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 Image of San Francisco..., 2002

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Camera Obscura Image of San Francisco..., 2002

Sale Date: August 23, 2022

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Still Life With Pears: Photogram on 20 x 24..., 2006

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Still Life With Pears: Photogram on 20 x 24..., 2006

Sale Date: July 14, 2022

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Two Books Looking at Each Other (from the..., 2000

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Two Books Looking at Each Other (from the..., 2000

Sale Date: July 14, 2022

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Down the Rabbit Hole (from the Alice's..., 1998

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Down the Rabbit Hole (from the Alice's..., 1998

Sale Date: June 15, 2022

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Curiouser and Curiouser (from the Alice in..., 1998

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Curiouser and Curiouser (from the Alice in..., 1998

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Light Entering My House, 2004

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Light Entering My House, 2004

Sale Date: June 15, 2022

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Knife and Spoon, 2004

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Knife and Spoon, 2004

Sale Date: May 26, 2022

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Book: Le Antichita Romane by Piranesi, #2, 1994

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Book: Le Antichita Romane by Piranesi, #2, 1994

Sale Date: May 26, 2022

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Book: Naked Maja by Goya, 1994

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Book: Naked Maja by Goya, 1994

Sale Date: May 11, 2022

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Map #1, 1996, 1996

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Map #1, 1996, 1996

Sale Date: April 7, 2022

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Selected images, 1994-1995, 1994–1995

Abelardo Morell

Selected images, 1994-1995, 1994–1995

Sale Date: April 7, 2022

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Camera Obscura: View of Times Square in..., 2010

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Camera Obscura: View of Times Square in..., 2010

Sale Date: April 5, 2022

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The Empire State Building in Bedroom, New..., 1994

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The Empire State Building in Bedroom, New..., 1994

Sale Date: April 6, 2022

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Camera Obscura Image of the Hotel del..., 1998

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Camera Obscura Image of the Hotel del..., 1998

Sale Date: February 10, 2022

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Book of Astronomy, 1995

Abelardo Morell

Book of Astronomy, 1995

Sale Date: February 10, 2022

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Camera Obscura

Abelardo Morell

Camera Obscura

Sale Date: December 11, 2021

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Camera Obscura Image of Brookline in Brady's , 1992

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Camera Obscura Image of Brookline in Brady's , 1992

Sale Date: December 3, 2021

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My Eyeglasses, 1989

Abelardo Morell

My Eyeglasses, 1989

Sale Date: December 3, 2021

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Camera Obscura

Abelardo Morell

Camera Obscura

Sale Date: November 20, 2021

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MORELL, ABELARD. The Island of Rota., 2010

Abelardo Morell

MORELL, ABELARD. The Island of Rota., 2010

Sale Date: November 9, 2021

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Camera Obscura, Havana #7/20, 2008

Abelardo Morell

Camera Obscura, Havana #7/20, 2008

Sale Date: November 7, 2021

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Camera Obscura of the Empire State Building..., 1994

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Camera Obscura of the Empire State Building..., 1994

Sale Date: October 21, 2021

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Camera Obscura

Abelardo Morell

Camera Obscura

Sale Date: October 16, 2021

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Wine Glass, 1993, 1993

Abelardo Morell

Wine Glass, 1993, 1993

Sale Date: October 6, 2021

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