Contemporary Black and White Photography
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
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Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.
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Style: Contemporary
Artist: Henry Diltz
Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood
By Henry Diltz
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood on the lear jet in 1979 during the New Barbarians tour.
Signed and titled by Henry Diltz
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Pete Townshend, Woodstock, NY 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Signed by Henry Diltz
Please allow extra production time.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Mick & Bianca Jagger, 1970
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Limited Edition Print Hand Signed and Numbered by Photographer
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Neil Young, "Old Man" #3
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Rustic Farmhouse Photography
Archival Limited Edition Print
Signed by the Photographer
Please allow extra production time
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Pete Townshend, Woodstock, NY 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Limited Edition
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Please allow extra production time.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Monkees & Jack Nicholson
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
The Monkees & Jack Nicholson in a dressing room.
Limited Edition Fine Art Print
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Printed upon purchase, please...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Doors "Pot".
By Henry Diltz
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
The Doors on the Venice Beach Boardwalk in Los Angeles, CA.
Taken by the legendary photographer Henry Diltz
Signed and numbered by photographer
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Neil Young, Broken Arrow Ranch, Half Moon Bay, California 1971
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Henry Diltz and Neil Young were walking around his ranch one morning and stopped in one of his little barns to look at some guitars. Neil's little dog, Harte followed.
"It looked so ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
James Taylor and Old Truck, Lake Hollywood, CA 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Rustic Farmhouse Photography
Limited Edition Print signed by the photographer.
Other Sizes Available.
Please allow extra production time.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Neil Young, Barn at Broken Arrow Ranch, 1971
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Print signed by the photographer.
Other Sizes Available.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jim Morrison of The Doors, Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, 1968
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Limited Edition photograph, hand signed by photographer Henry Diltz
Please allow extra production time
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Linda Ronstadt, Santa Monica, CA 1968
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Next available edition printed upon purchase. Please allow 3 weeks for production.
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Stephen Stills, Balboa Stadium, CA
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Limited Edition
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Please allow extra production time.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ray Charles, Los Angles, CA, 1980
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
By Henry Diltz
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Simon & Garfunkel, Monterey, CA 1967
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Limited Edition
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Jim Morrison, Time Magazine, 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Limited Edition
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
CSNY, "Deja Vu" July 12th, 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
As seen in the CSNY "Deja Vu" 50th Anniversary Reissue.
Limited Edition photograph, hand signed by photographer Henry Diltz
Please allow extra production time
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Jim Morrison, Venice, CA 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Limited Edition
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Keith Richards, Laurel Canyon, CA
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Keith Richards during breakfast.
Limited Edition
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jim Morrison, Los Angeles, CA, 1968
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Jim Morrison on stage at the Hollywood Bowl during a Doors concert. There was only one other photographer there, Henry Diltz.
Limited Edition
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry D...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
CSNY Balboa Stadium, 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
As seen in the CSNY "Deja Vu" 50th Anniversary Reissue.
Limited Edition photograph, hand signed by photographer Henry Diltz
Please allow extra production time
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Tom Waits, Hollywood, CA 1980
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Limited edition hand signed print.
Please allow extra production time.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Doors, Venice Pier, CA 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Hand Signed by the Photographer
Limited Edition
Please allow extra production time.
Other sizes available.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Keith Richards & Ron Wood, Los Angeles, CA 1979
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Keith Richards & Ron Wood, Lear Jet contact sheet on the New Barbarians tour, 1979.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
James Taylor and Old Truck, Lake Hollywood, CA 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Rustic Farmhouse Photography
Limited Edition Print signed by the photographer.
Other Sizes Available.
Please allow extra production time.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
CSNY Balboa Stadium, 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
As seen in the CSNY "Deja Vu" 50th Anniversary Reissue.
Limited Edition photograph, hand signed by photographer Henry Diltz
Please allow extra production time
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Doors, Venice Beach, CA, 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
The Doors in Venice Beach, CA 1969
Limited Edition photograph, hand signed by photographer Henry Diltz
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Crosby, Richards, and Wood Smoking
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Limited Edition photograph, hand signed by photographer Henry Diltz
Please allow extra production time
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
CSNY Balboa Stadium, 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
As seen in the CSNY "Deja Vu" 50th Anniversary Reissue.
Limited Edition photograph, hand signed by photographer Henry Diltz
Please allow extra production time
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Who, Woodstock, NY, 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Taken at Woodstock, 1969 by the official photographer Henry Diltz
Limited Edition
Hand signed and numbered by photographer
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
James Taylor, "Sweet Baby James, " 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
James Taylor in the Lake Hollywood area during his photoshoot with Henry Diltz for his album "Sweet Baby James"
Hand signed by photographer Henry Diltz
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Bruce Springsteen, Beginnings
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Limited Edition
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Please allow extra production time.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
James Taylor and Old Truck, Lake Hollywood, CA 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Rustic Farmhouse Photography
Limited Edition Print signed by the photographer.
Other Sizes Available.
Please allow extra production time.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Grace Slick "Woodstock", Bethel, NY 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Photograph by Henry Diltz, the official photographer for Woodstock 1969.
Limited Edition
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Next available edition printed upon purchase.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
James Taylor and Old Truck, Lake Hollywood, CA 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Rustic Farmhouse Photography
Limited Edition Print signed by the photographer.
Other Sizes Available.
Please allow extra production time.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
James Taylor, "Sweet Baby James, " 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
James Taylor in the Lake Hollywood area during his photoshoot with Henry Diltz for his album "Sweet Baby James".
Limited Edition photograph, hand signed by photographer Henry Diltz
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Eagles, "Desperado, " 1972
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
The Eagles Desperado album cover back. Their managers and roadies dressed up as bandits and tied the members of the band together, along with Jackson Browne and JD Souther.
Limited ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Grace Slick "Woodstock", Bethel, NY 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Photograph by Henry Diltz, the official photographer for Woodstock 1969.
Limited Edition
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Next available edition printed upon purchase.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Grace Slick "Woodstock", Bethel, NY 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Photograph by Henry Diltz, the official photographer for Woodstock 1969.
Next available edition printed upon purchase.
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Frank Zappa in the Studio
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Limited Edition
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Please allow extra production time.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Joni Mitchell, 1983
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Limited Edition
Hand Signed by the Photographer
Please allow extra production time. Other sizes available.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Pete Townshend, Woodstock, NY 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Limited Edition
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Please allow extra production time.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Woodstock Stage, Bethel, NY 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Photograph by Henry Diltz, the official photographer for Woodstock 1969.
Limited Edition
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Next available edition printed upon purchase.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Woodstock Stage, Bethel, NY 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Photograph by Henry Diltz, the official photographer for Woodstock 1969.
Limited Edition
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Next available edition printed upon purchase.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Joni Mitchell, David Crosby, and Eric Clapton, Laurel Canyon, 1968
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Limited Edition
Hand Signed by the Photographer
Please allow extra production time. Other sizes available.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Neil Young, Malibu, 1975
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Archival Limited Edition Print
Signed by the Photographer
Please allow extra production time
"Henry Diltz and Gary Burden drove his old Ford Station wagon to the beach one day in 1...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Grace Slick "Woodstock", Bethel, NY 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Photograph by Henry Diltz, the official photographer for Woodstock 1969.
Limited Edition
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Next available edition printed upon purchase.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Keith Richards & Ron Wood, Los Angeles, CA 1979
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Keith Richards & Ron Wood, Lear Jet contact sheet on the New Barbarians tour, 1979.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Neil Young Triptych
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Open Edition Triptych
3 Individual 8x10 prints
Signed and Titled by Henry Diltz
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Linda Ronstadt, Santa Monica, CA 1968
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Next available edition printed upon purchase. Please allow 3 weeks for production.
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Pete Townshend, Woodstock, NY 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Limited Edition
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Please allow extra production time.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Canned Heat, Woodstock, NY, 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Limited Edition
Hand Signed by the Photographer
Please allow extra production time. Other sizes available
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Jerry Garcia with David Crosby, Bolinas, CA 1971
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Hand Signed by the Photographer
Limited Edition
Please allow extra production time.
Other sizes available.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Neil Young, Malibu, 1975
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Archival Limited Edition Print
Signed by the Photographer
Please allow extra production time
"Henry Diltz and Gary Burden drove his old Ford Station wagon to the beach one day in 1...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mick & Bianca Jagger, 1970
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Limited Edition
Hand Signed and Numbered by Photographer
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Woodstock Stage, Bethel, NY 1969
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Photograph by Henry Diltz, the official photographer for Woodstock 1969.
Limited Edition
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Next available edition printed upon purchase.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Eagles, "Desperado, " 1972
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
The Eagles Desperado album cover back. Their managers and roadies dressed up as bandits and tied the members of the band together, along with Jackson Browne and JD Souther.
Limited ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Frank Zappa in the Studio
By Henry Diltz
Located in New York, NY
Limited Edition
Signed, Titled, and Numbered by Henry Diltz
Please allow extra production time.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Contemporary black and white photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary 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 blue, red, orange, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Tyler Shields, Ian Sanderson, Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde, and David Yarrow. Frequently made by artists working with Pigment Print, and Archival 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 Contemporary black and white photography, so small editions measuring 1.5 inches across are also available.