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![Photography, No title (No81), Suki Da](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1450923_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, Brigitte Bardot. Saint Tropez, Bert Stern](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/97720_1_grid.jpg)
Brigitte Bardot. Saint Tropez
Bert Stern
Photography - 33 x 48 x 1 cm Photography - 13 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch
€3,900
![Photography, Marilyn Monroe. Baby Nude, Bert Stern](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/58001_1_grid.jpg)
Marilyn Monroe. Baby Nude
Bert Stern
Photography - 31 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
€4,900
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Marilyn Monroe 1962. New baby in silver
Bert Stern
Photography - 33 x 48 x 1 cm Photography - 13 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch
€4,900
![Photography, Les Acrobates IV, Uwe Ommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/810309_1_grid.jpg)
Les Acrobates IV
Uwe Ommer
Photography - 90.2 x 69.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35.5 x 27.5 x 0.1 inch
€3,388
![Photography, Les Acrobates VII, Uwe Ommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/876843_1_grid.jpg)
Les Acrobates VII
Uwe Ommer
Photography - 69.9 x 90.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.5 x 35.5 x 0.1 inch
€3,388
![Photography, Leda and The Swan, Paris, Uwe Ommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/846927_1_grid.jpg)
Leda and The Swan, Paris
Uwe Ommer
Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
€2,710
![Photography, Les Acrobates VI, Uwe Ommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/810303_1_grid.jpg)
Les Acrobates VI
Uwe Ommer
Photography - 90.2 x 69.9 x 69.9 cm Photography - 35.5 x 27.5 x 27.5 inch
€3,388
![Print, Sin titulo, Pablo Picasso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/181108_1_grid.jpg)
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F0480 - The antidepressant
Idan Wizen
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€1,800
![Photography, Reef, Yang Wang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1052238_1_grid.jpg)
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Théâtre des Masques - Theater of the masks
Marino Marini
Print - 51.5 x 37.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 20.3 x 14.8 x 0 inch
€2,000
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L'esclave mourant de Michel-Ange
Yazid Oulab
Painting - 207 x 154.3 cm Painting - 81.5 x 60.7 inch
€20,000
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Inside
Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Photography - 90 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0 inch
€1,475
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Euphoria
Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Photography - 61 x 92 x 0.1 cm Photography - 24 x 36.2 x 0 inch
€1,475
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No55 SPIRIT Series
Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Photography - 90 x 72 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 28.3 x 0 inch
€1,475
![Photography, Marilyn passed out, Bert Stern](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/589152_1_grid.jpg)
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L'amie
Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
€1,475
![Photography, No92 Spirit Series, Yevgeniy Repiashenko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2166313_1_grid.jpg)
No92 Spirit Series
Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Photography - 91 x 91 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.8 x 35.8 x 0 inch
€1,475
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No83 Spirit Series
Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Photography - 90 x 67 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 26.4 x 0 inch
€1,475
![Photography, Jeune nuit, Yevgeniy Repiashenko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2039064_1_grid.jpg)
Jeune nuit
Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Photography - 91 x 91 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.8 x 35.8 x 0 inch
€1,475
![Photography, Light Slide, Yevgeniy Repiashenko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1953354_1_grid.jpg)
Light Slide
Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€1,475
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Allure
Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€1,475
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Angelique 3
Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Photography - 90 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0 inch
€1,475
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Eruptio
Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Photography - 90 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0 inch
€1,475
![Photography, No58 SPIRIT Series, Yevgeniy Repiashenko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1651782_1_grid.jpg)
No58 SPIRIT Series
Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Photography - 72 x 91 x 0.1 cm Photography - 28.3 x 35.8 x 0 inch
€1,475
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Carla Bruni Sarkozy, Harper's Bazaar
Philippe Robert
Photography - 100 x 75 cm Photography - 39.4 x 29.5 inch
€8,000
![Photography, Kate Moss. Laying down, Bert Stern](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/139261_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Marilyn Monroe (1962) Orgasm, Bert Stern](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/46764_1_grid.jpg)
Marilyn Monroe (1962) Orgasm
Bert Stern
Photography - 33 x 48 x 1 cm Photography - 13 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch
€4,900
![Photography, Homme nu sur la plage III, Bruno Fournier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/439089_1_grid.jpg)
Homme nu sur la plage III
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€1,000
![Photography, Homme nu sur la plage II, Bruno Fournier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/439086_1_grid.jpg)
Homme nu sur la plage II
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€1,000
![Photography, Beauté de l'île, Clara Delaporte](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2013786_1_grid.jpg)
Beauté de l'île
Clara Delaporte
Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
![Photography, Marilyn Red Classic Charcoal Roses, Bert Stern](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/178177_1_grid.jpg)
Marilyn Red Classic Charcoal Roses
Bert Stern
Photography - 48 x 33 cm Photography - 18.9 x 13 inch
€4,900
![Photography, Marilyn Black silver wink roses, Bert Stern](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/178168_1_grid.jpg)
Marilyn Black silver wink roses
Bert Stern
Photography - 43 x 31 cm Photography - 16.9 x 12.2 inch
€4,900
![Photography, Corps d'eau I, Clara Delaporte](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1769961_1_grid.jpg)
Corps d'eau I
Clara Delaporte
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
![Photography, Les Acrobates I, Uwe Ommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/810318_1_grid.jpg)
Les Acrobates I
Uwe Ommer
Photography - 90.2 x 69.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35.5 x 27.5 x 0.1 inch
€3,388
![Photography, Les Acrobates II, Uwe Ommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/810315_1_grid.jpg)
Les Acrobates II
Uwe Ommer
Photography - 90.2 x 69.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35.5 x 27.5 x 0.1 inch
€3,388
![Photography, Les Acrobates III, Uwe Ommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/810312_1_grid.jpg)
Les Acrobates III
Uwe Ommer
Photography - 90.2 x 69.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35.5 x 27.5 x 0.1 inch
€3,388
![Photography, Les Acrobates V, Uwe Ommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/810306_1_grid.jpg)
Les Acrobates V
Uwe Ommer
Photography - 90.2 x 69.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35.5 x 27.5 x 0.1 inch
€3,388
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HB1424 – Collection purity
Idan Wizen
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
€1,800
![Photography, No title (No83), Suki Da](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1996122_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, H0404 - The insurgent, Idan Wizen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1987569_1_grid.jpg)
H0404 - The insurgent
Idan Wizen
Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch
€1,200
![Photography, F0496 - The doll, Idan Wizen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1972674_1_grid.jpg)
F0496 - The doll
Idan Wizen
Photography - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch
€1,800
![Photography, Juliette, Ifig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1957548_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Skindo travesti, Pierre Molinier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1513809_1_grid.jpg)
Skindo travesti
Pierre Molinier
Photography - 13 x 9 x 1 cm Photography - 5.1 x 3.5 x 0.4 inch
€1,500
![Photography, No title (No11), Suki Da](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/506441_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, No title (No102), Suki Da](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1488738_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, Fenêtre sur elle, Tanguy Mendrisse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/662025_1_grid.jpg)
Fenêtre sur elle
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€790
![Photography, Jeune Nuit, Yevgeniy Repiashenko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/351202_1_grid.jpg)
Jeune Nuit
Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Photography - 70 x 70 x 2.5 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1 inch
€1,780
![Photography, La plage II, Clara Delaporte](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1868055_1_grid.jpg)
La plage II
Clara Delaporte
Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
![Photography, No title (No46), Suki Da](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1126503_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, araneosuS, Louis Blanc](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2149919_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Fabrice Emaer et les bodybuilders, Arnaud Baumann](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2012235_1_grid.jpg)
Fabrice Emaer et les bodybuilders
Arnaud Baumann
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
€950 €855
![Photography, Danse des lasers, Arnaud Baumann](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2012232_1_grid.jpg)
Danse des lasers
Arnaud Baumann
Photography - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
€950
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Black and white
Before the arrival of photography – with the exception of some etchings and lithographs – all the images we consumed were in colour. Quite simply, because no one would ever have thought to do anything else – why paint in black and white when colour was so readily available?
Yet despite this, today many photographers still choose to work in black and white – such as Pauline Théon, Kadir Von Lohuizen or Joh Lowenstein – even though their photos are taken in colour by the camera itself. Is the black and white trend a fleeting effect of fashion, or a symbolic return to the roots of the photography movement? Black and white photography has something that colour photos, despite recent innovations and the extraordinary quality of images today, cannot quite access. The use of black and white lends significant force to the composition: the contrasts, the shadows and the figures all stand out more strongly. People simply feel differently when faced with a colour photo versus a black and white image.
Colour is a distraction of sorts, a disturbance: colour is a nuisance.
And yet, some photographers still prefer colour to black and white, whilst others merge touches of colour with otherwise monochrome compositions. But in the end, all agree that both styles impose a totally different way of looking at a photo: from researching the shot to post production work, when artists develop or retouch the image. The use of colour is therefore something of a process in its own right, relating to two different ways of viewing the world and showing it others. The question, then, is what is being told, and why is it being in the way that it is?
The symbolic value of putting black and white together is a good starting point for reflecting on the fascination that they generate even today. There could not be a more fascinating, more striking ambivalence than when black, the 'colour' of darkness and burnt coal, considered a non-colour, is placed alongside white – representing light, and the result of all the colours merged together.
The problem faced by photographers today is that black and white still carry strong connotations of the past, of an era before the popularisation of colour and its massive cultural recovery amongst the press and photo journalists. In fact, it is rare now that contemporary subjects are photographed in colour, but we still associate black and white images with a retro feel.
So what does contemporary art have to say about it all? Discover Artsper's selection of black and white works: on the border of past and present, of the real and the imaginary… let us guide you!