Palm Tree Study 4, CA, USA, Edition 2/20

PALM TREE STUDY 4 – CALIFORNIA, USA | GERALD BERGHAMMER
Palm Tree Study 4 is a black-and-white fine art photograph by Austrian photographer Gerald Berghammer, capturing four palm trees along a coastal road in California, USA. The composition reveals the understated beauty of this distinctive Californian landscape, where slender palm trees rise against an expansive, luminous sky.

Four palm trees dominate the composition, their elegant silhouettes and distinctive forms establishing a subtle visual rhythm. A distant lifeguard tower and the horizontal lines of the coastal road provide a quiet architectural counterpoint, while the expansive sky creates a sense of openness and atmospheric depth. Restrained monochrome tones, delicate tonal transitions and generous negative space emphasise the sculptural presence of the trees, lending the scene a timeless, contemplative quality.

Photographed in 2015 and printed in 2016 as an archival pigment ink print, the work reflects Berghammer's minimalist approach to landscape photography, emphasising natural forms, precise composition and the evocative relationship between light, architecture and atmosphere. Through visual reduction, the familiar Californian coastline becomes a contemplative study of simplicity, balance and stillness.

This original print, Edition 2/20, has previously been exhibited and is offered as the existing physical artwork in its original presentation. Signed, numbered and dated, the photograph is presented with a natural-white archival mount and is supplied unframed, ready to frame. The artwork is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. Available through the SILVERFINEART Exhibited Art collection, it offers collectors the opportunity to acquire an original exhibited artwork in its existing mounted condition.

Gerald Berghammer is an Austrian fine art photographer known for his minimalist black-and-white landscape, seascape and architectural photography. His work explores stillness, atmosphere and the relationship between light, form and space.

Combining traditional analogue techniques with precise compositions and refined tonal contrasts, Berghammer creates timeless photographic works characterised by visual reduction and artistic clarity.

His photography has been exhibited internationally and recognised with prestigious distinctions, including a Gold Medal at the International Photography Awards and selection as a finalist in the Hasselblad Masters 2021.

He is the founder of SILVERFINEART Gallery in Vienna, Austria.

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