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Black and White Photography For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Period: Early 1900s
Gelatin silver print of Cars in Parking Lot by Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance. Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. Pro...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Gelatin silver print of Pat Cleveland Doing Handstand in Montauk by Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance. Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. Pro...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Gelatin silver print of Graffiti on Industrial Building by Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance. Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. Pro...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Gelatin silver print of Boston Terrier Dog by Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance. Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. Pro...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Black and white gelatin silver print of Debbie Harry by Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. Date stamped on verso Oct 27 1980 Provenance: Fr...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Six stitched gelatin silver prints of Nude Male by Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
"Between 1982 and 1987 Andy Warhol produced several hundred works each comprising several identical photographs stitched together with thread. At the edges of the work excess thread ...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Vignettes
Located in Lenox, MA
Vignettes Printed by the Artist Ormond Gigli Born New York City, 1925 Ormond Gigli became famous early on during the 1950s for his photographs of theatre, celebrities, dance, exotic persons & places. His work appeared prominently on covers & editorial pages of LIFE, TIME, PARIS MATCH, SATURDAY EVENING POST, COLLIERS, and other major international publications. Gigli's groundbreaking portraits include Sophia Loren (at age 21), Anita Ekberg, Marcel Duchamp, John F. Kennedy, Halston, Gina Lollobrigida, Diana Vreeland, Giancarlo Giannini, Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, Sir Laurence Olivier, Alan...
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20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Gelatin silver print of Bette Midler by Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Work comes with a Certificate of Provenance. Stamped on the verso by the Estate of the Artist and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. Pro...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Family Planning By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Family Planning By Arthur Steel Paper size: 34 x 26" / 86 x 66 cm Silver Gelatin Print 1975 (printed later) unframed hand signed limited edition of 50 note other print sizes an...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Jimi at Woburn Festival 1968" framed B&W photograph by Michael Putland
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Jimi at Woburn Festival 1968" framed black and white photograph by Michael Putland of Jimi Hendrix at the July 6, 1968, Woburn Music Festival in England. "Jimi at Woburn Festival 1...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Rolling Stones, Soho, London (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Ed. 33/50, hand-signed and numbered by Terry O'Neill. Includes black frame with white mat. Terry O’Neill CBE is one of the world’s most collected photographers with work hanging in ...
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1960s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Fireball, Greater Burn Oil Field, Kuwait
Located in Tulsa, OK
Sebastião Salgado Fireball, Greater Burn Oil Field, Kuwait, 1991 Signed and dated in pencil on sheet verso Gelatin silver print 20 x 24"
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Late 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Kuwait - A Desert on Fire
Located in Tulsa, OK
Sebastião Salgado Kuwait - A Desert on Fire, 1991 Signed and dated in pencil on verso Gelatin silver print 16 x 20"
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Late 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Fifth Avenue Houses, #4, 6, 8, New York City
Located in Detroit, MI
Signed in pencil on mount. the image date is 1936, printed 1980
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1930s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Lisa on Silk, New York, 1940 - Horst P. Horst (Black and White Photography)
Located in London, GB
Horst P Horst (1906-1999) (Black and White Photography) Lisa on Silk, New York, 1940 Signed on reverse Silver gelatin print 14 x 11 inches Horst was a perfectionist who raised the s...
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1940s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Ursula Andress, London
Located in London, GB
edition 2 of 50 signed and numbered
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20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Graduation Dress, Yosemite Valley
Located in Tulsa, OK
Ansel Adams Graduation Dress, Yosemite Valley, 1948, printed 1974 Signed and numbered in pencil on mount recto. Adam's Portfolio VI stamp on mount verso Gelat...
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Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Arnold Schwarzenegger Cigar, Photographic Print by John Stoddart
Located in London, GB
Arnold Schwarzenegger Cigar, Photographic Print by John Stoddart John Stoddart is best known for having taken scores of photographs of famous faces including Pierce Brosnan, Carla Bruni, Michael Caine, Anthony Hopkins, Jude Law, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Catherine Zeta-Jones. He was born in Liverpool and is a former Grenadier Guard...
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1990s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Sea [Waves], (Marines [Vagues]) I
Located in London, GB
Stamped with artist’s estate ink stamp and numbered 1/5 on reverse Modern silver gelatin print Printed on 15 3/4 x 11 3/4 inch paper From an edition of 5 Provenance: The Estate of D...
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Early 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Pablo Picasso Painting the Backdrop for the Play 14th of July by Romain Rolland
Located in London, GB
Unique silver gelatin contact print Provenance: The Estate of Dora Maar
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Early 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

#114, 1970s Nightclubs of Chicago South Side - Rare Vintage Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
"Abramson comes much closer to recording the sound of these clubs than we would have any right to expect from a photographer." - Nick Hornby (London, 2009), Light On the South Side, ...
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1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Savoie Cat, (Chat Savoie) III
Located in London, GB
Unique silver gelatin contact print Provenance: The Estate of Dora Maar
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Early 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Old Woman, Portugal, Nazare
Located in Lenox, MA
Ormond Gigli Old Woman, Portugal, Nazare (1952) Vintage Gelatin Silver Print Printed by Artist 27.25 x 23.25 Unique: $4900 Signature: Signed en verso Prove...
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Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Girls in the Windows
Located in Lenox, MA
Ormond Gigli Girls in the Windows, 1960 Gelatin Silver Print Printed by Artist 24" x 24" Unique Edition AP 3/5 Framed: $20,350 Provenance: Printed...
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Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Bryan Ferry and Bob Feiden
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is a unique work. Stamped on verso by The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Annotated with Foundation inventory number. The work comes wi...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Halston Holding American Flag at Warhol's Montauk Estate
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is a unique work. Dated 'Jul 6 1982' (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 And...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Toilet/Fountain
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is a unique work. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts inventory number written on verso and initialed Tim Hunt...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Halston, Dolly Parton & Andy Warhol at Studio 54
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. The work comes with an Authentication Letter from the Andy Warhol Authentication Board, Inc. Provenance: Gift of the Artist to Pat Hackett to Hedges Projects...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Britt Ekland and Patrick Lichfield, Silver Gelatin Print by Terry O'Neill, 1970
Located in London, GB
Britt Ekland and Patrick Lichfield, Silver Gelatin Print by Terry O'Neill, 1970 Terry O'Neill is one of the world's most famous collected photographers with work hanging in national...
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20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Jon Gould & Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. The work comes with an Authentication Letter from the ...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

David Smith with Voltri XV - Bolton 1963 by Dan Budnik
Located in Phoenix, AZ
DAN BUDNIK (American, b. 1933-2020 David Smith with Voltr1-Bolton XV, Terminal Iron Works, Bolton Landing, N. Y. 1963 Vintage Print on Afga Paper, Silver gelatin, March 1963, printed 1992 by Igor Bakht Paper: 24 x 20 inches Image: 16.38 x 13 inches Recto: signed in black ink in artist's hand Verso: titled, dated, signed in graphite in artist's hand, printer information in graphite State: unmounted. Dan Budnik 1933-2020 As a photojournalist, Dan Budnik is known for his photographs of artists, but also for his photo-documentation of the Civil Rights Movement and of Native Americans. Born in 1933 in Long Island, New York, Budnik studied with Charles Alston at the Art Students League of New York (1951-53) and began his photography career as Philippe Halsman’s assistant. Working at Magnum Photos (1957-64) in 1963, Budnik persuaded Life Magazine to have him create a long-term photo essay showing the seriousness of the Civil Rights Movement, documenting the Selma to Montgomery march and other historical Civil Rights moments. Budnik went on to photograph for premier publications such as Life, Fortune, Look, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated and Vogue. He has been a major contributor to eight Time-Life Wilderness and Great Cities series and received a 1973 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for his work on the Hudson River Ecology Project and a 1980 grant from the Polaroid Foundation for Big Mountain: Hopi-Navajo Forced Relocation. Biography Pastaza, Ecuador, December 2004 Photo by Kresta King Cuther Pastaza, Ecuador, December 2004 Photo by Kresta King Cuther Dan Budnik, (b. 1933-died 2020), whose career as a photographer has spanned more than half a century, was most recent recipient, in 1998, of the prestigious American Society of Media Photographers Honor Roll Award, an accolade previously accorded to such eminent photographers as Man Ray, Edward Steichen, Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, André Kertész, Ernst Hass...
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1960s American Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Paul Newman, 1972 (Terry O'Neill - Black and White Photography)
Located in London, GB
Paul Newman, 1972 (Terry O'Neill - Black and White Photography) Silver Gelatin Print 16x20: £2,100 20x24: £2,700 30x40: £4,800 48x72: £12,000 Edition of 50 and 10 APs per size. Di...
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Late 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

USA, New York City, 1954 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography)
Located in London, GB
USA, New York City, 1954 - Elliott Erwitt (Black and White Photography) Signed, inscribed with title and dated on accompanying artist’s label Silver gelatin print, printed later Ava...
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Late 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Self Portrait
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A photograph by Andy Warhol. "Self Portrait" is a gelatin silver print by American pop artist Andy Warhol. The artwork is numbered AWL116. Andy Warhol — who famously said that, “In t...
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Mid-20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Barbra Streisand
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This black and white photograph is a portrait of Barbara Streisand backstage, getting ready for a performance. It is a beautiful and intimate portrait of the celebrity.
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Vignettes
Located in Lenox, MA
Ormond Gigli Vignettes Gelatin Silver Print 12" x 12.75" Unique: $12000 Provenance: Printed by the artist, from the artist's studio Signature: Signed en verso ORMOND GIGLI Born New...
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Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Gilbert and George, Photographic Print by John Stoddart
Located in London, GB
Gilbert and George, Photographic Print by John Stoddart John Stoddart is best known for having taken scores of photographs of famous faces including Pierce Brosnan, Carla Bruni, Michael Caine, Anthony Hopkins, Jude Law, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Catherine Zeta-Jones. He was born in Liverpool and is a former Grenadier Guard...
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20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

V&A - John French - Soft Helmets - Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
V&A - John French - Soft Helmets - Limited Edition Pattie Boyd and Celia Hammond modelling feathered capsule hats, John French (1907-66), London, 1960s © Victoria and Albert Museum,...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee - Chris Smith, Muhammad Ali, 46x66 in
Located in London, GB
Chris Smith (b.1937) Float like a Butterfly 1971 silver gelatin fibre based print 20 x 30 in. / 34.5 x 48 in. / 46 x 66 in. signed and numbered printed later This work is available in the following sizes (paper size): 20 x 30 in., edition of 25 plus 2 AP, £3,000 GBP (inc. 20% UK VAT) 34.5 x 48 in., edition of 50 plus 2 AP, £6,600 GBP (inc. 20% UK VAT) 46 x 66 in., edition of 25 plus 2 AP, £9,600 GBP (inc. 20% UK VAT) Provenance: Direct from the artist’s studio Notes: All photographs are signed and numbered and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the photographer. 'Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee...
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1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Keith Haring's Pop Shop
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Keith Haring opened his Pop Shop in the Soho district of New York in 1986, selling t-shirts and novelty items at affordable prices. "I wanted to continue this same sort of communicat...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Ella Fitzgerald, 1961 (Ted Williams - Black and White Photography)
Located in London, GB
Ella Fitzgerald, 1961 (Ted Williams - Black and White Photography) Silver Gelatin Print 16x20: £1,200 20x24: £2,640 30x40: £3,960 40x60: £7,500 Est...
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Late 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'The Carlton Hotel' 1955 (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in London, GB
'The Carlton Hotel' 1955 (Slim Aarons Estate Edition) A Cadillac with Florida plates parked outside the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, circa 1955. Another gorgeous and typically 'S...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Parking Lot, Volendam, Holland
Located in Tulsa, OK
Louis Stettner Parking Lot, Volendam, Holland, 1962 Signed, dated and numbered in pencil on mount recto Gelatin silver print 16x20" affixed to 20x26" mount...
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Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Storm, Portugal 1999 /Gelatin Silver Print/ Signed
Located in Coimbra, PT
Street Photography /1999. Portugal / Analog camera photo / B&W 35 mm film. 400 iso / Gelatin Silver Print, Signed, titled, negative date & ...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Black and White

Gelatin silver print of a Man Wearing a Marilyn Monroe T-shirt by Andy Warhol
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is a unique work Image dimensions: 10 x 8 in. Framed dimensions: 17.125 x 15.125 in. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundatio...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Telephone
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is a unique work. Image dimensions: 10 x 8 in. Framed dimensions: 17.125 x 15.125 in. Dated 'SEP 07 1982'. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Forest at the bottom of the Slagheaps - Landscape - Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
"Forest at the bottom of the Slagheaps", Walbrzych, Silesia, Poland, 1978 Silver Gelatin Print, Signed and dated in pencil on verso Printed in 2008 by the Photographer, hand printed darkroom print. 17 3/10 × 12 1/5 in 44 × 31 cm 50 x 37 cm paper size with white border , 44 x 31 cm (image size) "My fascination started when I first saw industrial centres of Upper and Lower Silesia,’ says Cała. ‘The landscape was terrifying and beautiful at the same time. It did not change for the whole period from the 19th century to the end of communism in Poland." - Michal Cala Exhibition frame as seen on additional picture available upon request - please contact gallery for further details or purchase unframed print with a free shipping worldwide. About the Artist: "Cala become relatively well known in Poland but he is still little known in the West, despite the fact that his work bears comparison with masters such as Bill Brandt and Robert Frank." - Bill Kouwenhoven, British Journal of Photography, 2007 Michal Cala was born in Toruń, Poland in 1948 and studied aircraft construction in Warsaw at the University of Technology in the early 1970's. From 1974 to 1983 he worked as an engineer in various companies in Silesia, and began photographing in the area. In 1977, he moved to Tychy in Upper Silesia, where he co-founded the photographers' association KRON and become a member of the ZPAF - the Union of Polish Art Photographers. Relatively unknown outside of his native country, his work is in several museum collections in Poland; in the Silesian Museum of Katowice, the Silesian Library in Katowice, the Upper Silesian Museum in Bytom, the Coal Mining Museum in Zabrze as well as local government building in Duisburg in the Ruhr (Germany) and MAST Foundation (Bologna) and various international private collections. His work has received much acclaim and won numerus awards; among which are the Grand Prix at the Polish Landscape...
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1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Jerry Hall and Pele
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Jerry Hall is a model and the former partner of Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones, with whom she has four children. “Even Andy, who was known for knowing sl...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Evening Elegance' V&A Portfolio Fashion Photography Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
'Evening Elegance' V&A Portfolio Limited Edition print A model wearing a fur stole, John French (1907-66), London, 1955 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Fashion Photograp...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Rooves [Notre-Dame in the Distance], Paris, (Toits [Notre-Dame au Loin], Paris)
Located in London, GB
Unique silver gelatin contact print Provenance: The Estate of Dora Maar
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Early 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Jean Shrimpton In Evening Dress' Limited Edition silver gelatin V&A Portfolio
Located in London, GB
'Jean Shrimpton In Evening Dress' Limited Edition V&A Portfolio silver gelatin fibre print. Jean Shrimpton modelling a dress, John French (1907-66), England, 1961 © Victoria and Alb...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Andy Warhol with Tony Shafrazi and Ronnie Cutrone
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Tony Shafrazi had represented Keith Haring until the artist’s death in 1990. Shafrazi said of his first time ever entering The Factory in 1965, “I remember putting down my suitcase and looking out the window and seeing some people on the fire escape across the street. I realized that it was Andy Warhol’s Factory. So I went up to the Factory, and I remember Andy coming to the elevator and seeing me dressed up in this little mod, shiny, mohair suit...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

'Ice Cavern' Archival Pigment print V&A Portfolio
Located in London, GB
'Ice Cavern' Archival Pigment print V&A Portfolio Scott’s Last Expedition, A Cavern in an Iceberg, British Antarctic Expedition, South Pole, Herbert George Ponting (1870-1935), 1910...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Chanel Vertical, 1990
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Edition 1 of 15. CURRENT EXHIBITION - runs through September 4th, 2016. Any framed photographs purchased during the show will be available after September 4th. If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is produced upon purchase. Please allow two weeks for production. Shipping time depends on method of shipping. Price is subject to availability. The Robin Rice Gallery reserves the right to adjust this price depending on the current edition of the photograph. ABOUT: Since the early ‘90s, gallerist Robin Rice and designer Antony Todd...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Silver Gelatin

Larry Rivers
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is a unique work. Stamped on verso by The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Annotated with Foundation inventory number and initialed Tim ...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Andy Warhol and a Male Model
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Image dimensions: 8 x 10 in. Framed dimensions: 16.5 x 18 in. Work is framed to archival standards by Handmade Frames of Brooklyn, New York. This is a unique work. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts inventory number written on verso and initialed Tim Hunt (“T.J.H.”). The work comes with either a Certificate of Provenance or Certificate of Authenticity from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Provenance: Estate of the Artist to The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts to Hedges Projects...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Andy Warhol, Photograph with Farrah Fawcett circa 1979
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Farrah Fawcett was an American actress and model, best known for her role on Charlie's Angels and her iconic feathered hairstyle, which became a fad in the 1970s. Image dimensions:...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Phyllis Diller
Located in Santa Monica, CA
The comedic actress Phyllis Diller was known throughout the 1960s and 70s for her offbeat stage persona and outlandish costumes. She appeared regularly ...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

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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