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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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Modern
Kennedy And Friends Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Kennedy And Friends
1953
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
1953: Senator John F. Kennedy (1917 – 1963), Shirley Rogan Ellis and Betty LoSavio at Montego Bay Airpor...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jackie Kennedy in Monacco, France
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 P...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Star Wars, Chewbacca and Luke, Sience Fiction Filmstill, 1977
Located in Cologne, DE
The original Star Wars trilogy, formerly marketed as the Star Wars Trilogy (and colloquially referred to as the 'original trilogy'), is the first set of three films produced in the S...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Sex Flower - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Sex Flower
A pink hibiscus flower photographed following rain.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stuart Möller ...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Star Wars, Sience Fiction Filmstill, 1977
Located in Cologne, DE
The original Star Wars trilogy, formerly marketed as the Star Wars Trilogy (and colloquially referred to as the 'original trilogy'), is the first set of three films produced in the S...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
New York Glitter - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
New York Glitter
A building in Manhattan New York City, New York. 2014.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stuart...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Catfight Female Mud Wrestlers 5 By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Catfight Female Mud Wrestlers 5
By Arthur Steel
Paper size: 16 x 13" / 41 x 33 cm
Silver Gelatin Print
1980 (printed later)
unframed
hand signed
limited edition of 50
note other...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Dark Wave I - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Dark Wave I
A single wave at night.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stuart Möller is a fine art photographer ...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Agave - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Agave
Agave succulent.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stuart Möller is a fine art photographer whose images a...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Star Wars, Luke Skywalker, Sience Fiction Filmstill, 1977
Located in Cologne, DE
The original Star Wars trilogy, formerly marketed as the Star Wars Trilogy (and colloquially referred to as the 'original trilogy'), is the first set of three films produced in the S...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Street Games" by Thurston Hopkins
Located in London, GB
"Street Games" by Thurston Hopkins
A young child wearing an Indian headdress hides in a coal hole as he takes aim under the watchful eye of a friend....
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
View From The Bridge - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
View From The Bridge
A view of New York City from the Brooklyn Bridge, New York.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the worl...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Jackie O. at the airport, Paris, France
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 P...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Jackie Kennedy on board, ca 1970s
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 P...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Unforgiven - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Unforgiven
Rocks and cacti near a coastline.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stuart Möller is a fine art phot...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Calm Sea - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Calm Sea
A view of the sea at dusk in Sri Lanka.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stuart Möller is a fine art p...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
View From The Bridge - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
View From The Bridge
A view of New York City from the Brooklyn Bridge, New York.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the worl...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Grey Wave - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Grey Wave
A single wave at dusk.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stuart Möller is a fine art photographer whos...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Palm Blue House - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Palm Blue House
A tall palm tree stretches above the shell of a blue coloured house near Galle, Sri Lanka.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having ...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Opera House - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Opera House
A view of the Sydney Opera House Australia.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stuart Möller is a fin...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Guggenheim - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Guggenheim
General view of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Art Museum, New York City, New York.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Black Leaf - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Black Leaf
Banana Leaf.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stuart Möller is a fine art photographer whose images ...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Harbour Bridge - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Harbour Bridge
A view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney New South Wales Australia.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over t...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Foliage I - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Foliage I
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stuart Möller is a fine art photographer whose images are often chara...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Harbour Bridge - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Harbour Bridge
A view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney New South Wales Australia.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over t...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sex Flower - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Sex Flower
A pink hibiscus flower photographed following rain.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stuart Möller ...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Journey - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Dark Wave I
A single wave at night.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stuart Möller is a fine art photographer ...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Jackie Kennedy at the Airport in Paris, France, ca. 1970s
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 P...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Incidental Sculpture - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Incidental Sculpture
Wire and tags are bent and shaped by the sea and embedded in the sand on a beach.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grow...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Unforgiven - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Unforgiven
Rocks and cacti near a coastline.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stuart Möller is a fine art phot...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Black Leaf - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Black Leaf
Banana Leaf.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stuart Möller is a fine art photographer whose images ...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Foliage I - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Foliage I
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stuart Möller is a fine art photographer whose images are often chara...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Star Wars, Darth Vader and Leia, Sience Fiction Filmstill, 1977
Located in Cologne, DE
The original Star Wars trilogy, formerly marketed as the Star Wars Trilogy (and colloquially referred to as the 'original trilogy'), is the first set of three films produced in the S...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Dark Wave I - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Dark Wave I
A single wave at night.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stuart Möller is a fine art photographer ...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Grey Wave - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Grey Wave
A single wave at dusk.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stuart Möller is a fine art photographer whos...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Incidental Sculpture - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Incidental Sculpture
Wire and tags are bent and shaped by the sea and embedded in the sand on a beach.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grow...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Star Wars, Leia and Luke, Sience Fiction Filmstill, 1977
Located in Cologne, DE
The original Star Wars trilogy, formerly marketed as the Star Wars Trilogy (and colloquially referred to as the 'original trilogy'), is the first set of three films produced in the S...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Kings Of Hollywood Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Kings Of Hollywood
1957
by Slim Aarons
printed 2023
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Clark Gable (1901 – 1960), Van Heflin (1910 – 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 – 1961) and James St...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Brigitte Bardot profile, black and white
Located in Cologne, DE
Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot, born 28 September 1934, often referred to by her initials B.B. is a French animal rights activist and former actress, singer, and model. Famous for portra...
Category
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Angry Dockers By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Angry Dockers
By Arthur Steel
Paper size: 16 x 13" / 41 x 33 cm
Silver Gelatin Print
1970 (printed later)
unframed
hand signed
limited edition of 50
note other print sizes and f...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Upper Glasses Royal Ascot By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Upper Glasses Royal Ascot
By Arthur Steel
Paper size: 34 x 26" / 86x66 cm
Silver Gelatin Print
1970 (printed later)
unframed
hand signed
limited edition of 50
note other print ...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Catfight Female Mud Wrestlers 3 By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Catfight Female Mud Wrestlers 3
By Arthur Steel
Paper size: 16 x 13" / 41 x 33 cm
Silver Gelatin Print
1980 (printed later)
unframed
hand signed
limited edition of 50
note other...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Foliage I - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Foliage I
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stuart Möller is a fine art photographer whose images are often chara...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Sun Beams Into Grand Central Station" by Hal Morey
Located in London, GB
"Sun Beams Into Grand Central Station" by Hal Morey
Beams of sunlight streaming through the windows at Grand Central Station, New York City, circa 1930.
Un...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Unforgiven - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Unforgiven
Rocks and cacti near a coastline.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stuart Möller is a fine art phot...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Black Leaf - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Black Leaf
Banana Leaf.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stuart Möller is a fine art photographer whose images ...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Audrey Atomic by BATIK
By BATIK
Located in London, GB
Audrey Atomic
by BATIK
Pop Artwork of the iconic Audrey Hepburn during filming of Breakfast At Tiffany's.
BATIK is an increasingly collectable pop artist currently living and wor...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Istan Petal - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Istan Petal
A Bougenvillia petal floats on the surface of a swimming pool.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stu...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Crash Call Phone Box By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Crash Call Phone Box
By Arthur Steel
Paper size: 34 x 26" / 86x66 cm
Silver Gelatin Print
1970 (printed later)
unframed
hand signed
limited edition of 50
note other print sizes...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
George Best Bath By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
George Best Bath
By Arthur Steel
Paper size: 44 x 33.5" / 112 x 85 cm
Silver Gelatin Print
1980 (printed later)
unframed
hand signed
limited edition of 30
note other print sizes...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Incidental Sculpture - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Incidental Sculpture
Wire and tags are bent and shaped by the sea and embedded in the sand on a beach.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grow...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Crash Test Dummies By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Crash Test Dummies
By Arthur Steel
Paper size: 24 x 19" / 61x48 cm
Silver Gelatin Print
1968 (printed later)
unframed
hand signed
limited edition of 30
note other print sizes a...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Guy The Gorilla Regent's Park London By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Guy The Gorilla Regent's Park London
By Arthur Steel
Paper size: 44 x 33.5" / 112 x 85 cm
Silver Gelatin Print
1970 (printed later)
unframed
hand signed
limited edition of 30
no...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Backgammon By The Pool Essentials Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Backgammon By The Pool
1959
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Countess Peter Jean-Baptiste de Manio (left) and Mary-Beth Turner playing backgammon by a swimming po...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Bond Girls (1968) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
By Larry Ellis
Located in London, GB
Bond Girls (1968) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Alfred Hind Robinson/Getty Images Archive)
Australian actor George Lazenby poses with several of his female co-stars whilst filming the new James Bond film 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' in the Swiss Alps, 22nd October 1968. From left to right, the actresses are (at the back) Helena Ronee, Zaheera, Catherina von Schell, (sitting) Anouska Hempel...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Catfight Female Mud Wrestlers 4 By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Catfight Female Mud Wrestlers 4
By Arthur Steel
Paper size: 16 x 13" / 41 x 33 cm
Silver Gelatin Print
1980 (printed later)
unframed
hand signed
limited edition of 50
note other...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Soho Waiters’ Race Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
Soho Waiters’ Race
1955
by Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Waiters carrying half bottles of champagne set off on the annual waiters’ race from Soho Square to Greek Street, in London...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Kevin Keegan By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Kevin Keegan
By Arthur Steel
Paper size: 44 x 33.5" / 112 x 85 cm
Silver Gelatin Print
1980 (printed later)
unframed
hand signed
limited edition of 30
note other print sizes and...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
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.