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Woman in Sheer Dress, Silver Gelatin Black & White Photograph by Art Shay
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
extraordinary. This artwork is currently unframed. Contact gallery for framing options. Art Shay Woman in
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Kid Boxing, 1952, Black and White Photograph by Art Shay, Signed and Framed
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Street Photography was a true love of Art Shay's and is completely evident in this black and white
Category

20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Maxwell Street Dog, Black & White Street Photography, Chicago, 1953 by Art Shay
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Art Shay's love of Street Photography is evident is this 1953 photograph entitled "Maxwell Street
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Blues Great Howlin' Wolf, Chicago 1966, Framed Black and White Photo by Art Shay
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
. Photographed here in 1966 by Art Shay, this black and white image is signed on the bottom right corner. It is
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Killers For Hire, JFK, South Dakota 1960, Black and White Photograph by Art Shay
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
mat and framed in a simple black metal frame. Art Shay Killers for Hire, JFK, 1960 silver gelatin
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Young Pool Shark, Chicago 1949, Black & White Photograph, Framed, Signed
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
“Art Shay’s photography shakes you up, sets you down gently, pats you on the head and then kicks
Category

1940s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Blues Guitarist, Buddy Guy, 1966, Playing Guitar, Framed Photograph by Art Shay
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time, this black and white photograph of Buddy Guy
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Vegas, Hotel Signs, Homage to Mondrian, Color Street Photography by Art Shay
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Art Shay's love of Street Photography is evident is this photograph simply titled "Vegas". A
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Hugh Hefner in His Bedroom Office, Chicago 1961, Black and White Photography
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
"Nelson Algren's Chicago: Photographs by Art Shay", page 34. Hugh Hefner liked Algren and vice
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Lombardi Huddle, Green Bay Packer Coach Vince Lombardi 1966 by Art Shay
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Famed Green Bay Packer coach Vince Lombardi photographed at Lambeau Field in 1966 by Art Shay. The
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Car Reflection, 1958, Black and White Photograph Appeared in LIFE Magazine
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Art Shay carried his camera with him where ever he went. He captured everyday moments and some not
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Caitlyn Bruce Jenner, Montreal Olympics, 1976, Black and White Photograph Framed
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
1976 Montreal Olympics. The photographer, Art Shay, signed this photo in his mid 90's and mistakenly
Category

1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Tracks to War, New Jersey, 1943, Black and White Photograph, Signed, Framed
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
“Art Shay’s photography shakes you up, sets you down gently, pats you on the head and then kicks
Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

One of All, All for One Maasai Mara, Kenya
By Björn Persson
Located in New York City, NY
wildlife and humans is reflected in his images. Björn looks upon his work as an art form rather than pure
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

Jessica Lange at her Minnesota Cottage, 1976, Black and White Photograph, Framed
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
her cottage retreat in Minnesota in 1976. Art Shay Jessica Lange at her MN Cottage, 1976 silver
Category

1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

All Natural Bubbly, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet
By Vanessa Prestage
Located in Yardley, PA
From the "Intent on the Abstract" series. "The appearance of things changes according to the emotions, and thus we see magic and beauty in them, while the magic and beauty are reall...
Category

2010s Other Art Style Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink

"Against All Odds (aka Here I Go Again)" - black-and-white contemporary photo
By Kimberly Schneider Photography
Located in New York, NY
traditional black-and-white lens-based (silver gelatin) “spiritual landscapes.” That said, I fell into
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Photogram, Silver Gelatin

Someone we all know ( U2 )
By Julian Lennon
Located in New York, NY
Julian Lennon (England, 1963- ) "Someone we all know" U2 in concert Edition 25/25, Figurative Black
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

All my most Beautiful
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
a fascination with art nude photography and since then the human body in its purest form has played
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Black and White Wild Horse Photography, Mustangs "Gangs All Here" 90x40 , Signed
By Shane Russeck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
background in fine art and his passion for Americana make his work both raw and visceral. For two years he
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21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

All my most Beautiful
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
a fascination with art nude photography and since then the human body in its purest form has played
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Polaroid, Archival Paper, C Print, Color

All my most Beautiful
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
a fascination with art nude photography and since then the human body in its purest form has played
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

All You Can Imagine
By Joel Grey
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
Category

2010s Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Fine Art Photography, Black and White Photography, Portrait Art-Faith
By Addison Jones
Located in Delaware , OH
Fine Art Photography, Black and White Photography, Portrait Art-Faith ABOUT THIS PIECE: This
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Rag Paper, Black and White

"Carefree Country", Black White Photography, White Black Photography, Rodeo Art
By Addison Jones
Located in Delaware , OH
"Carefree Country", Black White Photography, White Black Photography, Rodeo Art, 2022 “I heard
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Rag Paper

Palmer Ready to Win His 2nd Masters, Augusta, Georgia 1960, Vintage Photograph
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
heavy mat and framed in a simple black metal frame. Art Shay Arnold Palmer About to Win His 2nd Masters
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1960s Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Eyeball Freak, Circus Side Show Curiosity, Silver Gelatin Print, Framed, 1952
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
“Art Shay’s photography shakes you up, sets you down gently, pats you on the head and then kicks
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Twins, Lovejoy AKA Brooklyn, Illinois, for Ebony Magazine, 1952, Silver Gelatin
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Art Shay photographed the community of Brooklyn, IL for Ebony Magazine, 1952. These photographs
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Deerfield Protestors, 1963, Activists at Rally at Dusk, Silver Gelatin Print
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
black and white buyers. Many residents opposed integration and sought reasons to halt the development. A
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1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

A Farm Grandma Waiting for Kids, 1951
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
“Art Shay’s photography shakes you up, sets you down gently, pats you on the head and then kicks
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Two Leopards Spotted, Chicago 1974, Brookfield Zoo, Signed and Framed.
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
white mat and framed in a simple black metal frame. Art Shay Two Leopards Spotted, 1974 silver gelatin
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1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra, Las Vegas, 1961, The Rat Pack
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Two of the famed Rat Pack are shown here is this playful photograph by Art Shay. Dean Martin
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Street Transaction, 1949 Vintage Silver Gelatin Print, Signed, Matted and Framed
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Street Photography was a true love of Art Shay as is clearly evident in this 1949 Vintage Photo of
Category

1940s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

All You Need Is Love
By David Yarrow
Located in Chicago, IL
black ash frame, white archival matting and protective UV acrylic. For unframed, $1,500 will be
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Building of the St. Louis Gateway Arch, 1963, Silver Gelatin Print
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
as the ‘Gateway to the West.’ Art Shay Building the St. Louis Gateway Arch, 1963 silver gelatin
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Liz Taylor Smelling Smell-O-Vision, Chicago, 1960
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
murdered. Photographed here by Art Shay with her then husband, Eddie Fisher, at the premier in Chicago
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Andy Griffith on Train in Nashville, 1961
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
ride. The photograph was taken by Art Shay in Nashville, where Griffith was an aspiring country and
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Observant Father, 1949, Chicago, Vintage Silver Gelatin Print
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
Street photography was Art's true passion. He never went anywhere without his camera so he could
Category

1940s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Black Mountains long exposure Scotland black white art landscape photography
By Gerald Berghammer
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Wild Atlantic coast of
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment, Photographi...

Black Cuillin Hills Mountains Scotland black and white landscape art photography
By Gerald Berghammer
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art long Exposure Landscape Photography. River with beautiful mountains in the
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Black and White, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment...

Black Rocks, Iceland, minimalist, black and white, art landscape, photography
By Gerald Berghammer
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Giclée, Archival Ink, Photographic Film, Digital Pigment, Digital, Black...

All-White Horse Swimming Underwater with Surreal Light, Otherworldly
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
Across All Sizes. All images are printed in-house on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta paper and come with a
Category

2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Black Rocks, Iceland, minimalist black and white photography, seascape fine art
By Gerald Berghammer
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, Archiv...

Black Stone Beach, black and white, long exposure, waterscape, art, photography
By Gerald Berghammer
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art Landscape photography. Big black stones on the shore in madeira, Portugal
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, Digital, Archival Pigment...

Little Black Island, Iceland, black and white photography, waterscape, fine art
By Gerald Berghammer
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, Digita...

All-White Horse Swimming Underwater with Surreal Light, Otherworldly
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
Across All Sizes. All images are printed in-house on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta paper and come with a
Category

2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

All-White Horse Swimming Underwater with Surreal Light, Otherworldly
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
Across All Sizes. All images are printed in-house on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta paper and come with a
Category

2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Flooded Rock, Black Beach, Iceland, black and white photography, landscape, art
By Gerald Berghammer
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, Digital, Archival Pigment...

Black Line, Groyne, Sylte, Germany, black and white, art photography, landscape
By Gerald Berghammer
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Giclée, Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Black and White...

Aquaculture Structures black white fine art minimalism waterscape fine art print
By Gerald Berghammer
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art Landscape Photography. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Digital Pigment, Digital, Black and White, Archival I...

Rodeo Photography, Black & White Photography, Horse Art-Equestrian Cavalier
By Addison Jones
Located in Delaware , OH
Rodeo Photography, Black & White Photography, Horse Art-Equestrian Cavalier “I heard about the
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Rag Paper

We're All Hunting For Paradise
By David Trautrimas
Located in Sante Fe, NM
In the Wake of the Bind – 2016 We often speak of old, neglected buildings in anthropomorphic terms as having “good bones”. As such, the specter of death already haunts the languag...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

All About Love. Paris. From do Mundo de Sombras series
By Guilherme Licurgo
Located in Miami Beach, FL
of Art. He discovered his real passion behind the lens, creating images. He has been working as a
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Antelope Canyon, Arizona, USA, black and white fine art photography, framed art
By Gerald Berghammer
Located in Vienna, Vienna
, dated by Artis. Handmade wood frame, black, natural white archival Passepartout, anti-reflection white
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Photographic Film, Digital, Digital Pigment, Archival I...

Marlon Brando, Libertyville, Illinois, 1950 - Silver Gelatin Print
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
On assignment for Life Magazine in 1950, Art Shay photographed Marlon Brando at his family farm in
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1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Black Rocks and a few Stones, black and white fine art photography, landscape
By Gerald Berghammer
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, Digital, Giclée, Archival...

The Man With the Golden Arm, 1949, Nelson Algren as the Dealer, Silver Gelatin
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
. Here Art has taken a twist on that title by showing Algren as the dealer in one of Art's most famous
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1940s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Leaf

James Baldwin Standing, Deerfield, IL 1961, Deerfield Integration Rally
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
"In 1961 Art Shay encounted the African American writer and itellectual James Baldwin at a
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Mafia Boss Tony "Big Tuna" Accardo in Front of Big Lion, Chicago 1959
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
“Art Shay’s photography shakes you up, sets you down gently, pats you on the head and then kicks
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Girls Girls Girls, State St. Strip Joint Near Death, Chicago, 1966
By Art Shay
Located in Chicago, IL
code crackdown that shut a number of theatres. Art Shay State Street Strip Joint Near Death, 1966
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

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  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    There are a few ways to make pottery black, but the most popular way is through technique instead of the use of pigments or dyes. With a firing clay technique in the kiln the resulting product can come out a varying array of shades of black. Shop a selection of pottery on 1stDIbs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Black glass is a color of glass achieved by adding manganese to the glass batch. Although named black glass, when held to light, black glass is more of a reddish-purple.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, there are black Wedgwood pieces. While Wedgwood china and porcelain is best known for its signature blue and white, some Wedgwood pieces are available in black and other colors as well. Shop a wide selection of Wedgwood collectibles on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Black Jasperware is a type of porcelain that is also described as unglazed stoneware. It is produced in a number of different colors with a matte finish. Find an assortment of porcelain items from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 21, 2024
    In contemporary art, conceptual art is a movement that began in the 1960s. Artists producing conceptual art assign more importance to the idea behind the art than to the piece itself. An example is Joseph Kosuth’s One and Three Chairs, a piece consisting of a real chair, a photograph of a chair and the dictionary definition of the word chair. When the work was displayed, Kosuth included instructions for any chair to be photographed and then displayed beside its image. In this way, the chair itself is not the artwork. Rather, the art comes from examining the way the object, image and words provide competing and complementary definitions of what a chair is. Find a large selection of fine art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Fine art is a category of art comprising works with purely aesthetic purpose, as opposed to applied art, which serves a practical function.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Western art can reference art made in the American West, typically at the end of the 19th century. It can also reference any type of art that comes from the “west,” meaning a region that shares a European tradition, including the United States and Canada. On 1stDibs, find a variety of original artwork from top artists.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024
    Many people consider KAWS’s art type to be Pop art. The style first emerged in the 1950s. In stark contrast to traditional artistic practice, Pop art’s practitioners drew on imagery from popular culture, using things like comic books, advertising, product packaging and other commercial media to create original paintings, prints and sculptures that celebrated ordinary life in the most literal way. In his work, KAWS similarly appropriates pop phenomena like Mickey Mouse, the Smurfs, the Simpsons and SpongeBob SquarePants. Shop a selection of KAWS art on 1stDibs.
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    Yes, mandala art is folk art. The definition of folk art is art that reflects the sociocultural characteristics and values of a particular group of people. Mandala art fits this definition due to its association with the Hindu and Buddhist faiths. On 1stDibs, explore a selection of folk art from some of the world's top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
    The coating on black nickel has a black tint. Black nickel is darker than polished nickel, which is mirror-like yet has a silvery hue.
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    A black velvet painting is a type of painting that is distinguished by the use of velvet as the support (versus canvas, for example). The velvet provides a dark background which helps the colors stand out. On 1stDibs, find a variety of black velvet paintings.
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    Black crystals are frequently used to center oneself during meditation, but they may also be used to expand one's mind to greater knowledge and alleviate fear of the unknown. Black represents the past and the future, good and evil, and all in between. Black crystals are intriguing, mysterious, and have a strong presence that has been valued throughout history. Find a range of antique and vintage black crystal jewelry on 1stDibs.
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    Black diamonds are said to have a deep spiritual connotation and are frequently used to ward off evil. The gorgeous dark gemstone is thought to offer a link between the spiritual and physical worlds. Diamonds, in general, represent a deep emotional bond, which is why they are ideal for engagement rings. On 1stDibs, find a variety of black diamond jewelry and watches.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Black clay is called barro negro pottery. It is a form of pottery from Oaxaca, Mexico and is characterized by its color and unique patterns. The process was discovered by Doña Rosa in the 1950s, who added a polish to her pottery before firing it to obtain its matte black finish. Shop a collection of black clay pottery from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    You can use black walnut for just about anything, but its most common uses are for furniture, gunstocks, flooring and coffins. It's considered a sturdy, durable and heavy wood.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Black gold does exist naturally. That said, the gold that's been blackened may be real.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Black marble is found in various locations. Some of the most well-known quarries are in Agadir-Biougra and Erfoud, Morocco; Markina, Spain; Laurens, France; Zaghouan, Tunisia; La Spezia, Italy; and Balochistan, Pakistan. Shop a variety of black marble furniture and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024
    Black enamel jewelry was trendy during the Victorian period, and black enamel was popular with designers of Victorian mourning jewelry. Enameling is one of the oldest forms of surface decoration, used to add color to jewelry without having to rely on gemstones. Evidence of enameling goes back to ancient Greece. Monochromatic enameling is also called grisaille, and it begins with a piece of metal jewelry. An artisan applies a thin coating of black powdered glass and then paints a design over top. After that, the maker adds more layers of powdered glass to darken the color and offset the painted image. The finished piece then gets fired at an extremely high temperature to set the enamel. Explore a selection of black enamel jewelry on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Fine art denotes work of aesthetic value but no functional purpose, whereas decorative art is both visually appealing and functional.

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    The term contemporary is applied to art by 21st-century artists; modern art refers to works created from the1880s and through the 1960s.