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Black and White Photography For Sale
Le Tre Vespe, Roma 1962 - Contemporary Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 3 on 5 sold in perfect condition Limited Edition of 5 + 2 AP The 3 Vespas but also the 3 buzzing and twirling “bees”, since this is the translation of this Italian brand...
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1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Portrait of a Woman with Teapot, 1970s Pittsburgh Black & White Photograph
Located in Soquel, CA
Compelling 1970s black and white photograph of a contemplative woman leaning on a table into her crossed arms, beside a small teapot that casts a long sha...
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1970s Realist Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Iconics by Fabrizio La Torre - Set # 2 - Roma - 1956 - Vintage Photographs
Located in Brussels, BE
Artworks sold in perfect condition : Set # 2 composed of 5 Gallery Print 30x40 cm This is an exceptional offer that we are presenting today. For almost four years, here on 1stdibs, a...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Bandstand I, Eastbourne, UK - Black and White Vintage Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Bandstand', captured on a visit to his grandparents at the British seaside in Eastbourne, this collection by Samuel Field is a beautiful reminder of days gone by. This artwork is a...
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1980s Post-War Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White, C Print, Silver Gelatin

Grace Jones for After Dark
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Victor Arimondi (1942-2001). Portrait of Grace Jones, 1975. Period print measures 8 x 11.75 inches; 10.25 x 13 inches framed. Artist studio stamp on ve...
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1970s Realist Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Signed limited edition nude fine art print, Contemporary black white - Sandrine
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Sandrine ‘ who was captured on film in...
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1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...

Husband and wife nude models, Marcus and Debbie Williamson nude for After Dark
Located in Senoia, GA
Husband and wife nude models, Marcus and Debbie Williamson photographed for After Dark magazine, 1973. Vintage silver gelatin exhibition photograph made by Jack Mitchell. American p...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Kurt Hutton Fair Fun 1938 Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Fair Fun (1938) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Getty Images) Two young women enjoying themselves on the 'Caterpillar' ride at Southend Fair, Essex, October 1938...
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1930s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Mick Jagger with his Aston Martin DB6, 1966 — Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Mick Jagger with his Aston Martin DB6, 1966 — Signed Limited Edition Print by Gered Mankowitz Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones is photographed next to his beloved Aston Martin DB...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Franci & Rachael - Signed limited edition Fine art nude print, Sexy Contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Franci and Rachael ‘ who was capture...
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1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...

The Dancers, Vintage Gelatin Silver Sepia-Toned Photograph from Prague 1980s
Located in New york, NY
The Dancers, 1984 is an 8" x 8" vintage gelatin silver sepia-toned photograph by contemporary Czech artist Jan Saudek. Signed “Jan,” titled and dated “July 20-23, 1985” in ink below ...
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1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Antelope Canyon, Arizona, Slot Canyon, monochrome photograph, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on Ha...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Golden Gate Bridge Lands End -black and white photography, Limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
Golden Gate Bridge Lands End, 2023 Limited edition of 20 Photograph shot using mid-century large format film camera Linhof. Printed on archival Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta paper. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Film, Photographic Film, Giclée

Arnold Palmer: King of Golf
Located in Austin, TX
Spectacular retro 1960's black and white capture featuring legendary golfer Arnold Palmer in his prime. Arnold Palmer was an American professional golfer who is widely regarded as o...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Italian Party - Getty Archive, 20th Century, Food Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty Images), the Getty Images Gallery collection features an extraordinary time capsule of the last century...
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20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White

Three to Four Ages of Women - Black and White Street Photography by Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Art Shay's true love was street photography. It is evidently clear in this shot entitled "The Three, Maybe Four, Ages of Women" with the young mannequin bride, the middle aged women...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Golfing at Le Touquet
Located in New York, NY
Ed. of 21, estate-stamped. Includes black frame with white mat. Norman Parkinson was the preeminent fashion photographer in Great Britain from the late 1930s until his death in 1990...
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1930s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

No Way - black and white nude photograph - print on aluminum 39" x 62"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A black and white photograph of a perfect woman's buttocks and her handcuffed hands giving a finger. Original digital print on aluminum plate signed by the artist. Limited edition o...
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2010s Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Metal

Beach Huts, silent Morning, minimalist black and white photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Romantic beach huts with a bench on the stony beach of France. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and num...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali
Located in Austin, TX
Candid capture of Boxing legend Muhammad Ali smiling with Malcolm X at an event. In 1962, Ali met Malcolm X, who soon became his spiritual and political mentor. Ali first met Malcol...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Swimming Area, black and white photograph, seascape, landscape, limited edition
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 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Sunday relaxing, Santa Barbara, USA, Limited Photograph by Gerald Berghammer
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 20. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Printed...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Frank Sinatra Miami Boardwalk Original Darkroom Print
Located in London, GB
One of Terry O’Neill’s best known images Singer and actor Frank Sinatra, with his minders and his stand in (who is wearing an identical outfit to him) arriving at Miami beach while f...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Lonely Tree in Lavender, Provence, France, black and white landscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art Landscape Photography. Single Tree in Lavender Field, Provence, France. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artis...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Bandstand I, Eastbourne - Black and White Vintage Portrait Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Captured on a visit to Samuel Field's grandparents in Eastbourne, this collection is a beautiful reminder of days gone by. This artwork is a limited edition of 25, gloss photographi...
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1980s Post-War Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White, C Print, Silver Gelatin

Sea Breakers, minimalist monochrome photograph, limited edition art print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure seascape - landscape photography. Sea breakers on the stormy coast of France. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated a...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Beach of Silencio, Rocks, Cantabrian Coast, fine art seascape photography print
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 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Palm Trees on Promenade, Florida, USA, black and white photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on Ha...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Limited edition nude art print, Analogue, Sensual Charismatic woman, Estelle
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘Estelle‘ who was captured on film in 199...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Pi...

Seaweed Man, Santa Monica, CA
Located in New York, NY
Ed. of 5, includes black frame with white mat. "Seaweed Man" was taken during a scheduled fashion shoot. The model spontaneously placed seaweed across his face, creating an unexpected mysterious scene. Vincent Ricardel...
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1990s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Early Morning
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
The picture belongs to a set of photographs which Kallay took in 1965 for a German book publisher in NYC.
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1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Twelve Clouds, Softly, Slowly (L)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Artist Statement For me, an artistic process is an act of investigation – a passionate attempt to establish an understanding of the natural world – a version that incorporates both i...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment

After Dark male model Mikel Peters, nude, 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 session for After Dark magazine and was selected and signed by Jack Mitchell as one of his favorites. Jack’s artist statement on his work for the magazine: “After Dark was a magazine of entertainment, theater and the arts. It was a popular magazine, with a gay slant, enjoyed by many gay men, and some broad minded women and men. As well as (I learned years later) many closeted male youngsters. The magazine was ahead of its time, as advertisers were reluctant to place ads in an essentially gay magazine...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Snow Moon and Cloud, New York City, Contemporary Night Photography
Located in New york, NY
Commonly referred to as the Snow Moon because of snowfall typical in February, the bright orb illuminated the night sky in New York City. The Snow Moon was the second full moon of 20...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Rag Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Night Snake
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Kate Breakey is internationally known for her large-scale, richly hand-colored photographs including her acclaimed series of luminous portraits of birds, flowers and animals in a series called Small Deaths published in 2001 by University of Texas...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment

Shaun the Sheep, Tree Avenue, B&W photograph, limited edition landscape, print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art panorama landscape photography. Lots of sheep in a beautiful tree avenue in the Netherlands. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated ...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Kings Of Hollywood Slim Aarons Premium Collection Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Kings Of Hollywood 1957 Clark Gable (1901 – 1960), Van Heflin (1910 – 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 – 1961) and James Stewart (1908 – 1997) enjoying a joke at a New Year’s party held at...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Coupled Poppies - black and white floral photography, limited edition 3 of 20
Located in London, GB
'Coupled Poppies’ photographed in London, United Kingdom 2023. It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera. Printed on Hahnemühle...
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Black and White Photography

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Giclée

Terrazza Mascagni, Tuscany, monochromo photograph, limited edition, minimalist
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art cityscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited ed...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lunch on Fifth Avenue, 1960 - Black and White Portrait of Audrey Hepburn
Located in Brighton, GB
Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty Images), the Getty Images Gallery collection features an extraordinary time capsule of the last century...
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20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, Architecture, black and white art photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art cityscape - landscape photography. Golden Gate Bridge, foggy morning, Fort Point, San Francisco, USA. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, title...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Cary Grant And Grace Kelly In 'To Catch A Thief" by Paramount
By Paramount Pictures
Located in London, GB
"Cary Grant And Grace Kelly In 'To Catch A Thief" by Paramount Cary Grant and Grace Kelly publicity portrait for the film 'To Catch A Thief', 1955. Unframed Paper Size: 16"x 12'' (...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Grand Central Station, New York City, monochrome photograph, limited edition art
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art cityscape photography. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Printed ...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Marcus and Debbie Williamson photographed nude for 'After Dark' magazine
Located in Senoia, GA
Husband and wife Marcus and Debbie Williamson photographed nude for 'After Dark' magazine in 1973. This is a vintage gelatin silver print, made by hand by master photographer Jack Mi...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Bent Tree in the Fog, Monochrome Photograph, Landscape Print, Limited Edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Curved tree in fairy forest in mystical fog, Fanal, Portugal. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 8. Signed, titled, dated and numb...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Black Stone Beach, Madeira, Portugal, monochrome seascape photograph, limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Big black stones on the shore in madeira, Portugal. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Inga Lindgren And Poodles, New York, Estate Edition, Portrait Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This mid-1950s portrait photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features Swedish model Inga Lindgren, wife of Argentinian finance minister Ceferino Alonso Irigoyen,...
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1950s American Realist Black and White Photography

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Emulsion, Photographic Paper, ABS, Black and White, Digital, Photogram

Snowy Owl II, limited edition photograph, signed, Platinum/Palladium Print
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Snowy Owl II, limited edition photograph, signed, Platinum/Palladium Print My fascination with birds of prey began eight years ago. There have been nesting owls on my family’s land ...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Platinum

Pool Party VI - underwater black and white photograph; print on paper 36" x 54"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of young women diving naked in a pool. Original gallery quality print on archival paper 36" x x54" with 1/2" wh...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Fort Lauderdale Beach, Florida, USA, black and white art landscape, wood frame
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Limited Edition 1/9. Archival Pigment Ink Print, Printed 2022. Signed, numbered, dated by Artis. Handmade wood frame, black, natural white archival Passepartout, ...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, Archiv...

Cliffs of Etretat, Alabaster Coast, France, monochrome seascape, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on Ha...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Brigitte Nielsen, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
Located in München, BY
Edition 10 Also available in 40 x 50 cm / 16 x 20 inch, Edition 25 Portrait of nude actress Brigitte Nielsen in front of a wall. From personality p...
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1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Peony no.3 - analogue black and white floral photography, Limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
'Peony’ photographed in London, United Kingdom 2023. It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

Bailarín II. The Bailarín, series. Male Nude dancer. Black & White photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Bailarín II by Ricky Cohete From the "Bailarín" series Small size: 30 in H x 20 in W. Edition of 13 Unframed All prices are quoted as "initial price" and may change due to current s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Wooden Pier in the Sea, black and white, long exposure photography, landscape
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 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Golden Gate Detail, San Francisco, USA, monochrome photograph, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure cityscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Pier, Lake, Silent Morning, monochrome minimalist photograph, limited edition
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 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Melt with You - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Melt with You' part of the series 'Hands down' - 2019 50x50cm, Edition of 7 and 2 Artist Proofs available. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. ...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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

Ancient Laurel Cloud Forest, black and white art photography, landscape, framed
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography Gerald Berghammer. Archival Pigment Ink Print, Edition 1/7, signed, numbered, dated. Aluminum frame, matt black, natural white archival...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Digital Pigment

North By North West (1959) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
North By North West (1959) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by Pictorial Press / Alamy Archives) 1959, Cary Grant in the film North...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

The Organs of Ille-sur-Tet, sandstone, black and white photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White fine art landscape photography. The Orgues of Ille Sur Tet Columns of Soft Rock Geologic Natural French Organs in South France. Archival pigment ink print, edition of...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Digital Pigment

Marble Cave (blue triptych) - underwater nude photograph - 3 prints 24"x18" each
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Marble Cave is a series of three underwater monochrome photographs depicting a young naked woman swimming in a pool. Her strong body drops a bizarre shadow on the bottom of the pool ...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

NASA Sun Visor by Neil Armstrong, Vintage Apollo 11 Photo of Buzz Aldrin 1960s
Located in New york, NY
An 11 x 14 black and white print of Buzz Aldrin from the original negative before Nasa added “more” space on the top of the image, which is a more common version of Visor. The 11 x 1...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Iconics by Fabrizio La Torre - Set # 1 - New York - 1956 - Vintage Photographs
Located in Brussels, BE
Artworks sold in perfect condition : Set # 1 composed of 5 Gallery Print 30x40 cm This is an exceptional offer that we are presenting today. For almost four years, here on 1stdibs, a...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"First Class Travel" by Victor Blackman
By Victor Blackman
Located in London, GB
"First Class Travel" by Victor Blackman 25th August 1967: Paul McCartney of the Beatles and Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones sit opposite each other on a train at Euston Station, w...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

High Sierra Mustangs - 40x30 Black and White Photography of Wild Horses
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a contemporary black and white photograph of Wild Mustangs. "They represent the ultimate expression of American freedom" Edition of 50. Signed by Shane. Framing available....
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21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Three Trees in snowy Field, minmalist landscape photograph, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on Ha...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Digital Pigment

Cotton Club Marquee In NY (1938) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Cotton Club Marquee In NY (1938) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by George Karger/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Archive London England) Taxis ...
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1930s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Aquaculture Structures, mono seascape, minimalist photograph, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography print. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate o...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Point de vue Panorama, Giant Rock, black and white landscape photograph, limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Giant rocks on the sandy beach of the Atlantic coast in France. Archival pigment ink print as part of a lim...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Beach of Silencio Panarama, minimalist photograph, limited edition seascape
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 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Arches on Catedrais, Beach, Rocks, monochrome photograph, limited edition print
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 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Elvis Presley Laughing at a Press Conference
By Phil Roach
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white photo of Elvis Presley laughing at a press conference in Las Vegas, his arms raised, on 7/31/69. Elvis Presley, also known simply as Elvis, was an American singer, ...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

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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After 30-plus years with the storied magazine, the photographer shares the tales behind some of his most famous (and often surreal) pictures.

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