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Abstract Black and White Photography

ABSTRACT STYLE

Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.

Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.

Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.

Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.

Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.

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Style: Abstract
Antelope Canyon Desert, USA, abstract, black and white photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art abstract - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited edi...
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2010s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Digital Pigment

Miami Downtown, Black and White Architectural Landscape Photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The 'Miami Skin Series' it’s not a traditional collection of photos about the architecture of Miami and Miami Beach. It’s rather a quick journey between its own skin from the Art Dec...
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2010s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Twenty cherry Trees, black and white panorama photography, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art panorama landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print, limited edition of 9. Cherry Tree avenue at the edge of the cornfield, Weinviertel, Austria. All ...
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2010s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Abstract Waterscape, Waterfall, Mountain Stream
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
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Early 2000s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Digital Pigment

Oris - abstract black and white butterfly photography, limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
From June and Oris collection - Oris As he steps inside, the air thickens, pressing in like an unseen weight. The room hums with movement, bodies shifting, voices murmuring, the c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Black and White Photography

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Giclée

Gaia 117 - Black and White Diptych of Clouds and Waves Catalonia Spanish Sea
Located in Brighton, GB
Gaia 117 - Black and White Diptych of Clouds and Waves Catalonia Spanish Sea by Jaume Llorens Bach Gaia 117 is a 45cm x 18cm Black-and-White print on Premio Kozo 180gsm White Paper ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Digital

Esplanade, Promenade, France, black and white gelatin silver photography, framed
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Limited Edition 1/9. Silver Gelatin Prints, Selenium Toned, Printed 2018. Signed, numbered, dated by Artis. Handmade wood frame, dark-brown, natural white archiva...
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2010s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Digital Pigment

Papercut No.3 - black and white abstract photogoraphy, limited editon of 20.
Located in London, GB
Papercute No.3 explores the sculptural qualities of light and shadow through delicately folded paper. The composition evokes a sense of movement, with fluid, organic curves resemblin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Black and White Photography

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Giclée

Extra Large Black and White Giclée Print of Tranquil Water Patterns, Seascape
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive limited edition black and white giclée print, on 100% cotton Hahnemühle Photo Rag Fine Art matte paper. This series of black and white photographs captures the ...
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2010s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Rag Paper

'Lily in Charcoal' abstract expressionism photography edition 2 of 10
Located in London, GB
'Lily in Charcoal' 2023 From raw energy to sublime. 'Lily in Charcoal' is an expression piece combining an abstract charcoal drawing with a live lily emerging from a gash. The charc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Black and White Photography

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Paper, Photographic Film, Charcoal, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Undo - Double Exposure Black and White Photography, Edition 5 of 10
Located in London, GB
'Undo' explores the duality of human emotion through the art of double exposure. Captured using 35mm film, this black and white analogue photograph intertwines two distinct moments i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Black and White Photography

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Giclée

Gaia 116 - Black and White Diptych of Moonlight and Night Sky with Flowers
Located in Brighton, GB
Gaia 116 - Black and White Diptych of Moonlight and Night Sky with Flowers by Jaume Llorens Bach Gaia 116 is a45cm x 18cm Black and White Photographic print on Premio Kozo 180gsm Wh...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Digital

Gaia Diptych 129 - Black and White Natural Beach Environment in Europe
Located in Brighton, GB
Gaia Diptych 129 - Black and White Natural Beach Environment in Europe by Jaume Llorens Bach Gaia Diptych 129 is is a 45cm x 18cm Black and White Photographic print on Premio Kozo 1...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Digital

June - abstract black and white butterfly photography, limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
From June and Oris collection - June As she steps inside, day gives way to night. The air is thick with warmth, heavy with the scent of simmering broth. Hands move in quiet rhythm...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Black and White Photography

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Giclée

Undercurrents - black and white sky photography, from limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
A restless sky, churning with unseen forces, moves in endless cycles of tension and release. Light and shadow collide, creating a scattered harmonic field where small birds glide wit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Black and White Photography

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Giclée

Ramunes - floral film photography on cotton canvas, Limited edition of 5
Located in London, GB
'Ramunes' 2024 Cotton canvas print from limited edition of 5. (Does not come with streatch bars, only canvas print) Black and white floral film photography. Made using a large fo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Cotton Canvas, Ink, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper,...

Gaia 127 - Black and White Murmuration of Birds in Sky and Trees Diptych
Located in Brighton, GB
Gaia 127 - Black and White Murmuration of Birds in Sky and Trees Diptych by Jaume Llorens Bach Gaia 127 is a 45cm x 18cm Black and White print on Premio Kozo 180gsm White Paper by A...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Digital

Gaia 128b - Black and White Natural Landscape near Lake Banyoles in Catalonia
Located in Brighton, GB
Gaia 128b - Black and White Natural Landscape near Lake Banyoles in Catalonia by Jaume Llorens Bach Gaia Diptych 128b is a 45cm x 18cm Black and White Photographic print on Premio K...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Digital

The Universe of Each Moment 08 5329
Located in Dallas, TX
"My artwork is always in progress. There is not a goal. There is not a category for my work. It is all about enjoying the process of every moment. On a blank sheet of washi calli...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Gaia 114 - Black and White Diptych Birds Flying in Formation above Spanish Waves
Located in Brighton, GB
Gaia 114 - Black and White Diptych Birds Flying in Formation above Spanish Waves by Jaume Llorens Bach Gaia 114 is a 45cm 18cm Black and White Photographic print on Premio Kozo 180g...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Digital

Daydream - abstract black and white photography, Limited edition 2 of 20
Located in London, GB
'Daydream' London United Kingdom, 2022 Photographed using large format 4x5 film camera. From limited edition of 20. The photograph is signed front bottom right corner and comes ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Black and White Photography

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Film, Photographic Film, Giclée

Sundance - Mountain Skiing Black & White Art Photography
Located in Zürich, CH
Hailing from the picturesque city of Zaragoza, nestled near the Pyrenees, Carlos Blanchard's journey into the realm of photography was influenced by the rich tapestry of his upbringi...
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2010s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Enroute - Large Mountain Skiing Black & White Art Photography
Located in Zürich, CH
Hailing from the picturesque city of Zaragoza, nestled near the Pyrenees, Carlos Blanchard's journey into the realm of photography was influenced by the rich tapestry of his upbringi...
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2010s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Large format vintage multiple exposure male nude, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph, multiple exposure male nude. Titled, numbered, dated, and signed by Jack Mitchell on the recto. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. Jack Mitchell's artist’s statement on this project: For five decades in New York City I photographed established and emerging creative and performing artists for major publications. The Numbered Nudes photographs are a development, and expansion, of my dance photography...
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1990s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Papercut No.2 - analogue black and white abstract photography. Ltd. 10.
Located in London, GB
'Papercut No.2' London, United Kingdom 2021 Limited edition of 10. Black and white abstract expression analogue photography, composed and exposed using 4x5 large format camera Linh...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Black and White Photography

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Film, Giclée

Sandstill No.3 - abstract mixed media photography, Limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
Sandstill No.3 London, United Kingdom 2021 From limited edition of 20. The photograph is signed front bottom right corner and comes with a certificate of authenticity, signed dat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Black and White Photography

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Giclée

Papercut No.2 - analogue black and white abstract photography. Ltd. 20.
Located in London, GB
'Papercut No.2' London, United Kingdom 2021 Limited edition of 20. Black and white abstract expression analogue photography, composed and exposed using 4x5 large format camera Linh...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Black and White Photography

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Film, Giclée

Papercut No.2 - analogue black and white abstract photography. Ltd. 20.
Located in London, GB
'Papercut No.2' London, United Kingdom 2021 Limited edition of 20. Black and white abstract expression analogue photography, composed and exposed using 4x5 large format camera Linh...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Black and White Photography

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Film, Giclée

Abstract Female Nude
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful abstract photo depicting female nude, Signed N. Scott. Image measures 10 x 12 inches; 19.25 x 21.25 inches framed and matted. Excellent condition.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Abstract Female Nude
Abstract Female Nude
$320 Sale Price
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Chicago 9
Located in New York, NY
Silver print. Overall sheet dimension is 16" x20". Signed by Siskind in pencil, and with the title and negative date in pencil on back of print. 1949 (Printed in 1980s).
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1940s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Undercurrents (2/26/22)' - abstract photography - black and white photograph
Located in Atlanta, GA
This photograph is of an edition of 10. Paper size is 22 by 28 inches, this listing is for an unframed print. Additional sizes are available. Atlanta-based photographer and master ...
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2010s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Carbon Pigment

"Bryant Park" New York, Giclee Print, Abstract Photography, Limited Edition
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Bryant Park” New York, Giclee Print, Limited Edition Creator: Hatice Besun Creation year: 2021 Dimension: 42 x 28 External Dimension( with white border) : Height: 43.6 inch Weigh...
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2010s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Miami Beach NYE. Black and White Abstract Photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The 'Miami Skin Series' it’s not a traditional collection of photos about the architecture of Miami and Miami Beach. It’s rather a quick journey between its own skin from the Art Dec...
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2010s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Frosted Window
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This vintage silver gelatin print is signed in pencil on the front of the mount. This rare exhibition print in glossy paper (later prints of this image from Portfolio II were made on...
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1950s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Ancient Laurisilva Forest, curved tree, misty, limited edition fine art print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on Ha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Digital Pigment, Archival Ink

Wild West Panorama, Utah, black and white photography, landscape, death valley
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure panorama landscape photography. Monument valley with a mountain and big cloud in the Utah desert, USA. Archival pigment ink print as part of a ...
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2010s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Digital Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Paper cut - analogue black and white abstract photography. Ltd. 10
Located in London, GB
'Paper cut' London, United Kingdom 2021 Limited edition of 10. Printed on fine art heavy-weight paper. The photograph comes signed, and stamped with COA.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Black and White Photography

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Giclée

Beach Huts Panorama, France, black and white photography, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art Panorama photography - Beach huts on the beach with black stones, France. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by art...
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2010s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

Award Winning Beach, framed landscape photograph, limited editon, monochrome
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Limited Edition 1/9. Archival Pigment Ink Print, Printed 2022. Signed, numbered, dated by Artis. Handmade wood frame, black, natural white archival Passepartout, ...
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2010s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Digital Pigment

Wooden Pier on Lake, Austria, black and white fine art photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
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2010s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

Large format vintage multiple exposure male nude, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph, multiple exposure male nude. Titled, numbered, dated, and signed by Jack Mitchell on the recto. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. Jack Mitchell's artist’s statement on this project: For five decades in New York City I photographed established and emerging creative and performing artists for major publications. The Numbered Nudes photographs are a development, and expansion, of my dance photography...
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1990s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Manhattan Panorama, Skyline, New York City, black white landscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Manhattan skyline with breakwater in foreground, New York city, USA. Archival pigment ink print as part of ...
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2010s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Laurisilva Forest, Bent Tree, mono photograph, landscape, limited edition print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Curved laurel tree in foggy fairy forest, Madeira, Portugal. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Black and White Photography

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Digital Pigment

Wild West Panorama, Monument Valley, USA, minimalist black and white landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited ...
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2010s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

Wild West Panorama, Monument Valley, USA black and white photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art landscape panorama photography - Wild West Panorama, Monument Valley, Utah, USA. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered...
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2010s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Digital Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

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

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

Large format vintage multiple exposure male nude, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph, multiple exposure male nude. Titled, numbered, dated, and signed by Jack Mitchell on the recto. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Arch...
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1990s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Enlighten 2 - Signed limited edition abstract pigment print, Large Format black
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Enlighten 2 - Large scale photograph by Michael Banks -Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo RAG Baryta 315 gsm ) Limited Editions of 5 , signed + number...
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2010s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Di...

Large format vintage multiple exposure female nude, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph, multiple exposure female nude. Titled, numbered, dated, and signed by Jack Mitchell on the recto. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Ar...
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1980s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Large format vintage multiple exposure female nude, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph, multiple exposure female nude. Titled, numbered, dated, and signed by Jack Mitchell on the recto. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Ar...
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1980s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Cuts
Located in London, GB
'Cuts' London, United Kingdom 2022 Limited edition of 20.
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2010s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Film, Photographic Paper

Cuts
$336 Sale Price
20% Off
Cracked Paint
Located in Buffalo, NY
Signed and dated on the front of the mount. Limited edition of 35. Number 17 of 35. From the “Twenty Photographs, 1970-1977” Portfolio.
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1970s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Large format vintage multiple exposure female nude, signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
16 x 20" vintage silver gelatin photograph, multiple exposure female nude. Titled, numbered, dated, and signed by Jack Mitchell on the recto. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Ar...
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1990s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Vintage Signed SIlver Gelatin Photograph Christo Wrapped Kunsthalle Cugini Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
Christo and Jeanne-Claude Wrapped Kunsthalle, Bern Switzerland (1968) Vintage silver gelatin print signed by Christo lower right Photographed by Thomas Cugini, Swiss (b. 1938) 10 1/...
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1960s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Moon Over (After Ansel Adams), Abstract Black & White Photo by Bill Clark
Located in Soquel, CA
"Moon Over", an abstract black & white photograph after Ansel Adams by Bill Clark (American, 20th Century). Signed "Bill Clark" and dated "1996" lower right. Titled "Moon Over" lower...
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1990s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Paper flow - black and white abstract paper photography
Located in London, GB
'Paper flow' London, United Kingdom 2020. Limited edition of 20. Photograph printed on heavy-weight fine art paper. COA included.
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2010s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Film, Giclée

Beach Rock Panorama, Shoreline, France, Seascape, Landscape, Limited Edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Black and White Photography

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Digital Pigment

Fern No.2 - black and white landscape photography Limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
Fern No.2 London, United Kingdom 2024. Created using a large format camera and traditional black-and-white film, this photograph exemplifies Ugne’s skill in capturing the beauty of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Black and White Photography

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Film, Photographic Film, Giclée

Reflections of Lido Island, Abstract Venice Waters, Large Black White Seascape
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive limited edition black and white giclée print, on 100% cotton Hahnemühle Photo Rag Fine Art matte paper. This series of black and white photographs captures the ...
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2010s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Rag Paper

Cows on the foggy pasture, misty Morning, black and white photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Fairy forest of madeira in the fog with cows and crooked trees, Fanal, Portugal. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, tit...
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2010s Abstract Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

Abstract black and white photography for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract black and white photography available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Seb Janiak, Kimberly Schneider Photography, Hsu Yun Chin, and Osheen Harruthoonyan. Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and Photographic Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Abstract black and white photography, so small editions measuring 3 inches across are also available. Prices for black and white photography made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $140 and tops out at $28,000, while the average work sells for $1,250.

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