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 Windows in Gallery..., 2003

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Camera Obscura Image of Windows in Gallery..., 2003

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Knife and Spoon, 2004

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Knife and Spoon, 2004

Sale Date: September 30, 2021

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Book Stacks in a Very Big Space #1, 2001

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Book Stacks in a Very Big Space #1, 2001

Sale Date: September 30, 2021

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Camera Obscura Image of Boston's Old Custom..., 1999

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Camera Obscura Image of Boston's Old Custom..., 1999

Sale Date: September 30, 2021

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Camera Obscura Image of Boston Looking..., 1998

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Camera Obscura Image of Boston Looking..., 1998

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Mother and Son, 1998

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Mother and Son, 1998

Sale Date: September 30, 2021

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Map in Sink, 1996

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Map in Sink, 1996

Sale Date: September 30, 2021

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Book: Le Antichita Romane by Piranesi, 1994

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Book: Le Antichita Romane by Piranesi, 1994

Sale Date: September 30, 2021

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Camera Obscura Image of Houses Across the..., 1991

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Camera Obscura Image of Houses Across the..., 1991

Sale Date: September 29, 2021

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

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

Sale Date: July 22, 2021

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Running Water, 1993

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Running Water, 1993

Sale Date: June 18, 2021

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My Eyeglasses, 1989

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My Eyeglasses, 1989

Sale Date: June 17, 2021

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Camera Obscura Image of Brookline in Brady's , 1992

Abelardo Morell

Camera Obscura Image of Brookline in Brady's , 1992

Sale Date: June 17, 2021

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Camera Obscura of Santa Maria della Salute,..., 2006

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Camera Obscura of Santa Maria della Salute,..., 2006

Sale Date: May 27, 2021

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Book: Portraits by Da Vinci and School of Da , 1993

Abelardo Morell

Book: Portraits by Da Vinci and School of Da , 1993

Sale Date: May 27, 2021

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Camera Obscura: View of the Manhattan Bridge , 2010

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Camera Obscura: View of the Manhattan Bridge , 2010

Sale Date: April 29, 2021

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Tent-Camera Image on Ground - Rooftop View..., 2010

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Tent-Camera Image on Ground - Rooftop View..., 2010

Sale Date: April 7, 2021

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Camera Obscura: The Pantheon in Hotel..., 2008

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Camera Obscura: The Pantheon in Hotel..., 2008

Sale Date: April 8, 2021

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The Metropolitan Opera, Romeo and Juliet Set, 2005

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The Metropolitan Opera, Romeo and Juliet Set, 2005

Sale Date: April 8, 2021

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

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

Sale Date: March 23, 2021

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60, 2002

Abelardo Morell

60, 2002

Sale Date: March 11, 2021

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Camera Obscura of Courtyard Building, Lacock , 2003

Abelardo Morell

Camera Obscura of Courtyard Building, Lacock , 2003

Sale Date: March 11, 2021

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Camera Obscura Image of Umbrian Landscape..., 2000

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Camera Obscura Image of Umbrian Landscape..., 2000

Sale Date: March 4, 2021

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Book: Durer Portraits, 1995

Abelardo Morell

Book: Durer Portraits, 1995

Sale Date: February 17, 2021

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