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Arthur Tress Black and White Photography

American, b. 1940
Born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 24, 1940, Arthur Tress began his first camera work as a teenager in the surreal neighborhood of Coney Island where he spent hours exploring the decaying amusement parks. Later, during five years of world travel, mostly in Asia and Africa, he developed an interest in ethnographical photography that eventually led him to his first professional assignment as a U.S. government photographer recording the endangered folk cultures of Appalachia. Seeing the destructive results of corporate resource extraction, Tress began to use his camera to raise environmental awareness about the economic and human costs of pollution. Focusing on New York City, he began to photograph the neglected fringes of the urban waterfront with a straight documentary approach. This gradually evolved into a more personal mode of “magic realism” combining improvised elements of actual life with stage fantasy that became his hallmark style of directorial fabrication. In the late 1960s Tress was inspired to do a series based upon children’s dreams that combined his interests in ritual ceremony, Jungian archetypes, and social allegory. Later bodies of work dealing with the hidden dramas of adult relationships and the reenactments of male homosexual desire evolved from this primarily theatrical approach. Beginning in the early 1980s, Tress began shooting in color, creating room-sized painted sculptural installations out of found medical equipment in an abandoned hospital on New York’s Welfare Island. This led to a smaller scale exploration of narrative still life within a children’s toy theater and a portable nineteenth-century aquarium. Around 2002, Tress returned to gelatin silver, exploring more formalist themes in the style of mid- century modernism, often combining a spontaneous shooting style with a constructivist’s sense of architectural composition and abstract shape. In addition to images of California skateboard parks, his recent work includes the round images of the series Planets and the diamond-shaped images of Pointers. Selected Arthur Tress Books and Publications Open Space in the Inner City: Ecology and the Urban Environment. New York: New York State Council on the Arts, 1971. Arthur Tress: The Dream Collector. Text by John Minahan. Richmond: Westover, 1972, New York: Avon, 1974. Shadow. A Novel in Photographs. New York: Avon, 1975 Theater of the Mind. Text by Duane Michaels, Michel Tournier and A.D. Coleman. Dobbs Ferry: Morgan and Morgan, 1976. Reves. Text by Michel Tournier. Brussels: Complexe, 1979. Talisman. Edited by Marco Livingstone. Oxford: Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, 1986. The Teapot Opera. Photographs and text by Arthur Tress. Goro International, 1986, Abbeville, 1988. Male of the Species: Four Decades of Photography by Arthur Tress. Text by Michale Tournier. Fotofactory, 1999. Fish Tank Sonata. Bulfinch, 2000. Arthur Tress: Fantastic Voyage: Photographs 1956-2000. Bulfinch, 2001. Memories. Photographs by Arthur Tress, Poems by Guillaume Apollinaire. 21st,
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Artist: Arthur Tress
Boy in Mickey Mouse Hat, Coney Island, New York

Boy in Mickey Mouse Hat, Coney Island, New York

By Arthur Tress

Located in New York, NY

Vintage gelatin silver print Signed and dated twice, verso Also inscribed in black ink, verso Various studio stamps and printing instructions, verso This artwork is offered by Clam...

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1960s Other Art Style Arthur Tress Black and White Photography

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Stormy Weather, Palm Springs

Stormy Weather, Palm Springs

By Arthur Tress

Located in New York, NY

Stormy Weather Palm Springs, 1995 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in black ink, recto Gelatin silver print (Edition of 50) 20 x 16 inches (50.8 x...

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1990s Contemporary Arthur Tress Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Silver Gelatin Print of Leaves, Contemporary Still-Life, Circa 1970s
Silver Gelatin Print of Leaves, Contemporary Still-Life, Circa 1970s

Silver Gelatin Print of Leaves, Contemporary Still-Life, Circa 1970s

By Arthur Tress

Located in New Orleans, LA

Stone and Press Gallery is excited to offer several works in celebration of the LGBTQ community. Tress uses a bed, the juxtaposition of two rakes and a scattering of fallen leaves ...

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1970s Contemporary Arthur Tress Black and White Photography

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Groom with the White Arabian, CA, Black and White Nude Male with Horse Tress

Groom with the White Arabian, CA, Black and White Nude Male with Horse Tress

By Arthur Tress

Located in New York, NY

Groom with the White Arabian, CA, Black and White Nude Male with Horse Tress 1996 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in ink, recto Gelatin silver print (Edition of 50) 14.75 x 1...

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1990s Contemporary Arthur Tress Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Boy in Burnt Out Furniture Store, Newark, New Jersey
Boy in Burnt Out Furniture Store, Newark, New Jersey

Boy in Burnt Out Furniture Store, Newark, New Jersey

By Arthur Tress

Located in Carmel, CA

Purchased directly from artist. Hand printed silver gelatin photograph,. Mint Condition Signed and titled in pen on recto.

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1960s Arthur Tress Black and White Photography

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Claire De Lune, Breezy Point, New York
Claire De Lune, Breezy Point, New York

Claire De Lune, Breezy Point, New York

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Located in Carmel, CA

Mint Condition Purchased directly from artist. Loose Print Titled in Pen Left Hand Side Signed in Pen Right Hand Side

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Teenage Runners
Teenage Runners

Teenage Runners

By Arthur Tress

Located in New York, NY

Teenage Runners 1976/printed later Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in black ink, recto Gelatin silver print (Edition of 50) 24 x 20 inches, sheet 19 x 19 inches, image Contac...

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1970s Contemporary Arthur Tress Black and White Photography

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Flood Dream

Flood Dream

By Arthur Tress

Located in New York, NY

Ocean City, New Jersey, 1971 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, recto Gelatin silver print (Edition of 50) 14 x 11 inches, sheet 10 x 10 inches, image Contact gallery for price. Literature: John Minahan, The Dream Collector (Westover Publishing Company: Richmond, Virginia, 1972) Michel Tournier...

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1970s Contemporary Arthur Tress Black and White Photography

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University Tutorial

University Tutorial

By Arthur Tress

Located in New York, NY

Signed, titled, numbered, and dated, recto Gelatin silver print (Edition of 50) 14 x 11 inches sheet 10 x 10 inches image Contact gallery for price. This work is offered by Clamp...

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The Burning Warehouse
The Burning Warehouse

The Burning Warehouse

By Arthur Tress

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Signed, titled, and numbered, recto This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.

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1970s Contemporary Arthur Tress Black and White Photography

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Platonic Friendship

Platonic Friendship

By Arthur Tress

Located in New York, NY

Signed, titled, and inscribed “for Paul” in black ink, recto Gelatin silver print 14 x 11 inches, sheet 7.5 x 7.5 inches, image This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New Y...

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The Last Portrait of My Father, NYC

The Last Portrait of My Father, NYC

By Arthur Tress

Located in New York, NY

Gelatin silver print (Edition of 50) Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in black ink, recto This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Arthur Tress is one of t...

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H 15.25 in W 15 in D 0.1 in

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Find a wide variety of authentic Arthur Tress black and white photography available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Arthur Tress in silver gelatin print and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Arthur Tress black and white photography, so small editions measuring 11 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Jeffrey Silverthorne, Barry Feinstein, and Edward Steichen. Arthur Tress black and white photography prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,280 and tops out at $24,400, while the average work can sell for $5,500.