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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
Nature limited edition print, Floral, Contemporary, Black - Grass
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Grass - Limited edition pigment print - Limited Editions of 5 Detail of wild grass with dew, photographed at sunrise. Signed + numbered by artist with certificate of authenticity....
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Singspiel, Running Stallion, Champion Equine Black and White Photograph
Located in London, GB
Singspiel, Stallion Portrait 2001 by John Reardon 76 x 51 cm Edition of 5 only Silver Gelatin Print, Mounted on Aluminium, Custom framed, UV protective Mu...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Wood, Glass, Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Photog...

With Open Arms, Canada by Cristina Mittermeier
Located in Chicago, IL
"With Open Arms" Canada, 2018 20 x 30 in / Edition of 6 - $4,500 Also available: 32 x 48 in / Edition of 6 - $7,500 40 x 60 in / Edition of 6 - $10,500 50 x 75 in / Edition of 6 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Four Steps Down, Minimalist Monochrome Photograph, Limited Edition, Seascape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art long exposure seascape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authen...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Digital Pigment

Renegade, Antarctica by Marine Biologist Paul Nicklen - Penguins
Located in Chicago, IL
Renegade Ross Sea, Antarctica, 2011. 24 x 36 in / 61 x 91.4 cm / Edition of 20 31 x 46.5 in / 78.7 x 118.1 cm / Edition of 15 40 × 60 in / 101.6 x 152.4 cm / Edition of 10 60 x 90 i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Balance - underwater nude b&w photograph - archival pigment 63х43"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white nude photograph of young woman and her reflection in the water surface. Original digital archival pigment print signed by the artist. Limited edition o...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Willie Nelson, Spicewood, Texas - Black and White Portrait, Country Musician
Located in Denton, TX
Willie Nelson, Spicewood, Texas by Michael O'Brien is a black and white portrait of the adored country singer, songwriter and guitarist. This portrait features the side profile of Wi...
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20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Leap of Faith
Located in Chicago, IL
"Leap of Faith" Antarctica 20 x 30 in / Edition of 6 - $4,500 Also available: 32 x 48 in / Edition of 6 - $7,500 40 x 60 in / Edition of 6 - $10,500 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Clam - Signed limited edition animal fine art print, Black and white still life
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Clam - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, Sepia tone - Edition of 5 This image was captured on film in 1984. The negative was scanned creating a digital file which...
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1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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

Backflip, Duncan, Mississippi
By Brandon Thibodeaux
Located in New York, NY
Archival inkjet print Signed and dated in pencil, verso Also inscribed in pencil, verso 4.875 x 4.875 inches, sheet 4.375 x 4.375 inches, image This artwork is offered by ClampArt,...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Inkjet

Entering Metropolis
Located in Westwood, NJ
"Entering Metropolis" is one of 36 featured works which make up the series Above & Beyond. This homage to New York City is an evocative tribute to Peter Liepke's ado...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Steven Spielberg - Black and White Portrait, Filmmaker, Celebrity, Jaws
Located in Denton, TX
Steven Spielberg by Michael O'Brien is a black and white portrait of the iconic film director, taken during the filming of his famous thriller, Jaws. Archival Pigment Print 17 x 22 ...
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1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Jotunheimen 24:00" Photography Edition 2/7 32" x 24" inch by Lukas Dvorak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Jotunheimen 24:00" Photography Edition 2/7 32" x 24" inch by Lukas Dvorak Pigment print on Epson Fine ART paper 2017 Unframed Ships rolled in a tube ABOUT THE ARTIST Lukas Dvo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Pigment

Mountainview – Dominique Teufen, Photography, Abstract, Landscape, Art, Nature
Located in Zurich, CH
Dominique TEUFEN (*1975, Switzerland) Mountainview, 2013 From the series „Sterne? Kopierter Staub” Hanemühle Fine Art Baryta Sheet 40 x 60 cm (15 3/4 x 23 5/8 in.) Frame 44.7 x 64.7 ...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Pigment

Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin - Best of Friends
By Allan Grant
Located in Chicago, IL
Frank and Dean recording. October, 1958. Sleep Warm album recorded by Dean Martin for Capitol Records in three sessions between October 13-15, 1958 with arrangements by Pete King and...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Archival Pigment

Beau Simmons - The Frosty Drive N, Photography 2024, 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

Nude Paris Willy Ronis 20th Century French Humanist photography black and white
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...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Joséphine Baker with ad Henri Varna - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
B / W photo by J.B. after his show at the Musical Hall Olympia in Paris. Shot together with Theater Director Henri Varna. "Associated Press" stamp.
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Eight Posts, Rumoi, Hokkaido, Japan
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

Stevie Wonder V1, Los Angeles, California - Black and White, Musician, Piano
Located in Denton, TX
Stevie Wonder V1 by Al Satterwhite is a black and white portrait of the famous American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. Archival Pigment Print 20 x 24 in. Ed. of 2...
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1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Beau Simmons - Regal, Photography 2022, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: The Western Collection Archival Pigment Print Unframed Sizes: 40" x 32" - $6,250.00 60" x 48" - $9,500.00 75" x 60" - $12,250.00 Framed Sizes: 47" x 39" - $7,750.00 67" x 5...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Fenster
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print (Edition of 50) Signed and numbered, verso 20 x 16 inches, sheet From the series, "Shelter Dogs" This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Erosion #2", Contemporary Landscape, Tree, Roots, Black, White, Photograph
Located in Franklin, MA
Rebecca Skinner’s “Erosion #2” was photographed on the shoreline of Lake Champlain in Burlington, Vermont. The textural beauty is natures own art form. The 24 x 16 inch black and whi...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Metal

Chanel legs by Tyler Shields (photograph framed)
Located in New York City, NY
Los Angeles-based photographer Tyler Shields seeks “beauty in chaos,” capturing both young models and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. His polished editorial imag...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print

Muhammad Ali / 5th Street Gym, Miami Beach - Contact Sheet, Black and White
Located in Denton, TX
Muhammad Ali / 5th Street Gym - Miami Beach by Al Satterwhite is a black and white contact sheet of a photoshoot following the famous boxer. Many iconic photographs of Muhammad Ali a...
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1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Erosion #3", Contemporary, Landscape, Tree, Roots, Black, White, Photograph
Located in Franklin, MA
Rebecca Skinner’s “Erosion #3” was photographed on the shoreline of Lake Champlain in Burlington, Vermont. The 12 x 18 inch black and white photo with satin finish is infused directly into metal making it waterproof and easy to clean. This frameless metal print hangs easily with a float mount and the artist’s signature is located on the back. With breathtaking depth and amazing detail “Erosion #3” makes an excellent addition to your home or office. The textural beauty is natures own art form. Edition of 5. This image is also available upon request as an acid-free, archival, paper print. Traditional prints are done on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Baryta Paper featuring a 100% cotton base with a very finely textured gloss surface finish. Abandoned buildings serve as the focus of Boston-based Rebecca Skinner’s most recent series of photographs. Skinner studied at the Rhode Island School of Design, RI. Artscope, BostonVoyager and Upworthy are just a few publications that have featured her widely shown work. Skinner is represented by Fountain Street...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Metal

Big Shot
Located in Chicago, IL
Big Shot Greenland Available sizes: 20 x 30 in / Edition of 6 - $7,500 32 x 48 in / Edition of 6 - $17,500 40 x 60 in / Edition of 6 - $18,500 50 x 75 in ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Always You" Black & White Photography 24" x 18" in Ed. 1/15 by Aaron Mcpolin
Located in Culver City, CA
"Always You" Black & White Photography 24" x 18" in Ed. 1/15 by Aaron Mcpolin Medium: Archival Giclee Print Available sizes: Edition of 15 24 x 18 inch Edition of 7 32 x 24 inch Ed...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Bowling (Ghost Town) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Landscape
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Bowling (Ghost Town) - 2020 Sketches of a downtown disappearing. 40x40cm, Edition of 7, plus 2 Artist proofs. Digital silver gelatin print based on a Polaroid. Signed on back wit...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Polaroid, Silver Gelatin

Ruth- Signed limited edition nude print, Contemporary Black white photo, Model
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Ruth - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 1995 - Edition of 5 This image was captured on film. This print that is being offered is a high-quality Archival Pigment pri...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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

Rue Muller Willy Ronis Twentieth Century Humanist photography Paris black white
Located in Paris, FR
One of the most famous members of the Humanist photography in France. Signed lower right by the artist. Stamp of the artist's studio on the back.
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1930s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Gonzalo From Ibiza Series, Medium Size
Located in Miami Beach, FL
“People from Ibiza” Kenta first came to visit the magic island of Ibiza as a young man at the age of 18 and fell in love with the diversity of personalities and expressions of freedo...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment, Black and White

Phragmites silent moment monochrome long exposure photography waterscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Phragmites Study 1, Hungary - no. 18097 // Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Printed with ...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Digital Pigment

Untitled (Nr. 0517) Black & White Photography 36" x 44" Ed. 1/12 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
Untitled (Nr. 0517) Black & White Photography 36" x 44" Ed. 1/12 by Ben Cope Unframed - ships rolled in a tube Ben Cope + Rowan Daly Off the Grid Off the Grid is the culmination...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Cornucopiae Cucllatum
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print (Edition of 8 + 2 APs) Signed and numbered, verso This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Inspired by Karl Blossfeldt’s “The Alphabe...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Kate Moss, Sun & Henna, Marrakech, Morocco
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert WATSON (*1942, Scotland) Kate Moss, Sun & Henna, Marrakech, Morocco, 1993 Archival pigment print Sheet 76 x 61 cm (30 x 24 in.) Edition of 25 plus 2 artist's proofs Print only...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Primo, Kenya, Elephant, b&w photography, wildlife
Located in München, BY
Limited Edition of 5 More sizes and Editions on request. Primo was one of the "Big Tuskers" and oldest bulls in the Amboseli National Park in...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Roma 2020 A 09bn, Black and White Architecture Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Luca Artioli has always been fascinated by Roman Statues. As a child, he wandered through the Imperial Forum creating dialogues between them. For young Luca the statues were alive. T...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment, Black and White

John Kennedy + John Lennon, Contemporary Art, Photography, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
John Kennedy + John Lennon Photography digital collage Edition of 7 Framed in black wood
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Curious Penguin
Located in Chicago, IL
"Curious Penguin" Antarctica Available sizes: 20 x 30 in / Edition of 6 - $4,500 32 x 48 in / Edition of 6 - $7,500 40 x 60 in / Edition of 6 - $10,500 50 x 75 in / Edition of 6 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Pain - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Pain - 2021 - 20x25cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid, Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2021-1019. Not mounte...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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

Frank Sinatra Driving Home
Located in Chicago, IL
Driving Home – Frank Sinatra circa 1950 driving his Cadillac. Hollywood, CA. From Sinatra Family Archive Giclee 300gsm smooth archival rag paper and archival ink Each fine print i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée

"Faces 3" Black & White Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Faces 3" Black & White Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 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

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Archival Paper

Leopard's Gaze, Antarctica by Paul Nicklen - Contemporary Wildlife Photography
Located in Chicago, IL
Leopard’s Gaze Antarctica, 2006 24 in x 36 in (61 x 91.4 cm) Edition of 20 - $3,500 31 in x 46.5 in (78.7 x 118.1 cm) Edition of 15 40 in x 60 in (101.6 x 152.4 cm) Edition of 10 "...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Jackson Five, Beverly Hills, 1971 - Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
The Jackson Five, 1971, TIME Photographed at the Jackson Family Home in Beverly Hills. Silver Gelatin Print Edition Size: 15 Unframed size: 16 x 20 inches - $7,350 Artist Bio: A...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Three Girls on a Roof
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...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Sailors
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing. Edition 1 of 20. If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is p...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Snow
Located in New York, NY
Toned gelatin silver print Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, recto 14 x 11 inches, sheet (Edition of 25) 20 x 16 inches, sheet (Edition of 25) 24 x 20 inches, sheet (Edition of 15) 40 x 30 inches, sheet (Edition of 15) This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Michael Crouser's series, "Mountain Ranch," is a ten-year look at the disappearing world of cattle ranching...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Hollywood Icon Marilyn Monroe close up 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Digital Pigment

"Seraphim II" Nude Photography 40" x 32" in Ed. 1/3 by Aaron Mcpolin
Located in Culver City, CA
"Seraphim II" Nude Photography 40" x 32" in Ed. 1/3 by Aaron Mcpolin Medium: Archival Giclee Print Available sizes: Edition of 15 20 x 16 inch Edition of 7 30 x 24 inch Edition of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Nine Lunar Eclipses (I)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
For me, an artistic process is an act of investigation – a passionate attempt to establish an understanding of the natural world – a version that incorporates both intellectual and e...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Canvas, Archival Pigment

Nine Lunar Eclipses (H)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
For me, an artistic process is an act of investigation – a passionate attempt to establish an understanding of the natural world – a version that incorporates both intellectual and e...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Canvas, Archival Pigment

Nine Lunar Eclipses (G)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
For me, an artistic process is an act of investigation – a passionate attempt to establish an understanding of the natural world – a version that incorporates both intellectual and e...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Canvas, Archival Pigment

Nine Lunar Eclipses (C)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
For me, an artistic process is an act of investigation – a passionate attempt to establish an understanding of the natural world – a version that incorporates both intellectual and e...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Canvas, Archival Pigment

New York Walk Manhattan photograph 1984 (1980s New York street photography)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
"New York Walk" by Fernando Natalici Manhattan 1984. The simplicity & grace of the anonymous passer-by rendered timeless by the snap of the camera. A window into a street photographer's decisive moment. A window into, not only the New York of 'then', but the beauty & chaos of everyday city life... Archival Inkjet Print on 310gsm paper. 13 x 19 inches. Hand signed from an edition of 10 (+ 5 A/P’s) Obtained directly from artist. Excellent overall condition. New York based photographer Fernando Natalici is best known for his iconographic documentation of the downtown Manhattan art scene of the mid/late 70's and early 80's. Natalici’s portfolio includes sought after images of a young Patti Smith, Blondie, Talking Heads, Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, The Ramones and more. As an Art Director, Fernando has played a key role in creating memorable visuals for historic NY venues such as CBGB's, The Mudd Club, Area and Danceteria. Related Categories Henri-Cartier Bresson. Saul Leiter...
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1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Inkjet

Ice, Oneonta Creek, Oregon
Located in Westwood, NJ
Stu Levy's photographs often involve fragile landscapes that invoke a sense of timelessness. The landscape, is often his stimulus or point of departure, then asking the question, "Wh...
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Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

" Smoke & Veil, Paris, VOGUE" portrait, photography, fashion, black and white
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Framed and matted under glass, William Klein "Smoke and Veil" depicts model, Evelyn Tripp with a cigarette held between two elegantly polished fingers.
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20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Sarah & Archer, Los Angeles, CA, 2015
Located in Hudson, NY
This listing is for the unframed photograph. The Robin Rice Gallery proudly announces SUMMERTIME Salon 2019, an annual photography exhibit featuring gallery artists as well as a fe...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Digital Pigment

2 Boys, 2 Dogs, 3rd Ward, Houston, Texas
Located in Denton, TX
Gelatin silver print Paper size: 10 x 8 in., Image size: 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. Printed 2013 Signed, titled, and dated in pencil on print verso by Earlie Hudnall, Jr. Earlie Hudnall, who is one of the most notable African American photographers living today, has extensively documented the African American neighborhoods in Houston, Texas. After serving as a Marine in Vietnam, he enrolled at Texas Southern University, where he studied art under the direction of John Biggers, who became a great friend and mentor. During his time at TSU, he was hired to be a photographer for the Model Cities Program, part of Lyndon...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Hand signed letter from Frankenthaler framed with Arkatov's signed portrait
Located in New York, NY
This work features a photographic portrait of Helen Frankenthaler, taken by renowned musician and photographer Jim Arkatov, founder of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchester, and author of the 1998 book "The Creative Personality". The photograph is hand signed and dated '92 by Jim Arkatov. Framed alongside the photograph is a typed letter, hand signed in marker with a personal annotation ("Thanks again!!") by Helen Frankenthaler, thanking Mr. Arkatov for sending her glossy prints of his photograph and stating that she looks forward to seeing his book. Arkatov's original signed portrait, along with Frankenthaler's original signed letter, are elegantly framed in a museum quality wood frame under UV plexiglass. There is also a die-cut window in the back of the frame to reveal Arkatov's signature on the back of his photograph. Measurements: Framed 14.25 inches (vertical) by 19.75 inches (horizontal) by 1.75 inches (depth) Photographic portrait of Helen Frankenthaler: 9.25 inches (vertical) by 7.25 inches (horizontal) Letter from Frankenthaler to Arkatov: 7 inches (vertical) by 6.25 inches (horizontal) This collection was acquired from the Estate of Jim Arkatov. Below is an excerpt from his 2019 obituary in the Los Angeles Times: "...His was an immigrant’s story, a child from Russia who landed in San Francisco, befriended violinist Isaac Stern — whose fame was still to come — took up the cello and decided to pour his life into making music. James Arkatov found work with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and then with the philharmonic in San Francisco before coming to L.A. as a Hollywood studio musician who worked on movie soundtracks and backed up Ella Fitzgerald on some of her more memorable recordings, such as “Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Books.” Amazed at the dazzling talent around him in Hollywood, he came up with a simple but lasting idea — form their own orchestra. The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra made its debut on an April evening in 1968, as hundreds squeezed into the newly built Mark Taper Forum. Arkatov played cello as usual as the ensemble drifted through the works of Mozart, Vivaldi, Haydn and other legends of the classics who’d written music specially for smaller orchestras. Arkatov, who lived long enough to see the orchestra celebrate its 50th anniversary, died Saturday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 98. “The orchestra represented a contextualized part of L.A. that had simply never been captured,” said his son, Alan Arkatov, the chair of the education and technology program at USC’s Rossier School of Education. “L.A. simply didn’t have this type of ensemble.” Arkatov was born in Odessa, Russia, on July 17, 1920, and moved around Europe before sailing with his family to San Francisco, where his father opened a photo studio. One of his early childhood friends was Stern, who would become an international star who performed on the world’s biggest stages. Arkatov, who began playing the cello when he was 9, formed a string quartet with Stern when they were teens. After stints as a cellist in San Francisco, Pittsburgh and Indianapolis, Arkatov became a member of the NBC Orchestra, the studio musicians who supplied the soundtracks for the movies that kept Hollywood humming. Pulling from the talent of Hollywood like an NFL team on draft day, he cobbled together a roster capable of handling the delicate and nuanced music written for chamber orchestras. In contrast to the L.A. Phil, which filled the stage with 100 or so musicians, the chamber orchestra was but half that size. The idea was to create a group that would play works written expressly for such an orchestra, many of them from the Baroque era. “The ensemble was never meant to compete with the Philharmonic,” Arkatov’s son said...." Helen Frankenthaler Biography: Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011), whose career spanned six decades, has long been recognized as one of the great American artists of the twentieth century. She was eminent among the second generation of postwar American abstract painters and is widely credited for playing a pivotal role in the transition from Abstract Expressionism to Color Field painting. Through her invention of the soak-stain technique, she expanded the possibilities of abstract painting, while at times referencing figuration and landscape in unique ways. She produced a body of work whose impact on contemporary art has been profound and continues to grow. Frankenthaler was born on December 12, 1928, and raised in New York City. She attended the Dalton School, where she received her earliest art instruction from Rufino Tamayo. In 1949 she graduated from Bennington College, Vermont, where she was a student of Paul Feeley. She later studied briefly with Hans Hofmann. Frankenthaler’s professional exhibition career began in 1950, when Adolph Gottlieb selected her painting Beach (1950) for inclusion in the exhibition titled Fifteen Unknowns: Selected by Artists of the Kootz Gallery. Her first solo exhibition was presented in 1951, at New York’s Tibor de Nagy Gallery, and that year she was also included in the landmark exhibition 9th St. Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture. In 1952 Frankenthaler created Mountains and Sea, a breakthrough painting of American abstraction for which she poured thinned paint directly onto raw, unprimed canvas laid on the studio floor, working from all sides to create floating fields of translucent color. Mountains and Sea was immediately influential for the artists who formed the Color Field school of painting, notable among them Morris Louis and Kenneth Noland. As early as 1959, Frankenthaler began to be a regular presence in major international exhibitions. She won first prize at the Premiere Biennale de Paris that year, and in 1966 she represented the United States in the 33rd Venice Biennale, alongside Ellsworth Kelly, Roy Lichtenstein, and Jules Olitski. She had her first major museum exhibition in 1960, at New York’s Jewish Museum, and her second, in 1969, at the Whitney Museum of American Art, followed by an international tour. Frankenthaler experimented tirelessly throughout her long career. In addition to producing unique paintings on canvas and paper, she worked in a wide range of media, including ceramics, sculpture, tapestry, and especially printmaking. Hers was a significant voice in the mid-century “print renaissance” among American abstract painters, and she is particularly renowned for her woodcuts. She continued working productively through the opening years of this century. Frankenthaler’s distinguished, prolific career has been the subject of numerous monographic museum exhibitions. The Jewish Museum and Whitney Museum shows were succeeded by a major retrospective initiated by the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth that traveled to The Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Detroit Institute of Arts, MI (1989); and those devoted to works on paper and prints organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (1993), among others. Select recent important exhibitions have included Painted on 21st Street: Helen Frankenthaler from 1950 to 1959 (Gagosian, NY, 2013); Making Painting: Helen Frankenthaler and JMW Turner (Turner Contemporary, Margate, UK, 2014); Giving Up One’s Mark: Helen Frankenthaler in the 1960s and 1970s (Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, 2014–15); Pretty Raw: After and Around Helen Frankenthaler (Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 2015); As in Nature: Helen Frankenthaler, Paintings and No Rules: Helen Frankenthaler Woodcuts...
Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Ink, Photographic Paper, Rag Paper

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