Abelardo Morell

(American/Cuban, born 1948)

Abelardo Morell is a contemporary Cuban-born American photographer renowned for his use of camera obscura to capture land and cityscapes. The artists’s interest in the early technology came from a demonstration to his students in the early 1990s, and he has since used the technique to transform both outdoor and indoor spaces into agents of the photographic process. The results can look surreal, and Morell has said that “photography’s power is to make even dreams seem quite concrete.” Born on September 17, 1948 in Havana, Cuba, his family emigrated to the United States in 1962. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1977, from where he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts in 1997. Morell continued his studies at Yale University, earning an MFA in 1981. The artist currently lives and works in Boston, MA, and was the subject of the documentary Shadow of the House (2007).

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Camera Obscura Manhattan View, Looking West..., 1996

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Camera Obscura Manhattan View, Looking West..., 1996

Sale Date: October 25, 2016

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Camera Obscura Image of Umbrian Landscape..., 2004

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Camera Obscura Image of Umbrian Landscape..., 2004

Sale Date: October 20, 2016

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Detail of Book Damaged by Water, 2001

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Detail of Book Damaged by Water, 2001

Sale Date: October 5, 2016

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Camera Obscura Image of a Building Inside..., 2001

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Camera Obscura Image of a Building Inside..., 2001

Sale Date: February 25, 2016

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Diversi Ornati di Pompeia by Piranesi #1, 1994

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Diversi Ornati di Pompeia by Piranesi #1, 1994

Sale Date: February 25, 2016

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Camera Obscura of The Pantheon in the Hotel..., 1999

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Camera Obscura of The Pantheon in the Hotel..., 1999

Sale Date: February 25, 2016

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Detail of Book Damaged by Water, 2001

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Detail of Book Damaged by Water, 2001

Sale Date: May 19, 2016

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Upright Camera Obscura Image of the Piazzeta , 2007

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Upright Camera Obscura Image of the Piazzeta , 2007

Sale Date: May 19, 2016

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Camera Obscura Image of Umbrian Landscape..., 2000

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Camera Obscura Image of Umbrian Landscape..., 2000

Sale Date: May 19, 2016

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Manon Building Facade, 2005

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Manon Building Facade, 2005

Sale Date: May 5, 2016

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Brady Sitting, 1989, 1989

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Brady Sitting, 1989, 1989

Sale Date: April 17, 2016

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Camera Obscura Image of the Eiffel Tower in..., 1999

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Camera Obscura Image of the Eiffel Tower in..., 1999

Sale Date: April 17, 2016

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Camera Obscura Image of Brookline View in..., 1992

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Camera Obscura Image of Brookline View in..., 1992

Sale Date: April 4, 2016

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Camera Obscura Image of El Vedado, Havana,..., 2002

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Camera Obscura Image of El Vedado, Havana,..., 2002

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Camera Obscura Image of La Giraldilla de la..., 2002

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Camera Obscura Image of La Giraldilla de la..., 2002

Sale Date: April 26, 2016

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Book of Landscapes with Sunlight, 1995

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Book of Landscapes with Sunlight, 1995

Sale Date: March 13, 2016

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Manon Building Façade, 2006

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Manon Building Façade, 2006

Sale Date: December 5, 2015

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Camera Obscura image of the Eiffel Tower, in , 1999

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Camera Obscura image of the Eiffel Tower, in , 1999

Sale Date: November 23, 2015

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Camera Obscura Image of the London Eye,..., 2001

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Camera Obscura Image of the London Eye,..., 2001

Sale Date: November 20, 2015

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Two works of art: Book: Boy with Fruit by..., 1993

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Two works of art: Book: Boy with Fruit by..., 1993

Sale Date: November 5, 2015

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7 Million, 2006

Abelardo Morell

7 Million, 2006

Sale Date: November 6, 2015

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Camera Obscura Image of the Eiffel Tower in..., 1999

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Camera Obscura Image of the Eiffel Tower in..., 1999

Sale Date: November 6, 2015

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Book and Camera: In Memory of Fox Talbot, 1999

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Book and Camera: In Memory of Fox Talbot, 1999

Sale Date: October 8, 2015

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Upright Camera Obscura Image of the Piazzeta , 2007

Abelardo Morell

Upright Camera Obscura Image of the Piazzeta , 2007

Sale Date: October 8, 2015

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