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Black and White Photography For Sale
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Dixieland Jam - Getty Archive, 20th Century Photography, Jazz, Musicians
Located in Brighton, GB
Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty Images), the Getty Images Gallery collection features an extraordinary time capsule of the last century...
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20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White

Four stitched gelatin silver prints of Nude Male Reclining 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

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Sean Lennon (to Care is to Cure)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. The work comes with an Authentication Letter from the ...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Andy Warhol and Unidentified Factory Manager, Germany
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped on the reverse by Andy Warhol Authentication Board. Foundation number also on verso. The work comes with an Authentication Letter from the Andy Warhol Au...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Egg Study 4. Still Life . Black and White Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Egg Study 4, 2021 by Shine Huang Silver gelatin print on Ilford Fiber Paper. Image size: 20 in. H x 16 in. W Edition 1/9 Signed on verso in ink. unframed ___________________________...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Daryl Hall
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. The work comes with an Authentication Letter from the ...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Egg Study 1. Still Life . Black and White Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Egg Study 1, 2021 by Shine Huang Silver gelatin print on Ilford Fiber Paper. Image size: 14 in. H x 21 in. W Edition 1/9 Signed on verso in ink. unframed ___________________________...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Rebirth III. Abstract. Black and White Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rebirth III, 2018 by Shine Huang Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper. Image size: 20 in. H x 16 in. W Edition 1/9 + 1AP Signed on verso in ink. unframed ____________...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Black and White

Egg Study 11. Still Life . Black and White Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Egg Study 11, 2021 by Shine Huang Silver gelatin print on Ilford Fiber Paper. Image size: 20 in. H x 16 in. W Edition 1/9 Signed on verso in ink. unframed...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Egg Study 5. Still Life . Black and White Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Egg Study 5, 2021 by Shine Huang Silver gelatin print on Ilford Fiber Paper. Image size: 20 in. H x 16 in. W Edition 1/9 Signed on verso in ink. unframed ___________________________...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Frida Kahlo en Xochimilco, México.Black and white Portrait photograph. Framed
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Frida en xochimilco, México by Leo Matiz Image size: 23.5 in. H x 15.5 in. W Frame size: 33 in. H x 25.5 in. W 1941. Black and white photography. Unique Exhibition print. Framed. “P...
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1940s Other Art Style Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Digital Pigment

Egg Study 3. Abstract. Black and White Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Egg Study 3, 2021 by Shine Huang Silver gelatin print on Ilford Fiber Paper. Image size: 14 in. H x 21 in. W Edition 1/9 Signed on verso in ink. unframed ___________________________...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Egg Study 2. Abstract. Black and White Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Egg Study 2, 2021 by Shine Huang Silver gelatin print on Ilford Fiber Paper. Image size: 14 in. H x 21 in. W Edition 2/9 Signed on verso in ink. unframed ___________________________...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Georgia O'Keeffe
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed by the artist on the front of the mount. Printed later circa 1980-90s. Excellent condition. The piece does NOT include the frame. Frame shown just for reference. From the esta...
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20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Rebirth II. Abstract. Black and White Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rebirth II, 2018 by Shine Huang Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper. Image size: 20 in. H x 16 in. W Edition 1/9 + 1AP Signed on verso in ink. unframed _____________...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Rebirth I. Abstract. Black and White Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rebirth I, 2018 by Shine Huang Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper. Image size: 20 in. H x 16 in. W Edition 1/9 + 1AP Signed on verso in in...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Artichoke II. Abstract. Black and White Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Artichoke II, 2018 by Shine Huang Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper. Image size: 20 in. H x 16 in. W Edition 1/9 + 1AP Signed on verso in ink. unframed ___________...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Artichoke I. Abstract. Black and White Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Artichoke I, 2018 by Shine Huang Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper. Image size: 20 in. H x 16 in. W Edition 1/9 + 1AP Signed on verso in ink. unframed ____________...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

69YK #39 – Nobuyoshi Araki, Japanese Photography, Nude, Black and White, Art
Located in Zurich, CH
Nobuyoshi ARAKI (*1940, Japan) 69YK #39, 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

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Ancient Page Angel, From series Carry the Ocean. Abstract. Black and White Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Ancient Page Angel, 2017 by Shine Huang From Series “Carry the Ocean” Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper. Image size: 32 in. H x 40 in. W Edition 2/3 + 2AP Signed o...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Book of Faith, From series Carry the Ocean. Abstract. Black and White Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Book of Faith, 2017 by Shine Huang From Series “Carry the Ocean” Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper. Image size: 32 in. H x 40 in. W Edition 2/3 + 2AP Signed on ver...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Jebana, From Series Carry the Ocean. Abstract. Black and White Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Jebana, 2017 by Shine Huang From The Series “Carry the Ocean” Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper. Image size: 40 in. H x 32 in. W Edition 2/3 + 2AP Unframed Signed ...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Black and White

Ancient Page, From series “Carry the Ocean. Abstract. Black and White Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Ancient Page, 2017 by Shine Huang From the Series “Carry the Ocean” Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper. Image size: 32 in. H x 40 in. W Edition 2/3 + 2AP Signed on v...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Black and White

Miguel y la Rosa Two. Portrait. Limited Edition B&W Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Miguel y la Rosa Two, by Ricky Cohete Archival Pigment print Image size: 30 in. H x 20 in. W Edition of 13 Unframed Other sizes are also available. All Prices are quoted as "init...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Black and White

Interstellar. Abstract. Black and White Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Interstellar, 2019 by Shine Huang Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper. Image size: 42 in. H x 42 in. W Edition 2/6 + 1AP Signed on verso in ink. unframed ___________...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Interstellar II. Abstract. Black and White Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Interstellar II, 2019 by Shine Huang Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper. Image size: 42 in. H x 42 in. W Edition 2/6 + 1AP Signed on verso in ink. unframed ________...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Yosemite Falls
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes free shipping for unframed prints and 14-day return policy. Ian Ruhter Yosemite Falls 30 x 40 inch archival pigment print Edition of ...
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2010s Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Miguel y la Rosa. Portrait. Limited Edition B&W Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Miguel y la Rosa, by Ricky Cohete Archival Pigment print Image size: 30 in. Hx 20 in. W Edition of 13 Unframed Other sizes are also available. All Prices are quoted as "initial ...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Black and White

Miguel. Portrait. Limited Edition B&W Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Miguel, by Ricky Cohete Archival Pigment print Image size: 30 in. Hx 20 in. W Edition of 13 Unframed Other sizes are also available. All Prices are quoted as "initial price". ...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Black and White

Rosas. Portrait. Limited Edition B & W Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rosas, by Ricky Cohete Archival Pigment print Image size: 30 in. Hx 20 in. W Edition of 13 Unframed Other sizes are also available. All Prices are qu...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Black and White

Incense Debris, From series Carry the Ocean. Abstract. Black and White Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Incense Debris, 2017 by Shine Huang From The Series “Carry the Ocean” Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper. Image size: 40 in. H x 32 in. W ...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Black and White

Spice Bowl, From Series Carry the Ocean. Abstract. Black and White Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Spice Bowl, 2017 by Shine Huang From The Series “Carry the Ocean” Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper. Image size: 40 in. H x 32 in. W Edit...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Black and White

Chair, From series Carry the Ocean. Still life Black and White Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Chair, 2017 by Shine Huang From The Series “Carry the Ocean” Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper. Image size: 40 in. H x 32 in. W Edition 2/3 + 2 AP Unframed Signed ...
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2010s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Black and White

Finger Drum, From Series Carry the Ocean. Abstract. Black and White Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Finger Drum, 2017 by Shine Huang From The Series “Carry the Ocean” Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper. Image size: 40 in. H x 32 in. W Edi...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Black and White

Interstellar III. Abstract. Black and White Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Interstellar III, 2019 by Shine Huang Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper. Image size: 42 in. H x 42 in. W Edition 1/6 + 1AP Signed on verso in ink. unframed _______...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

69YK #48 – Nobuyoshi Araki, Japanese Photography, Nude, Black and White, Art
Located in Zurich, CH
Nobuyoshi ARAKI (*1940, Japan) 69YK #48, 2009 Gelatin silver print 60 x 50.8 cm (23 5/8 x 20 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

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Muhammad Ali - 5th St Gym/Miami Beach, FL (press conference)
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 25 Signed and numbered by Al Satterwhite AVAILABLE SIZES: 11 x 14 in., Edition of 25 16 x 20 in., Edition of 25 24 x 36 in., Edition of 25 Acclaimed photographer, Al Sat...
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20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Opie #1
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 15 Signed, titled, dated and numbered by Kevin Horan Kevin Horan is a photographer based in Langley, Washington, USA. He is working on projects which look at animals as p...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Xantippe #2
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 15 Signed, titled, dated and copyright. Paper size: 17 x 13 in., Image size: 14 x 11 in. Kevin Horan is a photographer based in Langley, Washington, USA. He is working on...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Muhammad Ali, Fifth Street Gym, Miami (Hitting the Bag)
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 25 Signed and numbered by artist. Paper size: 16 x 20 in. AVAILABLE SIZES: 11 x 14 in., Edition of 25 16 x 20 in., Edition of 25 24 x 36 in., Edition of 25 Acclaimed pho...
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20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Black Dahlia #2 - Philip Gatward, Contemporary Photography, Flowers, Plants
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Black Dahlia #2 is a gorgeous Archival Inkjet Print by contemporary photographer Philip Gatward...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Inkjet, Black and White, Archival Ink

Jacqueline Bisset, 1967 (Terry O'Neill - Black and White Photography)
Located in London, GB
Jacqueline Bisset, 1967 (Terry O'Neill - Black and White Photography) Silver Gelatin Print 16x20: £2,100 20x24: £2,700 30x40: £4,800 48x72: £12,000 Edition of 50 and 10 APs per si...
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Late 20th Century Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

American Girl in Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
Open Edition Blind stamp on print margin. Signed by Ruth Orkin Estate, titled, dated and copyright date in pencil on artist stamp. Gelatin silver print Paper size: 11 x 14 in., Image size: 8 3/4 x 13 1/4 in. Ruth Orkin (1921 - 1985) was an American photojournalist and filmmaker. Orkin photographed many celebrities and eminent personalities amongst the likes of Einstein, Marlon Brando, Alfred Hitchcock, Doris Day, and Tennessee Williams. She travelled the world on assignments from magazines such as LIFE and Look, and her most celebrated photograph from those travels is “An American Girl in Italy...
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20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

69YK #2 – Nobuyoshi Araki, Japanese Photography, Nude, Black and White, Art
Located in Zurich, CH
Nobuyoshi ARAKI (*1940, Japan) 69YK #2, 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 compl...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Untitled
Located in Dallas, TX
8 x 10 in. Vintage gelatin silver print 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

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Love-Dream, Love-Nothing #004 – Nobuyoshi Araki, Woman, Nude, Japan, Photography
Located in Zurich, CH
Nobuyoshi ARAKI (*1940, Japan) Love-Dream, Love-Nothing #004, 2018 gelatin silver print 50.8 x 60 cm (20 x 23 5/8 in.) Print only – Nobuyoshi Araki Nobuyoshi Araki (Tokyo, 1940) is ...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Manglar Nuquí, Bosque Tropical Húmedo Nuqui I & II (Triptych) Pigment Prints
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Manglar Nuquí, Bosque Tropical Húmedo Nuqui I & II (Triptych), 2021 by Miguel Winograd From the Series Sin título Pigment Prints Overall size: Sheet S...
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Black and White Photography

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Pigment, Black and White

Heliconia bihai, Ginger Alpinia purpurata and Jade Crassula Ovata (Triptych)
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Heliconia bihai, Ginger Alpinia purpurata and Jade Crassula Ovata (Triptych), 2017 by Miguel Winograd From the Series "Matas" Pigment Prints Overall size: Sheet Size: 43.3 in H x 108.6 in W Image Size: 37.8 in H x 92.1 in W Individual size: Sheet Size: 43.3 in H x 36.2 in W Image Size: 37.8 in H x 30.7 in W Edition of 5 + 2AP Black and white Edition Unframed ---------------------------------------------- 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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Black and White, Pigment

69YK #10 – Nobuyoshi Araki, Japanese Photography, Nude, Black and White, Art
Located in Zurich, CH
Nobuyoshi ARAKI (*1940, Japan) 69YK #10, 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...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Mare 351
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Unframed. Edition of 3.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

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 ...
Category

1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Emma No. 2, from the Chattel
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 8 Signed, titled, dated, print date, numbered, and copyright by Kevin Horan Paper size: 30 x 24 in. Image size: 28 x 22 in. From the Chattel series. AVAILABLE SIZES: 13 x 17 in., Edition of 15, $1000 24 x 30 in., Edition of 8, $2100 Kevin Horan photographs goats in a very regal manner in his series, Chattel. A variety of domestic goats and sheep get their close-ups, allowing us to explore the detail of their beards, wattels, eyes, horns and hair. Horan's interest in exploring the exchange between people and animals lead to these dramatic, yet humorous portraits...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido" – Daido Moriyama
Located in Zurich, CH
DAIDO MORIYAMA (*1938, Japan) "How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido" 1987(2021 Silver gelatin print, printed later Sheet 60 x 50.8 cm (23 5/8 x 20 in.) not par...
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1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Man with Pipe (Kurt Stolp)
Located in Dallas, TX
Gelatin silver print, 10 x 7 1/4 in. Bauhaus I Portfolio Ed. 33/70 Signed in pencil, Dessau, 1929. Verso is stamped and numbered in ink. Printed 1985 Werner David Feist was a Bau...
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20th Century Bauhaus Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Mare 359
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Unframed. Edition of 3.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Body, Nude. Limited Edition Black and White Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Body, (2017-2018) by Ricky Cohete Black and White Photograph Archival Pigment print Image size: 36 in. H x 24 in. W Edition of 10 Unframed Channeling the energy of “water-signs” in ...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Black and White

New Orleans
Located in Dallas, TX
Open Edition Gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 in. Titled and misc. notation in pencil on print verso. Signed, titled, dated, print date, print type and publication notes in black ink on...
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1940s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido" – Daido Moriyama
Located in Zurich, CH
DAIDO MORIYAMA (*1938, Japan) "How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido" 1987/2020 Silver gelatin print, later print Sheet 50.8 x 60 cm (20 x 23 5/8 in.) not part ...
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1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Shop Black and White Photography

There’s a lot to love about black and white photography.

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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