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
Warhol and Basquiat, Black and White Photographic Portrait of Famous Artists
Located in New york, NY
Warhol and Basquiat, 1982 by Christopher Makos is an 8 x 10in vintage gelatin silver print on fiber paper of downtown New York celebrity artists Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat.
The photograph is stamped (black ink) on verso (photo back).
Provenance: Private Collector
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Artist’s Bio:
Christopher Makos (1948- ) is an American photographer and visual artist. He studied architecture in Paris and was an apprentice to Man Ray. Andy Warhol was Makos' good friend and frequent portrait subject. His photographs of Andy Warhol have been exhibited in galleries and museums, including the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao,Tate Modern in London, Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, IVAM in Valencia (Spain), Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, among others. Makos’ pictures have appeared in publications, including Paris Match and the Wall Street Journal. The visual artist is the author of numerous books, such as Warhol/Makos In Context (2007), Andy Warhol China...
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
The American Actor Kevin Kline in "Cry Freedom" - Vintage Photograph - 1987
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The American Actor Kevin Kline in "Cry Freedom", a 1987 drama film directed by Richard Attenborough.
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Play with Me" Black & White Photography 31" x 31" in Ed. 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Play with Me" Black & White Photography 31" x 31" in Ed. 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Andrea Moscon, 21st Century, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
By Greg Gorman
Located in München, BY
Edition 25
A nude male model is standing in front of a wall. Portrait from the back.
From personality portraits and advertising campaigns to magazine layouts and fine art work, Greg Gorman has developed a unique style in his profession. His distinctive use of light in his black and white portraits is one of the identifying aspects of a Gorman photograph.
Gorman’s strength has been photographing motion picture and music personalities. His work has been used in film advertising and publicity campaigns as well as album and CD covers. Some of the motion picture celebrities that he has photographed include Ben Affleck, Lauren Bacall, Alec Baldwin, Antonio Banderas, Kim Basinger, Marlon Brando, Pierce Brosnan, Kevin Costner, Bette Davis, Robert De Niro, Brad Pitt, Andy Garcia, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Dustin Hoffman, Sophia Loren, Al Pacino, Barbra Streisand, Kiera Knightley, Clive Owen, Jennifer Lopez and John Travolta.
In the music field, Mr. Gorman has worked with Elton John, Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Morrissey, John Mayer, Bette Midler, Grace Jones and Frank Zappa to name a few. A partial list of the films that he has generated graphics and publicity for include “The Hurt Locker”, “Pirates of the Caribbean”, “King Arthur”, “Tootsie”, “The Big Chill”, “Bull Durham...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Cryptanthus zonatus
Located in New York, NY
This photograph by Ron Van Dongen entitled "Cryptanthus zonatus" is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
1999
Signed and numbered in pencil, recto; Also titled and dated in pencil, v...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Undo - signed fine art photograph with pre-order copy of 'Solace' book
Located in London, GB
This limited-edition signed photograph by Ugnė Pouwell is a timeless exploration of light, shadow, and texture, capturing the themes explored in her debut photography book, Solace. E...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Higher ground - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Higher ground - 2021
25x20cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2021-1070.
No...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Steel Beam Nude- Black and White Photograph by Doug Birkenheuer, Matted, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
The soft, blurred background in this photograph pushes attention to the contrast between the rounded shapes in the human figure and the hard industrial edges of the steel beam. Dark and light contrast beautifully to create the architectural scene. The photograph is matted and framed. Dimensions shown are framed size.
Doug Birkenheuer...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dogs USA, Black and White Photograph of Pets in a Sports Car
Located in New york, NY
Dogs, USA, Greenwich, CT is a 5" x 7" black and white photograph, stamped “vintage” by the Freed estate on verso (back) of gelatin silver press. Provenance: Freed archive.
The photo...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Arctic Nomad, Canada by Paul Nicklen - Polar Bear - National Geographic
By Paul Nicklen
Located in Chicago, IL
Arctic Nomad
Manitoba, Canada, 1996.
36 x 24 in / 91.4 x 61 cm / Edition of 20
46.5 x 31 in / 118.1 x 78.7 cm / Edition of 30
60 x 40 in / 152.4 x 101.6 cm / Edition of 30
"A male polar bear waits for the sea ice to freeze. Every year the sea ice forms later in the fall and melts earlier in the spring, leaving bears stranded on land for longer periods of time. As long as there is sea ice, bears like this one will continue to dominate the food chain in the Arctic." - Paul Nicklen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Female Nude, Black and White Photograph of Woman in Forest, Kate #5
Located in New york, NY
Kate #5, 2002 by American photographer Leonard Freed is an 8” x 10” signed black and white photograph stamped "vintage" by the Freed estate on verso (back of photo). Model, photograp...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Nude Paris Willy Ronis 20th Century French Humanist photography black and white
By Willy Ronis
Located in Paris, FR
Willy Ronis is one of the most famous members of the French Humanist photography.
Silver print on photographic paper
Hand-signed by the artist lower right
Stamp of the artist's stud...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Signed limited edition nude fine art print, Woman Model, Intimate - Caroline
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Caroline ‘
Signed by Ian Sanderson lo...
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
Huangshan Mountains, Study 46, Anhui, China
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 45
Signed, titled, negative date, print date, and numbered by Michael Kenna
Sepia toned gelatin silver print, 8 x 7 3/4 in.
Michael Kenna's black and white photographs ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Leaving (Strange Love)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Leaving (Strange Love) - 2005
20x30cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on a 35mm film.
Signature label and certificate.
Not mounted.
In an age of in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, C Print, Polaroid
Leaving (Strange Love)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Leaving (Strange Love) - 2005
20x30cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on a 35mm film.
Signature label and certificate.
Not mounted.
“I never remembe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, C Print, Polaroid
Because- Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Because - 2021
40X50cm,
Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2022-2009.
Not mounted.
Kirsten Thys van den Audenae...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Untitled Sequence (Stranger than Paradise) - Polaroid, Landscape Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Cowboys and Angels) - 2005
39x50cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
artist Inventory No...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Little Lies - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Little Lies - 2022
20x20cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2022-2041.
No...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Set of 6 Photographs intervened by the artists.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Hunter & Gatti wanted to pay tribute to the neo-expressionist Jane-Michel Basquiat's legacy by merging the celebrity portraits they had made in the past for fashion editorials and ca...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Black and White, Archival Pigment
'Aspens, California' Unique Triptych. Black and White Trees Nature Wild Forest
Located in Penzance, GB
'Aspens, California'
Master Edition (Unique artwork, 1 of 1). Archival photographic triptych .
Hand signed and numbered. Unframed.
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Late afternoon light in Yosemit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Katharine Hepburn with Dogs
Located in Austin, TX
"Black and white candid capture of actress Katharine Hepburn smiling outdoors with her dogs, circa 1938.
Katharine Hepburn was an American actress whose career as a Hollywood leadin...
Category
1930s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Bubbles - underwater black&white nude photograph - archival pigment print 35x52"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of beautiful naked young woman breasts covered with air bubbles.
“In my line of photography all best shots are snapped. This photograph is n...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Clara
Located in München, BY
Total Edition of 15
signed and numbered
Also available in:
90 x 120 cm / 35.4 x 47.2 in
120 x 160 cm / 47.2 x 63 in
Portrait of black woman in...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Edwardo
By Bill Costa
Located in New York, NY
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Edwardo
1992
Signed, titled, and dated in ink, recto
Gelatin silver print
8.5 x 6 inches (21.6 x 15.2 cm), image
10 x 8 inches (25...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Andy Warhol, Edie Sedgwick, Chuck Wein, Iconic Black and White Photography
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
A 20" x 16" (18.5” x 12.5” image size) gelatin silver print of Andy Warhol, Edie Sedgwick, and Chuck Wein, 1965 by Burt Glinn with the photographer's blind stamp on recto (front lef...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper
Grace Kelly Carrying Groceries
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white portrait features American movie actress Grace Kelly, best known for her roles in "To Catch a Theif", "Rear Window", and "High Society". The actress is pictured ...
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Equilibrium - Contemporary, Polaroid, Black and White, Women, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Equilibrium - 2020
48x60cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs,
digital C-Print based on a Polaroid.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2020-948.
Not mount...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Female Nude, Black and White Portrait Photography, Kate #4 by Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Kate #4, 2002 by American photographer Leonard Freed is in the photographer's series "Kate." This is an 11" x 14" gelatin silver photograph signed verso (back of photo) by the Freed ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Lotus Fire #12
By Kim Reierson
Located in Hudson, NY
Black and white, Still life, Flower, Botanical, Rose, Abstract, flower, still life, photograph, black and white photograph, abstraction, b&w
All the photographs in a limited edition. If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is produced upon purchase. Please allow two weeks for production.
Shipping time depends on method of shipping.
Price is subject to availability. The Robin Rice Gallery reserves the right to adjust this price depending on the current edition of the photograph.”
ABOUT
In 2008, Andrew Arrick and Michael Hofeman first came across The Robin Rice Gallery and immediately fell in love with the fine art photography becoming fans and collectors of the work.
On a visit to the gallery this past winter, Michael and Andrew had a brilliant idea to join forces with Robin to curate an exhibition in tune with the aesthetic of their vintage lifestyle boutique, FINCH hudson...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Tequila - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Tequila - 2024 -
20x25cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid.
Signature label with certificate.
inventory PL2024-18.
Not mounte...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
From a long forgotten Dream (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
From a long forgotten Dream (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks) - 2019
20x20cm, Edition of 10.
Digital C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Artist inventory 21582.
Signature label an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Valérie- Signed limited edition Still life print, Black white photo, Contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Valérie - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 5
This image was captured on film. The negative was scanned creating a digital file which is then printe...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Arc...
Lake House, long exposure photograph, limited edition waterscape, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art waterscape long exposure photography - Boat house in fog at the beautiful Almsee, Austria. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated an...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Acid - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Acid - 2021
80x60cm,
Edition of 5 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid.
Signature label and certificate.
Artist inventory PL2021-108.
Not mounted.
Kirst...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Polaroid, Color, C Print, Archival Paper
Figurative photo, Signed limited edition contemporary print, Black white-Raquel
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Raquel ‘.
This photograph is minimali...
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
156.13.11 by Klaus Kampert - Black and white nude photography, woman's body
Located in Paris, FR
156.13.11 is a limited-edition black & white photograph by contemporary artist Klaus Kampert from the series entitled Torsi.
This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Thelonious Monk in New York
Located in Austin, TX
This awesome capture features Thelonious Monk at the piano, Minton's Playhouse, New York, N.Y., circa Sept. 1947.
Thelonious Monk was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a...
Category
1940s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Bette Davis in front of the Queen Mary
Located in Austin, TX
Actress Bette Davis posed in front of the Queen Mary, circa 1967.
Bette Davis was an American actress of film, television, and theater. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
California, Kate #14, Black and White Photography, Female Nude
Located in New york, NY
Leonard Freed’s authenticated/stamped vintage (back of photo), 16" x 20", gelatin silver print, Kate #14, is from the Kate series, 2002.
A photographer herself, model and yogini Kate remains complicit in striking dramatic poses for the Kate nude series by Freed. In this image Kate is supine, arms outstretched, body arched on the backside of a person in a downward dog yoga pose.
On the edge of a cliff with the ebb and flow of the sea and waves many feet below, the duo remain in balance above swirling waters. Kate's trust in the universe, a face of abandon, reveals youthful fearlessness and love of freedom.
Freed captures a self-possessed modern woman and partner in a dance of sorts that Kate shares on the edge of time...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Are we human (or are we dancers)? - Polaroid, Women, 21st Century, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Are we human (or are we dancers)? - 2020
50x50cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs,
Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist invento...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Linda Palais Royale
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Each image is hand-printed by the artist on archival paper
Signed
Edition of 17/ 3AP
Ask about other sizes
Renée Jacobs is one of the most celebrated pho...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Candid - Polaroid, Black and White, Women, 21st Century, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Candid - 2020
50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs,
digital C-Print based on a Polaroid.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2020-969.
Not mounted.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Van Johnson and Ava Gardner Sitting in Car
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white capture features Ava Gardner sitting besides Van Johnson driving car.
Van Johnson was an American film, television, theatre and radio actor, singer, and dancer....
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
She Disappeared into Complete Silence (AD7809) - large scale abstract photograph
By Mona Kuhn
Located in San Francisco, CA
In the series 'She Disappeared into Complete Silence' (2014) Mona Kuhn takes a new direction into abstraction.
She turns to a highly austere and restrained reductionist geometry and distilled formal purity, connecting the interior to the exterior, the visible to the hidden. These reflections cause one to linger, as they merge to create a dynamic equilibrium of tension, spaces and rythms.
AD7809 (She Disappeared into Complete Silence)
60" x 45" / 152cm x 114cm
edition of 8 + 2AP
40" x 30" / 102cm x 76cm
edition of 8 + 2AP
limited edition photograph is printed under artist supervision and accompanied by a signed artist certificate:
artist signature labels are 8x10 in size, signed, editioned, dated and titled by the artist, and stamped for authenticity label
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About the artist
Acclaimed for her contemporary depictions, Kuhn is considered a leading artist in the world of figurative discourse. Throughout a career spanning more than twenty years, the underlying theme of her work is her reflection on humanity’s longing for spiritual connection and solidarity. As she solidified her photographic style, Kuhn created a notable approach to the nude by developing friendships with her subjects, and employing a range of playful visual strategies that use natural light and minimalist settings to evoke a sublime sense of comfort between the human figure and its environment. Her work is natural, restful, and a reinterpretation of the nude in the canon of contemporary art.
For the past two decades, the Los-Angeles based artist's works have been shown steadily, revealing an astonishing consistency in technique, of subject and of purpose. In 2001, Kuhn’s photographs were first seen by an influential audience during the exhibition at Charles Cowles Gallery in Chelsea, New York. Kuhn’s distinct aesthetic has propelled her as one of the most collectible contemporary art photographers—her work is in private and public collections worldwide and she is represented by galleries across the United States, Europe and Asia.
Kuhn was born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1969, of German descent. In 1989, Kuhn moved to the US and earned her BA from The Ohio State University, before furthering her studies at the San Francisco Art Institute. She is currently an independent scholar at The Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles. Occasionally, Mona teaches at UCLA and the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena.
Mona Kuhn’s first monograph, Photographs, was debuted by Steidl in 2004; followed by Evidence (2007), Native (2010), Bordeaux Series (2011), Private (2014), and She Disappeared into Complete Silence (2018/19). In addition, Kuhn's monograph titled Bushes and Succulents has been published by Stanley/Barker Editions, with a debut at Jeu de Paume in Paris, in 2019. A stunning career retrospective of Mona Kuhn's works has been published by Thames & Hudson, Spring 2021. Kuhn's forthcoming publication Kings Road, will be published and released by Steid this Fall 2021.
Mona Kuhn’s work is in private and public collections worldwide, including The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Hammer Museum, Perez Art Museum Miami, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Kiyosato Museum in Japan. Kuhn's work has been exhibited at The Louvre Museum and Le Bal in Paris; The Whitechapel Gallery and Royal Academy of Arts in London; Musée de l’Elysée in Switzerland; Leopold Museum in Vienna Austria, The Polygon Gallery in Vancouver Canada, Taipei Fine Arts Museum in Taiwan and Australian Centre for Photography. Mona Kuhn lives and works in Los Angeles.
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Solo Exhibitions
2021
Mona Kuhn: Works, Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York
Mona Kuhn: Works, Flowers Gallery, London
Mona Kuhn: Works, Galerie XII, Los Angeles + Paris + Shanghai
Mona Kuhn: 835 Kings Road, Art, Design and Architecture Museum, Santa Barbara
2020
Still Light, Jardin du Bra'haus, Montée du Château, Clervaux, Luxembourg
Mona Kuhn: Early Depictions, Flowers Gallery, London
Mona Kuhn: Intimate, UP Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2019
Bushes and Succulents, Euqinom Gallery, San Francisco
Mona Kuhn: She Disappeared, Jackson Fine Art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Ginger Rogers in Fur Coat
By Bud Fraker
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white studio portrait of Ginger Rogers in a fur coat, circa 1953.
Ginger Rogers was an American actress, dancer and singer during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She won an A...
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Weekending - Polaroid, Women, 21st Century, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Weekending - 2020
20x20cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid.
Signature label with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2020-933.
Not...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Synchronicity - Polaroid, Black and White, Women, 21st Century, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Synchronicity - 2020
80x80cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs,
Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2020-934.
Not...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Marilyn Monroe nude in pool, 1962 by Lawrence Schiller
Located in Chicago, IL
When Lawrence Schiller got the assignment from the French magazine Paris Match to photograph Marilyn Monroe on the 20th century Fox set of Something’s Got To Give, he thought nothing of it. It wasn’t to be a private, studio shoot. He wasn’t going to set up lights, create backgrounds, use a tripod. Just another assignment, he figured. Monroe by then was firmly established as a figment in the imagination of most young men. The orphan Norma Jean had recreated herself as the blonde bombshell Marilyn Monroe. She’d appeared in twenty-nine films by the time Schiller photographed her in black and white and color in May 1962. The world was unprepared for the moment when Marilyn jumped in the swimming pool in a flesh-colored bikini and came up out of the water au natural. She was all smiles and in her element: the sex goddess...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Linger - Polaroid, Color, Women, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Linger - 2020
50x50cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs,
Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2020-879.
Not mounte...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Shrink - Contemporary, Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Shrink - 2020
20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs,
digital C-Print based on a Polaroid.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2020-959.
Not mounted.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
New York City, World Series Win, Black and White Baseball Photography 1950s
Located in New york, NY
World Series Win, New York City, 1954 by Leonard Freed, is a 14" x 11" gelatin silver later ("lifetime") print, signed on verso (back of print) by the ...
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
You've got a hold on me - Contemporary, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'You've got a hold on me' - 2019
20x20cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid,
not mounted.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, C Print, Polaroid
163.05.12 by Klaus Kampert - Colour nude framed photograph, woman's body, water
Located in Paris, FR
163.05.12 is a limited-edition colour photograph by contemporary artist Klaus Kampert from the series "Water Creatures".
This photograph is a limited edition of 15 copies, it is sol...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Lonely Tree in Lavender, France, black and white fine art photography, framed
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Limited Edition 1/9. Silver Gelatin Prints, Selenium Toned, Printed 2019. Signed, numbered, dated by Artis. Handmade wood frame, dark-brown, natural white archiva...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, Silver Gelatin
160.06.11 by Klaus Kampert - Black and white nude photography, woman's body
Located in Paris, FR
160.06.11 is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Klaus Kampert. It belongs to the series "Tribute to Modigliani".
This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Porcelain - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Porcelain - 2024 -
20x25cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid.
Signature label with certificate.
inventory PL2024-34.
Not moun...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Figurative photo, nude print, Black white, Large, Contemporary- Morning
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Morning ‘ who was captured on film in ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
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