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Black and White Photography For Sale
Style: Minimalist
Style: Post-War
Artichoke II. Abstract. Black and White Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Artichoke II, 2018 by Shine Huang Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper. Image size: 20 in. H x 16 in. W Edition 1/9 + 1AP Signed on verso in ink. unframed ___________...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Artichoke I. Abstract. Black and White Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Artichoke I, 2018 by Shine Huang Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper. Image size: 20 in. H x 16 in. W Edition 1/9 + 1AP Signed on verso in ink. unframed ____________...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Book of Faith, From series Carry the Ocean. Abstract. Black and White Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Book of Faith, 2017 by Shine Huang From Series “Carry the Ocean” Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper. Image size: 32 in. H x 40 in. W Edition 2/3 + 2AP Signed on ver...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Aquaculture Structures Panorama, Delta del Po, Italy, black and white landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art panorama long exposure waterscape - landscape photography print. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Cert...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Digital Pigment

Blanco 5, 2010 - Limited Edition Digital Photographic Print on Cotton paper
Located in Brighton, GB
Blanco 5 is a 30cm x 30cm digital print on 50cm x 50cm cotton paper in a limited edition of 9 + 2 Artist Proofs. Rosa Basurto is a self-taught photographer from Spain who, within ...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Cotton, Photographic Paper, Digital

Blanco 4, 2010 - Limited Edition Digital Photographic Print on Cotton paper
Located in Brighton, GB
Blanco 4 is a 30cm x 30cm digital print on 50cm x 50cm cotton paper in a limited edition of 9 + 2 Artist Proofs. Rosa Basurto is a self-taught photographer from Spain who, within ...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Cotton, Photographic Paper, Digital

Otherworldly White Horse Swimming Underwater, Fashion-Inspired, Equestrian
Located in US
"Celestial Light" Ethereal in nature, this image offers a new perspective reframing a classic, enduring subject. Created completely underwater, Equus...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Intimate, Surreal, Fashion-Inspired Portrait of a Mountain Gorilla
Located in US
"Noir" This image of a mountain gorilla is a fashion-inspired look at one of our world's most incredible, endangered animals. Exceptional Creatur...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Group of Zebras Running in Formation Against a Minimal Backdrop in Kenya
Located in US
"Swift" During the perfect confluence of luck and mother nature, everything finally came together when capturing this formation of zebras harmoniously running as one cohesive shape. Exceptional Creatures is a limited edition print series documenting the most extraordinary animals roaming our Earth. These limited edition archival prints are carefully inspected, signed, and numbered by the artist. Custom sizes are available upon request. Shared Edition of 15 Across All Sizes. All images are printed in-house on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta paper and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. For your convenience, all images are printed with a 3” paper border; this is not included in the listed sizes. ABOUT DREW: Photographer & filmmaker Drew Doggett creates print series featuring the extraordinary stories of diverse cultures and communities seen through a fashion-inspired lens. Through both intimate and expansive perspectives, he reveals his subjects in vivid detail. Drew's work is in public and private collections around the world, notably the Smithsonian Institute. He has received over 100 awards and honors for his photography and short films; in 2020, he was named number one in the US and fourth globally for black and white photography by One Eyeland. Related tags: Wildlife, Animals, Black and White, Big Cats, Tiger...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Intimate, Minimal Portrait of a Lion in Kenya
Located in US
"Steady" A lion walks in the confident, rhythmic gait symbolic of the grace and power of these big cats. With the minimal, sunbaked backdrop of the Maasai Mara behind him, he remain...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Intimate, Minimal Portrait of a Lion in Kenya
Located in US
"Steady" A lion walks in the confident, rhythmic gait symbolic of the grace and power of these big cats. With the minimal, sunbaked backdrop of the Maasai Mara behind him, he remain...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Group of Zebras Running in Formation Against a Minimal Backdrop in Kenya
Located in US
"Swift" During the perfect confluence of luck and mother nature, everything finally came together when capturing this formation of zebras harmoniously running as one cohesive shape. Exceptional Creatures is a limited edition print series documenting the most extraordinary animals roaming our Earth. These limited edition archival prints are carefully inspected, signed, and numbered by the artist. Custom sizes are available upon request. Shared Edition of 15 Across All Sizes. All images are printed in-house on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta paper and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. For your convenience, all images are printed with a 3” paper border; this is not included in the listed sizes. ABOUT DREW: Photographer & filmmaker Drew Doggett creates print series featuring the extraordinary stories of diverse cultures and communities seen through a fashion-inspired lens. Through both intimate and expansive perspectives, he reveals his subjects in vivid detail. Drew's work is in public and private collections around the world, notably the Smithsonian Institute. He has received over 100 awards and honors for his photography and short films; in 2020, he was named number one in the US and fourth globally for black and white photography by One Eyeland. Related tags: Wildlife, Animals, Black and White, Big Cats, Tiger...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Surreal Portrait of an Elephant with Dust in Kenya, Minimal, Fashion-Inspired
Located in US
""Plume" As the elephants toss the dirt, it rises in an arc- like a firework- above their heads, creating a temporary marriage of modern art and our natural world. Exceptional Crea...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Surreal Black & White Tiger in a Dark Pool of Water in the Jungle of India
Located in US
"Tiger's Retreat" A Royal Bengal tiger cools off in a dark pool of water in the jungle of India in this iconic capture of one of the most incredible animals roaming the Earth. Ex...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Blanco 3, 2010 - Limited Edition Digital Photographic Print on Cotton Paper
Located in Brighton, GB
Blanco 3 is a 30cm x 30cm digital print on 50cm x 50cm cotton paper in a limited edition of 9 + 2 Artist Proofs. Rosa Basurto is a self-taught photographer from Spain who, within ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Digital

Wood Pier Panorama, minimalist black and white, photograph, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Digital Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Empire State Building, New York City, USA, black and white photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art cityscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited ed...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

Quiet Morning in the Park, Ireland, black and white photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

Poppy Across - black and white floral photography, limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
Poppy Across Studio Still Life · 2025 A single poppy leans across a field of light, its stem bending in quiet rhythm. Captured on large format film, the image isolates form and ges...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Giclée

Framed Dahlia - analogue black and white floral photography, limited edition 5
Located in London, GB
'Framed Dahlia’ photographed in London, United Kingdom 2024. It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera. Giclée print on Hahnemü...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Giclée

"Evasion 2", photography by Antoine Gaussin (35x75'), 2020
Located in Paris, France
"Evasion 2", photography by Antoine Gaussin. Antoine Gaussin is a French photographer who studied journalism and photography. As a journalist, he trav...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White

Au chic Parisien - Off-Print # 1 - 1981 - Minimalist Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition - Off-Print # 1 from the portfolio Au Chic Parisien (Coffret Prestige # 8 on 1stdibs) This image was captured on film (1981) The selected negative was printed on Baryta paper by the author and then limited digital reproduction printed later (2021) on fine art paper Photo Rag Baryta 310 gsm for highest age resistance using pigment inks which are known for their longevity. In a text devoted to him, evoking these seemingly silent photos of Krichbaum, one critic used the term "din" to define the flow of thoughts and feelings that escaped from it. In this too quick glimpse of Paris, the artist creates a dialogue between the white glass balls of a hotel chandelier with two ostrich eggs in the window of a fashionable decorator, while the fashion models, scattered at will shops and seasons, endless stories are exchanged. Limited Edition 1/5 Unframed Please note this will include any custom sizes requested German photographer Jörg Krichbaum...
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20th Century Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Statuary - Off-Print # 2 - 1976 - Minimalist Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition - Off-Print # 2 (Florence 1976) from the portfolio Statuary (Coffret Prestige # 7) This image was captured on film (1976) The selected negative was...
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20th Century Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Wedding in military front-line Kharkiv
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Wedding in military front-line Kharkiv. These are sincere emotions between experiences when you hear an air siren, the threat of a missile barrage, and the sounds of explosions. whe...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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C Print

Roma - Off-Print # 1 - 1977 - Minimalist Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition - Off-Print # 1 from the portfolio Roma (Coffret Prestige # 4) This image was captured on film (1977) The selected negative was printed on Baryta ...
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20th Century Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Statuary - Off-Print # 3 - 1976 - Minimalist Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition - Off-Print # 3 (Roma 1976) from the portfolio Statuary (Coffret Prestige # 7) This image was captured on film (1976) The selected negative was printed on Baryta paper by the author and then limited digital reproduction printed later (2021) on fine art paper Photo Rag Baryta 310 gsm for highest age resistance using pigment inks which are known for their longevity. It is undoubtedly in this portfolio that the artist's will is best seen. The dialogues and interactions are so powerful and numerous that the cacophony awaits us. To attempt an iconoclastic reference, it would be Shawn Levy's funny and crazy film, "Night at the Museum", rather than the wise alignment of a statuary at the British Museum. Whether they are warriors, scholars or politicians, these statuettes speak for themselves, speak to each other, and speak to us about ourselves: the polyphony is complete. Limited Edition 1/5 Unframed Please note this will include any custom sizes requested German photographer Jörg Krichbaum...
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20th Century Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Garden - Off-Print # 1 - 1979 - Minimalist Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition - Off-Print # 1 (Munich 1979) from the portfolio Garden 2 (Coffret Prestige # 9) This image was captured on film (1979) The selected negative was p...
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20th Century Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Au chic Parisien - Off-Print # 1 - 1981 - Minimalist Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition - Off-Print # 1 from the portfolio Au Chic Parisien (Coffret Prestige # 8 on 1stdibs) This image was captured on film (1981) The selected negative ...
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20th Century Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Rivages - Off-Print # 1 -St Tropez - 1978 - Minimalist Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition - Off-Print # 1 (Saint Tropez 1978) from the portfolio Lines (Coffret Prestige # 2) This image was captured on film (1978) The selected negative was printed on Baryta paper by the author and then limited digital reproduction printed later (2021) on fine art paper Photo Rag Baryta 310 gsm for highest age resistance using pigment inks which are known for their longevity. The sun, the sea, the waves, the spray, the bodies lying on the sand. Krichbaum's photos are like the antithesis of "postcard". No bather, no walker, not even a seagull, and yet everything is there. In his desire to leave the viewer free to imagine everything from his photos, the artist did not give titles to his photos, just an indication of date and place. Limited Edition 1/5 Unframed Please note this will include any custom sizes requested German photographer Jörg Krichbaum...
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20th Century Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lines - Off-Print # 1 - Florence - 1976 - Minimalist Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition - Off-Print # 1 (Florence 1976) from the portfolio Lines (Coffret Prestige # 6) This image was captured on film (1976) The selected negative was pr...
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20th Century Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Statuary - Off-Print # 1 - 1979 - Minimalist Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition - Off-Print # 1 (Roma 1979) from the portfolio Statuary (Coffret Prestige # 7) This image was captured on film (1979) The selected negative was pri...
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20th Century Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Statuary - Off-Print # 2 - 1976 - Minimalist Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition - Off-Print # 2 (Florence 1976) from the portfolio Statuary (Coffret Prestige # 7) This image was captured on film (1976) The selected negative was...
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20th Century Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Step by Step - Off-Print # 1 - 1973 - Minimalist Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition - Off-Print # 1 (Donaustauf 1973) from the portfolio Step by Step (Coffret Prestige # 1) This image was captured on film (1973) The selected negati...
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20th Century Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Statuary - Off-Print # 3 - 1978 - Minimalist Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition - Off-Print # 3 (Munich 1978) from the portfolio Statuary (Coffret Prestige # 7) This image was captured on film (1978) The selected negative was printed on Baryta paper by the author and then limited digital reproduction printed later (2021) on fine art paper Photo Rag Baryta 310 gsm for highest age resistance using pigment inks which are known for their longevity. It is undoubtedly in this portfolio that the artist's will is best seen. The dialogues and interactions are so powerful and numerous that the cacophony awaits us. To attempt an iconoclastic reference, it would be Shawn Levy's funny and crazy film, "Night at the Museum", rather than the wise alignment of a statuary at the British Museum. Whether they are warriors, scholars or politicians, these statuettes speak for themselves, speak to each other, and speak to us about ourselves: the polyphony is complete. Limited Edition 1/5 Unframed Please note this will include any custom sizes requested German photographer Jörg Krichbaum...
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20th Century Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Au chic Parisien - Off-Print # 1 - 1981 - Minimalist Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition - Off-Print # 1 from the portfolio Au Chic Parisien (Coffret Prestige # 8 on 1stdibs) This image was captured on film (1981) The selected negative ...
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20th Century Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Pigment

Au chic Parisien - Coffret Prestige # 8 - Minimalist Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition - Portfolio Au Chic Parisien - 5 photos In a text devoted to him, evoking these seemingly silent photos of Krichbaum, one critic used the term "din" to define the flow of thoughts and feelings that escaped from it. In this too quick glimpse of Paris, the artist creates a dialogue between the white glass balls of a hotel chandelier with two ostrich eggs in the window of a fashionable decorator, while the fashion models, scattered at will shops and seasons, endless stories are exchanged. From left to right and top to bottom: 1981, 1977, 1976, 1981, 1981, 1983. 5 baryta prints 24 cm x 30 cm mounted under a mat in 40 cm x 50 cm format, 2mm thick with the artist's stamp and signature on the back. This constitutes a very exceptional offer. German photographer Jörg Krichbaum...
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20th Century Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Step by Step - Coffret Prestige # 1, 1973 Minimalist Black and White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Step by Step - Coffret Prestige # 1 - Portfolio of 6 photos, 21st Century, Minimalist Black and White Photography Artwork sold in perfect condition Portfolio Step by Step, 6 photos. Steps, a ladder, almost all from the bottom to the top, to show you are climbing. Or ? It's up to everyone to decide, to think about which metaphor they prefer. But it's still a personal matter. For some it will be happy, easy or joyful, while for others, Jörg says in a text written in 1982, the image will refer to a painful memory, a painful sensation, an ordeal. Because this image is "us", it is only us but it is all of us. 6 baryta prints 24 cm x 30 cm mounted under a white open-frame 2mm thick in 40 cm x 50 cm format with the artist's stamp on the back. From left to right and top to bottom: Munich 1979, Munich 1982, Munich 1979, Liège 1982, Donaustauf 1973, Anagni 1977. This constitutes a very exceptional offer. German photographer Jörg Krichbaum...
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1970s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Rivages - Coffret Prestige # 2 - 1962, Minimalist Black and White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Portfolio Rivages, 6 photos. The sun, the sea, the waves, the spray, the bodies lying on the sand. Krichbaum's photos are like the antithesis of "postcard". No bather, no walker, not...
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1960s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Behind the Fence, monochrome, black and white, seascape, limited edition print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure seascape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order ...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Digital Pigment

"Another Tranquility", photography by Antoine Gaussin (27x67'), 2020
Located in Paris, France
"Another Tranquility", photography by Antoine Gaussin. Antoine Gaussin is a French photographer who studied journalism and photography. As a journalis...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White

"Foliate" Black and White Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Foliate" Black and White Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope Not framed. Ships in a tube. BLANC series by Ben Cope: Ben Cope is a Los Angeles based portrait artis...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

531 – René Groebli, Black and White, Nude, Photography, Body, Woman, Erotic, Art
Located in Zurich, CH
René GROEBLI (*1927, Switzerland) 531, 1952 Vintage silver gelatin print on Baryta paper Sheet 19.5 x 28.2 cm (7 5/8 x 11 1/8 in.) Unique Framed Signed an...
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1950s Post-War Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Needle" Black & White Photography 40" x 30" inch Edition 1/12 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Needle" Black & White Photography 40" x 30" inch Edition 1/12 by Ben Cope Not framed. Ships in a tube. BLANC series by Ben Cope: Ben Cope is a Los Angeles based portrait artist ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Grip" Black & White Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Grip" Black & White Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope Not framed. Ships rolled in a tube. Ben Cope is a Georgia native graduating from C...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Plexiglass, Archival Pigment

WALL-I-N
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Archival pigment print on luster paper. Signed on back, edition of 20.
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Paper, Archival Pigment

WALL-I-N
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Bowling Ball Beach - Black and White - Nature Photography - Contemplative
Located in New York City, NY
Edition of 5
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Tangle" Black & White Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Tangle" Black & White Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope Not framed. Ships in tube Ben Cope is a Georgia native graduating from Columbus State University with a B...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Tangle" Black & White Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Tangle" Black & White Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope Not framed. Ships in a tube. Ben Cope is a Georgia native graduating from Columbus State University with...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Needle" Black & White Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Needle" Black & White Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope Not framed. Ships in a tube. BLANC series by Ben Cope: Ben Cope is a Los Angeles based portrait artist w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Rails, Japan
Located in New York City, NY
Edition of 10
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Early 2000s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Bobcat II ed. 1/40
Located in Bozeman, MT
This is a framed photographic print. Francois' Animalia series is described as “a photographic menagerie of startling, sensitive portraits.” The series started when the artist saw a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Owl VI, Great Horned, ed. 2/50
Located in Bozeman, MT
This is a framed photographic print. Francois' Animalia series is described as “a photographic menagerie of startling, sensitive portraits.” The series started when the artist saw a ...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Frond" Black & White Photography 40" x 30" inch Edition 1/12 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Frond" Black & White Photography 40" x 30" inch Edition 1/12 by Ben Cope Not framed. Ships in a tube. BLANC series by Ben Cope: Ben Cope is a Los Angeles based portrait artist wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Frond" Black & White Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Frond" Black & White Photography 24" x 18" inch Edition 1/20 by Ben Cope Not framed. Ships in a tube. BLANC series by Ben Cope: Ben Cope is a Los Angeles based portrait artist wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Vietnam 5 - Black and White Photography - Plexiglas
Located in New York City, NY
Edition of 5 Alexandre Manuel explores the natural tension between absence and presence, the man and his place in nature and between the evolution of the landscape and the permanenc...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment, Plexiglass

Eight Piles
Located in New York City, NY
Ediition of 15
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Early 2000s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Breakwater Remains
Located in New York City, NY
Edition of 5
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Early 2000s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

White Landscape
Located in New York City, NY
Edition of 5
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Early 2000s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Suspended Flora" Photography 40" x 30" inch Edition 1/12 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Suspended Flora" Photography 40" x 30" inch Edition 1/12 by Ben Cope Not framed. Ships rolled in a tube Ben Cope is a Georgia native graduating from Columbus State University wit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Solitude" Black & White Photography 40" x 30" inch Edition 1/12 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Solitude" Black & White Photography 40" x 30" inch Edition 1/12 by Ben Cope Not framed. Ships in a tube Ben Cope is a Georgia native graduating from Columb...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Shop Black and White Photography

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