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Black and White Photography For Sale
Ava (1950) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Ava (1950) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
(photo by Pictorial Press / Alamy Archives)
1950,
Portrait of the actress Ava Gardner circa.
Additional Information:
Unframed
Paper Size: 1...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Antique Show in Paris, Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography, 1927
By Press Photo
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique, original silver gelatin black and white photograph. On the 12th of April, 1927, the iconic "Foire au Jambon" (Ham Fair) was a well-known outdoor antique...
Category
1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Park Stones" by Roger Jackson
Located in London, GB
"Park Stones" by Roger Jackson
11th January 1967: Top British pop group the Rolling Stones taking a stroll through London's Green Park, they are, from left to right, Mick Jagger, Bi...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Joan Crawford - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print
Located in London, GB
Joan Crawford - Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo by Pictorial Press / Alamy Archives)
Joan Crawford (1905-1977) US film actress.
Additional Information:
Unframed
Pa...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Tee Off (1939) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
Located in London, GB
Tee Off (1939) Silver Gelatin Fibre Print - Oversized
(Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Alamy)
6th April 1939.
A man playing golf teeing-off golf ball from tee with driver outdoor.
...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Nine Lunar Eclipses (F)
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
Canvas, Archival Pigment
Homeward Bound - 21st Century, Contemporary, Landscape, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Homeward Bound, 2017, Edition 2/7 plus 2 Artist Proof
Based on an original Instant Film Digital C-print, not mounted.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2017...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Fashion-Inspired Portrait of an Elite White Horse with a Black Bridle
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Etched in Stone"
This best-selling, award-winning image features the defined musculature of an all white-horse against a black backdrop.
The print series Equus: Light & Form focus...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Terry Thomas" by Bert Hardy
By Bert Hardy
Located in London, GB
"Terry Thomas" by Bert Hardy
25th September 1954: English actor-comedian Terry Thomas (1911 - 1990), real name Thomas Terry Hoar-Stevens, demonstrates ho...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Naughty But Nice
Limited Edition Silver Gelatin print
Located in London, GB
'Naughty But Nice' by Christopher Simon Sykes
Guitarist and Rock and Roll Legend, Keith Richards looks elegantly wasted during the Rolling Stones Tou...
Category
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Boat Bearers" by Gerry Cranham
Located in London, GB
"Boat Bearers" by Gerry Cranham
30th July 1938: Two swimsuited girls are carrying their canoe on their heads.
Unframed
Paper Size: 20" x 24'' (inches)
Printed 2022
Silver Gelatin ...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Palm Beach, Florida, monochrome photograph, limited edition, fine art print USA
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on Ha...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
On Broadway, New York, 1955 Framed Edition Contemporary Black
White Photograph
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork #1 / 5 sold in perfect condition printed on baryta heavyweight paper & framed (black metal border)
From the collection called "Art 2014", format 30x42 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP
Artwork printed later on fine art papers later (2014) from black & white negatives processed in 1962
During the 15 year period in which Fabrizio La Torre...
Category
1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bull with two Birds, Platinum, animal, elephant, black and white photography
Located in München, BY
Joachim Schmeisser
"Bull with two Birds" Kenya 2017
Edition of 3 + 2 AP
6 Handmade Platinum Palladium Prints
Signed, titled and numbered
Sheet size 76 x 56 cm / 30 x 22 inch
Total i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Platinum
A Quiet Moment at the Sagrada Família, Barcelona, 1960s
Located in Cologne, DE
This vibrant photograph captures a moment in front of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona during the 1960s. The majestic basilica, with its intricate towers reaching into the sky, stand...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Color
Four Palms, monochrome photograph, limited edtion, california beach landscaspe
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Palm trees on beautiful Venice beach in California, Usa. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Bolivia, Door, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 23.7 x 24, 5 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Ecuador, Mother, Black and White Photography, 1960s, 26, 3 x 22, 7 cm
Located in Cologne, DE
Hanna Seidel (1925 to 2005) lived and worked in Argentina for many years. She was a world traveller, journeying to South America in the 1950s and to Central America, Japan, India, an...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Adult film star Cal Culver (AKA Casey Donovan), signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Adult film star Cal Culver (AKA Casey Donovan) photographed in 1972 for 'After Dark' magazine. Signed by Ja...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Photographs 1960–2024. Book
signed Gelatin silver print ‘Sardegna, 1980
By Ralph Gibson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Limited Art Edition (No. 101–200), with the gelatin silver print Untitled (Sardegna, 1980), numbered and signed by Ralph Gibson.
Edition of 100
Gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 in., in ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
No Charges - American Flag Painting over Vintage Newsprint Photo Collage
Located in Chicago, IL
Patrick Burns
No Charges
original newsprint, acrylic, polymer, resin on panel
32h x 48w in
81.28h x 121.92w cm
PB0004
Patrick Burns
b. 1987, Cleveland, OH
Bio
I like to explore themes that are unique to the American experience in my work. By merging the iconography of the US flag and the headlines from major events of our past, I can express a more personal understanding of what it means to be an American and the journey that has shaped our country.
West Virginia Raised.
Maine Educated. Colby College
Exhibitions
2015 SOFA Chicago 2015, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
American Experience, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, June 2015
2014 (e)merge Art Fair, Capitol Skyline Hotel, Washington, DC. Amstel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel, Newsprint, Polymer
View from Rialto Bridge, Venice, black and white photography, fine art cityscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art cityscape - waterscape photography. View from the rialto bridge into the grand canal of Venice, Italy. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
December Gondolas, Venice, Italy - Boats, Architecture, Water, Europe, City
Located in Denton, TX
December Gondolas, Venice, Italy by Michael Kenna is a black and white photograph depicting a row of boats floating in the river, blurry from the intense waves.
Gelatin Silver Print...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Sikinos, Greece
Located in Sante Fe, NM
This print is currently featured in our exhibition, Warm Regards, and will be available to ship after the show closes June 24th, 2017.
Pentti Sammallahti is a benchmark figure in co...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Portrait of Black Dancer (male nude)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Roy Blakey (1930-2024). Portrait of Black Dancer, ca. 1972.
Original photographic print on paper, image measures 11 x 14 inches. Framed measurement 12 x 15 inches.
Studio stamp o...
Category
1970s Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Mani Stones, Lhasa, Tibet
By Linda Connor
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Linda Connor's imagery of ancient and sacred places explores the relationship between nature, civilization and spirituality. Appropriately, her subject matter is often in spiritual c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pumpkin
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
Rome - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rome in the Early 20th Century is a black and white vintage photo, realized in the 1930s. It belongs to historical album including photo of historical events and places, all meticulo...
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Coldplay - signed Limited Edition Oversize print
Located in London, GB
Coldplay - signed Limited Edition Oversize print
COLDPLAY VIDEO BLUE APRIL 23 2005 LOS ANGELES BAND VIDEO STILLS
Exquisite print of the superband Coldplay during a video shoot
unframed
signed and numbered by the artist.
limited to 10 only this size.
About the artist :
Kevin Westenberg is famed -
for his creation of provocative and electrifying images of world-class musicians, artists and movie stars for over 25 years. His technique of lighting, colour and composition has helped to produce his own unique visual style.
Shortly after receiving an Architecture degree he moved to London where he’s been based since 1983. Westenberg is self-taught and learned his trade working for the UK inkies “New Musical Express” and “Melody Maker” mainly throughout the late 80’s and 90’s documenting amongst others all the UK ‘Britpop’ bands.
The breakthrough came in 1993-1994 with the release of Sting’s Ten Summoner’s Tales and Mary J Blige’s Share My World. These two album covers changed the perception of the work worldwide and thus began a run of 20 years of commissions and choice opportunities.
For the last 25 years, his musical heritage includes portraits of Radiohead, Thom Yorke, Coldplay, White Stripes, Jane...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Comet Neowise
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Artist Statement
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 i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
El Tabaquero by James Sparshatt. 36 x 36” photo printed direct on aluminium
Located in Coltishall, GB
A tobacco farmer from the Viñales valley in Cuba.
In 1959 residents of Cuba were faced with a stark choice: stay on their island home and live as a “revolutionary” or leave. Some believed wholeheartedly in the new beginning, some were willing to be carried along and some abandoned everything they had and chose exile.
The Buena Vista social club...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Metal
Przeworsk, Poland
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Finnish photographer Pentti Sammallahti depicts nature, eroded and broken down by civilization, but does not put man and the environment in opposite camps. He sees an equal relations...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Euphoria" Nude Art Print 47 x 32 inch Edition of 18 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Euphoria" Nude Art Print 47 x 32 inch Edition of 18 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
"Euphoria" by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Year photo was taken: 2013
Art Print
Limited Edition of 18
Picture s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Pigment, Archival Pigment
Che Guevara with his daughter
Located in Cologne, DE
Osvaldo Salas, widely recognized as one of the world’s great press photographers, was born in Havana, Cuba in 1914. At the age of fourteen, he left Havan...
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Dark Hedges, Old Beech Trees, Nature - limited signed print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and White Fine Art Landscape Photography. The Dark Hedges, unique beech tree avenue in Northern Ireland, film scene from games of thrones. Archival pigment ink print, edition o...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Jackie Beat, California Institute of Abnormalarts (CIA)
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print
Signed and numbered, verso
24 x 20 inches, sheet
(Edition of 15)
40 x 30 inches, sheet
(Edition of 8)
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Eiffel Tower Leg - Parisian Architecture Black and White Photograph
Located in Brighton, GB
Eiffel Tower Leg - Parisian Architecture Black and White Photograph
A vertiginous view of one of the legs of the Parisian landmark, the Eiffel Tower - la Tour Eiffel.
16" x 20" pr...
Category
20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Suguta, Kenya, Elephant, black and white photography, wildlife
Located in München, BY
Edition of 10
more sizes on request
The black and white picture shows the very young orphaned baby elephant named Suguta which is pushing another little elephant with its head. Both...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
John Lennon 1971
Located in London, GB
© Michael Putland
John Lennon
John Lennon at home in the white room, Ascot, UK July 1971
John Lennon was a legendary British musician, songwriter, and peace activist, best known a...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Willie Nelson, Drinking a Lone Star
By Jay Dickman
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Willie Nelson by Pulitzer Prize winning photographer, Jay Dickman, taken on the road in 1978
Signed limited edition prints, printed on Epson Heavywei...
Category
Late 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Iconics by Fabrizio La Torre - Set # 2 - Roma - 1956 - Vintage Photographs
Located in Brussels, BE
Artworks sold in perfect condition : Set # 2 composed of 5 Gallery Print 30x40 cm
This is an exceptional offer that we are presenting today. For almost four years, here on 1stdibs, a...
Category
1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Pigment, Archival Pigment
Flame - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 25"x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This intimate monochromatic underwater photograph captures a naked woman in a moment of quiet contemplation, her elegant form rising from the grainy bottom like a slender tongue of f...
Category
2010s Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$720 Sale Price
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Essex House Central Park New York monochrome photograph limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Essex House Study 1, New York City, USA - no. 18054
Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Celeste 2, China
Located in New York City, NY
Alexandre Manuel’s work captures landscapes at the delicate intersection of absence and presence, where nature unfolds with quiet drama. Through refined long-exposure techniques, eac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Bubbles - underwater nude b&w photograph - archival pigment print 23 x 35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of beautiful naked young woman breasts covered with air bubbles.
“In my line of photography all best shots are ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Rainy Embankment
London (Limited Edition) Oversize
Located in London, GB
A man standing alone on a rain-drenched pavement on the River Thames Embankment, London. August 1929.
(Photo By Fox Photos/ The Getty Images Photographic Archives London, England)
...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Fort Lauderdale Beach, Palm Tree, Florida, black and white landscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography print. Lifeguard tower with palm trees on Fort Lauderdale's sandy Beach, Florida, USA. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Ride At The Fair" by General Photographic Agency
Located in London, GB
"Ride At The Fair" by General Photographic Agency
1924: The rollercoaster ride at the fair at Wembley exhibition, London.
Unframed
Paper Size: 12" x 16'' (inches)
Printed 2022
Sil...
Category
1920s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Adventure" Nude Photography 16" x 24" in Ed. of 45 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Adventure" Nude Photography 16" x 24" in Ed. of 45 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Year photo was taken: 2013
Art Print
Limited Edition of 45
Picture size:
Height: 16" inch
Width: 24" inc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sarah 2- Signed limited edition nude print, Black white photo, Sexy Contemporary
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
Sarah 2 - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 5
Photographed in Brighton, England in 1989
This image was captured on film.
The negative was scanned creat...
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Pi...
Rocks on the Shore, Atlantic Coast, black and white photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Rocky Peaks Panorama Study 5, Spain - no. 21234
Giant rocks on the sandy beach of the Atlantic coast in France. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and nu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Wharf de la Salie, Beach, monochroma photograph, limited editon minimalist print
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography print. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Moon at Sunrise
By Mark Klett
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Photographer Mark Klett is best known for cool, impersonal images of desert landscapes in the American Southwest, taken from a similar vantage points and under similar lighting condi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Johnny Propp
Located in New York, NY
Vintage silver print
Inscribed, verso
Numbered "56-10" in purple ink, verso
This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Photograph by Don Whitman...
Category
Mid-20th Century Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
The Who Pete Townshend 1981
Located in London, GB
© Michael Putland
The Who Pete Townshend
Pete Townshend of The Who leaping on stage during 1981 UK Tour
Pete Townshend is the innovative guitarist an...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Rocky Peaks Panorama, black and white photography limited edition seascape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Rocky Peaks Panorama Study 1, Spain - no. 21202 Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape photography.
Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Ger...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Stones, Kau Desert, Hawaii
By Linda Connor
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Printed onto direct positive Printing Out Paper and then gold-toned.
Linda Connor's imagery of ancient and sacred places explores the relationship between nature, civilization and s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Gold
Trees and Mist (Black and White Landscape Photo of Forest in Winter in Finland)
By Betsy Weis
Located in Hudson, NY
Trees and Mist (Black and White Landscape Photo of Forest in Winter in Finland) by Betsy Weis
black and white archival inkjet print on watercolor paper
10 x 15 inches unframed
16.5 x 21.5 inches framed $1250
Photographed in Finland, this black and white archival pigment print by Betsy Weis captures trees in the mist during winter. The forest is softened by the snow and mist that envelopes them and there is a serenity despite the cold conditions of this landscape.
This photograph is also available unframed for $950. The image measures 10 x 15 inches.
16.5 x 21.5 inches framed $1250
Artist statement:
Nature provides the perfect model of beauty, according to Plato and Socrates. In the classical period, something was considered beautiful because it existed in nature; art was secondary. In the 18th Century, the German philosopher Johann Joachim Winckelmann argued against the idea that art imitates life, believing that qualities superior to nature are found in art, specifically, ideal beauty, and “brain-born images”. Neoclassical thought represented that art need not serve any end other than its own existence. For me, beauty is an ideal, nature is real, and art comes from the brain.
I take pictures in nature, finding shifting, disparate, and beautiful landscapes. I develop my pictures of trees...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Five Figs
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Archival Pigment Print on Glass Plate Backed with 24kt Gold Leaf, Framed by the Artist
GOLDEN STARDUST
The Element ‘Gold, (Au) can only be made in the nuclear reactor of stars.
I...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,400
Lost in Abstraction 6, China
Located in New York City, NY
Alexandre Manuel’s work captures landscapes at the delicate intersection of absence and presence, where nature unfolds with quiet drama. Through refined long-exposure techniques, eac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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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