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"Self Love"- Peaceful Black & White Photo Portrait
"Self Love"- Peaceful Black & White Photo Portrait

"Self Love"- Peaceful Black & White Photo Portrait

By John Mazlish

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Black & White portrait, shot in an abandoned building in a nature preserve, Long Island, NY. Fine

Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Metal

Figurative photo, Portrait fine art print, Contemporary, Black white - Morgane
Figurative photo, Portrait fine art print, Contemporary, Black white - Morgane

Figurative photo, Portrait fine art print, Contemporary, Black white - Morgane

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

. categories : Black and white photography, 20th. century, Archival pigment print, sensual, Semi nude

Category

1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Katia-Signed limited edition Analogue Contemporary photo, Portrait, black white
Katia-Signed limited edition Analogue Contemporary photo, Portrait, black white

Katia-Signed limited edition Analogue Contemporary photo, Portrait, black white

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

. categories : Black and white photography, 20th. century, Archival pigment print, sensual, nude, Figurative

Category

1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Miranda-Signed limited edition portrait print, Black White Photo, Contemporary
Miranda-Signed limited edition portrait print, Black White Photo, Contemporary

Miranda-Signed limited edition portrait print, Black White Photo, Contemporary

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

also silver gelatin photographs. categories : Black and White Photography, 20th. Century, Archival

Category

1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Pi...

Figurative photo, Portrait limited print, Contemporary print, Black white- Ben 2
Figurative photo, Portrait limited print, Contemporary print, Black white- Ben 2

Figurative photo, Portrait limited print, Contemporary print, Black white- Ben 2

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

and sharing it. categories : Black and white photography, 20th. century, Archival pigment pPrint

Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

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

Lamu Jazz- Limited edition contemporary print, Black white photo, Woman Portrait
Lamu Jazz- Limited edition contemporary print, Black white photo, Woman Portrait

Lamu Jazz- Limited edition contemporary print, Black white photo, Woman Portrait

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

Palladium prints but also silver gelatin photographs. categories : Black and white photography, 20th

Category

1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Pi...

Zarina -Signed limited edition nude print, Black white photo, Woman portrait
Zarina -Signed limited edition nude print, Black white photo, Woman portrait

Zarina -Signed limited edition nude print, Black white photo, Woman portrait

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

also silver gelatin photographs. categories : Black and white photography, 20th. century, Archival

Category

1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Arc...

Cara- Figurative photo, Limited edition sensual print, Black white, Square photo
Cara- Figurative photo, Limited edition sensual print, Black white, Square photo

Cara- Figurative photo, Limited edition sensual print, Black white, Square photo

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

white photography, 21st century, Archival print, Sensual, Nude, model, Square format, Aesthetic photo

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Pigment

Lisa - Figurative photo, Signed limited edition pigment print, Black white photo
Lisa - Figurative photo, Signed limited edition pigment print, Black white photo

Lisa - Figurative photo, Signed limited edition pigment print, Black white photo

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

. Style: Black and white photography, 20th. century, Archival pigment print, France, Model,Antique

Category

1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Arc...

Las Memorías. Black and white photo by James Sparshatt
Las Memorías. Black and white photo by James Sparshatt

Las Memorías. Black and white photo by James Sparshatt

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

-rolled Puro and a glass of rum. Cuba 2019 James Sparshatt‘s black and white portraits are a search for

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Black and White Photography

Materials

Metal

Sonhos Silenciosos. Black and white photo by James Sparshatt
Sonhos Silenciosos. Black and white photo by James Sparshatt

Sonhos Silenciosos. Black and white photo by James Sparshatt

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

era town. Olinda Pernambuco Brazil James Sparshatt‘s black and white portraits are a search for a

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Black and White Photography

Materials

Metal

Figurative photo, Limited Nude print, Black white, Square, Contemporary - Cara
Figurative photo, Limited Nude print, Black white, Square, Contemporary - Cara

Figurative photo, Limited Nude print, Black white, Square, Contemporary - Cara

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

white photography, 21st century, Archival print, Sensual, Nude, model, Square format, Aesthetic photo

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Pigment

Mist- Nude print, Black white photo, Large Contemporary, Model Woman
Mist- Nude print, Black white photo, Large Contemporary, Model Woman

Mist- Nude print, Black white photo, Large Contemporary, Model Woman

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

photographs. Please note that prices increase as editions sell. Styles: Black and white photography, 21st

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Phot...

Portrait of Giorgio Gaber - Vintage Photo - 1959
Portrait of Giorgio Gaber - Vintage Photo - 1959

Portrait of Giorgio Gaber - Vintage Photo - 1959

Located in Roma, IT

Portrait of Giorgio Gaber in 1959 is a vintage photographic print on single-coated paper

Category

1950s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Figurative photo, Portrait, Animal, Romantic couple, Contemporary print - Banya
Figurative photo, Portrait, Animal, Romantic couple, Contemporary print - Banya

Figurative photo, Portrait, Animal, Romantic couple, Contemporary print - Banya

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

Ian's life partner. categories : Black and white photography, 20th. century, Archival pigment print

Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Arc...

Lisa- Limited edition nude print, Black white photo, Sensual woman, Contemporary
Lisa- Limited edition nude print, Black white photo, Sensual woman, Contemporary

Lisa- Limited edition nude print, Black white photo, Sensual woman, Contemporary

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

. Style: Black and white photography, 20th. century, Archival pigment print, France, Model,Antique

Category

1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Arc...

Photo portrait of Gentlemen - Florence 1896
Photo portrait of Gentlemen - Florence 1896

Photo portrait of Gentlemen - Florence 1896

Located in Roma, IT

Vintage silver-salt photo taken in 1896 by Studio Moretti, Florence. Date and dedication on the

Category

1890s Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Metro Dog - Signed limited edition animal print, Black white photo, Contemporary
Metro Dog - Signed limited edition animal print, Black white photo, Contemporary

Metro Dog - Signed limited edition animal print, Black white photo, Contemporary

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

photographs. Style : Black and white photography, 21st century, Archival pigment print, Pet, Portrait

Category

1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Arc...

Portrait of Vladimir Horowitz - Vintage Photo Detail - 1984

Portrait of Vladimir Horowitz - Vintage Photo Detail - 1984

Located in Roma, IT

Portrait of Vladimir Horowitz during the concert of Rome is a vintage black and white photograph on

Category

1980s Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Mist - Signed limited edition nude art print, Black White Photo, Sensual model
Mist - Signed limited edition nude art print, Black White Photo, Sensual model

Mist - Signed limited edition nude art print, Black White Photo, Sensual model

By Ian Sanderson

Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona

black and white print, Edition of 5 Ian Sanderson's signature and stamp are in the margin on recto

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Phot...

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Black And White Portrait Photos For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of black and white portrait photos for sale on 1stDibs. Browse a selection of Contemporary, Modern or Photorealist versions of these works for sale today — there are 68 Contemporary, 37 Modern and 1 Photorealist examples available. These items have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add black and white portrait photos that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of black, gray, beige, blue and more. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but Hunter & Gatti, Henry Grossman, Matthew Conradt, David Steen and Neal Preston produced especially popular works that are worth a look. Frequently made by artists working in paper, photographic paper and acrylic paint, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much are Black And White Portrait Photos?

Prices for pieces in our collection of black and white portrait photos start at $71 and top out at $100,517 with the average selling for $225.

Finding the Right Photography for You

Find a broad range of photography on 1stDibs today.

The first permanent image created by a camera — which materialized during the 1820s — is attributed to Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. The French inventor was on to something for sure. Kodak introduced roll film in the 1880s, allowing photography to become more democratic, although cameras wouldn’t be universally accessible until several decades later. 

Digital photographic techniques, software, smartphone cameras and social-networking platforms such as Instagram have made it even easier in the modern era for budding photographers to capture the world around them as well as disseminate their images far and wide. 

What might leading figures of visual art such as Andy Warhol have done with these tools at their disposal?

Today, when we aren’t looking at the digital photos that inundate us on our phones, we look to the past to celebrate the photographers who have broken rules as well as records — provocative and prolific artists like Horst P. Horst, Lillian Bassman and Helmut Newton, who altered the face of fashion and portrait photography; visionary documentary photographers such as Gordon Parks, whose best-known work was guided by social justice; and pioneers of street photography such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, who shot for revolutionary travel magazines like Holiday with the likes of globetrotting society lensman Slim Aarons.

Find photographers you may not know in Introspective and The Study — where you’ll read about Berenice Abbott, who positioned herself atop skyscrapers for the perfect shot, or “conceptual artist-adventurer” Charles Lindsay, whose work combines scientific rigor with artistic expression, or Massimo Listri, known for his epic interiors of opulent Old World libraries. Photographer Jeannette Montgomery Barron was given a Kodak camera as a child. Later, she shot on Polaroid film before buying her first 35mm camera in her teens. Barron's stunning portraits of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Warhol and other artists chronicle a crucial chapter of New York’s cultural history.

Throughout the past two centuries, photographers have used their medium to create expressive work that has resonated for generations. Shop a voluminous collection of this powerful fine photography on 1stDibs. Search by photographer to find the perfect piece for your living room wall, or spend some time with the work organized under various categories, such as landscape photography, nude photography and more. 

Questions About Black And White Portrait Photos
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021
    A black and white photo is usually just called exactly that. The unique and timeless quality of a black and white photograph accentuates any room. When we look at black and white photography, we experience deep, rich shadows and tonal properties in a way that transfixes us. Composition and textures are crisp and engaging. You can find a variety of black and white photography by renowned photographers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    A good black and white photo is about telling a story, highlighting a subject, and expressing emotions, without the distraction of colors. Portraits, landscapes and any abstract sort of photo tend to be best viewed in a black and white photo. On 1stDibs find a huge array of black and white photos by different artists and in various styles and sizes.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021
    The best frame for a black and white photo is really a matter of preference. Some may suggest choosing a frame color that matches a shade in an image while others suggest a bolder colored frame for a dramatic effect. Shop frames on 1stDibs.