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Black and White Photography For Sale
San Giorgio dei Greci, Venice, Italy, black and white photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure landscape - cityscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 8. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Madison Square Garden (1953) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Madison Square Garden (1953) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy) Madison Square Garden marquee night, west 49th street, Manhattan, New York, USA, circa 1953 Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 40x60'' Printed Later Silver Gelatin Fibre Print 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...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Vortex
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Coming from an earlier interest in portraits and street photography, my Nudes in Water are less about eroticism and more about body as the human vessel ...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

' Agave II Night Garden ' Signed Limited Edition GIANT Oversize print
Located in London, GB
' Agave II Night Garden ' Signed Limited Edition GIANT Oversize print by Stuart Möller limited edition to 3 only this size - signed Gorgeous archival pigment print measuring a ...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Paul Newman/Sebring 12-Hour Race, Florida by Al Satterwhite, 1978
Located in Denton, TX
Paul Newman/Sebring 12-Hour Race, Florida by Al Satterwhite is listed as a 36 x 24 inch archival pigment print, available in an edition of 25. This photograph is signed, titled, dat...
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20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Raquel Welch Bull Fighting
Located in Austin, TX
Color action shot of actress Raquel Welch fighting a mechanical bull. Racquel Welch is an American actress and singer. She first won attention for he...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Spring Forest Tapestry, Jasper, Texas
Located in Dallas, TX
"I like to go back to a place. Seasons change. Light, which is theater, changes. Nature is tumultuous, and our contact with it makes life happen.” - David H. Gibson David H. Gibson ...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Marilyn Monroe The last sitting Pearls 3 by Bert Stern .
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Bert stern Marilyn Monroe The last sitting Pearls 3 Tirage inkjet 50 exemplaires 2011 33 x 48 cms Signé recto / verso Daté et signé au dos Certificat signé et daté de la main de ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Four Steps Down, Minimalist Monochrome Photograph, Limited Edition, Seascape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art long exposure seascape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authen...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Digital Pigment

Actress Natalie Wood, iconic studio portrait, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Hollywood star Natalie Wood, 1979, signed by Jack Mitchell on the verso. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certific...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Peony No.3 analogue black and white floral photography, limited edition 3 of 10
Located in London, GB
'Peony No.3’ Photographed in London, United Kingdom 2023. It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera. Limited editon 3 of 10. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

Poppy bud - Analogue floral photography, Limited edition of 10
Located in London, GB
'Poppy bud' Analogue monochrome floral photography. London, United Kingdom 2024. Limited edition of 10. Printed on the finest archival Hahnemühle Photo Rag paper, these limited e...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Film, Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

Arena, From the series Acto Uno. Male Nude Limited Edition Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cohete's ritual with movement and the male dancer formations, inhabits his black and white theater-like habitat. Like light; always in motion. The harsh lights and shadows in the wa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Michael Caine Punch - Oversize 20th century black and white photography
Located in London, GB
Michael Caine Punch - Oversize Limited Edition Silver Gelatine Darkroom Print Very large silver gelatin fibre darkroom print from the original negative - limited to 300 only - colle...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

69YK #15 – Nobuyoshi Araki, Japanese Photography, Nude, Black and White, Art
Located in Zurich, CH
Nobuyoshi ARAKI (*1940, Japan) 69YK #15, 2009 Gelatin silver print 50.8 x 60 cm (20 x 23 5/8 in.) Print only Nobuyoshi Araki (Tokyo, 1940) is a Tokyo-based photographer. Araki completed his studies at Chiba University’s Department of Photography, Painting and Engineering with a focus on the study of film and photography. His photographic project Satchin earned him the prestigious Taiyo Award in 1964, shortly after he had joined the advertising agency Dentsu, where he worked until 1972. At Dentsu he met his wife Yoko, to whom he paid homage in Sentimental Journey, a photographic record of their honeymoon published in 1971. Eros and thanatos (sex and death) has been a central theme in Araki’s work; an abiding fascination with female genitalia and women’s bodies in Japanese bondage...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Umbrella- Signed limited edition still life print, Black white, Woman running
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Girl with Umbrella - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 1998 - Edition of 5 This image was captured on film. The negative was scanned creating a digital file which ...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Pigment, Pigment, Giclée, Black and White, P...

Large Black and White Seascape of Calming Sea Ripples, Abstract Water Reflection
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive limited edition black and white giclée print, on 100% cotton Hahnemühle Photo Rag Fine Art matte paper. This series of black and white photographs captures the ...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Emulsion, Paper

Source
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Coming from an earlier interest in portraits and street photography, my Nudes in Water are less about eroticism and more about body as the human vessel ...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

King's Best - Neck, Stallion detail / abstract horse portrait
Located in London, GB
King's Best, ‘Neck’, 2001 by John Reardon Edition of 7 Silver Gelatin Print, Mounted on Aluminium, Custom framed, UV protective Museum AR Glass This piece is part of : (after) Whist...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Glass, Wood, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photogra...

Small Talk - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment 43x64"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This striking monochromatic underwater photograph of two naked women showcases Sher's innovative approach to aquatic nudity through dramatic contrast and reflection. The high-contras...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Kaitlin and Tomato
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing. Edition of 1. 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: For the last two years Mark and Kristen have collaborated using one of the earliest photographic methods, collodion wet plate to create ambrotypes on glass and tintypes on aluminum. They use a 1860 style view camera to create one-of-a-kind images, which become windows into an intimate, romantic, and beautiful world of faces, still lives, nudes, and landscapes. In this demanding process, the collodion coated tin or glass plates are immersed in a silver nitrate solution, and then they must be exposed in the camera and developed while still wet. Serendipitous flaws and beautiful imperfections are an inevitable part of this imprecise hands-on process. This show includes a combination of 24 tintypes and ambrotypes, which are 8x10 and smaller in size. Their intimate sizes ask the viewers to look closer and spend more time with these photographs to fully appreciate their power. — A welcome antidote to today's nonstop, ¬instantaneous imagery. Paradoxically, this intersection of past and present gives these pieces an unmistakably contemporary feel. The two collaborators deliberately play up the ambiguity of time. The nudes (some recalling E.J. Bellocq's alluring portraits of New Orleans prostitutes in 1912) are suffused with freshness and sensuality, even eroticism at times, with nearly all of them coming off as refined rather than crass. Fredrick Scott Archer developed the collodion process in 1851. Artists such as Julia Margaret Cameron, Lewis Carroll, William Henry Jackson and Civil War photographer Mathew Brady used the process, due to its cost and versatility advantages. In addition Sink and Hatgi’s work can also be seen revived in contemporary artists work...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Southern Oaks
Located in Sante Fe, NM
All photographs are platinum/palladium prints. These metals are hand coated on 100% rag cotton water color paper with natural deckled edges and contact printed. Since platinum, like ...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Platinum

L'Addio, New York City (1956) - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition This photo was made in 1956, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and the technical parameters (fram...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Palm Trees in Mist, Los Angeles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Archival pigment print Hand printed by Sarah Hadley on Canson Baryta Photo paper Hadley's photographs have been exhibited at the Milan Photo Fair (Italy)...
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2010s Romantic Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

"Human Nature Pt. 3" Photography 20" x 16" inch Edition of 15 by Brendan North
Located in Culver City, CA
"Human Nature Pt. 3" Photography 20" x 16" inch Edition of 15 by Brendan North not framed ships rolled in a tube ABOUT: Brendan North is a fine art photographer based in Los Angele...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Paper, Digital

Works in The Champs Elysées Paris, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency ROL, Paris, August 1928. Construction works in the Champs Elysées, Paris. Features: Original silver gelatin prin...
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1920s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Holding My Dark, Photography, Limited Edition
Located in München, BY
Limited Edition of 7 Framed size 49 x 69 cm All works are Archival Pigment prints, floating in an all black wooden frame behind museums glass.  More sizes on request. Sara Punt...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Bob Marley" by Michael Ochs Archives
Located in London, GB
"Bob Marley" by Michael Ochs Archives Bob Marley Los Angeles 1979. Unframed Paper Size: 16"x 12'' (inches) Printed 2022 Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Frank Sinatra, 1965 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography)
Located in London, GB
Frank Sinatra, 1965 - Bob Willoughby (Portrait Photography) Archival pigment print Printed on 20 x 24 inch paper From an edition of 25 Also available in alternative sizes Bob Wi...
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1950s Realist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Elevate - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Elevate - 2022 40x50cm, Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2022-2014. Not mounted. Kirsten Thys van den Audenae...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Beatles - Truck
Located in Norwich, GB
Astrid Kirchherr ( 20 May 1938 – 12 May 2020) was a German photographer and artist known for her association with the Beatles (along with her friends Klaus Voormann...
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20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Boy; Books; Street Photography; Black and White; Paris, 1950s, 17, 5 x 12, 7 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1950. Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photogr...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Solovki, White Sea, Russia (Village winter scene, people on horseback)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
This print is currently featured in our exhibition, Warm Regards, and will be available to ship after the show closes June 24th, 2017. Pentti Sammallahti is a benchmark figure in co...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Portrait
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Portrait, ca. 1975. Period print measuring 8.75 x 11.25 inches. Unframed. Studio stamp on verso. Mounting and framing services available. Victor Arimondi (November 8, 1942 – July 24, 2001) was an Italian American photographer and model who lived and worked in Europe before moving to the United States in the late 1970s. His early fashion photography, his portraits of Grace Jones and other artists, and his male nudes photographed in New York and San Francisco captured the pre-AIDS culture of the 1970s and early 1980s. Arimondi's nudes were collected in several books, including David Leddick's award-winning[1] The Male Nude, (New York: Taschen 1998, 2005 and 2015). The photographer's later work documented homeless individuals in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood and the toll of the AIDS epidemic on the city. His photographs, featured in several posthumous exhibitions, also are in the collections of Sweden's museum of modern art, Moderna Museet, and San Francisco's GLBT Historical Society. Biography Arimondi was born Vittorio Maria Tevitti to his unwed mother, Alessandra Calligaris, in Bologna, Italy on November 8, 1942. His mother struggled financially, which left an impression on her only child. In 1948, she temporarily left him at a children's boarding school and orphanage in Italy to move to Sweden for a job. There she met and married Bruno Arimondi, who adopted her son. The family returned to Naples, Italy in 1952 where Victor graduated from high school.[1] In 1960, Arimondi returned to Sweden to study at the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, although he did not graduate. Meanwhile, he worked at several blue collar jobs, including as a mailman, before he gave up on traditional full-time work to pursue what he considered more essential— a life of creative expression. He created costume-like clothing for himself and friends and at age 19 became a fashion model. Even as a teenager, the Italian born photographer who spent his 20s and 30s primarily based in Sweden, noted that he preferred fantasy to the trials of real life.[1] That conflict, and his passion for beauty as well as his sexual energy, were major factors in his life and his work.[2] From 1965 through 1972 Arimondi worked as model in London, Milan, Germany, New York and Stockholm, appearing in catalogs and fashion magazines including Vogue , Harper's Bazaar and Esquire and on the runway in several Valentino fashion shows. In 1972 he decided to try working on the other side of the lens as a photographer to better express his creativity.[2] Arimondi moved to New York in 1979 and continued to build his photography portfolio. Portrait of Bearded Man, New York City, 1979 Two years later, in 1981, he moved to San Francisco where he lived and worked for twenty years until his death of AIDS at age 58 on July 24, 2001. The year he moved to San Francisco, Arimondi opened a photo gallery in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood for a short time. When he struggled financially, he gave up on trying to earn a living through commercial fashion photography and closed the gallery.[3] Arimondi returned to modeling for the financial benefits, though he did so on less of an international scale than in his early years. He continued to create photographic portraits of the denizens of the San Francisco gay and arts cultures, to shoot male nudes and publish his work in magazines, and he began to compose and photograph evocative still lifes using his own photographic images. Many of them touched on the death of dozens of his former photography models from AIDS. Arimondi was in the midst of a new photography project that brought together his background as a fashion photographer and his more recent social documentary work when he died several months after he learned he was HIV-positive.[4] The project featured his former colleague, haute couture cover model Ivy Nicholson,[5] who he found living homeless in San Francisco. Several of the haunting portraits he took of her were later included in a noted group exhibit at SF Camerawork. Art Arimondi's early photography in the 1970s in Stockholm included portraits of the stars of Sweden's fashion, theater and dance worlds. His first two photography exhibits were in Stockholm and met with mixed reviews. But as he matured as a photographer and tapped into his fashion world contacts, Arimondi landed a number of commercial fashion jobs, including shooting for the Italian designer Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A.'s I.Magnin department store ad that ran in Vogue. Marlboro Man Nude, New York City,1980. He also shot other artists and models for his own portfolio, including Grace Jones, the Norwegian actress, Liv Ullmann, and the American writer, Norman Mailer. Arimondi's aesthetic vision was focused on fantasy and drama, and he prided himself on pushing limits.[6] Although less well-known than his San Francisco contemporary...
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1970s Realist Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Stranded in Paradise, Rocks, Atlantic Coast, Nature, Beach
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 20. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to ord...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Digital Pigment

In the Car
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Each image is hand-printed by the artist on archival paper Signed Edition 2/17 Ask about other sizes Renée Jacobs is one of the most celebrated photograp...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Lovesick" Black & White Photography 60" x 40" in Edition 1/3 by Larsen Sotelo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Lovesick" Black & White Photography 60" x 40" in Edition 1/3 by Larsen Sotelo Not framed. Ships in a tube Comes with COA Available sizes: Edition of 24: 27" x 18" inch Edition ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

Musicians and friends Itzak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Musicians and friends Itzak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman photographed at Perlman's apartment in ...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"French Economy" by Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"French Economy" by Bert Hardy 14th June 1952: A young French girl holding a large loaf of bread while reading a sign about a possible decrease in bakery prices in the home town of ...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Jean Shrimpton and Terence Stamp Hand Signed Framed Print
Located in London, GB
Jean Shrimpton and Terence Stamp photo by Terry O’Neill 1963 A close cropped portrait of British actor Terence Stamp and model Jean ‘The Shrimp’ Shrimpt...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Funny Feet
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Coming from an earlier interest in portraits and street photography, my Nudes in Water are less about eroticism and more about body as the human vessel for our multi-faceted but brie...
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1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Paris - Montmatre - Pigalle - Moulin Rouge Painting
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1950. Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photog...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Fred Astaire in Mid-Jump with Tophat
Located in Austin, TX
Fred Astaire was an American dancer, singer, actor, choreographer, and television presenter. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential dancers in the history of film and t...
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1930s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Male Nude from Numbered Nudes Series, multiple exposure signed exhibition print
Located in Senoia, GA
4625 2 10 1986 1/20. This is a vintage gelatin silver print, selenium toned, made by hand by master photographer Jack Mitchell and signed both on the recto and verso. Chosen by the p...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Tuly, Paris 1994
Located in München, BY
Total Edition of 15 signed and numbered Also available in: 90 x 120 cm / 35.4 x 47.2 in 120 x 160 cm / 47.2 x 63 in A part of the body of a black model. Thierry Le...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Warhol Superstars Sylvia Miles, Joe Dallesandro stars of "Heat" for After Dark
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Warhol Superstars Sylvia Miles as Hollywood has-been Sally Todd and Joe Dallesandro as hustler Joey Davis in Andy Warhol's "Heat" - Marc...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Orchid in Bent Black Sculpey on Steel, fine art photography, still life
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Orchid in Bent Black Sculpey on Steel, fine art photography, still life "Flowers" is an ongoing series in which Pitts collects various flora and backdrops to set the stage for his l...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Harkness Ballet principal dancer Dale Talley, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. This photograph was from a se...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Trial and error - Contemporary, Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Trial and error - 2020 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signature label with certificate. Artist inventory PL2020-947...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Miami Downtown, Black and White Architectural Landscape Photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The 'Miami Skin Series' it’s not a traditional collection of photos about the architecture of Miami and Miami Beach. It’s rather a quick journey between its own skin from the Art Dec...
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2010s Abstract Impressionist Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Beast - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, Joshua Tree
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Beast - 2019, 50x50 cm, Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proof. Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2019 - 753. Not mou...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Prisca, Paris 1997
Located in München, BY
Total Edition of 15 signed and numbered Also available in: 50 x 40 cm / 20 x 16 in 200 x 150 cm / 78.5 x 59 in A black supermodel is lying on her side. Thierry Le Gouès...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Black and White

"Derby Spectator" by Topical Press Agency
Located in London, GB
"Derby Spectator" by Topical Press Agency A spectator looking through binoculars at the Derby horse races, Epsom, Surrey, June 1923. Unframed Paper S...
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1920s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Marilyn Monroe Lying on Silk Vintage Press Print
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white vintage original photograph of Marilyn Monroe posed lying on silk, smiling to the camera with jewels on. -- One-of-a-kind original vintage press print from the Cele...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Black and White

David Bowie and Elizabeth Taylor signed Lifetime Edition
Located in Austin, TX
Lifetime prints are the last remaining prints available, signed by Terry O’Neill and obtained from the Terry O’Neill Archive in London. Signed limited edition, silver gelatin print ...
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1970s Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

John Lennon 1971
Located in London, GB
© Michael Putland John Lennon John Lennon at home in the white room, Ascot, UK July 1971 John Lennon was a legendary British musician, songwriter, and peace activist, best known a...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Post Queue" by Fox Photos
Located in London, GB
"Post Queue" by Fox Photos December 1926: Schoolchildren posting letters in the playground of the Red Lion Street School. Unframed Paper Size: 20" x 24'' (...
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1920s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Dolomites No.2 - black and white mountain photography, Limited edition 2 of 20
Located in London, GB
Dolomites No.2 2024 It is a black and white film photograph of Dolomite mountains, made using a 4x5 Large format camera Linhof. Ugne Pouwell does all the processing and printing i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Portrait of a silverback gorilla with the background of the jungle
Located in US
Silverback gorilla with the beautiful backdrop of the dense foliage of the Virunga massif in Rwanda Exceptional Creatures is a limited edition print series documenting the most extr...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Black and White Seascape of Pacific Beach Horizon, Limited Edition Photo Rag
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive limited edition black and white giclée print, on 100% cotton Hahnemühle Photo Rag Fine Art matte paper. This series of black and white photographs captures the ...
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2010s Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Emulsion, Photographic Paper, C Print, Giclée

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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