Modern Black and White Photography
MODERN STYLE
The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.
Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.
The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.
Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.
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Style: Modern
Color: Brown
Captain Oates (1910-13)
Located in London, GB
Captain Oates (1910-13)
(photo by Herbert Ponting)
Scott’s Last Expedition, the ‘Terra Nova’ at the Icefoot Ross Island
British Antarctic Expedition South Pole
Herbert George Pon...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
New York City Parade
By Karl Struss
Located in Dallas, TX
Artist stamp in blue ink and misc. notation in pencil on print verso
Vintage gelatin silver print
Karl Struss was an American photographer and cinematographer born 1886, in New York...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
View from Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral 1950, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph. A view of Paris and the River Seine from the Notre Dame Cathedral, circa 1950.
Features:
Original Silver Gelatin Print Ph...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Reportage from Albania - Tirana - Original Photograph - Late 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reportage from Albania - Tirana - Photograph is a color photograph realized in the Late 1970s.
Good conditions.
the landscape of Albania through the art of photography is captured ...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Guatemala, Village, People, Black and White Photography, ca. 1960s, 24, 2 x 24 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Guatemala, Market, Black and White Photography, ca. 1960s, 24, 2 x 24, 2 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Guatemala, Market, People, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 23, 1 x 17, 1 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Fidel Castro - Vintage Press Print - 1986
Located in Roma, IT
Fidel Castro - Vintage press print, Sepia Photo realized in 1986.
Anniversary Salute -On the occasion of the anniversary in July of 1986 in the city of S...
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1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Guatemala, Lake, Black and White Photography, ca. 1960s, 24, 1 x 24 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Guatemala, Woman, Black and White Photography, ca. 1960s, 23, 1 x 17, 1 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Candidate for U.S. Vice Presidency - Vintage Photograph - 1944
Located in Roma, IT
Candidate for U.S. Vice Presidency Acknowledges Ovation is a black and white photo realized in 1944.
In acknowledgement of the ovation accorded senator Harry S. Truman by cheering delegates a the Democratic Party...
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1940s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Cathedral of Murano - Ancient Silver Salt Photograph - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Cathedral of Murano - Ancient Silver Salt Photograph is a vintage photo realized in the 1860s.
Applied by gluing on a white paper.
Good Conditions and aged margins with some cut an...
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Late 19th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Mexico, Ruins, Mitla, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 17, 1 x 23, 2 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, and the USSR in the 1960s.In the invitation to an exhibition of her works in 2003, one reads:
"Hanna Seidel, observing the world through her camera lens, could capture everyday situtations in a unique manner."A touring exhibition containing 100 selected photographs entitled "From Rio Grande to Cape Horn" was organised by the Commerzbank and Lufthansa in 1965 and had its opening in the Cologne branch of the bank, Unter Sachsenhausen. At the time, the press described the works as being of "enchanting beauty and dignity."The exhibition of 1965 was curated by Hanna Seidel. Vintageprints offered for collectors come from this selection, each work is unique and exists only once, created as a unique print for the exhibition.
Title: Mexico...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Colombia, Rice, Harvest, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 24, 4 x 24, 2 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Colombia, Ships, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 17, 2 x 23, 3 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Columbia, Fortress, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 24, 9 x 24, 3 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Colombia, River, Canal, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 24, 6 x 24, 4 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Colombia, Boat, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 24, 8 x 24, 4 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Reportage from Albania - Tirana - Vintage Photograph - Late 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reportage from Albania - Tirana - Photograph is a color photograph realized in the Late 1980s.
Good conditions.
the landscape of Albania through the art of photography is captured ...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Reportage from Albania - Children in Durazzo - Vintage Photograph - Late 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reportage from Albania - children of Durazzo - Photograph is a color photograph realized in the Late 1980s.
Good conditions.
the landscape of Albania through the art of photography...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Evening Yucca and Palm signed limited Oversize Print
Located in London, GB
Pink Evening Yucca and Palm signed limited Oversize Print
by Stuart Möller
2022
signed limited Oversize Print
Limited to 10 only this size
Archival pigment print
Born in ...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Evening Yucca Plant and Palm Bark signed limited Oversize Print
Located in London, GB
Evening Yucca Plant and Palm Bark signed limited Oversize Print
by Stuart Möller
2022
signed limited Oversize Print
Limited to 10 only this size ...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ecuador, People, Market, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 24, 4 x 24, 5 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Ecuador, Lake, Woman, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 24, 2 x 25 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Arabic Girl - Photograph - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Arabic girl is a silver salt print realized in the early 20th century.
Hand signed lower right in red pencil, not readable.
Includes frame
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Panama, Mother and Daughter, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 23, 2 x 17, 3 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Panama, Man, Coconut, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 23, 2 x 17, 2 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Panama-Canal, Ship, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 24 x 25, 7 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Panama, Ship, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 24, 3 x 24, 1 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, and the USSR in the 1960s.In the invitation to an exhibition of her works in 2003, one reads:
"Hanna Seidel, observing the world through her camera lens, could capture everyday situtations in a unique manner."A touring exhibition containing 100 selected photographs entitled "From Rio Grande to Cape Horn" was organised by the Commerzbank and Lufthansa in 1965 and had its opening in the Cologne branch of the bank, Unter Sachsenhausen. At the time, the press described the works as being of "enchanting beauty and dignity."The exhibition of 1965 was curated by Hanna Seidel. Vintageprints offered for collectors come from this selection, each work is unique and exists only once, created as a unique print for the exhibition.
Title: Panama, Ship...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Florence Devastated by the Waters of the Arno - 1966
Located in Roma, IT
Florence devastated by the waters of the Arno is an original vintage photograph realized by the photography agency of Farabola.
With the stamp of Agency and the notes on the rear.
...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
View of Monuments Of Rome - Original Photograph by L. Tuminello - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
View of Monuments Of Rome is a Vintage Photograph in black and white on paper realized in the late 19th Century by Ludovico Tuminello.
Written Tuminello Roma on the lower.
Included...
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Late 19th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Manuel Komroff
Located in Dallas, TX
Signed by Andre Kertesz
Vintage gelatin silver carte postale
3 1/2 x 5 3/8 in.
Signed in graphite in artist's hand on recto
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Pictorialist Photography, "Pensive Woman"
Located in Rochester, NY
Pictorialist photograph of a young woman. Silver print in the original oak frame. Inscribed on reverse R.S. Paddock, Early 20th century.
Pictorialism is the name given to an interna...
Category
1910s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Airplane, Wheel
By Bill Phelps
Located in Hudson, NY
This is a photograph of a Swiss made Pilatus PC-12 airplane. There are other images in this series as well.
A self-taught photographer, Phelps has won numerous awards for his photog...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Vintage Portrait of Anna Magnani - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of Anna Magnani is a vintage b/w photographic print on single-coated paper, realized in The Mid-20th.
Good conditions.
Anna Magnani was born in Rome, Italy (...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Forum Romanum - Photograph - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Forum Romanum is a Vintage silver salt Photograph in black and white realized in the late 19th Century.
Good condition, aged with some folding.
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Vintage Portrait of Anna Magnani - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of Anna Magnani is a vintage b/w photographic print on single-coated paper, realized in The Mid-20th Century.
Good conditions.
Anna Magnani was born in Rome, Italy...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Airplane, Side Propeller
By Bill Phelps
Located in Hudson, NY
This is a photograph of a Swiss made Pilatus PC-12 airplane. There are other images in this series as well.
A self-taught photographer, Phelps has won numerous awards for his photog...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
Restaurant in Algeria, the Vintage Photograph - Mid-20 century
Located in Roma, IT
Restaurant in Algeria, the Vintage Photograph is an original black and white photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer.
With the stamp of copyright "ASSOCIATED PRESS" on the r...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Fighting Police, Historical Photograph - Mid-20 Century
Located in Roma, IT
The fighting Police, Historical Photograph is an original vintage photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer.
With the stamp of copyright ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Apollo and Diana - Vintage Photograph after Tiepolo - Early 20 Century
Located in Roma, IT
Apollo and Diana after Tiepolo is an original vintage photograph realized in Vicenza in "Villa Valmarana".
With the description on the lower"Naya, V...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rinaldo Asleep - Original Photograph - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rinaldo asleep is an original vintage photograph realized in Vicenza in "Villa Valmarana".
With the description on the lower"Naya, Venezia".
Good conditions.
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Final Judgment by Giotto - Padua - Original photograph - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The final judgment of Giotto- Padua is an original vintage photograph realized in "Cappella degli Scrovegni all'Arena" in Padua.
With the description on the lower.
Good conditions....
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Sacrifice of Iphigenia-Vintage Photograph after Tiepolo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The sacrifice of Iphigenia after Tiepolo is an original vintage photograph realized in Vicenza in "Villa Valmarana".
With the description on the lower"Naya, Venezia".
Good conditio...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Signature - Historical Photographs - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The signature - Historical photographs is an original black and white photograph realized by an anonymous photographer
With the stamp of the ph...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Team in Soldiership in Turin - Vintage B/W photo - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Team in soldiership in Turin is an original black and white photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer in 1930s in Italy, during Fascism.
With the stamp of "Gherlone, Torino" o...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Girl in the Mountain in a School Holiday - Vintage Photograph - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Girl in the mountain in a school holiday is an original black and white photograph realized by the Gherlone photography agency.
With the stamp of "Gherlone, Torino" on the rear.
Good...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Algeria, historical photograph - Mid-20 Century
Located in Roma, IT
Algeria, historical photograph is an original black and white vintage photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer.
With the stamp of copyri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Armida Abandoned - Vintage Photograph after Tiepolo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Armida abandoned by Rinaldo after Tiepolo is an original vintage photograph realized in "Villa Valmarana" in Vicenza
With the description on the lower.
Good conditions.
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Cathedral of Lucca - Vintage Photographic Print - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Cathedral of Lucca is an original photograph taken in Lucca cathedral, realized by an Anonymous photographer.
Titled on the lower with the description in Italian" Altare di S. Re...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Cathedral of Lucca, Monument of Pietro da Noceto- Vintage Photo - Early 1900
Located in Roma, IT
The Cathedral of Lucca, Monument of Pietro da Noceto is an original photograph taken in Lucca cathedral, realized by an Anonymous photographer.
Titled on the lower with the description in Italian...
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Early 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Allegorical Ceiling - Vintage Photograph by Tiepolo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Allegorical ceiling by Tiepolo is an original vintage photograph realized in "Villa Nazionale Venezia" in Venice by Naya photograph agency.
With the description on the lower.
Good ...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Physical Training of Girls - The Fascist Period- Photograph - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
The physical training of girls is an original black and white photograph realized by the Gherlone photography Agency.
With the stamp of "Gherlone, Torino" on the rear.
Good conditi...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Church of St. Marco, Venice - Vintage Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Church of St. Marco, Venice is an original photograph taken in Venice, Italy, realized by an Anonymous photographer.
Producer "Naya venezia".
Titled on the lower, with the descrip...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Women in Uniform in Lines - Vintage B/W photo - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Women in uniform in lines is an original black and white photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer in 1930s in Italy during Fascism.
With the stamp of "Gherlone", Torino" on t...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Airplane, Front Denver, CO
By Bill Phelps
Located in Hudson, NY
This is a photograph of a Swiss made Pilatus PC-12 airplane. There are other Airplane images in this series as well.
The plane is made by Pilatus Aircraft of Stans, Switzerland, sinc...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
The Church of St. Anastasia in Verona - B/W Photograph - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The church of St. Anastasia in Verona is an original photograph taken in Verona, Italy, realized by an Anonymous photographer.
Titled on the lower, with the description.
Very Good c...
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Early 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Church of St. Anastasia in Verona - B/W Photograph - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Church of St. Anastasia in Verona is an original photograph taken in Verona, Italy, realized by an Anonymous photographer.
Titled on the lower, with the description.
Very Good c...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Modern black and white photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Modern 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 purple, blue, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Mark Shaw, Slim Aarons, Kevin Westenberg, and Terry O'Neill. Frequently made by artists working with Silver Gelatin Print, and Digital 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 Modern black and white photography, so small editions measuring 0.63 inches across are also available. Prices for black and white photography made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $22 and tops out at $152,896, while the average work sells for $1,500.