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Black and White Photography For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1920s
PETAVIUS_LANGRENUS_MER DES CRIS - Héliogravure of the Moon's Surface
Located in London, GB
Héliogravure after photographs by Loewy and Puiseux depicting the Moon’s surface, from Atlas Photographique de la Lune. [Published: Imprimerie Nationale, Paris, 1899]. The finest a...
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1890s Naturalistic Black and White Photography

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Other Medium

PETAVIUS_LANGRENUS_MER DES CRIS - Héliogravure of the Moon's Surface
PETAVIUS_LANGRENUS_MER DES CRIS - Héliogravure of the Moon's Surface

Moritz Loewy; Pierre-Henry Puiseux
PETAVIUS_LANGRENUS_MER DES CRIS - Héliogravure of the Moon's Surface, 1899

Portraits of Women and Children in Nagasaki - Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits Women and Children in Nagasaki is a lot of four hand-inked Albumen print with aniline applied on a single cardboard. Very good conditions. Cardboard cm 26 x 34; Print cm 9...
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1880s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Portraits of Women and Children in Nagasaki - Albumen Print 1870/1890

Portraits of Women and Children in Nagasaki - Albumen Print 1870/1890, 1870/1890

Father Neophitus
By Micha Bar-Am
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Father Neophitus, Santa Katarina Monastery, Sinai, 1967. It was 3 or 4 a.m. The Greek Orthodox priest had just finished baking bread and was back in his cell for a glass of ouzo and a hand-rolled cigarette. In the morning the bread would be given to Bedouin in the area in accordance with an agreement made centuries ago, which guaranteed the safety of the small group of monks among tribes that were initially hostile. -16x20 inch photograph signed and numbered by photographer. 215/300 ©Micha Bar Am
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19th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Father Neophitus
Father Neophitus

Micha Bar-Am
Father Neophitus, 1967

Ancient Portraits of Women from Nagasaki - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits of Women in Nagasaki is a lot of four hand-inked Albumen print with aniline applied on a single cardboard. Very good conditions. Cardboard cm 26 x 34; Print cm 9 x 13.5 Y...
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1880s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Ancient Portraits of Women from Nagasaki - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890

Ancient Portraits of Women from Nagasaki - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890, 1870/1890

Performing Geishas in a Garden - Ancient Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
Performing Geishas in a garden is an hand-inked Albumen print with aniline applied on hardcover. Very good conditions. Cardboard cm 26 x 34; Print cm 22x 27 Yokohama School print (...
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1880s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Performing Geishas in a Garden - Ancient Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Performing Geishas in a Garden - Ancient Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890

Performing Geishas in a Garden - Ancient Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890, 1870/1890

Le bouquet d'aunes ((The Clump of Alders)
By Charles François Daubigny
Located in Storrs, CT
. 1862. Original cliché-verre. Counterproof. Delteil, Melot 145. 6 1/2 x 8 3/4 (image and sheet). Edition 150, #71. Posthumous impression from the 1921 edition of 150 printed in Pari...
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Mid-19th Century Barbizon School Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Le bouquet d'aunes ((The Clump of Alders)
Le bouquet d'aunes ((The Clump of Alders)

Charles François Daubigny
Le bouquet d'aunes ((The Clump of Alders), 1862

Ancient Portraits of Women from Nagasaki - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits of Nagasaki Women is a lot of four hand-inked Albumen print with aniline applied on a single cardboard. Very good conditions. Cardboard cm 26 x 34; Print cm 9 x 13.5 Yoko...
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1880s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Ancient Portraits of Women from Nagasaki - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890

Ancient Portraits of Women from Nagasaki - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890, 1870/1890

Mick Jagger, Stockton on Tees, England 1965
By Ian Wright
Located in New York, NY
16x20” Premiere Archival Print Limited Edition Next available edition printed upon purchase. Please allow 4 weeks for production.
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Mid-19th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Mick Jagger, Stockton on Tees, England 1965

Ian Wright
Mick Jagger, Stockton on Tees, England 1965

Miss Tic, Paris, France, Black-and-White Photograph of French Woman Artist
By Roberta Fineberg
Located in New york, NY
French Poet, visual artist, and female figure of street art, graffiti artist Miss Tic (1956 - 2022), a contemporary French woman artist who printed her 'pocho...
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1880s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Digital, Rag Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Miss Tic, Paris, France, Black-and-White Photograph of French Woman Artist
Miss Tic, Paris, France, Black-and-White Photograph of French Woman Artist

Roberta Fineberg
Miss Tic, Paris, France, Black-and-White Photograph of French Woman Artist , 1986

San Lorenzo ai Monti - Disappeared Rome - Vintage Photo 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
San Lorenzo ai Monti - Disappeared Rome, is a photographic print on Baryta paper, by unknown photographer. Excellent condition, cm 21 x 16.5. The vie...
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1920s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

San Lorenzo ai Monti - Disappeared Rome - Vintage Photo 1920s

San Lorenzo ai Monti - Disappeared Rome - Vintage Photo 1920s, 1920s

Daily Life in Seto Islands, Japan - Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
Daily Life in Seto Island is a lot of four hand-inked Albumen print with aniline applied on a single cardboard. Very good conditions. Cardboard cm 26 x 34; Print cm 9 x 13.5 Yokoha...
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1880s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Daily Life in Seto Islands, Japan - Albumen Print 1870/1890

Daily Life in Seto Islands, Japan - Albumen Print 1870/1890, 1870/1890

Pentagon and Star
By Karl Blossfeldt
Located in Greenwich, CT
11 x 8 1/2 inches Framed: 20 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches Not signed, from the book
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1920s Black and White Photography

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Photogravure

Pentagon and Star
Pentagon and Star

Karl Blossfeldt
Pentagon and Star, 1929

"Animal Locomotion, Plate 402", Collotype by Eadward Muybridge, 1887
By Eadweard Muybridge
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Eadweard Muybridge, British/American (1830 - 1904) Title: Animal Locomotion. plate 402 Year: 1887 Medium: Collotype Image Size: 7.25 x 16 inches Size: 19 in. x 24 in. (48.26 ...
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1880s Naturalistic Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

"Animal Locomotion, Plate 402", Collotype by Eadward Muybridge, 1887

Eadweard Muybridge
"Animal Locomotion, Plate 402", Collotype by Eadward Muybridge, 1887, 1887

Autographed Portrait and Dedication of Giuseppe Garibaldi - 1880s
Located in Roma, IT
Autographed Portrait and Dedication of Giuseppe Garibaldi is a double historical document, that includes an albumen portrait with autograph dedication and a cardboard tablet with dif...
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1880s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Autographed Portrait and Dedication of Giuseppe Garibaldi - 1880s
Autographed Portrait and Dedication of Giuseppe Garibaldi - 1880s

Autographed Portrait and Dedication of Giuseppe Garibaldi - 1880s, 1880s

Devotional Portraits from Kyoto - Ancient Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
Devotional Portraits in Kyoto is a lot of four hand-inked Albumen print with aniline applied on a single cardboard. Very good conditions. Cardboard cm 26 x 34; Print cm 9 x 13.5 Yo...
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1880s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Devotional Portraits from Kyoto - Ancient Albumen Print 1870/1890
Devotional Portraits from Kyoto - Ancient Albumen Print 1870/1890

Devotional Portraits from Kyoto - Ancient Albumen Print 1870/1890, 1870/1890

View of Honganji Temple in Kyoto - Ancient Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
View of Honganji Temple in Kyoto is an hand-inked Albumen print with aniline applied on hardcover. Very good conditions. Cardboard cm 26 x 34; Print cm 22x 27 Yokohama School print...
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1880s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

View of Honganji Temple in Kyoto - Ancient Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
View of Honganji Temple in Kyoto - Ancient Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890

View of Honganji Temple in Kyoto - Ancient Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890, 1870/1890

New York City, 1948 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography)
By Elliott Erwitt
Located in London, GB
New York City, 1948 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography) Signed, inscribed with title and dated on accompanying artist’s label Silver gelatin print, printed later Availabl...
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Mid-19th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

New York City, 1948 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography)

Elliott Erwitt
New York City, 1948 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography)

Mussolini during the Second Congress in London - Vintage Photo 1922
Located in Roma, IT
'Mussolini Meeting' is a b/w photographic print on glazed paper, the stamp of agency Trampus, Paris and cliché applied on the back, meeting in Downing Street...
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1920s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Mussolini during the Second Congress in London - Vintage Photo 1922
Mussolini during the Second Congress in London - Vintage Photo 1922

Mussolini during the Second Congress in London - Vintage Photo 1922, 1922

Daily Life in Seto Islands, Japan - Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
Occupational Portraits in Seto Islands is a lot of four hand-inked Albumen print with aniline applied on a single cardboard. Very good conditions. Cardboard cm 26 x 34; Print cm 9 x...
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1880s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Daily Life in Seto Islands, Japan - Albumen Print 1870/1890

Daily Life in Seto Islands, Japan - Albumen Print 1870/1890, 1870/1890

Landscapes of Seto Islands, Japan - Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
Landscapes of Seto Islands is a lot of four hand-inked Albumen print with aniline applied on a single cardboard. Very good conditions. Cardboard cm 26 x 34; Print cm 9 x 13.5 Yokohama School print (Yokohama Shashin), realized during the Meiji dinasty (1868-1912). From a collection printed in the Shin-E-Do studio, as evidenced by the ink stamp on some copies. These prints does not show visible stamps on the front. On the lower margin of the prints some hand-written captions in black ink Italian on the cardboard. In the lot, four landscapes...
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1880s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Landscapes of Seto Islands, Japan - Albumen Print 1870/1890

Landscapes of Seto Islands, Japan - Albumen Print 1870/1890, 1870/1890

Early Signed Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi - Original Albumen Print 1860
Located in Roma, IT
Early Signed Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi is an albumen print signed on clichè and dated 26 June 1860. Excellent conditions, size 11 x 17,5 This very rare and unpublished photogr...
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1860s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Early Signed Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi - Original Albumen Print 1860
Early Signed Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi - Original Albumen Print 1860

Early Signed Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi - Original Albumen Print 1860, 1860

Vintage Photo-Portrait Hand Signed by Giuseppe Garibaldi - 1870s
Located in Roma, IT
Signed Portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi is an albumen print realized by Lugi Montabone, Florence 1870 circa. The portrait is signed with a dedication handwritten by Garibaldi on the lower edge of the cardboard. Excellent conditions. Cardboard cm 11 x 16, print cm 10 x 14 This unique document of Italian history reproduces a famous photographic portrait of Giuseppe Garibaldi, taken by Luigi Brogi at the end of his life. In the portrait the famous hero wears a poncho and a beret, the face looks very tired but retains a fierce expression on the face. The pose of this photograph, exactly like the clothing, suggests that this photo is a tribute to another portrait made by Brogi but in 1866, in which Garibaldi poses in the height of his celebrity, dressed in the same South American tradition clothing. The incredibly characteristic element of this exceptional document concerns the autograph: the handwriting part is certainly written by Garibaldi's hand but with discontinuous and angular signs, an evident than tender sign of the senility of the "hero of the two worlds". Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi (4 July 1807 – 2 June 1882) was an Italian general, patriot, and republican. He contributed to the Italian unification...
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1870s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Vintage Photo-Portrait Hand Signed by Giuseppe Garibaldi - 1870s
Vintage Photo-Portrait Hand Signed by Giuseppe Garibaldi - 1870s

Luigi Montabone
Vintage Photo-Portrait Hand Signed by Giuseppe Garibaldi - 1870s, 1870s

Gheishas During a Feast - Ancient Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
Gheishas During a Feast is an hand-inked Albumin print with aniline applied on hardcover. Very good conditions, there is a tear on the upper left margin with old restoration that do...
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1880s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Gheishas During a Feast - Ancient Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890

Gheishas During a Feast - Ancient Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890, 1870/1890

Temples in Japan - Ancient Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
Temples of Japan is a lot of four hand-inked Albumen print with aniline applied on a single cardboard. Very good conditions. Cardboard cm 26 x 34; Print cm 9 x 13.5 Yokohama School...
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1880s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Temples in Japan - Ancient Albumen Print 1870/1890
Temples in Japan - Ancient Albumen Print 1870/1890

Temples in Japan - Ancient Albumen Print 1870/1890, 1870/1890

Glimpses of Japanese Shrines in Kyoto - Ancient Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
Glimpes of Japanese Shrines in Kyoto is a lot of four hand-inked Albumen print with aniline applied on a single cardboard. Very good conditions. Cardboar...
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1880s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Glimpses of Japanese Shrines in Kyoto - Ancient Albumen Print 1870/1890
Glimpses of Japanese Shrines in Kyoto - Ancient Albumen Print 1870/1890

Glimpses of Japanese Shrines in Kyoto - Ancient Albumen Print 1870/1890, 1870/1890

Landscape of Seto Inland Sea - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape of Seto Inland Sea is an hand-inked Albumen print with aniline applied on hardcover. Very good conditions. Cardboard cm 26 x 34; Print cm 22x 27 Yokohama School print (Yo...
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1880s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Landscape of Seto Inland Sea - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890

Landscape of Seto Inland Sea - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890, 1870/1890

Ancient Portraits from Osak, Japan - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits of Osaka Workers and Traders is a lot of four hand-inked Albumen print with aniline applied on a single cardboard. Very good conditions. Cardboard cm 26 x 34; Print cm 9 x...
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1880s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Ancient Portraits from Osak, Japan - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890

Ancient Portraits from Osak, Japan - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890, 1870/1890

Ancient Portraits from Osaka, Japan - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
Occupational portraits in Osaka is a lot of four hand-inked Albumen print with aniline applied on a single cardboard. Very good conditions. Cardboard cm 26 x 34; Print cm 9 x 13.5 ...
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1880s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Ancient Portraits from Osaka, Japan - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890

Ancient Portraits from Osaka, Japan - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890, 1870/1890

Armco Steel, Ohio, 1922 (1M)
By Edward Weston
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Titled with artist's reference number and signed in pencil by Cole Weston with Edward Weston's facsimile signature on back of mount. Printed later from the original negative by Cole ...
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1920s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Armco Steel, Ohio, 1922 (1M)

Edward Weston
Armco Steel, Ohio, 1922 (1M), 1922

Waterway in Osaka - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
Waterway in Osaka is an hand-inked Albumen print with aniline applied on hardcover. Very good conditions. Cardboard cm 26 x 34; Print cm 22x 27 Yokohama School print (Yokohama Shas...
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1880s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Waterway in Osaka - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890

Waterway in Osaka - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890, 1870/1890

Nixon, August 8
By Burt Finger
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 6 Signed, titled, and dated.
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Late 19th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Nixon, August 8

Burt Finger
Nixon, August 8, 1974

Priests in Kyoto - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
Priests in Kyoto is an hand-inked Albumen print with aniline applied on hardcover. Very good conditions, slightly faded shade, perfectly legible details . Cardboard cm 26 x 34; Prin...
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1880s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Priests in Kyoto - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890

Priests in Kyoto - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890, 1870/1890

Ancient Views of Osaka - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
Views of Osaka is a lot of four hand-inked Albumen print with aniline applied on a single cardboard. Very good conditions. Cardboard cm 26 x 34; Print cm 9 x 13.5 Yokohama School p...
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1880s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Ancient Views of Osaka - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890

Ancient Views of Osaka - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890, 1870/1890

Japanese Woman Cooking by Shin E Do - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
Japanese Woman Cooking by Shin E Do is an hand-inked Albumen print with aniline applied on hardcover. Very good conditions. Cardboard cm 26 x 34; Print ...
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1880s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Japanese Woman Cooking by Shin E Do - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Japanese Woman Cooking by Shin E Do - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890

Japanese Woman Cooking by Shin E Do - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890, 1870/1890

Religious Ceremony in Kyoto - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
Religious ceremony in Kyoto is an hand-inked Albumen print with aniline applied on hardcover. Very good conditions. Cardboard cm 26 x 34; Print cm ...
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1880s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Religious Ceremony in Kyoto - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Religious Ceremony in Kyoto - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890

Religious Ceremony in Kyoto - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890, 1870/1890

Surfboard with Setting Sun, Santa Monica, California, U.S.A. – Anthony Friedkin
By Anthony Friedkin
Located in Zurich, CH
Anthony FRIEDKIN (*1949, America) Surfboard with Setting Sun, Santa Monica, California, U.S.A., 1980 Silver Gelatin Print, later print 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.) Edition of 25 Prin...
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1880s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Surfboard with Setting Sun, Santa Monica, California, U.S.A. – Anthony Friedkin
Surfboard with Setting Sun, Santa Monica, California, U.S.A. – Anthony Friedkin

Anthony Friedkin
Surfboard with Setting Sun, Santa Monica, California, U.S.A. – Anthony Friedkin, 1980

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Japanese Country Women - Ancient Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
Japanese Country Women is an hand-inked Albumen print with aniline applied on hardcover. Very good conditions. Cardboard cm 26 x 34; Print cm 22x 27 Yokohama School print (Yokohama...
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1880s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Japanese Country Women - Ancient Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890

Japanese Country Women - Ancient Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890, 1870/1890

View of a Bay in the Seto Inland Sea - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890
Located in Roma, IT
View of a Bay in the Seto Inland Sea is an hand-inked Albumen print with aniline applied on hardcover. Very good conditions. Cardboard cm 26 x 34; Print cm 22x 27 Yokohama School p...
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1880s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

View of a Bay in the Seto Inland Sea - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890

View of a Bay in the Seto Inland Sea - Hand-Colored Albumen Print 1870/1890, 1870/1890

Edward Weston and Margrethe Mather
By Imogen Cunningham
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Imogen Cunningham original vintage gelatin silver print. Signed and dated, 1923 on the front of the mount. Printed in the 1930s. Imogen Cunningham (1883 – 1976) occupies a singular p...
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1920s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Edward Weston and Margrethe Mather

Imogen Cunningham
Edward Weston and Margrethe Mather, 1923

White Bathing Costume by Becker on Austrian Beach, 1956
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
White Bathing Costume by Becker on Austrian Beach -- Photographed by Mark Shaw for a LIFE magazine article on Austrian fashion, this model sports a beach costume designed by Bessie Becker...
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1850s Modern Black and White Photography

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Giclée

White Bathing Costume by Becker on Austrian Beach, 1956

Mark Shaw
White Bathing Costume by Becker on Austrian Beach, 1956, 2018

Bordeaux - Cathedral From The River
By Charles Marville
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Albumen print by Charles Marville circa 1856. Blind Stamp on mount recto.
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1850s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Bordeaux - Cathedral From The River

Charles Marville
Bordeaux - Cathedral From The River, c. 1856

The Middle Landing From The Oregon Side
By Carleton Watkins
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Title printed on front of mount.
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19th Century Black and White Photography

The Middle Landing From The Oregon Side

Carleton Watkins
The Middle Landing From The Oregon Side, 1867

Louvre, Balcon, Charles IX Ensemble
By Charles Marville
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Very rare Albumen Print by Charles Marville. Original. Titled and annotated '112' and '41' on back. Made circa 1863.
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Late 19th Century Black and White Photography

Louvre, Balcon, Charles IX Ensemble

Charles Marville
Louvre, Balcon, Charles IX Ensemble, c. 1863

Three Pears and an Apple, France
By Edward Steichen
Located in New York, NY
Three Pears and an Apple, France, c. 1921: The Early Years 1900-1927, 1981 photogravure on BFK Rives Paper image size: 13 x 10 inches paper size: 20 x 15 1/4 inches Edition of 500
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1920s Black and White Photography

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Photogravure

Three Pears and an Apple, France

Edward Steichen
Three Pears and an Apple, France, 1921, printed later

“Hotel de Ville, Angou leme”
By Charles Marville
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
In 1865 Marville was retained by the Historical Works Commission to make a record of a Paris about to be destroyed by major new town planning projects- LAMP POSTs chronicled/auctione...
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1860s Black and White Photography

“Hotel de Ville, Angou leme”

Charles Marville
“Hotel de Ville, Angou leme”, 1868

Early 20th Century Photograph -- Sidewalk Club of the Motherlode
By Sigismund Blumann
Located in Soquel, CA
"Sidewalk Club of the Motherlode" a Lithobrome photograh by Sigismund Blumann (American, 1872-1956). Signed "Sigismund Blumann" lower right. Titled "Sidewalk Club of the Motherlode" on verso. Image size, 11.25"H x 13.25"W. Between 1923 and 1932, his pictures were accepted at photographic salons in Amsterdam, Toronto, Rochester, Seattle, and Los Angeles. In 1927, a one-person exhibition of his bromoil prints traveled to camera clubs in Chicago, Akron, Cincinnati, and New York. In addition to bromoil, a process that yields pointillistic images, Blumann utilized such unusual processes as kallitype (Vandyke brown), lithobrome, and pastelograph (the latter two probably his own inventions) to create original photographs using chemical processes he invented. Sigismund Blumann (1872–1956) (figure 1) was a prominent tastemaker in Californian photography during the 1920s and 1930s. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area for his entire career, he edited magazines, wrote books, and made creative photographs. From 1924 to 1933 Blumann edited Camera Craft, the leading West Coast photographic monthly. Subsequently he established his own periodical, Photo Art Monthly, which he published until 1940. In these two magazines — for over fifteen years — Blumann found a large audience of mainstream pictorial photographers. In addition, he wrote five instructional books on photography...
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1920s Realist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper

Early 20th Century Photograph -- Sidewalk Club of the Motherlode
Early 20th Century Photograph -- Sidewalk Club of the Motherlode

Sigismund Blumann
Early 20th Century Photograph -- Sidewalk Club of the Motherlode, 1920

Untitled [Modern Interior]
By Eugène Atget
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print made by Berenice Abbott Signed in pencil by Berenice Abbott, verso 10 x 8 inches, sheet size 9.25 x 7 inches, image size This artwork is offered by ClampArt, l...
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Late 19th Century Academic Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled [Modern Interior]

Eugène Atget
Untitled [Modern Interior], printed c. 1950

Cassius Clay, 5th Street Gym, Miami, Black & White Photography, Fine Art Print
By Marvin Newman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cassius Clay, 5th Street Gym, Miami, 1963 13 x 19 in. (33 x 48 cm) Archival Pigment Print Edition of 10 The photographer Marvin E. Newman (b. 1927) was one of the first recipi...
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Mid-19th Century Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Cassius Clay, 5th Street Gym, Miami, Black & White Photography, Fine Art Print

Marvin Newman
Cassius Clay, 5th Street Gym, Miami, Black & White Photography, Fine Art Print, 1963

The Abode of Snow
By Ansel Adams
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed with printed title on the front of the print. Very early parmelian print by Ansel Adams.
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1920s Black and White Photography

The Abode of Snow

Ansel Adams
The Abode of Snow, 1927

East Vidette
By Ansel Adams
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed (AE Adams), titled, printed on the front of print. Rare vintage parmelian print from 1927.
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1920s Black and White Photography

East Vidette

Ansel Adams
East Vidette, 1927

Lyell Fork Meadows
By Ansel Adams
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed on the front of the print. Printed circa 1927.
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1920s Black and White Photography

Lyell Fork Meadows

Ansel Adams
Lyell Fork Meadows, 1927

City Of Portland, Willamette River Canyon
By Carleton Watkins
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Printed title on original mount, recto.
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19th Century Black and White Photography

City Of Portland, Willamette River Canyon

Carleton Watkins
City Of Portland, Willamette River Canyon, 1867

Swimwear by Lelong (Horst with Models)
By George Hoyningen-Huene
Located in New York, NY
Ed. 11/27, includes black frame with white mat. Embossed on the recto. Estate-stamped, titled, numbered, and signed on the verso by R. J. Horst, executor of the Hoyningen-Huene Estat...
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1920s Black and White Photography

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Platinum

Swimwear by Lelong (Horst with Models)
Swimwear by Lelong (Horst with Models)

George Hoyningen-Huene
Swimwear by Lelong (Horst with Models), 1929, printed later

Tina, Glendale
By Edward Weston
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Edward Weston. Tina, Glendale, 1922 (Tina Modotti in Edward Weston's photographic studio). Gelatin silver print printed by Cole Weston. Titled with artist's reference number on back...
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1920s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Tina, Glendale

Edward Weston
Tina, Glendale

Human and Animal Locomotion. Plate 246.
By Eadweard Muybridge
Located in New York, NY
Human and Animal Locomotion. Plate 246. Placing chair, sitting and flirting a fan. 14 x 20 inch original vintage collotype print from 1887 Image size 7.5 x 15.375 inches. Muybridge ...
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1880s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Human and Animal Locomotion. Plate 246.

Eadweard Muybridge
Human and Animal Locomotion. Plate 246. , 1887

Stairs at Montmartre, Paris, 1926
By Andre Kertesz
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed in pencil on recto Gelatin silver print Image/Paper: 3" x 3-3/4", Mount: 12" x 9", Mat 20" x 16"
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1920s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Stairs at Montmartre, Paris, 1926

Andre Kertesz
Stairs at Montmartre, Paris, 1926

Human and Animal Locomotion. Plate 49.
By Eadweard Muybridge
Located in New York, NY
Human and Animal Locomotion. Plate 49. "Walking and turning around rapidly, a satchel in one hand, cane in the other." 14 x 20 inch original collot...
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1880s Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Human and Animal Locomotion. Plate 49.

Eadweard Muybridge
Human and Animal Locomotion. Plate 49. , 1887

Agra, Quadrangle of the Motee Musjid, 1227, 1860's
By Samuel Bourne
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed and numbered on recto. Vintage albumen print Image 7x11", Paper 7x11", Mat 16x20"
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1860s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Agra, Quadrangle of the Motee Musjid, 1227, 1860's

Samuel Bourne
Agra, Quadrangle of the Motee Musjid, 1227, 1860's

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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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