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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
' The Tourists ' SIGNED Limited Edition Oversize print
Located in London, GB
' The Tourists ' SIGNED Limited Edition Oversize print by Stuart Möller Beautiful large print abstracted image of tourists on the steps of the Sydney Opera House...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment, Black and White

Slim Aarons 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. Paper size 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm Es...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Ray Winstone by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Ray Winstone 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...
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Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Evan Dando by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Evan Dando Evan Dando, The Lemonheads by Kevin Westenberg- Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class ...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Rolling Stones by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Rolling Stones 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 for over 25 years. His technique of lighting, colour and composition has helped to produce his own unique visual style. All prints are signed and numbered by the artist. Paper size 16x20 inches Edition size varies according to print size. Other sizes available (in inches): Luxe 16x20 (Edition of 25) Large 20x24 (Edition of 25) Longe 24x30 (Edition of 25) Grande XL 30x40 (Edition of 10 (+2 a/p)) Giant 40x60 (Edition of 3 (+1 a/p)) FRAMING: Please note that this piece is unframed – however, we offer a full framing service. If you would like this piece framed, please contact us for a quote. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, Mick Taylor...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Thom Yorke by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Thom Yorke 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...
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Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Spectators At Lord's 1955 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Spectators At Lord's Spectators at a cricket match between the public schools of Eton and Harrow at Lord’s Cricket Ground, London, 1955. Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre based pri...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Slim Aarons Official Estate Print - Pulitzer On The Beach 1955 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Pulitzer On The Beach Patsy Pulitzer at Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1955. Slim Aarons silver gelatine fibre based print Printed Later Slim Aarons Estate Edition Produced utilisi...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Blur by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Blur Damon Albarn, London, 1999. by Kevin Westenberg- Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Madonna by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Madonna 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 st...
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Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Bono by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Bono 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...
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Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Red Hot Chili Peppers by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Red Hot Chili Peppers Anthony Kiedis, Red Hot Chili Peppers on stage, Vancouver, 1992 by Kevin Westenberg- Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is ...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Man with Tattooed Forehead
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print Studio stamp in red ink, verso 12 x 9.5 inches, sheet This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Robert Doisneau (1912-1994), along with ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Depeche Mode by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Depeche Mode by Kevin Westenberg- Signed Limited Edition Kevin Westenberg is famed for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-clas...
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Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Two Stars. St. Albans, VT
Located in Hudson, NY
David Saxe - “Photography has always been the simple act of looking and being inspired to strip the unnecessary elements from the scene and frame the image down in a way to discover...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons - The Carlton Hotel - Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
The Carlton Hotel A Cadillac with Florida plates parked outside the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, circa 1955. Another gorgeous and typically 'Slim' photograph, it epitomises the ...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Sunset, Big Sur
Located in Pacific Grove, CA
This silver gelatin print is signed in pencil on the front of the mount with title, date and numbering in pencil on the back of the mount. Likely printed c. 1970.
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons 'Kings of Hollywood' (Mid-Century Modern Photography)
Located in New York, NY
Kings of Hollywood 1957 Fiber print estate edition of 150 Film stars (left to right) Clark Gable (1901 - 1960), Van Heflin (1910 - 1971), Gary Cooper (1901 - 1961) and James Stewart...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Austrian Sound Space Architect Bernhard Leitner Photo Lithograph Hand Signed Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Bernhard Leitner, (Austrian, 1938) From a portfolio "Sound : Space" "Ton : Raum" Self published by artist in 1975/1976, Limited edition of 50 Hand signed in pencil by artist. Acc...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Screen

Kevin Westenberg, Pete Doherty, 2008. Signed Limited Edition.
Located in London, GB
Pete Doherty, by Kevin Westenberg, 2008 Archival Pigment Print, Signed Limited Edition Print size 152 x 101 cm signed numbered edition size 3 only th...
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Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

'Manhattan Island' (Limited Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Manhattan Island' by Stuart Möller Portrait photograph of the island of Manhattan and the New York Skyline. New York City, New York, 2014. A bea...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Black Leaf' Hand Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
'Black Leaf' Hand Signed Limited Edition Stuart Möller Beautiful large Archival Pigment Print of a banana leaf in Sri Lanka. 60 x 40 inch...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Natural Bridges National Park, 1968
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...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Ribbons
Located in San Francisco, CA
This photographic triptych Titled "Ribbons" 1998 is a gelatin silver print on paper by noted American/Canadian artist Carol Marino, born 1943. It is hand signed, dated 1998 and titled in dark red ink by the artist. The size of each photograph is 16 x 11 inches, sheet size is 16. 5 x 11.5 inches. The three together is 34.65 x 11.5 inches, framed is 29.25 x 43 inches. Framed in a silver and maple frame. The photographs are in excellent condition, the frame has some minor scratches and will be replaced by a similar or better new frame before shipping, which will make the overall condition excellent. About the artist: CAROL MARINO (Canadian, b. United States, 1943) In reaction to the industrial landscape of Pittsburgh, where she grew up, Carol Marino responds to her present, comparatively untouched environment with a certain instinctive attachment to it. Photographing near and around her home in northern Ontario, she focuses on flora and fauna in their natural habitats. For her, photography is a vehicle to express her concern for and engagement with her natural surroundings and her work often shows the influence of artists such as Edward Weston or Imogen Cunningham, particularly in its sensuality. Marino generally makes only a single print from each negative, often grouping three or four images together to create assemblages. The occasional addition of patterned colour-pigmented Select Solo Exhibitions 2006 Newfoundland, Corkin Shopland Gallery, Toronto 2001 New Work, Jane Corkin Gallery, Toronto 1999 Recent Work, Jane Corkin Gallery, Toronto 1996 Jane Corkin Gallery, Toronto 1993 Jane Corkin Gallery, Toronto 1991 The Koffler Gallery, Toronto New Work, Jane Corkin Gallery 1988 Works in Colour, Jane Corkin Gallery 1986 Recent Work, Jane Corkin Gallery 1984 Jane Corkin Gallery, Toronto 1983 Kodak Gallery, Rochester, New York 1982 Jane Corkin Gallery Kensington Fine Art Gallery, Calgary 1981 Marcuse Pfeifer Gallery, New York 1980 Jane Corkin Gallery 1978 The David Mirvish Gallery, Toronto 1976 The David Mirvish Gallery, Toronto 1973 The Baldwin Street Gallery, Toronto Select Group Exhibitions 2002 Four Canadian Photographers, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida 1997 Hot Art for Hot Days, Jane Corkin Gallery 1996 Gallery Artists, Jane Corkin Gallery 1995 Contemporary Animals, Jane Corkin Gallery 1994 15th Anniversary Exhibition, Jane Corkin Gallery 1992 Women on Women, Jane Corkin Gallery 1991 Four Canadians, Vision Gallery, San Francisco 1990 Is There Still Life in Still Life or is Nature Morte?, Watson de Nagy, Houston, Texas 1989 Contemporary Canadian Photography, Hotel La Citadelle, Montreal, PQ 1988 Figurative Force, The Gallery / Stratford, Ontario 1987 An Exhibition of Works in Colour, Jane Corkin Gallery Summer Gardens – Summer Flowers, Jane Corkin Gallery 1986 Masterpieces from the Gallery Collection, Jane Corkin Gallery Canadian Contemporary Photography, Watson de Nagy, Houston, Texas 1985-6 Retrospective, Jane Corkin Gallery 1985 Jane Corkin Gallery 1984 Santa Claus Exhibition, Jane Corkin Gallery Summer Salon ’84, Jane Corkin Gallery 1983 Galerie Zur Stockeregg, Zurich, Switzerland 1981 Le Troisième Salon, Jane Corkin Gallery 1979 Canadian Images Conference, Trent University, Peterborough, ON Opening Exhibition, Jane Corkin Gallery 1978 The Baldwin Street Gallery, Toronto 1975 National Film Board - International Women’s Year Exhibition Select Solo Museum Exhibitions 1987 Life Forces, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, with Catalogue, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON Select Group Museum Exhibitions 2009 Dancing While Driving, Corkin Gallery, Toronto 2000 From the Collection: Flowerpieces, Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography 1995 The Hat My Father Wore, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston 1992-4 Flora Photographica: The Flower in Photography...
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Late 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Bromoil

Slim Aarons Estate Print - A Helping Hand 1955 - Oversize
Located in London, GB
A Helping Hand Former ski instructor Herman Ostermaier gives a helping hand to a member of the Junior Skiing Program in North Conway, New Hampshire, 1955. Paper size 40 x 40" inc...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

'New England Skiing' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'New England Skiing' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Two women recline on improvised sunbeds in New Hampshire, 1955. Silver Gelatin Fibre Print Produced from the original ...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Spectators At Lord’s' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Spectators At Lord’s' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition Spectators at a cricket match between the public schools of Eton and Harrow at Lord’s Cricket Ground, London, 1955. ...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Black Leaf' Hand Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
'Black Leaf' Hand Signed Limited Edition Print Stuart Möller Beautiful Archival Pigment Print of a banana leaf in Sri Lanka. 12 x 16 inches / 30.5 x 41 cm...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Leaf II' Hand Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
'Leaf II' Hand Signed Limited Edition Stuart Möller Beautiful Archival Pigment Print of large banana leaves. 30 x 20 inches / 76 x 51 paper size - signed and numbered by the artis...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Dinner Jazz' 1949 Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition
Located in London, GB
'Dinner Jazz' 1949: American Jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong (1898 – 1971) enjoys a plate of spaghetti in Rome. 30x30 inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size Estate Stamped Co...
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1940s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

'The Misfits' Limited Edition silver gelatin print
Located in London, GB
'The Misfits' Oversize Limited Edition silver gelatin print A gorgeously candid portrait of the first rebel of Hollywood and greatly respected young son of method acting - before ...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

The Carlton Hotel (Slim Aarons Estate Edition)
Located in New York, NY
A Cadillac with Florida plates parked outside the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, circa 1955. Estate stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity from th...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons - Luxury Dining - Estate stamped
Located in London, GB
'Luxury Dining' Diners in a grand ballroom during a fashion show, circa 1955. A simply sumptuous scene, elegant diners seated at white table cloth covered tables...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

' The Tourists ' SIGNED Limited Edition Oversize print
Located in London, GB
' The Tourists ' SIGNED Limited Edition Oversize print by Stuart Möller Beautiful large print abstracted image of tourists on the steps of the Sydney Opera...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

'North By North West'
Located in London, GB
NORTH BY NORTHWEST, Cary Grant, 1959/ Everett Collection. A beautiful archival pigment print - Large 20 x 16" inches / 51 x 41 cm's (paper size) (The Everett Collection ) ...
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1930s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Slim Aarons - The Carlton Hotel - Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
The Carlton Hotel by Slim Aarons A Cadillac with Florida plates parked outside the Carlton Hotel, Cannes, France, circa 1955. Printed Later. Another gorgeous and typically 'Slim' p...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

'Three Skiers' 1955- Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print - Oversize
Located in London, GB
'Three Skiers' 1955 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print - Oversize Three skiers in New Hampshire, 1955. A sign near them lists the local slopes and trails. (Photo by Slim Aar...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

'Ski Instructors Only' 1955- Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Print
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...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Gill with Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print Date stamped with facsimile of signature in grey ink, l.r. This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. About the artist: Born and raised in South Africa...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Beverly Hills Cop 1952
Located in London, GB
Beverly Hills Cop American policeman Lee R Hathaway with his car on Bedford Drive in Beverly Hills, California. Paper size 16 x 16" inches / 40 x ...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

NEW: Slim Aarons 'Safari Party at Romanoff's' Midcentury Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
Guests at a fancy dress party held at the Romanoff Restaurant in Hollywood, Los Angeles in 1950. Slim Aarons Safari Party at Romanoff's, 1950 Chromogenic Lambda print Estate stampe...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Unforgiven' SIGNED Limited Edition Oversize print
Located in London, GB
'' SIGNED, Limited Edition by Stuart Möller Beautiful large Archival pigment print of a shoreline in Sri Lanka, heavily textured, jagged rocks and cacti. 30 x 20" inches paper siz...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Race Meeting 1950- Oversize
Located in London, GB
Race Meeting A group of racegoers chatting to jockeys, France, circa 1950. Paper size 40 x 40" inches / 101 x 101 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim A...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Untitled (Guy Mendes) [Boy Dressed as Airplane Pilot]
Located in New York, NY
Vintage gelatin silver print Signed in black ink, recto Credit stamped and numbered, verso of mount This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. An optician by trade, Ralph Eugene Meatyard was a self-described “dedicated amateur” photographer. He pursued his own vision to produce an exquisitely enigmatic, widely admired body of work. Meatyard began taking photographs in 1950, roaming the backwoods and towns in Kentucky, experimenting with framing, multiple exposures, and blurring to produce haunting, abstracted images of natural and manmade environments. In the late 1950s, he began incorporating monstrous, oversized latex masks...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Green River Overlook in Utah, Canyonlands National Park, 1960s.
Located in Cologne, DE
The black-and-white photograph titled *Canyonlands National Park, 1960s* offers a breathtaking view of the rugged, expansive desert landscape in southeastern Utah. The image captures...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Slim Aarons Estate Print - Cannon Drive 1952
Located in London, GB
Cannon Drive Cars driving along Cannon Drive, Beverly Hills, California. Paper size 16 x 16" inches / 40 x 40 cm Estate Stamped Collection Edition to 150 Photo by Slim Aarons...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Peter Orlovsky, Herbert Huncke Beatnik Photo
Located in Surfside, FL
Peter Orlovsky and Herbert Huncke - March 7 1960 Over a 50-year span, McDarrah documented the rise of the Beat Generation, the city’s postmodern art movement, its off-off-Broadway actors, troubadours, politicians, 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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Silver Gelatin

'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 Utah-Arizona borderline, Coral Pink Sand Dunes, 1960s
Located in Cologne, DE
The black-and-white photograph 1960s captures the serene yet expansive beauty of the desert landscape. The image features a lone figure standing at the edge of a vast expanse of sand...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Terry O'Neill 'Raquel Welch and Ringo Starr'
Located in New York, NY
Raquel Welch and Ringo Starr, 1969 silver gelatin print 40 x 30 inches edition of 50 Estate signature stamped edition of 50 with certificate of authenticity American actress Raquel...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

NEW Slim Aarons 'Flo Smith And Friends' Mid-century Modern Photography
Located in New York, NY
American fashion editor Florence 'Flo' Pritchett Smith (left) and Dolly O'Brien (centre) with a friend in Palm Beach, Florida, circa 1955. Slim Aarons Flo Smith And Friends 1955 Fi...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Black Leaf' Hand Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
'Black Leaf' Hand Signed Limited Edition Print Stuart Möller Beautiful Archival Pigment Print of a banana leaf in Sri Lanka. 20 x 16 inches / 51 x 41 cm p...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Champs Gym, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Photography by Larry Fink
Located in Long Island City, NY
From Larry Fink's series focusing on boxing and boxers at Champs Gym in Philadelphia. This photograph is true to Fink's style with a hard flash in the midst...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Black Leaf' Hand Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
'Black Leaf' Hand Signed Limited Edition Print Stuart Möller Beautiful Archival Pigment Print of a banana leaf in Sri Lanka. 24 x 20 inches / 61 x 51 cm paper size - hand signed a...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Bluebird Workshop
Located in London, GB
Technicians working on the Bluebird-Proteus CN7 Land Speed Record-breaking car in a workshop at at the Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex, 18th-21st July 1960. English driver Donald Campb...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Elephant - Limited Edition - Oversize print
Located in London, GB
Elepahnt by Justin Creedy Smith 2001 The legs of an elephant in the the temple area of Siem Reap (Siem Reap province, Cambodia). Photo, 02.12.2001. Exquisite giant oversize 40 ...
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Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Stage 2C, San Francisco
Located in Hudson, NY
Amodaj created the Hoop and Ball series of photographs in June 2010 with dancer and author Shawnrey Notto. The photographs were based on an earlier series of drawings Nenad made of Notto wearing parts of the deconstructed wedding dress during his figure drawing study in Michael Markowitz’s 23rd Street studio in San Francisco. The hoop skirt serves as an augmentation device, a skeletal extension meant to alter the visual perception of the human form. To realize the full associative power of the hoop, Amodaj created a counter-shape to the hoop, a white sphere (the Ball) made from plaster strips, to match the cloth texture and placed it in a dynamic relationship with his model. Notto improvised the poses from Nenad’s drawings in constant slow motion. The whole project was done in two 3-hour sessions with no rehearsals and no replays. The minimalistic setting, uniform lighting, and central vantage point shift perception from a trivial reality to a metaphysical one. The intent was to induce the spectator to spontaneously alternate between the three aspects: the human form, the symbolic function of the skirt, and the geometry of the cone and sphere. The spontaneity of dynamic poses and the imperfections of a handheld camera balance this sparse imagery. The exhibition presents a selection of 15 photographs from a project collection of over a hundred. Most of the series are gelatin-silver prints from a 35 mm film, with a few exceptions for large-scale digital color prints. Amodaj was influenced by the work of Bernd and Hilla Becher's typologies of industrial buildings and František Drtikol’s nudes. In the spirit of Becher’s “typologies,” Amodaj’s Hoop and Ball series of photographs explores endless mutations of the hoop skirt architecture, a clothing item with a curios geometric form that can be classified as a “flexible cone.” It is a form that appears both in nature and in artifice: flowers, bells, horns, nuclear power plants...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Montauk Bluffs, Ocean Photo Vintage Beach Photograph Platinum Palladium Print
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a Platinum Palladium print from one of her first ocean-based beach series, a body of platinum/palladium prints that focused on the water's surface. Later, she transferred her...
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Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography

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Platinum

Encore Du Vin
Located in London, GB
A waiter serving clients outside a cafe in Le Mans, France, July 1955. Original publication: Picture Post – 7852 – Motor-Racing Must Go On ! – pub. 12th July...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

'Director John Huston & Marlon Brando On Set' (Limited Edition)
Located in London, GB
'Director John Huston & Marlon Brando On Set' Director John Huston on left and actor Marlon Brando on right, on the set of Reflections In A Golden Eye, 19...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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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