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Mitchell Funk
Impressionist Magenta Trees Central Park

1970

$7,500
£5,670.23
€6,619.36
CA$10,672.13
A$10,824.96
CHF 6,181.35
MX$131,093.84
NOK 72,769.63
SEK 72,528.12
DKK 49,480.20

About the Item

This is a groundbreaking early example of negative color manipulated with color filters. Executed on 35mm film emulsion. It's a poetic and lyrical evocation of a fairytale landscape. The work was shot in 1970. It's 54 years old and looks very contemporary. Mitchell Funk images were the defining moment of color photography in the early 1970 and were included in a groundbreaking photography show at the Brooklyn Museum the same year. Signed, dated and numbered lower right recto, Edition 3 of 15, Printed later. Unframed. Other sizes available. Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper Mitchell Funk is a "Color Photographer Pioneer". He was color when color wasn't considered art. His early color work anticipates developments in color photography by generations. In 1970 he participated in one the first " Color Photography" shows at a major museum. Brooklyn Museum, show "Images en Couleur" . 1971 Included he was included in the visionary book "Frontiers of Photography" Time Life. Color ! American Photography Transformed. Amon Carter Museum. He has had more than 50 Photography Magazine Covers and has had covers on Newsweek, Fortune and Life Magazine among others.
  • Creator:
    Mitchell Funk (1950, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1970
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 40 in (101.6 cm)Width: 60 in (152.4 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    29 x 43 Ed: 3/15Price: $6,500
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Miami, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU38536623232

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