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Contemporary Black and White Photography

CONTEMPORARY STYLE

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

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.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

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Style: Contemporary
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Barn Owl Study 2
Located in Sante Fe, NM
My fascination with birds of prey began eight years ago. There have been nesting owls on my family’s land in the United Kingdom as far as I can remember. I have heard them calling to...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Barn Owl II
Located in Sante Fe, NM
My fascination with birds of prey began eight years ago. There have been nesting owls on my family’s land in the United Kingdom as far as I can remember. I have heard them calling to...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Black Hellebore No.3 - analogue black and white floral photography
Located in London, GB
'Black Hellebore No.3’ London, United Kingdom 2024. It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera. The photograph is signed front...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée

My Adriana
Located in Spetses, GR
Embark on a journey into the captivating world of Italian artist Dimitri Dimitracacos' fine art photography. This exquisite piece, a black and whi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Giclée, Archival Paper

Welcome To Paradise - 21st Century Contemporary Photograph
Located in Salzburg, AT
In a world dominated by digital precision and instant gratification, Pia Clodi stands as a beacon of nostalgia and unpredictability, finding beauty in the fleeting moments captured t...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Carbon Pigment, Polaroid

"My Alouad"
Located in Spetses, GR
Indulge in the timeless allure of Italian artist Dimitri Dimitracacos' exceptional fine art photography. In this captivating piece, the artist pre...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Giclée, Archival Paper

Black Hellebore - analogue black and white floral photography
Located in London, GB
'Black Hellebore’ London, United Kingdom 2024. It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera. The photograph is signed front and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Venice - Signed limited edition landscape print, Black white, Contemporary Archi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Venice , Limited edition archival pigment print , 2002 - Edition 2/5. This image was captured on film. The negative was scanned creating a digital file which is then printed o...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Film, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Arc...

Awnings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This image is from Sarah Hadley's series Lost Venice. Each photograph is hand printed on Canson Baryta Paper, and is signed and editioned by the artist. Sarah Hadley is a Los Angel...
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

On the Lagoon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This image is from Sarah Hadley's series Lost Venice. Each photograph is hand printed on Canson Baryta Paper, and is signed and editioned by the artist. Sarah Hadley is a Los Angel...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Journey
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand printed Archival Pigment Print Available in larger sizes, please inquire Ships from Switzerland or Italy (EU) Born in Switzerland, Shari Yantra Marcacci is a visual artist. Her...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Escape
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This image is from Sarah Hadley's series Lost Venice. Each photograph is hand printed on Canson Baryta Paper, and is signed and editioned by the artist. Sarah Hadley is a Los Angel...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Loss
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This image is from Sarah Hadley's series Lost Venice. Each photograph is hand printed on Canson Baryta Paper, and is signed and editioned by the artist. Sarah Hadley is a Los Angel...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

GEON Sphere_11aa2 Masterprint
Located in Miami, FL
Medium: Archival pigment print under acrylic glass. Dimensions: 60 x 60 in. Depth: 1/8 in. Signed by the artist. Edition of 3. RIOUX's Seer Masterprints: With NFT and Certificate ...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Plexiglass, Archival Pigment

Black Hellebore No.3 - black and white floral photography, Limited edition 10
Located in London, GB
'Black Hellebore No.3’ London, United Kingdom 2024. It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera. The photograph is signed front...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Black Hellebore No.2 - black and white floral photography, Limited edition 10
Located in London, GB
'Black Hellebore No.2’ London, United Kingdom 2024. It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera. The photograph is signed front...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Jetty on calm Lake Panorama, black and white photography, waterscape fine art
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 Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, Digital, Giclée, Archival...

Tyler Shields - Monroe, Photography 2015, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Historical Fiction Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 18" x 18" 30" x 30" 45" x 45" 60" x 60" 70" x 70" Editions of 3 + 2 Artist...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Luster, Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival P...

"Warm Water Waves", Hamptons, NY, 2008
Located in Hudson, NY
Black and White, Water, beach, Ocean, Hamptons, beauty, danger, wave, b&w, black & white, high contrast, dark, water, movement, mood, mysterious, dangerous, danger, photograph, photo...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Organs of Ille-sur-Tet, Organ Pipes, black and white art photography, landscape
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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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, Digital, Giclée, Archival...

Black Hellebore No.3 - analogue black and white floral photography
Located in London, GB
'Black Hellebore No.3’ London, United Kingdom 2024. It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera. The photograph is signed front...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Elephant Mother and Baby at Leg, Amboseli – Nick Brandt, Africa, Elephant, Art
Located in Zurich, CH
NICK BRANDT (*1966, England) Elephant Mother and Baby At Leg, Amboseli 2012 Archival Pigment Print Sheet 142 x 178 cm (55 7/8 x 70 1/8 in.) Edition of 10; Ed. no. 4/10 Print only Nick Brandt is a contemporary English photographer. His work focuses on the disappearing natural world. Since 2001, he has photographed the changing African continent and established a style of portrait photography of animals...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

As Catedrais Beach, huge storm clouds, black and white photography, art seascape
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 Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, Digital, Giclée, Archival...

Bay of Poets - Mediterranean landscape on cotton canvas, limited edition of 5
Located in London, GB
'Bay of Poets' 2024 Cotton canvas print from limited edition of 5. (Does not come with streatch bars, only canvas print) Monocolour mediterranean landscape photography. Made usin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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

"Savor" Photography 60" x 60" inch Edition of 8 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Savor" Photography 60" x 60" inch Edition of 8 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko Photography Year photo was taken: 2022 Unframed - ships in a tube This picture is a part of Spirit serie...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Sunbeams - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment 24x18"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black & white photograph of a young naked woman wrapped in air bubbles and sunbeams. There were five grand-pianos at her house, a pool on the third floor, and a sad man o...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Archival Paper

#00135 Hypericum mutillum, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed
Located in Sante Fe, NM
#00135 Hypericum mutillum, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed This image is a unique photogram and is printed using Rives BFK, gouache, gum arabic, kitakata and ink. Pricing...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photogram

Sepia Photograph -- Leaf
Located in Troy, NY
The sepia color in this fine art photograph provides an alluring visual component that goes beyond the image of the leaf shown. The photographer has presented the essence of a leaf ...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Inkjet, Archival Paper

If you ever - Polaroid, Women, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
If you ever - 2020 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signature label with certificate. Artist inventory PL2020-857. N...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

"Playboy Daydream" Photography 40" x 40" inch Edition 4/7 by Brendan North
Located in Culver City, CA
"Playboy Daydream" Photography 40" x 40" inch Edition 4/7 by Brendan North Not Framed Ships rolled in a tube ABOUT: Brendan North is a fine art photographer based in Los Angeles. H...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Digital

Aucun Formalite
Located in Spetses, GR
The photographic project by Dimitri Dimitracacos starts from the idea to remove a formality pre-established in the nudes photography using literar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Giclée

Dulce Periculum - Polaroid, Color, Women, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Dulce Periculum - 2020 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signature label with certificate. Artist inventory PL2020-90...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper

#00146 Onoclea sensibilis, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed
Located in Sante Fe, NM
#00146 Onoclea sensibilis, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed This image is a unique photogram and is printed using Rives BFK, gouache, gum arabic, kitakata and ink. Pricin...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photogram

Head and heart - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Head and heart - 2021 - 40x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signature label with certificate. inventory PL2021-1045. ...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

#00141 Verbena hastata, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed
Located in Sante Fe, NM
#00141 Verbena hastata, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed This image is a unique photogram and is printed using Rives BFK, gouache, gum arabic, kitakata and ink. Pricing i...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photogram

Black Hellebore No.2 - analogue black and white floral photography
Located in London, GB
'Black Hellebore No.2’ London, United Kingdom 2024. It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera. The photograph is signed front...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée

#00134 Scirpus cyperinus, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed
Located in Sante Fe, NM
#00134 Scirpus cyperinus, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed This image is a unique photogram and is printed using Rives BFK, gouache, gum arabic, kitakata and ink. Pricing...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photogram

Three Dreams - Still Life Black and White Film Photographic Print Framed
Located in Salzburg, AT
Three Dreams - Still Life Black and White Photographic Print Framed by Austrian Contemporary Photographer, Designer & Curator Pia Clodi This photograph is offered in the form of a l...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Polaroid

Tree Study V - large format b/w photograph of lone ancient tree in landscape
Located in San Francisco, CA
From a series of large scale black & white photographs capturing the ancient flora and dramatic arboretum of California's vast Sierra Nevada mountain landscapes, an homage to photogr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink

"Sisters (Circus)" Photography 31" x 31" inch Edition of 7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Sisters (Circus)" Photography 31" x 31" inch Edition of 7 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper

#00136 Euthamia graminifolia, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed
Located in Sante Fe, NM
#00136 Euthamia graminifolia, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed This image is a unique photogram and is printed using Rives BFK, gouache, gum arabic, kitakata and ink. Pri...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photogram

#00129 Scuttelaria galericulata, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed
Located in Sante Fe, NM
#00129 Scuttelaria galericulata, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed This image is a unique photogram and is printed using Rives BFK, gouache, gum arabic, kitakata and ink. ...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photogram

"Verse" Art print 29" x 36" inch Edition of 25 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Verse" Art print 29" x 36" inch Edition of 25 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko Year photo was taken: 2013 Art Print Limited Edition of 25 Picture size: Height: 29" inch Width: 36" inch *...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Pigment

PHILIPPE ROBERT - Nude Carla Bruni a genoux, Harper Bazar
Located in PARIS, FR
Limited edition of 15 - After graduating from UCLA, Robert worked on several tv shows in Paris and Los Angeles and shot for the best magazines in the fashion industry e.g. Interview...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The upper hand - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The upper hand - 2021 25x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2021-1089. ...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Polaroid, Color, C Print, Archival Paper

Tulip - analogue black and white floral photography
Located in London, GB
'Tulip’ London, United Kingdom 2024. It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera. The photograph is signed front and back and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. Carefully placed in a secure cardboard package and shipped with an insured express delivery service. Please feel free to contact if you have any questions. About the artist: Ugne Pouwell is a fine art photographer originally from Lithuania. Today she makes most of her creative work in London, United Kingdom. Her main focus is black-and-white landscape and floral photography...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Giclée, Photographic Paper, Photographic Film

Tree Study III - large format b/w photograph of lone ancient tree in landscape
Located in San Francisco, CA
From a series of large scale black & white photographs capturing the ancient flora and dramatic arboretum of California's vast Sierra Nevada mountain landscapes, an homage to photogr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Tree Study IV - large format b/w photograph of lone ancient tree in landscape
Located in San Francisco, CA
From a series of large scale black & white photographs capturing the ancient flora and dramatic arboretum of California's vast Sierra Nevada mountain landscapes, an homage to photogr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink

Tree Study I - large format b/w photograph of lone ancient tree in landscape
Located in San Francisco, CA
From a series of large scale black & white photographs capturing the ancient flora and dramatic arboretum of California's vast Sierra Nevada mountain landscapes, an homage to photogr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Nida - Black and White Analogue photograph of sand dunes and Baltic sea
Located in London, GB
'Nida' Is a 35mm black and white photograph of Baltic coast sand dunes in Nida, Lithuania taken during the summer of 2016. From a limited edition of 20. Printed on Hahnemühle Phot...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Film, Giclée

Blink - Polaroid, Women, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Blink - 2020 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signature label with certificate. Artist inventory PL2020-891. Not mou...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper

Tyler Shields - Girls Night Out Silhouette, Photography 2021, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Girls Night Out Silhouette Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper All available sizes and editions: 15" x 20" 22.5" x 30" 30" x 40" 45" x 60" 56" x 72" 63" x 84" Ed...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Digital Pigment, Luster, Archival Pigment, Inkjet, Laser, Digital, C Pri...

Limited Edition Color Photograph - "Corn Field" 17 x 22
Located in White Plains, NY
Limited Edition Black and White Photograph - "Corn Field and Cloud" 17 x 22. Taken while wandering in the iconic Amish country of Pennsylvania, USA. About Howard Lewis: Lewis’ ...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

#00145 Polygonum pensylvanicum, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed
Located in Sante Fe, NM
#00145 Polygonum pensylvanicum, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed This image is a unique photogram and is printed using Rives BFK, gouache, gum arabic, kitakata and ink. P...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photogram

Tree Study II - large format b/w photograph of lone ancient tree in landscape
Located in San Francisco, CA
From a series of large scale black & white photographs capturing the ancient flora and dramatic arboretum of California's vast Sierra Nevada mountain landscapes, an homage to photogr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

#00137 Solidago spp., Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed
Located in Sante Fe, NM
#00137 Solidago spp, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed This image is a unique photogram and is printed using Rives BFK, gouache, gum arabic, kitakata and ink. Pricing incl...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photogram

#00124 Carex spp, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed
Located in Sante Fe, NM
#00124 Carex spp, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed This image is a unique photogram and is printed using Rives BFK, gouache, gum arabic, kitakata and ink. Pricing include...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photogram

#00128 Spiraea alb, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed
Located in Sante Fe, NM
#00128 Spiraea alb, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed This image is a unique photogram and is printed using Rives BFK, gouache, gum arabic, kitakata and ink. Pricing inclu...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photogram

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.

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