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Black and White Photography For Sale
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Cuerpos II. Cerros series. Male Nudes Black & White Limited Edition Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cuerpos II. From the "Cerros" series by Ricky Cohete From the "Cerros" series Small size: 30 in H x 20 in W. Edition of 13 Unframed All prices are quoted as "initial price" and may...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment, Black and White

Lion in the Wind
Located in London, GB
All photographs are signed and numbered and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the photographer
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Orquídea Paphiopedilum, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Orquídea Paphiopedilum, 2021 by Miguel Winograd Selenium-Toned Gelatin Silver Prints From the series "Matas" 14 in H x 11 in W Edition of 7 + 2AP Black and white Edition Unframed All Prices are quoted as "initial price". Please note that prices and availability may change due to current sales ---------------------------------------------- Miguel Winograd is a Colombian photographer. After years of graduate study in Latin American History, he completed the documentary photography program at the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York. His personal work explores the relationship between people and their environment, narratives of social conflict, and the dense interconnections of the Colombian landscape. Occasionally, he prefers to make portraits of trees. His work has been exhibited in New York, Berlin, Mexico City, and Bogotá, and published in different media, including The New York Times and The New Republic...
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Untitled (Touching) – Lina Scheynius, Black and White, Woman, Body, Nude, Female
Located in Zurich, CH
LINA SCHEYNIUS (*1981, Sweden) Untitled (Touching) 2021 Fibre-based silver gelatin print Sheet 90 x 60 cm (35 3/8 x 23 5/8 in.) Edition of 3, plus 2 AP; Ed. no. 1/3 Print only Touc...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled, Balance Series. Abstract Photography mounted on acrylic and aluminum
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled, 2022 by Salvatore Arnone From the series Balance Photography and acrylic mounted on aluminum Image size: 50 in. H x 35 in. W Edition of 3 + 1AP All Prices are quoted as "...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Digital, Archival Pigment, Acrylic

Maserati 250F Formula One Cars, Pau
Located in Dallas, TX
No Edition Signed in ink on print margin by Jesse Alexander Gelatin silver print, 11 x 16 1/2 in. Jesse Alexander was considered one of the greatest race car photographers in history. His images of vintage automobiles and the people who gave them life; captured from the European race circuit during the 1950’s and 60’s are collected and exhibited by museums and galleries throughout the world. Jesse Alexander was involved in photography and especially motorsports photography since the early 1950s when he covered the original Mexican Road Race. He then spent many years in Europe covering Formula One...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

New York City (broken mirror)
Located in New York, NY
14 x 10 inch gelatin silver print, initialed "H.L." on verso. From the James Agee Family Collection. Helen Levitt was a true master of the street, one whose poetic vision, humor, an...
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1940s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

357 Ionian Sea, Santa Cesarea – Hiroshi Sugimoto, Japanese, Ocean, Black & White
Located in Zurich, CH
HIROSHI SUGIMOTO (*1948, Japan) 357 Ionian Sea, Santa Cesarea 1987 Gelatin silver print Sheet 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.) Edition of 25; Ed. no 1/25 For o...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Boy jumping into Hudson River, NYC by Ruth Orkin, 1948, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Boys jumping into Hudson River, NYC by Ruth Orkin depicts a thrilling scene. A boy is suspended in the air after jumping off a tall building in New York City. Children are are seen s...
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20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled, MT Inv. No 7-6-88 – Miroslav Tichy, Woman, Czech, Photography
Located in Zurich, CH
Miroslav Tichý (*1926, Czech Republic) Untitled, MT Inv. No 7-6-88 Unknown, ca. 1970-1990 Silver Gelatin Print Sheet 17 x 10,3 cm (6 3/4 x 4 in.) Unique Print only Tichý, practic...
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Late 20th Century Conceptual Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled, MT Inv. No 11-1-120 – Miroslav Tichy, Woman, Czech, Photography
Located in Zurich, CH
Miroslav Tichý (*1926, Czech Republic) Untitled, MT Inv. No 11-1-120 Unknown, ca. 1970-1990 Silver Gelatin Print Sheet 17,9 x 13 cm (7 x 5 1/8 in.) Unique Print only Tichý, pract...
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Late 20th Century Conceptual Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled, MT Inv. No 10-1-167 – Miroslav Tichy, Woman, Czech, Photography
Located in Zurich, CH
Miroslav Tichý (*1926, Czech Republic) Untitled, MT Inv. No 10-1-167 Unknown, ca. 1970-1990 Silver Gelatin Print Sheet 17,7 x 17,8 cm (7 x 7 in.) Unique Print only Tichý, practically reinventing photography from scratch, reconstitutes pictorialism along with it, and not as a distortion of the medium but as something like its essence. What counts for him is not only the image - just one moment in the photographic process - but also the chemical activity of the materials, which is never entirely stable or complete, and the delimitation of the results via cropping and framing. Marginal and exceptionally voyeuristic, in his methods Tichý could be described as an “art brut photographer” yet he is also marked by classical influences. Though his images are produced with poor-quality equipment and carelessly shot, they offer an idiosyncratic and almost hallucinatory vision of a fantastical, eroticised reality. With his endless return to the same subject and the volume and regularity of his production, Tichý’s work draws many parallels to certain practices of conceptual art during the same period. – Art, Black and White...
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Late 20th Century Conceptual Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Rayas Two. Fashion Limited Edition B & W Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rayas Two, by Ricky Cohete Archival Pigment print Image size: 30 in. Hx 20 in. W Ed of 13 Unframed Throughout his exploration of the movement of the body, with modern and ballet...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment, Black and White

New York (girl with lily)
Located in New York, NY
7 x 9.25 inch gelatin silver print. Signed, titled, and dated on verso. Provenance - from the James Agee Family Collection Helen Levitt was a true master of...
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

267 Arcadia, Milan – Hiroshi Sugimoto, Cinema, Photography, Black & White
Located in Zurich, CH
HIROSHI SUGIMOTO (*1948, Japan) 267 Arcadia, Milan 1998 Gelatin silver print Image 119,4 x 149,2 cm (47 x 58 5/8 in.) Framed 152,4 x 182,2 x 7,6 cm (60 x 71 5/8 x 2 3/4 in.) Editi...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled, MT Inv. No 6-9-23 – Miroslav Tichy, Woman, Czech, Photography
Located in Zurich, CH
Miroslav Tichý (*1926, Czech Republic) Untitled, MT Inv. No 6-9-23 Unknown, ca. 1970-1990 Silver Gelatin Print Sheet 23 x 16,5 cm (9 x 6 1/2 in.) Unique Print only Tichý, practic...
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Late 20th Century Conceptual Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled, MT Inv. No 3-8-437 – Miroslav Tichy, Woman, Czech, Photography
Located in Zurich, CH
Miroslav Tichý (*1926, Czech Republic) Untitled, MT Inv. No 3-8-437 Unknown, ca. 1970-1990 Silver Gelatin Print Sheet 11,8 x 20,4 cm (4 5/8 x 8 in.) Unique Print only Tichý, prac...
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Late 20th Century Conceptual Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Frida Kahlo en la casa azul, Coyoacán México. Platinum edition.. B & W Portrait
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Frida en la casa azul, Coyoacán México by Leo Matiz Platinum print edition Image size: 15 in. H x 11.5 in. W Frame size: 22.5 in. H x 19 in. W 1944. Framed w...
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1940s Other Art Style Black and White Photography

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Platinum

Floyd #1
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 8 Signed, titled, dated, print date, numbered, and copyright by Kevin Horan Archival pigment print, 30 x 24 in. Kevin Horan is a photographer based in Langley, Washington...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Texas
Located in Dallas, TX
Signed in black ink on print margin, signed, titled, dated and misc. notations in pencil on print verso by Elliott Erwitt Gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 in. Born to Russian parents i...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Cerro de Hombres. From the Cerros, series. Male Nude Dancer Color Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cerro. From the "Cerros" series by Ricky Cohete From the "Cerros" series Small size: 30 in H x 20 in W. Edition of 13 Unframed All prices are quoted as "initial price" and may chan...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment, Black and White

Frida and Diego Caught Kissing, New York City, NY
Located in Dallas, TX
Open Edition Signed in black ink on print margin by Lucienne Bloch Titled, dated and print date in black ink on artist label. Paper size: 14 x 11 in., Image size: 11 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. From the Lucienne Bloch Estate “Nor have I had finer company than Diego and Frida...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Winter Surf, Garrapata, Sur Coast, 1966
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed on the front of the mount. The image was made by Morley Baer in 1966. This print was made later, before the artist's passing, and is signed by the artist.
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20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

New York (laughing women)
Located in New York, NY
11 x 13 7/8 inch gelatin silver print. Signed, titled, and dated on verso. Provenance - from the James Agee Family Collection Helen Levitt was a true master...
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled (Touching) – Lina Scheynius, Black and White, Woman, Body, Nude, Female
Located in Zurich, CH
LINA SCHEYNIUS (*1981, Sweden) Untitled (Touching) 2021 Fibre-based silver gelatin print Sheet 90 x 60 cm (35 3/8 x 23 5/8 in.) Edition of 3, plus 2 AP; Ed. no. 1/3 Print only Touc...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Bauatelier Gropius
By Edmund Collein
Located in Dallas, TX
Bauhaus I Portfolio Ed. 33/70 Signed, stamped, and numbered on verso. Printed 1985 Gelatin silver print, 7 x 9 1/2 in.
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20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Tattoo Parlour, New Orleans, Morgan Silk - Contemporary City Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Image size: 14.5 x 14.5" Sheet size: 17 x 24" "Tattoo Parlour, New Orleans" b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White, Archival Ink, Inkjet

Cerro. From the Cerros, series. Nudes. Limited Edition B&W Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cerro by Ricky Cohete From the "Cerros" series Small size: 30 in H x 20 in W. Edition of 13 Unframed All prices are quoted as "initial price" and may change due to current sales. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

E-Z Street, Nashville Tennessee, Morgan Silk - Contemporary Urban Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Image size: 14.5" x 14.5" Sheet size: 17" x 24" "E-Z Street, Nashville Tennessee...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Ink, Inkjet, Photographic Paper

Russian Woman, Moscow – Albert Watson, Photography, Woman, Vintage Print
Located in Zurich, CH
ALBERT WATSON (*1942, Scotland) Russian Woman, Moscow 1988 Vintage platinum print Sheet 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.) Unique Albert Watson (*1942, Scotland...
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1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Platinum

Los Angeles, 1999 – Balthasar Burkhard, Color Photography, Cityscape, Grid
Located in Zurich, CH
Balthasar BURKHARD (1944–2010, Switzerland) Los Angeles, 1999 Silver gelatin print on Baryta paper, artist's iron frame, museum glass Sheet 125 x 25...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

New York (three kids with masks)
Located in New York, NY
8 1/8 x 11 inch gelatin silver print, printed later. Titled and dated by the artist on verso as "N.Y. circa 1942." Helen Levitt was a true master of the street, one whose poetic vis...
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled, from Women are Beautiful Portfolio
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 80 Signed, numbered and misc. notations by Garry Winogrand Gelatin silver print Paper size: 11 x 14 in., Image size: 8 3/4 x 13 in. Printed 1981 From the Women are Beautiful Portfolio Garry Winogrand was an American photographer from New York. He is known for his extensive documentation of American life.. Winogrand was the recipient of the various Guggenheim Fellowships and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. His work is included in the George Eastman Museum, Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Center for Creative Photography...
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20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled (Touching) – Lina Scheynius, Black and White, Woman, Body, Nude, Female
Located in Zurich, CH
LINA SCHEYNIUS (*1981, Sweden) Untitled (Touching) 2021 Fibre-based silver gelatin print Sheet 90 x 60 cm (35 3/8 x 23 5/8 in.) Edition of 3, plus 2 AP; Ed. no. 1/3 Print only Touc...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

69YK #19 – Nobuyoshi Araki, Japanese Photography, Nude, Black and White, Art
Located in Zurich, CH
Nobuyoshi ARAKI (*1940, Japan) 69YK #19, 2009 Gelatin silver print 50.8 x 60 cm (20 x 23 5/8 in.) Print only Nobuyoshi Araki (Tokyo, 1940) is a Tokyo-based photographer. Araki completed his studies at Chiba University’s Department of Photography, Painting and Engineering with a focus on the study of film and photography. His photographic project Satchin earned him the prestigious Taiyo Award in 1964, shortly after he had joined the advertising agency Dentsu, where he worked until 1972. At Dentsu he met his wife Yoko, to whom he paid homage in Sentimental Journey, a photographic record of their honeymoon published in 1971. Eros and thanatos (sex and death) has been a central theme in Araki’s work; an abiding fascination with female genitalia and women’s bodies in Japanese bondage...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, New York, USA
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 45 Signed, titled, dated, print date, numbered and artist stamp by Michael Kenna Sepia toned gelatin silver print Michael Kenna's black and white photographs are powerful...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled Abstraction
Located in Dallas, TX
Unique, No Edition. Vintage gelatin silver print 8 1/4 x 7 in. Signed on mount margin and mount verso by Ida Lansky. Artist stamp on print verso Ida G. Lansky was born in 1910 in Toronto, Canada. She pursued many careers in her lifetime including Nursing, Art, and Library Science. In 1928 she moved to New York City and later attended New York University, The Jewish Hospital in Brooklyn, NY and Cornell University. In 1942 she received a B.S. in Public Health Nursing. Ida Lansky moved to Hawaii in 1945 and married Irving Lansky. She then moved to Norman, Oklahoma and then to Denton, Texas where she studied art and was mother to two children, Ellen and Michele. From 1954 - 1959 she was in the Visual Art studies program at Texas Women’s University in Denton with an emphasis on photography. She studied under Carlotta Corpron. 1959 marked a peak in her art career when she exhibited her photographs in a group exhibition curated by Henry Holmes Smith...
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Late 20th Century Bauhaus Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Liquor Store, Nashville Tennessee, Morgan Silk - Contemporary City Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Image size: 14.5" x 14.5" Sheet size: 17" x 24" "Liquor Store, Nashville Tennessee...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Inkjet

Four stitched gelatin silver prints of Nude Male by Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
"Between 1982 and 1987 Andy Warhol produced several hundred works each comprising several identical photographs stitched together with thread. At the edges of the work excess thread ...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Cross Walk, Nashville Tennessee, Morgan Silk - Contemporary Urban Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Image size: 14.5" x 14.5" Sheet size: 17" x 24" "Cross Walk, Nashville Tennessee...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Inkjet, Black and White

Kate Moss
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes framing with UV plexi and a 14 day return policy. This is available for pick up framed at Los Angeles gallery at no additional charge. For transport the US and internationally, please inquire for more details. Kate Moss by Glen Luchford...
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1990s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper

New York City
Located in Dallas, TX
Open Edition Gelatin silver print Paper size: 11 x 14 in., Image size: 8 x 12 in. Signed in black ink on print margin by Elliott Erwitt Signed, titled, dated and misc. notations in p...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Eclipse, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Eclipse, 2021 by Miguel Winograd From the Series "Bosques" Selenium- Toned Gelatin Silver Prints Image Size: 14 in H x 11 in W Edition of 7 + 2AP Black and white Edition Unframed ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Bosque de Palmas, Toche, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Bosque de Palmas,Toche, 2021 by Miguel Winograd From the Series "Bosques" Selenium- Toned Gelatin Silver Prints Image Size: 14 in H x 11 in W Edition of 7 + 2AP Black and white Ed...
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Cascada, Gachantivá, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cascada, Gachantivá, 2021 by Miguel Winograd From the Series "Bosques" Selenium- Toned Gelatin Silver Prints Image Size: 14 in H x 11 in W Edition of 7 + 2AP Black and white Editi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Pharrell Williams 3 and 4, Portraits, Intervened by the artists
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Pharrell Williams #3 and #4, (Diptych) by Hunter & Gatti Black and White Photography with broken glass on top of the image. Overall size: Image size...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Glass, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment

Pharrell Williams, Portrait 3. Intervened by the artists.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Pharrell Williams #3 by Hunter & Gatti Black and White Photography with broken glass on top of the image. Image size: 45.2 in. H x 32.5 in. W Frame s...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Glass

Parking Lot, Nashville Tennessee, Morgan Silk - Contemporary Urban Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Image size: 14.5" x 14.5" Sheet size: 17" x 24" "Parking Lot, Nashville Tennessee...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Inkjet, Black and White, Photographic Paper

Nathan's, Coney Island, Morgan Silk - Contemporary Landscape Food Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Image size: 14.5" x 14.5" Sheet size: 17" x 24" "Nathan's, Coney Island NY" b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Inkjet

Body, Sepia. Nude. Limited Edition Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sepia Color Archival Pigment print Medium Ed of 10 Channeling the energy of “water-signs” in astrology, he captures these mysterious men through a romantic lens. The bosom of the sh...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Every summer we go all out on our camp in Yosemite, from Leisure
Located in Dallas, TX
"Every summer we go all out on our camp in Yosemite. I do the barbequing" Edition of 15 Signed, dated, and numbered by Bill Owens Gelatin silver print 16 x 20 in. Series: Leisure Bi...
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20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled, From the series Acto Uno. Male Nude Limited Edition B&W Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled, by Ricky Cohete From the series "Acto Uno" Archival Pigment print Small size: 20 in H x 30 in W. Edition of 13 + 1AP Unframed 2020 Black and White Photograph All prices a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Pigment, Black and White, Archival Pigment

Andy Warhol
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A polaroid by Andy Warhol. ""Andy Warhol"" is a Post-War gelatin silver print by American Pop Artist Andy Warhol. The work has been given the Warhol Foundation authentication number ...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Nude Model
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Robert Kennedy, San Diego
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A photograph by Lawrence Schiller. “Robert Kennedy, San Diego” is a figurative photograph, vintage silver gelatin photograph in black and white by American artist Lawrence Schiller. The artwork is signed on the verso. Lawrence Schiller only remembers the 60s in this way: Fast. As in: Blur. Which is, for those who lived through it, as accurate a description as one is likely to find about the decade that began with optimism and ended in chaos. It was ten years of turmoil and exploration. And through this turbulent and tumultuous decade, it often seemed that whenever a headline-making news event occurred, Lawrence Schiller was there. Schiller was not just lucky to be in the right place at the right time; he was prescient. He was there to cover the event, to add to it, to help us see it, to aid its meaning and its depth. "It was a time in which things happened awfully fast," Schiller says of the decade. "It was a wild, wild period; an uncontrolled period. I don’t think you had any sense of perspective in the 60s. You had to wait and look back at it, because it was a period in which things were happening that had no rhyme or reason to it. But by the end of the ‘60s I had covered so many stories, had so many magazine covers, I had somehow become part of that decade’s history. And I already had my eye on the future." When Lawrence Schiller got the assignment from the French magazine, Paris Match to photograph Marilyn Monroe on the 20th Century Fox set of Something’s Got to Give, he thought nothing of it. It wasn’t to be a private, studio shoot. He wasn’t going to set up lights, create backgrounds, or use a tripod. Just another assignment, he figured. Monroe by then was firmly established as a figment in the imagination of most young men. The orphan Norma Jean had recreated herself as the blonde bombshell Marilyn Monroe. She’d appeared in twenty-nine films by the time Schiller photographed her in black and white and color in May, 1962. The world was unprepared for the moment when Marilyn jumped in the swimming pool in a flesh-colored bikini and came up out of the water au natural. She was all smiles and in her element: the sex goddess...
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Mid-20th Century Post-War Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Homage to Wilson A. Bentley #19
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes framing, free shipping and 14-day returns. Yuji Obata Homage to Wilson A. Bentley #4, 2005 - 2006 19 x 13 inch archival pigment print Edition 3 of 10 Signed and editioned on verso Yuji Obata was born in Japan in 1962. He attended the Nihon University College of Art and currently resides in Tokyo. He has won numerous photography prizes in Japan, and his work was first shown outside of Japan in 2010 with Danziger Projects at Pulse Miami. In 2003, Obata was compelled to photograph winter scenes in Japan as he stood in front of Pieter Bruegel's painting "The Hunters in the Snow" in Vienna's Museum of Art History. Upon returning to Japan, he traveled to the country's northernmost island, Hokkaidō, known for its cold and snowy winters. As he worked there photographing ice skaters at a middle school rink and a local speed skating team, his enchantment with images of winter deepened. Traveling around different regions of the island in winter, he began noticing the varied qualities of the snow itself, and finally became fascinated with the unique challenge of photographing snowflakes. Obata drew inspiration from the story and works of W.A. Bentley, an American farmer and photographer who adapted a camera and microscope to photograph a single snow crystal for the first time in 1885. Bentley went on to photograph more than 5,000 snowflakes in his lifetime, and his technique was so successful that it continues to be used today. Like Bentley, Obata was obsessed with the challenge of doing something no one had done before – in his case photographing snowflakes in freefall rather than on a flat surface without digital or any other manipulation. It took Obata five years to achieve but his breakthrough resulted in the capture of pictures that allow the snowflakes to relate to each other in space and size, creating dynamic compositions and scenes. Obata chose the location to shoot the series, in the mountains of Hokkaidō, based on its history as the place where Dr. Ukichiro Nakaya did research that led to his invention of artificial snow. His most recent book "Wintertale" gathers his photographs of winter...
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Early 2000s Black and White Photography

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Digital, Photographic Paper, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Cascada, Gachantivá. Pigment Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cascada, Gachantivá, 2021 by Miguel Winograd From the Series "Bosques" Pigment Prints Image Size: 43 in H x 36 in W Edition of 5 + 2AP Black and white Edition Unframed All Price...
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Pigment

New York (one boy consoling another)
Located in New York, NY
7 x 11 inch gelatin silver print - signed, titled, and dated on verso. Provenance - from the James Agee Family Collection Helen Levitt was a true master of ...
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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The unique and timeless quality of a black and white photograph accentuates any room. Some might argue that we’re naturally drawn to color photography because it’s the world we know best. This is a shared belief, particularly in the era of camera-phone photography, editing apps and the frenetic immediacy of sharing photos on social media. But when we look at black and white photography, we experience deep, rich shadows and tonal properties in a way that transfixes us. Composition and textures are crisp and engaging. We’re immediately drawn to the subjects of vintage street photography and continue to feel the emotional impact of decades-old photojournalism. The silhouettes of mountains in black and white landscape photography are particularly pronounced, while portrait photography and the skylines of urban cityscapes come to life in monochrome prints.

When decorating with fine photography, keep in mind that some color photographs may not be suitable for every space. However, you can be more daring with black and white photos. The gray tones are classic, sophisticated and generally introduce elegance to any corner of your home, which renders black and white prints amazingly versatile.

Black and white photography adapts to its surroundings like a chameleon might. A single large-scale black and white photograph above the sofa in your living room is going to work with any furniture style, and as some homeowners and designers today are working to introduce more muted tones and neutral palettes to dining rooms and bedrooms, the integration of black and white photography — a hallmark of minimalist decor — is a particularly natural choice for such a setting.

Another advantage to bringing black and white photography into your home is that you can style walls and add depth and character without worrying about disrupting an existing color scheme. Black and white photographs actually harmonize well with accent colors such as yellow, red and green. Your provocative Memphis Group lighting and bold Pierre Paulin seating will pair nicely with the black and white fine nude photography you’ve curated over the years.

Black and white photography also complements a variety of other art. Black and white photos pair well with drawings and etchings in monochromatic hues. They can also form part of specific color schemes. For example, you can place black and white prints in colored picture frames for a pop of color. And while there are no hard and fast rules, it’s best to keep black and white prints separate from color photographs. Color prints stand out in a room more than black and white prints do. Pairing them may detract attention from your black and white photography. Instead, dedicate separate walls or spaces to each.

Once you’ve selected the photography that best fits your space, you’ll need to decide how to hang the images. If you want to hang multiple photos, it’s essential to know how to arrange wall art. A proper arrangement can significantly enhance a living space.

On 1stDibs, explore a vast collection of compelling black and white photography by artists such as Mark Shaw, Jack Mitchell (a photographer you should know), Berenice Abbott and David Yarrow.

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