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Black and White Photography For Sale
Period: 1960s
Period: 1990s
Eve Arnold - Marylin Monroe Casino II, Photography 1960, Printed After
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...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Cotton, Paper

Eve Arnold - Marylin Monroe, Photography 1960, Printed After
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...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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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...
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1990s Black and White Photography

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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...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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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...
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1990s Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

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 ...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Silver gelatin photo booth strip of four images of Sandra Brant 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...
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1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Eve Arnold - Marylin Monroe Casino, Photography 1960, Printed After
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...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Cotton, Paper

Eve Arnold - Audrey Hepburn in Paris, Photography 1968, Printed After
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...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Cotton, Paper

Eve Arnold -Marlene Dietrich at the Columbia Records, 1952, Printed After
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...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Cotton, Paper

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 ...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Eve Arnold - Drew Beyfuss in New York City, Photography 1956, Printed After
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...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Cotton, Paper

Eve Arnold - Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, 1963, Printed After
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 ...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Cotton, Paper

Eve Arnold - James Stewart, Photography 1965, Printed After
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...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Paper, Cotton

Eve Arnold - Andy Warhol exercising, Photography 1964, Printed After
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...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Cotton, Paper

Eve Arnold - Marylin Monroe, Photography 1960, Printed After
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...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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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...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Eve Arnold - Paul Newman at The Actors Studio, Photography 1955, Printed After
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 ...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Cotton, Paper

Eve Arnold - Marilyn Monroe in the Waldorf Astoria Ballroom, 1956, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Marilyn Monroe in the Waldorf Astoria Ballroom in New York City, 1956. All available sizes and editions: 20" x 24", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs 24" x 34", Edition of 25 + 3 Arti...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Cotton, Paper

Eve Arnold - Anthony Quinn and Anna Karina, Photography 1976, Printed After
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 ...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Cotton, Paper

Eve Arnold - Marlene Dietrich Smoking, Photography 1952, Printed After
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...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Cotton, Paper

Eve Arnold - A model in Harlem, Photography 1968, Printed After
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 ...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Paper, Cotton

Eve Arnold - Marlon Brando, Photography 1966, Printed After
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...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Cotton, Paper

Eve Arnold - Malcolm X at a Nation of Islam rally, 1961, Printed After
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...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Cotton, Paper

Eve Arnold - Malcolm X in Chicago, Photography 1962, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
American Muslim minister and human rights activist Malcolm X in Chicago, Illinois in 1962. All available sizes and editions: 24" x 20", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs 34" x 24", Ed...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Cotton, Paper

Eve Arnold - James Brown, Photography 1968, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
"American singer and musician James Brown being interviewed after a concert in the Apollo in Harlem where the slogan ‘Black is Beautiful’ was introduced, 1968." All available sizes ...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Cotton, Paper

Terry O'Neill, Kate Moss Unitard (co-signed)
Located in New York, NY
Kate Moss Unitard, London, 1993 Silver Gelatin Print 30 x 30 inches Edition of 50 Cosigned by Terry O'Neill and Kate Moss Portrait of English fashion model Kate Moss, 1993. Terry ...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Lana Ogilvie with Tarantula, New York City
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert Watson Lana Ogilvie with Tarantula, New York City, 1991 Archival pigment print 76 x 61 cm (29 7/8 x 24 in.) Edition of 25 plus 2 artist's proofs. Ed. no. 7/25. Albert Watson ...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Helena Christensen with Feathers, Paris
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert Watson Helena Christensen with Feathers, Paris, 1990 Archival pigment print 142 x 107 cm (55 7/8 x 42 1/8 in.) Edition of 10 plus 2 AP Albert Watson was born 1942 in Edinburg...
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1990s Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

NYC Cabbie and Fare Vintage Silver Gelatin Photo Black White Street Photograph
By Ryan Weideman
Located in Surfside, FL
14" x 18" sight size. 24.5 x 28 mat size. Ryan Weideman NYC taxi cab driver street photography (the good old fashioned days of yellow cabs pre Uber and Lyft). Ryan Weideman graduated with an MFA from the California College of Arts & Crafts, In 1980 he moved to New York to pursue street photography. Influenced by the other photographers of the period including Lee Friedlander and Mark Cohen...
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1990s American Realist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Maud in Mirror, London
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert Watson Maud in Mirror, London, 1990 Archival pigment print 76 x 61 cm (29 7/8 x 24 in.) Edition of 25 plus 2 artist's proofs. Ed. no. 5/25 Albert Watson was born 1942 in Edin...
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1990s Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Three Torsos
Located in New York, NY
Ed. of 10, includes black frame with white textured mat. Robert Farber’s style has influenced generations of photographers. His painterly, impressionistic style captures the essence...
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1990s Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Mud Cracks
Located in Carmel, CA
A stunning example of Brett's eye for the abstract and his excellent printing skills. Hand printed by artist. Incredible detail. Framed 29x31" Print Date unknown. Most likely in the...
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1960s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Ali In Training (1966) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Ali In Training (1966) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by R. McPhedran/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) American heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali throws bare-handed punches in the ri...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Mohammad Reza Shah - Black and White Photo - Original Photograph - Early 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Mohammad Reza Shah, King of Iran Saluting is an original photograph realized to document a historical moment of a ceremony while Shah in the front i...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Pavoreal, México, 1999 - Flor Garduño (Black and White Photography)
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...
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1990s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Archival Pigment

Mujer que sueña, México, 1991 - Flor Garduño (Black and White Photography)
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, a a platinum print. Ple...
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1990s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Archival Pigment

He Worked Cruelly and Hard on That Flesh
Located in New York, NY
This photograph by Bill Costa is offered by CLAMP in New York City. He Worked Cruelly and Hard on That Flesh 1993 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in ink, recto Gelatin silver ...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Terry O'Neill 'The Beatles'
Located in New York, NY
Terry O'Neill The Beatles, Backyard of Abbey Road Studios 1963 (printed later) Silver gelatin print signed and numbered edition 47 of 50 with certificate of authenticity Terry O'Nei...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall - Vintage Photography - 1990s
Located in Roma, IT
B / W photo that immortalizes Mick Jagger and wife in the early nineties.
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Mick Jagger in a Fur Parka (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Ed. 39/50, hand-signed and numbered by Terry O'Neill. Includes black frame. Terry O’Neill CBE is one of the world’s most collected photographers with work hanging in national art ga...
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1960s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Malibu
Located in Hudson, NY
Edition 5 of 15. CURRENT EXHIBITION - runs through October 29th, 2017. Any framed photographs purchased during the show will be available after October 29th. If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is produced upon purchase. Please allow two weeks for production. Shipping time depends on method of shipping. Price is subject to availability. The Robin Rice Gallery reserves the right to adjust this price depending on the current edition of the photograph.” ABOUT In 2008, Andrew Arrick and Michael Hofeman first came across The Robin Rice Gallery and immediately fell in love with the fine art photography becoming fans and collectors of the work. On a visit to the gallery this past winter, Michael and Andrew had a brilliant idea to join forces with Robin to curate an exhibition in tune with the aesthetic of their vintage lifestyle boutique, FINCH hudson...
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1990s Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Elizabeth Taylor – Elstree Studios, England, 1963 Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Elizabeth Taylor – Elstree Studios, England, 1963 Elizabeth Taylor’s jewellery collection was renowned as one of the greatest ever assembled...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Kate Moss at 16 Side View - Framed Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
"Kate Moss Side" by Jake Chessum Portrait of a young 16 year old Kate Moss – just before she shot to supermodel stardom and became the icon she is today. Jake grew up in Croydon, South London. He studied Graphic Design at St. Martins School Of Art, and started working as photographer straight out of college. Assignments for The Face, Arena, and an early ad campaign for “Neutrogena” featuring a 16 year old Kate Moss followed. By 1995 Jake was regularly flying the Atlantic on assignment for JFK Jrs' “George” Magazine and in 1999 he upped sticks and moved permanently to NYC where he still lives with his wife and 2 kids...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Marylin Monroe Black and White Photograph Female Iconic Pop Americana Signed
By George Zimbel
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Marilyn Monroe NYC 1954 Seven Year Itch" is a photograph printed in 1990 from the 1954 original negative. It is signed by the artist George Zimbel ...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper

Brett Anderson by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Brett Anderson by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Brett in the dressing room, Suede. 1996 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Cliff Richard – Signing Autographs, on Tour, April, 1964 Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Cliff Richard – Signing Autographs, on Tour, April, 1964 Born in India in 1940, Cliff Richard is the only singer in history to have UK Number One hits in five decades (from 1950s-...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The Italian Actor Amedeo Nazzari - Vintage Photographic Print - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian Actor Amedeo Nazzari in a scene from the movie "Dal tuo al mio" by Mario Landi.
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Yves St. Laurent in Studio, 1960
Located in New York, NY
Yves St. Laurent in Studio -- Fashion Designer Yves St. Laurent in his studio as photographed by Mark Shaw. Image size is 40" x 59" (for 44" x 63" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints a...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Giclée

An Unknown Kate Moss At 16 Close Up III
Located in London, GB
An Unknown Kate Moss At 16 by Jake Chessum 1990 Oversize limited edition edition size 7 only this size printed 2021 Archival pigment print numbered and signed by the artist unframed ships securely from London England Framing options available Jake Chessum British-born, New York-based photographer Jake Chessum’s portfolio includes Amy Winehouse, Robbie Williams...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"White Mountains Road With Clouds, 1968" - Black and White Photograph
Located in Soquel, CA
"White Mountains Road With Clouds, 1968" - Black and White Photograph Black and white photograph depicting a gravel dirt road through the mountains with vibrant white clouds contras...
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1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Ink, Paper

Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Don King Boxing Promoter
Located in Surfside, FL
Signed in ink and with photographer stamp verso and hand written title. Donald King (born August 20, 1931) is an American boxing promoter known for his involvement in historic boxing matchups. He has been a controversial figure, partly due to a manslaughter conviction (King was pardoned in 1983 by Ohio Governor Jim Rhodes, with letters from Jesse Jackson, Coretta Scott King, George Voinovich, Art Modell, and Gabe Paul, among others, being written in support of King.), and civil cases against him. King's career highlights include, among multiple other enterprises, promoting "The Rumble in the Jungle...
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1990s American Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Jackie Kennedy and Alejandro Orfila, Black and White Photography, ca. 1960s
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...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Robert Smithson Land Art Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
Robert Smithson (January 2, 1938 – July 20, 1973) was an American artist who used photography in relation to sculpture and land art. signed in ink and with photographer stamp verso and hand written title. 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 Village Voice Greenwich Village 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 have all been shot by him. 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. Smithson was born in Passaic, New Jersey. He studied painting and drawing in New York City at the Art Students League of New York from 1955 to 1956 and then briefly at the Brooklyn Museum School. His early exhibited artworks were collage works influenced by "homoerotic drawings and clippings from beefcake magazines", science fiction, and early Pop Art. He primarily identified himself as a painter during this time, but after a three-year rest from the art world, Smithson emerged in 1964 as a proponent of the emerging minimalist movement. His new work abandoned the preoccupation with the body that had been common in his earlier work. Instead he began to use glass sheet...
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1960s American Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

An Unknown Kate Moss At 16
Located in London, GB
An Unknown Kate Moss At 16 by Jake Chessum 1990 Oversize limited edition edition size 7 only this size printed 2021 Archival pigment print numbe...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Jackie Onassis, 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...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Ari and Jackie Onassis, Black and White Photography, Paris
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...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Two Hundred and Seven Sheep, Rakaia Valley, Canterbury, New Zealand. LTD print
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Two Hundred and Seven Sheep, Rakaia Valley, Canterbury, New Zealand" is a limited edition, silver gelatin print. The photograph is signed, numbered, and matted to 20x16 in. Micha...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Shop Black and White Photography

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

The unique and timeless quality of a black and white photograph accentuates any room. Some might argue that we’re naturally drawn to color photography because it’s the world we know best. This is a shared belief, particularly in the era of camera-phone photography, editing apps and the frenetic immediacy of sharing photos on social media. But when we look at black and white photography, we experience deep, rich shadows and tonal properties in a way that transfixes us. Composition and textures are crisp and engaging. We’re immediately drawn to the subjects of vintage street photography and continue to feel the emotional impact of decades-old photojournalism. The silhouettes of mountains in black and white landscape photography are particularly pronounced, while portrait photography and the skylines of urban cityscapes come to life in monochrome prints.

When decorating with fine photography, keep in mind that some color photographs may not be suitable for every space. However, you can be more daring with black and white photos. The gray tones are classic, sophisticated and generally introduce elegance to any corner of your home, which renders black and white prints amazingly versatile.

Black and white photography adapts to its surroundings like a chameleon might. A single large-scale black and white photograph above the sofa in your living room is going to work with any furniture style, and as some homeowners and designers today are working to introduce more muted tones and neutral palettes to dining rooms and bedrooms, the integration of black and white photography — a hallmark of minimalist decor — is a particularly natural choice for such a setting.

Another advantage to bringing black and white photography into your home is that you can style walls and add depth and character without worrying about disrupting an existing color scheme. Black and white photographs actually harmonize well with accent colors such as yellow, red and green. Your provocative Memphis Group lighting and bold Pierre Paulin seating will pair nicely with the black and white fine nude photography you’ve curated over the years.

Black and white photography also complements a variety of other art. Black and white photos pair well with drawings and etchings in monochromatic hues. They can also form part of specific color schemes. For example, you can place black and white prints in colored picture frames for a pop of color. And while there are no hard and fast rules, it’s best to keep black and white prints separate from color photographs. Color prints stand out in a room more than black and white prints do. Pairing them may detract attention from your black and white photography. Instead, dedicate separate walls or spaces to each.

Once you’ve selected the photography that best fits your space, you’ll need to decide how to hang the images. If you want to hang multiple photos, it’s essential to know how to arrange wall art. A proper arrangement can significantly enhance a living space.

On 1stDibs, explore a vast collection of compelling black and white photography by artists such as Mark Shaw, Jack Mitchell (a photographer you should know), Berenice Abbott and David Yarrow.

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