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Unexpected beauty. (2021) Photograph by Pietro Ansaldi
70 x 50 x 1cm / 66.04 x 44.03cm (actual image size)
£280
Artwork description
Part of the Urban Photographs series, Unexpected Beauty offers a fresh perspective on the overlooked corners of daily life. Captured inside an old residential building in downtown Shanghai, this work is born from a quiet fascination with spaces where daily life carries on unhurried, even as time leaves its unmistakable patina.
Standing at the base of a worn staircase and looking upward, I discovered an unexpected elegance: soft, fluid white curves spiraling between the floors, unfolding like a secret architectural passage. Through my lens, the intention extends beyond mere documentation—it is an invitation to see the world through a renewed gaze, revealing that even in the most ordinary and easily ignored spaces lies a breathtaking beauty waiting to be noticed.
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: 66.04 × 44.03 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 1cm / 66.04 x 44.03cm (actual image size)
- Ready to hang
- Signed and numbered certificate of authenticity
- Style: Geometric
- Subject: Abstract and non-figurative
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Artwork description
Part of the Urban Photographs series, Unexpected Beauty offers a fresh perspective on the overlooked corners of daily life. Captured inside an old residential building in downtown Shanghai, this work is born from a quiet fascination with spaces where daily life carries on unhurried, even as time leaves its unmistakable patina.
Standing at the base of a worn staircase and looking upward, I discovered an unexpected elegance: soft, fluid white curves spiraling between the floors, unfolding like a secret architectural passage. Through my lens, the intention extends beyond mere documentation—it is an invitation to see the world through a renewed gaze, revealing that even in the most ordinary and easily ignored spaces lies a breathtaking beauty waiting to be noticed.
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: 66.04 × 44.03 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 1cm / 66.04 x 44.03cm (actual image size)
- Ready to hang
- Signed and numbered certificate of authenticity
- Style: Geometric
- Subject: Abstract and non-figurative





