Contemporary Black and White Photography
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.
Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.
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Style: Contemporary
Period: 20th Century
Stevie Nicks
By Neal Preston
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Stevie Nicks standing on a rooftop in Venice, CA. 1981
Limited Edition of 50.
Signed on bottom right by photographer.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Mexican Revolution Portrait (2)
Located in Columbia, MO
Artist Unknown
Mexican Revolution Portrait (2)
1972
Lithograph (poster) reproduction of original photograph c. 1917
24 x 14 inches
26.5 x 20.5 (framed)
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Lithograph, Silver Gelatin
Portrait of Teresa Mozzi - Photo After a Painting - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Teresa Mozzi is an original photograph realized in the early 20th Century.
Good conditions.
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Mexican Revolution Portrait (1)
Located in Columbia, MO
Artist Unknown
Mexican Revolution Portrait (1)
1972
Lithograph (poster) reproduction of original photograph c. 1917
24 x 14 inches
26.5 x 20.5 (framed)
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Lithograph, Silver Gelatin
Photo of Temple of S.Croce - Florence - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Photo of Temple of S.Croce - Florence is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the Mid-20th Century.
Good conditions.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Ratcliffe Power Station, Study 59, Nottinghamshire, England. 1993, LTD SGP
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Ratcliffe Power Station, Study 59, Nottinghamshire, England. 1993" is a limited edition, silver gelatin print and comes matted to 20x16 in.
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporar...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Rome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rome in the Early 20th Century is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1930s. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulo...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Young Price Charles of Wales - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Young Price Charles is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1950s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical moment and political events, me...
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Glastonbury Tor, Study 3, Somerset, England. 1990, silver gelatin photo
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Glastonbury Tor, Study 3, Somerset, England. 1990" is a silver gelatin photograph, and is signed and numbered and matted to 20x16 in.
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary phot...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Rome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rome in the Early 20th Century is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1930s. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulo...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Raoul Salan - Portrait - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Raoul Salan is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Two Hundred and Seven Sheep, Rakaia Valley, Canterbury, New Zealand. LTD print
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Two Hundred and Seven Sheep, Rakaia Valley, Canterbury, New Zealand" is a limited edition, silver gelatin print. The photograph is signed, numbered, and matted to 20x16 in.
Micha...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Quixote's Giants, Study 3, Campo de Criptana, La Mancha, Spain, LTD photograph
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Quixote's Giants, Study 3, Campo de Criptana, La Mancha, Spain" is a silver gelatin, limited edition photograph. The print is signed, numbered, and matted to 20x16 in.
Michael Ken...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Soldiers - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Soldiers is a vintage photograph realized in the mid-20th Century.
Good conditions.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rome in the Early 20th Century is a Historical Photo in black and white. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulously captured, an...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Vintage Photograph of Prayer in the garden - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photograph of Prayer in the garden of Gethsemane and the Mocking of Christ (Painting by Ercole dé Roberti) is a black and white vintage photo realized by an anonymous artist...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rome in the Early 20th Century is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1930s. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulo...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rome in the Early 20th Century is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1930s. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulo...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rome in the Early 20th Century is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1930s. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulo...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Soldiers - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Soldiers is a vintage photograph realized in the mid-20th Century.
Good conditions.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rome in the Early 20th Century is a Historical Photo in black and white. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulously captured, an...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Soldiers - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Soldiers is an vintage photograph realized in the mid-20th Century.
Good conditions.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Jumping During Military Training - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Jumping During Military Training is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the mid-20th Century.
Good conditions, except for some minor fold.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Historical Photo - Viva Fidel - 1956
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Viva Fidel is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1956. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical moment and political e...
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Kiss - Vintage Photograph after Francesco Hayez -20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Kiss is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the Mid-20th Century.
Good conditions.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Ocean - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Ocean is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the Mid-20th Century.
Good conditions.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Portrait of Simon Wiesenthal - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Simon Wiesenthal is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the Mid-20th Century.
Good conditions.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Raoul Salan - Portrait - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Raoul Salan is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1950s.
Good conditions.
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Vintage Photograph of Prayer in the garden - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photograph of Vintage Photograph of Prayer in the garden of Gethsemane and the Mocking of Christ (Painting by Ercole dé Roberti) is a black and white vintage photo realized b...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rome Desappeared - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient View of Rome is a Historical Photo in black and white realized in the 1800s. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulously ...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Vintage Photograph of Painting at MET - 1953
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photograph of Painting at MET is a black and white vintage photo realized by an anonymous artist in 1953.
Good condition.
The artwork belongs to a series of photos which ...
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rome in the Early 20th Century is a Historical Photo in black and white. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulously captured, an...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rome in the Early 20th Century is a Historical Photo in black and white. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulously captured, an...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rome in the Early 20th Century is a Historical Photo in black and white. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulously captured, an...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Vintage Photograph of Up to the Calvary Painting by Ercol dé Robert-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photograph of Up to the Calvary (Painting by Ercol dé Roberti) is a black and white vintage photo realized by an anonymous artist in the Early 20th Century.
Good condition.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rome in the Early 20th Century is a Historical Photo in black and white. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulously captured, an...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Tiber- Rome Historical Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Tiber- Rome Historical photo in black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1930s. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulously...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rome in the Early 20th Century is a Historical Photo in black and white. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulously captured, an...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rome in the Early 20th Century is a Historical Photo in black and white. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulously captured, an...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rome in the Early 20th Century is a Historical Photo in black and white. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulously captured, an...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rome in the Early 20th Century is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1930s. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulo...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rome in the Early 20th Century is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1930s. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulo...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rome in the Early 20th Century is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1930s. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulo...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Alexandra Princess of Kent - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Alexandra Princess of Kent is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1950s. It belongs to historical album including photo reportages of historical moment and political eve...
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rome in the Early 20th Century is a Historical Photo in black and white. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulously captured, an...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rome in the Early 20th Century is a Historical Photo in black and white. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulously captured, an...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Castel Sant'Angelo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Castel Sant'Angelo in black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1930s. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulously captured,...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rome in the Early 20th Century is a Historical Photo in black and white. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulously captured, an...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rome in the Early 20th Century is a Historical Photo in black and white. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulously captured, an...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rome in the Early 20th Century is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1930s. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulo...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rome in the Early 20th Century is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1930s. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulo...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rome in the Early 20th Century is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1930s. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulo...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rome in the Early 20th Century is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1930s. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulo...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rome in the Early 20th Century is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1930s. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulo...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rome in the Early 20th Century is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1930s. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulo...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rome in the Early 20th Century is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1930s. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulo...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rome in the Early 20th Century is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1930s. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulo...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rome in the Early 20th Century is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1930s. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulo...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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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