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Black and White Photography For Sale
Marilyn Monroe by Lawrence Schiller
Located in Austin, US
Museum quality print of Marilyn Monroe by Lawrence Schiller, taken in 1960
Signed limited edition 16x20" print, edition number 15/75
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Vintage Silver Gelatin Photograph Surrealist Fake Limb Prosthetic Factory Photo
By Shimon Attie
Located in Surfside, FL
These are vintage prints from the 1980's. The last photo shows of a label from an accompanying piece (there were three sequence shots in this series) but is not on this piece. They l...
Category
1980s Conceptual Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
John Lennon Fairground
Located in Norwich, GB
Astrid Kirchherr ( 20 May 1938 – 12 May 2020) was a German photographer and artist known for her association with the Beatles (along with her friends Klaus Voormann...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Malibu Pier" Photography 23" x 32" inch Edition of 10 by Oleg Char
Located in Culver City, CA
"Malibu Pier" Photography 23" x 32" inch Edition of 10 by Oleg Char
Medium: Hahnemühle Baryta Paper
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
Other sizes available:
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital
"On the Go" 40x55 Wild Horses, Mustangs Photography, Photograph Fine Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wild Mustangs just Carson Nevada
40x55 Edition of 10.
Singed and numbered by Shane
Printed on archival paper using archival inks
Framing available. Inquire for rates.
Shane Rus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Even so (Till Death Do Us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Even so (Till Death Do Us Part) - 2005
20x20cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist In...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Polaroid, Color, C Print
Ivy, Chair, Brooklyn Loft, Photograph, Archival Ink Jet
Located in Yardley, PA
From a limited edition of 6 archival photographs. Signed and numbered by artist Aaron Knight. This black and white film nude conveys a quiet sense of curiosity. Art-ID: IVY-2-7...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink
Cougar Print 40x60 - Fine Art Photography of Mountain Lion, Cougar Unsigned
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Image title: "Charlie, the Lonesome Cougar"
This is a contemporary photograph of North American Mountain Lion.
"They represent the ultimate express...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
We can still get through (Till Death Do Us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
We can still get through (Till Death Do Us Part) - 2005
20x20cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper
Dark Hedges, Ireland, Tree Avenue, black and white art landscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art minimalist landscape photography. The dark hedges, mystical avenue of trees in north Ireland. Archival pigment ink print, edition ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Black and White, Digital, Giclée, Arc...
"Playboy Daydream" Photography 30" x 30" inch Edition 2/7 by Brendan North
Located in Culver City, CA
"Playboy Daydream" Photography 30" x 30" inch Edition 2/7 by Brendan North
ships rolled in a tube
ABOUT:
Brendan North is a fine art photographer based...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Paper
"Grizzly Portrait" 36x48 - Black and White Fine Art Photography Grizzly Bear
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Grizzly Bear Portrait
An rare look into the eyse of an apex predator
36x48 Edition of 12. Signed by Shane.
Printed on archival paper and using archival inks
Framing available. In...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Palm Beach Siesta
Located in New York, NY
Ed. 1/5, includes white frame.
With his passion for formal technique and composition, internationally renowned photographer Nathan Coe’s works exude a deep reverence for the classic...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Elizabeth Taylor – Elstree Studios, England, 1963 Limited Estate Print
By David Steen
Located in London, GB
Elizabeth Taylor – Elstree Studios, England,
1963
Elizabeth Taylor’s jewellery collection was renowned as one of the greatest ever assembled...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Trio 3" Photography 39" x 39" inch Edition of 3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Trio 3" Photography 39" x 39" inch Edition of 3 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
Availa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Nude Reclining, Mel Fillini
Located in Boston, MA
Mel Fellini was a favorite model of George Platt Lynes, and this photograph was most likely taken during their stay in Rome in the 1940s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
On the Beach near Paris, 1920s - Silver Gelatin Black and White Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
An original silver gelatin black and white photograph by Press Agency ROL, Paris 1929. Summer on the beach near Paris.
Features:
Original silver gelatin print photography unframed.
P...
Category
1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lava - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Lava' part of the series 'Hands Down' - 2019,
20x20cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid.
Signature label with certificate.
Ar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
"Roar" - 40x60 Black & White Lion Photography , Africa, Lion Photograph Unsinged
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a black and white photograph of an African Lion.
40x60
Unsigned Test Print
Printed on archival paper and using archival inks
Framing available. Inquire for rates.
Sha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Liza Minelli with Gene Kelly
By Adam Scull
Located in Cologne, DE
Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer. Known for her commanding stage presence and powerful alto singing voice, Minnelli i...
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Black and White
Leni Sinclair Charles Mingus photo Detroit 1974 (photographer Leni Sinclair)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Charles Mingus by Leni Sinclair:
This elegant, well-defined photo of Jazz legend, Charles Mingus was shot by legendary Detroit photographer Leni Sinclair in 1974; Sinclair was 2016’...
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Inkjet
European Snow I, Photograph, C-Type
By Viet Ha Tran
Located in Yardley, PA
The photograph is sold unframed, only the art print. The print is made on Hahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta, a museum quality fine art paper which delivers the most accurate and vibrant col...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Jackie Kennedy, Black and White Photography, ca. 1970s
Located in Cologne, DE
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite, writer, and photographer who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of P...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Go West" 50x60 - Black and White Photography Wild Horses Photograph Mustangs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a contemporary black and white photograph of wild horses.
"They represent the ultimate expression of American freedom"
50x60 Edition of 10
Singed and numbered
Printed on ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Chateau Marmont" Photography 23" x 32" inch Edition of 10 by Oleg Char
Located in Culver City, CA
"Chateau Marmont" Photography 23" x 32" inch Edition of 10 by Oleg Char
Medium: Hahnemühle Baryta Paper
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
Other sizes available...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital
Classic, Iconic Scene of the Open Road in Utah, Landscape, Nostalgic, Americana
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Convergence"
This best-selling image features a remote road that disappears into the distance bordered by rock formations in Monument Valley, Utah.
Experience the photographic j...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
No title (No 92) Photography Edition of 25 32"x32" inch by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
No title (No 92) Photography Edition of 25 32"x32" inch by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
No title (No 92)
Photography
Edition of 25
32 x 32 inch
Year photo was taken: 2022
This picture i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Plexiglass
Thirty Six Birds, Isle of Skye, Scotland by Michael Kenna, 2005
Located in Dallas, TX
Thirty Six Birds, Isle of Skye, Scotland by Michael Kenna depicts a flock of birds flying overhead against a bright sky.
Sepia toned gelatin silver print
Image size: 8 x 7.75 in.
Mo...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Rolling Stones "Out Of Our Heads" by Gered Mankowitz
Located in Austin, US
The Rolling Stones, taken in London back in 1965 by Gered Mankowitz. This image was used for the cover of Out Of Our Heads. Featuring Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Bill...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print
Flooded Mall London
Located in London, GB
A man crossing a stretch of floodwater with the help of two chairs after a storm caused flooding in the Mall, London.
(Photo by H. F. Davis/Getty Images Archive London England)
Pa...
Category
1930s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Rocky Peaks, Shoreline, Spanish Coast, Spain, black and white landscape photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure seascape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 8. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Black and White, Digital, Archival Pigment...
Pete Townshend – Smoking Joint, Twickenham, London, 1977 Limited Estate Print
By David Steen
Located in London, GB
Pete Townshend – Smoking Joint, Twickenham, London,
1977
Guitarist and songwriter with British rock band The Who. Townshend’s trademark windmill action and smashing of guitar on s...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Untitled XXXII. From the Series Chiromorphose. Hands. Black & White Photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled XXXII (nc-30-S3-0009) 2010 by Nico Baixas
From the Series Chiromorphose
Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper
Sheet size: 100 H cm x 100 W cm.
Image size: 90 ...
Category
2010s Aesthetic Movement Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Black and White
Frank Zappa Vintage 8x10" Print by Norman Seeff
By Norman Seeff
Located in Austin, US
Original vintage 8x10” work print from Norman Seeff of Frank Zappa. Hand printed at the time of the photoshoot, signed on the back by Norman Seeff
In excellent condition having been stored flat in a climate controlled room
These Norman Seeff vintage...
Category
Late 20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jackie Kennedy, Black and White Photography, ca. 1970s
Located in Cologne, DE
Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Kennedy Onassis (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was an American socialite, writer, and photographer who became First Lady of the United States as the wife of P...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
"Bubbles" Photography 39" x 39" inch Edition of 3 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Bubbles" Photography 39" x 39" inch Edition of 3 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
Olha ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Patti Smith and John Belushi by Allan Tannenbaum
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition 20x24" print of Patti Smith and John Belushi taken backstage before their Saturday Night Live appearance in April 1976 by Allan Tannenbaum.
Limited edition nu...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Italian Actor Amedeo Nazzari - Vintage Photographic Print - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Photo.
The Italian Actor Amedeo Nazzari in a scene from the movie "Dal tuo al mio" by Mario Landi.
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
No title (No 44) Photography Edition of 25 32"x32" inch by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
No title (No 44) Photography Edition of 25 32"x32" inch by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
No title (No 44)
Photography
Edition of 25
32 x 32 inch
Year photo was taken: 2019
This picture i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Plexiglass
Ancient Laurisilva Forest, magical trees, black and white landscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on Ha...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Black and White, Digital, Archival Pigment...
Jayne Mansfield with Seagrams Dogs (Limited Edition of 10, No 6-10) - 30"x40"
By Barry Kramer
Located in New York, NY
Shot by Barry Kramer (1921- 1984), one of the most prolific photographers of his time, captures the essence of 1950's Hollywood movie star, Jane Mansfield...
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dudley Moore & Peter Cook – London, 1972 Limited Estate Print
By David Steen
Located in London, GB
Dudley Moore & Peter Cook – London,
1972
“This was meant to be a fashion shoot of the two comedians wearing clothes selected by a magazine’s fashion editor. Needless to say we were ready and waiting and the stylist informed me that the clothes hadn’t turned up. I went into the dressing room to break the news to Pete and Dud, but they were already in a state of undress. ‘Where do you want us?’ they said.”
Limited Edition David Steen Estate Print
Limited Edition: All prints are limited editions, no further prints are produced once sold
Paper size - 24 x 18 " / 61 x 46 cm
Limited to 48 only this size
All prints are bespoke and printed to order
stamped and numbered by the Estate
Copyright: © David Steen / The David Steen Archive
David Steen’s introduction to photography was as a 15-year-old school leaver joining Picture Post where he had the good luck to be taken under the wing of the legendary Bert Hardy as an assistant. It was the ultimate training ground in photojournalism, and the launch pad for his career.
David’s reunion with Picture Post after doing his National Service (as special photographer based in Eygpt, covering the major trouble zones) was short-lived. The magazine was losing ground and closed. He moved to Fleet Street, first to a bright new Mirror title, Woman’s Sunday Mirror, where incidentally he picked up First Prize in Encyclopaedia Britannica’s Best Pictures of the Year Award for his sequence of ‘Birth of a Baby’, the progress of a young woman delivering her own baby under hypnosis.
He was 21, the youngest ever to be awarded this prize. There followed time as a staff photographer with The Daily Mail; Fleet Street was the hub of the world. Then on to freelancing…Queen magazine, Nova, the Sunday Times Magazine, international magazines around the world, over the years covering projects as diverse as riots in Harlem to a film set in Acapulco, a battered wives’ refuge to the Queen and family at Sandringham: the hopeless, the homeless, the glitterati. Trained on the maxim ‘every picture tells a story’ he has focused on film stars, actors, criminals, politicians, prime ministers and countless men, women and children going about their everyday lives.
David Steen believes himself to be lucky. He thinks lucky; luck is being in the right place at the right time, having the luck to have a loving family and enduring friends and winning a three-year battle against cancer.
Asked by aspiring photographers for his best advice, his stock reply is: ‘Get up early.’
David Steen † 1936 – 2015
Tags: dudley moore, actor, pianist, arthur, bedazzled, 10, ten, bo derek...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Point de vue, rocky beach, stormy, France, black and white landscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Digital Pigment, Archival Pigment, Giclée,...
Joni Mitchell vintage 8x10" Print by Norman Seeff
By Norman Seeff
Located in Austin, US
Original vintage 8x10” work print from Norman Seeff of Joni Mitchell. Hand printed in 1982 at the time of the photoshoot, signed on the back by Norman Seeff and also featuring his studio stamp.
In excellent condition having been stored flat in a climate controlled room
These Norman Seeff vintage...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Kate Moss at 16 Side View - Framed Archival Pigment Print
By Jake Chessum
Located in London, GB
"Kate Moss Side" by Jake Chessum
Portrait of a young 16 year old Kate Moss – just before she shot to supermodel stardom and became the icon she is today.
Jake grew up in Croydon, South London. He studied Graphic Design at St. Martins School Of Art, and started working as photographer straight out of college. Assignments for The Face, Arena, and an early ad campaign for “Neutrogena” featuring a 16 year old Kate Moss followed. By 1995 Jake was regularly flying the Atlantic on assignment for JFK Jrs' “George” Magazine and in 1999 he upped sticks and moved permanently to NYC where he still lives with his wife and 2 kids...
Category
1990s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White
Shaking Through - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Shaking Through - 2016
20x20cm.
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid.
Signature label with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2016-784...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
"Play" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Play" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
Availab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Joan Collins – The Stud, Limousine, London, 1978 Limited Estate Print
By David Steen
Located in London, GB
Joan Collins – the Stud, Limousine, London,
1978
Limited Edition David Steen Estate Print
Limited Edition: All prints are limited editions, no further prints are produced once s...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Roar" - 36x48 Black and White Lion Photography , Africa, Lion Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a contemporary photograph of an African Lion.
36x48 Edition of 12. Signed by Shane.
Printed on archival paper and using archival inks
Framing available. Inquire for rates...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Golfing at Le Touquet
Located in New York, NY
Ed. of 21, estate-stamped. Includes black frame with white mat.
Norman Parkinson was the preeminent fashion photographer in Great Britain from the late 1930s until his death in 1990...
Category
1930s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Sean Connery Snooker – County Wicklow, Ireland, 1973 Limited Estate Print
By David Steen
Located in London, GB
Sean Connery – County Wicklow, Ireland,
1973
David Steen recalls: “Sean looked like a killer that day, all dressed in black, the sort of bad boy you’d see in an old western movie,...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Moon Birth" Photography 16" x 16" in Edition of 24 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Moon Birth" Photography 16" x 16" in Edition of 24 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
Availabl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Sisters (Circus)" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Sisters (Circus)" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Alex ‘Hurricane’ Higgins – Windmill Street Soho London 1972Limited Estate Print
By David Steen
Located in London, GB
Alex ‘hurricane’ Higgins – Windmill Street Soho London
1972
David Steen recalls: “When I was about 13 or 14 I used to go to a snooker hall in the basement of the boxing gym owned b...
Category
1970s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Place de La Concorde in Paris under the Snow, Silver Gelatin B and W Photography
Located in Atlanta, GA
A unique original silver gelatin black and white photography. Paris, a salt truck on Place de la Concorde under the snow, January 16th, 1926.
The employees of the mayor of Paris spre...
Category
1920s Art Deco Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Le Nu Provençal
By Willy Ronis
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Willy Ronis, Le Nu Provençal, 1949, printed 2001. 12 1/4 x 10 1/8", gelatin silver print. Signed on print recto. Titled, dated and artist stamp on print verso.
Category
20th Century Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Untitled XXX. From the Series Chiromorphose. Hands. Black & White Photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled XXX (c-1-S4-0011) 2010 by Nico Baixas
From the Series Chiromorphose
Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper
Sheet size: 100 H cm x 100 W cm.
Image size: 90 H cm...
Category
2010s Aesthetic Movement Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Black and White
Untitled XXIX. From the Series Chiromorphose. Hands. Black & White Photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled XXIX (nc-14-S4-0010) 2010 by Nico Baixas
From the Series Chiromorphose
Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper
Sheet size: 100 H cm x 100 W cm.
Image size: 90 H...
Category
2010s Aesthetic Movement Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Black and White
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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