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
Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - NY Apartments - Oversize
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
A block of apartments on Park Lane in New York. The building is stepped so that the design.
Paper size 48 x 48 inches / 122 x 122 cm
Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150
P...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
The Tourists by Stuart Möller
Located in London, GB
The Tourists
Tourists take in a view of the Sydney Opera House, Australia.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
St...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Joey and Dougie
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 12
Signed, titled, dated, print type, and numbered.
Vintage gelatin silver print
Jeffrey Silverthorne was an American photographer known for photographing the dead at the...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Emma Shapplin by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Emma Shapplin
2002
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists a...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Digging for Clams (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
By Slim Aarons
Located in New York, NY
Mrs Hans Estin watches her children digging for clams at low tide on Black Beach, Massachusetts Bay, circa 1960
Slim Aarons
Digging for Clams on Black Beach (Slim Aarons Estate Edit...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Lambda
Short Back And Sidespin Snooker Hairstyle By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Short Back And Sidespin Snooker Hairstyle
By Arthur Steel
Paper size: 54 x 41" / 137 x 104 cm
Silver Gelatin Print
1970 (printed later)
unframed
hand signed
limited edition of 20...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Guggenheim - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Guggenheim
General view of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Art Museum, New York City, New York.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Emma Shapplin by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Emma Shapplin
2022
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists a...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Robert Plant by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Robert Plant
2022
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists a...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Cappuccini Church, Barga - Vintage Photo Detail - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Cappuccini Church, Barga is an original photograph taken in Barga, Province of Lucca, Italy, realized by an Anonymous photographer.
Titled on the lower with the description in Italia...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
'Ski Instructors Only' 1955- Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
'Ski Instructors Only' 1955
Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print
Skis leaning against the wall of a hut marked ‘Ski Instructors Only’ in New Hampshire, 1955.
(Photo by Slim...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Japanese Troops at Mongolian - Chinese Border - Vintage Photo 1939
Located in Roma, IT
Japanese Troops at Mongolian-Chinese Border is a b/w photographic print on polished paper by Keystone (Paris).
Stamp of agency and stereotype in French on the back.
Very fine condi...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Stonehenge by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Stonehenge
STONEHENGE SALISBURY WILTSHIRE 1977
All prints are hand signed limited editions, no further prints are produced once sold.
paper size - 24 x 19" / 61 x 48 cm
signed a...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Florence Baptistery - San Giovanni - Vintage Photo Detail - Early 1900
Located in Roma, IT
The Florence Baptistery is a b/w photographic print on paper, the artwork represents the detail of a door of Florence Baptistery.
Gilberti Lorenzo- Anderson Roma is written at the ...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Short Back And Sidespin by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Short Back And Sidespin
by Arthur Steel
London 1983
Punk Martin Gale is so potty about Snooker he’s let it go to his head.
All prints are hand signed ...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Horseshoes by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Horseshoes
by Arthur Steel
IRELAND 1981
All prints are hand signed limited editions, no further prints are produced once sold.
paper size - 54 x 37 " / 137 x 94 cm
signed and n...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Parking Wars by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Parking Wars
by Arthur Steel
LONDON 1978
All prints are hand signed limited editions, no further prints are produced once sold.
paper size - 44 x 33.5 " / 112 x 85 cm
signed an...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Where Art Thou II by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Where Art Thou II
The Tate Gallery London, 1970 (photo Arthur Steel)
School boys study the famous ‘Blue spot’ painting by artist Bernard Cohen.
Arthur re...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Well Heeled by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Well Heeled
by Arthur Steel
WELL HEELED WESTMINSTER BRIDGE LONDON, 1973
“I’d just acquired a 19mm lens for my Leica flex SL9 and was keen to explore it’s ability to focus very close-up. Platform shoes were all the rage at the time and I took one of the girls from the office to Westminster Bridge and lay on the pavement to get this shot framing Queen Elizabeth Tower...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
High Roller by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
High Roller
by Arthur Steel
ALEXANDRA PALACE 1966. Mr Arthur Bird tries to get a return on his investment at the Casino.
All prints are hand signed lim...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Def Leppard by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Def Leppard
Joe Elliott, Def Leppard on stage
1983
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Suede by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Suede
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 stars...
Category
1990s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Norah Jones by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Norah Jones
2016
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Nick Cave by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Nick Cave
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 ...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Michael Stipe by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Michael Stipe
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and mov...
Category
1990s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Radiohead by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Radiohead
2001
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and ...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Cathedral of Lucca, Monument of Pietro da Noceto- Vintage Photo - Early 1900
Located in Roma, IT
The Cathedral of Lucca, Monument of Pietro da Noceto is an original photograph taken in Lucca cathedral, realized by an Anonymous photographer.
Titled on the lower with the description in Italian...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Radical Protest - Historical Photograph About Women Rights - 1980
Located in Roma, IT
The Radical Protest - Historical Photograph About Women Rights is an original black and white photograph realized in 1980 in Rome by the Agency of "Ansa"...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Pope's Reception - Vintage Photo Detail of National Museum - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pope's reception is a b/w photographic print on Cardboard.
The artwork represents The Panini’s work in the National Museum of Napoli.
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Gene Pitney and Caterina Caselli - Vintage Photographic Print - 1966
Located in Roma, IT
Gene Pitney and Caterina Caselli in 1966 is a vintage photographic print on single-coated paper.
Photograph shooted during XVI° Festival Della Canzon...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Victory of Japan on Hankau front - Vintage Photo 1938
Located in Roma, IT
This Victory of Japan on Hankau front is a b/w photograph by Atlantic-Photo taken on October 27, 1938.
It is a photographic print on polished paper with stamp and stereotype in Germa...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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.
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Dizzy Gillespie - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Dizzy Gillespie - Vintage Photo is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Men on the moon, UNIVAC 494 - Vintage Photograph - Early 1970's
Located in Roma, IT
Men on the moon, UNIVAC 494 is an original photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer.
Typed notes on the rear, the description in Italian.
Stamp of Bert Brandt and Associate...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Universal Judgment - Vintage Photo Detail - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Universal Judgment is a b/w photographic print on Cardboard.
It represents a detail of the Universal Judgment of Torcello.
14710- Venezia- Isola di Torcello Giudizio universale- Se...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Arnold Schwarzenegger Flexing - Oversize Limited Print
By Arthur Gordon
Located in London, GB
Arnold Schwarzenegger Flexing
by Arthur Gordon
A Vintage 1976 image depicting a young Arnold Schwarzenegger, the champion bodybuilder who was Mr. Olympia a staggering seven times. ...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Unforgiven by Stuart Möller
Located in London, GB
Unforgiven
Rocks and cacti near a coastline.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stuart ...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Upper Glasses By Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
The Upper Glasses
By Arthur Steel
Paper size: 54 x 41" / 137 x 104 cm
Silver Gelatin Print
1970 (printed later)
unframed
hand signed
edition of 20
not...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Harbour Bridge - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Harbour Bridge
A view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney New South Wales Australia.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian ...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sinead O’Connor by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Sinead O’Connor
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of worl...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Via Alessandrina - Disappeared Rome - Two Vintage Photos Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Via Alessandrina - Disappeared Rome is a lot of two gelatine silver - bromide prints (one is on Gevaert paper), by Filippo Reale. Printed from a large format negative. Very good condition, cm 19.5 x 25.5 and 22.5 x 17.
On the back, the Photographer stamp: " Studio Fotografico Filippo Reale Via Arco de' Ginnasi 3 - Roma".
Via Alessandrina was the main street of the ancient Alessandrino district, built by Pius V...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
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.
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Natural Bridges National Park, 1968
By Erich Andres
Located in Cologne, DE
This black-and-white photograph captures a serene moment in Natural Bridges National Park, Utah, from 1968. The image showcases one of the park's iconic rock arches, towering above t...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
View From The Bridge - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
View From The Bridge
A view of New York City from the Brooklyn Bridge, New York.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the worl...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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.
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
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...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
View on the city of Hankou - Vintage Photo 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage View on the city of Hankou is a b/w photograph by Atlantic-Photo dating back to October 27, 1938.
Photographic print on polished paper with stamp of agency and stereotype in German on the back...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Istan Petal - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Istan Petal
A Bougenvillia petal floats on the surface of a swimming pool.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stu...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Daniel Brhl by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Daniel Brhl
2003
by Kevin Westenberg
Signed Limited Edition
Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists a...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Journey - Oversize Signed Limited Edition Print
Located in London, GB
Dark Wave I
A single wave at night.
by Stuart Möller
Born in Kabul, part German and Anglo-Indian and having grown up all over the world,
Stuart Möller is a fine art photographer ...
Category
2010s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Italian Actor Amedeo Nazzari - Vintage Photographic Print - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actor Amedeo Nazzari in a scene from the movie "Dal tuo al mio" by Mario Landi.
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
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...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
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.