Black and White Photography
Black and White Photography For Sale
Style: Modern
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'The Carlton Hotel' 1955 (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
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...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
'Evening Elegance' V&A Portfolio Fashion Photography Limited Edition
By John French
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...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Slim Aarons, Kaufmann Desert House (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Catch Up by the Pool (Kaufmann Desert House)
1970
Former fashion model Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur (in white lace), Nelda Linsk (in yellow), wife of art dealer Joseph Linsk, and actress L...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
‘Tacheles Print #2’, 2021 Kunsthaus Tacheles, Berlin
Located in London, GB
Silver Gelatin applied with Japanese brushes on Britannia Aquarell Hahnemüle rough 300gsm
185 x 125 cm
Unframed
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
Ozzy Osbourne and Andy Warhol
By Andy Warhol
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Unique Gelatin Silver Print
Paper size: 8 x 10 inches
Framed size: 23.75 x 25.25 inches
Provenance: Private collection, New York
This work originates from the Estate of Andy Warho...
Category
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
'Space Hats' V&A Portfolio Limited Edition print
By John French
Located in London, GB
'Soft Helmets' V&A Portfolio Limited Edition print
Patti Boyd and Celia Hammond modelling ‘Dots and Moons’ hats designed by Edward Mann, John French (19...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Shaken not Stirred, 1968 - 20th Century, Photography, Roger Moore, James Bond
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times expected between 15-20 days.
A gorgeous black and white fibre print, available in other sizes.
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 – social and political images that both made the news, as well as images from behind the headlines, which show the human race at work and play.
This stunning collection of photographs...
Category
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Photographic Paper
Macaroni, from Bauhaus I Portfolio
By Irene Bayer
Located in Dallas, TX
Bauhaus I Portfolio
Ed. 33/70
Signed and dated in black ink on print margin.
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
'Tania Mallet In Mme Paulette Hat' V&A Portfolio Limited Edition print
By John French
Located in London, GB
'Tania Mallet In Mme Paulette Hat' V&A Portfolio Limited Edition print
A model wearing a Nina Ricci dress, John French (1907-66), London, 1963
© Victor...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
'Huston & Brando On Set' (Silver Gelatin Print)
Located in London, GB
'Huston & Brando On Set' 1967
Director John Huston and actor Marlon Brando on the set of 'Reflections In A Golden Eye,' 1967.
The two iconic movie stars on the set of the film in w...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Venice - Gondola 1954
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, 1954.
Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photograph...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Cologne, Germany 1935, Printed Later
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Karl Heinrich Lämmel. Born on 30 July 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, he has been missing since April 1945. In the thirtie...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Audrey Hepburn in Grey Turtleneck Sweater, Glances Right , 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, c23_14 -- Audrey Hepburn was photographed for LIFE magazine in 1953. The photo essay shows images from a regular day on the set. "…Not because there is anything so re...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Yves St. Laurent in Studio, 1960
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Yves St. Laurent in Studio -- Fashion Designer Yves St. Laurent in his studio as photographed by Mark Shaw. Image size is 40" x 59" (for 44" x 63" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints a...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Audrey Hepburn on Striped Sofa, Arm Back, Head Tilted Smiling, 1954
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, r15_9 -- Audrey Hepburn at home. This image is an out take from the photo shoot for the cover of the April 19, 1954 international issue of Life magazine. Image size i...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Grey Dior Outside Paris Louvre Metro, BW 1957
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Dior, Palais de Glace Dress, 1957. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size). All Mark Shaw prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuhle photo rag paper. Ea...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Audrey Hepburn at Home, Heron Day Bed, Looks Down, 1954
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn, r18_4 -- Audrey Hepburn at home. This image is an out take from the photo shoot for the cover of the April 19, 1954 international issue of Life magazine. Image size i...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Audrey Hepburn Looks Back, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Hepburn Turns, audrey_07 -- Photographed by Mark Shaw in 1953, this image is an outtake from the photo essay on Audrey Hepburn for the December 1953 issue of LIFE. Image size ...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Austrian Sound Space Architect Bernhard Leitner Photo Lithograph Hand Signed Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Bernhard Leitner, (Austrian, 1938)
From a portfolio "Sound : Space" "Ton : Raum"
Self published by artist in 1975/1976,
Limited edition of 50
Hand signed in pencil by artist.
Acc...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Screen
Marilyn Monroe, unique print of 1988 from original negative
Located in Cologne, DE
Ed Feingersh photographed Marilyn Monroe for Redbook magazine in March 1955 for a story which would follow Monroe through her daily routine, the photography to be candid and shot wit...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Madonna - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
By Mick Rock
Located in London, GB
Madonna - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Early photograph of Madonna, 1980 (photo Mick Rock).
All prints are numbered by the Estate.
Edition si...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Rolling Stones I - black and white photography
Located in New York, NY
This photo was taken a few minutes before the Stones appeared on 'Thank Your Lucky Stars' at ATV studios in Birmingham in 1963. This was their first TV appearance and Phillip caught ...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Kennedy, Jackie and Caroline, Book Cover, 1959
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
Jackie and Caroline, Book Cover -- Jackie and Caroline on the beach in Hyannis Port, 1959. This photo was used as the cover of Mark Shaw's famous book, the John F. Kennedys, which wa...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Skating Waiter by Horace Abrahams
Located in London, GB
"Skating Waiter" by Horace Abrahams
8th January 1938: A waiter skates across the ice at St. Moritz carrying a tray of drinks for his customers.
Unframed
Paper Size: 60" x 40'' (in...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Capucine (Slim Aarons estate edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Capucine, 1957
Fiber print
40x30 inches
Estate stamped and numbered edition of 150
1957: French actress Capucine, (Germaine Lefebvre) (1933 - 1990) fanning herself at a New Years Ev...
Category
1950s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Dinner Jazz" by Slim Aarons
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
"Dinner Jazz" by Slim Aarons
1949: American Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong (1898 - 1971) enjoys a plate of spaghetti in Rome.
Unframed
Paper S...
Category
1940s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Elizabeth Taylor Spinning Lasso in "Giant" - Oversize Limited Print
Located in London, GB
Elizabeth Taylor Spinning Lasso in "Giant"
by Globe Photo Archives
This black and white action shot features actress Elizabeth Taylor swinging a...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Iconic Bettie Paige - Limited Edition Print
By Irving Klaw
Located in London, GB
Iconic Bettie Paige
by Irving Law
Bettie Page and Irving Klaw produced photographs that are far more than mere pin-ups. They have given generations of people something to admire, b...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
James Dean Behind the Wheel in his Porsche Racer - Oversize Limited Print
Located in London, GB
James Dean Behind the Wheel in his Porsche Racer
by Globe Photo Archives
FIlm star James Dean behind the wheel of his Porsche racer. James Dean ...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
James Dean As Jett Rink in "Giant" - Oversize Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
James Dean As Jett Rink in "Giant"
by Globe Photo Archives
James Dean posed leaning with his hand on a fence post while filming a scene for "Giant"1955. Giant was the last of James...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
'Nude Female Torso'
By Ed Freeman
Located in London, GB
'Nude Female Torso' by Ed Freeman
A stunning image of a female torso, that appears almost like a landscape, jutting into the clouds.
Beautiful mint...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
"Bond Girls" by Larry Ellis
By Larry Ellis
Located in London, GB
"Bond Girls" by Larry Ellis
Australian actor George Lazenby poses with several of his female co-stars whilst filming the new James Bond film 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' in the Swiss Alps, 22nd October 1968. From left to right, the actresses are (at the back) Helena Ronee, Zaheera, Catherina von Schell, (sitting) Anouska Hempel...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
James Dean Sitting at Car Rally - Oversize Limited Print
Located in London, GB
James Dean Sitting at Car Rally
by Globe Photo Archives
Candid black and white capture of actor and racer James Dean sitting with his back turne...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Star Wars, Chewbacca and Luke, Sience Fiction Filmstill, 1977
Located in Cologne, DE
The original Star Wars trilogy, formerly marketed as the Star Wars Trilogy (and colloquially referred to as the 'original trilogy'), is the first set of three films produced in the S...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Frankenstein Iconic Movie Scene - Oversize Limited Print
Located in London, GB
Frankenstein Iconic Movie Scene
by Globe Photo Archives
A scene from the 1931 Classic starring Boris Karloff as Frankenstein. This is a master print fro...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Backstage At La Scala Essentials Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Backstage At La Scala
1948
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
A chorus girl reads a movie magazine in a dressing room at La Scala opera house, Milan, November 1948...
Category
1940s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Grey Wave - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Grey Wave
A single wave at dusk.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stuart Möller is a fine art photographer whos...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Agave - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Agave
Agave succulent.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stuart Möller is a fine art photographer whose images a...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
James Dean in Restroom - Oversize Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
James Dean in Restroom
by Globe Photo Archives
Hilarious black and white candid shot of actor James Dean talking on the phone while using the re...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Kennedy And Friends Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Kennedy And Friends
1953
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
1953: Senator John F. Kennedy (1917 – 1963), Shirley Rogan Ellis and Betty LoSavio at Montego Bay Airpor...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Agave - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Agave
Agave succulent.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stuart Möller is a fine art photographer whose images a...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe for "Some Like It Hot, shooting", USA, 1958
Located in Cologne, DE
Norma Jeane Mortenson or better known as Marilyn Monroe – iconic, beautiful and maybe the most known Hollywood Stars of the 20th century. Born and raised in Los Angeles, USA, she spe...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Calm Sea - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Calm Sea
A view of the sea at dusk in Sri Lanka.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stuart Möller is a fine art p...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
View From The Bridge - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
View From The Bridge
A view of New York City from the Brooklyn Bridge, New York.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the worl...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Opera House - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Opera House
A view of the Sydney Opera House Australia.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stuart Möller is a fin...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
View From The Bridge - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
View From The Bridge
A view of New York City from the Brooklyn Bridge, New York.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the worl...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Guggenheim - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Guggenheim
General view of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Art Museum, New York City, New York.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Incidental Sculpture - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Incidental Sculpture
Wire and tags are bent and shaped by the sea and embedded in the sand on a beach.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grow...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Grey Wave - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Grey Wave
A single wave at dusk.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stuart Möller is a fine art photographer whos...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Incidental Sculpture - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Incidental Sculpture
Wire and tags are bent and shaped by the sea and embedded in the sand on a beach.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grow...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Foliage I - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Foliage I
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stuart Möller is a fine art photographer whose images are often chara...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Harbour Bridge - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Harbour Bridge
A view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney New South Wales Australia.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over t...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Foliage I - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Foliage I
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stuart Möller is a fine art photographer whose images are often chara...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Harbour Bridge - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Harbour Bridge
A view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney New South Wales Australia.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over t...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Harbour Bridge - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Harbour Bridge
A view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney New South Wales Australia.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over t...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Women Manifestation - Vintage b/w Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Women Manifestation - Vintage b/w Photo realized in the 1970s. Copyright by Giancolombo News Photo.
In the photo: Women Manifestation for the divorce right in piazza Repubblica of R...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Foliage I - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Foliage I
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stuart Möller is a fine art photographer whose images are often chara...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Incidental Sculpture - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Incidental Sculpture
Wire and tags are bent and shaped by the sea and embedded in the sand on a beach.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grow...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
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.