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Statue of Liberty New York Harbor at Sunset with Green Light

Creator: Mitchell Funk
Offered by: Robert Funk Fine Art

Description
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 composition. In 1972, the use of a green street light in this way was a pioneering compositional device. It was as inventive as it was radical and pushed away from traditional color photography at the time. It underscores the push-pull concept of close-up and far-away. Finally, the image possesses two light sources - one by man and the other by nature - one with a warm color and the other with a cool color.

Signed and dated on the lower right and numbered lower right, 3/15 Printed later, other sizes available, unframed - Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper.
Mitchell Funk is a pioneer of " Color Photography" In 1970 he participated in one the first " Color Photography" shows at a major museum. Brooklyn Museum, show "Images en Couleur" . 1971 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 and Life Magazine among others

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	United States, New York
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Inkjet Archival Print
Condition:	Good. Excellent
Creation Date:	1972
Styles / Movements:	Post Impressionism, Surrealism, Contemporary
Incollect Reference #:	728506

Dimensions

W.	43 in;	H.	29 in;
W.	109.22 cm;	H.	73.66 cm;

Message from Seller:

You'll find an eclectic group of art works at Robert Funk Fine Art. 45 years of experience has shaped Director Robert Funk's multi-perspective approach to presenting art. As an undergrad in painting, he studied with great teachers such as first-generation abstract expressionist Robert Richenburg and hyper-realist painter Janet Fish. In Graduate School he worked with famed critic E.C. Goossen and went on to work as a Photographer, New York Advertising Art Director, and Art Collector.