes of...
Category
2010s Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pastel Alley In North Beach, San Francisco
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Colorful houses on Fresno Street in the North Beach district of San Francisco.
This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 2/1...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Inkjet
$4,800 Sale Price
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Manhattan White Dog among Autumn Leaves , Minimalism
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Color Photographer Mitchell Funk depicts New York City somewhere between the ideal and the real. In an Upper East Side park, he shoots a lone white dog standing at the intersection ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
San Francisco Vista
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100. San Francisco Vista
Signed and dated and numbered on the lower right, , Edition 4 of 15, Unframed, other size available
Category
2010s Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Billionaires Row from Central Park Reservoir with Magical Light
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Photographer Mitchell Funk revisits many popular tourist locations and shoots them in a way that perhaps millions of tourists never imagined. In "Billionaires Row from Central Park Reservoir...
Category
2010s Surrealist Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Solitary Running Horse Silhouetted against Blue Mountain
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A solitary galloping horse is captured in silhouette against a blue mountainous landscape. This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, numbered ...
Category
1970s Modern Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Autumn Colors in New York City as Orange Trees Squeeze into the Skyline
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Autumn colors flourish as late afternoon light illuminates Upper East Side trees, emphasizing their orange and red color. The image is unexpected as a juxtaposition of nature and ma...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
New York is Smoking Photograph
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
New York is Smoking
Documentary Travel Photographers / Color Photography / Abstract Photography
Signed , dated lower right and numbered verso 2 /15, Unframed, printed latinerOther ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
San Francisco Cable Cars Landscape against Bay Bridge
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Compositional exactitude and magical gold lighting describe this iconic work of San Franscico
This image is signed, dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto. . The work is unframed ...
Category
1990s American Impressionist Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Row Victorian Houses in Mission District San Francisco, Abstract Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
THis cassic view of beautiful painted Victorian architecture in San Francisco was inspired during Queen Victoria's reign. The print is signed, Dated, number Lower left 4/15 recto, u...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Modern Photography Cover, Surreal Landscape
By Mitchell Funk
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 an 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. They used an image that was the opposite of the norm. Mitchell Funk’s Graphic Surreal Landscape breaks the rules of formula magazine cover art...
Category
1980s Surrealist Florida - Landscape Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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