Black and White Portraits
The allure of black and white. Color can articulate reality and reflect realism, but taking it away focuses on contrast and the use of monochromatic tone to set an atmosphere that draws the viewer in. This increase in impact has been harnessed by photographers since the first successful black and white images were taken by Joseph Nicephore Niepce in the early 19th century, leading to further success in 1825 when he managed to produce a black and white image of a window. Naturally colored photographs would not be developed until 1891 when Lipmann Gabriel applied the phenomenon of optical light wave interface. And yet, the black and white photograph continued, particularly in portraiture. Why? Practically, black and white photographs have a longer archival shelf-life but artistically, color isn't needed to capture the emotion, depth, expression and indeed reality through dramatic tone and contrast of the figure in front of the lens. You only need to recant Dorothea Lange's widely circulated Migrant Mother (1936) to see how a single black and white portrait can become a symbol of plight. In our works, artists like Maud Bernos and James Sparshatt favor portraits devoid of color… portraits that draw you the viewer in and leave you to fall into their enduring monochromatic depths.
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Les solitaires au bar parisien
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.7 x 11.6 x 0 inch
$167
Guitariste musicien
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 18.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.7 x 7.3 x 0 inch
$190
Autoportrait
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$190
Cheval riant
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.7 x 11.6 x 0 inch
$143
Homme timide
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 13 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.7 x 5.1 x 0 inch
$107
Sexophoniste
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 19 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 7.5 x 0 inch
$119
Garçon tibétain
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 37 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 14.6 x 0 inch
$179
Bonjour, Monsieur
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$214
Portrait Grand-mère Fileuse de laine
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$125
Portrait Couple dansant
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$125
Portrait Paysan
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$131
Nature Paysanne
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$131
Portrait Mère et enfant
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$190
Portrait Grand-mère tibétaine
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$280
Portrait Femme coréenne
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$379
Portrait Grand-mère d'Himalaya
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$262
Homme au cigarette
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$119
Garçon et mouton
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 21.5 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.5 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$143
Joueur de djembé
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$131
Frère et sœur
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.7 x 11.6 x 0 inch
$190
Chemin
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 19.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.7 x 0 inch
$119
Chemin
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 19.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.7 x 0 inch
$119
Rêveuse Portrait
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 19.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 7.7 x 0 inch
$179
Guitariste musicien
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 17.5 x 19.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.9 x 7.7 x 0 inch
$143
Musicien contrebassiste
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 19.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 7.7 x 0 inch
$179
Musicien contrebassiste
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 19.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 7.7 x 0 inch
$179
Musicien contrebassiste
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 19.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 7.7 x 0 inch
$179
Musicien contrebassiste
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 19.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 7.7 x 0 inch
$179
Guitariste musicien
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 17.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.7 x 6.9 x 0 inch
$190
Garçon au masque
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$250
Saxophoniste musicien
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$137
Portrait Accordéoniste musicienne
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 18 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.1 x 0 inch
$226
Saxophoniste
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$179
Musiciens
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$149
Femme indienne
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$185
Grand Mère Coréenne
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$161
Golden baby
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$149
Cheval
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.7 x 11.6 x 0 inch
$119
Amsterdam
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 19.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 7.7 x 0 inch
$131
Méditation rêve
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$107
Portrait Rêveur
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 25 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$107
Portrait Amy Winehouse
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$250
Papa et Bébé
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$149
Center Stage
Alexander Benz
Photography - 80 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$2,143
Architects Anonymous
Alexander Benz
Photography - 80 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$2,143
Dans le Metro
Alexander Benz
Photography - 80 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$2,143
Structural Beauty
Alexander Benz
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$548
Going In Circles
Alexander Benz
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$548
Light In The Dark
Alexander Benz
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$548
Architects Anonymous
Alexander Benz
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$548
Shades of Grey
Alexander Benz
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$548
L'attente - Hotel Métropole Bruxelles
Michel Pinel
Photography - 40 x 30 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$345
Lithographie originale de Yves Brayer
Yves Brayer
Print - 76 x 56 x 0.3 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0.1 inch
$298
Pulchrum foruM - Format L
Louis Blanc
Photography - 70 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,488
Un instant, je me change
Sounya Whang
Painting - 60 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$679
