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Mitchell Funk Art

American, b. 1950

Mitchell Funk is a pioneer of color photography. In 1970, he participated in one of the first color photography shows at the Brooklyn Museum titled “Images en Couleur." In 1971, he was included in the visionary books Frontiers of Photography and Color (Life Library of Photography), both published by Time-Life. He has done more than 50 photography magazine covers, including covers for Newsweek and Life.

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Artist: Mitchell Funk
East Village Bums, Tramps Smoking and Drinking at Blue Green Wall
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Four East Village down-and-out derelicts and apparent friends sit on a step and engage in a lively chat. They are smoking and drinking. Street Photographer Mitchell Funk captures the...
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1960s Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

The Bridges of New York City at Sunset Vibrant Orange
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A unique vantage point, a vibrant sunset, and bleeding colors give this view of New York's Whitestone and Throgs neck Bridges a dreamy quality. This archival color photograph by ...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink

Angel to the Rescue. Near Death Drug Overdose - Lower East Side
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A disheveled young man lies passed out on Ludlow Street in New York City's Lower East Side. As if he was invisible, herds of pedestrians shuffle by. An angel benevolently comes to hi...
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2010s American Realist Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink

Taxi Portrait - Lost in Thought in New York City
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Street Photographer Mitchell Funk's signature hi-color/design photography merges with photojournalism in this introspective New York City Taxi Portrait. Signed, dated, numbered low...
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2010s Contemporary Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink

Frenzied Pedestrians at Crosswalk Times Square - Street Photography Literally
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Street Photographer Mitchell Funk nabs the frenetic energy of Times Square, where the streets are as over-stuffed as the billboards. They are one and the same and powered by an ele...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Chic Fashion Model with Fireworks Explosion of Color - Monochromatic
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A chic, high-fashion model clad in high heels and a chic hat holds a refreshing drink as she sits on a pedestal. She is depicted in silhouette as a burst of zoomed fireworks explode...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Urban Art Street Photography of Bus and Billboard Red Jacket Figure
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A tourist bus adorned with punchy hi-key graphics passes in front of a soaring Times Square billboard of similar nature. Street Photographer Mithcell Funk captures the precise momen...
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2010s Street Art Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Prism Pigeon Perched on Promenade - Moody Bronze Light
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A sparking plumaged pigeon is perched on a railing in the Carl Schurz Park promenade. Street Photographer Mitchell captured him while a young woman sits on a park beach lost in her ...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Snowy Night, Rainy Night in Manhattan with Orange Sky
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A solitary hooded figure crosses a desolate Manhattan street as light snow and rain come down. For 54 years, Mitchell Funk has been chronicling the effects of light on form; here, h...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art

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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...
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2010s Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Pigment

Timeless Cherry Blossoms in Central Park Pre-War Architecture
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Cherry Blossoms in Central Park with a lone figure in a blue shirt set against the iconic pre-war architecture of Central Park West. Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on v...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Graffiti Street Art Photograph in Red and Green
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Graffiti-clad New York City Street scene with wall shot by veteran street photographer Mitchell Funk in his trademark colorful style. In Funk's oeuvre co...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Downtown Manhattan Skyline with Graffiti Wall, Architectural Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The towering glass skyscrapers of Lower Manhattan are framed by a colorful rooftop graffiti wall in this captivating photograph by street photographer Mitchell Funk . The fine art p...
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2010s Contemporary Mitchell Funk Art

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Acrylic, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink

Art Deco Paris - Eiffel tower Place du Trocadéro Statues " Slave to Love" Gold
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Reminiscent of the dreamy elegance of a bygone era, Mitchell Funk transforms a tourist location into the quintessence of timeless Paris chic. To achieve this the photographer had to rid the Trocadero of toursits. Next came choosing the right camera angle and lighting the scene dramatically. The photo recalls Brian Ferry...
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1990s Surrealist Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

San Francisco Victorian Row Houses in First Light and Billowing Clouds
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
San Francisco's famous Victorian Row Houses are soaked in the golden light of early morning. The dramatic clouds above take on the same color scheme of th...
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Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

Greenwich village Street Scene with Colorful Walls - Street Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
In the 1970s, color photography was still not recognized as fine art. As a street photographer, Mitchell Funk breaks with traditional black and white photography and shoots on the ...
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1970s Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Lipstick Building, Citicorp New York Multiple Exposure
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
In Camera Multiple Exposure of two iconic New York Landmarks merge together in a harmony of soft colors and overlapping shapes . Signed and dated on ...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Mitchell Funk Art

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Photographic Paper

Covid-19, Cherry Blossom Park Avenue. No Cars but One Lone Figure and Dog
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100. There is beauty in disaster. Underlying a seemingly picturesque springtime New York scene lurks the question - " Where's the Traffic and People." Yet...
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2010s Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art

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Inkjet

Old New York Brooklyn Heights Promenade by Mitchell Funk
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Old New York, Brooklyn Heights Promenade, 1972, Bathed in magical golden light. There is a sense of loneliness akin to Edward Hopper paintings where ...
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1970s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Pink Umbrellas in the Snow, New York City, Fine Art Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Signed dated, numbered lower left recto 3/15 , other sizes available, unframed, printed later, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper Mitchell Funk is a "Color Photographer Pioneer"....
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Inkjet, Photographic Paper

Ed's at Rockefeller Center, Sci-Fi Surreal
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
An unexpected marquee at the base of upscale 30 Rockefeller Center beams neon into the night. The 1930's art deco monolith is lit up like a silver spaceship as it thrusts into an ink...
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1990s Surrealist Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

East Hampton Louse Point at Sunset with Warm Colors, Landscape Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The stunning natural beauty of East Hampton's Louse Point is artistically recorded by photographer Mitchell Funk in a chorus of golden browns and warm ochers. The picture is ar...
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1990s Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Manhattanhenge Phenomenon, Mystical Light Setting Sun, Manhattan Solstice
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Mitchell Funk has been chronicling lighting effects in New York for over 50 years. This recent photography captures the magical moment of golden light pouring into 42nd street while...
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2010s Expressionist Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Manhattan Skyscraper Abstract Multiple Exposure, Kali, Abstract Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
This trailblazing in-camera multiple exposures of New York buildings with the moon was done in 1972. It's not just an image that pushes the boundaries of visual imagery but it is a t...
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1970s Conceptual Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Old New York Bar with Ballantine Beer Neon Sign
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Moody image of a man looking out while the photographer looks in. The picture is organized in a composition of alternating floating faces and floating signs. This work also represen...
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1970s American Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

Museum Light, United Nations and Chrysler Building, Abstract Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The United Nations Building is positioned next to the Chrysler Building. Two iconic New York City architectural masterpieces are juxtaposed from the precise lens of veteran New York ...
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Early 2000s American Modern Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Trumpet Jazz Musician and Statue of Liberty
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The photo represents a synthesis of Americana. Jazz meets the Statue of Liberty during a perfect sunset. Signed, dated lower and numbered 3/25 lower right recto, unframed, printe...
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1980s Contemporary Mitchell Funk Art

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Inkjet

Big Moon over Magenta Sea - Pink Crashing Wave at New Jersey Shore
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Veteran photographer Mitchell Funk strikes a fine balance between abstraction and representation in this optically pleasing color photograph. The sky turns pink magenta as waves cras...
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1970s American Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Las Vegas Motel with Mid-Century Street Sign and Palm Tree
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Gaudy commercial street signs for cigarettes visually align with a mid-century Motel sign to form a formal composition of vertical and horizontals. Pioneering color photographer, Mi...
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Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Two Umbrellas in New York Snowstorm
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Heavy snow creates a shadowless scene which allows blue and red umbrellas to pop out from a subdued background. Funk captures a magic moment of perfect spacial and color harmony. ...
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1990s Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art

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Photographic Paper

Eccentric Bulldog Portrait with Red Sweater in the Tenderloin, San Francisco
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Weirdness is not just restricted to people in San Francisco's notorious Tenderloin district. A proud and eccentric-looking dog hams it up for the lens of photographer Mitchell F...
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2010s American Realist Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

Purple San Francisco Victorian
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
The Color Purple by man and by nature. Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 1/15, other size available, unframed
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2010s Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art

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Photographic Paper

Cable Cars in Front of Bay Bridge at Dawn San Francisco.
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100 - Cable Cars on Nob Hill against a peach sky. Signed, dated and numbered 3/15 unframed, printed later, other sizes available, Printed on Hahnemühle Fi...
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1990s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art

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Photographic Paper

New Yorkers Crossing the Street in Silhouette High Contrast, Street Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Figures silhouetted by extreme lighting yield a dramatic and powerful view of New York City life. This is a stunning example of Mitchell Funk blending the abstract with the represen...
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2010s American Realist Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Gay San Francisco , Folsom Street Fair. BDSM Leather LGBTQ FETISH
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Can a street photograph be a grab shot and precisely designed at the same time? Mitchell Funk says yes. He brings finely honed photography skills such as composition, intense lightin...
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2010s Modern Mitchell Funk Art

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Inkjet

Chrysler Building Top , Art Deco Architecture New York City
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
It's the epitome of Art Deco Architecture. The top of the Chrysler Building is lit by golden light in this photograph of a classic New York City scene. Photographer Mitchell Funk s...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet

Twin Towers, World Trade Center with Green Filter
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100. The image is signed dated lower right signed dated and numbered verso 4 /15, Unframed, Other sizes available, Printed Later
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1970s Abstract Mitchell Funk Art

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Photographic Paper

Bright Green Car In Front Victorian House, San Francisco, Architecture
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
San Francisco victorian house. Signed dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto, other sizes available, unframed, printed later - Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper Can a street ...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

Hotel Pierre and Sherry-Netherland from Central Park Landscape
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
This image of Hotel Pierre and Sherry-Netherland from Central Park was shot at magic hour. That's when the light is late in the day and skims over the surfaces of the grass and build...
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2010s American Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Inkjet

High in the City ( Blowing Smoke and Vaping Upper East Side )
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto. Edition 3 of 15, Unframed. Other size available Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper Mitchell Funk is a different type of street photogr...
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2010s American Modern Mitchell Funk Art

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Photographic Paper, Inkjet

Red Brick Building Facade Street Scene in New York City by Mitchell Funk
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Late light skims off the brick facade of a historic red brick building in Manhattan. Street Photographer Mitchell Funk creates an image that is both a realistic document of an urban...
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1990s Abstract Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Dale Chihuly, Life Magazine,
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Inkjet Archival Print. The Shot was done on a Life Magazine assignment on "Glass Artists" 1981. The three essential elements are presented in a bold fr...
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1980s Modern Mitchell Funk Art

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Photographic Paper

Strangers not Friends - People Passing On Powell Street, Nob Hill San Francisco
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
An uncanny caught moment where two people with the same build and with the same pose appear as if they are going to greet one another as friends. On closer inspection, their body l...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet

Fashion Red Hat in Paris
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Fashion Hat in Paris. Style above it all. A graphic statement in red, black and green Signed and dated on the lower right, numbered on verso, Edition 3 of 15, Printed later. Unf...
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Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art

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Photographic Paper

Chrysler Building Top , Art Deco Architecture New York City
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
It's the epitome of Art Deco Architecture. The top of the Chrysler Building is lit by golden light in this photograph of a classic New York City scene. Photographer Mitchell Funk s...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet

Chrysler Building Top, Art Deco Architecture Blue And Silver
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
In the is photograph "Chrysler Building Top Art Deco Architecture Blue And Silver", the photographer makes a statement about new and old architectural forms. Signed dated and number...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

Manhattan Skyscrapers: Gold and Blue Reflections Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
. Manhattan: Gold and Blue Reflections, Shot from Jersey, Manhattan monoliths are transformed into gleaming and beautiful abstract patters of blue and gold. Mitchell Funk, has bee...
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2010s American Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art

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Photographic Paper

Williamsburg Brooklyn In Golden Light, New York City
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Silhouette of family walking in front of the Williamsburg Bridge. This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated and numbered 2/15, lower rig...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet

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...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Inkjet

Astor Place Subway Kiosk, Cooper Union Station
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Astor Place Subway Kiosk, Cooper Union Station depicts a juxtaposition of contrasting architectural styles from different centuries. In the foreground, i...
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2010s Modern Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

Street Art Houston Street, Soho - Early Street Art
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Early Street Art in New York City documented in color in 1971. Street Art is not a recent phenomenon. The appreciation of it by the art world is. The horizontal white painted lines...
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1970s Abstract Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

Silhouetted Lion on the planes of Africa at Sunset
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100. The striking image of lone Lion set against a dramatic colorful sunset of the animal's domain. Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto 3/15, unfra...
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1980s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art

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Photographic Paper, Inkjet

Star View Motel Fremont Street Las Vegas
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Man painting vintage motel sign in Las Vegas, Nevada. Signed, dated and numbered 2/15 lower right recto. Other sizes are available. The work is unframed...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet

Sailboat at Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100. Signed Dated and numbered lower right 3/15, unframed printed later, other sizes available. Mitchell Funk is a "Color Photographer Pioneer". He was c...
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2010s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art

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Inkjet

Colorful Boats, East Hampton
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, 3/15 numbered on verso, unframed. Other sizes available
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2010s American Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art

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Photographic Paper

Silhouetted Lion on the planes of Africa at Sunset, Animal Photography
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
A striking image of lone Lion set against a dramatic colorful sunset of the animal's domain. Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto 3/15, unframed, other sizes available, printed...
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1980s Post-Impressionist Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Inkjet

Mother and Child Abstract
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Mother and Child Abstract Signature: Signed , dated lower right and numbered verso 3 /15, Unframed, Other sizes available.
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2010s Abstract Mitchell Funk Art

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Photographic Paper

Unseen New York. Manhattan sky line in pinks, golds and blues
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Unseen New York conjured up images of secret hideaways, architectural details, or some undiscovered treasure. Mitchell Funk gives a new twist to the term "unseen". His subject matt...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Mitchell Funk Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

Mitchell Funk art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Mitchell Funk art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, purple, orange and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Mitchell Funk in paper, archival paper, pigment print and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the abstract style. Not every interior allows for large Mitchell Funk art, so small editions measuring 20 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Bill Jacobson, Carol Inez Charney, and Oz Van Rosen. Mitchell Funk art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $3,000 and tops out at $185,000, while the average work can sell for $5,500.

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