Modern Black and White Photography
MODERN STYLE
The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.
Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.
The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.
Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.
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Style: Modern
Parking Wars by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Parking Wars
by Arthur Steel
LONDON 1978
All prints are hand signed limited editions, no further prints are produced once sold.
paper size - 44 x 33.5 " / 112 x 85 cm
signed an...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
John And Cynthia Lennon by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
John And Cynthia Lennon
by Arthur Steel
St. Moritz, Switzerland, 1965
All prints are hand signed limited editions, no further prints are produced on...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Horseshoes by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Horseshoes
by Arthur Steel
IRELAND 1981
All prints are hand signed limited editions, no further prints are produced once sold.
paper size - 54 x 37 " / 137 x 94 cm
signed and n...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Where Art Thou II by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Where Art Thou II
The Tate Gallery London, 1970 (photo Arthur Steel)
School boys study the famous ‘Blue spot’ painting by artist Bernard Cohen.
Arthur re...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Italian Priest by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Italian Priest
by Arthur Steel
St. Peter’s Basiica, Rome, 1971
All prints are hand signed limited editions, no further prints are produced once sold.
paper size - 44 x 33.5 " / ...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Anne Princess Royal by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Anne Princess Royal
by Arthur Steel
Anne, Princess Royal – Clarence House, London, 1966
All prints are hand signed limited editions, no further prints are produced once sold.
pape...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jackie Kennedy Onassis, ca. 1960s
Located in Cologne, DE
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite, writer, and photographer who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of P...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Where Art Thou by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Where Art Thou
The Tate Gallery London, 1970 (photo Arthur Steel)
School boys study the famous ‘Blue spot’ painting by artist Bernard Cohen.
Arthur reca...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Tyre Repairs by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Tyre Repairs
by Arthur Steel
SURREY 1975
All prints are hand signed limited editions, no further prints are produced once sold.
paper size - 24 x 19" / 61 x 48 cm
signed and nu...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Leonard Bernstein conducting, ca. 1970s
Located in Cologne, DE
Leonard Bernstein, August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990 was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most importa...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Iris By Justin Pumfrey
Located in London, GB
Iris
By Justin Pumfrey
Archival pigment print
Paper size: 20x24" / 51 x 61 cm
edition of 20
unframed
note other print sizes and framing options are available,
please enquire f...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Soundgarden by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Soundgarden
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and movi...
Category
1990s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Super Jimmy by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Super Jimmy
Super – Jimmy Connors, Wimbledon Tennis Championships, 1975
All prints are hand signed limited editions, no further prints are produced once sold.
paper size - 24 x 19...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Fallen Angel by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Fallen Angel
by Arthur Steel
Fallen Angel – London, 1982
All prints are hand signed limited editions, no further prints are produced once sold.
paper ...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Drum Major Kirk by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Drum Major Kirk
by Arthur Steel
Drum Major Kirk, Senior Drum Major of The Coldstream Guards.1970
The Voice That Keeps No.10 On Its Toes [Published 15/05/1970] There’s not much d...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Short Back And Sidespin by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Short Back And Sidespin
by Arthur Steel
London 1983
Punk Martin Gale is so potty about Snooker he’s let it go to his head.
All prints are hand signed ...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Visitor At No. 10 Downing Street by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Visitor At No. 10 Downing Street
Arthur recalls:
“I had been on a late shift for the Newspaper and clocked off at around 1a.m. in the morning. As I drove home, I took the route down Whitehall. To my astonishment, as I drove past Downing Street there were three policeman rolling a enormous snowball. Needless to say, I quickly pulled my car over and grabbed my camera. I trudged through the snow and managed to get a shot of the three officers rolling the giant ball...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Chimney Pots by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Chimney Pots
by Arthur Steel
London, 1967
All prints are hand signed limited editions, no further prints are produced once sold.
paper size - 54 x 41 " / 137 x 104 cm
signed and...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Limestone Walls by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Limestone Walls
by Arthur Steel
Insheer, the Arran Islands, 1966
All prints are hand signed limited editions, no further prints are produced once sold.
paper size - 44 x 33.5 " ...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Family Planning by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Family Planning
by Arthur Steel
Family Planning – Shaftsbury Ave, London, 1975
All prints are hand signed limited editions, no further prints are produced once sold.
paper size ...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Pearl Jam by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Pearl Jam
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and movie s...
Category
1990s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Crash Call by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Crash Call
by Arthur Steel
WIMBLEDON, LONDON 1975
All prints are hand signed limited editions, no further prints are produced once sold.
paper size - 54 x 41 " / 137 x 104 cm
s...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Chauffeurs Feast by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Chauffeurs Feast
by Arthur Steel
Chauffeurs Feast – Twickenham rugby ground, London, 1976
Published Text (1967):
The Car Park at Twickenham Rugby Ground
The chauffeurs who bring ...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Pistol
By Andy Warhol
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Andy Warhol began using the big-shot Polaroid camera in 1971 and continued using it religiously until his death in 1987. Despite the camera being discontinued in 1973, he continued t...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Sinead O’Connor by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Sinead O’Connor
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of worl...
Category
1990s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Radiohead by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Radiohead
2001
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and ...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Emma Shapplin by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Emma Shapplin
2002
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists a...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Jeff Buckley by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Jeff Buckley
1994
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists a...
Category
1990s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Kurt Cobain by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Kurt Cobain
1996
Jarvis Cocker, Pulp photographed by Kevin Westenberg for NME Magazine in Paris in July 1996.
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed...
Category
1990s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Robert Smith by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Robert Smith
1993
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists a...
Category
1990s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Madonna by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Madonna
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and movie sta...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Elton John in a soccer match, Watford FC Shirts, 1973
By Tim Graham
Located in Cologne, DE
Elton John in a soccer match, Watford FC Shirts, 1973
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Spiritualized by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Spiritualized
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and mov...
Category
1990s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
David Lynch by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
David Lynch
Film director David Lynch, Cannes,
2001
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images o...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Robert Plant by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Robert Plant
1993
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists a...
Category
1990s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dido by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Dido
2004
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and movie ...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Blur by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Blur
London
1995
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists an...
Category
1990s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Eddie Vedder by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Eddie Vedder
Eddie Vedder,Pearl Jam
1992
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-cl...
Category
1990s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Robin Wright by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Robin Wright
2020
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists a...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bowie On Stage by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Bowie on stage
David Bowie on stage,
1990s
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-c...
Category
1990s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ethan Hawke by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Ethan Hawke
2001
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bono by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Bono
2005
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and movie ...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Keith Richards by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Keith Richards
1998
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists ...
Category
1990s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Rick Rubin by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Rick Rubin
2013
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
R.E.M. by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
R.E.M.
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and movie sta...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Henry Rollins by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Henry Rollins
Henry Rollins in deep water,
Tokyo,
1997
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying im...
Category
1990s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ian McCulloch, Echo and the Bunnymen by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Ian McCulloch, Echo and the Bunnymen
1998
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-cl...
Category
1990s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Coen Brothers by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
The Coen Brothers
2011
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, arti...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Vincent Cassel by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Vincent Cassel
2000
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Depeche Mode by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Depeche Mode
London
1990
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, art...
Category
1990s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Jesse Jackson, ca. 1950s
By Flip Schulke
Located in Cologne, DE
Jesse Jackson by Flip Schulke
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Bono by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Bono
2005
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and movie ...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Erykah Badu by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Erykah Badu
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and movie...
Category
1990s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Norah Jones by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Norah Jones
2016
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pete Doherty by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Pete Doherty
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and movi...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Billy Bob Thornton by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Billy Bob Thornton
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-cl...
Category
1990s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Depeche Mode by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Depeche Mode
1990
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists an...
Category
1990s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Jeff Buckley by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Jeff Buckley
1994
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists an...
Category
1990s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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Find a wide variety of authentic Modern black and white photography available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add black and white photography created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of purple, blue, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Mark Shaw, Slim Aarons, Kevin Westenberg, and Terry O'Neill. Frequently made by artists working with Silver Gelatin Print, and Digital Print and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Modern black and white photography, so small editions measuring 0.63 inches across are also available. Prices for black and white photography made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $22 and tops out at $152,896, while the average work sells for $1,500.