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David Bowie by Terry O'Neill framed, signed silver gelatin print
Located in Austin, US
Ready to ship immediately. Free domestic US shipping. Framed 16x20" signed lifetime edition print by Terry O'Neill of David Bowie taken in Los Angeles in 1974, with Bowie wearing th...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Beach Run by Club Med, Agadir, Morocco Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Print
Located in Surfside, FL
Black and white Maritime 1970's Seascape Photograph. Martine Franck (2 April 1938 – 16 August 2012) was a Belgian documentary and portrait photographer. She was a member of Magnum Photos for over 32 years. Franck was the second wife of Henri Cartier-Bresson and co-founder and president of the Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation. Franck studied art history at the University of Madrid and at the Ecole du Louvre in Paris. After struggling through her thesis (on French sculptor Henri Gaudier-Brzeska and the influence of cubism on sculpture), she said she realized she had no particular talent for writing, and turned to photography instead. In 1963, Franck's photography kick started following trips to the Far East, having taken pictures with her cousin’s Leica camera...
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20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Polo Players B&W Framed Photo by Sebastian Lezica of Argentina
Located in Bristol, CT
Image Sz: 10 1/2"H x 13 1/4"W Frame Sz: 17 1/2"H x 21 1/2"W B&W photo of 2 polo players c2001
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21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

'Tennis Legends' 1980 Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
'John McEnroe' 1981 Silver Gelatin Print by Watfiord / Mirror Group Archives. Wimbledon 3rd Day: John McEnroe. June 1981 The famous tennis star icon won at the All England Club championships that year, finally beating his long term rival Bjorn Borg...
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1980s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Lunch Time (1955) - Giant Oversize Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Lunch Time (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo by Michael Webb/Getty Images) Five British models eating lunch in their swi...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Malcolm X Funeral Vintage silver gelatin gelatin photograph
Located in Surfside, FL
The funeral of Malcolm XFred W. McDarrah, 1926-2007 Veteran Village Voice photographer Fred W. McDarrah Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of...
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1960s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Mykonos #15, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Surfside, FL
Framed black and white silver gelatin print, Mykonos #15 by photographer Jed Fielding. An internationally recognized street photographer, Jed Fielding has made photographs for over forty-eight years, working extensively in Peru, Greece, Egypt, Spain, France, Mexico, Italy, and the United States. Inspired by mentors Aaron Siskind and Harry Callahan, Fielding explores the diversity of emotion, culture, and humanity through his art. Fielding’s photographs have been widely collected and exhibited, and are represented in private and public collections, including: The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; The Art Institute of Chicago; International Center of Photography, New York; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and The Goldman Sachs Collection, New York. His monograph, City of Secrets: Photographs of Naples by Jed Fielding, was published in 1998 by The Museum of Contemporary Photography (Chicago) and Takarajima Books (New York and Tokyo). His second monograph, Look at me: Photographs from Mexico City by Jed Fielding, was published in 2009 by the University of Chicago Press. In 2000, he was awarded an Illinois...
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1970s Realist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Avro Lancaster Bomber at dispersal point 1943 original silver gelatin photograph
Located in London, GB
To see our other original vintage warbird aeroplane posters, photographs and paintings, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller". An Avro Lancaster...
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1940s Realist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Lancaster Bomber Lily Mars 1943 original silver gelatin photograph I
Located in London, GB
To see our other original vintage warbird aeroplane posters, photographs and paintings, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller". Lancaster LL678 ‘Lily Mars’ – I Original Silver Gelatin photograph, December 1943 12 x 16 cm Stamped to reverse ‘The Photograph has been passed by Censor’ ‘Copyright This TP copyright illustration from “The Aeroplane” must not be reproduced without the written permission of Temple Press Ltd’. ‘A general view of an Avro Lancaster II with Hercules radial motors.’ 300 Lancaster II aeroplanes were made, fitted with Bristol Hercules radial engines, as there was a worry that there would be a shortage of Merlin engines, reserved for the Spitfire and Hurricane. Lily Mars was named after the 1943 American musical starring Judy Garland and was based at RAF Waterbeach, in Cambridgeshire. A podcast gives details of the final flight on 13 June 1944 which was to be the final raid of the crew’s tour. The bombing raid was of 303 Lancasters against the Nordstern synthetic oil plant at Gelsenkichen in the Ruhr, deep inside Germany and the aircraft took off at 23.12 hrs. On the home run LL678 was intercepted and shot down by a night fighter capitained by Oberleutnant Schmidt in a Bf 110 at 01.24 hrs at Zuidloo, a small hamlet, where five of the eight crew are buried; the other three crew members baled out and escaped. A memorial plaque...
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1940s Realist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Elsa Peretti, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Memphis, TN
Elsa Peretti was born in Florence, studied interior design and was a language teacher and ski instructor before becoming a model. Peretti settled in New York in 1968 and began a care...
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1970s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film

La Dama Del Callejón by James Sparshatt. Baryta Silver Gelatin Print, 2001
Located in Coltishall, GB
Every Sunday afro-Cubans gather in the Callejon de Hammel to play the drums and sing the harsh vocals of rumba. The Spirit of the Revolution series documents the generation of Cuban...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Signed Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Nolan Ryan
Located in Surfside, FL
Fred W. McDarrah, 1926-2007 Veteran Village Voice photographer Fred W. McDarrah Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors, troubadours, politicians, agitators and social protests. Fred captured Jack Kerouac frolicking with women at a New Year’s bash in 1958, Andy Warhol adjusting a movie-camera lens in his silver-covered factory, and Bob Dylan offering a salute of recognition outside Sheridan Square near the Voice’s old office. Not just a social chronicler, McDarrah was a great photo-journalist. For years, McDarrah was the Voice's only photographer and, for decades, he ran the Voice’s photo department, where he helped train dozens of young photographers, including James Hamilton, Sylvia Plachy, Robin Holland and Marc Asnin. His mailbox was simply marked "McPhoto." An exhibit of McDarrah’s photos of artists presented by the Steven Kasher Gallery in Chelsea was hailed by The New York Times as “a visual encyclopedia of the era’s cultural scene.” artists in their studios, (Alice Neel, Philip Guston, Stuart Davis, Robert Smithson, Jasper Johns, Franz Kline), actors (Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro on the set of “Taxi Driver”), musicians (Janis Joplin, Alice Cooper, Bob Dylan) and documentary images of early happenings and performances (Yayoi Kusama, Charlotte Moorman, Al Hansen, Jim Dine, Nam June Paik). The many images of Andy Warhol include the well-known one with his Brillo boxes at the Stable Gallery in 1964. Woody Allen, Diane Arbus, W. H. Auden, Francis Bacon, Joan Baez, Louise Bourgeois, David Bowie, Jimmy Breslin, William Burroughs, John Cage, Leo Castelli, Christo, Leonard Cohen, Merce Cunningham, William de Kooning, Jim Dine, Mark di Suvero, Marcel Duchamp, Bob Dylan, Federico Fellini, Allen Ginsberg, Robert Indiana, Mick Jagger, Jasper Johns, Kusama, John Lennon, Sol Lewitt, Roy Lichtenstein, Nam June Paik, Elvis Presley, Claes Oldenburg, Yoko Ono, Robert Rauschenberg, Lou Reed, James Rosenquist, Mark Rothko, Ed Ruscha, Robert Smithson, Susan Sontag, Andy Warhol, and others. McDarrah’s prints have been collected in depth by the J. Paul Getty Museum and the National Portrait Gallery, Washington. His work is in numerous public and private collections. Lynn Nolan Ryan...
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20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Island by Monica Denevan - Photography, Silver Gelatin Print with Wooden Frame
Located in Coltishall, GB
Island by Monica Denevan - Photography, Silver Gelatin Print with Wooden Frame Monica Denevan studied photography at San Francisco State University. She has travelled extensively i...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Wood, Paper, Glass

El Ensayo by James Sparshatt. Baryta Silver Gelatin Print, 2002
Located in Coltishall, GB
El Ensayo (the rehearsal) was taken during the Romerias de Mayo festival in Holguin Cuba. The troupe were preparing for a performance of Afro-Cuban dance...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

El Descanso by James Sparshatt. Baryta Silver Gelatin Print, 2000
Located in Coltishall, GB
Each day the students at the School of Spanish Dance in Havana strut and twirl and leap across boards tin dance studios hat have seen better days. The da...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Los Angulos by James Sparshatt Photography, Silver Gelatin Print, 2002
Located in Coltishall, GB
A dance troupe in harmony rehearsing in an old theatre in Santa Clara, Cuba James Sparshatt’s photographs of music and dance capture the emotion and intensity of people lost in the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Sentries by Monica Denevan. Silver gelatin photograph. Dark wood frame
Located in Coltishall, GB
Sentries by Monica Denevan - Photography, Silver Gelatin Print with Wooden Frame Monica Denevan studied photography at San Francisco State University. She has travelled extensivel...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Paper

Delayed Departure by Monica Denevan. Silver gelatin photograph. Dark wood frame
Located in Coltishall, GB
Delayed Departure by Monica Denevan, Silver Gelatin Print, 2011 Monica Denevan studied photography at San Francisco State University. She has travelled extensively in Burma and Chi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Ivan Karp Sherman Drexler Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph New York City Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
Ivan Karp Sherman Drexler Ivan C. Karp (June 4, 1926 – June 28, 2012) was an American art dealer, gallerist and author instrumental in the emergence of pop art in the 1960s. Karp ...
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20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Vigilant by Monica Denevan. Silver gelatin photograph. Dark wood frame
Located in Coltishall, GB
Vigilant by Monica Denevan - Photography, Silver Gelatin Print with Wooden Frame Monica Denevan studied photography at San Francisco State University. She has travelled extensively...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Glass, Paper, Wood

Sailing Upriver by Monica Denevan. Silver gelatin photograph. Dark wood frame
Located in Coltishall, GB
Monica Denevan's Sailing Upriver. Photography, Silver Gelatin Print with Wood Frame Monica Denevan studied photography at San Francisco State University. She has travelled extensi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Paper

Vigilant by Monica Denevan. Silver gelatin photograph.
Located in Coltishall, GB
Vigilant by Monica Denevan - Photography, Silver Gelatin Print, 2009 Monica Denevan studied photography at San Francisco State University. She has travelled extensively in Burma...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Paper, Silver Gelatin

Sailing Upriver by Monica Denevan. Silver gelatin photograph, 2005
Located in Coltishall, GB
Monica Denevan - Sailing Upriver - Photography, Silver Gelatin Print, 2005 Monica Denevan studied photography at San Francisco State University. She has travelled extensively in Bu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Paper

'Shaken Not Stirred' 1968 Silver Gelatin Print
By Peter Ruck
Located in London, GB
'Shaken Not Stirred' by Peter Ruck 1968 Silver Gelatin Print English actor Roger Moore, downs a Martini, 17th July 1968. Moore has recently been awarded his second Bravo Otto award for most popular television actor, by German magazine Bravo, for his mystery spy thriller television series, 'The Saint'. (Photo by Peter Ruck/BIPs/Getty Images Archive) Beautiful silver gelatin print made from the original negative - printed on 40x60" paper (image approx 40x40" inches as square format) Edge Prints...
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20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Taylor In Ball Gown" by Silver Screen Collection
Located in London, GB
"Taylor In Ball Gown" by Silver Screen Collection British-born American actress Elizabeth Taylor (1932 - 2011) in a white, off-the shoulder ball gown, circa 1951. Unframed Paper Si...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Island by Monica Denevan Photography, Silver Gelatin Print, 2011
Located in Coltishall, GB
Island by Monica Denevan Photography, Silver Gelatin Print, Burma 2011 Monica Denevan studied photography at San Francisco State University. She has travelled extensively in Burm...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Paper, Silver Gelatin

Malcolm X Funeral Signed Vintage Silver Gelatin print
Located in Surfside, FL
Malcolm X Funeral signed in ink Veteran Village Voice photographer Fred W. McDarrah Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generatio...
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1960s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Larry Rivers, Sylvia Miles Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Photo Print Pop Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Sylvia Miles and Larry Rivers
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1970s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Marilyn In Grand Central Station (1955) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Marilyn In Grand Central Station (1955) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Ed Feingersh/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) NEW YORK - MARCH 24: Actress Marilyn Monroe takes the ...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photgraph Richard Nixon
Located in Surfside, FL
Richard Nixon inauguration Fred W. McDarrah, 1926-2007 Veteran Village Voice photographer Fred W. McDarrah Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the...
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1970s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Notre Dame Night, Paris, France, b&w gelatin silver photography, framed
Located in Vienna, Vienna
© Gerald Berghammer - Limited Edition 1/9. Silver Gelatin Prints, Selenium Toned, Printed 2017 Signed, numbered, dated by Artis. Handmade wood frame, dark-brown, natural white archiv...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Arch by Monica Denevan - Photography, Silver Gelatin Print with Wooden Frame
Located in Coltishall, GB
Arch by Monica Denevan - Photography, Silver Gelatin Print with Wooden Frame Monica Denevan studied photography at San Francisco State University. She has travelled extensively in...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Paper, Silver Gelatin

Broken Boat by Monica Denevan - Photography, Silver Gelatin Print, Wooden Frame
Located in Coltishall, GB
Broken Boat by Monica Denevan - Photography, Silver Gelatin Print, Wooden Frame Monica Denevan studied photography at San Francisco State University. She has travelled extensively ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Juan Manuel Fangio (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Juan Manuel Fangio (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images) Argentinian racing driver Juan Manuel Fangio in a...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Anchor by Monica Denevan Photography, Silver Gelatin Print, Burma 2011
Located in Coltishall, GB
Anchor by Monica Denevan - Photography, Silver Gelatin Print, Burma 2011 Monica Denevan studied photography at San Francisco State University. She has travelled extensively in Bur...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Paper, Silver Gelatin

Hollywood : Mr and Mrs Woodman - Original Handsigned Gelatin Silver Print
Located in Paris, FR
Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitsky, called) Hollywood : Mr and Mrs Woodman, 1970 Original gelatin silver print Handsigned on the back Authenticated with the artist stamp "Epreuve originale...
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1970s Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Against the Current by Monica Denevan Silver Gelatin Print, Burma 2006
Located in Coltishall, GB
Against the Current by Monica Denevan Photography, Silver Gelatin Print, Burma 2006 Monica Denevan studied photography at San Francisco State University. She has travelled exten...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Paper, Silver Gelatin

Found in the Sand by Monica Denevan - Photography, Silver Gelatin Print, 2006
Located in Coltishall, GB
Monica Denevan Found in the Sand Photography, Silver Gelatin Print, 2006 Monica Denevan studied photography at San Francisco State University. She has travelled extensively in Burm...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Paper

Photo Of Pedro Friedeberg Hand Chair Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph
Located in Surfside, FL
This depicts a chair in the manner of Mexican surrealist modernist Pedro Friedeberg with a dried flowers. It is a hand signed, titled and dated vintage silver gelatin print photograph. and bears the artists studio stamp verso. Naomi Siegler Savage (1927 – 2005) was an American woman photographer. A native of Princeton, New Jersey, Naomi Savage was the niece of artist Man Ray. She first studied photography under Berenice Abbott at the New School for Social Research in 1943, following this with studies in art, photography, and music at Bennington College from 1944 until 1947. The next year she spent in California with her uncle, studying his techniques. When she returned to New York in 1948, she combined her love of music with her skill in photography by taking portraits of the best known composers of day: Aaron Copland, John Cage, Virgil Thomson, etc. (over 30 in all). In 1950 she married the architect and sculptor David Savage, with whom she moved to Paris, living there for some years. During her career Savage received an award from the Cassandra Foundation in 1970, and a photography fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1971. In 1976 she received the silver award from the Art Directors Club. Later in life, Savage returned to live in Princeton, where she died. Savage was heavily influenced by her uncle, the avant garde artist Man Ray, prompting her to experiment with the medium of photography, combining traditional techniques with more unusual processes, including some of her own design. She worked extensively with photogravure and photoengraving, transforming these mechanical printing techniques to be used for aesthetic effects rather than duplication. Unlike many photographers, Savage considered the metal plate that photographs are etched on to be a work of art in its own right. She pioneered the use of using the photographic metal plate to produce a three dimensional form with a metallic surface. Savage explored variations in color and texture in her work often by using inked and intaglio relief prints. Many of her works were created by combining media such as collage, negative images, texture screening, multiple exposure, photograms, solarization, toning, laser printing on metallic foils. Her works focus on a variety of subject matter and imagery, which has included portraits, landscapes, human figures, mannequins, masks, toys, kitchen utensils, dental and ophthalmological equipment. Her approach represents an involvement with "process as medium," and an interest in art as image manipulation, a pursuit shared by contemporaries like Robert Heinecken, Betty Hahn, and Bea Nettles. She has experimented extensively with photogravure and photoengraving, employing these mechanical printing techniques for aesthetic effects rather than duplication. Savage uses inked and intaglio relief prints to explore variations in color and texture, and considers the metal plate on which the photograph has been etched to be a work of art in its own right. She has also combined media--collage, negative images, texture screening, multiple exposure, photograms, solarization, toning, printing on metallic foils--and made laser color prints. Several of her pieces are owned by the Museum of Modern Art, and she is represented as well in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the International Center for Photography, the Fogg Art Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Madison Art Center. A photo engraved mural depicting the life of Lyndon Baines Johnson is a centerpiece of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum. A collection of her papers relating to the life of Man Ray is held by the Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian Institution. She was included in the show Making Space at MoMA in 2017. It shone a spotlight on the stunning achievements of women artists between the end of World War II (1945) and by Lee Krasner, Helen Frankenthaler, and Joan Mitchell; the radical geometries by Lygia Clark, Lygia Pape, and Gego; and the reductive abstractions of Agnes Martin, Anne Truitt, and Jo Baer; the fiber weavings of Magdalena Abakanowicz, Sheila Hicks, and Lenore Tawney; and the process-oriented sculptures of Lee Bontecou, Louise Bourgeois, and Eva Hesse. The exhibition also featured treasures such as collages by Anne Ryan, photographs by Gertrudes Altschul, Naomi Savage, Ruth Asawa, Carol Rama...
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1980s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Students of Harrow School (1929) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Students of Harrow School (1929) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Imagno/Getty Images) Students of Harrow School are returning to school after Christmas vacations, England, P...
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1920s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Bette Davis Eyes (1932) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Bette Davis Eyes (1932) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (photo by Pictorial Press / Alamy Archives) 1932, Portrait of actress Bette Davis. Addi...
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1930s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

German Jewish Weimar Era Silver Gelatin Photograph Pre War Judaica Costume Party
Located in Surfside, FL
Rare German Judaica. Arno Katz Foto for Atelier Bermann, Frankfurt, Germany. bears original stamp verso The Weimar Republic (German: Weimarer Republik [...
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20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Surrealist Doll Art Photo, Jazz Photographer
Located in Surfside, FL
These were from a show of her work. Influenced by Surrealism and Dada Photographs these are images of old children's dolls in various states of decay. These bear the influence of Hans Bellmer, Dora Maar and Man Ray. Jo Ann Krivin born in Reasnor, Iowa in 1933, daughter to Earl Guthrie and Lillie Cramer. She graduated from Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa, with a bachelor of music degree in voice. She became a copywriter for the CBS Television affiliate in Des Moines, and then a public relations writer for Columbia Records in New York. She later owned and directed The Cramer Gallery in Glen Rock, N.J. Krivin photographed many jazz musicians during the 1980s and 1990s, and published two books of her jazz photos, "25 Years of the Jazz Room at William Paterson University" and "Jazz Studies." Her jazz and doll portraits have been exhibited in group and solo shows, museums, university galleries, and jazz festivals. She was married for over 50 years to painter, musician, and educator Martin Krivin. One of the few women in the field of jazz photography, JoAnn Krivin documented the professional jazz scene from the late 1970's until the late 1990's photographing close to 700 musicians. Her works have been exhibited frequently in solo shows at festivals, museums and galleries across the country. She has served as a still photographer for New Jersey Public Television and has contributed to a variety of national jazz publications. Her book, Twenty Five Years of the Jazz Room at William Paterson University, was published in 2003. Woman artist with a feminist tinge to these photographs. Her work was exhibited at the Ben Shahn Galleries. The exhibit featured photographs of some of the jazz world’s most well-known musicians, including Sonny Rollins, Joe Williams, Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Milt Hinton...
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20th Century Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Abstract fauna in black and white of Akule Hawaiian Fish Fine Art Print
Located in London, GB
"The play of water and light has fascinated me for years. From childhood I have found sunlight underwater mesmerising - be it a Cornish rock pool or The Red Sea, the movement and diffraction of light excites me. Add to that the thrill of schools of fish - specifically Akule, which are found in seas off Hawaii. I spent some time wanting to make a series of prints that captured the play of light on these fast moving fish - creating flowing abstract forms and textures." - Mike G Jackson The goal isn't to replicate the real world - it is to show where the real world and the process meet - sometimes pushing towards the real world, sometimes pushing towards the process - but never completely at either extreme. - Michael G Jackson Michael Jackson (b.1966) is an experimental photographer based in North Dorset, England. He studied art at West Dean College in Sussex, then apprenticed under landscape painter Christopher W Baker and later discovered his passion for photography. He moved away from working with traditional camera techniques in 2015 and is currently progressing the Luminogram process into new directions in which he has become regarded as a leading practitioner. His work has been exhibited internationally and is part of various private and museum collections including The National Art Gallery in Washington, USA. Selected Press: “Mike Jackson...
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2010s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Silver

Bette Davis (1935) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Bette Davis Eyes (1932) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (photo by Pictorial Press / Alamy Archives) 1935, Portrait of actress Bette Davis circa....
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1930s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Drawn to the Edge by Monica Denevan Silver Gelatin Photography, Burma 2011
Located in Coltishall, GB
Drawn to the Edge by Monica Denevan Photography, Silver Gelatin Print, Burma 2011 Monica Denevan studied photography at San Francisco State University. She has travelled extensi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Paper, Silver Gelatin

Arch by Monica Denevan Photography, Silver Gelatin Print, 2008
Located in Coltishall, GB
Arch by Monica Denevan Photography, Silver Gelatin Print, Burma 2008 Monica Denevan studied photography at San Francisco State University. She has travelled extensively in Burma a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Galleon by Monica Denevan Photography, Silver Gelatin Print, Burma 2013
Located in Coltishall, GB
Galleon by Monica Denevan Photography, Silver Gelatin Print, Burma 2013 Monica Denevan studied photography at San Francisco State University. She has travelled extensively in Bu...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Paper, Silver Gelatin

Framed Portrait Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vintage Signed Photo
Located in Senoia, GA
Bodybuilder (and future film star and Governor of California) Arnold Schwarzenegger, photographed at the top of his form for After Dark magazine on October 5, 1976. Vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed by Jack Mitchell. Photograph size is 11 x 14”. Framed and matted to Jack Mitchell’s specifications for exhibition, framed size is 19 ½ inches by 16 inches. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a signed individual certificate of authenticity. This framed Jack Mitchell vintage...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Galleon by Monica Denevan - Photography, Silver Gelatin Print with Wooden Frame
Located in Coltishall, GB
Galleon by Monica Denevan - Photography, Silver Gelatin Print with Wooden Frame Monica Denevan studied photography at San Francisco State University. She has travelled extensively ...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Wood, Paper, Glass

Fallen Tree by Monica Denevan - Silver Gelatin Print with Wooden Frame
Located in Coltishall, GB
Fallen Tree by Monica Denevan - Silver Gelatin Print with Wooden Frame Monica Denevan studied photography at San Francisco State University. She has travelled extensively in Burma...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Paper, Wood, Glass

Bracing Against by Monica Denevan - Photography, Silver Gelatin Print, 2006
Located in Coltishall, GB
Bracing Against by Monica Denevan - Photography, Silver Gelatin Print, 2006 Monica Denevan studied photography at San Francisco State University. She has travelled extensively in B...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Lotus Photography by Monica Denevan - Silver Gelatin Print with Wooden Frame
Located in Coltishall, GB
Lotus Photography by Monica Denevan - Silver Gelatin Print with Wooden Frame Monica Denevan studied photography at San Francisco State University. She has travelled extensively in ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Glass, Paper, Wood

Bracing Against by Monica Denevan - Silver Gelatin Print, Wooden Frame
Located in Coltishall, GB
Bracing Against by Monica Denevan - Silver Gelatin Print, Wooden Frame Monica Denevan studied photography at San Francisco State University. She has travelled extensively in Burma ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Broken Boat by Monica Denevan - Photography, Silver Gelatin Print, 2005
Located in Coltishall, GB
Broken Boat by Monica Denevan - Photography, Silver Gelatin Print, 2005 Monica Denevan studied photography at San Francisco State University. She has travelled extensively in Burma...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Fallen Tree by Monica Denevan Photography, Silver Gelatin Print, 2006
Located in Coltishall, GB
Fallen Tree by Monica Denevan Photography, Silver Gelatin Print, 2006 Monica Denevan studied photography at San Francisco State University. She has travelled extensively in Burm...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Paper

Expedition by Monica Denevan - Photography, Silver Gelatin Print, 2011
Located in Coltishall, GB
Expedition by Monica Denevan - Photography, Silver Gelatin Print, 2011 Monica Denevan studied photography at San Francisco State University. She has travelled extensively in Burma...
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2010s Other Art Style Black and White Photography

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Paper, Silver Gelatin

Bond Girls (1968) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Bond Girls (1968) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Alfred Hind Robinson/Getty Images Archive) Australian actor George Lazenby poses with several of his female co-stars whilst filming the new James Bond film 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' in the Swiss Alps, 22nd October 1968. From left to right, the actresses are (at the back) Helena Ronee, Zaheera, Catherina von Schell, (sitting) Anouska Hempel...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

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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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