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Black and White Photography For Sale
Period: 1970s
Period: 1980s
Vintage The Ramones photograph (Ramones darkroom photograph)
By Roberta Bayley
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Vintage Ramones photograph circa early 1980s. A vintage original darkroom print by unknown photographer.
Silver gelatin print.
Dimensions: 10 x 8...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Fernando Natalici The Foreigner New York 1978
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Fernando Natalici The Foreigner New York 1978:
A vintage original film still shot on the set of the seminal 70's Manhattan art scene film, "The Foreigner," by celebrated downtown pho...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
John Lennon, NYC 1974
By Bob Gruen
Located in Toronto, ON
Open and Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Prints
Hand Signed by Bob Gruen
8" x 10" Unframed
Open Edition
11" x 14" Unframed
Open Edition
16" x 20" Unframed
Open Edition
20" x 24" Unframed
Limited Edition of 150
30" x 40" Unframed
Limited Edition of 75
Bob Gruen is one of the most well-known and respected photographers in rock and roll. From John Lennon to Johnny Rotten; Muddy Waters to the Rolling Stones; Elvis to Madonna; Bob Dylan to Bob Marley; Tina Turner to Debbie Harry, he has captured the music scene for over forty years in photographs that have gained worldwide recognition.
Shortly after John Lennon moved to New York in 1971, Bob became John and Yoko's personal photographer and friend, making photos of their working life as well as private moments. In 1974 he created the iconic images of John Lennon wearing a New York City t-shirt and, standing in front of the Statue of Liberty making the peace sign - two of the most popular of Lennon's images.
Bob has worked with major rock acts such as Led Zeppelin, The Who, David Bowie, Tina Turner, Elton John, Aerosmith, Kiss & Alice Cooper. He toured extensively with the emerging punk and new wave bands including the New York Dolls, Sex Pistols, Clash, Ramones, Patti Smith Group and Blondie.
His "Sid Vicious with Hot Dog" photo was acquired in 1999 by The National Portrait Gallery, London, for their permanent collection and his John Lennon NYC...
Category
1970s Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Grace Jones for After Dark
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Victor Arimondi (1942-2001). Portrait of Grace Jones, 1975. Period print measures 8.5 x 11.25 inches; 10 x 13 inches framed. Artist studio stamp on ver...
Category
1970s Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
President Jimmy Carter, Detroit, 1976
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jimmy Carter photograph Detroit, 1976:
This timeless, silhouette-like photograph of President Jimmy Carter was captured by the legendary Detroit photo-journalist & counter cultural ...
Category
1970s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Jackie Kennedy with company, Black and White Photography, ca. 1970s
Located in Cologne, DE
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite, writer, and photographer who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of P...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Vivian Maier. Chicago, IL March 31
By Vivian Maier
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Vivian Maier. Chicago, Illinois, March 31, 1970, selenium toned gelatin silver, 12 x 12", framed 21 x 21", Stamped with John Maloof Collection, signed by ...
Category
1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Planetary Kaleidoscope, Photo Mosaic Collage Space Photograph, Feminist Aviator
By Vera Simons
Located in Surfside, FL
This one depicts fragmented space photos radiating outward and is titled Planetary Kaleidoscope
SIMONS, Vera (1920 - 2012)
Vera Habrecht Simons, was a Ger...
Category
1970s Dada Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Pete Townshend – Smoking Joint, Twickenham, London, 1977 Limited Estate Print
By David Steen
Located in London, GB
Pete Townshend – Smoking Joint, Twickenham, London,
1977
Guitarist and songwriter with British rock band The Who. Townshend’s trademark windmill action and smashing of guitar on s...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
CONTRASTS - Black and white photograph on photographic paper
Located in Napoli, IT
Black and white analog photograph on photographic paper, author unknown
Category
1970s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Jackie Kennedy, Black and White Photography, ca. 1970s
Located in Cologne, DE
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite, writer, and photographer who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of P...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Jackie Kennedy with family, Black and White Photography, ca. 1970s
By Nik Wheeler
Located in Cologne, DE
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite, writer, and photographer who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of P...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Baroness de Waldner - unique acetate of Brazilian actress, with provenance
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol
Baroness de Waldner, ca. 1975
Unique Acetate positive
This piece comes with a signed letter of provenance from the representative of Chromacomp, Warhol's printer.
Frame i...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Mixed Media
Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Brazilian Actress Sonia Braga
Located in Surfside, FL
signed in ink and with photographer stamp verso and hand written title.
Sonia Braga
Sônia Maria Campos Braga is a Brazilian-American actress. She is known in the English-speaking world for her Golden Globe Award nominated performances in Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) and Moon over Parador (1988). She also received a BAFTA Award nomination in 1981 for Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (first released in 1976). For the 1994 television film The Burning Season, she was nominated for an Emmy Award and a third Golden Globe Award. Her other television credits include The Cosby Show (1986), Sex and the City (2001), American Family (2002), and Alias (2005).
Braga was the first Brazilian to present a category at the Oscars. She was announced by Goldie Hawn as one of the most glamorous actresses in the world, before appearing with Michael Douglas, who announced the result of the best short film. Braga competed for many prestigious awards in the United States. For her performance in The Burning Season (1994) she was nominated for the third time for the Golden Globe for best supporting actress. In 1995, she was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for The Burning SeasonDuring the 1980s, Braga had relationships with Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth...
Category
1970s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Sean Connery Snooker – County Wicklow, Ireland, 1973 Limited Estate Print
By David Steen
Located in London, GB
Sean Connery – County Wicklow, Ireland,
1973
David Steen recalls: “Sean looked like a killer that day, all dressed in black, the sort of bad boy you’d see in an old western movie,...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Dudley Moore & Peter Cook – London, 1972 Limited Estate Print
By David Steen
Located in London, GB
Dudley Moore & Peter Cook – London,
1972
“This was meant to be a fashion shoot of the two comedians wearing clothes selected by a magazine’s fashion editor. Needless to say we were ready and waiting and the stylist informed me that the clothes hadn’t turned up. I went into the dressing room to break the news to Pete and Dud, but they were already in a state of undress. ‘Where do you want us?’ they said.”
Limited Edition David Steen Estate Print
Limited Edition: All prints are limited editions, no further prints are produced once sold
Paper size - 24 x 18 " / 61 x 46 cm
Limited to 48 only this size
All prints are bespoke and printed to order
stamped and numbered by the Estate
Copyright: © David Steen / The David Steen Archive
David Steen’s introduction to photography was as a 15-year-old school leaver joining Picture Post where he had the good luck to be taken under the wing of the legendary Bert Hardy as an assistant. It was the ultimate training ground in photojournalism, and the launch pad for his career.
David’s reunion with Picture Post after doing his National Service (as special photographer based in Eygpt, covering the major trouble zones) was short-lived. The magazine was losing ground and closed. He moved to Fleet Street, first to a bright new Mirror title, Woman’s Sunday Mirror, where incidentally he picked up First Prize in Encyclopaedia Britannica’s Best Pictures of the Year Award for his sequence of ‘Birth of a Baby’, the progress of a young woman delivering her own baby under hypnosis.
He was 21, the youngest ever to be awarded this prize. There followed time as a staff photographer with The Daily Mail; Fleet Street was the hub of the world. Then on to freelancing…Queen magazine, Nova, the Sunday Times Magazine, international magazines around the world, over the years covering projects as diverse as riots in Harlem to a film set in Acapulco, a battered wives’ refuge to the Queen and family at Sandringham: the hopeless, the homeless, the glitterati. Trained on the maxim ‘every picture tells a story’ he has focused on film stars, actors, criminals, politicians, prime ministers and countless men, women and children going about their everyday lives.
David Steen believes himself to be lucky. He thinks lucky; luck is being in the right place at the right time, having the luck to have a loving family and enduring friends and winning a three-year battle against cancer.
Asked by aspiring photographers for his best advice, his stock reply is: ‘Get up early.’
David Steen † 1936 – 2015
Tags: dudley moore, actor, pianist, arthur, bedazzled, 10, ten, bo derek...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Alex ‘Hurricane’ Higgins – Windmill Street Soho London 1972Limited Estate Print
By David Steen
Located in London, GB
Alex ‘hurricane’ Higgins – Windmill Street Soho London
1972
David Steen recalls: “When I was about 13 or 14 I used to go to a snooker hall in the basement of the boxing gym owned b...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Joan Collins – The Stud, Limousine, London, 1978 Limited Estate Print
By David Steen
Located in London, GB
Joan Collins – the Stud, Limousine, London,
1978
Limited Edition David Steen Estate Print
Limited Edition: All prints are limited editions, no further prints are produced once s...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jackie Kennedy with family, Black and White Photography, ca. 1970s
By Nik Wheeler
Located in Cologne, DE
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite, writer, and photographer who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of P...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Louise Nevelson Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
signed in ink and with photographer stamp verso and hand written title.
Louise Nevelson (September 23, 1899 – April 17, 1988) was an American sculptor known for her monumental, mono...
Category
1970s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, 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...
Category
1970s Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Liza Minelli with Gene Kelly
By Adam Scull
Located in Cologne, DE
Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer. Known for her commanding stage presence and powerful alto singing voice, Minnelli i...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Oliver Reed – Broome Hall, England, 1975 Limited Estate Print
By David Steen
Located in London, GB
Oliver Reed – Broome Hall, England,
1975
The legendary British actor and hell-raiser began his film career in the late 1950s. In 1968 he played the role of Bill Sikes in the aware...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Surrealist Fake Limb Prosthetic Factory Photo
By Shimon Attie
Located in Surfside, FL
These are vintage prints from the 1980's. The last photo shows a gallery or museum label from an accompanying piece (there were three sequence shots in this series) but is not on thi...
Category
1980s Conceptual Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Leni Sinclair Charles Mingus photo Detroit 1974 (photographer Leni Sinclair)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Charles Mingus by Leni Sinclair:
This elegant, well-defined photo of Jazz legend, Charles Mingus was shot by legendary Detroit photographer Leni Sinclair in 1974; Sinclair was 2016’...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Jackie Kennedy, Black and White Photography, ca. 1970s
Located in Cologne, DE
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite, writer, and photographer who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of P...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Jackie Kennedy, Black and White Photography, ca. 1970s
Located in Cologne, DE
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite, writer, and photographer who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of P...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Rudolf Nureyev – Applying His Make-up 1976 Limited Estate Print
By David Steen
Located in London, GB
Rudolf Nureyev – Applying His Make-up for the Filming of ‘valentino’, London,
1976
Limited Edition David Steen Estate Print
Limited Edition: All prints are limited editions, no ...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Surrealist Fake Limb Prosthetic Factory Photo
By Shimon Attie
Located in Surfside, FL
These are vintage prints from the 1980's. The last photo shows of a label from an accompanying piece (there were three sequence shots in this series) but is not on this piece. They l...
Category
1980s Conceptual Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jackie Kennedy, Black and White Photography, ca. 1970s
Located in Cologne, DE
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite, writer, and photographer who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of P...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Paul McCartney at Ringo Starr's Wedding (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Ed. 25/50, unframed print. Hand-signed and numbered by Terry O'Neill.
Terry O’Neill CBE is one of the world’s most collected photographers with work hanging in national art gallerie...
Category
1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Ramones New York City 1985 (Ramones photograph)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Ramones captured by heralded New York underground photographer Fernando Natalici, backstage at The Ritz, New York, NY circa 1985.
Silver gelatin print.
Dimensions: 11 x 14 inch...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
CHILDREN AND CHRISTMAS - Black and white photograph on baryta paper
Located in Napoli, IT
Rare old black and white photograph on sepia paper, depicts three children watching Santa Claus from the window.
Category
1970s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Jackie Kennedy at Madison Square Garden, Black and White Photography, ca. 1970s
Located in Cologne, DE
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite, writer, and photographer who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of P...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Roger Moore - Ocha Rios, Jamaica 1972 Limited Estate Print
By David Steen
Located in London, GB
Roger Moore - Ocha Rios, Jamaica
1972
David Steen recalls: “Filming for Roger’s first Bond movie, Live and Let Die began in New Orleans and moved on to Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Cubby B...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, MSG, NYC 1972
By Bob Gruen
Located in Toronto, ON
Open and Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Prints
Hand Signed by Bob Gruen
8" x 10" Unframed
Open Edition
11" x 14" Unframed
Open Edition
16" x 20" Unframed
Open Edition
20" x 24" U...
Category
1970s Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
ROAD SIGNS - Black and white photograph on baryta paper
Located in Napoli, IT
Iconic black and white photograph on baryta paper of the intersection of Broadway and Wall Street.
Category
1970s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Bob Marley, Beacon Theater, New York City 1976
By Bob Gruen
Located in Toronto, ON
Open and Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Prints
Hand Signed by Bob Gruen
8" x 10" Unframed
Open Edition
11" x 14" Unframed
Open Edition
16" x 20" Unframed
Open Edition
20" x 24" U...
Category
1970s Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
ARCHITECTURE - Photograph on baryta paper, Bob De Masi, Italy 1970s
Located in Napoli, IT
Black and white photograph on baryta paper, title "Architecture" 1970s - Bob De Masi, with frame
Category
1970s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Male Nude Desert Landscape Study
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Roy Dean (1925-20020. Male Nude Study, ca. 1975-80. Original period print with artist studio stamp on verso. Print measures 5.25 x 9 inches; 13 x 17 inches framed.
Roy Dean was bor...
Category
1970s Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Male Nude Beach Study
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Roy Dean (1925-20020. Male Nude Study, ca. 1975-80. Origina; period print with artist studio stamp on verso. Print measures 2.25 x 4 3/8 inches; 9 x 12 inches framed.
Roy Dean was ...
Category
1970s Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Serra Pelada, Brazil, 1986 - Sebastião Salgado (Black and White Photography)
Located in London, GB
Serra Pelada, Brazil, 1986
Sebastião Salgado
International Shipping Available
Stamped with photographer’s copyright blind stamp
Signed, inscribed on reverse
Undertaking projects of vast temporal and geographic scope, Sebastião Salgado (born 1944) is one of the most celebrated photojournalists working today. Whilst inescapably memorable for their beauty, Salgado’s photographs...
Category
1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Debbie Harry photograph (on the set of Unmade Beds), New York, 1976
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Debbie Harry Photograph: NYC, 1976:
Debbie Harry East Village, 1976 by celebrated New York photographer Fernando Natalici. Cooler than cool, this classic "Blondie" photo was captured...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Untitled, Senegalese model
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Victor Arimondi (1942-2001). Portrait of Senegalese Model, ca. 1975. Period print measures 8.5 x 11.5 inches; 17 x 20 inches frames. Artist studio stam...
Category
1970s Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Figurative photo, Portrait fine art print, Contemporary, Black white - Morgane
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Morgane ‘ who was captured on film in ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
Sonny & Cher, NYC 1973
By Bob Gruen
Located in Toronto, ON
Open and Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Prints
Hand Signed by Bob Gruen
8" x 10" Unframed
Open Edition
11" x 14" Unframed
Open Edition
16" x 20" Unframed
Open Edition
20" x 24" U...
Category
1970s Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Caress
Located in Carmel, CA
Excellent Condition
From the Portafolio De Las Mujeres
Category
1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Ed. 3/20, estate-stamped. Includes black frame.
Milton H. Greene was one of the earliest and best photographers working in the early days of color photography. Aside from his outsta...
Category
1970s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
PAURA E FEDE - Fotografia in bianco e nero di Ferdinando Alfieri
Located in Napoli, IT
Iscritto dal 1997 all'Ordine dei giornalisti pubblicisti, qualifica in fotografia nel 1998, Mostra fotografica personale al Pan (palazzo delle arti) Napoli marzo 2016 (con pubblicazi...
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1970s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Refugees in the Korem Camp, Ethiopia
Located in Carmel, CA
Purchased from Peter Fetterman Gallery - Authorized dealer of Salgado's work.
No damage issues. Look print moutned on corners. Over Mat included.
Category
1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
ARCHITECTURE - Photograph on baryta paper, Bob De Masi, Italy 1970s
Located in Napoli, IT
Black and white photograph on baryta paper, title "Architecture" 1970s - Bob De Masi, with frame
Category
1970s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Madonna - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
By Mick Rock
Located in London, GB
Madonna - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Early photograph of Madonna, 1980 (photo Mick Rock).
All prints are numbered by the Estate.
Edition si...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Portriat of Tom Petchlsig
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Victor Arimondi (1942-2001). Portrait of Tom Petchlsig, ca. 1975. Period print measures 8 x 10 inches; 16 x 20 inches frames. Artist studio stamp on ve...
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1970s Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Star Wars, Sience Fiction Filmstill, 1977
Located in Cologne, DE
The original Star Wars trilogy, formerly marketed as the Star Wars Trilogy (and colloquially referred to as the 'original trilogy'), is the first set of three films produced in the S...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
A Scene of the Film Au revoir les Enfant - 1987
Located in Roma, IT
A Scene of the Film Au revoir les Enfants is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1987.
Good conditions.
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
A Scene of the Film Au revoir les Enfant - 1987
Located in Roma, IT
A Scene of the Film Au revoir les Enfants is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1987.
Good conditions.
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
DER DEUSCHER VOLKE - Photograph on baryta paper, Nino La Rocca , Italy 1987
Located in Napoli, IT
Analog photograph on baryta paper in black and white titled "Der Deuscher Volke" , the photo depicts the German Parliament and the Berlin Wall before the fall . The photograph is by ...
Category
1980s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Star Wars, Sience Fiction Filmstill, 1977
Located in Cologne, DE
The original Star Wars trilogy, formerly marketed as the Star Wars Trilogy (and colloquially referred to as the 'original trilogy'), is the first set of three films produced in the S...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
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.
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