Contemporary Black and White Photography
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.
Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
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Style: Contemporary
Limited Edition Black and White Photograph - "Two Curves"
By Howard Lewis
Located in White Plains, NY
Limited Edition Black and White Photograph - " Two Curves" 17 x 22. Taken on a photographic road trip with a stop to photograph Chicago architecture.
About Howard Lewis:
Lewis’ ar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Limited Edition Black and White Photograph - "Shadow Buildings"
By Howard Lewis
Located in White Plains, NY
Limited Edition Black and White Photograph - " Shadow Buildings" 17 x 22. Taken on a photographic road trip with a stop to photograph Chicago architecture.
About Howard Lewis:
Lew...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Conastoga wagon - black and white photography
Located in New York, NY
"I remember the moment that the idea for Bodyscapes® came to me. I was thinking that the shape and structure of the universe repeated itself at every level and suddenly I had the ima...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Rocky Peaks, mystical clouds, shoreline, black and white photograpy, seascape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, Digital, Giclée, Archival...
Chanel No.5 with Love
By Nick Veasey
Located in PARIS, FR
A man with x-ray vision, Nick Veasey creates art that shows what it is really like inside.
Original artwork.
C print, diasec Framed. Signed and numbered out of 15.
Accompanied with ...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Rocky Peaks Panorama, Cantabrian Coast, black and white photography, seascape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, Digita...
Hurricane (Bombay Beach) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Hurricane (Bombay Beach) - 2019
20x20cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Polaroid, Color, C Print
Helping Hand by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, Berlin, Puppets
Located in Munich, DE
Edition of 25
signed and numbered by the artist
An employee of a transportation company is unloading mannequins and grabs a mannequin's crotch.
JJK is a pseudonym for one of the wo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ancient Laurisilva Forest, mystical Tree, black and white photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 5. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on Ha...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, Digital, Archival Pigment...
Blow my Mind (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Blow my Mind (Till Death do us Part) - 2005,
50x49cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid,
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Invent...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Polaroid, Color, C Print, Archival Paper
Beyond
Located in Columbia, MO
After spending the early part of her career in commercial photography and film, Dahlquist returned to her childhood proclamation and since 1998 has traveled and exhibited extensively...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Washi Paper, Archival Pigment, Polymer
Crumpled
Located in Columbia, MO
After spending the early part of her career in commercial photography and film, Dahlquist returned to her childhood proclamation and since 1998 has traveled and exhibited extensively...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Washi Paper, Archival Pigment, Polymer
Still Standing
Located in Columbia, MO
After spending the early part of her career in commercial photography and film, Dahlquist returned to her childhood proclamation and since 1998 has traveled and exhibited extensively...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Washi Paper, Archival Pigment, Polymer
Ancient Laurisilva Forest, Tree, Madeira, black and white photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Crooked tree in fairy forest in foggy mood, Fanal, Portugal. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, Digital, Giclée, Archival...
Helping Hand by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, Berlin, Puppets
Located in Munich, DE
Edition of 25
signed and numbered by the artist
An employee of a transportation company is unloading mannequins and grabs a mannequin's crotch.
JJK is a pseudonym for one of the wo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Helping Hand by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, Berlin, Puppets
Located in Munich, DE
Edition of 25
signed and numbered by the artist
An employee of a transportation company is unloading mannequins and grabs a mannequin's crotch.
JJK is a pseudonym for one of the wo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Mystical Tree, misty, Fanal, Madeira, black and white photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on Ha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, Digital, Giclée, Archival...
Adam + Eve by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, Coco de Mer, Seychelles
Located in Munich, DE
This Diptych consists of 2 images, each 52,5 x 70 cm.
Edition of 25
signed and numbered by the artist
The Seychelles palm, also known as the Seychelles nut, is an endemic palm spec...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Adam + Eve by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, Coco de Mer, Seychelles
Located in Munich, DE
This Diptych consists of 2 images, each 75 x 100 cm.
Edition of 25
signed and numbered by the artist
The Seychelles palm, also known as the Seychelles nut, is an endemic palm speci...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Fireproof - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Fireproof - 2024 -
20x20cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid.
Signature label with certificate.
inventory PL2024-48.
Not mou...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Behind Glass - Signed limited edition fine art, Contemporary, Sensual portrait
By Geoff Halpin
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Behind Glass - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 5
Brighton UK, 1997
This image was captured on film.
The negative was scanned creating a digital file...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
Anette Funicello: Mouseketeer at the Carnival
Located in Austin, TX
The beautiful Annette Funicello. The child star rose to fame as one of the most prevalent Mouseketeers on the Mickey Mouse Club. As a teenager, she transitioned to a successful caree...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Sophia Loren Showering in "Judith"
Located in Austin, TX
Sophia Loren smiling in shower scene for her role in "Judith", 1966.
Judith is a 1966 drama film about a beautiful woman who survived a concentration camp goes to Israel in 1948 to ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Batman and Batgirl Classical Portrait
Located in Austin, TX
Classic black and white promotional still of Adam West for his role as Batman, and Yvonne Joyce Craig for her role as Batgirl, circa 1967.
Batman is an American live-action televisi...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance "I Love Lucy"
Located in Austin, TX
This black and white action shot features Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance talking on the phone for a scene in the television hit series "I Love Lucy".
Lucille Ball was an American act...
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Shut up by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, Kenya, Shark
Located in Munich, DE
Edition of 25
signed and numbered by the artist
A shark bite is chained to the pier in Lamu.
JJK is a pseudonym for one of the world's most successful photo artists.
In his series ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Stairway to heaven by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, Zanzibar
Located in Munich, DE
Edition of 25
signed and numbered by the artist
A worker sits on a staircase that leads to nowhere.
JJK is a pseudonym for one of the world's most successful photo artists.
In his...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Stairway to heaven by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, Zanzibar
Located in Munich, DE
Edition of 25
signed and numbered by the artist
A worker sits on a staircase that leads to nowhere.
JJK is a pseudonym for one of the world's most successful photo artists.
In his...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Shut up by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, Kenya, Shark
Located in Munich, DE
Edition of 25
signed and numbered by the artist
A shark bite is chained to the pier in Lamu.
JJK is a pseudonym for one of the world's most successful photo artists.
In his series ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Shut up by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, Kenya, Shark
Located in Munich, DE
Edition of 25
signed and numbered by the artist
A shark bite is chained to the pier in Lamu.
JJK is a pseudonym for one of the world's most successful photo artists.
In his series ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Stairway to heaven by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, Zanzibar
Located in Munich, DE
Edition of 25
signed and numbered by the artist
A worker sits on a staircase that leads to nowhere.
JJK is a pseudonym for one of the world's most successful photo artists.
In his...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Recording Science Triptych
Located in Nashville, TN
Recording Science Triptych by Nashville, Tennessee photographer, Michael Ray Nott portrays three framed black and white photographs of two retro speakers...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital
David Yarrow Photograph / The Rolling Stones / Horses
By David Yarrow
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 20, signed by artist
This is a special image for me; in part because it is such a low percentage capture and in part because its dynamism extols the wild nature of mustan...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Recall, from the Exit Art/The First World Portfolio
Located in New York, NY
LORNA SIMPSON
Recall, from the Exit Art/The First World Portfolio, 1998
Silkscreen on Felt
30 × 22 inches
Hand signed and numbered 17/50 on the front
Unframed
This impressive silkscr...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Felt, Screen
Tyler Shields - Gator Birkin Monochrome, Photography 2014, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Indulgence
Silver Gelatin
All available sizes and editions:
18" x 18"
30" x 30"
45" x 45"
60" x 60"
70" x 70"
Editions of 3 + 2 Artist Proofs
Tyler Shields is a photographer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment, Sil...
Recording Science 1
Located in Nashville, TN
Recording Science 1 by Nashville photographer, Michael Ray Nott portrays a framed black and white photograph of a vintage cassette player. Nott produced this piece for the TV show “N...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital
Recording Science 2
Located in Nashville, TN
Recording Science 2 by Nashville photographer, Michael Ray Nott portrays a framed black and white photograph of a vintage table top microphone. Nott produced this piece for the TV sh...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital
Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning and simplistic portrait of musician Johnny Cash smoking a cigarette and playing guitar outside of Folsom Prison, 1968.
Johnny Cash was an American singer, songwriter, music...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Prince, The Artist
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant black and white studio portrait of legendary musician and artist, Prince.
Prince was an American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer, and actor. He is widel...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Audrey Hepburn with Balloons at the Arc de Triomphe
Located in Austin, TX
Audrey’s most beloved movie is arguably Funny Face, in which she plays a bookish girl swept up in the world of fashion, taken under the wing of a magazine editor looking for a model ...
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe at a Dinner Event
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white portrait of blonde bombshell actress Marilyn Monroe seated at a dinner event.
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, model, and singer. Famous for playing comedic "...
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Clara Bow: The Roaring 20s' "It Girl"
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning black and white promotional portrait of Clara Bow gazing into the camera.
Clara Bow was an American actress who rose to stardom during the silent film era of the 1920s and ...
Category
1920s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink
Sophia Loren in "Houseboat": Between the Curtains
By Bud Fraker
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white studio portrait of Sophia Loren appearing between two curtains for her role in "Houseboat".
Sophia Loren is an Italian actress. With a career spanning over 70 years,...
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink
3499 - Black and white analogue female portrait, 40x32cm
Located in London, GB
'3499'
Photograph printed on heavyweight fine art paper, signed and stamped at the bottom righthand corner and at the back. Photograph comes with a certificate of authenticity.
L...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Film, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Giclée
Cadillac Park, Sunset Blvd
Located in Toronto, ON
Limited Edition Platinum Palladium Print of 10
Hand Signed by John Migicovsky
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
A Dock Long Forgotten in Thunder Bay
Located in Toronto, ON
Limited Edition Archival Photograph of 50 Hand Signed by John Migicovsky
Additional Information:
More Editions - 16" x 20"
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
A Well Aged Bordeaux
Located in Toronto, ON
Limited Edition Archival Photograph of 50 Hand Signed by John Migicovsky
Additional Information:
More Editions - 16" x 20"
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Antique Vacancy in Soho
Located in Toronto, ON
Limited Edition Archival Photograph of 50 Hand Signed by John Migicovsky
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Creating Oneself" Photography 39" x 39" inch Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Creating Oneself" Photography 39" x 39" inch Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
A Couple Alone in Central Park
Located in Toronto, ON
Limited Edition Archival Photograph of 50 Hand Signed by John Migicovsky
Additional Information:
More Editions - 16" x 20"
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Fifth Avenue Admiral
Located in Toronto, ON
Limited Edition Archival Photograph of 50 Hand Signed by John Migicovsky
Additional Information:
More Editions - 16" x 20"
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
First In Line
Located in Toronto, ON
Limited Edition Archival Photograph of 50 Hand Signed by John Migicovsky
Additional Information:
More Editions - 16" x 20"
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Copts 08 - Signed limited edition portrait print, Black white, Coptic Christians
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Copts 08- Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 2012 - Edition of 10
Cairo, Egypt.
In assignment for ARTE & LE LOUVRE 2012
Exhibition in Le Louvre, Paris France
This i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Ar...
Framed Black and White Photograph -- Underwater Shadows, Marsh Leaves
Located in Troy, NY
This elegant black and white photograph is a wonderful example of this artists work. The dark leaves of the plant fade in from the top corner of the piece, and create an almost abst...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White
"Leading Horse", Kansas City, 1997
By Pete Kelly
Located in Hudson, NY
This will be shipped direct from the artist to you or your framer.
In this photograph a silhouetted horse follows a silhouetted figure closely as they trek through a field. The use of abstracted figures helps emphasize the emotional aspect of Kelly's main theme: the bond between humans and animals.
Pete Kelly finds his inspiration in nature and the landscape. Specifically focusing on, "The reclamation by nature of urban settings", Kelly finds a particularly strong aesthetic and power in the beauty of the urban landscape. "I try to see beauty around me, drawing beauty from ugliness by capturing close up textures of fading paint or graffiti, or by reducing the shape of the subject to silhouette."
Kelly's fascination with photography, the quality, and flexibility of the medium began at a very early age. Born in England in 1966, and as the son of a military man, Kelly spent most of his childhood growing up in West Germany. After leaving school Kelly enrolled in a photography course with the R. A. F Photographic Unit, based in Wildenrath in Germany. Although this initial training lasted only six months, it established a life long passion and dedication to photography. Already an avid traveller, Kelly initially decided to return to the UK,
to study Graphic Design at Stockport College, before moving to America in 1987. After completing an Internship at an innovative commercial photography studio in America,
Kelly began working as a Photographers Assistant.
Working closely with a range of photographers allowed him to intrinsically develop his own
refined sense of aesthetic as well as develop and master photographic theory and technique. Now working as a Fine Art Photographer in his own right,
Pete Kelly utilizes the most cutting edge equipment and techniques,
painting with photography by compositing and layering photographs...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Clotheslines, Italy
Located in Toronto, ON
Limited Edition Archival Photograph of 50 Hand Signed by John Migicovsky
Additional Information:
More Editions - 16" x 20"
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Feldforschung 03 - Contemporary Abstract Gradations Photograph
By Hubert Blanz
Located in Vienna, AT
Feldforschung 03 - Contemporary Abstract Gradations Photograph
Edition 2/3 + 1 AP
Print is unframed and comes with a sticker signed by the artist.
After concentrating on modules of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Feldforschung 02 - Contemporary Abstract Sponge Texture Photograph
By Hubert Blanz
Located in Vienna, AT
Feldforschung 02 - Contemporary Abstract Sponge Texture Photograph
Edition 2/3 + 1 AP
Photo print will be shipped with an adhesive label signed by the artist
After concentrating on ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Contemporary black and white photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary 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 blue, red, orange, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Tyler Shields, Ian Sanderson, Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde, and David Yarrow. Frequently made by artists working with Pigment Print, and Archival Pigment 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 Contemporary black and white photography, so small editions measuring 1.5 inches across are also available.