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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
Dori Ghezzi - Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Dori Ghezzi is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s. Good conditions.
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

50x40 Jean Michel Basquiat PHOTOMOSAIC Street Pop Art Archival Photography Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Basquiat"is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smalle...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Signed limited edition nude photography, Contemporary black white - Sandrine
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Sandrine 2 - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 5 Naked woman from behind at a window of an old flat in Brittany, France. Sensual view of her swaying hips ...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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

Figurative photo, Signed limited edition nude print, Black white, Sensual - Punk
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Punk ‘ who was captured on film in 198...
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1980s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Archival Pi...

"Ali" Muhammad Ali Portrait 28x40 Photomosaic Photography Pop Art Unsigned
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Ali" is an a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

64x48" Elvis by Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"ELVIS BY ANDY WARHOL" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images. Archival photographic paper Framin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Ali" Muhammad Ali Portrait 36x48 Photomosaic Photography Pop Art Unsigned
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Ali" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller im...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"50x40" FRIDA KAHLO Photomosaic Pop Art Archival Fine Art Photography Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Frida is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

60x45 Jean Michel Basquiat PHOTOMOSAIC Street Pop Art Photography Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Basquiat"is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smalle...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

60x40 "Triple Elvis by Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"TRIPLE ELVIS BY ANDY WARHOL" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images. Archival photographic paper ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

64x48 " Marlon Brando by Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Unsigned
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Brando" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. This image is made up of 100's of smaller images of Marlon Brando. Archival photographic paper Framing options available
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

60x45 Jean Michel Basquiat PHOTOMOSAIC Street Pop Art Archival Photography Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Basquiat"is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smalle...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

40x50 " Hollywood Sign" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Unsigned
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Hollywood Sign" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. This image is made up of 100's of smaller images of Hollywood related imagery. Archival photographic paper Framing options ava...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Frida with Granizo by Nickolas Muray, 1939, Platinum Print, Photography
Located in Dallas, TX
Frida with Granizo by Nickolas Muray is a black and white portrait of Mexican surrealist painter Frida Kahlo with her pet fawn, Granizo. Platinum Print Image size: 11 x 10.5 in. Pa...
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1930s Modern Black and White Photography

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Platinum

New York City Parade by Karl Struss, 1910, Vintage Gelatin Silver Print
Located in Dallas, TX
New York City Parade by Karl Struss is a vintage photograph documenting a crowd of people in the streets of New York City during a parade. This photograph is a vintage gelatin silve...
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Early 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Terry O'Neill 'Faye Dunaway Beverly Hills Hotel Oscar'
Located in New York, NY
Faye Dunaway at the Beverly Hills Hotel 1977 (printed later) Silver gelatin print 60 x 60 inches Estate stamped and numbered edition of 50 Terry O'Neill (1938-2019) is an English ph...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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C Print

64x48" Elvis by Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"ELVIS BY ANDY WARHOL" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images. Archival photographic paper Framin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

64x48 "Dr Dre The Chronic Cassette" Photomosaic Pop Art Photography Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Dr Dre The Chronic Cassette" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. This image is made up of 100's of smaller images of Dr Dre imagery. Archival photographic paper Signed edition of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Italian Actress and Singer Loretta Goggi - B/w Photo - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian actress and singer Loretta Goggi during "Canzonissima '72". Lightly damaged.
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Macaroni, from Bauhaus I Portfolio
By Irene Bayer
Located in Dallas, TX
Bauhaus I Portfolio Ed. 33/70 Signed and dated in black ink on print margin.
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1920s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Elvis Presley Andy Warhol 20x10 Photomosaic Photography Aluminum Metal Pop Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Elvis by Warhol " is an acrylic photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

50x40 Jean Michel Basquiat PHOTOMOSAIC Pop Art Archival Photography Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Basquiat"is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smalle...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

50x40 Jean Michel Basquiat PHOTOMOSAIC Street Pop Art Archival Photography Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Basquiat"is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smalle...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

64x48" Elvis by Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"ELVIS BY ANDY WARHOL" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images. Archival photographic paper Framin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Italian filmmaker Alberto Bevilacqua - B/w Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo
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1980s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

60x45 Jean Michel Basquiat PHOTOMOSAIC Street Pop Art Archival Photography Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Basquiat"is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smalle...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Jeanloup Sieff - Intimode - Les Dessous de la mode
Located in Cologne, DE
From a Portfolio with 26 exclusive works of Jeanloup Sieff, limited to 200 copies. The photograph of Jeanloup Sieff has been produced as Collotype under the direct commandment of the...
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1980s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photogravure, Archival Paper

"Ali" Muhammad Ali Portrait 28x40 Boxing Photography Pop Art Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Ali" is a photomosaic artwork by "Destro". The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Nude Female Torso In Water' OVERSIZE C Print
By Kennet Havgaard
Located in London, GB
'Nude Female Torso In Water' by Kennet Havgaard Exquisite, very large 40x30" inches / 101 x 76 cm C Print. Stamped. Free shipping. (This image by Kennet Havgaard / Getty Images)
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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C Print

Jeanloup Sieff - Intimode - Les Dessous de la mode
Located in Cologne, DE
From a Portfolio with 26 exclusive works of Jeanloup Sieff, limited to 200 copies. The photograph of Jeanloup Sieff has been produced as Collotype under the direct commandment of the...
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1980s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photogravure, Archival Paper

Skating Waiter by Horace Abrahams
Located in London, GB
"Skating Waiter" by Horace Abrahams 8th January 1938: A waiter skates across the ice at St. Moritz carrying a tray of drinks for his customers. Unframed Paper Size: 60" x 40'' (in...
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1930s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Jackie Kennedy, Thomas Hoving, Black and White, MET, USA, 1976, 18, 1 x 12, 7 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite, writer, and photographer who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of President John F. Kennedy. Her popularity as First Lady was due to her devotion to historical preservation of the White House, her fashion sense, and her devotion to her children, which endeared her to the American public. During her lifetime, Jackie was regarded as an international fashion icon. Her ensemble of a pink Chanel...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Salvador Dali
Located in New York, NY
Silver Gelatin Print Signed & Numbered in blue pencil verso Along with copy right stamps and the negative number written in regular pencil Sheet size: 15.8 x 12 Image size: 14.63 x...
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Late 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

VIP American in 1960s - Vintage b/w Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
VIP American in 1960s is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions. With the stamp of copyright on the rear.
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

50x40 Jean Michel Basquiat PHOTOMOSAIC Street Pop Art Archival Photography Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Basquiat"is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smalle...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

60x45 Jean Michel Basquiat PHOTOMOSAIC Street Pop Art Photography Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Basquiat"is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smalle...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Tania Mallet' V&A Portfolio Fashion Photography Limited Edition print
Located in London, GB
'Tania Mallet' V&A Portfolio Limited Edition print The exquisite Tania Mallet modelling a hat, John French (1907-66), London, 1960 © Victoria and Albert Museum, London Fashion P...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

50x40" Elvis by Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Unsigned Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"ELVIS BY ANDY WARHOL" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images. Archival photographic paper Framin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

A Scene from the Movie "Crimes of the Heart" - Vintage b/w Photo - 1986
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. Sissi Spacek, Diane Keaton and Jessica Lange in a scene from the Movie "Crimes of the Heart".
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1980s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

"60x48" FRIDA KAHLO Photomosaic Pop Art Archival Fine Art Photography Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Frida is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"E1" Photography (FRAMED) 48" x 48" inch Edition 1/10 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"E1" Photography (FRAMED) 48" x 48" inch Edition 1/10 by Giuliano Bekor Archival exhibition Giclee Baryta print, Coated and mounted on dibond Custom frame Roma, 2.5" width ELEPH...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Ali" Muhammad Ali Portrait 60x45 Photomosaic Photography Pop Art Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Ali" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller im...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

64x48 " Elvis by Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Unsigned Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"ELVIS BY ANDY WARHOL" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. This image is made up of 100's of smaller images of Elvis Presley. Archival photographic paper Framing options available
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"E2" Photography 60" x 60" inch Edition 1/10 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"E2" Photography 60" x 60" inch Edition 1/10 by Giuliano Bekor From ELEPHANT series Archival exhibition Giclee Baryta print, Coated and mounted on dibond Custom frame Roma, 2.5" ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Jeanloup Sieff - Intimode - Les Dessous de la mode
Located in Cologne, DE
From a Portfolio with 26 exclusive works of Jeanloup Sieff, limited to 200 copies. The photograph of Jeanloup Sieff has been produced as Collotype under the direct commandment of the...
Category

1980s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photogravure, Archival Paper

64x48" Elvis by Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"ELVIS BY ANDY WARHOL" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images. Archival photographic paper Editio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Marlene Wears Christian Dior' (Limited Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Marlene Wears Christain Dior' Marlene Dietrich wearing a Christian Dior design, in Stage Fright, 1949. A stunning image of the film actress looking glamorous and decadent. (phot...
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1940s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

64x48 " Marlon Brando by Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Brando" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. This image is made up of 100's of smaller images of Marlon Brando. Archival photographic paper Framing options available Signed editio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe, print of 1988 from original negative
Located in Cologne, DE
Ed Feingersh photographed Marilyn Monroe for Redbook magazine in March 1955 for a story which would follow Monroe through her daily routine, the photography to be candid and shot without flash in available light. The photographs he made of her during the week March 24–30, 1955 as she prepares for two appearances; opening night of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Morosco Theatre and being fitted with a burlesque corset for her ride on a pink elephant at a charity event at Madison Square Garden. (from Wikipedia) This is a unique silver gelatine print, made in 1988 from the original negative.
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The Italian Actress Laura Belli - B/w Photo - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo. The Italian actress Laura Belli in a scene from "Gamma", by Salvatore Nocita.
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1980s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Elegant Daywear (1957) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Elegant Daywear (1957) - Limited Estate Stamped - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo By Popperfoto/Getty Images Archive) A young woman modelling an outfit consisting of a three-qu...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

84x48 "Triple Elvis by Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"TRIPLE ELVIS BY ANDY WARHOL" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images. Archival photographic paper ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

50x40" Elvis by Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"ELVIS BY ANDY WARHOL" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. Archival photographic paper Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images. Editio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Henry Grossman, Bobby Kennedy, Election campaign, 1968
Located in Cologne, DE
Henry Grossman, Bobby Kennedy (Robert Francis Kennedy (1925–1968)), Election campaign, 1968, Vintage
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Portrait of Ted Kennedy - Press Photo by Ron Galella - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Ted Kennedy is a black and white press photograph by Ron Galella dating back to the 1960s. Print on Baryta paper with a stamp of the photograp...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

64x48 " Hollywood Sign" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Hollywood Sign" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. This image is made up of 100's of smaller images of Hollywood related imagery. Archival photographic paper Framing options ava...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

60x40 "Dr Dre The Chronic Cassette" Photomosaic Pop Art Photography Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Dr Dre The Chronic Cassette" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. This image is made up of 100's of smaller images of Dr Dre imagery. Archival photographic paper Signed edition of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"60x45" FRIDA KAHLO Photomosaic Pop Art Archival Fine Art Photography
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Frida i is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. The first release in a series mosaic works called "Icons". Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

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.

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