American Modern Black and White Photography

Style: American Modern

Digging for Clams (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)

Located in New York, NY

Slim Aarons Digging for Clams on Black Beach (Slim Aarons Estate Edition), 1960 Chromogenic Lambda print Mrs Hans Estin watches her children digging...

Category

1960s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Lambda

Slim Aarons
Digging for Clams (Slim Aarons Estate Edition), 1960

$5,400

Homestead Works of US Steel Munhall, Pennsylvania

Located in New York, NY

ANONYMOUS. (American). Homestead Works of US Steel Munhall, Pennsylvania, Gelatin Silver print. Pouring white-hot steel for the new Carnegie Institute of Te...

Category

1940s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Homestead Works of US Steel Munhall, Pennsylvania, Ca. 1940?

$2,400

Wave 2 (After the Storm)

By Michael Dweck

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

Michael Dweck is an American photographer known for his Montauk beach scenes.

Category

2010s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Michael Dweck
Wave 2 (After the Storm), 2009

Price Upon Request

Three Young Men

By Danny Lyon

Located in New York, NY

Chicago, 1963 / Printed 2009 Gelatin silver print (Edition of 100 + 5 APs) Signed and numbered by the artist 11 x 14 inches, sheet size 9 x 9 inches, image size This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. In 1963, Danny Lyon spent time in a poor white area of Chicago called Uptown. Nicknamed ‘hillbilly heaven’, it was a very tough and deprived neighborhood. With a borrowed Rolleiflex...

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Danny Lyon
Three Young Men, 1963/2009

Price Upon Request

Buzz and Blur

By Helen Graham

Located in Kansas City, MO

Artist : Helen Graham Title : Buzz and Blur Materials : Archival Pigment Print Date : 2019 Unframed Photography has always been a way for Helen Graham to express her emotions in a silent way. Through her photos she intends on stirring your imagination and touch your heart. Helen Graham also will show you things that sometimes in our busy world we miss seeing. She intensely focuses on capturing a specific moment while never losing her natural sense for composition. Contemporary Photography, contemporary photographers, still life, still life photography, color photography, cinematography, cinematic, scenic, photography, interior, interior photographs, human from, figurative photography, documentary photography, portrait, hair salon, Cindy Sherman, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Andreas Gursky, Alec Soth, Gregory Crewdson, Rinko Kawauchi, Michael Wolf, Robert Adams, Wolfgang Tillmans, Tina Barney, Richard Mosse, Julie Blackmon, Ren Hang.

Category

2010s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Helen Graham
Buzz and Blur, 2019

Price Upon Request

We Meet Again

By Helen Graham

Located in Kansas City, MO

Artist : Helen Graham Title : We Meet Again Materials : 35mm Film iso 400 Date : 2019 Unframed Photography has always been a way for Helen Graham to express her emotio...

Category

2010s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Helen Graham
We Meet Again, 2019

Price Upon Request

Love and Spirit II

By Helen Graham

Located in Kansas City, MO

Artist : Helen Graham Title : Love & Spirit II Materials : 35mm Film iso 400 Date : 2019 Unframed Photography has always been a way for Helen Graham to express her emo...

Category

2010s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Helen Graham
Love and Spirit II, 2019

Price Upon Request

Love and Spirit I

By Helen Graham

Located in Kansas City, MO

Artist : Helen Graham Title : Love & Spirit I Materials : 35mm Film iso 400 Date : 2019 Unframed Photography has always been a way for Helen Graham to express her emot...

Category

2010s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Helen Graham
Love and Spirit I, 2019

Price Upon Request

Central Park (people sitting with pigeons)

By John Albok

Located in Denton, TX

Titled, dated and artist stamp on verso. Vintage gelatin silver print Born in Munkacs, Hungary, John Albok learned photography as a boy. He came to the U.S. in 1921 finding work alm...

Category

Early 20th Century American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

John Albok
Central Park (people sitting with pigeons), 1946

Price Upon Request

Inside Kathy's Apartment

By Danny Lyon

Located in New York, NY

Chicago, 1963 / Printed 2009 Gelatin silver print (Edition of 100 + 5 APs) Signed and numbered by the artist 11 x 14 inches, sheet size 7.75 x 11.75 inches, image size This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. In 1963, Danny Lyon spent time in a poor white area of Chicago called Uptown. Nicknamed ‘hillbilly heaven’, it was a very tough and deprived neighborhood. With a borrowed Rolleiflex camera...

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Danny Lyon
Inside Kathy's Apartment, 1963/2009

Price Upon Request

[The Circle] LaSalle Street, Harlem

By Todd Webb

Located in New York, NY

Gelatin silver print Stamped in black ink, verso This artwork is offered by CLAMP, located in New York City. Todd Webb (1905-2000) was an American photogra...

Category

1940s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Todd Webb
[The Circle] LaSalle Street, Harlem, 1946

Price Upon Request

Romance of Ambrose Bierce #3 [Romance (N.) from Ambrose Bierce #3]

By Ralph Eugene Meatyard

Located in New York, NY

From a portfolio of ten gelatin silver prints from original Meatyard negatives (1959-71) Printed April 1974 Edition of 130 Credit stamp, verso 7 x 7.5 inches, image 15 x 12 inches, mount This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. “Meatyard took his definition of romance from The Devil’s Dictionary (1911) compiled by American writer Ambrose Bierce from the satirical pieces he published weekly in the late nineteenth century. The American grotesque of Bierce’s tall tales is here combined with Meatyard’s Surrealist inclinations and the European, particularly French, interest in primitive masks, perhaps with the intention of creating a parody of high art. Rather than sports fans, the stadium benches...

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Ralph Eugene Meatyard
Romance of Ambrose Bierce #3 [Romance (N.) from Ambrose Bierce #3], 1964/1974

Price Upon Request

Two Years, Burglary

By Danny Lyon

Located in New York, NY

Huntsville, Texas, 1968 / Printed 2011 Ferguson is a prison for young men, ages 17-21. Gelatin silver print Signed and dated in pencil, verso 11 x 14 inches, sheet This photograp...

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Danny Lyon
Two Years, Burglary, 1968/2011

Price Upon Request

The Yard

By Danny Lyon

Located in New York, NY

Huntsville, Texas, 1968 / Printed 2011 The Walls is a walled penitentiary. It is the oldest unit of the system and is located near the center of the town of Huntsville. Gelatin sil...

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Danny Lyon
The Yard, 1968/2011

Price Upon Request

Six-Wing Cell Block

By Danny Lyon

Located in New York, NY

Huntsville, Texas, 1968 / Printed 2011 The Ramsey prison farm is set on 16,000 acres of Brazos River bottomland about 30 miles south of Houston and is populated by 1400 men. The pri...

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Danny Lyon
Six-Wing Cell Block, 1968/2011

Price Upon Request

Cell Block

By Danny Lyon

Located in New York, NY

Huntsville, Texas, 1968 The Ramsey prison farm is set on 16,000 acres of Brazos River bottomland about 30 miles south of Houston and is populated by 1400 men. The prison is divided ...

Category

1960s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Danny Lyon
Cell Block, 1968

Price Upon Request

Pat Sabatine's 8th Birthday Party

By Larry Fink

Located in New York, NY

Gelatin silver print Signed, titled, dated, and inscribed in pencil, verso 24 x 20 inches, sheet 18 x 18 inches, image This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. About the artist: Larry Fink...

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Larry Fink
Pat Sabatine's 8th Birthday Party, 1977/2003

Price Upon Request

Case Study House #22, Los Angeles

By Julius Shulman

Located in New York, NY

Case Study House #22 The Stahl House, 1960 Architect: Pierre Koenig Silver gelatin print Print size: 24" x 30" (60.96 x 76.2 cm) Case Study House #22 The ...

Category

1960s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Julius Shulman
Case Study House #22, Los Angeles, 1960

Price Upon Request

American Modern black and white photography for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic American Modern 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. If you’re looking to add black and white photography created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Destro, Fred McDarrah, Slim Aarons, and Howard Schatz. Frequently made by artists working with Silver Gelatin Print, and Pigment Print and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large American Modern black and white photography, so small editions measuring 3.5 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 $45 and tops out at $35,000, while the average work sells for $1,800.