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Modern Black and White Photography

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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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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Modern
Paul Weller by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Paul Weller 1997 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists an...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Ray Winstone by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Ray Winstone by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and mov...
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Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Norah Jones by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Norah Jones 2016 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Party’s Over by Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
High Roller by Arthur Steel The Party’s Over -Kevin Keegan hangs up his football boots and retires after his last ever game playing for Newcastle United. 1984 Arthur recalls: “Be...
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1980s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Luigia "Gina" Lollobrigida, portrait. ca 1950s
Located in Cologne, DE
Luigia "Gina" Lollobrigida (4 July 1927 – 16 January 2023) was an Italian actress, model, photojournalist, artist and politician. She was one of the highest-profile European actresse...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

David Lynch by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
David Lynch Film director David Lynch, Cannes, 2001 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images o...
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Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Billy Bob Thornton by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Billy Bob Thornton by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-cl...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Blur by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Blur London 1995 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists an...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Eddie Vedder by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Eddie Vedder Eddie Vedder,Pearl Jam 1992 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-cl...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Erykah Badu by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Erykah Badu by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and movie...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Jeff Buckley by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Jeff Buckley 1994 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists an...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Pete Doherty by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Pete Doherty by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and movi...
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Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Red Hot Chili Peppers by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Red Hot Chili Peppers 1992 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, ...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Liam Gallagher by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Liam Gallagher by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and mo...
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Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe Throws the First Pitch - Giant Oversize Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Monroe Throws the First Pitch 1958 Frank Worth Marilyn Monroe with Ralph Edwards on a baseball diamond, throwing the first pitch to start a game in 1958. Marilyn Monroe was an Am...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Robin Wright by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Robin Wright 2020 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists a...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Rolling Stones by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Rolling Stones by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and m...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Sting by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Sting 1992 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and movie...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

David Gilmour by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
David Gilmour by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and mo...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Laura and Naomi by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Laura and Naomi 1997 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artist...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Depeche Mode by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Depeche Mode London 1990 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, art...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Elbow by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Elbow 2011 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and movie...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Gary Barlow by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Gary Barlow 2011 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists an...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Bowie On Stage by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Bowie on stage David Bowie on stage, 1990 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-cl...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Leonard Bernstein conducting, ca. 1970s
Located in Cologne, DE
Leonard Bernstein, August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990 was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most importa...
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Late 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Captivated Audience by Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Captivated Audience by Arthur Steel SURREY 1979 All prints are hand signed limited editions, no further prints are produced once sold. paper size - 16 x 12" / 41 x 31 cm signed a...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Jeff Buckley by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Jeff Buckley 1994 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists a...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Pulp by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Pulp 1996 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and movie ...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Paul Weller by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Paul Weller 1997 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists an...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Brett Anderson by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Brett Anderson by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Brett in the dressing room, Suede. 1996 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Pete Doherty by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Pete Doherty 2009 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists a...
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Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Coldplay by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Coldplay by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and movie st...
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Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Coldplay by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Coldplay Los Angeles 2005 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, a...
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Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Daniel BrŸhl by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Daniel BrŸhl 2003 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists a...
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Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Suede by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Suede by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and movie stars...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

David Gilmour by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
David Gilmour 2015 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists ...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Erykah Badu by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Erykah Badu 1997 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Evan Dando by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Evan Dando Evan Dando, The Lemonheads by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class ...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Jake Bugg by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Jake Bugg 2012 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and m...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Kelis by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Kelis 2000 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and movie...
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Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Luna Moss by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Luna Moss Jarvis Cocker, Pulp photographed by Kevin Westenberg for NME Magazine in Paris in July 1996. by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Massive Attack by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Massive Attack 1998 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Michael Stipe by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Michael Stipe by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and mov...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Michael Stipe by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Michael Stipe by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and mov...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Nick Cave by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Nick Cave by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and movie ...
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Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Rick Rubin by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Rick Rubin 2013 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Robert Plant by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Robert Plant 1993 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists a...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Pete Doherty by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Pete Doherty by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and movi...
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Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Pete Doherty by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Pete Doherty 2008 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists an...
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Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Tom Jones by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Tom Jones by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and movie ...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Soundgarden by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Soundgarden by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and movi...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Alan Rickman by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Alan Rickman by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and m...
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Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Sting by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Sting by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and movie stars...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

The KLF by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
The KLF by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and movie st...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Prodigy by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
The Prodigy 1997 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists an...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Script by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
The Script 2012 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and ...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Bono by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Bono 2005 by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and movie ...
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Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Big Bang by Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Big Bang by Arthur Steel QUEEN ELIZABETH TOWER | LONDON 1968 (photo Arthur Steel) A workman in the process of demolishing the old St.Thomas’s Hospital. Camera & Film: Leicaflex SL2,...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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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