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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
Press House Winter Austria black and white photography panorama landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Wine Press House Study 5, Austria - no. 21078 Lonely press house on snowy field with big tree, Austria. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered b...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Digital Pigment

Love-Dream, Love-Nothing #092 – Nobuyoshi Araki, Woman, Nude, Japan, Photography
Located in Zurich, CH
Nobuyoshi ARAKI (*1940, Japan) Love-Dream, Love-Nothing #092, 2018 gelatin silver print 50.8 x 60 cm (20 x 23 5/8 in.) Print only – Nobuyoshi Araki Nobuyoshi Araki (Tokyo, 1940) is ...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Frank Sinatra - Relaxing on Tour - Estate Stamped
Located in Chicago, IL
Relaxing on Tour – Frank Sinatra circa April 1962 at a stop on his 30 stop World Tour for Children. They stopped in Honolulu, HI on the way to the first concerts in Japan. This was f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

"Kam für mich" Black & White Photography 29.5x24' Ed 1/15 by Kseniya Vashchenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Kam für mich" Black & White Photography 29.5x24' Ed 1/15 by Kseniya Vashchenko Not framed. Ships rolled in tube. Available sizes: Edition of 15: 29.5" x 24" in Edition of 7: 39...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Digital Pigment

Randal Ford - Highland Cow No. 1 (BW), Photography 2024, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Available Sizes: 32" x 32" Edition of 15 40" x 40" Edition of 10 48" x 48" Edition of 5 Similar to a Yak, Highland cows have long, beautiful, shaggy hair. Per their name, they are o...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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C Print

Classic, Lone Cabin in the American West, Iconic, Mountains, National Park
Located in US
"Retreat" This structure has stood the test of time to survive in Grand Teton National Park below the mountains of Wyoming. Experience the photographic journey through the cultural...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Straight on, Pier, Atlantic Ozean, black and white photograph, limited 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 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Conversations with my Mother, 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Conversations with my Mother' - 2016 Edition 2/7 plus 2 Artist Proof Based on a Polaroid, digital C-Print, Not mounted. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory P...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Anette Funicello with Classic Cadillac
Located in Austin, TX
Retro 1950's image featuring Annette Funicello, the beautiful girl next door of the era with a Cadillac de Ville. The child star rose to fame as one of the most prevalent Mouseketeer...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Don't Tell Mamma #9. Black and white nude photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This is a series of black and white nude photographs that began with analog photography between 1992 and 2005, followed by a transition period to digital photography. Erkaya is curre...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Canal and Trees, Goro Ferrara, Veneto, Italy
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential among...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Fashion, Equestrian, Single Sable Island Horse Against White Background
Located in US
"On Guard" A lone Sable Island horse with a beautifully-unkempt mane stares back at the camera. The print series Discovering the Horses of Sable Island documents one of the last h...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Frank Sinatra Standing with T-Bird
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning black and white capture of jazz musician and singer Frank Sinatra leaning against a classic T-Bird. Francis Albert Sinatra was an American singer, actor, and producer who ...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Barbara Stanwyck in Fur Stole
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white capture of actress Barbara Stanwyck in fur stole. Barbara Stanwyck was an American actress, model and dancer. A stage, film, and television star, during her 60-year...
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1930s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Long beach - black and white west coast Long Beach, Limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
'Long beach' Embark on a serene journey to the West Coast with this evocative 4x5 analogue black and white film photograph, offering a glimpse of Long Beach in San Francisco. Captu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Film, Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

Yuanyang, Study 6, Yunnan, China
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Diane K, B&W Photo intervened by the artists. From The IWMYAS series.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This artwork was created by the artistic duo Hunter & Gatti (2010–2023). These works are part of the archive managed and exhibited by Cristian Hunter. The artist's technique consists...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Acrylic, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Oil Pastel

"Real" Nude Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Real" Nude Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Not framed. Ships in a tube. Av...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper

Marcella and me - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Marcella and me - 2021 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid, not mounted. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist invento...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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

Twiggy Mod Portrait
Located in Austin, TX
This mod portrait features Twiggy posed full-length in a white pantsuit. Twiggy is an English model, actress, and singer widely known by the nickname T...
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Unbelievable Wild Horse With Beautiful Mane, Iconic, Vertical
Located in US
"Legend" This wild horse's mane stands out among the rest of the 500 horses on Sable Island. It is the grandest and most regal of them all. The print series Discovering the Horses...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Save me - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Save me - 2020 20x25cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2020-909. Not moun...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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

Bubbles - underwater black&white nude photograph - archival pigment print 35x52"
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...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Disorder (Bombay Beach) - Polaroid, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Disorder (Bombay Beach) - 2023 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signature label and certificate. Artist inventory PL2023-12. ...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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

Lisa Lyon
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Robert Mapplethorpe's (1946-1989) place in the canon was earned from his incredible output of images that ranged from beautiful to brutal. Mapplethorpe boldly showcased the beauty ...
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1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Nathan's, Coney Island - New York Landscape Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
'Nathan's, Coney Island NY' by Morgan Silk is a black and white Archival Inkjet Print. Available in this size in an Edition of 20. Image size: 14.5" x 14.5" Sheet size: 17" x 24" ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White, Archival Ink, Inkjet

Arch by Monica Denevan Photography, Silver Gelatin Print, 2008
Located in Coltishall, GB
Arch by Monica Denevan Photography, Silver Gelatin Print, Burma 2008 Monica Denevan studied photography at San Francisco State University. She has travelled extensively in Burma a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Rockface 27: Still Life of Graphic Jagged Rock Cliff in Black and White)
By Andrew Buck
Located in Hudson, NY
Rockface 27 by Andrew Buck archival pigment print, edition of 5 44 x 44 inches framed Print is dry mounted without glazing (no glass). Black metal frame is approx 1/2 inch face widt...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Manhattan Study 2, New York City, USA
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art cityscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited ed...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Digital Pigment

Elvis Presley: The Kiss
By Lloyd Dinkins
Located in Austin, TX
A vintage 1956 photograph featuring the King, Elvis Presley puckering his lips as he kisses the lens in this fantastic shot. This rare photo is a second-generation example made after...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Heath Ledger, Casanova, Venice 2004, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
Located in München, BY
Edition 10 Also available in 40 x 50 cm / 16 x 20 inch, Edition 25 Black and white portrait of actor Heath Ledger in young age. From personality portra...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"The Glimmer Twins - Keith Richards" Photography 20x15 in by Charlie Auringer
Located in Culver City, CA
"The Glimmer Twins - Keith Richards" Photography 20x15 in by Charlie Auringer Year: 1978 Edition of 50 Medium: Silver gelatin limited edition photographic print on paper Signed and ...
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20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Lily No.2 black and white analogue floral photography edition of 15
Located in London, GB
'Lily No.2' Lily was photographed using a large format 4x5 black and white film. From Limited edition of 15. Printed on archival Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta paper. Signed both fr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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

Marilyn Monroe: Shaking Hands
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of star actress Marilyn Monroe shaking hands with a fan. Marilyn Monroe was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "blonde bombshell" ...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Hyomon, Study 1, Hokkaido, Japan, black and white, limited edition photograph
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Hyomon, Study 1, Hokkaido, Japan is a black and white, limited edition photograph by photographer Michael Kenna. Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for c...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Love Knot
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Coming from an earlier interest in portraits and street photography, my Nudes in Water are less about eroticism and more about body as the human vessel for our multi-faceted but brie...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Viki" Photography 39" x 31" in Edition of 7 by Kseniya Vashchenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Viki" Photography 39" x 31" in Edition of 7 by Kseniya Vashchenko Not framed. Ships rolled in tube. Available sizes: Edition of 15: 29.5" x 24" in Edition of 7: 39" x 31" in Ed...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Digital Pigment

Beach Rocks, Gageo-do, Shinan, South Korea.
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Ponta Da Piedade, Portugal, black and white photography, fine art, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art waterscape - landscape photography print. Large Format analog print from Ponta Da Piedade, an impressive coastal landscape in Portugal. Archival pigment ink ...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Digital Pigment

Fade Out - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Fade Out - 2021 - 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signature label and certificate. Artist inventory PL2021-1056. No...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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

Sophie- Signed limited edition nude print, Black white photo, Sexy, Contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Sophie - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 1995 - Edition of 10 A classical approach, sensual not sexual This image was captured on film. The negative was scanned...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Pi...

Spiralling - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Spiralling - 2021 40x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signature label with certificate. Artist inventory PL2021-1014....
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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

Saturday Night Live in Elaine's Kitchen, 1976
Located in New York, NY
Elaine's Kitchen - Saturday Night Live • Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi & Lorne Michaels, New York, January 1976 Photographed by Jonathan ...
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1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Self - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Self' part of the series 'Hands down' 2019, 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid, not mounted. Signature label with certificate....
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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

Untitled 3, Nude. Limited Edition Black and White Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
For this black-and-white photography series, he used elements such as water (emotions) to narrate a story. He worked with the color white in the fabrics to communicate clarity and re...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Guitar, 1993
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing. Edition of 1 of 20 If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is prod...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Rimon, Photography, Limited Edition
Located in München, BY
Limited Edition of 10 Framed size 27 x 37 cm All works are Archival Pigment prints, floating in an all black wooden frame behind museums glass.  More sizes on request. Sara Punt's w...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Ancient Laurisilva Forest, Tree, Madeira, momochrome photo, landscape, limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Crooked tree in fairy forest in foggy mood, Fanal, Portugal. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Currents - Italian coast landscape photography, Limited edition of 20.
Located in London, GB
'Currents' Analogue large format film photography of Italian coast in winter. Lerici, Italy 2022 Photograph is a giclée print on Hahnemühle pho...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Giclée, Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Elizabeth Taylor: Elephant Walk
Located in Austin, TX
The ever-stunning Elizabeth Taylor descending a staircase for her role in "Elephant Walk", circa 1954. Elephant Walk is a 1954 American drama film produced by Paramount Pictures, di...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Faun
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Faun, 2018, Edition 1/7, 2 APs Based on an original Impossible film Digital C-print, not mounted. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2018-168 Kirsten Thys v...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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C Print, Color, Polaroid

Frank Sinatra with Ford
Located in Austin, TX
Circa 1955 in Hollywood, California: American jazz musician and singer Frank Sinatra leaning on a classic Ford parked next to a camping trailer. Frank Sinatra was an American singe...
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Beau Simmons - No Vacancy, Photography 2022, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: The Americana Collection Archival Pigment Print Unframed Sizes: 32" x 40" - $6,250.00 48" x 60" - $9,500.00 60" x 75" - $12,250.00 Framed Sizes: 39" x 47" - $7,750.00 55" x...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Sunflower
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In 1834, William Henry Fox Talbot (1800–1877) saw that silver salts darkened in the sun and invented a photographic process he called “photogenic drawing” — in which images were made...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Lily - analogue black and white floral photography
Located in London, GB
'Lilly’ photographed in London, United Kingdom 2022. It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera. Giclée print on Hahnemühle phot...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

Horst, Barefoot Beauty. NY, Silver Gelatin Print. Printed later.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This artwork masterfully captures the interplay between human form and sculptural abstraction. A pair of real feet is delicately intertwined with sculpted counterparts, forging a str...
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1940s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Kale & Coles de Bruselas. From The Bodegones series. Still life photography.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The bodegones are a pictorial interpretation based on a research project of the famous chef Juan Carlos Franco, on old food recipes of different periods in history. The photographer ...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Read my mind - Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Read my mind - 2020 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2020-880. Not ...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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

Lily No.2 black and white analogue floral photography edition of 10
Located in London, GB
'Lily No.2' Lily was photographed using a large format 4x5 black and white film. From Limited edition of 10. Printed on archival Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta paper. Signed both fr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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

Cypress Hill, Tree, Tuscany, black and white fine art photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art landscape photography. Famous group of cypress trees in autumn on the hills of Tuscany, Italy. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, date...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

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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