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Black and White Photography For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: 1970s
Naomi Campbell, Palm Springs
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert Watson
Naomi Campbell, Palm Springs, California, 1989
Archival pigment print
76 x 61 cm (29 7/8 x 24 in.)
Edition of 25 plus 2 artist's proofs
Albert Watson was born 1942 in...
Category
1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Parituras
Located in New York, NY
Ed. of 10, includes black frame.
As a young boy, Aldo Sessa studied painting and drawing at the De Ridder Atelier and worked at his father’s printing press in Argentina. As Sessa’s ...
Category
1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Fiona Apple vintage silver gelatin print by Chris Cuffaro
Located in Austin, US
Fiona Apple, 8”x10” Hand-printed darkroom print, made at the time of the shoot in 1996, and stored flat in a temperature-controlled environment.
The print...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Martha Graham & Erick Hawkins at Bennington College
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Martha Graham and Erick Hawkins at Bennington College, 1940. Hand-colored period archival print. Unsigned. Some very minor soiling where matting window met print surface as is eviden...
Category
1940s Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Subway 30, Kids, 1980s, NYC, Black & White Photograph, Subway, Limited Ed.
By John Conn
Located in Riverdale, NY
John Conn New York City Subway photographs. These limited edition fine art photographs were originally taken between 1975 and 1982. Each black and white photograph is signed and nu...
Category
1970s Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Carre Otis in Cheetah-Print Headwrap, Venice, Italy
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert Watson
Carre Otis in Cheetah-Print Headwrap, Venice, Italy, 1992
Archival pigment print
107 x 142 cm (42 1/8 x 55 7/8 in.)
Edition of 10 plus 2 artist's proofs
Albert Watson...
Category
1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Austrian Sound Space Architect Bernhard Leitner Photo Lithograph Hand Signed Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Bernhard Leitner, (Austrian, 1938)
From a portfolio "Sound : Space" "Ton : Raum"
Self published by artist in 1975/1976,
Limited edition of 50
Hand signed in pencil by artist.
Acc...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Screen
Eve Arnold - Marylin Monroe Casino II, Photography 1960, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Greenwich, CT
Marilyn Monroe on the set of ‘The Misfits’, Reno, Nevada, 1960.
All available sizes and editions:
20" x 24", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
24" x 34", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proo...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Cotton, Paper
Eve Arnold - Marylin Monroe, Photography 1960, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Greenwich, CT
Marilyn Monroe on the set of ‘The Misfits’, Reno, Nevada, 1960.
All available sizes and editions:
24" x 20", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
34" x 24", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proo...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Cotton, Paper
Church Gate Station, Bombay, India, 1995 - Sebastião Salgado
Located in London, GB
Church Gate Station, Bombay, India, 1995
Sebastião Salgado
International Shipping Available
Stamped with photographer’s copyright blind stamp Si...
Category
1990s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Nun, Subway, Black and White Limited Edition Photograph, NYC, 1970s, 1980s
By John Conn
Located in Riverdale, NY
John Conn’s New York City Subway limited edition fine art photographs were originally taken between 1975 and 1982. Each black and white photograph is signed and numbered. Edition ...
Category
1980s American Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
David Bowie and Elizabeth Taylor by Terry O'Neill - rare signed artist proof
Located in Austin, US
Rare, signed artist proof print of David Bowie and Elizabeth Taylor by Terry O'Neill
David Bowie and actress Elizabeth Taylor meet for the first time at George Cukor’s house in Beve...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Morrissey 1994 vintage silver gelatin print by Chris Cuffaro
Located in Austin, US
Morrissey, 8”x10” Hand-printed darkroom print, made at the time of the shoot in 1994, and stored flat in a temperature-controlled environment.
The print is in perfect new condition ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Gelatin silver print of Victor Hugo and Male Model by Andy Warhol
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso.
Pro...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe Throws the First Pitch - Limited Edition Print
By Frank Worth
Located in London, GB
Monroe Throws the First Pitch 1958
Frank Worth
Marilyn Monroe with Ralph Edwards on a baseball diamond, throwing the first pitch to start a game in 1958.
Marilyn Monroe was an Am...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Morrissey vintage silver gelatin print by Chris Cuffaro
Located in Austin, US
Morrissey, 8”x10” Hand-printed darkroom print, made at the time of the shoot in 1994, and stored flat in a temperature-controlled environment.
The print is in perfect new condition ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Gelatin silver print of Victor Hugo in Bathroom by Andy Warhol
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso.
Pro...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
David Bowie, Diamond Dog Contact Sheet
Located in New York, NY
David Bowie, Diamond Dog Contact Sheet, 1974
Silver gelatin print
48 x 72 inches
Estate signature stamped edition of 50
English singer, musician and actor David Bowie photographed f...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Terry O'Neill, The Rolling Stones
Located in New York, NY
The Rolling Stones
1963 (printed later)
Silver gelatin print
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 50
with certificate of authenticity from he Terry O'Neill estate
Terry O’Neill CB...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Carre Otis at the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert Watson
Carre Otis at the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, 1990
Archival pigment print
107 x 142 cm (42 1/8 x 55 7/8 in.)
Edition of 10 plus 2 artist's proofs
Print only
Albert W...
Category
1990s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dolly Parton 1977 portrait by Allan Tannenbaum
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition 20x24" print of Dolly Parton taken in New York City in 1977 by Allan Tannenbaum.
Edition number 5/25
This Dolly Parton print is also available in the follow...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
John Lennon and Yoko Ono Dakota Building vintage print by Allan Tannenbaum
Located in Austin, US
Vintage darkroom print of John Lennon and Yoko Ono taken outside the Dakota Building on November 21st 1980. This print is an original, hand printed da...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Callot Swallow-Tail Dress
By Irving Penn
Located in Zurich, CH
Irving Penn (1917 – 2009, USA)
Callot Swallow-Tail Dress 1977/1978
Platinum Palladium Print on Bienfang
Mounted on Aluminium, framed
51,7 x 45,8 cm (20 1/3 x 17 3/4 in.)
Edition 9/...
Category
1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Platinum
BABY- Black and white photography Italy 1970s
Located in Napoli, IT
Beautiful b/w photo depicting a little Peruvian girl
Category
1970s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Sarah's BBQ, Fourth of July, Albuquerque, NM, 1995
Located in Hudson, NY
This listing is for the unframed photograph.
Each year, Robin Rice celebrates a Salon style exhibition to showcase her gallery artists and invite new ones.
With Robin’s extensive ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Boy with Chalked Numbers, NYC by Harold Feinstein, 1956, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Dallas, 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
Silver gelatin print of Dog by Andy Warhol
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso.
Pro...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Silver gelatin photo booth strip of four images of Richard Rheem by Andy Warhol
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso.
Pro...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Dance of Zlatio Zlatev, Original Silver Gelatin Photograph, Bulgaria 1989
By Jacko Vassilev
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jacko Vassilev, Bulgarian ( born 1951 - )
Title: The Dance of Zlatio Zlatev, Ex Pilot
Medium: Original Silver Gelatin Print
Edition: 19/50
Year: 1989
Story behind the photograph:
The photograph seen above was taken of Zlatio Zlatev who had served for Bulgaria’s King Boris III as his top pilot. When the Communists took the power in Bulgaria, he was offered to work for the new government as a bomber pilot. He refused to work for the new regime and was stamped as an "anticommunist element".
Due to his refusal Zlatio was sent to forced labor political camp where he spent nearly 15 years and fell victim to the totalitarian side of communism. During that time in Bulgaria there were over 50 political camps where they claimed, "The Brain of the Nation was destroyed"!
When Bulgaria become free state from Communism in 1989 a National Celebration was held in the political camp honoring all the people who lost their lives there and granted the survivors as National Heroes! On that day Jacko Vassilev was privileged to witness the celebration of Zlatio and this photograph was HIS DANCE OF FREEDOM!!!!
After the dance, Jacko walked to him and wanted to share his deep emotions of capturing this special moments and told him: "Zlatio, your hands are likes a wings in the air."
And he answered: "My wings..... They broke them, but not the Spirit"!
Artist Bio:
I was born in communist Bulgaria. As a boy, I had dreamed of freedom and a simple life. In my late twenties I put my dreams to the test and attempted to escape the Bulgarian regime. I tried to pass the barbed wire fences guarded by border patrols, but I was caught, beaten and tossed into a slave labor camp. Instead of building up hate, the harsh conditions in the camp built my strength. I learned how to survive. My body suffered, but my mind became clearer. My photography was my artistic expression of the world around me however the communist dictatorship considered it anti-communist propaganda and I had to keep my treasures hidden underground. After the communist regime fell, I traveled around Europe and accomplished my dream of becoming a published photographer in Paris and later moved to the USA.
The willingness to confront even the most difficult obstacle in life strongly informs my work to this day. There is a thread of optimism that connects the people I’ve portrayed, even when they are shown in the most vulnerable moments. There is no difference between myself and them, they are photographers of life, and I am the countryman...
Category
1980s Expressionist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Silver gelatin photo booth strip of four images of Sandra Brant by Andy Warhol
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance.
Provenance: From the Estate of the Artist, to The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, to Hedges Projects.
Image rights: The purch...
Category
1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Eve Arnold - Marylin Monroe Casino, Photography 1960, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Greenwich, CT
Marilyn Monroe on the set of ‘The Misfits’, Reno, Nevada, 1960.
All available sizes and editions:
24" x 20", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
34" x 24", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proo...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Cotton, Paper
Laura Young, Mauritius
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert Watson
Laura Young, Mauritius, 1985
Archival pigment print
76 x 61 cm (29 7/8 x 24 in.)
Edition of 25 plus 2 AP. Ed. no. 1/10.
Albert Watson was born 1942 in Edinburgh, Scotl...
Category
1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Gelatin silver print of Halston Poolside at The Beverly Hills Hotel by Andy Warh
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso.
Pro...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Gelatin silver print of Utrecht Paints by Andy Warhol
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso.
Pro...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Eve Arnold - Audrey Hepburn in Paris, Photography 1968, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Greenwich, CT
American Muslim minister and human rights activist Malcolm X in Chicago, Illinois in 1961.
All available sizes and editions:
24" x 20", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
34" x 24", Ed...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Cotton, Paper
Eve Arnold -Marlene Dietrich at the Columbia Records, 1952, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Greenwich, CT
American Muslim minister and human rights activist Malcolm X in Chicago, Illinois in 1961.
All available sizes and editions:
24" x 20", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
34" x 24", Ed...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Cotton, Paper
Gelatin silver print of Billboard in Paris by Andy Warhol
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso.
Pro...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Kate Moss
By Jamie Hince
Located in New York, NY
16x20”
Limited Edition
Next available edition printed upon purchase.
Other sizes available. Please allow 4 weeks for production.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Charlotte Flossaut in Prada Jacket, Milan, Italy
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert Watson
Charlotte Flossaut in Prada Jacket, Milan, Italy, 1988
Archival pigment print
76 x 61 cm (29 7/8 x 24 in.)
Edition of 25, plus 2 AP
Albert Watson was born 1942 in Edin...
Category
1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Rolling Stones I - black and white photography
Located in New York, NY
This photo was taken a few minutes before the Stones appeared on 'Thank Your Lucky Stars' at ATV studios in Birmingham in 1963. This was their first TV appearance and Phillip caught ...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Gelatin silver print of Shoes by Andy Warhol
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso.
Pro...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Gelatin silver print of Bathroom by Andy Warhol
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance.
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso.
Pro...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Eve Arnold - Drew Beyfuss in New York City, Photography 1956, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Greenwich, CT
American Muslim minister and human rights activist Malcolm X in Chicago, Illinois in 1961.
All available sizes and editions:
24" x 20", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
34" x 24", Ed...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Cotton, Paper
Charlotte Flossaut in Sombrero
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert Watson
Charlotte Flossaut in Sombrero, New Mexico, 1988
Archival pigment print
76 x 61 cm (29 7/8 x 24 in.)
Edition of 25 plus 2 AP
Albert Watson was born 1942 in Edinburgh, ...
Category
1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Vintage Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Samuel Gottscho Garden Flowers Photo NY
Located in Surfside, FL
Vintage hand signed and stamp signed with the photographer's stamp and numbered photo of starflower.
Samuel Herman Gottscho (February 8, 1875 - January 28, 1971) was an American arch...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Eve Arnold - Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, 1963, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Greenwich, CT
A model in Harlem, New York City in 1968.
All available sizes and editions:
20" x 24", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
24" x 34", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
"Eve Arnold, born ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Cotton, Paper
Nat Finkelstein, Bob Dylan in the dark, The Factory NYC, 1965/2020
Located in Manchester, GB
Nat Finkelstein, Bob Dylan in the dark, The Factory NYC, 1965/2020
Bob Dylan sits for screen test at The Factory, New York 1965
Semi Gloss 250gsm conserv...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Lithograph
Mesa, silla y fotógrafa, 1989 - Flor Garduño (Black and White Photography)
By Flor Garduño
Located in London, GB
Signed
Silver gelatin print
Available in two sizes:
11 x 14 inches
16 x 20 inches
Also available as an editioned archival pigment print in two larger sizes, please enquire for deta...
Category
1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Archival Pigment
Slim Aarons Style 'Inga Lindgren And Poodles'
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Slim Aarons
Inga Lindgren And Poodles
1956 (printed later)
Silver gelatin print
estate signature stamped edition of 150
with certificate of authenticity
Swedish model Inga Lindgren...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lisa Kauffmann
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert Watson
Lisa Kauffmann, 1986
Archival pigment print
76 x 61 cm (29 7/8 x 24 in.)
Edition of 25 plus 2 AP. Ed. no. 23/25.
Albert Watson was born 1942 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
H...
Category
1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Eve Arnold - James Stewart, Photography 1965, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Greenwich, CT
American Muslim minister and human rights activist Malcolm X in Chicago, Illinois in 1961.
All available sizes and editions:
24" x 20", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
34" x 24", Ed...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Paper, Cotton
Austrian Sound Space Architect Bernhard Leitner Photo Mechanical Print Signed
Located in Surfside, FL
Bernhard Leitner, (Austrian, 1938)
From a portfolio "Sound : Space" "Ton : Raum"
Self published by artist in 1975/1976,
Limited edition of 50
Hand signed in pencil by artist.
Acc...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Screen
Eve Arnold - Andy Warhol exercising, Photography 1964, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Greenwich, CT
American Muslim minister and human rights activist Malcolm X in Chicago, Illinois in 1961.
All available sizes and editions:
24" x 20", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
34" x 24", Ed...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Cotton, Paper
Eve Arnold - Marylin Monroe, Photography 1960, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Greenwich, CT
Marilyn Monroe on the set of ‘The Misfits’, Reno, Nevada, 1960.
All available sizes and editions:
20" x 24", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
24" x 34", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proo...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Cotton, Paper
Head Close Cut by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., 1990, Gelatin Silver Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Head Close Cut by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., is a black and white portrait of the back of a man's head, focusing on his short, faded haircut.
Paper size: 20 x 16 in.
Image size: 18.75 x 1...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Eve Arnold - Paul Newman at The Actors Studio, Photography 1955, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Greenwich, CT
A model in Harlem, New York City in 1968.
All available sizes and editions:
20" x 24", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
24" x 34", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
"Eve Arnold, born ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Cotton, Paper
1970s Times Square New York photograph (New York City street photography)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
"Roxy Burlesk" Times Square Photograph, Manhattan, 1978:
In 1978, photographer Fernando Natalici, the creative mind behind the graphic design for iconic venues like CBGB and the Mudd...
Category
1970s Street Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Eve Arnold - Bar girl in a brothel, Photography 1954, Printed After
By Eve Arnold
Located in Greenwich, CT
A model in Harlem, New York City in 1968.
All available sizes and editions:
20" x 24", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
24" x 34", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs
"Eve Arnold, born ...
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Cotton, Paper
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