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HEINZ M. GUT I EMERGING ARTISTS
We're excited to announce a new section in our gallery dedicated to emerging artists. This is a great opportunity to check out some fresh, new talent and see what they have to offer.This week we're featuring the work of Heinz M Gut. Gut's work is characterized by its strong tonal contrasts and persuasive... more »
ELGER ESSER |NEW ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT
ABOUT THE ARTIST ELGER ESSER Elger Esser is one of the most recognized living German landscape photographers. Raised in Rome, he studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf under Bernd and Hilla Becher. Becher was a significant influence on Elger Esser, and you can see traces of Becher's style in Esser's... more »
MEET MARIQUITA I ONE OF THE MOST CRUCIAL RACING YACHTS
The renowned nautical and natural photographer Michael Kahn is fascinated by sailing and photography. One of the historic yachts he captured warmly toned in black and white film is Mariquita. This picture was taken by Michael Kahn in Saint Tropez in 2007. Mariquita means ladybird in Spanish and was... more »
STORY TELLING I David YARROW'S NEW BOOK
We are thrilled to pre-announce the release of David Yarrow's new book which will be soon available at Petra Gut Contemporary. Storytelling by David Yarrow, published by Rizzoli, will feature over 130 of David's images taken in the last three years. The book features a foreword written by American... more »
THE KING'S SPEECH I DAVID YARROW
DAVID YARROW'S NEW RELEASE I The King’s Speech"Most tight portraits of lions, including mine, disappoint either because the camera is above the lion’s eye, or the distance between camera and subject is further than one would like or perhaps the lighting conditions compromise the textural... more »
THE NEW TESTAMENT I DAVID YARROW
DAVID YARROW NEW RELEASE The New Testament South Sudan - June 2022 In retrospect, my photograph Mankind, taken in South Sudan in 2014, was a stepping stone in my career. It was authentic, it had a biblical scale to it and could be looked at for a long time. Haunting and hellish one minute and... more »
MICHAEL KAHN I NEW ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT
Petra Gut Contemporary is thrilled to announce a new artist under our representation: Michael Kahn. Michael Kahn’s stunning seascape and spectacular sailing photographs, created with traditional black and white film, are warmly toned, signed, and numbered in limited edition. With a distinctive... more »
TONY KELLY I PARADISO ST. MORITZ
Tony Kelly - Paradiso St. Moritz Petra Gut Contemporary is thrilled to announce a new solo exhibition of Tony Kelly at Paradiso's exclusive location in St. Moritz, from June 24 until October 16. Tony Kelly, Sky Patrol, 2019. Val d’Isère, France. Photographic provocateur Tony... more »
IN HONOR OF F.C. GUNDLACH AND ROMY SCHNEIDER
F.C. Gundlach (Franz Christian Gundlach, born 16. July 1926 in Heinebach, died 23. July 2021 in Hamburg) is considered one of the greatest fashion photographers of his time. For over four decades, he captured fashion and icons and shaped entire generations with his photography like no... more »
YARROW RAISES £100.000 WITH HIS LATEST RELEASE
David Yarrow - The Summer of '75 (Colour) We are delighted to announce that at the Elton John Aids Foundation dinner in London last night, David Yarrow’s photograph, THE SUMMER OF 75', which features Cindy Crawford and makes reference to Elton John, sold for £100,000. The Summer of '75... more »
