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Black and White Photography For Sale
Row of Trees, rapeseed Field, fantastic sky, monochrome photograph, limited art
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art Landscape Photography. Row of trees on the rapeseed field with great cloud mood, France. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Poppy No.7 - analogue black and white floral photography, limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
Poppy No.7 printed on archival Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta fine art paper, this limited edition piece measures 40 x 32 cm and is part of an exclusive series of 20 prints, each hand-s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Black and White Photography

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Giclée

Ashtray Heart - Original Polaroid - Unique piece
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Ashtray Heart - 2019 Original Polaroid - Unique Piece, signed and titled on back. 7.8 x 7,7cm (image area) 10.7 x 8.7 cm ( including white Polaroid frame) Artist inventory PL2019...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Polaroid

California Cowgirl by Anouk Krantz 2022
Located in Chicago, IL
California Cowgirl (B&W) 2022 ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT Unframed Sizes: 30 x 45 in (76.2 x 114.3 cm) - Edition of 15 + 2 AP (Artist Proofs) SILVER GELATIN PRINT Unframed Size: 11.3 x ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment, Silver Gelatin

"John, Adirondacks", Adirondacks, NY, 2010
Located in Hudson, NY
In her new exhibition Churilla draws from her years spent as a swimmer, lifeguard, and athlete to capture the forgotten freedom and exuberance of days of youth spent on the water. V...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

From the Chrysler Building, NY
Located in Westwood, NJ
George Tice was born in 1938 in Newark, NJ, the state in which his ancestors had lived for generations earlier. He joined a camera club when he was fourteen, and is largely a self ta...
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20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Platinum

Fighting back the Darkness (Till Death do us Part) - Polaroid, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Fighting back the Darkness (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 20x20cm, Edition 9/10. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid, Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory No. 9...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

160.04.11 by Klaus Kampert - Black white nude framed photograph, woman s body
Located in Paris, FR
160.04.11 is a limited-edition black white photograph by contemporary artist Klaus Kampert from the series "Tribute to Modigliani". This photograph is a limited edition of 15 ...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

David Bowie by Terry O Neill framed, signed silver gelatin print
Located in Austin, TX
Ready to ship immediately. Free domestic US shipping. Framed 16x20" signed lifetime edition print by Terry O'Neill of David Bowie taken in Los Angeles in 1974, with Bowie wearing th...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Victor Hugo in stockings
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This work is unique. Stamped on the reverse by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Foundation number also on verso. The work comes with an Authentication Letter from th...
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Late 20th Century Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

50x40 " Andy Warhol" Photomosaic Pop Fine Art Photography Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Andy" is a photomosaic artwork by Destro. Destro has created large prints which are made up of many hundreds of smaller images. Archival photographic paper Unsigned Framing optio...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Wild Love, contemporary, wildlife, black and white photography, Lion
Located in München, BY
Edition of 7 more sizes on request A Portrait of big majestic male lion lying in the sun. Joachim Schmeisser is represented by leading Galleries worldwide. His photographs are amon...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Robert Patti, New York 1969 “Patti with Cigarette”
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition fine art print of Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe, taken in her kitchen in New York by celebrated photographer and filmmaker, Norman Seeff in 1969. This Patty Smith...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Rolling Stones 1964 by Terry O Neill
Located in Austin, TX
Rare, signed silver gelatin print, an early portrait of the Rolling Stones outside the Donmar rehearsal theatre, London, 1964 12x16" silver gelatin darkroom print, signed and number...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Jeanloup Sieff - Intimode - Les Dessous de la mode
Located in Cologne, DE
From a Portfolio with 26 exclusive works of Jeanloup Sieff, limited to 200 copies. The photograph of Jeanloup Sieff has been produced as Collotype under the direct commandment of the...
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1980s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Photogravure

Ancient Laurisilva Forest, curved Tree, monochrome photograph, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography print. Mystical forest with bent trees, Fanal, Madeira, Portugal. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and n...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Digital Pigment

Portrait of a Young Woman in Late 1960s Hippie Fashion
Located in Cologne, DE
A striking black-and-white studio portrait by Klaus Redenbacher captures the essence of late 1960s counterculture. The young woman, pictured in profile, wears a richly patterned head...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Sarah- Signed limited edition nude print, Black white, Oversize, Contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Sarah - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, Photographed in Brighton, England in 1989 Edition of 5 - Available : 4 This image was captured on film. The negative was sc...
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1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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

Madonna Bathroom #1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artist: Richard Corman Year: 1983 Title: Madonna Bathroom #1 Edition Details: 12-color archival pigment print on 100% cotton fine art paper, signed and numbered in the margins by ...
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1980s Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lisa - Signed limited edition nude print, Black white photo, Sexy Model woman
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Lisa - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 10 This image was captured on film in 1994. This print that is being offered is a high-quality Archival Pigment ...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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

Lyell Fork Meadows
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed on the front of the print. Printed circa 1927.
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1920s Black and White Photography

Kate Moss
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes framing with UV plexi and a 14 day return policy. This is available for pick up framed at Los Angeles gallery at no additional charge. For transport the US and internationally, please inquire for more details. Kate Moss by Glen Luchford...
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1990s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Pearl Jam by Kevin Westenberg Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Pearl Jam 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 s...
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1990s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Long-Horned Cattle in Camp in South Sudan, Black White
Located in US
"From the Earth" Expansive portrait of life in the Mundari cattle camp in South Sudan In these scenes of life from South Sudan, experience the surreal, r...
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2010s Minimalist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lotus Flower minimalist plant photography monochrome limited edition print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Lotus Flower Study 1, Vietnam - no. 21348 Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Printed with 4...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Digital Pigment

Lisa Ann, Los Angeles, 21st Century, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
Located in München, BY
Edition 25 Also available in 101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch, Edition 10 Black and white portrait of model Lisa Ann. From personality portraits and advertising...
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1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

267 Arcadia, Milan – Hiroshi Sugimoto, Cinema, Photography, Black White
Located in Zurich, CH
HIROSHI SUGIMOTO (*1948, Japan) 267 Arcadia, Milan 1998 Gelatin silver print Image 119,4 x 149,2 cm (47 x 58 5/8 in.) Framed 152,4 x 182,2 x 7,6 cm (60 x 71 5/8 x 2 3/4 in.) Editi...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Poppy No.6 - analogue black and white floral photography, limited edition 10
Located in London, GB
Poppy No.6 printed on archival Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta fine art paper, this limited edition piece measures 100x 125 cm and is part of an exclusive series of 10 prints, each hand-...
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Black and White Photography

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Giclée

Chet Baker in Lucca - Jazz Trumpet Player Jazz Chet Baker Portrait
Located in Brighton, GB
American jazz trumpet player and singer Chet Baker harmonises on his trumpet whilst sitting on an open window ledge in his hotel room in Lucca, Italy. He wears jeans and a button-u...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Backstage At La Scala (1948) Limited Estate Stamped
Located in London, GB
Backstage At La Scala (1948) Limited Estate Stamped (Photo By Slim Aarons) A chorus girl reads a movie magazine in a dressing room at La Scala opera house, Milan, November 1948....
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1940s Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Archival Pigment

Portrait of a Tribeswoman, Ethiopia, Fashion, Black and White
Located in US
"Untitled 2" In this best-selling, award-winning image, a Karo tribeswoman shows off her pierced lower lip. Self expression is paramount in this community, and both men and women c...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Hisako, Study 2, Japan
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Ten years ago, after a particularly tumultuous period in his life, Michael Kenna quietly made a decision to expand his photographic practice to include the human form. Kenna is well known for his minimalistic landscapes, and has been vocal in the past about the absence of the human figure in his photographs stating, "I feel they gave away the scale and became the main focus of the viewer’s attention." But, believing "fixed dogma is not a creative tool...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Onishi Tree, Study 3, Hokkaido, Japan - Clouds, Minimal, High Contrast
Located in Denton, TX
Onishi Tree, Study 3, Hokkaido, Japan by Michael Kenna is a black and white landscape photograph of a single barren tree against a dramatic sky. Gelatin Silver Print Print date: 202...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Peony No.8 - analogue black and white floral photography, limited edition of 20
Located in London, GB
'Peony No.8’ photographed in London, United Kingdom 2023. It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera. Giclée print on Hahnemühle...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

Acqua e fantasia, 1956 - Limited Edition Photorealist Black White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition Print called "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP An impressive flood of the Tiber had already battered the pontoons of the few ...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Summer 87- Limited edition vintage fine art photo, Contemporary Black white
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Signed by Ian Sanderson lower right and numbered lower left, delivered with certificates of authenticity, Unframed. An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag®...
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1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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

Touch me, feel me
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Touch me, feel me - 2020, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proof Archival Print, based on a Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2020-886. Not mounted...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Beatles on the set of HELP! by Robert Whitaker
Located in Austin, TX
The Beatles having fun at Cliveden House whilst taking a break from filming the 1965 comedy, Help! Taken by Robert Whitaker. All limited edition print...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography

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C Print

Morning Ritual, Gondola, Venice, black and white photography cityscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Morning Ritual Study 2, Venice - no. 11060 // Black and white fine art cityscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbere...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Digital Pigment

Nude Model
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This work is unique. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Art...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Guy with Beatbox - Playboy T-Shirt and Street Music in America (Large Print)
Located in Brighton, GB
Guy with Beatbox - Playboy T-Shirt and Street Music in America (Large Print) by Michael Ormerod is a black and white photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper in a limited edition of 10...
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20th Century American Realist Black and White Photography

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Black and White

Djimon Hounsou, Los Angeles, 21st Century, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography
Located in München, BY
Edition 25 Also available in 101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch, Edition 10 Black and white portrait of actor and Model Djimon Hounsou naked with milk. From personality portraits and adv...
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1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Acto Dos, From the series Acto Uno. Male Nude Limited Edition Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cohete's ritual with movement and the male dancer formations, inhabits his black and white theater-like habitat. Like light; always in motion. The harsh lights and shadows in the wa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Pigment, Archival Pigment

On the Beach near Paris, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography, 1929
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency ROL, Paris, 1929. Summer on the beach near Paris. Features: Original silver gelatin print photography unframed. ...
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1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Elizabeth Taylor – Elstree Studios, England, Limited Estate Print Oversize
Located in London, GB
Elizabeth Taylor – Elstree Studios, England, Elizabeth Taylor’s jewellery collection was renowned as one of the greatest ever assembled. The ...
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1960s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Boy Jumping into Hudson River, NYC - Children playing, New York Scene, Summer
Located in Denton, TX
Boy Jumping into Hudson River, NYC by Ruth Orkin is a black and white gelatin silver print of a child jumping off a building into the water below. Gelatin Silver Print 14 x 11 in. B...
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1940s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Boy with Hair Sticking Up #2
Located in New York, NY
1987 Gelatin silver print Signed in black ink, recto 14 x 11 inches, sheet size 10 x 10 inches, image size This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Steven K...
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1980s Other Art Style Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

69YK #19 – Nobuyoshi Araki, Japanese Photography, Nude, Black and White, Art
Located in Zurich, CH
Nobuyoshi ARAKI (*1940, Japan) 69YK #19, 2009 Gelatin silver print 50.8 x 60 cm (20 x 23 5/8 in.) Print only Nobuyoshi Araki (Tokyo, 1940) is a Tokyo-based photographer. Araki completed his studies at Chiba University’s Department of Photography, Painting and Engineering with a focus on the study of film and photography. His photographic project Satchin earned him the prestigious Taiyo Award in 1964, shortly after he had joined the advertising agency Dentsu, where he worked until 1972. At Dentsu he met his wife Yoko, to whom he paid homage in Sentimental Journey, a photographic record of their honeymoon published in 1971. Eros and thanatos (sex and death) has been a central theme in Araki’s work; an abiding fascination with female genitalia and women’s bodies in Japanese bondage...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin

NYC Shopping Couple
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
The picture is an edition ( Edit. of 50) and part of a book about NYC, which Kallay done in 1965 for a German book publisher.
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1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

"Fencers 4" Nude Photography 24" x 32" inch Edition 2/7 by Lukas Dvorak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Fencers 4" Nude Photography 24" x 32" inch Edition 2/7 by Lukas Dvorak 24" x 32" inch Pigment print on Epson Fine ART paper 2015 Ships rolled in a tube ABOUT THE ARTIST Lukas ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Pigment

Harkness Ballet Dancer Zane Wilson, photographed nude for After Dark magazine
Located in Senoia, GA
Harkness Ballet Principal Dancer Zane Wilson, nude, 1972. Vintage silver gelatin exhibition photograph made by Jack Mitchell. American photograp...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Dasha Mari - Summer Opium - limited edition
Located in London, GB
Dasha & Mari - Models In Hats - limited edition 30 x 30" inches / 76 x 76 cm paper size oversize C print - numbered and stamped limited to 100 only. Sumptuous, sensual with erotic undertones, this is a beautiful fine art image from the twin artists duo from Kiev. Steeped in fashion iconography and with more than a dash of Helmut Newton - these works are fast becoming collectable. About the artists : DASHA & MARI are award-winning photographers, twin sisters from Kiev, Ukraine. Specialise in Fashion, Art Nude and Psychological Portrait. They have an extensive experience in fashion industry in London, Paris, Milan and Berlin. Art photography they create has a cinematic feel, it is original and storytelling. HEARST Magazines UK have selected them for the Master's Photography program in Cambridge, UK. Artists have received a Masters Degree from Kingston University, London, UK in 2018. HONORS & AWARDS PARIS PHOTO 2018, Fashion Nude Expo. Collective exhibition. Paris, France MA Art + Design Exhibition The Brick Lane Gallery, London UK 2018 13th Annual Black & White Spider Awards 2018 - Nominee in Fine Art The Game 12th Annual Black & White Spider Awards 2017, Beverly Hills, CA - Winner in Fashion category 11th Annual International Color Awards , Beverly Hills, CA 2017 - Nominee in Fashion category HOME GALLERY, Personal Photography Exhibition 'FUTURO EROICO'. Salerno, Italy 2017 10th Annual INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS 2017, Beverly Hills, CA - Winner, Honorable Mention in Fashion category FASHION 2ND PLACE WINNER (PROFESSIONAL), FAPA 2016 FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS PHIFEST Exhibition of Photography, Milan, Italy 2016 Photography Exhibition at SALONE DEL MOBILE 2016 - Milan, Italy Photography Exhibition at 55th annual week of Design in Milan in co-operation with SM Samuele Mazza Outdoor Collection and Ipe Cavalli. Exhibition at The ART BOWL GALLERY, Amsterdam 2016 10th Annual Black & White Spider Awards 2015, Beverly Hills, CA - Nominee in Fashion MONOCHROME AWARDS 2015 - Honorable Mention (Professional) in Fashion / Beauty Finalists of the HASSELBLAD MASTERS AWARDS 2014 8th Annual INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS, Beverly Hills, CA - Nominee in Fashion category International Color Awards 2014 Sony World Photography Awards - Shortlisted in the Fashion category 2012, London, United Kingdom. Solo Exhibition in Russia 2011 Art Nude Photography Exhibition 'SECRET GARDEN', Ryazan city, Russia. PUBLICATIONS & PROJECTS NORMAL magazine (France), OPENEYE magazine (France), ELLE Magazine UK, THE COMMISSION LONDON (UK), THE HUFFINGTON POST (US), PH Magazine (Canada), INSIDE BRACKETS (Paris), IDOLL Magazine (USA), Professional Photographer (UK), CHIC LIFESTYLE Magazine (Mexico), BOREALIS (Canada), PORTFOLIOS Magazine (Spain), The View Magazine (Netherlands), ZEPHYR Magazine (US), NOCTIS Magazine (UK), VOGUE ITALIA (Italy), HOLISTIC FASHIONISTA (LA, US), TARTARUS Magazine (US), IT-MAGAZINE (Switzerland), AFTER NYNE Magazine (UK), ARCHIDESART Magazine (UK), NIF Magazine, WHY NOT Magazine, POLISART Magazine (Portugal), PLAYBOY Photo Awards (Ukraine), BIZZARE Magazine (UK), Sensual Photography (France), All About Models (Paris, France), BLUR Magazine (Croatia), IDOLE Magazine (France), ART HOUSE (Monaco), etc. SAMUELE MAZZA - Luxury Interiors and Furniture (Italy), GIOFFRE (Italy), VERTIGE (Italy), VICTOR WILDE...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Black and White

Point Lobos, Carmel California
Located in Carmel, CA
Framed in a plexiglass and black wood. Hand printed by artist. Famous Location in Carmel. Comes with his self published book!
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1990s Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Ha Long Bay, Island, Rocks, Vietnam, limited seascape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Ha Long Bay, Study 1, Vietnam - no. 21366 // Monochrome Fine Art Seascape Photography Archival pigment ink print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta, limited edition of 7. Signed, titled,...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Digital Pigment

"Lakeborn" Nude Photography 39 x 29.5 in Ed of 4 by Lukas Dvorak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Lakeborn" Nude Photography 39 x 29.5 in Ed of 4 by Lukas Dvorak 39" x 29.5" inch Pigment print on Epson Fine ART paper 2024 The photo is signed on the back Comes with COA issued b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Paper, Pigment

3499 - Analogue black and white female portrait
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. Li...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Film, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Giclée

On the Road near Paris 1930, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique, original silver gelatin black and white photograph. A family on the road near Paris, France, circa 1930. The car in the background is a Renault KZ. Features: Original Silv...
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1930s Art Deco Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Colette by Herbert List, ca. 1950 – Late Print
Located in Cologne, DE
Colette by Herbert List, ca. 1950 – Vintage Print This intimate black-and-white portrait captures the legendary French author, performer, and feminist icon Colette (1873–1954) in her...
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1950s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Man Ray, Untitled, from Electa Editrice, 1980 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite heliogravure after Man Ray (1890–1976), titled Untitled, originates from the 1980 folio Man Ray, Electa Editrice Portfolios. Published by Gruppo Editoriale Electra, Mi...
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1980s Surrealist Black and White Photography

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Lithograph

Jerry Garcia "Dead End"
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Jerry Garcia sitting next to the "Dead End" sign at Woodstock Music Festival. Woodstock, NY. 1969 Photograph signed by the late photographer Jim Marsh...
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20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Shop Black and White Photography

There’s a lot to love about black and white photography.

The unique and timeless quality of a black and white photograph accentuates any room. Some might argue that we’re naturally drawn to color photography because it’s the world we know best. This is a shared belief, particularly in the era of camera-phone photography, editing apps and the frenetic immediacy of sharing photos on social media. But 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. We’re immediately drawn to the subjects of vintage street photography and continue to feel the emotional impact of decades-old photojournalism. The silhouettes of mountains in black and white landscape photography are particularly pronounced, while portrait photography and the skylines of urban cityscapes come to life in monochrome prints.

When decorating with fine photography, keep in mind that some color photographs may not be suitable for every space. However, you can be more daring with black and white photos. The gray tones are classic, sophisticated and generally introduce elegance to any corner of your home, which renders black and white prints amazingly versatile.

Black and white photography adapts to its surroundings like a chameleon might. A single large-scale black and white photograph above the sofa in your living room is going to work with any furniture style, and as some homeowners and designers today are working to introduce more muted tones and neutral palettes to dining rooms and bedrooms, the integration of black and white photography — a hallmark of minimalist decor — is a particularly natural choice for such a setting.

Another advantage to bringing black and white photography into your home is that you can style walls and add depth and character without worrying about disrupting an existing color scheme. Black and white photographs actually harmonize well with accent colors such as yellow, red and green. Your provocative Memphis Group lighting and bold Pierre Paulin seating will pair nicely with the black and white fine nude photography you’ve curated over the years.

Black and white photography also complements a variety of other art. Black and white photos pair well with drawings and etchings in monochromatic hues. They can also form part of specific color schemes. For example, you can place black and white prints in colored picture frames for a pop of color. And while there are no hard and fast rules, it’s best to keep black and white prints separate from color photographs. Color prints stand out in a room more than black and white prints do. Pairing them may detract attention from your black and white photography. Instead, dedicate separate walls or spaces to each.

Once you’ve selected the photography that best fits your space, you’ll need to decide how to hang the images. If you want to hang multiple photos, it’s essential to know how to arrange wall art. A proper arrangement can significantly enhance a living space.

On 1stDibs, explore a vast collection of compelling black and white photography by artists such as Mark Shaw, Jack Mitchell (a photographer you should know), Berenice Abbott and David Yarrow.

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