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Black and White Photography For Sale
Style: Modern
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Kennedy, Pablo Casals Performs at the White House, 1961
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Pablo Casals Performs at the White House 2254_0134. Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited ...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Luigi Musso - Maserati (full car), Pau
Located in Denton, TX
Open Edition
Signed by artist in black ink on print margin by Jesse Alexander
Gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 in.
Jesse Alexander is considered one of the greatest race car photogra...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Ali vs Frazier" Muhammad Ali Portrait 40x60 Photomosaic Pop Art Unsigned
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Ali vs Frazer" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Rolling Hills, California
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This matte silver gelatin print is signed in pencil and bears the "Estate of William E. Dassonville" stamp sheet verso. Accompanied by an SFMoMA exhibition receipt from 1977.
Pri...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Coco Chanel Lunches with Jessica Daves at the Ritz, 1957
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Chanel Lunches with Jessica Daves at the Ritz, 1957 -- Chanel in her ever present hat, lunches in a corner of the garden restaurant of the Ritz, with Vogue editor in chief, Jessica D...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
50x40 " Andy Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Photograph
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Andy" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro.
Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images.
Archival photographic paper
Signed edition of 150
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Rain, Beartrack Cove, Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska
By Ansel Adams
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This vintage silver gelatin print is signed in pencil on the mount beneath the image. Printed in 1950 in an edition of 100 numbered copies and 5 presentation copies; this print is fr...
Category
1940s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marianne Faithfull 1964 Decca Studios in London Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Marianne Faithfull is photographed at Decca Studios in London, 1964. Faithful was discovered by the manager of the Rolling Stones Andrew Loog Oldham and became one of the lead female...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ted Williams 'Dr. Martin Luther King'
By Ted Williams
Located in New York, NY
Ted Williams
Dr. Martin Luther King, 1964
Silver gelatin print
16 x 20 inches
Estate stamped and numbered edition
with certificate of authenticity
Dr. Martin Luther King makes a sp...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Buffo. From The Leather ands Skin Series
By Ricky Cohete
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Buffo, 2024 by Ricky Cohete
From The Leather ands Skin Series
Archival pigment print
Image size: 36 in H x 24 in W.
Edition of 10
Unframed
The artist explores the intersection betwe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Frida in front of the Unfinished Unity Panel, New Workers School, NY
Located in Denton, TX
Frida in front of the Unfinished Unity Panel by Lucienne Bloch is a black and white portrait of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, posing in front of Diego Rivera's half painted mural.
I...
Category
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Free Fallin" Photography 40" x 60" in Edition 1/3 by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Free Fallin" Photography 40" x 60" in Edition 1/3 by Larsen Sotelo
Not framed. Ships in a tube
Comes with COA
Available sizes:
Edition of 15: 24" x 36" inch
Edition of 7: 30" ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
Kennedy, Jackie and John Jr. Walking on the Beach, 1963
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Jackie and John Jr. Walking on the Beach, nb_140_141 -- Jackie and John Jr. out for a stroll in 1963, the day after the announcement of Jackie’s pregnancy with her third child (who did not survive). According to Mark Shaw “… she never looked more glorious.” Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each print is Estate stamped on the back and signed and numbered by David Shaw, and accompanied by a letter of authenticity. Lead time is four to six weeks, but we often receive them sooner. *Please note this image is available in several sizes. Prices increase as editions sell out.
A black and white photograph of Jackie Kennedy and John Jr. walking on the beach. Jackie is wearing a white dress with flowers...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
New York
Located in Denton, TX
Signed by Elliott Erwitt.
Gelatin silver print, 20 x 24 in.
Born to Russian parents in Paris in 1928, Elliott Erwitt spent his childhood in Milan, Italy, b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Simons Drive-In Coffee Shop - Black and White Photographic Print from Getty
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...
Category
20th Century American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Mod Girl, Playfully Crossing Eyes, Close Up, 1958
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Mod Girl Crosseyed Alternative -- Mademoiselle Model Having Fun. An out take from a photo shoot for the June 1958 issue of Mademoiselle, Mark Shaw caught a model having fun! Image si...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Patsy Pulitzer (Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Patsy Pulitzer leaning against a seaplane belonging to the Everglades Flying Service, at Palm Beach, Florida, 1955.
Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Lambda
Visiting Las Vegas, 1962
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
The black-and-white photograph titled Visiting Las Vegas, 1962 offers a snapshot of the vibrant atmosphere in a casino during the early 1960s. The scene captures a row of vintage slo...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Slim Aarons 'Digging for Clams on Black Beach' (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Digging for Clams on Black Beach (Slim Aarons Estate Edition), 1960 (printed later)
Chromogenic Lambda print
Mrs Hans Estin watches her children digging for clams at low...
Category
1960s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Lambda
Ted Williams 'Billie Holliday'
By Ted Williams
Located in New York, NY
Ted Williams
Billie Holiday
1948 (printed later)
Silver gelatin print
40 x 60 inches
Estate stamped and numbered edition 25
with certificate of authenticity
Billie Holiday on-stage...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Beaton, Edith Sitwell, Cecil Beaton, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
By Cecil Beaton
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Cecil Beaton, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1981. Published and pri...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Lithograph
Jewish Refugees, Lydda Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel by Ruth Orkin, 1951
By Ruth Orkin
Located in Denton, TX
Jewish Refugees, Lydda Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel by Ruth Orkin depicts a window with three faces peering out into the world. A reflection of a large ship is cast onto these young fac...
Category
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Kent, England - Black and White Photograph, Nude, Park, Bench, People
Located in Denton, TX
Kent, England by Elliott Erwitt is a black and white photograph featuring a group of nude people standing in a park, with their backs facing the camera.
G...
Category
1960s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lunch at Quien Sabe Wagon
Located in Denton, TX
Signed in pencil on mount margin.
Toned gelatin silver print.
Framing not included.
Western photographer, Bank Langmore, traveled extensively with cattle drives, photographing cowbo...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Victoire Fixing Shoe
Located in New York, NY
From creator of poetic images to compelling storyteller, Jerry Schatzberg has, over the past three decades, excelled in both the realms of photography and filmmaking. Published in Vo...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Frida with Granizo by Nickolas Muray, 1939, Platinum Print, Photography
Located in Denton, TX
Frida with Granizo by Nickolas Muray is a black and white portrait of Mexican surrealist painter Frida Kahlo with her pet fawn, Granizo.
Platinum Print
Image size: 11 x 10.5 in.
Pa...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Platinum
Dior, Felicite Gown, 1953.
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Dior, Felicite Gown, 1953. Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Each print is...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Italian Party (1949) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
New Look (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Getty Images)
September 1949: A party given by the mayor of Positano for Mercy Haystead (right), an 1...
Category
1940s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe Candid Moment - 20th century black and white photography
By Ed Feingersh
Located in London, GB
Actress Marilyn Monroe reads the book ‘To the Actor: On the Technique of Acting’ by Michael Chekhov in a quiet moment at the Ambassador Hotel in March 1955 in New York City, New York...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Ali" Muhammad Ali Portrait 60x40 Photomosaic Photography Pop Art Unsigned
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Ali" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller im...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Kelp, Baja California
By Brett Weston
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This mounted silver gelatin print is signed in pencil on the front of the mount beneath the image. Numbered "#8" along with "100" in an unknown hand on the back of the mount.
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jackie Kennedy with Sunglasses, Black and White; Paris, 1970s, 29, 7 x 20, 1 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite, writer, and photographer who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of P...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Love you David! (20% OFF LIST PRICE)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Phyllis Diller
Love you David!
Black & White Photograph on Archival Kodak Paper
Year: 1993
Image Size: 8.75 x 6 inches (22.4 x 15.4 cm)
Sheet Size: 10 x 8 inches (24.4 x 20.32 cm)
Signed and dated in marker
COA provided
Phyllis Diller (1917–2012) was an American comedian, actress, author, musician, and visual artist, known for her eccentric stage persona, wild hair, self-deprecating humor, and iconic cackling laugh. One of the first female comics to achieve national fame, she influenced Joan Rivers, Roseanne Barr, and Ellen DeGeneres and had a strong gay following.
Diller openly promoted plastic surgery, earning recognition from the cosmetic surgery industry. She appeared in 40+ films and numerous TV shows, including The Muppet Show, CHiPs, The Love Boat, Cybill, and Boston Legal, plus 11 seasons on The Bold and the Beautiful. Her voice roles included A Bug’s Life...
Category
1990s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Stirling Moss, Jaguar Pits
Located in Denton, TX
Signed in black ink on print margin by Jesse Alexander
Paper size: 16 x 20 in. Image size: 11 3/4 x 17 1/4 in.
Jesse Alexander was considered one of the greatest race car photograp...
Category
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Monaco Pits
Located in Denton, TX
Signed by Jesse Alexander in black ink on print margin.
Titled in black ink and misc. notation in pencil on print verso.
Archival pigment print
Paper size: 17 x 22 in., Image size: 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Vintage Silver Gelatin Magnum Press Photo Eve Arnold Marilyn Monroe Photograph
By Eve Arnold
Located in Surfside, FL
Marilyn Monroe
Vintage press photo. Photographer Eve Arnold for Magnum Photos. 1962 printed later. (I believe in the early 80's)
Eve Arnold, OBE...
Category
1960s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Kennedys, Jackie and Caroline in Baby Carriage, Wide
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Jackie and Caroline Baby Carriage, Wide 2c_17_04a. Image size is 22" x 32" (for 24" x 36" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Tidal Rocks, Garrapata Rock Ledge
By Morley Baer
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This silver gelatin print is signed in pencil on the front of the mount with Baer's studio stamp, numbering, title and date in pencil on the back of the mount.
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Montmartre in Paris, 1955 Black and White Original Photograph Postcard
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photography postcard by Albert Monier. Artistic view of Montmartre district in Paris, 1955. In the background is the dome of the Sacré-Coeu...
Category
1950s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Postcard, Silver Gelatin
"Ali" Muhammad Ali Portrait 36x48 Photomosaic Photography Pop Art Signed
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Ali" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller im...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"50x40" FRIDA KAHLO Photomosaic Pop Art Archival Fine Art Photography Print
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Frida is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons".
Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Boy with Chalked Numbers, NYC by Harold Feinstein, 1956, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Denton, TX
Boy with Chalked Numbers, NYC by Harold Feinstein is a 14 x 11 inch gelatin silver print, and is edition 3/200. This photograph features a boy sitting on the ground, surrounded by nu...
Category
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
64x48" Elvis by Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Signed
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"ELVIS BY ANDY WARHOL" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro.
Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images.
Archival photographic paper
Editio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Buddy Rich" by David Redfern
Located in London, GB
"Buddy Rich" by David Redfern
Buddy Rich, November 1969 Ronnie Scotts.
Unframed
Paper Size: 40" x 40'' (inches)
Printed 2022
Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Jackie Kennedy, Black and White Photography, ca. 1960
Located in Cologne, DE
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite, writer, and photographer who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of P...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Groom Kissing His Bride
By Diane Arbus
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Diane Arbus (1923-1971) is one of the most influential and daring photographers of the 20th century.
Arbus is best known for her unique form of documentary portraiture. She explored the uncanny, the marginalized, and the idiosyncratic characters who defied mid-century conformity. Her work has influenced some of the most renowned photographers of our time including Nan Goldin.
While her career launched in the fashion world, it was years after quitting commercial photography (circa 1956) that she found her voice as an artist. With camera in hand, she followed her fascination with the eccentric individuals and oddities of New York City. Ultimately rejecting her affluent, sheltered upbringing and the mainstream fashion industry to create her own definitions of beauty.
Arbus’ portraits were considered incredibly provocative for their bold representations of sexuality, chaos, and grit. She fully immersed herself within the queer and alternative communities she documented, engaged with a curious balance of mystery and homage.
Shot in 1966, "Groom Kissing His Bride" is a prime example of her uncanny ability to capture even the most traditional moments (a wedding) through a lens of surrealism.
Love and tension confront each other as the groom kisses the bride with an attacking passion. Her likeness disappears behind his embrace and their newlywed bodies merge together. This work also contains Arbus’ visual trademarks – a black and white palette, a square crop, and a hard flash that flattens the aesthetic wonderland of New York.
Today, Arbus' work is celebrated in many major museum collections including the Art Gallery of Ontario, Art Institute of Chicago, National Museum of Modern Art (Tokyo), and Centre Pompidou (Paris).
"Groom Kissing his Bride, NYC"
USA, 1966
Gelatin-silver print
Printed by Neil Selkirk
Stamped 'A Diane Arbus photograph...
Category
1960s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lingerie with Maid, 1952.
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Lingerie with Maid -- Photographed in 1952 at the Coronet Theatre as part of an ad campaign, Mark Shaw shot this lingerie model in various poses. Image size is 40" x 40" (for 44" x 4...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Espiral. Male Nude. Black and White Limited Edition Photograph
By Ricky Cohete
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Espiral by Ricky Cohete
From the series "Espiral"
Small size: 30 in H x 20 in W.
Edition of 13 + 1AP
Unframed
2021
Exploring color in the darkness, inspired by the Italian and Dutc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Mission Wall, San Ildefonso, NM
By Morley Baer
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This print is signed in pencil on the front of the mount and stamped on the back of the mount.
Despite Morley Baer’s adherence to the West Coast landscape tradition, his interests i...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Ali vs Frazier" Muhammad Ali Portrait 40x60 Photomosaic Pop Art Signed
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Ali vs Frazer" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"50X40" BOB MARLEY Photomosaic Pop Art Archival Fine Art Photography Print
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Bob" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons".
Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
36x48 " Hollywood Sign" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Signed
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Hollywood Sign" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro.
This image is made up of 100's of smaller images of Hollywood related imagery.
Exhibition Poster from series "The ICONS"
Destr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Ali" Muhammad Ali Portrait 60x40 Photomosaic Photography Pop Art Signed
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Ali" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller im...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Kennedy, Family Sailing Nantucket Sound, Front of Boat, 1959
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
The Kennedy Family Sailing on Nantucket Sound, nb_036_037 -- The Kennedy Family sailing on Nantucket Sound. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw print...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
50x40" Elvis by Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Unsigned Print
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"ELVIS BY ANDY WARHOL" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro.
Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images.
Archival photographic paper
Framin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
50x40 " Andy Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Photograph
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Andy" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro.
Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images.
Archival photographic paper
Unsigned
Framing optio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Audrey Hepburn at Home, Heron Day Bed, Arms Crossed, 1954
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, r19_6 -- Informal portrait of Audrey Hepburn. Out take from the cover shoot for the April 19, 1954 international issue of Life. Image size is 10" x 10" (for 11" x 17"...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Boys with Boom Box, 14th Street
By Morris Engel
Located in Denton, TX
Estate Print
Edition of 25
Signed by Morris Engel Estate, titled, dated.
Gelatin silver print, 16 x 20 in.
Available sizes, limited to a single edition of 25:
11 x 14 in., $1700
16 x 20 in., $2100
20 x 24 in., $2300
Morris Engel was born in Brooklyn, New York on April 8, 1918. He attended Abraham Lincoln High School and joined the Photo League in 1936 where he met Aaron Siskind and Paul Strand who became major influences in his life. He worked on the paper PM, and then enlisted in the Navy, where he was a combat photographer. He later did many magazine picture stories in the late 40’s. He also made films, and his classic film, LITTLE FUGITIVE was released in 1953. He shot several more features, and later worked with video...
Category
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
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.