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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
Slim Aarons Estate Print - NY Apartments 1953 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Slim Aarons Estate Print - NY Apartments - Oversize A block of apartments on Park Lane in New York. The building is stepped so that the design includes balconies for flats on each floor. (Photo by Slim Aarons) silver gelatin print paper size 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm unframed printed later edition size 150 only certificate of authenticity supplied numbered in ink & blind embossed stamped Slim Aarons signature on front Authorised and issued by the Slim Aarons Archive & Estate c/o The Getty Archive London England and produced utilizing the original transparency. b/w black and white architecture skyscraper skyscrapers new york...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Andres: Venice - Canale Grande with Rialto Bridge
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

Sophia Loren - Oversize Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
Sophia Loren - Oversize Silver Gelatin Print Absolutely Exquisite HUGE 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm paper size silver gelatin print. Unframed. Produced on authentic silver gelat...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Tennis Leap" by Douglas Miller
Located in London, GB
"Tennis Leap" by Douglas Miller 22nd August 1932: Three young competitors leaping over the boundary between two tennis courts at the Essex Junior Champ...
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1930s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Jean Shrimpton (box of pin ups)
Located in London, GB
David Bailey Jean Shrimpton (Box of Pinups), 1965 - printed 2009 Silver Gelatin Signed by the artist, on verso Accompanied by a COA 65 x 51 cm - sheet 90 x 90 cm - framed edition of 30
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Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Happy Marilyn (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Happy Marilyn (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images) American film star Marilyn Monroe (1926 - 1962) outside her home at Englefield Green. A...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Marc Bolan T Rex Timeless - Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Marc Bolan of T Rex at Le Chateux recording studio France 1972 Large Oversize limited edition (ed size 20 only this size) and signed silver gelatin print....
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Leather Man. Black and White Limited Edition Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Leather Man, 2023 by Ricky Cohete Archival pigment print Image size: 30 in H x 20 in W. Edition of 13 Unframed _________________________ Ricky Cohete was...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

"Lethal Losch" by Sasha
Located in London, GB
"Lethal Losch" by Sasha 6th April 1929: Tilly Losch (1904 - 1974) dancing in an extravagant costume, in a scene from the show `Wake Up And Dream'. Unframe...
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1920s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

"Ponting: Ice cave & Terra Nova" by Herbert Ponting
Located in London, GB
"Ponting: Ice cave & Terra Nova" by Herbert Ponting The 'Terra Nova' seen from the entrance to an ice cave in an iceberg in the Ross Dependency of Ant...
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1910s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Charlotte Rampling (1966) Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
Charlotte Rampling (1966) (Photo By Phillip Harrington) 7th September 1966 Charlotte Rampling and Joanna Pettit, gambling at The Pair of Shoes, a...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

'David Bowie Aladdin Sane - Black & White Neg Remaster - Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
ALADDIN SANE REMASTERED BLACK & WHITE NEGATIVE * 24 x24" inches limited edition of 50 ONLY * unsigned but numbered and stamped by the Archive printed later 2020 Taken by Duffy during the second of Five Sessions with David Bowie – Duffy...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Marilyn Monroe - Getty Archive, 20th Century Photography, Beach Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty...
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20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White

"1951 Dress" by Bill Brandt
Located in London, GB
"1951 Dress" by Bill Brandt 14th April 1951: An off-the-shoulder evening dress with a black sash, accessorised with gloves and a veiled hat. Original Publi...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Slim Aarons Style 'Inga Lindgren And Poodles'
Located in New York, NY
Swedish model Inga Lindgren, wife of Argentinian finance minister Ceferino Alonso Irigoyen, wears designs by Vera Stewart with her standard poodles Ajax and Wacky on Park Avenue, New...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Roger Moore - Ocha Rios, Jamaica 1972 Limited Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Roger Moore - Ocha Rios, Jamaica 1972 David Steen recalls: “Filming for Roger’s first Bond movie, Live and Let Die began in New Orleans and moved on to Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Cubby B...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Byzantine Tile - Original Photograph - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Torcello’s Cathedral is a b/w photographic print on Cardboard. the artwork represents Byzantine tile representing two lions. O.Bohm 3813 Torcello - Duomo Formella bizantina con Le...
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Early 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Dori Ghezzi - Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Dori Ghezzi is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s. Good conditions.
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

'Beach Babe Grace' Kelly On Set
Located in London, GB
'Beach Babe Kelly Grace' Grace Kelly on the set of To Catch A Thief, 1955. (Photo: AKG) mint condition Archival pigment print Measuring 12 x 16 inches...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Jane Birkin' 1968 Saint Tropez (Silver Gelatin Print)
Located in London, GB
'Jane Birkin' August 1968 Saint Tropez by Jean-Pierre Bonnotte A stunning shot of the British supermodel, actress, singer and sex symbol - adopted by France when she became the wif...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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

Slim Aarons - Bad Luck Gloria Oscar Night 1951 Limited Estate print
Located in London, GB
Bad Luck Gloria (1951) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Limited Estate Stamped (Photo by Slim Aarons/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) 2nd April 1951: American actor Jose Ferrer (1912 - 1...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Lauren Bacall and Wilfred Hyde - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Lauren Bacall and Wilfred Hyde - Vintage Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions.
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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

Dixieland Jam - Getty Archive, 20th Century Photography, Jazz, 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

"Little Foxes Premiere" by Central Press
Located in London, GB
"Little Foxes Premiere" by Central Press British-born American actress Elizabeth Taylor (1932 - 2011, right) greets Diana Princess of Wales (1...
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1980s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Kaiser Deluxe (1949)
Located in London, GB
Kaiser Deluxe (1956) (Photo By Phillip Harrington) 1949 Kaiser Deluxe automobile. Additional Information: Unframed Paper Size: 16x20'' Printed Later About the Image: Kaiser Permanente is an American integrated managed care consortium, based in Oakland, California, United States, founded in 1945 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney Garfield. NOTE OTHER SIZES OF THIS IMAGE AVAILABLE 10 x 12'' 12 x 16'' 16 x 20'' 20 x 24'' 20 x 30'' 30 x 40'' FRAMING AVAILABLE ON REQUEST About the Artist: Phillip A. Harrington was born in 1920 and grew up in Holland, Michigan. He developed an interest in photography at an early age, joining the high school camera club at 16. At the age of 19, Harrington moved to New York City to study at the Clarence. H. White school of photography, a prestigious institution with graduates such as Margaret Bourke-White, Dorothea Lange, Laura Gilpin...
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1940s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Place de la Concorde, Black and White, France 1950s, 17, 7 x 13, 1 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

Terry O'Neill, Raquel Welch Poolside
Located in New York, NY
Raquel Welch Poolside 1970 (printed later) Silver Gelatin Print Estate stamped and numbered edition of 50 American actress Raquel Welch relaxes at her home in Beverly Hills, 1970s. ...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Vivienne Westwood by Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Vivienne Westwood by Arthur Steel The Pirate Collection of 1981 was Westwood and McLaren’s first catwalk show. This offered a romantic look which burst onto the London fashion sce...
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1980s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Sophia Loren in A Countess" by John Springer
Located in London, GB
"Sophia Loren in A Countess from Hong Kong" by John Springer Sophia Loren stars as the Russian countess turned Hong Kong hostess Natascha in the film A Countess from Hong Kong. Movi...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

"Pavilion Blur" by Thurston Hopkins
Located in London, GB
"Pavilion Blur" by Thurston Hopkins 8th August 1953: A blur of participants in the Holiday Girl Beauty Competition at the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, E...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

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

Johnny Rotten - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
Johnny Rotten - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print Johnny Rotten, 1976 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. Edition size vari...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Montego Bay Fisherman 1940s Toni Frissell Limited Signature Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
Montego Bay Fishermen 1940s Toni Frissell Limited Signature Stamped Edition Fishermen at work on a beach in Montego Bay Jamaica circa 1940. by Toni Frissell 30 x 30" inches / 76 x...
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1940s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Gondolas on the Grand Canal, Venice, 1950s
Located in Cologne, DE
This timeless black-and-white photograph captures a tranquil moment along the Grand Canal in Venice, showcasing the iconic gondolas that glide through the city’s waterways. In the fo...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

New York Harbor and Skyline, 1960s
Located in Cologne, DE
This black-and-white photograph offers a captivating view of New York Harbor, with the towering skyline of Lower Manhattan in the background. The United States Coast Guard building i...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

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

David Bowie With The Spiders - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
David Bowie With The Spiders - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print David Bowie with the Spiders, 1973 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. Edition size var...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Backless Fashion" by Bill Brandt
Located in London, GB
"Backless Fashion" by Bill Brandt 5th November 1949: Paris's latest fashion items place the accent on necklines, using roses, frills, and feathers to emphasize necks and bosoms. Thi...
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1940s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

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

Cologne, 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

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

Acto Uno, From the series Acto Uno. Male Nude Limited Edition B&W Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Acto Uno, by Ricky Cohete From the series "Acto Uno" Archival Pigment print Small size: 30 in H x 20 in W. Edition of 13 + 1AP Unframed 2020 Black and White Photograph All prices a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Family excursion, West Germany, 1950s icon
Located in Cologne, DE
Family excursion, West Germany 1950s - 1960s (motion blur). Keywords: Germany; West Germany; postwar period; bicycle; man; woman; pram; ride; riding; fiel...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Vintage Portrait of Anna Magnani - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of Anna Magnani is a vintage b/w photographic print on single-coated paper, realized in the 1960s Good conditions. Anna Magn...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Venice, Venetia, Shopping Street, Black and White, Italy 1950s, 17, 9 x 12, 5 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

"Steptoe And A Beatle" by Kaye
Located in London, GB
"Steptoe And A Beatle" by Kaye 5th April 1964: Beatle Paul McCartney at Marylebone, London with Wilfrid Brambell (1912 - 1985) playing Paul's grandfather during filming of the Beatl...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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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, Tikal, Black and White Protography, ca. 1960s, 24, 4 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

A Quiet Moment at the Sagrada Família, Barcelona, 1960s
Located in Cologne, DE
This vibrant photograph captures a moment in front of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona during the 1960s. The majestic basilica, with its intricate towers reaching into the sky, stand...
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1980s Modern Black and White Photography

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Color

Woman, Street Photography, Black and White, Italy, 1950s, 17.9 x 12.7 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

Happy Marilyn, 1956 from the Getty Archive
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Taken from the world’s largest photographic archive, (Hulton Archive and Getty...
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20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White

John Lennon, Adelaide Stage Show, 1964
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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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Venetian Afternoon, 1950s
Located in Cologne, DE
This black-and-white photograph beautifully captures the essence of Venice’s Grand Canal in the 1950s. The image shows a row of gondolas gently floating on the canal, with their dist...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Untitled (Squirrel) Animals, 2011 - Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Brighton, GB
Untitled (Squirrel) from the series Animals is a black and white Silver Gelatin print by Giacomo Brunelli, in this size only in a limited edition of 10. Like his subsequent projects...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Woman drinking from well at Bad Cannstatt, Stuttgart 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

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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