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Black and White Photography For Sale
"Die Stille" Photography 39" x 31" in Edition of 7 by Kseniya Vashchenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Die Stille" Photography 39" x 31" in Edition of 7 by Kseniya Vashchenko
Signed and numbered by the artist.
Comes with COA issued by the Artist
Not framed. Ships rolled in tube.
A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
"Sharing A Chair" by Thurston Hopkins
Located in London, GB
"Sharing A Chair" by Thurston Hopkins
12th February 1955: A young couple getting to know each other at the Manchester University Student Union Fresher's Ball.
Unframed
Paper Size: ...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Musing (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Musing (Till Death do us Part) - 2005
24x20cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 artist proofs.
Archival C-Print print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label, artist Invento...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Cornuta - black and white fine art botanical photography, edition 10
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Cornuta'
Printed on museum-grade Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta paper, each print is hand-signed by the artist on both the front and back, numbered as part of a limited edition of 20,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Iron Lady
Located in New York, NY
Ed. of 10, includes white frame.
"Iron Lady" is part of Nathan Coe's Double Exposure series. Coe was inspired to create his double exposures while flying over Nantucket and seeing h...
Category
2010s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Thames Divers (1934) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Thames Divers (1934) - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo by H F Davis/Getty Images Archive)
Two divers jumping off the Embankment into the River Thames in London, near Westminster...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Skógafoss I, Lost in Abstraction, Iceland (Waterfall)
Located in New York City, NY
Alexandre Manuel
Skógafoss I, Lost in Abstraction, Iceland (Waterfall)
60 x 40 inches
150 x 100 cm
Editon of 5
Signed, numbered and dated by the artist on label
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Equilibres
Located in New York, NY
Peter Fischli / David Weiss
Equilibres
1984–85/2006
Limited-edition book with photograph in linen-bound portfolio
Photograph: 12 1/4 x 9 1/8 inches; 31 x 23 cm
Book: 9 1/4 x 7 3/4 x 7/8 inches; 24 x 20 x 2 cm
Portfolio: 15 x 11 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches; 38 x 29 x 4 cm
Edition of 60
Photograph signed and numbered in ink (lower verso)
Book signed and numbered in graphite on title page
For Equilibres, the well-known series of photographs from the mid-1980s, Peter Fischli and David Weiss balanced everyday household items on top of each other in an absurd equilibrium. The Equilibres photographs anticipate Fischli and Weiss...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Linen, Mixed Media, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment
Ali in Training
by R. McPhedran, Archival Photograph by Getty, 20x16
Located in San Rafael, CA
American heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali throws bare-handed punches in the ring while in training for his fight against Brian London, London, England, August 1966. (Photo by R. McPhed...
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Twilight, Kyoto, Japan: Asian Japanese tree landscape photo, Sumi-e tradition
By Yasuomi Hashimura
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Twilight, Kyoto, Japan" is a unique (one-of-a kind) photo-based mixed media sepia toned print with hand manipulation on hand-edged Japanese artist's...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Black and White Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Sur Le Toit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Each image is hand-printed by the artist on archival paper
Signed
Edition of 17/ 3AP
Ask about other sizes
Renée Jacobs is one of the most celebrated pho...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Lily in Charcoal
abstract expressionism photography edition of 10
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Lily in Charcoal' 2023
From raw energy to sublime. 'Lily in Charcoal' is an expression piece combining an abstract charcoal drawing with a live lily...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Black and White Photography
Materials
Paper, Photographic Film, Charcoal, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Easy Listener, February 2018
By Nick Veasey
Located in Napa, CA
X-ray digital C-type mounted onto Dibond, with Plexi face
We live in a world obsessed with image, what we look like, what our clothes, houses, and cars look like etc. Nick Veasey counters this obsession with superficiality by using x-rays to strip back layers and show what is under the surface. Often, integral beauty adds intrigue to the familiar and challenges our automatic reaction to physical appearance by highlighting the beauty inside.
Society is being increasingly inhibited by security and surveillance. Take a flight or go into a high-profile courtroom and your belongings will be x-rayed. The post arriving in corporations and government departments is often x-rayed. Security cameras...
Category
2010s Black and White Photography
Materials
Plexiglass
Lerici 252 - Polaroid Coastal Landscape Photograph, Limited Edition of 20
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
Lerici '25 is an original black and white Polaroid photograph captured on SX-70 film along the Ligurian coastline of Italy. The image is part of a limited edition of 20, hand-signed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Lunch on Fifth Avenue, 1960 - Audrey Hepburn Black and White Portrait
Located in Brighton, GB
Lunch on Fifth Avenue, 1960 - Audrey Hepburn Black and White Portrait
Iconic Belgian-born actress Audrey Hepburn pauses and poses for the photographer. She is situated outside the e...
Category
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Charlotte-Signed limited edition nude print, Black White Photo, Model, Contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Charlotte - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, Edition of 5
This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm , Acid- and li...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Pigment, Phot...
36x48 Black
White Lion Photography Unsigned Print "Panthera Leo" Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a contemporary photograph of an African Lion shot by Shane Russeck
36x48 Unsigned test print
Printed on Kodak Luster paper.
Shane Russeck has built a reputation for captur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Soulmates 40x60 Black and White Photography of Wild Horses Mustangs Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a contemporary black and white photograph of Northern California Wild Mustangs.
"They represent the ultimate expression of American freedom"
40 x 60
Edition of 10
Signed and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pool Party II - underwater monochrome nude photograph - archival pigment print
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of two naked young women in the pool. The minimalistic photograph partially depicts bodies in blue color schema.
Original gallery quality print signed by th...
Category
2010s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Che (Che Guevara cutting canes)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Che (Che Guevara cutting cane) 1962 (printed later) is a gelatin silver print by noted Cuban artist Ernesto Fernandez Nogueras, b.1939. It is signed, titled and dated at the lower margin. The photograph size is 10 x 6.5 inches, framed size is 17.85 x 15.85 inches. Custom framed in a black frame, with white matting. It is in excellent condition.
About the artist:
Ernesto Fernandez trained under the tutelage of several established photographers during the 1950s in Havana. He is one of the four great photographers of the Revolutionary period of Cuba.
As a young man he witnessed both the excesses of Havana as a “playground” of the USA, and the poverty that produced the hotbed of revolutionary thought and action. He was in the Cuban capital as the revolution reached its climax, and his pictures document a time of great hope. They are celebrations of youth’s ability to bring about change and to reinvent a new world.
Alongside Korda, Salas and Corrales, Fernandez documented the heady days of the Triumph of the Revolution and continued to photograph Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and other leading lights of the new system, including some wonderfully intimate studies of Alicia Alonso...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Spectral (Kings Road) - unique solarized gelatin silver artist print
By Mona Kuhn
Located in San Francisco, CA
In Kings Road (2022) Mona Kuhn lyrically reconsiders the realms of time and space within the midcentury architectural elements of the iconic Schindler House in Los Angeles. Built by Austrian architect Rudolph M. Schindler in 1922, the house was both a social and design experiment and an avant-garde hub for intellectuals and artists in the 1920s and ’30s.
The body of works incorporates chromogenic color prints, reflecting vignettes and materials of the building's emotional architecture, juxtaposition with unique solarized gelatin silver prints capturing traces of an ethereal human presence.
Spectral (2022)
Kings Road: A Rudolph Schindler House
30" x 40" / 76cm x 102cm /edition of 12
15" x 20" / 38cm x 56cm / edition of 12
limited edition solarization photograph printed by the artist + accompanied by signed artist certificate:
artist signature label (8x10")
signed/editioned/dated/titled by the artist + stamped for authenticity
label is placed centered on verso of the mounted print
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About the artist
Acclaimed for her contemporary depictions, Kuhn is considered a leading artist in the world of figurative discourse. Throughout a career spanning more than twenty years, the underlying theme of her work is her reflection on humanity’s longing for spiritual connection and solidarity. As she solidified her photographic style, Kuhn created a notable approach to the nude by developing friendships with her subjects, and employing a range of playful visual strategies that use natural light and minimalist settings to evoke a sublime sense of comfort between the human figure and its environment. Her work is natural, restful, and a reinterpretation of the nude in the canon of contemporary art.
For the past two decades, the Los-Angeles based artist's works have been shown steadily, revealing an astonishing consistency in technique, of subject and of purpose. In 2001, Kuhn’s photographs were first seen by an influential audience during the exhibition at Charles Cowles Gallery in Chelsea, New York. Kuhn’s distinct aesthetic has propelled her as one of the most collectible contemporary art photographers—her work is in private and public collections worldwide and she is represented by galleries across the United States, Europe and Asia.
Kuhn was born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1969, of German descent. In 1989, Kuhn moved to the US and earned her BA from The Ohio State University, before furthering her studies at the San Francisco Art Institute. She is currently an independent scholar at The Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles. Occasionally, Mona teaches at UCLA and the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena.
Kuhn’s first monograph, Photographs, was debuted by Steidl in 2004; followed by Evidence (2007), Native (2010), Bordeaux Series (2011), Private (2014), and She Disappeared into Complete Silence (2018/19). In addition, Stanley/Barker Editions published Kuhn's Bushes & Succulents in 2018. In 2021, Thames & Hudson published a career retrospective titled Works. Kuhn's most recent publication Kings Road (2022) with Steidl accompanies a multi-dimensional museum traveling exhibition shown in Europe and the US.
Mona Kuhn’s work is in private and public collections worldwide, including The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Hammer Museum, Perez Art Museum Miami, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Kiyosato Museum in Japan. Kuhn's work has been exhibited at The Louvre Museum and Le Bal in Paris; The Whitechapel Gallery and Royal Academy of Arts in London; Musée de l’Elysée in Switzerland; Leopold Museum in Vienna Austria, The Polygon Gallery in Vancouver Canada, Taipei Fine Arts Museum in Taiwan and Australian Centre for Photography. Mona Kuhn lives and works in Los Angeles.
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Solo Exhibitions
2025
Mona Kuhn: Y Tu Desnudo será Un Gran Poema, Museum of Contemporary Art, Malaga, Spain
Mona Kuhn: Kings Road, Lianzhou Museum of Photography, China
2024
Mona Kuhn: The Schindler House, A Love Affair, Galerie XII...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Warhol Superstars Joe Dallesandro
Sylvia Miles in
Heat
nude for
After Dark
Located in Senoia, GA
Warhol superstars Joe Dallesandro and Sylvia Miles nude in Andy Warhol’s ‘Heat’, 1971, for After Dark magazine. This is an 8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph that was publishe...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Snowdance - Mountain Snowboarding Black
White Art Photography
Located in Zürich, CH
Hailing from the picturesque city of Zaragoza, nestled near the Pyrenees, Carlos Blanchard's journey into the realm of photography was influenced by the rich tapestry of his upbringi...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
$1,292 Sale Price
20% Off
Poplar Trees, Fucino, Abruzzo, Italy
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Franci ..-Signed limited edition nude fine art print, Contemporary, Sensual
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Franci & Michelle - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, 1988 - Edition of 5
This image was captured on film.
The negative was scanned creating a digital file which wa...
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Pi...
Slim Aarons The Carlton Hotel Limited Estate Stamped Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in London, GB
The Carlton Hotel (1955) - Limited Estate Stamped - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(Photo By Slim Aarons/Getty Images Archive)
A Cadillac with Florida plates parked outside the Carlto...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Midtown Stillife
By Karol Kallay
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
The picture is a part of photographs which Kallay done in 1965 for a German book publisher about NYC.
Category
1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$386 Sale Price
70% Off
Untitled 20252 - lith silver gelatin print
By John Casado
Located in Burlingame, CA
John Casado - Untitled 20256, figurative black and white, dramatic nude male photograph from
2000 - Unique lith silver gelatin photographic print.
imag...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Amemasu Tree, Hokkaido, Japan
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Kate II - Oversize limited edition - Kate Moss
Located in London, GB
Kate II - Oversize limited edition - Kate Moss
Beautiful archival pigment print of the supermodel and fashion icon
by the London based contemporary pop art
image creator and artist...
Category
2010s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Piece of Mind, contemporary, wildlife, black and white photography, Lion
Located in München, BY
Edition of 12
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 amo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
David Bowie by Denis O
Regan signed artist proof print
Located in Austin, TX
David Bowie in Vancouver, Canada in 1983 by acclaimed photographer Denis O'Regan, who was at the time, the official photographer on Bowie's "Serious Moonlight" world tour
Signed 16x20" artist proof...
Category
Late 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Cristal (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Cristal (Till Death Do Us Part) - 2005
49x48cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
182.02.14 by Klaus Kampert - Black
white nude photography, woman, abstract
Located in Paris, FR
182.02.14 is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Klaus Kampert. It belongs to the series "Porcelain". In this black-and-white series, the artist explores the abstract...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Seine and Barges near Paris, 1926, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography. View of Charenton le Pont, east suburb of Paris, France, June 1926.
This original photography shows a view of the canal...
Category
1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Black rose
- black and white floral photography, limited edition 2 of 20
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Black rose'
2023
It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera.
Giclée print on Hahnemühle photo rag Baryta 308 Gsm fine art pap...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Giclée
Peony No.8 - analogue black and white floral photography, limited edition of 5
By Ugne Pouwell
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée
Paris, Decorative Art Exhibition 1925 Art Deco Sculpture - B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exceptional and singular silver gelatin black-and-white photograph, taken by Press Agency in Paris in 1925, captures a defining moment from the International Exhibition of Moder...
Category
1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper
Lerici 255 - Polaroid Coastal Landscape Photograph, Limited Edition of 10
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
Lerici '25 is an original black and white Polaroid photograph captured on SX-70 film along the Ligurian coastline of Italy. The image is part of a limited edition of 20, hand-signed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Female Nude, Kate Resting, Contemporary Portrait Photography by Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
This is a black and white contemporary portrait photograph of a female nude by Leonard Freed, Kate Resting, is in the photographer's series "Kate". A 20" x 16" gelatin silver photograph signed verso (back of photo) by the Freed estate (provenance). The self-assigned photo series on Kate became a welcome reprieve for Leonard Freed who during a long photo...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Adia, Paris 1997
Located in München, BY
Total Edition of 15
signed and numbered
Also available in:
90 x 120 cm / 35.4 x 47.2 in
120 x 160 cm / 47.2 x 63 in
Portrait of foot soles.
Thierry Le Gou...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Paris, Decorative Art Exhibition 1925, Mallet Stevens Concrete Tree Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency, Paris, 1925.
International Decorative Arts Exhibition in Paris, October 1925, The Collector Pavilion. In ...
Category
1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Cats at Doorway and Cats on Rocks (2 photographs), 1944
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
This offering comes as a pair of two original photographs made by Edward Weston. Cats at Doorway is initialed and dated on the front of mount. Cats on Rock is unsigned.
Category
20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Poppy No.5 - analogue black and white floral photography, limited edition of 20
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
Poppy No.5 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Gaia 103 - Black and White Diptych Clouds and Skyscapes above Flowers and Nature
Located in Brighton, GB
Gaia 103 - Black and White Diptych Clouds and Skyscapes above Flowers and Nature by Jaume Llorens Bach
Gaia 103 is a 18cm x 24cm Black and Whi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Digital, Photographic Paper
Frozen Farmland, Hoarfrost Tree, Foggy, Road, minimalist landscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Frozen Farmland Study 3, Austria - no. 21353 // Black and White Fine Art landscape photography.
Blue Agave, plant, detail, Arizona, USA. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Si...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Pull I - Contemporary, Nude, 21st Century, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Pull I, 2017, Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs
Based on an original Polaroid, Digital C-print, not mounted.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2017-486
Kirs...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Scream if you wanna go faster - Contemporary, Male, Nude, Polaroid, photograph
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Scream if you wanna go faster' - 2020
20x20cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid.
Signature label with certificate.
Artist inve...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Great Gray Owls, limited edition photograph, signed, Platinum/Palladium Print
By Beth Moon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Great Gray Owls, limited edition photograph, signed, Platinum/Palladium Print
My fascination with birds of prey began eight years ago. There have been nesting owls on my family’s la...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Platinum
Headspace - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude, Photography, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Headspace', 2020
50x38cm, Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs,
Digital C-print, Based on an original Polaroid.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2020-876....
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Pop Artist Robert Indiana posing in his studio with his famous LOVE sculpture
Located in Senoia, GA
8 x 10" vintage silver gelatin photograph of artist Robert Indiana posing in his studio with his famous LOVE sculpture, 1969.. This is a print tha...
Category
1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe Candid Moment - 20th century black and white photography
By Ed Feingersh
Located in London, GB
Actress Marilyn Monroe reads the book ‘To the Actor: On the Technique of Acting’ by Michael Chekhov in a quiet moment at the Ambassador Hotel in March 1955 in New York City, New York...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Franci
Rachael - Signed limited edition Fine art nude print, Sexy Contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Franci and Rachael ‘ who was capture...
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
Portrait of a Young Woman in East Kenya, Iconic, Empowerment, Fashion
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"A Young Goddess; Mindisayo"
Confident and poised, Mindisayo represents the next generation of women who will set the course for the future of her village and her peers in the years...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Plan II by Anouk Krantz 2020
By Anouk Krantz
Located in Chicago, IL
The Plan II (B&W)
2020
ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT
Unframed Sizes:
30 x 45 in (76.2 x 114.3 cm) - Edition of 10 + 2 AP (Artist Proofs)
40 x 60 in (101.6 x 152.4 cm) - Edition of 10 + 2 A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Silver Gelatin
"Black Cloud 2" Nude Photography 16" x 16" in Edition of 24 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Black Cloud 2" Nude Photography 16" x 16" in Edition of 24 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Comes with COA issued by the arti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
White Witch Moth
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
For me, an artistic process is an act of investigation – a passionate attempt to establish an understanding of the natural world – a version that incorporates both intellectual and e...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
"How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido" – Daido Moriyama
Located in Zurich, CH
DAIDO MORIYAMA (*1938, Japan)
"How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido"
1987
Silver gelatin print
Sheet 25.4 x 30.5 cm (12 x 12 in.)
Frame 44 x 50.5 x 3 cm (17 3/...
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lake Tree, Beihai Park, Beijing, China. 2008
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential among ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Coupled Poppies - black and white floral photography, limited edition 3 of 20
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Coupled Poppies’ photographed in London, United Kingdom 2023.
It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera.
Printed on Hahnemühle...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
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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