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Black and White Photography For Sale
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"Modernismo M110" Pop Art Photography 48"x48" in Edition 3/12 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Modernismo M110" Pop Art Photography 48"x48" in Edition 3/12 by Giuliano Bekor
Title of artwork: M110
Year: 2012
Printed on a high-quality museum-grade archival photo paper. Not fr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Teeing Off (1930) - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Times Square by Night (1953) - Oversized
(Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy)
1930,
Golfer teeing off circa
Additional Information:
Unframed
Paper Size: 40x60''
Printed Later
NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE
10 x 12''
12 x 16''
16 x 20''
20 x 24''
20 x 30''
30 x 40''
40 x 60''
FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
About the Artist:
H. Armstrong ROBERTS (1883-1947) is an artist born in 1883 The oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a photography sold in 2012.
ACTORS ON SET, Bette Davis, Ladies Fashion...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Black and White
Group of Elephants Underneath a Tree, Africa, Vertical, Wild Animals
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"The Gathering"
A group of elephants wait out the hottest part of the day under a lone Acacia tortilis tree in this iconic photograph taken in Kenya.
Exceptional Creatures is a li...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Kate Moss, Marrakech – Albert Watson, Nude, Portrait, Woman, Model, Contemporary
Located in Zurich, CH
ALBERT WATSON (*1942, Scotland)
Kate Moss, Marrakech
1993/2015
Archival pigment from a polaroid negative face mounted to acrylic (Diasec)
Sheet 238 x 182.5 cm (93 3/4 x 71 7/8 in.)
F...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Profile Portrait of a Wild Horse on Sable Island With Light Mane, Vertical
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Whisper"
An intimate, minimal, and fashion-inspired portrait of a wild Sable Island horse with a bold, light mane.
This is a best-selling image.
The print series Discovering th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Fashion, Iconic, Portrait of a Tribal Woman in Kenya, Youthful, Iconic, Jewelry
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Ray of Light"
In this award-winning image, a young Rendille woman named Mindisayo basks in the sun.
The print series Desert Song: Compositions of Kenya exhibits classic, timeles...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
James Bond, Castelloland Series. Digital Collage Color Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
'James Bond' Castelloland by Paloma Castello
Digital photographs on glossy pearlescent paper
47.2" x 33" inches
Edition 1/3 + 1AP
Unframed
2015
________________________
Paloma Caste...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Color
Palm Bay Club 1965 Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Palm Bay Club
1965
A young woman at the Palm Bay Club, Miami, Florida, USA, circa 1965.
Photo by Slim Aarons
40x60” / 101 x 152 cm - paper size
silver gelatin print
unframed
...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Snowdance - Mountain Snowboarding Black & White Art Photography
Located in Zürich, CH
Hailing from the picturesque city of Zaragoza, nestled near the Pyrenees, Carlos Blanchard's journey into the realm of photography was influenced by the rich tapestry of his upbringi...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Hausa and Fula Cultures Collide by John Kenny. C-Print with Acrylic Face Mount
Located in Coltishall, GB
John met this young Fula girl as she was walking across the barren, sandy monotones of Niger’s Sahel. She was wearing an amazingly intricate arrangement of beads and a carefully craf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
'Art Deco Greta Garbo' Giant Oversize print
Located in London, GB
'Art Deco Greta Garbo'
Greta Garbo in 'Mata Hari,' 1931.
(Photo: Clarence Sinclair Bull)
Beautiful mint condition Giant Archival Pigment print
measuring a very large
60 x 40 inches / 152 x 101 cm's
Edge Prints...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Dansho by John Kenny. C-type Print with Acrylic Mount.
Located in Coltishall, GB
Turmi in southern Ethiopia is one of the largest Hamer settlements. Turmi’s size is due to its dirt road to the outside world, and its location near to water: an ephemeral river floo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Lokope by John Kenny. Portrait, C-type Print with Acrylic Face-Mount, 2011
Located in Coltishall, GB
A girl of the Samburu
A return to Kenya. On this trip John took a different approach to lighting. Building makeshift studios from locally acquired white sheets held up by four war...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Group of Elephants Underneath a Tree, Africa, Vertical, Wild Animals
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"The Gathering"
A group of elephants wait out the hottest part of the day under a lone Acacia tortilis tree in this iconic photograph taken in Kenya.
Exceptional Creatures is a li...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Italy, World Class Racing Yacht, Vertical, Action, Museum Acquisition
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Spilling Over"
In this award-winning, abstract image, full of movement and action, the J-Class yacht Ranger sails on.
The nautical print series Sail: Majesty at Sea is an intimat...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Powerful Portrait of a Young African Woman in Tribal Jewelry, Best-seller, Kenya
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"The Gaze"
An iconic, fashion-inspired portrait of a young Rendille woman highlighting the bold and beautiful traditions of her remote tribal culture.
The print series Desert Song:...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Award-winner, Best Seller, Largest Sand Dunes in the World, Minimal, Monotone
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Desert Rising"
The lone tree in the foreground helps you understand the immense scale of the sand dunes of Sossusvlei.
The print series Dunes: Landscapes Evolving documents the m...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Portrait of a Warrior Wearing Traditional Dress, Vertical
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Warrior Embellished"
A young Samburu man wears the traditional adornment of his status as warrior in this detailed and timeless award-winning portrait.
In this print series titl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Fula Shepherd Boy by John Kenny. Portrait, C-type Print with Acrylic Mount
Located in Coltishall, GB
John met this young Fula shepherd as he was dragging three uncooperative goats towards a dusty livestock market in a remote part of Niger. As a Fula nomad this young boy would spend...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Pure Wodaabe by John Kenny. Portrait, Unmounted C-type Print, 2009
Located in Coltishall, GB
A portrait of a young Wodaabe man from a town called Bororo in Niger. Bororo is often regarded as the ‘capital city’ of his people. The name Bororo is also commonly used to describe ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Learnesi by John Kenny. Portrait with Acrylic Face-Mounted - C-type Print
Located in Coltishall, GB
The Rendille are found across arid and semi-arid areas of northern Kenya and live in a harmonious arrangement with their neighbours to the south, the Samburu. It is often difficult t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Kedenye by John Kenny. Portrait, C-type Print with Acrylic Face-Mount, 2019
Located in Coltishall, GB
Elder with a tale to tell
John uses simple natural light and builds primitive makeshift studios from locally acquired white sheets! The suffuse light allows him to capture a remarka...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
A Single Giraffe Runs Across the Plains in Africa
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Flight"
A giraffe runs across the parched Earth near Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Exceptional Creatures is a limited edition print series documenting the most extraordinary anim...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Intimate Black and White Print of the World-Class Yacht Northern Light, Vertical
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Glisten"
In this best-selling image, the droplets of water caused by the path of the 12-Meter yacht Northern Light added an incredible textural detail to the scene.
The nautical ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Waterfall in the American West, Iconic, Vertical, Black and White Photography
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Enduring Cascades"
In this ethereal image, Drew captured this waterfall in Yosemite as a timeless reminder of nature's wonder.
Explore the National Parks throughout the Western ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Iconic Profile Portrait of a Sable Island Horse, Vertical
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Regal"
Ethereal and meditative, a lone wild horse enjoys the breeze on Sable Island.
The print series Discovering the Horses of Sable Island documents ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
J-Class Racing Yacht Shamrock and Sailor in Europe, Iconic, Classic, Nautical
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Shamrock Rising"
With a lone sailor standing on deck, the famed racing yacht Shamrock looks extraordinary.
The nautical print series Sail: Majesty at Sea is an intimate look at t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Intimate Portrait of a Sable Island Horse's Beautiful Mane, Fashion, Iconic
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Untamed"
The manes of the horses of Sable Island are uniquely styled by the island's natural ecosystem - especially the salty air.
The prin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
All-White Camargue Horses Running Through the Water, Uplifting, Ethereal
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Spirit Rising"
Three all-white Camargue horses are featured in this best-selling print.
The print series Band of Rebels: White Horses of Camargue captures the powerful spirit of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Intimate Black and White Print of the World-Class Yacht Northern Light, Vertical
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Glisten"
In this best-selling image, the droplets of water caused by the path of the 12-Meter yacht Northern Light added an incredible textural detail to the scene.
The nautical ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Iconic Portrait of a Young Boy in Ethiopia, Classic, Black and White Photography
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Untitled 44"
In this award-winning image, a young Suri boy carries a goat. It's a familiar scene in the Omo Valley and his tribe relies on livestock so he must take part in the car...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Portrait of a Warrior Wearing Traditional Dress, Vertical
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Warrior Embellished"
A young Samburu man wears the traditional adornment of his status as warrior in this detailed and timeless award-winning portrait.
In this print series titl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bush Encased by Sand Dunes in Namibia, Africa, Minimalist, Vertical
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Haven"
In this award-winning image, a lone bush is encased by a delicate sand dune, as if nature has protected it in a loving embrace.
The print series Dunes: Landscapes Evolving...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Himba Lady by John Kenny. 54 x 36" portrait photo with Acrylic Face-Mount
Located in Coltishall, GB
John Kenny’s work is all shot on location in some of the remotest corners of Africa. His images are all taken with natural light and his subjects in their day to day attire.
The C-t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Waiting for the Rains by John Kenny. 54 x 36" portrait photo with Acrylic Mount
Located in Coltishall, GB
Waiting for the rains in Wamba
The first time I visited Wamba in the heart of the Samburu district its red soil was bone dry. The rains were a couple of week’s overdue, and with onl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Otjitando by John Kenny. 54 x 36" portrait photo with Acrylic Face-Mount2010
Located in Coltishall, GB
John Kenny’s work is all shot on location in some of the remotest corners of Africa. His images are all taken with natural light and his subjects in their day to day attire.
The C-t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Parvati by John Kenny. Acrylic Face-Mounted C-type Print.
Located in Coltishall, GB
A beautiful Meghwal girl from the edges of the white desert, the Rann of Kutch, an arid area bordering Pakistan in the far West of India.
John uses simple natural light and builds primitive makeshift studios from locally acquired white sheets! The suffuse light allows him to capture a remarkable level of detail. His subjects calm demeanor belies the reality of harsh arid winds, extreme temperatures and dust.
John Kenny’s black and white photographic portraits are taken on location in some of the remotest corners of Africa and India. All shot with natural light and with the subjects in their day to day attire they reveal the pride and strength inherent in tradional ways of life.
The C-type prints are mounted with an acrylic face mount...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Madina - Photograph by John Kenny, C-type Print with Acrylic Face-Mount
By John Kenny 1
Located in Coltishall, GB
A portrait of Madina, a Gabbra woman from northern Kenya in 2019.
John Kenny’s work is all shot on location in some of the remotest corners of Africa. His images are all taken with ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Magnetic radiation 99 (Large)
By Seb Janiak
Located in London, GB
Chromogenic print. Edition 1/5.
In his Magnetic Radiation series, Janiak reveals the hidden world of magnetism by photographing ferrofluids. A ferrofluid is a liquid substance magne...
Category
2010s Abstract Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Ulivo
Located in Wien, 9
Barbara Luisi, photographer and violinist, born in 1964 in Munich is living now between Vienna and Venice. Her works on paper and silk present a unique and moving look at nature and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silk
Samburu Adornment by John Kenny. C-type Print with Acrylic Face
Located in Coltishall, GB
I met this young married Samburu in the middle of a busy market in western Kenya. She was with a group of young women browsing the wooden stalls dotted across the dusty red earth in the lowlands of the Matthew’s Range. In Samburu communities young men spend years as warriors – a wandering lifestyle which make it impossible for them to marry. Instead they take girlfriends and give them beads and necklaces to indicate their relationship.
Samburu girls adore receiving these presents and adorn themselves in more and more necklaces. The girl in this picture, although now married to an elder, still shows her beads from the time of being promised to a warrior: they are the band of 8 or so thin necklaces...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Cowboy of Wamba by John Kenny. C-type Print with Acrylic Face-Mount
Located in Coltishall, GB
I met this remarkable Samburu elder at the livestock market near to Wamba, a town in the heart of the Samburu district. It is a ‘Samburu Only’ event, where the social aspect of meeti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Acuan - Photograph by John Kenny, C-type Print with Acrylic Face-Mount
By John Kenny 1
Located in Coltishall, GB
A portrait of Acuan, a Turkana man from northern Kenya in 2019.
John Kenny’s work is all shot on location in some of the remotest corners of Africa. His images are all taken with na...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Lady of the Arbore. By John Kenny. C-type Print with Acrylic faced mount.
Located in Coltishall, GB
The jewellery of the Arbore is among the most colourful in the whole of the Omo Valley: they are experts in recycling materials for beauty, particularly metal watch-straps.
John Ken...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Lady Elder of Suguta by John Kenny. C-type Print with Acrylic Mount
Located in Coltishall, GB
The Suguta Valley is separated from Lake Turkana by a chain of volcanoes . It is one of the most inhospitable places on earth with temperatures sometimes reaching 60 degrees centigr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
'Derby Spectator' Giant Oversize Limited Edition Black and White Photography
Located in London, GB
Derby Spectator
A spectator looking through binoculars at the Derby horse races, Epsom, Surrey, June 1923. (Photo by Hulton / Getty Archive)
Darkroom photograph - beautiful and H...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mick Jagger Forty Licks By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Mick Jagger Forty Licks
By Arthur Steel
Paper size: 54 x 44.5" / 137 x 104 cm
Silver Gelatin Print
1970 (printed later)
unframed
hand signed
limited edition of 10 only this size ...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Terry O'Neill 'Audrey Hepburn Dove'
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn Dove, 1967, Printed Later
Silver gelatin print
72 x 48 inches
Estate signature stamped and numbered edition of 50
with certificate of authenticity
Terry O'Neill CBE (...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Contemporary Chinese Large Scale Photograph B&W Print Photo "Some Days" Ed 3/10
Located in Surfside, FL
Wang Ningde (China, b. 1972) "Some days no. 23". Size: 48'' x 64.75'', 122 x 164 cm (image); 52'' x 69'', 132 x 175 cm (frame). Chromogenic print (c-print)...
Category
Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Die Stille" Photography 49" x 39" in Edition of 3 by Kseniya Vashchenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Die Stille" Photography 49" x 39" in Edition of 3 by Kseniya Vashchenko
Not framed. Ships rolled in tube.
Available sizes:
Edition of 15: 29.5" x 24" in
Edition of 7: 39" x 31"...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Pearl Jam by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Pearl Jam
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and movie s...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Peak of the Moment 1" Photography 47" x 35" inch Edition of 3 by Lukas Dvorak
By Lukas Dvorak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Peak of the Moment 1" Photography 47" x 35" inch Edition of 3 by Lukas Dvorak
Pigment print on Epson Fine ART paper
2023
Ships rolled in a tube
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Lukas Dvorak is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Pigment, Archival Paper
' Seated Women' Figurative Female Model B&W Large Photography By Shuki Laufer
Located in Carmel, CA
Edition of 3
1/3
The photograph comes with a certificate of authenticity and a letter of appraisal.
Shuki Laufer - 'Izabella' Photography on a Crystal a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Juliette dans le Jardin, 2019
Located in Pasadena, CA
Patrick CHELLI ,
"Le Jardin de Juliette"
Photographie sous diasec numéroté sur 5ex.
Framed,
100cm x 70cm
Category
2010s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Photographic Paper
Robert Plant by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Robert Plant
1993
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists a...
Category
1990s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Palm Bay Club - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Palm Bay Club
A young woman at the Palm Bay Club, Miami, Florida, USA, circa 1965.
Photo by Slim Aarons
Silver gelatin print
Paper size 60 x 40" inches / 152 x 101 cm
printed 2...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Framed Dahlia - analogue black and white floral photography, limited edition 5
Located in London, GB
'Framed Dahlia’ photographed in London, United Kingdom 2024.
It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera.
Giclée print on Hahnemü...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Andreas Feininger Monumental B&W Photograph, 1951
Located in Washington, DC
Large and wonderful B & W photograph by American photographer Andreas Feininger (1906-1999). Photograph is of a gorilla rib cage. Printed in 1951, it measures 8ft. 10 in. x 10ft. Photograph is attached to linen and can be rolled for easy storage and shipping.
Feininger was born in Paris, France, the eldest son of Julia Berg, a German Jew, and the American painter and art educator Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956). His paternal grandparents were the German violinist Karl Feininger (1844–1922) and the American singer Elizabeth Feininger, (née Lutz), who was also of German descent. His younger brother was the painter and photographer T. Lux Feininger (1910–2011)
In 1908 the Feininger family moved to Berlin, and in 1919 to Weimar, where Lyonel Feininger took up the post of Master of the Printing Workshop at the newly formed Bauhaus art school.[2]
Andreas left school at 16, in 1922, to study at the Bauhaus; he graduated as a cabinetmaker in April 1925. Afterwards he studied architecture, initially at the Staatliche Bauschule Weimar (State Architectural College, Weimar) and later at the Staatliche Bauschule Zerbst. (Zerbst is a city in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, about 20 km from Dessau, where the Bauhaus moved to in 1926.) The Feininger family moved to Dessau with the Bauhaus. In addition to continuing his architectural studies in Zerbst, Andreas developed an interest in photography and was given guidance by neighbour and Bauhaus teacher László Moholy-Nagy.
In 1936, he gave up architecture and moved to Sweden, where he focused on photography. In advance of World War II, in 1939, Feininger immigrated to the U.S. where he established himself as a freelance photographer. In 1943 he joined the staff of Life magazine, an association that lasted until 1962.
Feininger became famous for his photographs of New York...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Linen, Photographic Paper
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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