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Last Dawn (2022) Photograph by Pietro Ansaldi
70 x 50 x 0.1cm (unframed) / 66.08 x 44.06cm (actual image size)
£280
Artwork description
Part of the Urban Photographs series, Last Dawn offers a poignant perspective on the modern cityscape. Having lived in Shanghai for a decade, I have always been fascinated by its overwhelming density and relentless energy. Yet, it is in the suspended silence of early dawn—when the streets empty out—that its true essence reveals itself.
Captured on the very last morning of 2023 along the Bund, this work explores the quiet paradox of the megalopolis: immense, yet profoundly solitary. Framing a lone figure engaged in the traditional morning ritual of kite flying against the monumental backdrop, the photograph reduces the world’s largest city to a singular silhouette. It transforms an imposing landscape into an intimate meditation on individuality—a visual reminder that even surrounded by millions, we ultimately rely on ourselves.
LIMITED EDITION
Each print comes with a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the artist and verified with an embossed custom stamp.
Limited edition.
PRINT SIZE
27.5" × 19.7" | 70 × 50 cm.
Actual image size: 26" × 17.3" | 66.04 × 44.03 cm (includes an elegant white border for framing).
More sizes available upon request.
Each print is carefully produced on premium Hahnemühle Museum Etching Art Paper 350g using archival museum-quality materials.
DETAILS
Title: Unexpected Beauty
Medium: Photograph on Fine Art Paper
Edition: Limited edition
Sheet Size: 70 × 50 cm (unframed)
Image Size: 66.08 × 44.06 cm
Paper: Hahnemühle Museum Etching 350g
Authentication: Signed and numbered certificate of authenticity with embossed stamp
Style: Contemporary / Minimalist Architectural
Subject: Architecture, Geometry, Urban Hidden Spaces
Framing: Unframed (fits standard ready-made 70 × 50 cm frames). Also available with a Black Aluminium frame upon request (to be commissioned; please contact the artist for further details and prices).
Materials used:
Hahnemühle Museum Etching Art Paper 350g
Details:
- Photograph on Paper
- From a limited edition of 20
- Size: 70 x 50 x 0.1cm (unframed) / 66.08 x 44.06cm (actual image size)
- Ready to hang
- Signed and numbered certificate of authenticity
- Style: Photorealistic
- Subject: People and portraits
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Artwork description
Part of the Urban Photographs series, Last Dawn offers a poignant perspective on the modern cityscape. Having lived in Shanghai for a decade, I have always been fascinated by its overwhelming density and relentless energy. Yet, it is in the suspended silence of early dawn—when the streets empty out—that its true essence reveals itself.
Captured on the very last morning of 2023 along the Bund, this work explores the quiet paradox of the megalopolis: immense, yet profoundly solitary. Framing a lone figure engaged in the traditional morning ritual of kite flying against the monumental backdrop, the photograph reduces the world’s largest city to a singular silhouette. It transforms an imposing landscape into an intimate meditation on individuality—a visual reminder that even surrounded by millions, we ultimately rely on ourselves.
LIMITED EDITION
Each print comes with a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the artist and verified with an embossed custom stamp.
Limited edition.
PRINT SIZE
27.5" × 19.7" | 70 × 50 cm.
Actual image size: 26" × 17.3" | 66.04 × 44.03 cm (includes an elegant white border for framing).
More sizes available upon request.
Each print is carefully produced on premium Hahnemühle Museum Etching Art Paper 350g using archival museum-quality materials.
DETAILS
Title: Unexpected Beauty
Medium: Photograph on Fine Art Paper
Edition: Limited edition
Sheet Size: 70 × 50 cm (unframed)
Image Size: 66.08 × 44.06 cm
Paper: Hahnemühle Museum Etching 350g
Authentication: Signed and numbered certificate of authenticity with embossed stamp
Style: Contemporary / Minimalist Architectural
Subject: Architecture, Geometry, Urban Hidden Spaces
Framing: Unframed (fits standard ready-made 70 × 50 cm frames). Also available with a Black Aluminium frame upon request (to be commissioned; please contact the artist for further details and prices).
Materials used:
Hahnemühle Museum Etching Art Paper 350g
Details:
- Photograph on Paper
- From a limited edition of 20
- Size: 70 x 50 x 0.1cm (unframed) / 66.08 x 44.06cm (actual image size)
- Ready to hang
- Signed and numbered certificate of authenticity
- Style: Photorealistic
- Subject: People and portraits
