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Arthur Tress Art

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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Man with Trousers
By Arthur Tress
Located in London, GB
Silver gelatin print, 19cm x 19cm (print size), (50cm x 40cm in mount), unframed, but contained within archive quality mount. Tress is one of the most renowned and innovative photographers of his generation. Citing his influences as Hokusai, Frank Lloyd Wright, Picasso, El Lissitzky, Duane Michaels...
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1980s Surrealist Arthur Tress Art

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Silver Gelatin

Framed Editioned Vintage Photograph Adam in Central Park New York Arthur Tress
By Arthur Tress
Located in Atlanta, GA
A framed black and white gelatin silver photograph by American surrealist photographer Arthur Tress (1940-). Entitled "Adam in Central Park, New York". the gelatin silver print was m...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Arthur Tress Art

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Wood, Paper

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 Art

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Silver Gelatin

Claire De Lune, Breezy Point, New York
By Arthur Tress
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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Late 20th Century Arthur Tress Art

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Silver Gelatin

Framed Editioned Photograph Raking Leaves Arthur Tress
By Arthur Tress
Located in Atlanta, GA
A framed black and white gelatin silver photograph by American surrealist photographer Arthur Tress (1940-). Entitled "Making Leaves", the work was created in 1978. The two intertwin...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Arthur Tress Art

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Wood, Paper

Blue Collar Fantasy, N.Y.
By Arthur Tress
Located in New York, NY
Blue Collar Fantasy, N.Y. 1979 Signed, titled, and dated in ink, recto Vintage gelatin silver print 15 x 15 inches (38.1 x 38.1 cm), image 20 x 16 inche...
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1970s Contemporary Arthur Tress Art

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Silver Gelatin

Bowling Fantasy
By Arthur Tress
Located in London, GB
Silver gelatin print, studio stamp (verso), 19cm x 19cm (print size), (50cm x 40cm in mount), unframed, but contained within archive quality mount. Tress is one of the most renowned and innovative photographers of his generation. Citing his influences as Hokusai, Frank Lloyd Wright, Picasso, El Lissitzky, Duane Michaels...
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1970s Surrealist Arthur Tress Art

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Silver Gelatin

Nude on the Stairs
By Arthur Tress
Located in London, GB
Silver gelatin print, studio stamp (verso), 19cm x 19cm (print size), (50cm x 40cm in mount), unframed, but contained within archive quality mount. Tress is one of the most renowned and innovative photographers of his generation. Citing his influences as Hokusai, Frank Lloyd Wright, Picasso, El Lissitzky, Duane Michaels...
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1970s Surrealist Arthur Tress Art

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Silver Gelatin

Blue Collar Fantasy
By Arthur Tress
Located in New York, NY
Blue Collar Fantasy 1979 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in ink, recto Gelatin silver print (Edition of 25) 10.25 x 10.25 inches (26 x 26 cm), image...
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1970s Contemporary Arthur Tress Art

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Silver Gelatin

Groom with the White Arabian, CA
By Arthur Tress
Located in New York, NY
Groom and the White Arabian, CA 1996 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in ink, recto Gelatin silver print (Edition of 50) 14.75 x 14.75 inches (37.5 x 37.5 cm), image This work...
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1990s Contemporary Arthur Tress Art

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Silver Gelatin

Framed Black and White Photograph by Arthur Tress
By Arthur Tress
Located in Atlanta, GA
A framed vintage gelatin silver photograph print by American surrealist photographer Arthur Tress (1940-). The work belongs to the artist's "Dream Collector" series. Entitled "Girl i...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Arthur Tress Art

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Paper

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 Art

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Silver Gelatin

Two Teenagers in a Housing Project Park
By Arthur Tress
Located in New York, NY
Two Teenagers in a Housing Project Park New York, NY 1971 Studio stamp in black ink, verso Vintage gelatin silver print 9 x 7.5 inches, image 14 x 12.5 inches, framed This work i...
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1970s Contemporary Arthur Tress Art

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Silver Gelatin

Framed Black and White Photograph Arthur Tress
By Arthur Tress
Located in Atlanta, GA
A framed vintage gelatin silver photograph print by American surrealist photographer Arthur Tress (1940-). Entitled "Making Leaves, Cold Spring, New York", the work was created in 19...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Arthur Tress Art

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Wood, Paper

Making Leaves (a sexy still life where 2 rakes and some leaves turn up the heat)
By Arthur Tress
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tress uses a bed, the juxtaposition of two rakes and a scattering of fallen leaves to enter a sexy anthropomorphic world. Often men are called "rakes" to suggest amoral activity. In...
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1970s Contemporary Arthur Tress Art

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Silver Gelatin

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 Art

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Silver Gelatin

The Voyeur
By Arthur Tress
Located in New York, NY
This is a black and white photograph by Arthur Tress of a nude male figure. The Voyeur c. 1970s Signed, titled, and numbered in black ink, recto Gelatin silver print (Edition of 2...
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2010s Contemporary Arthur Tress Art

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Silver Gelatin

Arthur Tress: the Dream Collector, John Minahan, 1st Edition, Westover, 1972
By Arthur Tress
Located in London, GB
First Edition, published by Westover, Richmond, Virginia, 1972. The wonderful staged surrealism of Arthur Tress’s black and white photographs, bordered in white on a black page, are set opposite the words of novelist John Minahan, guiding us through the images, dreams and encounters that inform each page. Shot amidst the urban decay...
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1970s American Vintage Arthur Tress Art

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Paper

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 Art

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Silver Gelatin

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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1970s Contemporary Arthur Tress Art

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Silver Gelatin

The Burning Warehouse
By Arthur Tress
Located in New York, NY
Signed, titled, and numbered, recto This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
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1970s Contemporary Arthur Tress Art

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Silver Gelatin

Groom with Arabian Stallion
By Arthur Tress
Located in New York, NY
Signed, l.r. Edition of 50 Contact gallery for price This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
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1990s Contemporary Arthur Tress Art

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Photogravure

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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1990s Arthur Tress Art

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Silver Gelatin

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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1970s Other Art Style Arthur Tress Art

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Silver Gelatin

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Untitled
By Arthur Tress
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Silver gelatin print, studio stamp (verso), 19cm x 19cm (print size), (50cm x 40cm in mount), unframed, but contained within archive quality mount. Tress is one of the most renowned and innovative photographers of his generation. Citing his influences as Hokusai, Frank Lloyd Wright, Picasso, El Lissitzky, Duane Michaels...
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Arthur Tress, American b. 1940 'Claire De Lune 1976' Original Signed Photograph
By Arthur Tress
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Arthur Tress (American b. 1940) 'Claire de Lune' Signed and titled in margin under image. Gelatin silver print. Later print. Image: 9.25 x 10 in / 23 x 24.5 cm. Full margins. Sheet: 11 x 14 in / 28 x 35.5 cm. No matting. This work is included full page in the book 'Fantastic Voyage, Photographs 1956 - 2000' by Arthur Tress. In the book it is dated to 1975. Arthur Tress: 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...
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Arthur Tress (American b. 1940) 'Hockey Boy on Road 1996' Signed, numbered and titled recto in margin under image. Gelatin silver print. Image: 10 x 10 in / 25.5 x 25.5 cm. Full margins. Mat: 16 x 20 in / 41 x 51 cm. This work is included full page in the book 'Fantastic Voyage, Photographs 1956 - 2000 by Arthur Tress. In the book it is titled 'Road Kill' and dated 1`997. Arthur Tress: 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...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Arthur Tress Art

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Arthur Tress 'Hockey Player 1972' Original Signed Photograph
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Arthur Tress (American b. 1940) 'Hockey Player 1972' Gelatin silver print. Photo taken 1970. Image: 10 x 10 in / 25.5 x 25.5 cm. Full margins. Mat: 16 x...
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Arthur Tress (American b. 1940) 'The Voyage' Rare Signed and Numbered Photograph
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Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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Bike Lovers, NY
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By Arthur Tress
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Stephen Brecht, Bride/Groom
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Gelatin silver print Signed, titled, and numbered in black ink, recto 14 x 11 inches, sheet 10 x 10 inches, image (Edition of 50) 20 x 16 inches, sheet 15 x 15 inches, image (Editi...
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