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Black and White Photography For Sale
Color:  White
Bavaria, Germany
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...
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1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Automaton
Located in Nashville, TN
Early fascinations with photography and science have inspired Don Dudenbostel throughout his extensive career. As a young student interested in Science, Dudenbostel was always trying...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Spools
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Edition of 8
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21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photogravure

Marjanah II
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Edition of 8
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21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photogravure

Untitled #4 – Dominique Teufen, Photography, Abstract, Black and White, Art
Located in Zurich, CH
Dominique TEUFEN (*1975, Switzerland) Untitled #4, from the series 'The Presence of Absence', 2018 Hahnemühle photo rag Sheet 105 x 70 cm (41 3/8 x 27 1/2 in.) Frame 115 x 80 x 3.5 ...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Pigment

March 2, 2006
Located in New York, NY
Sepia-toned gelatin silver print, mounted to archival board Signed, dated, and numbered, verso 9 x 9 inches (Edition of 50) 15 x 15 inches (Edition of 30) This artwork is offered ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

August 18, 2005
Located in New York, NY
Sepia-toned gelatin silver print, mounted to archival board Signed, dated, and numbered, verso 9 x 9 inches (Edition of 50) 15 x 15 inches (Edition of 30) This artwork is offered ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Austrian Sound Space Architect Bernhard Leitner Photo Lithograph Hand Signed Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Bernhard Leitner, (Austrian, 1938) From a portfolio "Sound : Space" "Ton : Raum" Self published by artist in 1975/1976, Limited edition of 50 Hand signed in pencil by artist. Acc...
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Screen

Two Wild Horses Rearing Up on Sable Island, Equestrian, Iconic Photograph
Located in US
"The Dance" This award-winning print features a stallion protecting his band from others by defending his family. The print series Discovering the Horses of Sable Island documents...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Solovki, White Sea, Russia (Village winter scene, people on horseback)
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...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Bold Portrait of a Young Boy in Ethiopia, Horizontal, Black and White
Located in US
"Untitled 32" A young Suri boy displays the confidence prevalent in his tribe. Jewelry and ornamentation is an important part of his culture, and he takes great pride in wearing his...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Krakow, Poland (Triptych of Monument bust with Pigeons)
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...
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1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

NO.2
Located in New York, NY
A fan of photography since her early childhood, Mizrakli graduated from Yeditepe University in Istanbul, Interior Decoration Department, and continued her higher education in London, where she started out her work as a photographer. Later on, she moved to New York to further develop her career as a photographer and enrolled in classes at the Photography Department of the New York Film Academy. She received a Master’s Degree in photography in Los Angeles, where she is currently based. Mizrakli has conducted many shooting sessions for Mica Studios and Bullet Magazine in New York and had two solo exhibitions in Los Angeles. She has recently participated in the Contemporary Istanbul Exhibition (November 2013). In some of her black and white works she uses the human body only as a pictorial sign in order to create almost abstract works. First made anonymous, the female model is then cloned and circularly multiplied. The result is a kind of wheel in which the repeated human body gives birth to a new, seemingly vegetal or mineral structure. Thus, the human element seems to be transformed into different other natural...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Digital, Photogram, Archival Pigm...

Old Woman, Portugal, Nazare
Located in Lenox, MA
Ormond Gigli Old Woman, Portugal, Nazare (1952) Vintage Gelatin Silver Print Printed by Artist 27.25 x 23.25 Unique: $4900 Signature: Signed en verso Prove...
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Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Hot Air Balloon, World Championship, black and white photography, landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on Ha...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White, Digital, Archival Pigment...

Hot Air Balloon Championship, Austria, black and white landscape art photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Limited edition of 9. Archival fine art pigment print. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Printed with 4cm white ...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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

Composition with Blue and Yellow signed limited Oversize Print
Located in London, GB
Composition with Blue and Yellow by Stuart Möller 2022 signed limited Oversize Print Limited to 10 only this size Archival pigment print Other Edition Sizes paper sizes in i...
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2010s Modern Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

The shadow and his shadow
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Black and white photographic painting of Georgette and René Magritte, an autonomous work that treating the theme of the "hidden-invisible". Photography Silver gelatin print from est...
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1980s Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Black and White Portrait of a Couple - Imogen Cunningham 1957
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a seated couple by Imogen Cunningham (American, 1883). Signed and dated "Imogen Cunnungham 1957" in the lower right corner below the photo. Information about subjects wr...
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1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Untitled (Kennedy)
Located in Dallas, TX
Jim Dine and Lee Friedlander From the Portfolio: Photographs and Etchings Lee Friedlander & Jim Dine, published by Petersberg Press 1969 Signed and numbered (Edition of 20/75). Paper...
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1960s Post-Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Military in Algeria - Original Vintage Photograph - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Military in Algeria, historical photograph is an original black and white vintage photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer. With the stamp of copyright "Associated Press Phot...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Egrets in Flight: black & white photograph, silhouette of birds & trees in sky
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This black and white photograph of birds in flight against the sky is part of artist Ron Tarver's long-term, ongoing project, " Land, Sea, Air," that explores the wide-ranging syste...
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2010s Realist Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Andy Warhol on skis at Powder Pandas
Located in Santa Monica, 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 Arts...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Eternal Love Song
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Edition of 8
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21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photogravure

Military in Algeria - Original Vintage Photograph - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Military in Algeria, historical photograph is an original black and white vintage photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer. With the stamp of copyright "Associated Press Phot...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Otherside - Contemporary Symbolic Black And White Photography
Located in Salzburg, AT
The photo will be sent unframed. Limited edition of 5 in format 52x75 cm + 5 cm white margin. Photograph on Hahnemuhle Paper ; Digigraphie technology. Marcin Ryczek is Polish photo...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper

Portrait of Imogen Cunningham - Black & White Photograph
Located in Soquel, CA
A stunning black and white photographic portrait of Imogen Cunningham (1883-1976) by California photographer, Robert Werling (b. 1946). Signed and dated by the artist on the mat, low...
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1970s Realist Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper

Shell (Black & White Still Life Photograph of a White Shell, Framed)
Located in Hudson, NY
Black and white still life photograph of a white shell on a simple white background "Shell", photographed by David Halliday in 2003 Sepia toned silv...
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Early 2000s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

White Cloud, Widnes, Cheshire, England
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition 1/25 Signed, titled, negative date, print date and numbered by Michael Kenna Sepia toned gelatin silver. Printed 2020. Mat size: 20 x 16 in., Image size: 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. M...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Crabs
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This work is unique. Image dimensions: 8 x 10 in. Framed dimensions: 13.5 x 16.25 in. Stamped twice on the reverse by both The Estate of Andy Warhol and The Andy Warhol Foundation fo...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Pentagon and Star
Located in New York, NY
11 x 8 1/2 inches Framed: 20 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches Not signed, from the book
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1920s Black and White Photography

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Photogravure

Grover Dale, star of Broadway musical 'Greenwillow', Signed by Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Grover Dale, star of the Broadway musical "Greenwillow", photographed for Dance Magazine, 1960. Signed on the...
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1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

kawau 002 – Yoshinori Mizutani, Colour, Photography, Birds on the wire, Sky
Located in Zurich, CH
Yoshinori MIZUTANI (*1987, Japan) kawau 002, 2015 Archival pigment print on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta paper 28 x 42 cm (11 x 16 1/2 in.) Edition of 5 plus 2 AP; Ed. no. 1/5 print on...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

kawau 004 – Yoshinori Mizutani, Colour, Photography, Birds on the wire, Sky
Located in Zurich, CH
Yoshinori MIZUTANI (*1987, Japan) kawau 004, 2015 Archival pigment print on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta paper 28 x 42 cm (11 x 16 1/2 in.) Edition of 5 plus 2 AP; Ed. no. 1/5 print only Yoshinori Mizutani's (*1987, Japan) works suggest new expressive possibilities that mix the domestic traditions of personal and street photography with those of foreign conceptual photography. Mizutani graduated from the Tokyo College of Photography in 2012. He has won a number of prestigious awards including Japan Photo Award in 2013 as well as Foam Talent Call and Lens Culture Emerging Talents Top 50 in 2014. His series Tokyo Parrots was on view at this years Bienne Festival of Photography in Bienne/Switzerland. His foray into photography is fairly recent, he started 5 years ago. Nonetheless, his photographs do demonstrate an innate understanding of how forms, colours, textures and depth translate to the pictoral plane. He is working with a visual vocabulary that has been well established by the work of many photographers active today. Mizutani’s work serves as a good gauge of the visual tropes and photographic styles that are prevalent among young photographers in Tokyo. „The themes of my work are the everyday and the familiar. What is familiar to me, however, could be new to the viewer. It could also be revelatory or something previously overlooked. It is the viewers’ varied responses to and interpretations of images, which makes photography interesting." – Yoshinori Mizutani 'KAWAU(2015) I have a growing interest in birds inhabiting Tokyo since I completed my previous series ‘Tokyo Parrots’. ‘KAWAU’, which is a Japanese term for cormorant, composes the second part of my trilogy on birds. Similar to the parakeets captured in ‘Tokyo Parrots’, kawau has increased dramatically in number over the past decade and now their over population is causing troubles to the human life as well as local ecosystem in several parts of the country. Despite their reported negative impact and reputation, it is breathtaking to watch a big flock of birds, and through my photography I want to reveal their existence, which makes our everyday urban landscape somehow surreal.' – Photography, Art, Japan, Sky, Abstract, Landscape, Nature, Sky, Birds on the wire...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

kawau 015 – Yoshinori Mizutani, Colour, Photography, Birds on the wire, Sky
Located in Zurich, CH
Yoshinori MIZUTANI (*1987, Japan) kawau 015, 2015 Archival pigment print on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta paper 28 x 42 cm (11 x 16 1/2 in.) Edition of 5 plus 2 AP; Ed. no. 2/5 print on...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Photo Lithograph Jannis Kounellis Arte Povera Italian Avant Garde Etching
Located in Surfside, FL
'Lo faro il litterato tutta la vita' Photo Lithography on rag paper hand signed lower right in pencil: Kounellis numbered 37/90. Provenance: The Collection of Ileana Sonnabend (Mrs Leo Castelli) & the Estate of Nina Castelli Sundell I have seen this piece identified as being 1969 and I have seen it as 1972. Jannis Kounellis (Greek: Γιάννης Κουνέλλης; 23 March 1936 – 16 February 2017) was a Greek Italian contemporary artist based in Rome. A key figure associated with Arte Povera, he studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome. Kounellis was born in Piraeus, Greece in 1936. He lived in Greece during the Second World War and Greek Civil War before he moved to Rome in 1956. From 1960 to 1966, Kounellis went through a period of only exhibiting paintings. In some of his first exhibitions, Kounellis began stenciling numbers, letters, and words onto his canvases, often reflecting advertisements and signs seen on the street. In 1960 he began to introduce found sculptural objects such as actual street signs into his work, exhibiting at Galleria La Tartaruga. This same year he donned one of his stencil paintings as a garment and created a performance in his studio to demonstrate himself literally becoming one with his painting. This newfound convergence of painting, sculpture, and performance was Kounellis' way out of traditional art. By 1961 he began to paint on newspaper to reflect his feelings towards modern society and politics. From 1963, Kounellis introduced found objects in his artworks, among them live animals but also fire, earth, burlap sacks, and gold. He replaced the canvas with bed frames, doorways, windows or simply the gallery itself. Kounellis' work from the 1980s, which also consisted of sculptures and performances using unusual materials, traveled all over Europe. In 1974, he performed with Edward Kienholz, Wolf Vostell and other artists in Berlin at the ADA – Aktionen der Avantgarde. His work has become integral to numerous renowned, international museums' collections. In 1967, Kounellis became associated with Arte Povera, a movement theorized by curator Germano Celant as a major shift from work on flat surfaces to installations. Kounellis participated in the exhibition 'Arte Povera – e IM Spazio' at the La Bertesca Gallery in Genoa curated by Celant, Arte povera means literally ‘poor art’ but the word poor here refers to the movement’s signature exploration of a wide range of materials beyond the traditional ones of oil paint on canvas, bronze, or carved marble. Materials used by the artists included soil, rags and twigs. Leading artists were Giovanni Anselmo, Alighiero Boetti, Pier Paolo Calzolari, Luciano Fabro, Piero Gilardi, Jannis Kounellis, Mario Merz, Marisa Merz, Giulio Paolini, Pino Pascali, Giuseppe Penone, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Emilio Prini and Gilberto Zorio. They worked in many different ways. They worked in painting, sculpture and photography and made performances and installations, creating works of large physical presence as well as small-scale gestures. To solidify the movement, Celant curated yet another group show, 'Arte Povera', which was exhibited at the De' Foscherari gallery in Bologna in 1968 with similar artists. In the same year Kounellis exhibited 'Senza titolo (Untitled)', which consisted of raw wool, rope and a wooden structure all leaning against a wall. Finally, Kounellis was also included in 'RA3 Arte Povera + Azioni povere' which was organized by Marcello Rumma and curated by Celant. In 1967, Kounellis installed "live birds in cages along with rose-shaped, cloth cut-outs pinned to canvas" alongside his painting. Through this shift in his work, "Kounellis was more interested in anarchical freedom from linguistic norms and conventional materials. The space of the gallery and the exhibition site in general were transformed into a stage where real life and fiction could join in a suspension of disbelief." The viewers became part of the scene of these living natural sources of energy within the gallery space. He continued his involvement with live animals later in 1969, when he exhibited twelve living horses, as if they were cars, in the Galleria l'Attico's new location in an old garage in Via Beccaria. Gradually, Kounellis introduced new materials, such as propane torches, smoke, coal, meat, ground coffee, lead, and found wooden objects into his installations. He also looked beyond the gallery environment to historical (mostly industrial) sites. In 1997, Kounellis installed thirteen wardrobes and two doors that were sealed in lead along a scaffolding ledge that blocked the entry to a central hall. In 1968, in an interview by Marisa Volpi, Kounellis stated that incidental adjustments are certain as aspects that can indicate the human liberty of life. Selected Solo Exhibitions 1960: La Tartaruga gallery, Rome 1969: Attico Gallery, Rome 1981: Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven 1982: Whitechapel Art Gallery, London 1988: Castle of Rivoli, Turin 1996: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid 2005: Albertina, Vienna 2007: Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin 2007: Kounellis - Jaffa Port...
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1960s Arte Povera Black and White Photography

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Lithograph

Two Wild Horses Rearing Up on Sable Island, Equestrian, Iconic Photograph
Located in US
"The Dance" This award-winning print features a stallion protecting his band from others by defending his family. The print series Discovering the Horses of Sable Island documents...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Two Wild Horses Rearing Up on Sable Island, Equestrian, Iconic Photograph
Located in US
"The Dance" This award-winning print features a stallion protecting his band from others by defending his family. The print series Discovering the Horses of Sable Island documents...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Bold Portrait of a Young Boy in Ethiopia, Horizontal, Black and White
Located in US
"Untitled 32" A young Suri boy displays the confidence prevalent in his tribe. Jewelry and ornamentation is an important part of his culture, and he takes great pride in wearing his...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Palm Climb, One. Sepia. Limited Edition Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Sepia Color Archival Pigment print Medium Ed of 10. Palm & Trees: For this series, the artist explores short poems, the expansion of the palms, textures, and ease of the male figur...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Merce Cunningham
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Merce Cunningham leaping in Jack Mitchell's studio, 1962. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives...
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1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Dancer/Choreographer José Limón performing 'Macbeth', signed exhibition print
Located in Senoia, GA
Dancer/Choreographer José Limón performing his 'Macbeth', photographed in 1960. This is a vintage gelatin silver print, selenium toned, made by hand by mast...
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1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

British pop artist and his wife Galina pose for wedding photos
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of British pop artist and his wife Galina pose for wedding photos in Jack Mitchell's studio, 1969. The quintes...
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1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Merce Cunningham
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Merce Cunningham leaping in Jack Mitchell's studio, 1962. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives...
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1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Metropolitan Opera Italian Operatic Tenor Luciano Pavarotti
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Tenor Luciano Pavarotti in 1985. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of a...
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1980s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Paul Taylor Dance Company Men Performing 'Last Found and Lost'
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of Paul Taylor Dance Company in performance, 1992. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a c...
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1990s Pop Art Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Tina Turner at hungry-i, San Francisco, 1967
Located in Westwood, NJ
A very special Platinum Palladium artist proof (AP) print of Tina Turner performing at the Hungry-i in San Francisco on November 23rd 1967 which was to became the cover of Rolling S...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Platinum

October 30, 2004
Located in New York, NY
Sepia-toned gelatin silver print, mounted to archival board Signed, dated, and numbered, verso 9 x 9 inches (Edition of 50) 15 x 15 inches (Edition of 30) This artwork is offered ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

March 6, 2004
Located in New York, NY
Sepia-toned gelatin silver print, mounted to archival board Signed, dated, and numbered, verso 9 x 9 inches (Edition of 50) 15 x 15 inches (Edition of 30) This artwork is offered ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Carlos Santana, Day On the Green, Oakland Coliseum, Oakland CA, July 1977
Located in Westwood, NJ
This is a unique handmade platinum palladium print editioned #AP1
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1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Platinum

Zebra 1
Located in Park City, UT
From Nine Francois' "Animalia" series, Zebra 1 is one of 48 available animal images. Nine produces close-up photographs of animals which are presented against a stark white backgroun...
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2010s Naturalistic Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Kyriakos Kaziras - Triolet Part III, Photography 2019
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: ARKTOS prints Additional Sizes (All Edition of 4): 8.85" x 17.7" 14.8" x 28.5" 17.7" x 35.4" 23.6" x 47.3" This photograph will be printed once payment has been received and...
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Photographic Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

Ocean Dance
Located in Chicago, IL
Ocean Dance Galapagos Islands, 2019 Available sizes: 20 x 30 in / Edition of 6 32 x 48 in / Edition of 6 Archival Pigment Print printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Paper Diving in a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Jacob Colier, LA, Contemporary, Celebrity, Photography, Portrait
Located in Munich, DE
Combined Edition 25 Also available in 50 x 60 cm/ 20 x 24 inch and as combined Edition 10 in 76 x 101 cm / 30 x 40 inch 101 x 127 cm / 40 x 50 inch Portrait of the English musician....
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Ocean Dance
Located in Chicago, IL
"Ocean Dance" Galápagos Islands, 2019 Available sizes: 20 x 30 in / Edition of 6 32 x 48 in / Edition of 6 Archival Pigment Print printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Paper with deck...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lonestar
Located in Fairfield, CT
In "WEST The American Cowboy", Anouk revisits this enduring iconic symbol of America's pioneering spirit. The new series inspire with a fresh and contemporary perspective of the Amer...
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2010s Black and White Photography

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Pigment

Horse II
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed by the artist. This piece is available at least four different sizes so contact us as availability is subject to change. ARTIST'S STATEMENT: I use photography to express selec...
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Late 20th Century Black and White Photography

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Digital Pigment

Wolf III
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed by the artist. This piece is available at least four different sizes so contact us as availability is subject to change. ARTIST'S STATEMENT: I use photography to express selec...
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20th Century Black and White Photography

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Digital 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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