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Black and White Photography For Sale
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Wheels, 3rd Ward, Houston, Texas
Located in Denton, TX
Open Edition
VINTAGE gelatin silver print
Paper size: 14 x 10 in., Image size: 10 x 10 in.
Signed, titled, and dated in pencil on print verso.
Earlie Hudnall, who is one of the most...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Flexo, Madrid
By Chema Madoz
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 15
Signed, dated and numbered.
Chema Madoz is one of the most important contemporary Spanish photographers, who is greatly known for his monochromatic, surreal still-life...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mother with Sons, 3rd Ward, Houston, TX
Located in Denton, TX
Signed, titled, dated and print type in pencil on print verso
Vintage gelatin silver print
Earlie Hudnall, who is one of the most notable African American photographers living today, has extensively documented the African American neighborhoods in Houston, Texas.
After serving as a Marine in Vietnam, he enrolled at Texas Southern University, where he studied art under the direction of John Biggers, who became a great friend and mentor. During his time at TSU, he was hired to be a photographer for the Model Cities Program, part of Lyndon Johnson...
Category
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
David Bowie, Diamond Dogs - Terry O'Neill, music, lifetime signed, 24x20 in.
Located in London, GB
Terry O'Neill (1938-2019)
David Bowie, Diamond Dogs (v2)
1974
lifetime edition silver gelatin fine art archival print
24 x 20 in. (paper size)
edition of 50
signed and numbered
printed later
Price:
£9,360 GBP (inc. 20% UK VAT)
Notes:
David Bowie poses with a large barking dog for the artwork of his 1974 album Diamond Dogs in London.
From the start of the 1960s and continuing until the present day the name of Terry O'Neill has become inextricably connected with some of the most interesting takes on photographic portraits of celebrities. From the Beatles and Rolling Stones in the 1960s to the Royal Family and the Prime Minister's family in more recent times Terry O'Neill has proved adept at recording the significant subjects of the day in a visually stimulating and sometimes unexpected way and thus illuminated history of our age.
Terry O'Neill was born on 30 July 1938 in the East End of London. His career as a photographer evolved by chance out of his first ambition to become a jazz drummer. Leaving school at fourteen and then doing his National Service his ambition was to go to America to study with the great drummers there. He thought that the best way to travel frequently and inexpensively to the USA would be to get a job as an air steward for BOAC. The airline at that time had no vacancies for stewards but suggested he took a vacancy in their technical photographic unit, which he combined with time at an art school and he then became interested in photojournalism.
At first, O'Neill worked as freelance at London Airport, later was offered a stunt as a reportage photographer at Heathrow. This was followed by three years in Fleet Street, with O'Neill at 21, the youngest photographer in Fleet Street taking pop pictures for the up-tempo Daily Sketch.
One thing lead to another and O'Neill quickly became a significant image-maker and one of the group of talented young photographers who helped create the photographic icons of the 1960s and create part of the buzz that became Swinging London. The peer group that emerged in this decade included David Bailey, Terence Donovan and Brian Duffy from the East End and Patrick Lichfield and Lewis Morley...
Category
1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Mike Tyson, Catskills, N.Y., 1986 (back of head) – Albert Watson, Celebrity, Art
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert WATSON (*1942, Scotland)
Mike Tyson, Catskills, N.Y., 1986 (back of head)
Archival pigment print
Sheet 243 x 183 cm (95 5/8 x 72 in.)
Edition of 5 ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Flea
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work was acquired directly from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The work is in pristine condition and has never been framed.
This is a unique work which comes w...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Guardian - Father and Daughter, Child, Black Artist, American Flag, Skyline
Located in Denton, TX
The Guardian by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., is a portrait of a father and daughter standing together. The girl is smiling into the camera while the man wrapped his coat around her to keep h...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Nude, 1923 24N
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Titled with artist's reference number on back of mount. Stamped, 'Edward Weston printed by' and signed by Cole Weston on back of mount. Printed later by Cole Weston.
Category
20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Prosperity on the Corner
By John Albok
Located in Denton, TX
Vintage Silver Gelatin Print.
Title, date and signature on mat margin
1980 stamp in black ink twice on mount verso
Category
1930s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Bakersfield, California, 1983 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography)
Located in London, GB
Bakersfield, California, 1983 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography)
Signed, inscribed with title and dated on accompanying artist’s label
Silver gelatin print, printed later...
Category
20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Frida Kahlo, The Breton Portrait - Black and White Portrait, Celebrity, Woman
Located in Denton, TX
Frida Kahlo - The Breton Portrait by Nickolas Muray is a portrait of the Mexican painter commissioned by Andre Breton.
14.63 x 11.63 in.
Carbon Pigment Print
Edition of 30
Signed by...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Carbon Pigment
Invacuo Project #25. B&W Portrait inspired by the Gezi Park resistance movement
By Koray Erkaya
Located in Miami Beach, FL
In his new photographic art series, Erkaya revolts against individual and social de-sensitization. In order to address the memory and to increase awareness, he uses “gas” against everyone –without discrimination. He tests his models with gas in the specifically prepared labyrinth made of mirrors. When we see ourselves in the eyes of the models in the mirrors...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Frida at the Border - Black and White Photograph, Portrait, Woman Artist
Located in Denton, TX
Frida at the Border by Lucienne Bloch is a black and white photograph of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo standing amongst others in a city street scene.
Mount size: 20 x 16 in.
Image s...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Untitled, from Women are Beautiful Portfolio - Street Photography, Park
Located in Denton, TX
Untitled, from Women are Beautiful Portfolio, by Garry Winogrand is a black and white gelatin silver print of two women in matching outfits, walking through a park with people staring as they pass by.
Edition of 80
Signed, numbered and misc. notations by Garry Winogrand
Gelatin silver print
Paper size: 11 x 14 in., Image size: 8 3/4 x 13 in.
Printed 1981
From the Women are Beautiful Portfolio
Garry Winogrand was an American photographer from New York. He is known for his extensive documentation of American life.. Winogrand was the recipient of the various Guggenheim Fellowships and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. His work is included in the George Eastman Museum, Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Center for Creative Photography...
Category
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Untitled (Nude) - Male Figure, Jewelry, Necklace, Back
By Rene Peña
Located in Denton, TX
Untitled (Nude) by Rene Pena is a black and white photograph of the back of a male figure in the nude. A beaded necklace drapes down his back, tied in a knot near his neck.
Gelatin ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ali vs The Beatles - Chris Smith, black & white, muhammad ali, beatles, 46x66 in
Located in London, GB
Chris Smith (b.1937)
Ali Versus The Beatles
1964
silver gelatin fibre based print
20 x 30 in. / 34.5 x 48 in. / 46 x 66 in. / 50 x 92 in.
signed and numbered
printed later
This work...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Shark Mountain, Fakarava by Paul Nicklen - Contemporary Wildlife Photography
By Paul Nicklen
Located in Chicago, IL
Shark Mountain
Fakarava, French Polynesia, 2023
Edition of 20: 24” x 36” (61 x 91.4 cm) - $3,500
Edition of 15: 31” x 46.5” (78.7 x 118.1 cm)
Edition of 10: 40” x 60” (101.6 x 152.4...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Behind the Camera - 20th Century Photography, Elizabeth Taylor, Hollywood, Film
Located in Brighton, GB
Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty Images), the Getty Images Gallery collection features an extraordinary time capsule of the last century...
Category
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White
Querelle
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
From The Jon Gould Collection of Andy Warhol Photographs
Each photo is unique and blind embossed “Andy Warhol” in the lower right corner
Provenance: Gift of the Artist to Jon Goul...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Liza Minnelli, 1974 (Terry O'Neill - Black and White Photography)
Located in London, GB
Liza Minnelli, 1974 (Terry O'Neill - Black and White Photography)
Posthumous Edition Silver Gelatin Print
16x20: £2,100
20x24: £2,700
30x40: £4,800
48x72: £12,000
Edition of 50 + ...
Category
Late 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, 1963 - Black and White Print
Located in Brighton, GB
Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty Images), the Getty Images Gallery collection features an extraordinary time capsule of the last century...
Category
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White
Crossing the Ob River, Siberia, Russia, 2011 - Sebastião Salgado
Located in London, GB
Crossing the Orb River, Siberia, Russia, 2011
Sebastião Salgado
Stamped with photographer's copyright blind stamp
Signed, inscribed on reverse
Silver gelatin print
16 x 20 inches
Un...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lioness Holding Cub in Mouth, Maasai Mara – Nick Brandt, Lion, Africa, Animals
By Nick Brandt
Located in Zurich, CH
NICK BRANDT (*1966, England)
Lioness with Cub in Mouth, Amboseli
2012
Platinum print
Sheet 71,12 x 88,9 cm (28 x 35 in.)
Edition of 15, plus AP's; Ed. no. 2/15
print only
Nick Brandt is a contemporary English photographer. His work focuses on the disappearing natural world. Since 2001, he has photographed the changing African continent and established a style of portrait photography of animals in the wild.
– Photography, Documentary Photography, Animal, Africa, Wildlife, Nature, Lion Baby...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Platinum
'Gaia Diptych #103' by Jaume Llorens - Black and White Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Gaia Diptych #103 by Jaume Llorens
24cm x 18cm Black-and-White print on Premio Kozo 180gsm White Paper by Awagami Factory
Edition of 10 + 2 Artist's Proofs
Crane Kalman Brighton ga...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Digital
Charlotte, New York City, 1988 – Albert Watson, Black & White, Celebrity, Woman
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert WATSON (*1942, Scotland)
Charlotte, New York City, 1988
1988
Silver gelatin print
Image 61 x 51 cm (24 x 20 1/8 in.)
Edition of 10, plus 2 AP
Print only
Albert Watson was b...
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Talisa Sato, Naples, Italy, 1990 – Albert Watson, Celebrity, Fashion, Woman
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert WATSON (*1942, Scotland)
Talisa Sato, Naples, Italy, 1990
1990
Archival pigment print
Image 142 x 107 cm (55 7/8 x 42 1/8 in.)
Edition of 10, plus 2 AP
Print only
Albert Wa...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Hongos & Canasto and Kale & Coles de Bruselas Diptych. From The Bodegones series
By Dora Franco
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The bodegones are a pictorial interpretation based on a research project of the famous chef Juan Carlos Franco, on old food recipes of different periods in history. The photographer ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Frida Kahlo - Black and White Portrait, Celebrity, Woman, Artist, Painter
Located in Denton, TX
Frida Kahlo by Nickolas Muray is a black and white portrait of the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo leaning against a wall, with a dark scarf wrapped around her shoulders.
Paper size: 20...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Platinum
Patty Owen, New York – Albert Watson, Woman, BlackandWhite, Actress, Photography
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert WATSON (*1942, Scotland)
Patty Owen, New York City, 1986
Chromogenic print from a polaroid positive face mounted to acrylic (Diasec)
Sheet 238 x 182.5 cm (93 3/4 x 71 7/8 in.)...
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Dancing Trees, Kussharo Lake, Hokkaido, Japan - Black and White Photograph
Located in Denton, TX
Dancing Trees, Kussharo Lake, Hokkaido, Japan by Michael Kenna is a limited edition black and white photograph, depicting two trees against a snowy landscape.
Edition of 25
Signed, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Artist Self Portraits. Set of 6 Photographs.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Photograph printed analogically on 255 gr baryta fiber photographic paper. turned to selenium.
1. OAXACA
2. SANTA MARÍA (SILLÓN)
3. OAXACA
4. SANTA MARÍA
5. LA CASA DE DANIEL
6. CO...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Surfers Kids and Cop
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25
Signed and numbered in black ink on print margin.
Signed, titled, dated, print date and misc. notations in pencil on print verso
AVAILABLE SIZES:
11 x 14 in., Edition ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Frida Kahlo by Nickolas Muray, 1939, Platinum Print, Portrait Photography
Located in Denton, TX
Frida Kahlo by Nickolas Muray is a 20 x 16 inch platinum print, available in an edition of 50. This photographs features a portrait of Frida Kahlo wearing ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Platinum
Frida Biting Her Necklace by Lucienne Bloch, 1933, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Denton, TX
Frida Biting Her Necklace by Lucienne Bloch is a black and white portrait of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. Frida playfully bites her necklace as she poses for her portrait.
Gelatin ...
Category
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Nevermore
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 25
Signed, titled, dated and numbered.
Series: Ghostland
Keith Carter is an American photographer who is known for his dreamlike black and white photographs of the figure...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Gay Pride Parade
By Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique.
Dated 'JUN 26 1984' on the reverse.
Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy W...
Category
1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Divers, East River, New York
By Arthur Leipzig
Located in London, GB
Signed and stamped with photographer's ink stamps on reverse
Silver gelatin print, printed later
11 x 14 inches
Category
1940s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Elephant Group on Bare Earth, Amboseli– Nick Brandt, Africa, Animal, Elephant
By Nick Brandt
Located in Zurich, CH
NICK BRANDT (*1966, England)
Elephant Group on Bare Earth, Amboseli
2008
Archival inkjet print
Sheet 88.9 x 215.9 cm (35 x 85 in.)
Edition of 8, plus AP's; Ed. no. 8/8
Framed
Nick Brandt is a contemporary English photographer. His work focuses on the disappearing natural world. Since 2001, he has photographed the changing African continent and established a style of portrait photography of animals...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Flores del Campo - Field Flowers in Lace
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This intricate artwork by Fidel Santos depicts what the artist refers to as a "fieldscape", a beautifully rendered lace depiction of flowers. This mixed media piece transforms the cr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Baroque Black and White Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Ink, Mixed Media
USA. JFK's Presidential Inauguration Ball. Washington DC. 1961. Frank Sinatra
By Dennis Stock
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Dennis Stock was born in 1928 in New York City. At the age of 17, he left home to join the United States Navy. In 1947 he became an apprentice to Life magazine photographer Gjon Mili...
Category
1960s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Untitled (Cowboy on Horseback)
Located in Denton, TX
Signed in pencil on mount margin.
Toned gelatin silver print.
Framing not included.
Western photographer, Bank Langmore, traveled extensively with cattle drives...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Boy. Black and White Limited Edition Photograph
By Ricky Cohete
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Boy, 2023 by Ricky Cohete
Archival pigment print
Image size: 36 in H x 24 in W.
Edition of 10 + 1AP
Unframed
_________________________
Ricky Cohete was born in a coastal city in Ec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
"Spirits of Valentino, Fall/Winter 2012" inkjet on canvas by Simon Procter
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Spirits of Valentino, Fall/Winter 2012" photograph of a runway show for the renowned Italian fashion house taken by fine art photographer Simon Procter. Specialist inkjet on gallery...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Canvas, Screen
Kentucky 7 by Aaron Siskind, Silver Gelatin Print, Abstract Photography
Located in Denton, TX
Kentucky 7 by Aaron Siskind is an 11 x 14 inch silver gelatin print. The sheet size of this image is 11 x 14 inches, the image size is 9 5/16 x 12 5/16 inches. This photograph featur...
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Monaco Pits
Located in Denton, TX
Signed by Jesse Alexander in black ink on print margin.
Titled in black ink and misc. notation in pencil on print verso.
Archival pigment print
Paper size: 17 x 22 in., Image size: 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Mark of Esteem, Silhouette - Portrait of Stallion, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
Mark of Esteem, ‘Silhouette’, 2001 by John Reardon
This Print is part of the Hermès Collection of Contemporary Photographs since November 2023
A few mor...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper
A Fatal Pass, trenches in the Italian Alps. Landscape black and white photograph
By Luca Artioli
Located in Miami Beach, FL
These photos were shown at the exhibition 'A Fatal Pass at the Wolfsonian FIU Museum in 2015'. The Exhibition was part of Myth and Machine: The First World War in Visual Culture cura...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Naomi Campbell, Palm Springs
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert Watson
Naomi Campbell, Palm Springs, California, 1989
Archival pigment print
76 x 61 cm (29 7/8 x 24 in.)
Edition of 25 plus 2 artist's proofs
Albert Watson was born 1942 in...
Category
1980s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Spotted Apple
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 35
Signed, titled, dated and numbered.
Paper size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 15 x 15 in.
Keith Carter is an American photographer who is known for his dreamlike black and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
A set of 3 unique Black & white nudes. Polaroids from the Do it Yourself Series
By Uwe Ommer
Located in Miami Beach, FL
A set of 3 Polaroids by Uwe Ommer
Archival Pigment Print
Frame size: 8.5 H x 12.5 W x 1 D in.
Each Polaroid: 4 H x 3 W in.
1/1 Ex.
Wood frame
Black and white Photography
Do it yourself Series
In this series the artist wanted his models to stand on their own for once. Uwe Ommer put a trigger in the girls' hands. This series was produced for 7 years and resulted in a book of the same name.
_______________________________
Uwe Ommer (born 1943 in Bergisch Gladbach is a German photographer...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Invacuo Project #30. B&W Portrait inspired by the Gezi Park resistance movement
By Koray Erkaya
Located in Miami Beach, FL
In his new photographic art series, Erkaya revolts against individual and social de-sensitization. In order to address the memory and to increase awareness, he uses “gas” against eve...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
007 Catches Ursula, 1962 - Monochrome Print of Sean Connery with Ursula Andress
Located in Brighton, GB
Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty Images), the Getty Images Gallery collection features an extraordinary time capsule of the last century...
Category
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White
Lunch at Quien Sabe Wagon
Located in Denton, TX
Signed in pencil on mount margin.
Toned gelatin silver print.
Framing not included.
Western photographer, Bank Langmore, traveled extensively with cattle drives, photographing cowbo...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vestido Elegante, Mexico, 1997 - Flor Garduño (Black and White Photography)
By Flor Garduño
Located in London, GB
Signed
Silver gelatin print
Available in two sizes:
11 x 14 inches
16 x 20 inches
Flor Garduño (born 1957) is one of Mexico’s leading photographers, whose work is inspired by the p...
Category
1990s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Saks Fashion Show - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Please note that as of 1st March 2025, the Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Collection aligned its pricing across the entire collection.
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced t...
Category
20th Century American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Black and White, Photographic Paper
Maserati 250F, Maserati Mechanics, Monza, Italy
Located in Denton, TX
No Edition
Signed in ink on print margin by Jesse Alexander
Gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 in.
Jesse Alexander is considered one of the greatest race car photographers in history. Hi...
Category
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Don't Tell Mamma #8. Black and white nude photograph
By Koray Erkaya
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This is a series of black and white nude photographs that began with analog photography between 1992 and 2005, followed by a transition period to digital photography. Erkaya is curre...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Ancient Page and Ancient Page Angel, Diptych. Black and White Print
By Shine Huang
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Ancient Page and Ancient Page Angel, Diptych, 2017 by Shine Huang
From the Series “Carry the Ocean”
Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper.
Overall size: 32 in. H x 80 i...
Category
2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Shop Black and White Photography
There’s a lot to love about black and white photography.
The unique and timeless quality of a black and white photograph accentuates any room. Some might argue that we’re naturally drawn to color photography because it’s the world we know best. This is a shared belief, particularly in the era of camera-phone photography, editing apps and the frenetic immediacy of sharing photos on social media. But when we look at black and white photography, we experience deep, rich shadows and tonal properties in a way that transfixes us. Composition and textures are crisp and engaging. We’re immediately drawn to the subjects of vintage street photography and continue to feel the emotional impact of decades-old photojournalism. The silhouettes of mountains in black and white landscape photography are particularly pronounced, while portrait photography and the skylines of urban cityscapes come to life in monochrome prints.
When decorating with fine photography, keep in mind that some color photographs may not be suitable for every space. However, you can be more daring with black and white photos. The gray tones are classic, sophisticated and generally introduce elegance to any corner of your home, which renders black and white prints amazingly versatile.
Black and white photography adapts to its surroundings like a chameleon might. A single large-scale black and white photograph above the sofa in your living room is going to work with any furniture style, and as some homeowners and designers today are working to introduce more muted tones and neutral palettes to dining rooms and bedrooms, the integration of black and white photography — a hallmark of minimalist decor — is a particularly natural choice for such a setting.
Another advantage to bringing black and white photography into your home is that you can style walls and add depth and character without worrying about disrupting an existing color scheme. Black and white photographs actually harmonize well with accent colors such as yellow, red and green. Your provocative Memphis Group lighting and bold Pierre Paulin seating will pair nicely with the black and white fine nude photography you’ve curated over the years.
Black and white photography also complements a variety of other art. Black and white photos pair well with drawings and etchings in monochromatic hues. They can also form part of specific color schemes. For example, you can place black and white prints in colored picture frames for a pop of color. And while there are no hard and fast rules, it’s best to keep black and white prints separate from color photographs. Color prints stand out in a room more than black and white prints do. Pairing them may detract attention from your black and white photography. Instead, dedicate separate walls or spaces to each.
Once you’ve selected the photography that best fits your space, you’ll need to decide how to hang the images. If you want to hang multiple photos, it’s essential to know how to arrange wall art. A proper arrangement can significantly enhance a living space.
On 1stDibs, explore a vast collection of compelling black and white photography by artists such as Mark Shaw, Jack Mitchell (a photographer you should know), Berenice Abbott and David Yarrow.
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John Dolan’s Photographs Capture the Art and Soul of a Wedding Day
In a new book compiling 30 years' worth of images, the photographer reveals that it's the in-between moments that make a wedding special.
Sebastião Salgado Takes Us on a Close-Up Journey to Amazônia
The famed Brazilian photographer tells us about the seven years he spent immersed in the Amazon rain forest.