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Black and White Photography For Sale
Style: Abstract
Style: Photorealist
'Lily in Charcoal no.2' abstract expressionism photography edition of 20
Located in London, GB
'Lily in Charcoal no.2' 2023 From raw energy to sublime. 'Lily in Charcoal No.2' is an expression piece combining an abstract charcoal drawing with a live lily emerging from a gash....
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Black and White Photography

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Paper, Photographic Film, Charcoal, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

ATO>MIC #9, Unique Silver Luminogram Print, "Atomic like Explosion or Moonscape"
Located in London, GB
ATO>MIC #9, 2020 Unique Gelatin Silver Print/ Luminogram and Photogram technique, Printed on tea infused fibre based paper, Framed 23 x 18 cm print size 38 x 35.5 cm framed Unique Series: ATO>MIC Signed and dated in pencil on print's verso © Michael G Jackson...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin, Photogram, Archival Paper

'Lily in Charcoal no.3' abstract expressionism photography edition of 10
Located in London, GB
'Lily in Charcoal no.3' 2023 From raw energy to sublime. 'Lily in Charcoal No.3' is an expression piece combining an abstract charcoal drawing with a live lily emerging from a gash....
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Black and White Photography

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Paper, Photographic Film, Charcoal, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Sphere - Black and white still life film photography, Limited edition of 10
Located in London, GB
'Sphere' 2023 It is a black and white film photograph, made using a 4x5 Large format camera Linhof. Ugne Pouwell does all the processing and printing in the studio. From a limited ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Black and White Photography

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Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Giclée

No Way - black & white nude photograph - archival pigment print 35x55"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A black and white photograph of a perfect woman's buttocks and her handcuffed hands giving a finger. Original gallery quality print signed by the artist. Digital archival pigment p...
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2010s Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Dahlia on Ink #2 - floral film photography in composition with ink abstraction
Located in London, GB
'Dahlia on Ink #2' 2023 Black and white floral film photography combination with ink painting. Made using a large format 4x5 film camera, developed in the studio by the artist. P...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Black and White Photography

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

Dahlia on Ink #3 - floral film photography in composition with ink abstraction
Located in London, GB
'Dahlia on Ink #3' 2023 Black and white floral film photography combination with ink painting. Made using a large format 4x5 film camera, developed in the studio by the artist. P...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Black and White Photography

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

'Lily in Charcoal' abstract expressionism photography edition of 10
Located in London, GB
'Lily in Charcoal' 2023 From raw energy to sublime. 'Lily in Charcoal' is an expression piece combining an abstract charcoal drawing with a live lily...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Black and White Photography

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Paper, Photographic Film, Charcoal, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Dahlia on Ink - floral film photography in composition with ink abstraction
Located in London, GB
'Dahlia on Ink' 2023 Black and white floral film photography combination with ink painting. Made using a large format 4x5 film camera, developed in the studio by the artist. Prin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Black and White Photography

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

Chrysantemum on ink -floral film photography in composition with ink abstraction
Located in London, GB
'Chrysantemum on ink' 2023 Black and white floral film photography combination with ink painting. Made using a large format 4x5 film camera, developed in the studio by the artist. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Black and White Photography

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

Bob Marley by Lynn Goldsmith
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition 16x20"" print of Bob Marley by Lynn Goldsmith, taken in 1980. Limited edition number 6/20 Modern C-type print. Available for immediate shipping. Lynn Goldsm...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography

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C Print

Dahlia on Ink #3 - floral film photography in composition with ink abstraction
Located in London, GB
'Dahlia on Ink #3' 2023 Black and white floral film photography combination with ink painting. Made using a large format 4x5 film camera, developed in the studio by the artist. P...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Black and White Photography

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

Poppy on ink #2 - floral film photography in composition with ink abstraction
Located in London, GB
'Poppy on Ink #2' 2023 Black and white floral film photography combination with ink painting. Made using a large format 4x5 film camera, developed in the studio by the artist. Pr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Black and White Photography

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

Poppy on ink - floral film photography in composition with ink abstraction
Located in London, GB
'Poppy on Ink' 2023 Black and white floral film photography combination with ink painting. Made using a large format 4x5 film camera, developed in the studio by the artist. Print...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Black and White Photography

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

Poppy on ink - floral film photography in composition with ink abstraction
Located in London, GB
'Poppy on Ink' 2023 Black and white floral film photography combination with ink painting. Made using a large format 4x5 film camera, developed in the studio by the artist. Print...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Black and White Photography

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

Dahlia on Ink #2 - floral film photography in composition with ink abstraction
Located in London, GB
'Dahlia on Ink #2' 2023 Black and white floral film photography combination with ink painting. Made using a large format 4x5 film camera, developed in the studio by the artist. P...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Black and White Photography

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

Poppy on ink #2 - floral film photography in composition with ink abstraction
Located in London, GB
'Poppy on Ink #2' 2023 Black and white floral film photography combination with ink painting. Made using a large format 4x5 film camera, developed in the studio by the artist. Pr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Black and White Photography

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

Chrysantemum on ink -floral film photography in composition with ink abstraction
Located in London, GB
'Chrysantemum on ink' 2023 Black and white floral film photography combination with ink painting. Made using a large format 4x5 film camera, developed in the studio by the artist. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Black and White Photography

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

Kate Moss at 16
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print of Kate Moss by Jake Chessum, taken when she was an unknown 16 year old model, just starting her career. Jake recalls, "I had heard of Kate as she was...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Apriel - underwater black & white nude photograph - print on aluminum 30" x 36"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a beautiful topless young woman, Apriel swimming in the pool. Original digital print on aluminum plate signed by the artist. Limited edi...
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2010s Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Metal

3498
Located in London, GB
'3498' '3497' London, United Kingdom 2022 It is a black and white film photograph. Giclée print on Hahnemühle photo rag Baryta 308 Gsm fine art paper, limited edition of 20. Pho...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Film, Giclée

Paper flow - black and white abstract paper photography
Located in London, GB
'Paper flow' London, United Kingdom 2020. Limited edition of 20. Photograph printed on heavy-weight fine art paper. COA included.
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2010s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Film, Giclée

'Lily in Charcoal' abstract expressionism photography edition of 10
Located in London, GB
'Lily in Charcoal' 2023 From raw energy to sublime. 'Lily in Charcoal' is an expression piece combining an abstract charcoal drawing with a live lily emerging from a gash. The charc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Black and White Photography

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Paper, Photographic Film, Charcoal, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Lily in Charcoal No.2 - abstract expressionism photography edition of 10
Located in London, GB
'Lily in Charcoal No.2' 2023 From raw energy to sublime. 'Lily in Charcoal No.2' is an expression piece combining an abstract charcoal drawing with a live lily emerging from a gash....
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Black and White Photography

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Paper, Photographic Film, Charcoal, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Jimi Hendrix Experience 1967 Contact Sheet by Gered Mankowitz
Located in Austin, US
The Jimi Hendrix Experience, London 1967 by Gered Mankowitz Signed limited edition 16x20" print, signed and numbered by Gered Mankowitz featuring Gered's embossed stamp. Also avai...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Removal of Self #56" Photography 16" x 20" inch Edition 1/1 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Removal of Self #56" Photography 16" x 20" inch Edition 1/1 by Ben Cope 2011 Photo on deconstructed paper 16” x 20” inch Ben Cope is a Georgia native graduating from Columbus Sta...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Pigment

Jimi Hendrix 1967 Contact Sheet by Gered Mankowitz
Located in Austin, US
Jimi Hendrix, London 1967 by Gered Mankowitz taken during Gered's first phot shoot with Hendrix. Signed limited edition 16x20" print, signed and numbered by Gered Mankowitz featuri...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photo of Ibram Lassaw Modernist Sculpture (Photograph)
Located in Surfside, FL
This is from the photogrpaher John A. Ferrari he shot work for Eva Hesse, Robert Mangold, Ronald Bladen and Sol Lewitt. It bears his stamp and label from Zabriskie Gallery. This is for the original vintage photograph. I believe the inscription is in the hand of Ibram Lassaw some also bear the photographers stamp. Lassaw was born in Alexandria, Egypt, of Russian Jewish émigré parents, he went to the U.S. in 1921. His family settled in Brooklyn, New York. He became a US citizen in 1928. He first studied sculpture in 1926 at the Clay Club and later at the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design in New York. He made abstract paintings and drawings influenced by Kandinsky, Sophie Tauber Arp...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Lily in Charcoal no.3' abstract expressionism photography edition of 20
Located in London, GB
'Lily in Charcoal no.3' 2023 From raw energy to sublime. 'Lily in Charcoal No.3' is an expression piece combining an abstract charcoal drawing with a live lily emerging from a gash....
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Black and White Photography

Materials

Paper, Photographic Film, Charcoal, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photo of Ibram Lassaw Modernist Sculpture (Photograph)
Located in Surfside, FL
Space Densities This is for the original vintage photograph. I believe the inscription is in the hand of Ibram Lassaw some also bear the photographers stamp. Lassaw was born in Alexandria, Egypt, of Russian Jewish émigré parents, he went to the U.S. in 1921. His family settled in Brooklyn, New York. He became a US citizen in 1928. He first studied sculpture in 1926 at the Clay Club and later at the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design in New York. He made abstract paintings and drawings influenced by Kandinsky, Sophie Tauber Arp...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Steve Martin, “Let’s Get Small Sequence” 1974, signed limited edition 24x48"
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition 24" x 48" print, edition number 24/50 As a renowned graphic designer (with 5 Grammy nominations), Norman Seeff has designed a number of large-scale composites...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Karen Seltenrich "Groupies", signed limited edition silver gelatin print
Located in Austin, US
Karen Seltenrich by Baron Wolman, taken in San Francisco in 1970 as part of Baron's Groupies series, taken for Rolling Stone magazine. Limited edition number 2/150, signed and noted...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Dance 2-Signed limited edition abstract pigment print, Contemporary square
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Dance 2 - Limited edition pigment print of 5 This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo RAG Baryta 315 gsm ). The inks used are known for their longe...
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2010s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment, D...

Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood by Ebet Roberts
Located in Austin, US
Keith Richards and Ron Wood of The Rolling Stones, 1983 by Ebet Roberts Signed limited edition, hand printed silver gelatin print. Ebet Roberts began her career in 1977 when she be...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Adagio 3 - Signed limited edition abstract brown pigment print, Contemporary
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Adagio 3 - Limited edition pigment print of 5 This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo RAG Baryta 315 gsm ). The inks used are known for their longe...
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2010s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Digital Pig...

Willie Nelson running a marathon, Austin TX 1977
Located in Austin, US
Willie Nelson, taken in 1977 during a running race in Austin Texas. Taken by photographer, Scott Newton Scott Newton recalls, "Willie Running Race (For Stehlin Foundation Cancer Benefit-Run For Your Life) outside the Austin Opry House entrance on Academy Drive, Austin TX...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Undercurrents (2/6/22)' - abstract photography - black and white photograph
Located in Atlanta, GA
This photograph is of an edition of 10. Paper size is 28 by 36 inches, this listing is for an unframed print. Additional sizes are available. Atlanta-based photographer and master ...
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2010s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Carbon Pigment

Beastie Boys and Run DMC by Ebet Roberts
Located in Austin, US
The Beastie Boys and Run DMC on the roof of B. Smith's restaurant at 47th St. and 8th Avenue in New York City on May 11, 1987, taken by Ebet Roberts. Signed limited edition, hand pr...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Lily in Charcoal no.3' abstract expressionism photography edition of 10
Located in London, GB
'Lily in Charcoal no.3' 2023 From raw energy to sublime. 'Lily in Charcoal No.3' is an expression piece combining an abstract charcoal drawing with a live lily emerging from a gash....
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Black and White Photography

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Paper, Photographic Film, Charcoal, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Willie Nelson playing chess
Located in Austin, US
Willie Nelson, taken at Willie's WHQ, Luck TX 2001 by Austin based photographer Scott Newton Signed limited edition print, printed on heavyweight cotton ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Undercurrents (6/19/22)' - abstract photography - black and white photograph
Located in Atlanta, GA
This photograph is of an edition of 10. Paper size is 17 by 44 inches, this listing is for an unframed print. Additional sizes are available. Atlanta-based photographer and master ...
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2010s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Carbon Pigment

'Undercurrents (3/27/22)' - abstract photography - black and white photograph
Located in Atlanta, GA
This photograph is of an edition of 10. Paper size is 15 by 40 inches, this listing is for an unframed print. Additional sizes are available. Atlanta-based photographer and master ...
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2010s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Carbon Pigment

'Undercurrents (1/23/22)' - abstract photography - black and white photograph
Located in Atlanta, GA
This photograph is of an edition of 10. Paper size is 19 by 44 inches, this listing is for an unframed print. Additional sizes are available. Atlanta-based photographer and master ...
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2010s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Carbon Pigment

The Cure 1980 by Jill Furmanovsky
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition fine art print of The Cure on the road in Holland and Belgium during their 1980 'Seventeen Seconds' tour. Signed and numbered by Jill Furmanovsky in pencil an...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Undercurrents (8/6/22)' - abstract photography - black and white photograph
Located in Atlanta, GA
This photograph is of an edition of 10. Paper size is 24 by 53 inches, this listing is for an unframed print. Additional sizes are available. Atlanta-based photographer and master ...
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2010s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Carbon Pigment

'Undercurrents (1/16/22)' - abstract photography - black and white photograph
Located in Atlanta, GA
This photograph is of an edition of 10. Paper size is 24 by 80 inches, this listing is for an unframed print. Additional sizes are available. Atlanta-based photographer and master ...
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2010s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Carbon Pigment

No Way - black & white nude photograph - archival pigment print 43 x 68"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A black and white photograph of a perfect woman's buttocks and her handcuffed hands giving a finger. Original gallery quality print signed by the artist. Digital archival pigment p...
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2010s Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Pool Party II - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 35х60
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of two naked young women in the pool. The minimalistic photograph partially depicts bodies in blue color schema. Original gallery quality print signed by th...
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2010s Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photo of Ibram Lassaw Modernist Sculpture (Photograph)
Located in Surfside, FL
Spaceloom XXIII The Photographer is John Reed. It bears his stamp verso. An East Hampton Photographer who shot Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, Larry Rivers, Philip Guston, Conrad Marca-Relli, Syd Solomon, and James Brooks amongst other art luminaries. This is for the original vintage photograph. I believe the inscription is in the hand of Ibram Lassaw some also bear the photographers stamp. Lassaw was born in Alexandria, Egypt, of Russian Jewish émigré parents, he went to the U.S. in 1921. His family settled in Brooklyn, New York. He became a US citizen in 1928. He first studied sculpture in 1926 at the Clay Club and later at the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design in New York. He made abstract paintings and drawings influenced by Kandinsky, Sophie Tauber Arp...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Lily in Charcoal no.3' abstract expressionism photography edition of 10
Located in London, GB
'Lily in Charcoal no.3' 2023 From raw energy to sublime. 'Lily in Charcoal No.3' is an expression piece combining an abstract charcoal drawing with a live lily emerging from a gash....
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Black and White Photography

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Paper, Photographic Film, Charcoal, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

'Undercurrents (1/30/22)' - abstract photography - black and white photograph
Located in Atlanta, GA
This photograph is of an edition of 10. Paper size is 24 by 80 inches, this listing is for an unframed print. Additional sizes are available. Atlanta-based photographer and master ...
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2010s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Carbon Pigment

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photo of Ibram Lassaw Modernist Sculpture (Photograph)
Located in Surfside, FL
Galaxy in Ursa Major with Zabriskie Gallery stamp and Ibram Laassaw stamp verso. The Photographer is John Reed. An East Hampton Photographer who shot Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, Larry Rivers, Philip Guston, Conrad Marca-Relli, Syd Solomon, and James Brooks amongst other art luminaries. This is for the original vintage photograph. I believe the inscription is in the hand of Ibram Lassaw some also bear the photographers stamp. Lassaw was born in Alexandria, Egypt, of Russian Jewish émigré parents, he went to the U.S. in 1921. His family settled in Brooklyn, New York. He became a US citizen in 1928. He first studied sculpture in 1926 at the Clay Club and later at the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design in New York. He made abstract paintings and drawings influenced by Kandinsky, Sophie Tauber Arp...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders by Ebet Roberts
Located in Austin, US
Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders taken backstage at Toad’s Place in New Haven, Connecticut, 26th March 1980 by Ebet Roberts. Signed limited edition, hand printed silver gelatin prin...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Giclée

'Undercurrents (8/14/22)' - abstract photography - black and white photograph
Located in Atlanta, GA
This photograph is of an edition of 10. Paper size is 15 by 40 inches, this listing is for an unframed print. Additional sizes are available. Atlanta-based photographer and master ...
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2010s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Carbon Pigment

David Bowie The Archer - New special edition
Located in Austin, US
NEW - Special limited edition series produced for the 2023 David Bowie Worldwide Fan Convention in June 2023. This iconic image of David Bowie as The Thin White Duke was taken by re...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Vintage Silver Gelatin Photo of Ibram Lassaw Modernist Sculpture (Photograph)
Located in Surfside, FL
The Photographer is John Reed. An East Hampton Photographer who shot Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, Larry Rivers, Philip Guston, Conrad Marca-Relli, Syd Solomon, and James Brooks amongst other art luminaries. This is for the original vintage photograph. I believe the inscription is in the hand of Ibram Lassaw some also bear the photographers stamp. Lassaw was born in Alexandria, Egypt, of Russian Jewish émigré parents, he went to the U.S. in 1921. His family settled in Brooklyn, New York. He became a US citizen in 1928. He first studied sculpture in 1926 at the Clay Club and later at the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design in New York. He made abstract paintings and drawings influenced by Kandinsky, Sophie Tauber...
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Undercurrents (3/20/22)' - abstract photography - black and white photograph
Located in Atlanta, GA
This photograph is of an edition of 10. Paper size is 14 by 44 inches, this listing is for an unframed print. Additional sizes are available. Atlanta-based photographer and master ...
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2010s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Carbon Pigment

Pamela Des Barres 1968 Groupies, signed limited edition silver gelatin print
Located in Austin, US
Miss Pamela by Baron Wolman, taken in Los Angeles in 1968 as part of Baron's Groupies series, taken for Rolling Stone magazine. Limited edition number 2/1...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Shop Black and White Photography

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

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

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

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

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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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