Modern Black and White Photography
MODERN STYLE
The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.
Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.
The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.
Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.
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Style: Modern
Unforgiven - Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Unforgiven - Signed Limited Edition
Stuart Möller
Rocks and cacti near a coastline.
This print :
paper size - 30 x 40 inches / 76 x 101 cm
Signed and numbered by artist on the fron...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Bond Girls" by Larry Ellis
By Larry Ellis
Located in London, GB
"Bond Girls" by Larry Ellis
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
Ethel, Joe and Kathleen Kennedy - Vintage Photo by Frank Teti - 1960s
By Frank Teti
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 ...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Saks Fifth Avenue - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Digital C-Type Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Please note that as of 1st March 2025, the Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Collection aligned its pricing across the entire collection.
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced t...
Category
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Digital, Black and White
Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Beat Poet Peter Orlovsky Beatnik Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
Peter Orlovsky reads poem disrobed at Judson Memorial Church. Behind him is Allen Ginsberg - December 6th, 1964. (by Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village, New York City.)
Phot...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
NEW: Slim Aarons 'Dixieland Jam in Rome' Midcentury Modern Photography
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
An impromptu concert in Rome with American Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong (1901 - 1971), Earl 'Fatha' Hines (1905 - 1983) on piano and Jack Teagarden (1905 - 1964) on trom...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Twiggy and John Steed (Patrick Macnee) 1968 Limited Estate Print
By David Steen
Located in London, GB
Twiggy and John Steed (Patrick Macnee)
Lesley Lawson (born 19 September 1949) is an English model, actress, and singer widely known by the nickname Twiggy....
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Sexy Scot" by Bob Haswell
By Bob Haswell
Located in London, GB
"Sexy Scot" by Bob Haswell
28th October 1963: British actor Sean Connery lounges on a sofa with a cigarette. He is in London during filming of the thriller 'Woman of Straw' with Gin...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Italian Party (1949) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
New Look (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Bert Hardy/Picture Post/Getty Images)
September 1949: A party given by the mayor of Positano for Mercy Haystead (right), an 1...
Category
1940s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
48x36 "Andy Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Exhibition Print
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Andy" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro.
Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images.
Museum grade exhibition poster print
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Jackie Kennedy Onassis; Madison Square Garden, Jimmy Carter, USA, 30, 7 x 20, 2 cm
By Nik Wheeler
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
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
View from Charing Cross Road towards Cambridge Circus, London
Located in Middletown, NY
Gelatin silver print on baryta paper. Later print. Image dimensions 11 1/2 x 14 3/4 in (292 × 375 mm); sheet dimensions 12 x 15 1/4 in (304 × 388 mm); archivally matted and framed.
The verso signed "W. Suschitzky", hand annotated and dated "London, Cambridge Circus, Charing Cross...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Joan Crawford (1933) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Joan Crawford (1933) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo by Pictorial Press / Alamy Archives)
1933
Joan Crawford (1905-1977) US film actress.
Additional Information:
U...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe at the Gala, unique print of 1988 from original negative
Located in Cologne, DE
This black-and-white photograph captures a candid moment of Marilyn Monroe at a glamorous gala during the 1950s. In the foreground, Monroe sits elegantly in her seat, surrounded by o...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
James Dean As Jett Rink in "Giant" - Oversize Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
James Dean As Jett Rink in "Giant"
by Globe Photo Archives
James Dean posed leaning with his hand on a fence post while filming a scene for "Giant"1955. Giant was the last of James...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Jeanloup Sieff - Intimode - Les Dessous de la mode
Located in Cologne, DE
From a Portfolio with 26 exclusive works of Jeanloup Sieff, limited to 200 copies.
The photograph of Jeanloup Sieff has been produced as Collotype under the direct commandment of the...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photogravure
9/9/99 #3
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This silver gelatin print is signed, dated and editioned in pencil on the front of the mount with the artist's studio stamp on the back of the mount. From an edition of 50, this icon...
Category
1990s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Venice - Gondola on Water with Skyline, Italy, 1950s, 17, 2 x 22, 8 cm
By Erich Andres
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...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Jackie Kennedy - Original Press Photo
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
Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Jayne Mansfield Casino - Oversize Limited Print
Located in London, GB
Jayne Mansfield Casino 1955
by Frank Worth
This action shot features bombshell star Jayne Mansfield playing roulette in Las Vegas circa 1955
Captured by celebrity photographer Fr...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Swan Dive (1956) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Swan Dive (1956) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy)
1st March 1956.
A man swan diving from the high diving boar...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Blondie Poses by Martyn Goddard Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Blondie Poses
Debbie Harry with a Camera on a Tripod 1978
Photo by Martyn Goddard
Printed 2024.
Signed limited edition photograph; edition of 25 in this size.
20×24 inch paper s...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Retro Hotel Lobby of the 1970ies, Limited Edition, Printed Later
Located in Cologne, DE
Walter Rudolph: Since the early 1970s, the tourist photographer, together with his wife, supplied picture series over more than 25 years to the internationally active picture agencie...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Color
Venice - Gondoliers in a hidden channel
By Erich Andres
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...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Two different models of the Volkswagen beetle, Germany 1938 Printed Later
Located in Cologne, DE
One of the photographers at Mauritius Publishing based in Berlin was Nolte. His work is an unparalleled and intriguing insight into the working and everyday life of the time. Impress...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Rue Mouffetard, Paris. Black and White. Portrait. Limited edition Photograph
By Uwe Ommer
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Rue Mouffetard
size: 20 x 16 inches.
Edition 12
Unframed
Black and white edition
1964, Uwe Ommer, a young 20-year-old photographer who recently arrive...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Black and White
Water Skiing (1950) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Gorgeous Joan (1931) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy)
A woman in white two-piece bathing suit water skiing cir...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
New York and the East River, 1975 Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Poly-Press, Bonn, Germany. A view of Manhattan and the East River, circa 1975.
Features:
Original silver gelatin photography ...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Sheep, Storm, South Park, Colorado (Sheep grazing on a Colorado plain)
By Myron Wood
Located in Denver, CO
Capture the timeless beauty of the American West with this vintage 1960s photograph by renowned photographer Myron Wood. Titled "Sheep, Storm, South Park, Colorado", this stunning bl...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
Frank Sinatra In Miami Signed Framed Print
Located in London, GB
Frank Sinatra In Miami
by Terry O'Neill
Singer and actor Frank Sinatra, with his minders and his stand in (who is wearing an identical outfit to him),
arriving at Miami beach while...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Darmstadt theatre with Lantern in front, Germany 1938 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...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Visiting Disneyland Anaheim 1962
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
This black-and-white photograph offers a stunning view of Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle, taken during the 1960s. The castle is perched atop a rocky outcrop, towering over the s...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Joan Crawford" by Thurston Hopkins
Located in London, GB
"Joan Crawford" by Thurston Hopkins
American actress Joan Crawford (1906 - 1977) asks her assistant to bite off a loose thread from her dress at the Dorchester Hotel...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Platinum Palladium print over pure Gold leaf, Limited Edition, Nude - Franci ..
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Franci & Michelle - Platinum Palladium print over pure 24 carat Gold leaf on vellum paper - Edition 1 of 5 , plus 2 AP ( Small Size )
Handmade photographic reproduction on sens...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Gold, Platinum, Gold Leaf
Marilyn Monroe, Black and White Print, 1988 from Original Negative.
Located in Cologne, DE
Ed Feingersh photographed Marilyn Monroe for Redbook magazine in March 1955 for a story which would follow Monroe through her daily routine, the photography to be candid and shot without flash in available light.
The photographs he made of her during the week March 24–30, 1955 as she prepares for two appearances; opening night of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Morosco Theatre and being fitted with a burlesque corset for her ride on a pink elephant at a charity event at Madison Square Garden. (from Wikipedia)
This is a unique silver gelatine print, made in 1988 from the original negative.
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood's Glamour Icon
Located in London, GB
Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood's Glamour Icon
by Frank Worth / Globe Photos
paper size 40 x 30 inches / 101 x 76 cm
edition of 24 only in this size
Archival pigment print
unframed
(fr...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Carly Simon 1972
Located in London, GB
© Michael Putland
Carly Simon
Carly Simon, London 1972she kissed my cheek, I did not wash for a week!
Carly Simon is an acclaimed American singer-songwriter known for her introspe...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Espiral. Male Nude. Black and White Limited Edition Photograph
By Ricky Cohete
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Espiral by Ricky Cohete
From the series "Espiral"
Small size: 30 in H x 20 in W.
Edition of 13 + 1AP
Unframed
2021
Exploring color in the darkness, inspired by the Italian and Dutc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Liza Minnelli iconic picture, unknown date
Located in Cologne, DE
Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer. Known for her commanding stage presence and powerful alto singing voice, Minnelli i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Frames Of Frank (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Frames Of Frank (1955) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Murray Garrett)
circa 1955:
Contact sheet of American actor and singer Frank Sinatra singing in front of a music stan...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
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...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photogravure
The Jam by Martyn Goddard Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
The Jam
Songwriter Paul Weller, drummer Rick Buckler and bassist Bruce Foxton of The Jam, 1977.
Photo by Martyn Goddard
Printed 2024.
Signed limited edition photograph; edition o...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Portrait of Half Dome
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This silver gelatin print is signed, dated, and editioned out of 50 in pencil on the front of the mount, with the artist's studio stamp and title on the back of the mount.
Category
Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
'Jarvis Cocker Of Pulp In London' (Oversize Limited Edition)
By Jamie Beeden
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...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Norman Parkinson 'Celia Hammond in Goggles for Queen Magazine, 1964'
Located in New York, NY
Celia Hammond is photographed by Norman Parkinson wearing goggles and a headdress made of silk chiffon for Queen magazine in 1964. Hammond became a favorite model of Parkinson's and ...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ava (1950) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Ava (1950) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(photo by Pictorial Press / Alamy Archives)
1950,
Portrait of the actress Ava Gardner circa.
Additional Information:
Unframed
Paper Size: 1...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Norman Parkinson 'Montgomery Clift in New York, 1952'
Located in New York, NY
American actor Montgomery Clift photographed in New York for British Vogue, November 1952.
Montgomery Clift in New York, 1952
Silver gelatin print
Estate stamped and numbered editio...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Norman Parkinson 'Fiona Campbell-Walter for Vogue, July 1951'
Located in New York, NY
Fiona Campbell-Walter (later Baroness Thyssen) on an English beach wearing an Estrava coat with a raffia hat from Eaton. British Vogue, July 1951
Fiona Campbell-Walter for Vogue, Ju...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mariel Hemingway (Black and White, Photography, Hemingway, Portrait, New York)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joe Kelly
Mariel Hemingway
Black and White Photograph
Year: circa late 70s
Image Size: 10x7in
Sheet Size: 10x8in
Unsigned
Ref.: 924802-1712
Tags: B&W, Black and White, Photography,...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Zion National Park, 1968
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
This black-and-white photograph captures a stunning view from the Observation Point in Zion National Park, Utah, taken in 1968. The image showcases the d...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Cerro de Hombres. From the Cerros, series. B&W Photograph
By Ricky Cohete
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Miles Davis
By David Bailey
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...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, 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...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Before Sunrise, Dead Horse Point, Moab, Utah
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 ...
Category
1990s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Che Guevara
Located in Cologne, DE
Osvaldo Salas, widely recognized as one of the world’s great press photographers, was born in Havana, Cuba in 1914. At the age of fourteen, he left Havan...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Andres: Venice - Canale Grande with Rialto Bridge
By Erich Andres
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...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ravishing Rampling (1966)
Located in London, GB
Ravishing Rampling (1966)
(Photo By Phillip Harrington)
7th September 1966.
Charlotte Rampling at The Pair of Shoes, a casino in London.
Additional Information:
Unframed
Paper Size: 12x16...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Modern black and white photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Modern black and white photography available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add black and white photography created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of purple, blue, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Mark Shaw, Slim Aarons, Kevin Westenberg, and Terry O'Neill. Frequently made by artists working with Silver Gelatin Print, and Digital Print and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Modern black and white photography, so small editions measuring 0.63 inches across are also available. Prices for black and white photography made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $22 and tops out at $152,896, while the average work sells for $1,500.