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Washington Square Park
Ken Heyman
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 1.3 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 0.5 inch
$4,800
Man Holding Woman Head
Ken Heyman
Photography - 35.6 x 27.9 x 1.3 cm Photography - 14 x 11 x 0.5 inch
$4,800
Superman Parade
Ken Heyman
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 1.3 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 0.5 inch
$4,800
Woman and Child by the Beach
Ken Heyman
Photography - 35.6 x 27.9 x 1.3 cm Photography - 14 x 11 x 0.5 inch
$4,800
Surreal Cemetery
Ken Heyman
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 1.3 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 0.5 inch
$4,800
Children in Boat
Ken Heyman
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 1.3 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 0.5 inch
$4,800
Woman Holding out Hand
Ken Heyman
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 1.3 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 0.5 inch
$4,800
Kids with Cows
Ken Heyman
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 1.3 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 0.5 inch
$4,800
Luis Rego - Size L
Arnaud Baumann
Photography - 150 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$10,090
Luis Rego - Size M
Arnaud Baumann
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$841
Luis Rego - Size S
Arnaud Baumann
Photography - 36 x 24 x 1 cm Photography - 14.2 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$561
Luis Rego - Size XS
Arnaud Baumann
Photography - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$280
Jean-Pierre Kalfon - Size L
Arnaud Baumann
Photography - 150 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$10,090
Jean-Pierre Kalfon - Size M
Arnaud Baumann
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$841
Jean-Pierre Kalfon - Size S
Arnaud Baumann
Photography - 36 x 24 x 1 cm Photography - 14.2 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$561
Jean-Pierre Kalfon - Size XS
Arnaud Baumann
Photography - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$280
Autoportrait and my hairstylist Katia - Size L
Arnaud Baumann
Photography - 150 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$10,090
Autoportrait and my hairstylist Katia - Size M
Arnaud Baumann
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$841
Autoportrait and my hairstylist Katia - Size S
Arnaud Baumann
Photography - 36 x 24 x 1 cm Photography - 14.2 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$841
Autoportrait and my hairstylist Katia - Size XS
Arnaud Baumann
Photography - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$280
La croupe de Léda
Thierry Robert
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
Sold
Pirelli Bouchra
Hassan Hajjaj
Photography - 76.4 x 111.8 x 2 cm Photography - 30.1 x 44 x 0.8 inch
$20,180
Elio Spark from the Series Winter Soul
Nino Alavidze
Photography - 19 x 29 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch
$2,511
Winter Math from the Series Winter Soul
Nino Alavidze
Photography - 19 x 29 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch
$2,018
Forest grave form the series winter soul
Nino Alavidze
Photography - 19 x 29 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch
$897
Untitled, Series Winter Soul
Nino Alavidze
Photography - 19 x 29 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.5 x 11.4 x 0 inch
$1,906
Feuille enroulée
Thierry Robert
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$1,009
L'ile Louët et le château du Taureau
Philippe Grincourt
Photography - 34 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.4 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$179
Notre Dame de Callot
Philippe Grincourt
Photography - 34 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.4 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$179
Sainte Barbe
Philippe Grincourt
Photography - 34 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.4 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$179
Untitled 2, From the Ephemeral Dreams Series
Nino Alavidze
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
$561
Calendrier Elite
Claude Guillaumin
Photography - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,121
Untitled 1, Series Ephemeral Dreams
Nino Alavidze
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
$561
Snow Singing 4
Nino Alavidze
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
$471
Snow Singing 3
Nino Alavidze
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
$471
Snow Singing 2
Nino Alavidze
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
$471
Snow singing 1
Nino Alavidze
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
$471
Frondes de fougère
Thierry Robert
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$561
Courbes et craquelures
Thierry Robert
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$561
Come what may: we stand, selah
Christa David
Photography - 130 x 89 x 0.1 cm Photography - 51.2 x 35 x 0 inch
$4,709
In Pursuit of Northern Light
Drew Doggett
Photography - 68.6 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 18 x 0.1 inch
$1,650
Into the Gorge
Drew Doggett
Photography - 68.6 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 18 x 0.1 inch
$1,900
Photographie de Carole Bouquet
Just Jaeckin
Photography - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,110
Gainsbourg & Birkin - Ne faisaient qu'un (1976)
Just Jaeckin
Photography - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
Sold
Brigitte Bardot (Harley Davidson)
Just Jaeckin
Photography - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
Sold
Champigny sur Marne 1957
Willy Ronis
Photography - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
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Brune sur le Pantheron 1959
Willy Ronis
Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
Sold
Project for a Public Building's Packaging
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Photography - 54 x 70 x 0.2 cm Photography - 21.3 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
Sold
La montée des eaux (2)
Fabienne Cresens
Photography - 100 x 100 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 inch
Sold
New York dans l’ombre de la liberté Dibond
Miguel Guía
Photography - 40 x 72 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 28.3 x 0 inch
$548
Photographie de Marilyn Monroe
George Barris
Photography - 28 x 37 x 1 cm Photography - 11 x 14.6 x 0.4 inch
Sold
Untitled Portrait of Female
Man Ray
Photography - 25.7 x 26 x 0.3 cm Photography - 10.13 x 10.25 x 0.1 inch
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Une femme sur un toit brûlant
Sylvia Galmot
Photography - 60 x 80 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
Sold
Paris, le Vert Galant
Willy Ronis
Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
Sold
Ombre et lumière #4
Feng Hatat
Photography - 48 x 32 x 1 cm Photography - 18.9 x 12.6 x 0.4 inch
Sold
The old mustache
Samuel Cueto
Photography - 50 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
Sold
Puro... alegria
James Sparshatt
Photography - 50 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
Sold
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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.