Black and White Photography
Black and White Photography For Sale
Color: Beige
Lake, MO, 2017
Located in New York, NY
Lake, MO 2017. Is a piece that belongs to a larger series of photo paintings consisting of about 52 total. This piece is made with; ink, and enamel on...
Category
2010s Post-Minimalist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
NEON Swimming - Vibrant Noir Abstract Photography
By Pico Garcez
Located in Brooklyn, NY
NEON Swimming - Vibrant Noir Abstract Photography.
Swimming Pool - Bright Orange and Black Noir. Photography. Edition Print.
This Photography work 23.5 inches by 35.5 inches.
Pico...
Category
2010s Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Cotton, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Jodie Foster
By 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 ...
Category
Late 20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Bird Master circus series exotic daguerreotype reproduction
Located in Lafayette, LA
exotic daguerreotype reproduction
In the bustling world of 1890s circus sideshows, there was a reserved and stoic figure who commanded the attention of audiences with his awe-inspir...
Category
2010s Surrealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Inkjet
The Dance of Zlatio Zlatev, Original Silver Gelatin Photograph, Bulgaria 1989
By Jacko Vassilev
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jacko Vassilev, Bulgarian ( born 1951 - )
Title: The Dance of Zlatio Zlatev, Ex Pilot
Medium: Original Silver Gelatin Print
Edition: 19/50
Year: 1989
Story behind the photograph:
The photograph seen above was taken of Zlatio Zlatev who had served for Bulgaria’s King Boris III as his top pilot. When the Communists took the power in Bulgaria, he was offered to work for the new government as a bomber pilot. He refused to work for the new regime and was stamped as an "anticommunist element".
Due to his refusal Zlatio was sent to forced labor political camp where he spent nearly 15 years and fell victim to the totalitarian side of communism. During that time in Bulgaria there were over 50 political camps where they claimed, "The Brain of the Nation was destroyed"!
When Bulgaria become free state from Communism in 1989 a National Celebration was held in the political camp honoring all the people who lost their lives there and granted the survivors as National Heroes! On that day Jacko Vassilev was privileged to witness the celebration of Zlatio and this photograph was HIS DANCE OF FREEDOM!!!!
After the dance, Jacko walked to him and wanted to share his deep emotions of capturing this special moments and told him: "Zlatio, your hands are likes a wings in the air."
And he answered: "My wings..... They broke them, but not the Spirit"!
Artist Bio:
I was born in communist Bulgaria. As a boy, I had dreamed of freedom and a simple life. In my late twenties I put my dreams to the test and attempted to escape the Bulgarian regime. I tried to pass the barbed wire fences guarded by border patrols, but I was caught, beaten and tossed into a slave labor camp. Instead of building up hate, the harsh conditions in the camp built my strength. I learned how to survive. My body suffered, but my mind became clearer. My photography was my artistic expression of the world around me however the communist dictatorship considered it anti-communist propaganda and I had to keep my treasures hidden underground. After the communist regime fell, I traveled around Europe and accomplished my dream of becoming a published photographer in Paris and later moved to the USA.
The willingness to confront even the most difficult obstacle in life strongly informs my work to this day. There is a thread of optimism that connects the people I’ve portrayed, even when they are shown in the most vulnerable moments. There is no difference between myself and them, they are photographers of life, and I am the countryman...
Category
1980s Expressionist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mohammad Reza Shah - Black and White Photo - Original Photograph - Early 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Mohammad Reza Shah, King of Iran Saluting is an original photograph realized to document a historical moment of a ceremony while Shah in the front i...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Photographie n°1, edition limitée
Located in PARIS, FR
This photography was created by Alexandre Onimus. It is printed by a famous printer in Paris. It was shot using the wet Collodion technique.
The artist: Alexandre Onimus is a contem...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Black and White Photography
Materials
Color
Planetary Kaleidoscope, Photo Mosaic Collage Space Photograph, Feminist Aviator
By Vera Simons
Located in Surfside, FL
This one depicts fragmented space photos radiating outward and is titled Planetary Kaleidoscope
SIMONS, Vera (1920 - 2012)
Vera Habrecht Simons, was a Ger...
Category
1970s Dada Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Bridalveil Falls, Pacific House California Waterfall
Located in Carmel, CA
Actually Palladium photograph - no pull down for it!
Hand printed by artist
Corner mounted
Out dimensions 15x25"
Edition 14/25
Larger Size 20x36" Edition 2/15 Printed 2014
Category
2010s Black and White Photography
Materials
Platinum
Palm Blue House - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Palm Blue House
A tall palm tree stretches above the shell of a blue coloured house near Galle, Sri Lanka.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having ...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
New York City by Night, circa 1950, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography Framed
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph with framing. New York City by night, circa 1950.
Features:
Original Silver Gelatin Print Photography framed.
Press Photography....
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Removal of Self #56" Photography 16" x 20" inch Edition 1/1 by Ben Cope
By Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Removal of Self #56" Photography 16" x 20" inch Edition 1/1 by Ben Cope
2011
Photo on deconstructed paper
16” x 20” inch
Ben Cope is a Georgia native graduating from Columbus Sta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Pigment
Brigitte Bardot: Hollywood's French Icon
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning closeup features French bombshell actress Brigitte Bardot in a wide-brimmed hat.
Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot, often referred to by her initials B.B. ., is a French fo...
Category
1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Water Running Free - Abstract Water Ripples
Located in Carmel, CA
Hand Printed Platinum Photograph
Australian Artist
Beautiful Blacks and Creamy Whites
Category
2010s Black and White Photography
Materials
Platinum
THOUGHTS by Guido Argentini
Located in New York City, NY
Series: SHADES OF A WOMAN
All available sizes and editions:
40" x 40" editions of 18
50" x 50" editions of 7
60" x 60" editions of 3
Archival Pigment Print on Fine Art Baryta paper...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
David Smith with Voltri XV - Bolton 1963 by Dan Budnik
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...
Category
1960s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Sammy Davis Jr., smoking, unknown date
Located in Cologne, DE
Samuel George Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American singer, dancer, actor, comedian, film producer and television director.
At age three, Davis began his caree...
Category
Late 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Faubourg du Temple in Paris, 1926, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph. The rue du Faubourg du Temple, view of one of the busiest streets in Paris, in 1926.
Features:
Original Silver Gelatin Pr...
Category
1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Chrysler Building Through Window
By Tom Baril
Located in New York, NY
Photogravure from the Tom Baril 'Manhattan' Portfolio.
Edition of 75, signed by the artist on bottom right.
Framing: acid free, archival framed, cotton rag mat.
Glazing: Optium museum plexi.
A graduate of New York’s School of Visual Arts, Tom Baril spent over fifteen years as Robert Mapplethorpe’s master printer. His subjects include urban architecture, seascapes and meticulously detailed botanical and nature photographs. Baril’s work demonstrates a command of technique that results from his extensive experience as a master printer. Baril developed a unique toning process that enriches the color and opulence of his photographs.
Tom Baril is inspired by the nature studies of modernist photographers such as Edward Weston, Imogen Cunningham and Karl Blossfeldt. A similar attentiveness to the clarity of line, form, pattern and texture characterizes Baril’s still lifes. In composing the seascapes, Baril employs the traditional box camera obscura, better known as the pinhole camera...
Category
Early 2000s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photogravure
Jeffrey Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
George Valentine Dureau (1930 - 2014) was active/lived in Louisiana. George Dureau is known for Male nude figure, genre, portrait.
Category
Late 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
George Barris, "In Her Car Montage, " photolithograph, hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Photographed in her car at the Hollywood Hills home of Tim Leimert, this black and white photolithograph was created from the original negatives in 1962 and printed in 1987. Publishe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Untitled (girl spinning)
Located in Helsinki, FI
Mikael Siirilä
Helsinki, Finland, 2020
Handmade silver gelatin print. The fibre-based photograph is tea-toned, stamped, signed and numbered in pencil o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Françoise Hardy by Jean-Marie Perier- Vintage B/w Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Françoise Hardy by Perier is a vintage photographic print on single-coated paper.
Photograph by Jean-Marie Perier, for Disques Vogue. Original agency case ( Dim: cm 21 x 26,5). Ink ...
Category
1960s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Paris during the Great Depression circa 1930, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency Keystone View Co, Paris. Paris during the Great Depression, circa 1930...
Category
1930s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Chrysler Building from Madison Avenue
By Tom Baril
Located in New York, NY
Photogravure from the Tom Baril 'Manhattan' Portfolio.
Edition of 75, signed by the artist on bottom right.
Framing: acid free, archival framed, cotton rag mat.
Glazing: Optium muse...
Category
Early 2000s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photogravure
Smoke Stacks Variation
By Tom Baril
Located in New York, NY
Photogravure from the Tom Baril 'Manhattan' Portfolio.
Edition of 75, signed by the artist on bottom right.
Framing: acid free, archival framed, cotton rag mat.
Glazing: Optium museum plexi.
A graduate of New York’s School of Visual Arts, Tom Baril spent over fifteen years as Robert Mapplethorpe’s master printer. His subjects include urban architecture, seascapes and meticulously detailed botanical and nature photographs. Baril’s work demonstrates a command of technique that results from his extensive experience as a master printer. Baril developed a unique toning process that enriches the color and opulence of his photographs.
Tom Baril is inspired by the nature studies of modernist photographers such as Edward Weston, Imogen Cunningham and Karl Blossfeldt. A similar attentiveness to the clarity of line, form, pattern and texture characterizes Baril’s still lifes. In composing the seascapes, Baril employs the traditional box camera obscura, better known as the pinhole camera...
Category
Early 2000s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photogravure
Place de la Bastille Paris, 1928 - Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography. Paris, La Place De La Bastille, November 1928.
Features:
Original Silver Gelatin Print Photography Unframed.
Press Photo...
Category
1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Chrysler Building at Night
By Tom Baril
Located in New York, NY
Photogravure from the Tom Baril 'Manhattan' Portfolio.
Edition of 75, signed by the artist on bottom right.
Framing: acid free, archival framed, cotton rag mat.
Glazing: Optium muse...
Category
Early 2000s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photogravure
59th Street Bridge
By Tom Baril
Located in New York, NY
Photogravure from the Tom Baril 'Manhattan' Portfolio.
Edition of 75, signed by the artist on bottom right.
Framing: acid free, archival framed, cotton rag mat.
Glazing: Optium muse...
Category
Early 2000s Black and White Photography
Materials
Photogravure
With the Fishes- abstract black and white contemporary photograph (made w/food!)
Located in New York, NY
This one-of-a-kind abstract handmade photograph is extra special, as it was made while testing out some "ICP Friendly" (International Center of Photography) materials - which are ac...
Category
2010s Abstract Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White, Photogram, Silver Gelatin
Moon Reflections - black and white contemporary photograph (made with food!)
Located in New York, NY
This one-of-a-kind abstract handmade photograph is extra special, as it was made while testing out some "ICP Friendly" (International Center of Photography) materials - which are ac...
Category
2010s Abstract Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White, Photogram, Silver Gelatin
Junkin’ at Thompson Grocery
Located in Nashville, TN
Tennessee-native photographer Bill Steber has documented blues culture in Mississippi for the last 20 years. He chronicles the state's blues musicians, juk...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Octopus Vulgaris ( Special Edition)
Located in VALLAURIS, FR
While also available as a platinum print on Arches Platinum Rag (56 x 76 cm), this larger version (63 x 99 cm) of Schlegel's famous "Octopus Vulgaris" is a true prowess. It is printed on 30 gsm Japanese Hand-made Gampi paper. Taking into account the thinness of the paper and the fact that the platinum salt emulsion is embedded into its fiber during the printing process, this is a real feat of technical strength.
Considered as the most archival process of all; its perfectly matte tonal range goes from a cool, slightly purple black to split tones of brown and warm black, to a very warm brown.
Sold framed with a museum glass measuring 85 x 115 cm
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The ocean has always been one of the most mysterious places on earth. In the past many legends and myths have evolved around monsters living in the deep sea. As a child many of us used to fantasize about underwater monsters like giant colossal squids having so much power that they were able to take down ships.
By looking at Jan C. Schlegel his pictures, you can get a small glimpse of the richness and diversity of our oceans. When we think of fish, we usually perceive them as food and think of salmon or tuna.
The photographs reveal much more than what could be imagined and are truly a special tribute to all the different kind of species living underneath the surface. There are sea horses that look like dragons with galaxies on their skin, flounders with their perfect flat form and their ability to turn invisible or even squids that will remind you of aliens from another planet. Using platinum printing as a process allows Jan C. Schlegel to create a deepness in his pictures that makes every small detail and structure visible for the human eye. It gives you the impression of being able to feel the animal just by looking at the pictures. This series celebrates the art of nature...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Platinum
David Bowie 1978
Located in Austin, US
David Bowie live on stage in Canada by John R Rowlands.
Signed limited edition 17x22" print, number 17/25
Hand signed and number by the artist.
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Deacon Allen Moore
Located in Nashville, TN
Tennessee-native photographer Bill Steber has documented blues culture in Mississippi for the last 20 years. He chronicles the state's blues musicians, juk...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Italian Actress and Singer Loretta Goggi - Vintage b/w Photo - 1980
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian actress and singer Loretta Goggi during "Il bello della diretta".
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Roberto Andreanti - Vintage Photograph - 1989
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Roberto Andreanti is an original vintage photograph realized by Agency of " ANSA"
With the copyright and property stamp of Agency" ANSA" and the description in Italian o...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Higbee Beach I
Located in Maplewood, NJ
HEIDI NIEMALA PHOTOGRAPHY
Heidi Niemala is a New York-based fashion photographer best known for her timeless images. Her work has been described as “tran...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Rough Waters (aka Don't Look Down) - black-and-white contemporary photograph
Located in New York, NY
"Rough Waters (aka Don't Look Down)" - Unique silver gelatin print (mixed process photogram). Made with ice, flowers, sand, glitter, and more. BRAND NEW, printed on Fomatone MG 133, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White, Photogram, Silver Gelatin
Mary Pickford Douglas Fairbanks at Walpi First Mesa Hopi Village 1920 Photograph
Located in Soquel, CA
Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks at Walpi First Mesa Hopi Village 1920 Photograph
Original Sepia toned Silver gelatin photographic print by Charles Roshe (British, 1885-1974).
Provenance: Mary Pickford, Elizabeth (Bess) Huggins.
Image 10.75"H x 13.75"W
He was Mary Pickford's favorite cinematographer and a personal friend, shooting all of the films in which she starred from 1918 to 1927, before they had a falling out during production of Coquette (1929). He was the first cinematographer to receive an Academy Award, along with Karl Struss, for Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927), and won again for The Yearling (1946), with Leonard Smith and Arthur Arling. He was also nominated four times.
Walpi, pueblo (village), Navajo county, northeastern Arizona, U.S., on the edge of a high mesa in the Hopi Indian Reservation. It comprises a group of angular stone houses of two to three stories crowded on a narrow tip of the steep-walled mesa at an elevation of 6,225 feet (1,897 metres). The original pueblo (founded c. 1700) was on a lower part of the mesa, but following the Pueblo Rebellion, the inhabitants moved to the top as a defensive measure against Spanish retaliation. Walpi is known for an antelope ceremony and for snake dances, held during odd years in August and generally closed to non-Hopi spectators. Shitchumovi (Sichomivi) pueblo is adjacent and Hano is nearby.
Pickford was the first Canadian to win an Oscar. She was also the second to win best actress and the first for a role in a film with sound. She was one of the founding members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
In 1919 Pickford took the lead in organizing the United Artists Corporation with Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, and Douglas Fairbanks. In 1920, after the dissolution of her first marriage (1911–19) to actor Owen Moore, she married Fairbanks (divorced 1936). Pickford’s popularity continued unabated in Pollyanna (1920), Little Lord...
Category
1920s Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Paris, Carrousel Bridge, circa 1930, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency Trampus. In Paris, the Carrousel Bridge circa 1930.
Construction started at The Carrousel Bridge in Paris ...
Category
1930s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Queen Elizabeth II - Vintage Photograph
Located in Roma, IT
Queen Elizabeth II is a vintage black and white photograph.
Good conditions though a little blurry.
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Guatemala, Market, Black and White Photography, ca. 1960s, 24 x 24 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, and the USSR in the 1960s.In the invitation to an exhibition of her works in 2003, one reads:
"Hanna Seidel, observing the world through her camera lens, could capture everyday situtations in a unique manner."A touring exhibition containing 100 selected photographs entitled "From Rio Grande to Cape Horn...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
David Bowie and William Burroughs, framed signed print by Terry O'Neill
Located in Austin, US
Ready to ship immediately. Free domestic US shipping.
David Bowie and William Burroughs in Los Angeles, February 1974, signed Terry O'Neill, 8x10" print, custom framed with non-glar...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
"Removal of Self #60" Photography 16" x 20" inch Edition 1/1 by Ben Cope
By Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Removal of Self #60" Photography 16" x 20" inch Edition 1/1 by Ben Cope
2011
Photo on deconstructed paper
16” x 20” inch
Ben Cope is a Georgia native graduating from Columbus Sta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Pigment
Mexico, Man, Handcraft, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 24, 2 x 24 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Chrysler View - Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Chrysler View
Signed Limited Edition
Stuart Möller
paper size - 60x40 inches / 152 x 101 cm
Signed and numbered by artist on the front
Limited to only 3 this size
Unframed
Bo...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima, Japan
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In many respects, Pentti Sammallahti is a modern-day nomad, an itinerant photographer who records lands and peoples as he comes upon them. One of the most distinguishing elements of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Portrait of Roberto Andreanti - Vintage Photograph - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Roberto Andreanti is an original vintage photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer.
With the description in Italian in a paper attached on the rear.
Good conditi...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Guatemala, Women, Black and White Photography, ca. 1960s, 17, 2 x 23, 1 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Nude, Side View
By Ormond Gigli
Located in Lenox, MA
Ormond Gigli
Nude, Side View
Gelatin Silver Print
14" x 11"
Unique: $10000
Provenance: Printed by the artist, from the artist's studio
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 Bates, Richard Burton, & many more. Most of these images have not been widely seen since they first appeared over four decades ago.
Gigli worked more like a film director than a photojournalist. His ability to earn his subjects' trust in his vision -- often during complicated, uncomfortable, even dangerous setups -- was as important to the photos as his technical finesse with the camera. His disarming way with his subjects is evident in the revealing anecdotes of the people and times he so vividly recalls. He was welcomed backstage on Broadway as readily as he was in the private lives of celebrities. Some of Gigli's favorite photographs were self-assigned, international award-winners, such as "Girls in the Windows...
Category
Late 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Peace, Williamsburg, NY, 1995
By Tina West
Located in Hudson, NY
Each year, Robin Rice celebrates a Salon style exhibition to showcase her gallery artists and invite new ones.
With Robin’s extensive experience as a gallery curator, all Robin Rice...
Category
1990s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Policemen in Paris circa 1930 - Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency Keystone View Co. Policemen in Paris, circa 1930.
French police officers in ...
Category
1930s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Untitled (Grand Piano/Bat)
By Chema Madoz
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 5
Toned gelatin silver print
54 3/4 x 46 3/4 in.
Frame Included.
Chema Madoz is one of the most important contemporary Spanish photographers, who is greatly known for his...
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Hiking on the woods, Guilford CT. Unique piece.
Located in New York, NY
Guilford, CT. Is a piece from Black and White Paintings, signed on the verso. Pencil, ink, Indian ink, and enamel on Archival inkjet print. Is a unique piece.
After meticulously p...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Enamel
Little Girl on the Beach, Portugal (1952)
By Ormond Gigli
Located in Lenox, MA
Ormond Gigli
Silver Gelatin Print
25.5" x 22.5"
Unique: $5400
Provenance: Printed by the artist, from the artist's studio
Signature: Signed en verso
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson in India - Vintage Photograph - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Lyndon B. Johnson is a black and white photo realized in 1961.
The photo depicts the Vice-President Johnson in India in 1961. On the left the wife ...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Flood of the Seine River in Paris circa 1930, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Agence Meurisse, Paris circa 1930. The flood of the Seine River at Port de la Tournelle....
Category
1930s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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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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