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Black beauty II
Léa Bon
Photography - 48 x 72.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 18.9 x 28.59 x 0.1 inch
€5,757
Nu de la mer
Lucien Clergue
Photography - 59.5 x 49.4 x 1 cm Photography - 23.4 x 19.4 x 0.4 inch
€5,800
Dance On The Beach
Andreas Sundgren
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
€3,718
Gabriella #1
Andreas Sundgren
Photography - 80 x 120 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
€2,804
Ballerina
Andreas Sundgren
Photography - 106 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 41.7 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
€2,804
Jason and Robin, Camber Sands
Richard Dunkley
Photography - 76.2 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Photography - 30 x 20 x 1 inch
€427
Don't Tell Mamma #16
Koray Erkaya
Photography - 119.4 x 81.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 47 x 32 x 0.1 inch
€4,797
Don't Tell Mamma #13
Koray Erkaya
Photography - 119.4 x 81.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 47 x 32 x 0.1 inch
€4,797
Don't Tell Mamma #12
Koray Erkaya
Photography - 95.3 x 64.8 x 3.8 cm Photography - 37.5 x 25.5 x 1.5 inch
€3,838
Don't Tell Mamma #9
Koray Erkaya
Photography - 119.4 x 81.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 47 x 32 x 0.1 inch
€4,797
Invacuo Project #27
Koray Erkaya
Photography - 81.3 x 119.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 32 x 47 x 0.1 inch
€4,701
Invacuo Project #25
Koray Erkaya
Photography - 81.3 x 119.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 32 x 47 x 0.1 inch
€4,701
Invacuo Project #24
Koray Erkaya
Photography - 81.3 x 119.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 32 x 47 x 0.1 inch
€4,701
Self Touches #10
Koray Erkaya
Photography - 119.4 x 81.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 47 x 32 x 0.1 inch
€4,701
Like a Bird
Solomon Jamy Brown
Photography - 100 x 70 x 0.05 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€2,768
A blurred story of a bride
Solomon Jamy Brown
Photography - 100 x 70 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
€3,200
Nude of Isabelle in Milan
Andrei Cristian Petrescu
Photography - 60 x 80 x 4 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
€3,600
Untitled: Movement 1
Ben Cope
Photography - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
€2,303
Shirley
Thierry Le Gouès
Photography - 125 x 200 x 0.1 cm Photography - 49.2 x 78.7 x 0 inch
€18,000
Georgianna
Thierry Le Gouès
Photography - 120 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0 inch
€11,000
Santa María, Black
Paola Dávila
Photography - 25 x 60 x 0.3 cm Photography - 9.8 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
€2,878
The Anatomy Lesson (Le Cours d'Anatomie)
Laura Makabresku
Photography - 30 x 20 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 inch
€325
Jambes noires
Jean-Pierre Fleury
Photography - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€2,360
Fragmented-Untitled 5
Ying Chen
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
€3,838
Série Backstage - F0597 – The alien
Idan Wizen
Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
€150
A whirlwind of emotions #1
Rani Bruchstein
Photography - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€4,354
Silhouette VII
Deana Nastic
Photography - 101 x 76 x 1 cm Photography - 39.8 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch
€5,300
According to Joan Miro
Jean-Claude Byandb
Photography - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€490
The Kate Series (portfolio of 5 images)
Leonard Freed
Photography - 20.3 x 25.4 cm Photography - 8 x 10 inch
€11,514
CoRpus AC maNus
Louis Blanc
Photography - 70 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€6,500
Kate running Single Bum with Hat
Sam Haskins
Photography - 40.6 x 30.4 cm Photography - 15.98 x 11.96 inch
€11,034
Série : Rituels en Haïti - Les jeunes, Haïti
Cristina García Rodero
Photography - 80 x 120 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 inch
€15,500
Langue de danseuse
Arnaud Baumann
Photography - 24 x 16 x 0.1 cm Photography - 9.4 x 6.3 x 0 inch
€300
Seated Ballet and Standing Ballet, Diptych. Mixed Media mounted on aluminum
Efren Isaza
Photography - 162.6 x 241.3 x 3.8 cm Photography - 64 x 95 x 1.5 inch
€24,946
Du bout des doigts 1
Emeline Blanquet
Photography - 18 x 24 x 1 cm Photography - 7.1 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
€230
Brigitte Bardot
Francis Apesteguy
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
€490
According to Jean Honore Fragonard
Jean-Claude Byandb
Photography - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€490
Don't Tell Mamma #10
Koray Erkaya
Photography - 119.4 x 81.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 47 x 32 x 0.1 inch
€5,037
Invacuo Project #32
Koray Erkaya
Photography - 81.3 x 119.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 32 x 47 x 0.1 inch
€5,037
Invacuo Project #30
Koray Erkaya
Photography - 40.6 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16 x 24 x 0.1 inch
€5,037
Invacuo Project #18
Koray Erkaya
Photography - 81.3 x 119.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 32 x 47 x 0.1 inch
€5,037
La lune n'a rien à craindre des loups #26
VAM / Jean-Pierre Gilson
Photography - 10.6 x 16 x 0.1 cm Photography - 4.2 x 6.3 x 0 inch
€280
La lune n'a rien à craindre des loups #20
VAM / Jean-Pierre Gilson
Photography - 10.6 x 16 x 0.1 cm Photography - 4.2 x 6.3 x 0 inch
€280
La lune n'a rien à craindre des loups #34
VAM / Jean-Pierre Gilson
Photography - 17.3 x 26 x 0.1 cm Photography - 6.8 x 10.2 x 0 inch
€450
La lune n'a rien à craindre des loups #24
VAM / Jean-Pierre Gilson
Photography - 10.6 x 16 x 0.1 cm Photography - 4.2 x 6.3 x 0 inch
€280
La lune n'a rien à craindre des loups #13
VAM / Jean-Pierre Gilson
Photography - 17.3 x 26 x 0.1 cm Photography - 6.8 x 10.2 x 0 inch
€450
La lune n'a rien à craindre des loups #19
VAM / Jean-Pierre Gilson
Photography - 17.3 x 26 x 0.1 cm Photography - 6.8 x 10.2 x 0 inch
€450
La lune n'a rien à craindre des loups #15
VAM / Jean-Pierre Gilson
Photography - 17.3 x 26 x 0.1 cm Photography - 6.8 x 10.2 x 0 inch
€450
La lune n'a rien à craindre des loups #14
VAM / Jean-Pierre Gilson
Photography - 17.3 x 26 x 0.1 cm Photography - 6.8 x 10.2 x 0 inch
€450
Collection Purity - Un Anonyme Nu Dans Le Salon - HB1809
Idan Wizen
Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch
€150
Collection Purity - Un Anonyme Nu Dans Le Salon - HB1552
Idan Wizen
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€150
Lac des Cerces, Hautes-Alpes, de la série Sur les chemins du Briançonnais
José Nicolas
Photography - 36 x 36 x 0.1 cm Photography - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0 inch
€500
I Have a Dream
Forough Yavari
Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Photography - 40 x 40 x 1 inch
€2,687
I-Type
Noa Grayevsky
Photography - 43.35 x 35.75 x 0.5 cm Photography - 17.1 x 14.1 x 0.2 inch
€1,500
Austin Percario
Noa Grayevsky
Photography - 45.72 x 60.69 x 0.5 cm Photography - 18 x 23.9 x 0.2 inch
€1,500
Série : Entre ciel et terre - Symba, Barcelona
Cristina García Rodero
Photography - 80 x 120 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
€15,500
Supplique du séant n°3
Manon Deck-Sablon
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€450
Supplique du séant n°3
Manon Deck-Sablon
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€150
Supplique du séant n°2
Manon Deck-Sablon
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€150
Supplique du séant n°1
Manon Deck-Sablon
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€150
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Black and White Photography for Sale
Black and white photography is today one of countless photographic techniques and yet it was at one time the only type of photography available. This is the reason why it often tends to be associated with historical works and a vintage feel.
In the 1830s, Nièpce discovered how to print images onto metal plates. When he died in 1833, Louis Daguerre, followed by Francois Arago, continued to develop his research, resulting in the invention of the daguerreotype which consisted of an image printed onto a silver plate when exposed to the light. Together they invented photography.
The first black and white photos began to appear. Initially used for research purposes, photography started to spread as daguerreotype studios opened everywhere. Black and white portraits immortalized the faces of the upper middle classes and would later be used to capture all members of society. Celebrities were also a popular subject choice and many photographers specialized in taking their portraits, as Jean-Loup Sieff did all throughout his career almost a century after the invention of photography.
The first colored photographs soon followed. The technique was invented as early as 1860 but was not put to use until a century later. In the meantime, many unforgettable artists began to demonstrate their talents for art photography. Street photography, for example, was a key trend during the 20th century, with major photographers such as Robert Doisneau, Brassi and Henri Cartier-Bresson capturing the urban landscape of the time. All three were masters of taking candid photos. They succeeded in making fleeting moments last forever in monochrome images. Sometimes humorous, sometimes romantic, or even just a little bizarre, they take us back in time to days gone by. Looking at such rare and fragile moments can be like going through old postcards from the past, and although we enjoy looking at them, they can provoke a sense of nostalgia and melancholy.
In the United States, the humanist Walker Evans led the way for black and white photography, capturing the daily life of modern America with his analogue camera, whether it be in the New York subway or on the highways of the Deep South. A little later, Robert Frank photographed the faces of America and the American people with his remarkable black and white shots, recognizable thanks to his highly distinctive photographic technique and composition.
Of course, black and white photography is not limited to the representation of everyday scenes. It can also sublimate landscapes, as demonstrated by Kasra's shots. The black and white blend perfectly with the long exposure to create an effect of softness, floating and the passage of time quite exceptional. We could also mention Michael Kenna and Ricky Cohete who particularly excel in this field.
Some works fascinate by the perfect complementarity of these two colors: black, which is often associated with nothingness and sadness, and white, which is associated with light and hope. In the West at least, because it can have a completely opposite meaning in other cultures like Japan. The union of these two shades accentuates the contrasts and highlights the forms in a sober and elegant way. It often directs our attention to a single subject.
Often used to provoke a feeling of nostalgia, black and white unconsciously inscribes the works in history by conveying a timeless message, frozen in time.
Artsper invites you to take a stroll through time with this selection of works by Brno Del Zou, Yevgeniy Repiashenko, Emmanuelle Barbaras, Bert Stern, Alexander Benz and Hervé Gloaguen.
In photography, black and white means that all color has been removed from the image, leaving just shades of gray that span from black to white. This can either be done digitally or by using black and white film.
Many photographers and artists use black and white photography because it removes the distraction of color from an image. This can draw more focus to elements of the image such as the facial expression or gesture of the subject, the composition, or the shapes and textures.
Black and white photography is generally shot using the same equipment as color photography (although if film, using black and white film), but artists may optimise their results by looking for high contrast images, light sources, and interesting textures.