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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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Style: Modern
"Frank Sinatra Recording Session" by Murray Garrett
Located in London, GB
"Frank Sinatra Recording Session" by Murray Garrett American singer and actor Frank Sinatra (1915 - 1998) gestures with his hands while singing into a microphone during a recording ...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Suspension Wires - Getty Images Archive, 20th Century Architectural Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty Images), the Getty Images Gallery collection features an extraordinary time capsule of the last century...
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20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White

Peony in water - black and white floral photography, limited edition of 20.
Located in London, GB
Peony in Water presents a study of natural beauty, showcasing a delicate peony floating serenely on a still water surface. The intricate textures of the petals, accentuated by the su...
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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

"Old Fashioned Model" Framed and Signed by Twiggy Archival Pigment Print
Located in London, GB
"Old Fashioned Model" by Terry Fincher November 1966: British fashion model Twiggy (Lesley Hornby) wearing 1920’s style fashions. (Photo by Terry Fincher/Express) Dame Leslie Lawson DBE (née Hornby; born 19 September...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Frida with the Cinzano Bottle - Black and White Photograph, Woman Artist
Located in Denton, TX
Frida with the Cinzano Bottle is a black and white portrait of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo posing with a bottle of alcohol in her cowhide jacket. Open...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Jarvis Cocker Of Pulp In London' (Oversize Limited Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Jarvis Cocker Of Pulp In London' (silver gelatin print Limited Edition) Originally shot for Mojo Magazine under Watyerloo Bridge in London, 2001. A b...
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Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Paris 1952, Place de la Concorde
Located in Cologne, DE
This photograph, taken in 1952, depicts the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France. The scene captures a busy urban atmosphere with classic cars typical of the mid-20th century lining...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

James Dean Behind Fence in Giant - Oversize Limited Print
Located in London, GB
James Dean Behind Fence in Giant 1955 by Frank Worth James Dean in thought seated behind a barbed wire fence for his role in the film 'Giant', 1955. James Byron Dean was an Ameri...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

A dancer frozen mid-performance
Located in Cologne, DE
This dynamic black-and-white photograph, taken by Klaus Redenbacher in 1952, captures a male dancer mid-leap in a moment of sheer power, grace, and precision. Suspended in the air wi...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Roman Holiday (1951) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Roman Holiday (1952) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (photo Phillip Harrington / Alamy Archives) 3rd April 1952. Actress and fashion model Audrey Hepburn preparing for a sc...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Nude Floating (Charis in Pool)
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This silver gelatin print made by Edward Weston's son, Cole, in the 1970s or '80s is titled, numbered, stamped and signed by Cole Weston on the back of the mount.
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1930s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Dali in Port Ligat, 1964
Located in Cologne, DE
Philippe Halsman Dali in Port Ligat, 1964
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

John F. Kennedy Election campaign 1960
Located in Cologne, DE
Born in Cologne in 1922, died in Hamburg in 2004. Apprenticeship as a machinist from 1937, then studied engineering (not completed due to the war). Served in the war and imprisoned....
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Crash Call Phone Box 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...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Pete Doherty - Signed Limited Edition Oversized Print (2008)
Located in London, GB
Pete Doherty - Signed Limited Edition Oversized Print Clash Magazine Cover December 10 2008 London (photo Kevin Westenberg) NB All prints are sig...
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Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

River Club Unveiling Event (Thomas Hart Benton Plate #31)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Michael Mardikes River Club Unveiling Event (Thomas Hart Benton Plate #31) Year: 1956, 2021 Pigment Ink on Archival Paper Photograph Image Size: 13.5x19 in Paper Size: 17x22 in Editi...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Leonard Cohen 1974
Located in London, GB
© Michael Putland Leonard Cohen London 1974 Leonard Cohen was a renowned Canadian singer-songwriter and poet, celebrated for his deep, haunting voice and profound lyrics that delv...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

New Barbarians - Keith Richards & Ronnie Wood 1979
Located in London, GB
© Michael Putland New Barbarians – Keith Richards & Ronnie Wood Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood (of the Rolling Stones) being interviewed to promote their band the New Barbarians, N...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Cafe De Flore, Paris In 19" by Keystone-France
Located in London, GB
"Cafe De Flore, Paris In 1948" by Keystone-France Cafe De Flore, Paris, France, 1948. Unframed Paper Size: 16" x 16'' (inches) Printed 2022 Silver Gel...
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1940s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Louis Armstrong on Stage - 20th Century Photography, Jazz, Famous Musicians
Located in Brighton, GB
Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty Images), the Getty Images Gallery collection features an extraordinary time capsule of the last century...
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20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White

Miles Davis
Located in London, GB
Music has always been a passion for David Bailey. As a teenager, he played the trumpet, thinking for a while that music - rather than photography - might be his future. Among his musical heroes is Miles Davis...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

"David Niven" by Larry Ellis
Located in London, GB
"David Niven" by Larry Ellis British actor David Niven (1910 - 1983) relaxes on a whicker sun-lounger by the sea. Unframed Paper Size: 30" x 40'' (inches...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Jackie Kennedy, Black and White Photography, 1975
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...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Las Vegas Luxury - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Las Vegas Luxury Austrian actress Mara Lane enjoys waiter service in the pool at the Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, 1954. Slim Aarons silver gelatine fi...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

'New England Skiing' Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print
Located in London, GB
New England Skiing (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo By Slim Aarons/Getty Images Archive) Skis leaning against the wall of a hut marked 'Ski Inst...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Calm Sea - Giant Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Calm Sea A view of the sea 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 w...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Taylor In London" by Keystone Features
Located in London, GB
"Taylor In London" by Keystone Features November 1948: The actress Elizabeth Taylor on Westminster Bridge in London. Unframed Paper Size: 16"x 12'' (inches) Printed 2022 Silver Ge...
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1940s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Sabrina (1953) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Sabrina (1953) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) October 1953: Belgian-born actor Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) leans out of a car window on the set ...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Ethel, Joe and Kathleen Kennedy - Vintage Photo by Frank Teti - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Ethel, Joe and Kathleen Kennedy is a b/w photograph by Frank Teti during the 1960s. This picture takes a lovely moment of Ethel, Joe and Kathleen sitting down all together. Print ...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Untitled #7 (Churchill), 2012 - Limited Edition Silver Gelatin print
Located in Brighton, GB
Untitled #7 (Churchill)) from the series Eternal London is a Limited Edition Silver Gelatin print by Giacomo Brunelli. This size of 9" x 12" from a Limited Edition of 10. The 20" x 24" edition is sold out. As the edition sells through, the print increases in price to reflect rarity. Giacomo Brunelli was commissioned by The Photographer's Gallery, London, to capture the heart of the capital city where he lives. Made over the course of 2 years, Eternal London takes Brunelli's distinctive film noir aesthetic to create an evocative and atmospheric view of London, full of powerful light and shadow work. Framed by boldly abstract silhouettes of people and animals, London's famous landmarks are presented in a less-than-obvious way, reflected in the puddles that typify English weather or looming as a mysterious structure in the background. Captured during daily morning walks, Brunelli randomly chose a person to follow before focussing his camera on them. Working discreetly, like early 20th century photographers such as Jacob Riis...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Ella Fitzgerald, unknown Date
Located in Cologne, DE
Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted ...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Paris, Les Halles Food Market, 1930s, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency Keystone View Co, Paris, circa 1930. Paris, A view of The Halles Food Market, in Paris, France. Features: ...
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1930s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

George Harrison, Black and White Photography, 20, 4 x 25, 4 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With a line-up comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they are regarded as the mo...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Chris Martin Coldplay 2003 - Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Chris Martin Coldplay - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print Chris Martin plays piano during a Coldplay concert in New Orleans, January 2003 (photo Kev...
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Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Untitled #12 (Woman's Legs), 2018 - Limited Edition Silver Gelatin print
Located in Brighton, GB
Untitled #12 (Woman's Legs) from the series New York by Giacomo Brunelli is a Silver Gelatin print in a limited edition of 10 in this size. Brunelli shoots uniquely on black and whi...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Black and White Photography, 1970s, 23, 7 x 17, 7 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With a line-up comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they are regarded as the mo...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Newport Tennis Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Newport Tennis 1953 Members of 'old Newport' watching the action on court at Newport Tennis Week, Rhode Island, USA, 1953. Large oversize 30 x 30 inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size ...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

"Audrey Hepburn" by Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"Audrey Hepburn" by Bert Hardy 1st May 1950: Belgian born actress Audrey Hepburn (1929 - 1993) leaning on an ornate urn in Kew Gardens. Original Publicatio...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Digging For Clams 1960 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Digging For Clams Mrs Hans Estin watches her children digging for clams at low tide on Black Beach, Massachusetts Bay, circa 1960. Silver gelatin print Slim Aarons silver gelatin...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Mick in Fur Hood
Located in London, GB
David Bailey Mick in Fur Hood, 1964 Platinum Palladium print on paper Signed by the artist, on verso Image: 49.5 x 49.5 cm Sheet: 59.7 x 68.6 cm Edition of 25 + 1 AP
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Platinum

Saks Fifth Avenue - Model Posing in Silk Taffeta Gown in Springtime New York
Located in Brighton, GB
Saks Fifth Avenue - Model Posing in Silk Taffeta Gown in Springtime New York by Slim Aarons 16 x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "S...
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20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Digital, Black and White

Cambodia Smiles Signed Limited Edition Oversize print
Located in London, GB
Cambodia Smiles by Justin Creedy Smith 2001 Boys after the Sunday’s football match on the floating island of Kompong Phluk on lake Tonle Sap (Cambodia). Photo, 02.12.2001 giant ...
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Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Céline-Signed limited edition nude photography Contemporary black white, Sensual
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Céline - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 5 Woman in black evening dress with bare back in a wild creek with rocks, grainy photograph. This image was cap...
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Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography

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

Marilyn Monroe, unique 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 wit...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Guatemala, Street, People Black and White Photography, ca. 1960s, 29 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...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Bond Girls (1968) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
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...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Bob, Mick and Pete 1978
Located in London, GB
© Michael Putland Bob, Mick and Pete Bob Marley, Mick Jagger and Peter Tosh backstage after Rolling Stones concert at the Palladium Theatre, New York 1978 Bob Marley, Mick Jagger,...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Jackie Kennedy at Madison Square Garden, Black and White Photography, 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...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona, Black and White, USA 1960s, 23 x 16, 8 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1950. Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photogr...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

'Luxury Dining' Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Limited Edition Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Luxury Dining (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Diners in a grand ballroom during a fashion show, circ...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Rome, Shop, Street Photography, Black and White, Italy 1950s, 17, 8 x 13 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatine Print by Erich Andres, ca 1950. Andres was born 1905 in Germany and passed away 1992. He started his career as a photographer in 1920. He was one of the first photogr...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Barns
Located in East Hampton, NY
Title: Barns Black & White Photography Edition of 10 Also available in 20"x30" Edition of 10 *Photography: U Wash Truck, Death Valley and Mulford Lane, Amagansett 2012 have been ...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"E1" Black & White Photography 48" x 48" in Edition 1/10 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"E1" Black & White Photography 48" x 48" in Edition 1/10 by Giuliano Bekor Archival exhibition Giclee Baryta print Not framed. Ships in tube. ELEPHANT series “I just fell in love...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Give Me Five, 1963 - Portrait of Muhammed Ali from the Getty Images Archive
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days. A gorgeous black and white fibre print, available in other sizes. Taken from...
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20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White

Traveling to the seaside in the Volkswagen beetle, Germany 1937 Printed Later
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Karl Heinrich Lämmel. Born on 30 July 1910 in Riesa, Saxony, he has been missing since April 1945. In the thirtie...
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1930s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones 1974
Located in London, GB
© Michael Putland Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones Keith Richards being interviewed at Atlantic Records, London 1974 Keith Richards is the legendary guitarist of The Rolling S...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Palm Bark - Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Palm Bark Signed Limited Edition Stuart Möller paper size - 60x40 inches / 152 x 101 cm Signed and numbered by artist on the front Limited to only 3 this size Unframed Born i...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Frames Of Frank" by Hulton Archive
Located in London, GB
"Frames Of Frank" by Hulton Archive circa 1955: Contact sheet of American actor and singer Frank Sinatra singing in front of a music stand in recording...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

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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Archival Paper, Photogravure

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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