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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
Light Streams, Taos, New Mexico
Located in Dallas, TX
"I like to go back to a place. Seasons change. Light, which is theater, changes. Nature is tumultuous, and our contact with it makes life happen.” - David H. Gibson David H. Gibson ...
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Late 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Lipstick Check" by Thurston Hopkins
Located in London, GB
"Lipstick Check" by Thurston Hopkins 7th November 1953: A contestant in a 'Miss World' beauty competition sponsored by Mecca Dancing applying her lipstick using a shiny car as a mirror. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6785 - The Beauty Contest...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Richard Ashcroft - Signed Limited Edition Oversized Print (2000)
Located in London, GB
Richard Ashcroft - Signed Limited Edition Oversized Print Mojo Magazine Cover April 27 2000 London (photo Kevin Westenberg) NB All prints are sig...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Jackie Onassis leaves Paris, France, 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, Silver Gelatin

Würzburg, Germany 1935, 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

Pamplona, Spain, 1936, Civil War, View from a tower
Located in Cologne, DE
Silver Gelatin Print by Erich Andres, 1936. 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 photographe...
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1930s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Norman Parkinson 'Rachel Fitzgerald on BBC, 1953'
Located in New York, NY
Model Rachel Fitzgerald for Vogue’s ‘Export Book’ story featuring BBC, June 1953. Rachel Fitzgerald on BBC, 1953 Silver gelatin print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on ve...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The Protest - Historical Photograph About the Feminist Movement - 1978
Located in Roma, IT
The protest - Historical photograph about the feminist movement is an original black and white photograph realized in Rome in 1978 by the Agency of "Ansa" ...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Hombre en movimiento 4. Acto Dos, series. Male Nude. Black and White Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Hombre en movimiento 4 by Ricky Cohete Small size: 20 in H x 30 in W. Edition of 13 + 1AP Unframed All prices are quoted as "initial price" and may change due to current sales. Exp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Grace Kelly - Portrait Photography, Figurative Photography, Black & White
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

Marilyn On The Roof (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Marilyn On The Roof (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Ed Feingersh/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) American actress Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) leans over the bal...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

New York City Skyline and Ferry, 1960s
Located in Cologne, DE
This black-and-white photograph captures the dramatic skyline of New York City, with towering skyscrapers rising above the water. In the foreground, a ferry glides across the river, ...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Beskydy : Czech Mountains - Original Gelatin Silver Photograph, 1956
Located in Paris, IDF
Josef Sudek Beskydy : Czech Mountains, 1959 Original gelatin silver print 11.5 x 14 cm (c. 4.3 x 6.7 in) Dated and titled on the back Signed on the back by Petr Helbich (the assista...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Palms Reflected Oversize Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Palm Reflections by Stuart Möller Oversize 40 x 30" inches / 101 x 76 cm paper size Archival pigment print signed and numbered in pencil by artist on front Unframed (framing ava...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Visiting Las Vegas, 1962
Located in Cologne, DE
The black-and-white photograph titled Visiting Las Vegas, 1962 offers a snapshot of the vibrant atmosphere in a casino during the early 1960s. The scene captures a row of vintage slo...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

'Art Deco Greta Garbo' Giant Oversize print
Located in London, GB
'Art Deco Greta Garbo' Greta Garbo in 'Mata Hari,' 1931. (Photo: Clarence Sinclair Bull) Beautiful mint condition Giant Archival Pigment print measuring a very large 60 x 40 inches / 152 x 101 cm's Edge Prints...
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1930s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Cows, Black and White Photography, USA, Texas, 1960s, 16, 2 x 23, 2 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

Jesse Jackson, ca. 1950s
Located in Cologne, DE
Jesse Jackson by Flip Schulke
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

James Dean Sitting at Car Rally - Oversize Limited Print
Located in London, GB
James Dean Sitting at Car Rally by Globe Photo Archives Candid black and white capture of actor and racer James Dean sitting with his back turne...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Würzburg, Germany 1935, 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

Muhammad Ali In London - Oversize Pigment Fine Art Baryta Print
By Len Trievnor
Located in London, GB
Muhammad Ali In London - Oversize Pigment Fine Art Baryta Print American Heavyweight boxer, Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali, 1942 - 2016), relaxing his hotel room, London, 27th Ma...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Jackie Kennedy, Black and White Photography, ca. 1970s, 25, 4 x 20, 5 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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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

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

Agatha Christie at home
Located in Cologne, DE
Agatha Christie at home 1959.
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Behind the Camera - 20th Century Photography, Elizabeth Taylor, Hollywood, Film
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

Boy. Black and White Limited Edition Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Boy, 2023 by Ricky Cohete Archival pigment print Image size: 36 in H x 24 in W. Edition of 10 + 1AP Unframed _________________________ Ricky Cohete was born in a coastal city in Ec...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Catfight Female Mud Wrestlers 5 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...
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1980s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Jackie Kennedy with company, 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

A ca. 1920s Tina Modotti photograph of a Diego Rivera Mural
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1920s Tina Modotti photograph of a Diego Rivera mural, depicting the Agricultural School in Chapingo, Mexico. Stamped “Photographs-Tina Modotti Mexico, D.F.” on reverse. Photogra...
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1920s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Pottery, Shop, Street Photography, Black and White, Italy 1950s, 17.8 x 12.4 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

Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for Giant - Oversize Limited Print
Located in London, GB
Elizabeth Taylor with Sunglasses for "Giant" 1955 by Frank Worth This iconic and elegant portrait captured by celebrity photographer Frank Worth features actress Elizabeth Taylor o...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Pearl Jam by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Pearl Jam 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 s...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

NEW Slim Aarons 'Palm Beach Fox Hunt' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Hunt followers on horseback among a pack of dogs during a fox hunt, Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1955. Slim Aarons Palm Beach Fox Hunt 1955 Fiber Print Estate signature stamped and h...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Animal Friends" by Fox Photos
Located in London, GB
"Animal Friends" by Fox Photos 15th July 1931: Two women in bathing suits share a snack with a couple of sea lions during a display in Paris. Unframed Pape...
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1930s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

"Dangerous Perch" by Fox Photos
Located in London, GB
"Dangerous Perch" by Fox Photos Evacuee Barrie Peacop enjoys an ice cream as he sits on a mine washed up on the beach at Deal in Kent, 7th February 1940. U...
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1940s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Soho Waiters' Race (1955) - Slim Aarons- Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Soho Waiters' Race (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images) Waiters carrying half bottles of champagne set off on the annual...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

"Swan In A Car" by Fox Photos
Located in London, GB
"Swan In A Car" by Fox Photos 6th April 1936: A tame swan named Leila is given a lift in the back of a car. Unframed Paper Size: 30" x 40'' (inches) Printed 2022 Silver Gelatin Fi...
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1930s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

"Paul Newman" by William Lovelace
Located in London, GB
"Paul Newman" by William Lovelace American film actor Paul Newman at the Oscars award ceremony in Hollywood. Unframed Paper Size: 24" x 20'' (inches) Pri...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Bowie And Ronson On Stage - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Bowie And Ronson On Stage - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print David Bowie and Mick Ronson Guitar Fellatio, 1972 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. Edit...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Big Ben From The South Bank" by Nat Norman
Located in London, GB
"Big Ben From The South Bank" by Nat Norman A woman looking across the Thames towards the Palace of Westminster, London, circa 1955. Unframed Paper Size: 16"x 12'' (inches) Printe...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Woman, street photography, Black and White, Paris, 1950s, 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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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

River Pregel with Green Bridge and stock exchange, Germany 1934 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

Mick Jagger by Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Mick Jagger by Arthur Steel FORTY LICKS MICK JAGGER THE ROLLING STONES LONDON 1977 (photo Arthur Steel) Mick Jagger wearing the famous Forty Licks t-shirt, aged 34. Arthur rec...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Cerro de Hombres. From the Cerros, series. B&W Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cerro. From the "Cerros" series by Ricky Cohete From the "Cerros" series Small size: 30 in H x 20 in W. Edition of 13 Unframed Exploring color in the darkness, inspired by the Ita...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Jackie Onassis, Black and White Photography, ca. 1960
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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Silver Gelatin

Reportage from Albania - Durazzo - Vintage Photograph - Late 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Reportage from Albania - Durazzo - Photograph is a color photograph realized in the Late 1980s. Good conditions. the landscape of Albania through the art of photography is captured...
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1980s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Jackie Kennedy; Street, Black and White Photography; ca. 1970s, 30, 2 x 20, 2 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 P...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

The Beatles, Office, Black and White Photography, 25, 4 x 20, 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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Silver Gelatin

Untitled #18 (Car Plaza Hotel), 2017 - Limited Edition Silver Gelatin print
Located in Brighton, GB
Untitled #3 (Man's Raincoat) from the series New York by Giacomo Brunelli is a Silver Gelatin print in a limited edition of 10 in this size. Prints increase in price as the edition ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Bob Dylan
Located in London, GB
David Bailey Bob Dylan, 1986 Lambda Silver Gelatin print on paper, framed Signed by the artist, on verso Sheet: 116 x 140 cm Edition of 10
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1980s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

' Agave II ' Signed Limited Edition Oversize print
Located in London, GB
' Agave II ' Signed Limited Edition GIANT Oversize print by Stuart Möller limited edition to 10 only this size - signed Gorgeous archival pigment print measuring a large 30 x 20...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Suriname, People, Village, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 26, 1 x 24, 1 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Ski Jump (1956) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Ski Jump (1956) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy) 1st October 1956. A skier jumping into the air. Additional I...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Wedding John F. Kennedy & Jacqueline Kennedy - Official Press Photo
Located in Cologne, DE
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States fr...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Supergiant - C3PO Star Wars Archival Pigment Print - Framed in gold gilt
Located in London, GB
Super Giant Oversize - C3PO Star Wars Archival Pigment Print 1977 by Geoff Wilkinson / Mirror Trinity Group Archive size : 71 x 45.5" inches / 180 x 116 cm paper size print type ...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Ella Fitzgerald - Concert in East-Berlin 1967
Located in Cologne, DE
This evocative black-and-white photograph captures the iconic jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald in a moment of deep emotion during a live performance in East Germany (DDR) in 1967. In this intimate shot, Fitzgerald is seen gently holding a silk handkerchief, which adds a sense of vulnerability and grace to her presence on stage. Her eyes are closed, and her expression conveys a profound connection to the music...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White

Duffy - Aladdin Sane - David Bowie - original negative re-work edition
Located in London, GB
ALADDIN SANE REMASTERED BLACK & WHITE NEGATIVE 2011 Very large exquisite archival pigment print 40x40 in / 101 x 101 cm paper size unframed Limited edition Estate Stamped 25 only this size other sizes available are : 18 x 18 in 24 x24 in shipped tracked and securely ALADDIN SANE REMASTERED BLACK & WHITE NEGATIVE – 2011 Taken by Duffy during the second of Five Sessions with David Bowie...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment, Black and White

Mercury And May - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Mercury And May - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print Freddie Mercury and Brian May in a recording studio, 1974 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbe...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"2 Negro Women Carrying Packages - One has Surplus Relief Commodities on Head"
Located in Astoria, NY
Marion Post Wolcott (American, 1910-1990), "2 Negro Women Carrying Packages - One has Surplus Relief Commodities on Head", Gelatin Silver Print, 1940, likely printed later, signed, t...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Cannon Drive' 1952 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Cannon Drive' 1952: Cars driving along Cannon Drive, Beverly Hills, California. 30x30 inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim A...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

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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