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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
Tanzania Smiles - Signed Limited Edition - Oversize print
Located in London, GB
Tanzania Smiles by Justin Creedy Smith 1998 The end of a school day…boys from Stone Town (Zanzibar, Tanzania) on the beach after school. Photo, October 1998. Exquisite giant o...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Christ - Vintage Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Christ is a b/w photographic print on Cardboard. 19365 - Padova Cappella degli Scrovegni all’Arena, Dettaglio del affresco Gesù cristo deposito di croce” of Giotto. written at the ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Vintage Photo Detail of St Mark's Cathedral by Osvaldo Bohm - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo Detail of St Mark's Cathedral - Venice is a b/w photographic print on Cardboard. The artwork represents part of the Cathedral of s.Marco of Venice. The stamp Osvaldo ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Portrait of Anna Magnani - Vintage B/W photo - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of Anna Magnani is a vintage b/w photographic print on single-coated paper realized by Roma's press photo. Good condition. Anna Magnani was born in Rome, Italy (no...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Slim Aarons 'Luxury Dining' 1955 Official Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Luxury Dining' Diners in a grand ballroom during a fashion show, circa 1955. Paper size 40 x 40 inches / 102 x 102 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Cividale Cathedral - Vintage Photo Detail by Osvaldo Bohm - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Cividale Cathedral is a b/w photographic print on Cardboard. The artwork represents a detail of the interior of the church. The stamp Osvaldo Bohm on th...
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Early 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Original Fred Mcdarrah Press Photograph 1960's Woodstock Music Festival Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
People walking alongside puddle at Woodstock in Bethel NY - 1969 Photographer is Fred McDarrah Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, it's off-off-Broadway actors, troubadours, politicians, Woodstock, agitators and social protests. Fred captured Jack Kerouac frolicking with women at a New Year’s bash in 1958, Andy Warhol adjusting a movie-camera lens in his silver-covered factory, and Bob Dylan offering a salute of recognition outside Sheridan Square near the Voice’s old office. Not just a social chronicler, McDarrah was a great photo-journalist. For years, McDarrah was the Voice's only photographer and, for decades, he ran the Voice’s photo department, where he helped train dozens of young photographers, including James Hamilton, Sylvia Plachy, Robin Holland...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Women at Work - Historical Photographs About Women Rights - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Women at Work - Historical Photographs About Women Rights is an original black and white photograph realized by Enrico Giuseppe Moneta With the copyright and the stamp of the artist...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Feast - Historical Photograph About the Feminist Movement - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
The Feast - Historical photographs about the feminist movement is an original black and white photograph realized by anonymous photographer Good conditions. A historical testimonia...
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1980s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Funeral in Tizi-Ouzou of Prince Francesco - Vintage B/W photo - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Funeral in Tizi-Ouzou of Prince Francesco is a vintage photograph on photography paper, realized by an anonymous photographer With the stamp of Associated press and type-note on th...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons Estate Print - NY Apartments 1953 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
NY Apartments 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. Paper size 40 x 40" inches / ...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Wooden Lectern - Vintage B&W Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Wooden Lectern is a b/w photographic print on cardboard. The stamp of Foto Bohm applied on the rear. the artwork represents the Wooden Lectern of San ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Physical Training of Girls - The Fascist Period- photograph - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
The physical training of girls is an original black and white photograph realized by the Gherlone photography agency. With the stamp of "Gherlone, Torino" on the rear. Good conditio...
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1930s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Women at Work - Historical Photographs About Women Rights - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Women at Work - Historical Photographs About Women Rightsis an original black and white photograph realized by Roberto Schezen With the copyright, the stamp of the artist, photograp...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Bad Luck Gloria 1951
Located in London, GB
Bad Luck Gloria 2nd April 1951: American actor Jose Ferrer (1912 – 1992) commiserates with Gloria Swanson after losing out in the contest for the Best Actress oscar, while the winner, Judy Holliday...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Women's Physical Training - B/W Photograph - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Women's Physical Training session is an original Black and white photograph realized by an Anonymous Italian photographer. With the original stamp on the rear" Agenzia photo Reportag...
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1930s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Depeche Mode by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Depeche Mode Depeche Mode, London, 1990 by Kevin Westenberg- Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and elect...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Electronics with incorporated Guardian Angel - Vintage Photograph - 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Electronics with incorporated "Guardian Angel" is an original photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer. Typed notes on the rear, the description in Italian. Good conditions...
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20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Virgin, Murano - Vintage b/w Photo by Osvaldo Bohm - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Virgin, Murano - Vintage Photo Detail is an original photograph taken in the Church of St. Donato in Murano, Venice, Byzantine Mosaic, Italy, realized by an Anonymous photographe...
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Early 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Women Demonstration of Protest - Vintage Photographs of Feminist Movemen - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Women Demonstration of Protest - Vintage Photographs of Feminist Movement is an original black and white photograph realized by an anonymous photographer. With the hand-note on the ...
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1980s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Church of St. Anastasia in Verona - B/W Photograph - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The church of St. Anastasia in Verona is an original photograph taken in Verona, Italy, realized by an Anonymous photographer. Titled on the lower, with the description. Very Good c...
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Early 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Blondie Backstage by Martyn Goddard Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Blondie Backstage By Martyn Goddard Signed Limited Edition Debbie Harry of Blondie backstage at Alice Cooper gig (Blondie support band) Philadelphia 1978 ...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Vatican Square Garden - Vintage Photo by G. Felici - 1931
Located in Roma, IT
Vatican Square Garden, is a photographic print on Agfa Brovira paper, realized by Giuseppe Felici in 1931. On the bach, a black ink stamp "Città del Vaticano/ Nuova Pinacoteca/ 10 OT...
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1930s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

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. Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre based print P...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Sylva Koscina - Vintage Photo - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sylva Koscina - Vintage Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s. Good conditions. Sylva Koscina is considered one of the be...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

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 Magnani w...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Vintage Portrait of Anna Magnani - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Portrait of Anna Magnani is a vintage b/w photographic print on single-coated paper, realized in the Mid-20th. Good conditions. Anna Magnani was born in Rome, Italy (not in...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Women Theatre for Women - Photograph - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Women theatre for women s an original black and white photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer in 1930s in Italy during Fascism. With the stamp of "G...
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1930s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Claudia Cardinale and Charles Aznavour - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Claudia Cardinale and Charles Aznavour - 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

Jean-Pierre Aumont - Vintage Photo - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Jean-Pierre Aumont - Vintage Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1950s. Good conditions.
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Sylva Koscina - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Sylva Koscina - Vintage Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s. Good conditions. Sylva Koscina is considered one of the be...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Santa Anastasia Mausoleum - Vintage b/w Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Santa Anastasia Museum is a b/w photographic print on Cardboard. The artwork represents a part of the Santa Anastasia Museum in Sesto al Reghena. The stamp Osvaldo Bohm on the rear.
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Early 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

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 1960s. Good conditions. Anna Magnani was b...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Three Skiers 1955 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Three Skiers Three skiers in New Hampshire, 1955. A sign near them lists the local slopes and trails. Paper size 20 x 20" inches / 51 x 51 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition t...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Triple Paul Weller by Martyn Goddard Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Triple Paul Weller By Martyn Goddard Signed Limited Edition Paul Weller photographed for the cover of The Jam album In the City, 1977 All prints are signed and numbered by the ar...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Greenwich Village - Lynn & Angelo, New York, NY, 1990
Located in Hudson, NY
Each year, Robin Rice celebrates a Salon style exhibition to showcase her gallery artists and invite new ones. With Robin’s extensive experience as a gallery curator, all Robin Rice...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Elvis Presley in Jailhouse Rock - Vintage b/w Photo - 1957
Located in Roma, IT
Elvis Presley in Jailhouse Rock is a vintage photographic print on single-coated paper. Photograph is an official picture from the set of 1957 MGM's fi...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Autographed Portrait of Freddy Quinn - Vintage b/w Postcard - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Autographed Portrait of Freddy Quinn is a b/w postcard reproducing the photographic portrait of the Austrian show-men, actor and singer, Freddy Quinn around the 1960s. With the add...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Paper, Photographic Paper

8 of March, Italian students - Photograph of the Feminist Movement - 1988
Located in Roma, IT
8 of March, Italian students -Historical photographs about the feminist movement is an original black and white photograph realized in 1988 by the Agency of "Ansa" in Rome. With the...
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1980s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Norman Parkinson 'Wenda and Ostriches'
Located in New York, NY
Norman Parkinson Wenda and Ostriches 1951 (printed later) C print 24 x 20 inches Estate stamped and numbered edition of 21 on verso with certificate of authenticity from the Norman ...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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C Print

John Minihan 'Yves Saint Laurent' Limited Edition Photographic Print, 20 x 24
Located in San Rafael, CA
By photographer John Minihan, Yves Saint Laurent, French designer with two fashion models, Betty Catroux (left) and Loulou de la Falaise, outside his 'Riv...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

E.G. Robinson, M. O'Sullivan, H. Courtright - Original b/w Photograph - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Jane Russell and Gloria Green is an original b/w photograph about Hollywod '40 realized by De Wan Studios. On the back " Edward G. Robinson, Maureen O'Sullivan...
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1940s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Computer Generation - Vintage Photograph - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Computer Generation is an original black and white photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer. Good conditions.
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Portrait of Vladimir Horowitz - Vintage Photo Detail - 1984
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Vladimir Horowitz during the concert of Rome is a vintage black and white photograph on photography paper, realized in 1984 in Rome by Ag...
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1980s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

David Gilmour by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
David Gilmour by Kevin Westenberg- Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and mo...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Portrait of Rocky Roberts and Lola Falana - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Rocky Roberts and Lola Falana is a vintage photographic print on baryta Agfa paper. The photograph certainly comes from an official shooting s...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Torcello’s Cathedral Detail - Original Photograph - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Torcello’s Cathedral detail is a b/w photographic print on Cardboard, Edition, Alinari 18288- Venezia- "Isola di Torcello Duomo. Un dettaglio del gran mosaico nella parte di fondo (...
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Early 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Foliage II signed limited Oversize Print
Located in London, GB
Foliage I by Stuart Möller 2022 signed limited Oversize Print Limited to 10 only this size Archival pigment print Other Edition Sizes paper sizes...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Vintage Silver Gelatin Print Photo Israel Museum Sculpture Jerusalem Photograph
Located in Surfside, FL
Susan Hacker -Israel Museum, Sculpture Garden, Jerusalem, Israel, 1979 Silver Gelatin black/white photograph, printed in 1983, hand signed, titled (Jeru...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Vintage Street Photography Bruce Cratsley Photo Silver Gelatin Print Photograph
Located in Surfside, FL
Bruce Cratsley, American (1944-1998) Vintage gelatin silver print Connections A surrealist image of a mannequin in a store window with nude Roman figurines, a light study. Hand signed, titled and dated 1987 verso image (each): 15 1/4 x 15 1/4 inches, matted to 24 X 20 inches Provenance: From the collection of AGFA Graphics Corporation David Bruce Cratsley (1944 - 1998) was an American photographer specialized in still lifes, portraits of friends, and life in New York City. He had a reputation of master of light and shadow. Bruce Cratsley attended Swarthmore College, graduating in 1966, and then, in the early 1970s, The New School for Social Research, studying under Lisette Model. Cratsley worked for many years as a gallerist at Marlborough Gallery before quitting in 1986 to become a full-time photographer. As "Bruce Cratsley", he exhibited in various New York galleries, like: Laurence Miller Gallery, Howard Greenberg Gallery and Witkin Gallery. Cratsley was represented by Yancey Richardson Gallery, a dealer of fine art photography based in SoHo. He was photographed by Elsa Dorfman...
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1980s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons Estate Print - French Polo Crowd 1950 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
French Polo Crowd A group of spectators at a polo match, France, circa 1950. Paper size 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim ...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

The Protest - Historical Photographs About the Feminist Movement - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
The protest - Historical photographs about the feminist movement is an original vintage photograph realized by anonymous photographer With the stamp of th...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Vintage Portrait of Iva Zanicchi - Vintage Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The vintage photograph of Iva Zanicchi is an original black and white photograph realized by the Agency of "AND KRONOS, Roma" With the copyright and the stamp of Agency" and the han...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Girls in the Sport Team - Photograph - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Girls in the sport team is an original black and white photograph realized by the Gherlone photography agency. With the stamp of "Gherlone, Torino" on the rear. Good conditions. Vi...
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1930s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

In the Station - Vintage Photograph - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
In the Station- Vintage Photograph is an original black and white photograph realized by the Agency of "Dufoto, Roma" With the copyright, the stamp of Agency"and the hand-note, and ...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Women at Work - Historical Photograph About Women Rights - 1965
Located in Roma, IT
Women at Work - Historical Photograph About Women Rights is an original black and white photograph realized in 1965 by the Agency of "Photo Svicher" Wit...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

'Derby Spectator' Giant Oversize Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Derby Spectator A spectator looking through binoculars at the Derby horse races, Epsom, Surrey, June 1923. (Photo by Hulton / Getty Archive) Darkro...
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1920s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Vota - Vintage Photo Detail by Osvaldo Bohm - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vota is an original photograph taken in Italy, realized by Osvaldo Böhm. With the artist's stamp and production on the rear. Very Good conditions.
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Early 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

'Sexy Scot' Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Print
Located in London, GB
'Sexy Scot' by Bob Haswell British actor Sean Connery lounges on a sofa with a cigarette. He is in London during filming of the thriller ‘Woman of Straw’ with Gina Lollobrigida, 28t...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The "Vergine del Roseto"- Civic museum by Stefano da Zevio - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The virgin of the Roseto - Civic museum is an original black and white photograph realized in the Civic museum in Verona. With the description on the lower" Anderson-Roma" Good con...
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Early 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

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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