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.
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Style: Modern
Period: 1920s
Macaroni, from Bauhaus I Portfolio
By Irene Bayer
Located in Dallas, TX
Bauhaus I Portfolio
Ed. 33/70
Signed and dated in black ink on print margin.
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
A Tina Modotti photograph of a Diego Rivera Mural
By Tina Modotti
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1920s Tina Modotti photograph of a Diego Rivera mural, depicting the Agricultural School in Chapingo, Mexico. Stamped “Photographs-Tina Modotti Mexico, D.F.” on reverse.
Tina Mod...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Chelsea FC Stamford Bridge (1920) - Giant Oversize Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Stamford Bridge (1920)
Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Alfred Hind Robinson/Getty Images Archive)
Stamford Bridge, Chelsea Foo...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
'Derby Spectator' Limited Edition Oversize Silver Gelatin Print
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)
Silver gelatin fibre print
20 x 24" p...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Rainy Embankment" by Fox Photos
Located in London, GB
"Rainy Embankment" by Fox Photos
August 1929: A man standing alone on a rain-drenched pavement on the River Thames Embankment, London.
Unframed
Paper Size:...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Young Competitors (1925) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Young Competitors (1925) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by MacGregor/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
11th August 1925
Three young competitors arriving at the courts for th...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Swiss Alps (1928) Archival Pigment Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Swiss Alps (1928) Archival Pigment Print - Oversized
(Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy)
1st November 1928.
Five men skiing down snow-covered Alps, Swit...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
"Jean Cocteau" by Keystone-France
Located in London, GB
"Jean Cocteau" by Keystone-France
Portrait in the 1920s or 1930s of the writer Jean Cocteau in a decor that relates to his passion for Greek tragedy. Co...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Edward Ray" by Kirby
Located in London, GB
"Edward Ray" by Kirby
26th June 1925: British golfer Edward Ray in action during the 1925 British Open at Prestwick. Prestwick golf course was founded ...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Ride At The Fair" by General Photographic Agency
Located in London, GB
"Ride At The Fair" by General Photographic Agency
1924: The rollercoaster ride at the fair at Wembley exhibition, London.
Unframed
Paper Size: 12" x 16'' (inches)
Printed 2022
Sil...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
'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...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Post Queue" by Fox Photos
Located in London, GB
"Post Queue" by Fox Photos
December 1926: Schoolchildren posting letters in the playground of the Red Lion Street School.
Unframed
Paper Size: 20" x 24'' (...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Helpful Dog" by General Photographic Agency
Located in London, GB
"Helpful Dog" by General Photographic Agency
Teddy the Dog holds onto child actor Jackie Lucas (1919 - 1983) by the tail of his golfing jacket as he tries to play a ball, which is floating in a river. A publicity still for the unreleased Mack Sennett comedy short, 'Rough and Ready', directed by William Campbell...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Napier 6" by William A Atkins
Located in London, GB
"Napier 6" by William A Atkins
A Gloster Napier 6 Supermarine seaplane at Calshot, in preparation for the Schneider Trophy race.
Unframed
Paper Size: 20" x 24'' (inches)
Printed 2...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Inside St Stephen's" by Benjamin Stone
Located in London, GB
"Inside St Stephen's" by Benjamin Stone
circa 1925: Inside St Stephenfs Tower, Westminster Palace, showing the 23 ft diameter clock-face of Big Ben, named ...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"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...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Derby Spectator" by Topical Press Agency
Located in London, GB
"Derby Spectator" by Topical Press Agency
A spectator looking through binoculars at the Derby horse races, Epsom, Surrey, June 1923.
Unframed
Paper S...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Sheltering From Rain" by Fox Photos
Located in London, GB
"Inside St Stephen's" by Fox Photos
February 1928: People sheltering from the rain under the portico of the National Gallery in London. The church of St-Martin-in-the-Fields can be ...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Two-Horned Hat" by Sasha
Located in London, GB
"Two-Horned Hat" by Sasha
5th November 1929: Lady Castlerosse modelling the medieval-style costume and wimple she will wear to the Galaxy Ball Pageant, held at London's Park Lane Ho...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Students of Harrow School Are Returning To School After Christmas" by Imagno
Located in London, GB
"Students of Harrow School Are Returning To School After Christmas Vacations, England" by Imagno
Students of Harrow School are returning to school after Christmas vacations, England...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Young Competitors" by MacGregor
Located in London, GB
"Young Competitors" by MacGregor
11th August 1925: Three young competitors arriving at the courts for the Open Junior Lawn Tennis Tournament at Brockenhurst, Hampshire..
Unframed
P...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Students of Harrow School (1929) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Students of Harrow School (1929) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Imagno/Getty Images)
Students of Harrow School are returning to school after Christmas vacations, England, P...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Dublin Crowd (1920) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Dublin Crowd (1920) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Walshe/Getty Images)
After signing the Treaty establishing the Free State, Irish politician and Sinn Fein leader Michael Collins (1890 - 1922) addresses the Dublin crowd at College Green...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
'Derby Spectator' Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Print
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)
Silver gelatin fibre print
10 x 12" p...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
'Derby Spectator' Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Print
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)
Silver gelatin fibre print
12 x 16" p...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jean) as little child, ca. 1927, 16, 4 x 21, 5 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Norma Jeane Mortenson or better known as Marilyn Monroe – iconic, beautiful and maybe the most known Hollywood Stars of the 20th century. Born and raised in Los Angeles, USA, she spe...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
'Derby Spectator' Limited Edition Oversize Silver Gelatin Print
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)
Silver gelatin fibre print
30 x 40" p...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
'Derby Spectator' Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Print
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)
Silver gelatin fibre print
16 x 20" p...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Eiffel Tower (1929) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
The Eiffel Tower (1929) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy)
Eiffel Tower built in 1889 seen from Trocadero wrought iron doors Paris France,
circa 1929.
Additional Information:
Unframed
Paper Size: 40x30''
Printed Later
Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
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:
H. Armstrong ROBERTS (1883-1947) is an artist born in 1883 The oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a photography sold in 2012.
ACTORS ON SET, Bette Davis, Ladies Fashion...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
'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...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Rainy Embankment (1929) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Fair Fun (1938) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
August 1929: A man standing alone on a rain-drenched pavement on the River Thames Embankment, London...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
'Derby Spectator' Giant Oversize Limited Edition Black and White Photography
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)
Darkroom photograph - beautiful and H...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Stamford Bridge (1920) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Stamford Bridge (1920)
Limited Edition Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Alfred Hind Robinson/Getty Images Archive)
Stamford Bridge, Chelsea Football...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Mohammad Ali Alabaster (1920) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Mohammad Ali Alabaster (1920) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy)
Architectural view of the Mohammad Ali Alabaster Mosque in the citadel, ...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Derby Spectator (1923) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Derby Spectator (1923) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Photo by (Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
A spectator looking through binoculars at the Derby horse races, Epsom, Surrey, June ...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Lethal Losch (1929) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Happy Marilyn (1956) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by Sasha/Getty Images)
6th April 1929:
Tilly Losch (1904 - 1974) dancing in an extravagant cost...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
'Rainy Embankment' London (Limited Edition) Oversize
Located in London, GB
A man standing alone on a rain-drenched pavement on the River Thames Embankment, London. August 1929.
(Photo By Fox Photos/ The Getty Images Photographic Archives London, England)
...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Shanghai Backstreet (1926) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Shanghai Backstreet (1926) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy)
Silhouettes in a Chinese backstreet,
Shanghai, China, circa 1926.
Additio...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Two Vintage Views of the Ghetto in Rome by Studio Vasari - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Views of Ghetto in Rome is a lot of two photographic prints on gelatin bromide hard paper. Information about pictures are printed on the front: "307. ROMA- Avanzi del Portico di Otta...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Via di Monte Savello - Disappeared Rome - Vintage Photo 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Via di Monte Savello - Disappeared Rome, is a photographic print on Baryta paper, by unknown photographer.
Excellent condition, cm 22.5 x 16.5.
The ...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Jacques Lipchitz Bronze Sculpture Photo Signed
By Marc Vaux
Located in Surfside, FL
Marc Vaux, a figure of Montparnasse, produced a trove of photographs which are currently held in the collection of the Centre Pompidou in Paris, France. Marc Vaux was committed equally to supporting artists, notably by creating the Foyer des Artistes (1946-70) and, in 1951, the first Musée du Montparnasse at 10, rue de l’Arrivée.
Marc Vaux was born on February 19, 1895 in Crulai, Normandy Thanks to the color merchant from whom he bought his plates and his photographic equipment, he met the sculptor Charles Desvergnes winner of Prix the Rome and author of various memorials who was looking for someone to photographs his works. Two of Marc Vaux’s first clients were his neighbors of 21 Avenue du Maine- Marie Vassilieff and Maria Blanchard...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Vintage View of a street in Wuchon (China) - 1925
Located in Roma, IT
View on a China street is a b/w photograph in gel print taken very likely in 1925.
The picture, taken through the streets of Wuchon, immortalizes some bystanders among the houses.
Indications in pen in German on the back...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
San Lorenzo ai Monti - Disappeared Rome - Vintage Photo 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
San Lorenzo ai Monti - Disappeared Rome, is a photographic print on Baryta paper, by unknown photographer. Excellent condition, cm 21 x 16.5.
The vie...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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