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![Painting, Fleurs II, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/648099_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Dazzle, Drew Doggett](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197278_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, People (Série), Sophie Patry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2135472_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Led Zeppelin NYC 1973, Bob Gruen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2083836_1_grid.jpg)
Led Zeppelin NYC 1973
Bob Gruen
Photography - 50.8 x 61 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 24 x 2 inch
€6,001
![Photography, People (Série), Sophie Patry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2039760_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Double composition, Miodrag Djuric (Dado)](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/174190_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Your Table Awaits (Marilyn Monroe), Ed Feingersh](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1373238_1_grid.jpg)
Your Table Awaits (Marilyn Monroe)
Ed Feingersh
Photography - 61 x 51 cm Photography - 24 x 20.1 inch
€790
![Photography, De Gaulle en route pour le monument aux morts d'Algérie manque la République, Pierre Boulat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1224438_1_grid.jpg)
De Gaulle en route pour le monument aux morts d'Algérie manque la République
Pierre Boulat
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€700
![Photography, Paul Bocuse et sa serviette, Colonges, Pierre Boulat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1224267_1_grid.jpg)
Paul Bocuse et sa serviette, Colonges
Pierre Boulat
Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.3 cm Photography - 9.4 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch
€650
![Photography, Un homme marche avec des chaussures toutes neuves, Pierre Boulat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1224210_1_grid.jpg)
Un homme marche avec des chaussures toutes neuves
Pierre Boulat
Photography - 50 x 33.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 13.2 x 0.1 inch
€800
![Photography, De Gaulle en visite aux fusillés du Mont Valérien., Pierre Boulat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1224045_1_grid.jpg)
De Gaulle en visite aux fusillés du Mont Valérien.
Pierre Boulat
Photography - 55 x 33.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 21.7 x 13.2 x 0.1 inch
€1,000
![Print, Les Expulsés 3, Ernest Pignon-Ernest](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/999501_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Mid Point 3, Tenesh Webber](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/645996_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Mid Point 2, Tenesh Webber](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/637482_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Loops 1, Tenesh Webber](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/584205_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Paysage aux sillons, Raoul Ubac](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/553756_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Tropico 3, Tellas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/338071_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Homenaje a Rembrandt II, Eduardo Chillida](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/323329_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, The Forest, Tellas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/311434_1_grid.jpg)
The Forest
Tellas
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 64 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 25.2 x 0.2 inch
€1,550
![Print, Alentour de la montagne 10, Raoul Ubac](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/174403_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Cheval fantôme - série animaux, Henry Ausloos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1292688_1_grid.jpg)
Cheval fantôme - série animaux
Henry Ausloos
Photography - 70 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€1,750
![Photography, Submerged Civilization III, Shengqi Tang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1182789_1_grid.jpg)
Submerged Civilization III
Shengqi Tang
Photography - 50 x 75 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
€1,200
![Photography, Submerged Civilization II, Shengqi Tang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1182777_1_grid.jpg)
Submerged Civilization II
Shengqi Tang
Photography - 50 x 75 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
€1,200
![Photography, Submerged Civilization I, Shengqi Tang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1182774_1_grid.jpg)
Submerged Civilization I
Shengqi Tang
Photography - 50 x 75 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
€1,200
![Photography, The reduction in self-awareness, Shulan Wang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1182672_1_grid.jpg)
The reduction in self-awareness
Shulan Wang
Photography - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€1,200
![Photography, I am awake, Shulan Wang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1182666_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Eternal sleeping, Shulan Wang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1182654_1_grid.jpg)
Eternal sleeping
Shulan Wang
Photography - 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
€1,400
![Photography, Atelier de porcelaine III, Feng Hatat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/7456_1_grid.jpg)
Atelier de porcelaine III
Feng Hatat
Photography - 60 x 9 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 3.5 x 0.8 inch
€400
![Print, Sans titre 1, Brigitte Touvron](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/687831_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Gravure 5, Brigitte Touvron](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/687828_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Leto's Daughter. Photograph intervened by the artists., Hunter & Gatti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/615723_1_grid.jpg)
Leto's Daughter. Photograph intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 36 x 28 x 0.3 cm Photography - 14.2 x 11 x 0.1 inch
€1,742
![Photography, Looking at Arcadia. Photograph intervened by the artists., Hunter & Gatti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/615717_1_grid.jpg)
Looking at Arcadia. Photograph intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 36 x 28 x 0.3 cm Photography - 14.2 x 11 x 0.1 inch
€1,742
![Photography, Mujer de Viñales, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/597354_1_grid.jpg)
Mujer de Viñales
James Sparshatt
Photography - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,088
![Painting, Renewal, Jérôme Sorolla "Le parrain des arts"](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/530369_1_grid.jpg)
Renewal
Jérôme Sorolla "Le parrain des arts"
Painting - 114 x 195 x 2 cm Painting - 44.9 x 76.8 x 0.8 inch
€1,500
![Fine Art Drawings, Lisa and her little lamb, Miquel Wert](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/480082_1_grid.jpg)
Lisa and her little lamb
Miquel Wert
Fine Art Drawings - 55 x 46 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 18.1 inch
€1,500
![Photography, Photo 081023.1655, Gottfried Jäger](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/463216_1_grid.jpg)
Photo 081023.1655
Gottfried Jäger
Photography - 150 x 110 x 3 cm Photography - 59.1 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch
€9,000
![Photography, Manufactura 16, Oriol Texidor](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/45609_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Manufactura 9, Oriol Texidor](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/45608_1_grid.jpg)
Manufactura 9
Oriol Texidor
Photography - 40 x 50 x 7 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 2.8 inch
€1,260
![Photography, Hand I, Laurent Gudin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/318250_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Cómplices, Miquel Wert](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/240718_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Miles Davis, NYC, 1970 III, Glen Craig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154687_1_grid.jpg)
Miles Davis, NYC, 1970 III
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€1,452
![Photography, Led Zeppelin, 1973, James Fortune](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2152290_1_grid.jpg)
Led Zeppelin, 1973
James Fortune
Photography - 45.7 x 61 x 0.1 cm Photography - 18 x 24 x 0.05 inch
€1,887
![Photography, Délicate négligence, Alain Longeaud](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2041320_1_grid.jpg)
Délicate négligence
Alain Longeaud
Photography - 65 x 50 x 0.5 cm Photography - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
€1,250
![Photography, Evanescence, Alain Longeaud](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2018601_1_grid.jpg)
Evanescence
Alain Longeaud
Photography - 65 x 50 x 0.5 cm Photography - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
€1,250
![Photography, The tree of life, Alain Longeaud](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2018571_1_grid.jpg)
The tree of life
Alain Longeaud
Photography - 65 x 50 x 0.5 cm Photography - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
€1,250
![Painting, Toujours la tendre queue, Miss Fuck](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/199639_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Dans le Metro, Alexander Benz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1449489_1_grid.jpg)
Dans le Metro
Alexander Benz
Photography - 80 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0 inch
€1,800
![Fine Art Drawings, Bubble face I, Nef](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1247046_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Graciela, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1204302_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, El Dandy, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1204254_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Point Commun, Nef](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1106664_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lost way, Nef](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1088805_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Billy Bob Thornton Smoking, Kevin Westenberg](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/881529_1_grid.jpg)
Billy Bob Thornton Smoking
Kevin Westenberg
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 cm Photography - 40 x 30 inch
€3,980
![Photography, Skarsgård. Photograph intervened by the artists., Hunter & Gatti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/622986_1_grid.jpg)
Skarsgård. Photograph intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch
€1,045
![Photography, Bruno Mars, Portrait. Photograph intervened by the artists., Hunter & Gatti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/622890_1_grid.jpg)
Bruno Mars, Portrait. Photograph intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch
€1,045
![Photography, Kaaling, Bruno Mars Portrait. Photograph intervened by the artists., Hunter & Gatti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/622872_1_grid.jpg)
Kaaling, Bruno Mars Portrait. Photograph intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch
€1,045
![Photography, Muse. Photograph intervened by the artists., Hunter & Gatti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/622869_1_grid.jpg)
Muse. Photograph intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch
€1,045
![Photography, Paris. Photograph intervened by the artists., Hunter & Gatti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/622833_1_grid.jpg)
Paris. Photograph intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch
€1,045
![Photography, Bella Hadid, Neon. Portrait. Photograph intervened by the artists., Hunter & Gatti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/622800_1_grid.jpg)
Bella Hadid, Neon. Portrait. Photograph intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch
€1,045
![Photography, Fluid Bella Hadid, Portrait. Photograph intervened by the artists., Hunter & Gatti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/622794_1_grid.jpg)
Fluid Bella Hadid, Portrait. Photograph intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch
€1,045
![Photography, Weifang Sun, Portrait. Photograph intervened by the artists., Hunter & Gatti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/622779_1_grid.jpg)
Weifang Sun, Portrait. Photograph intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch
€1,045
![Photography, Pharell Williams Portrait. Nothing Stays Still, Untitle I. Photograph intervened by the artists., Hunter & Gatti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/622776_1_grid.jpg)
Pharell Williams Portrait. Nothing Stays Still, Untitle I. Photograph intervened by the artists.
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.6 x 8.5 x 0.1 inch
€1,045
![Painting, Abstract Clouds n°305, Harry James Moody](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/608451_1_grid.jpg)
Abstract Clouds n°305
Harry James Moody
Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 inch
€3,097
![Painting, Abstract Clouds n°306, Harry James Moody](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/608448_1_grid.jpg)
Abstract Clouds n°306
Harry James Moody
Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 inch
€3,097
![Photography, La série : Orogenèse - Anonymous (Gibraltar 00951), Joan Fontcuberta](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/465586_1_grid.jpg)
La série : Orogenèse - Anonymous (Gibraltar 00951)
Joan Fontcuberta
Photography - 75 x 100 cm Photography - 29.5 x 39.4 inch
€10,000
![Photography, Series: Omnipresence - Poseidon, Antonio Briceño](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/443835_1_grid.jpg)
Series: Omnipresence - Poseidon
Antonio Briceño
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€2,000
![Photography, Series: Omnipresence - Dyonisus III Cannabis 26,6%, Antonio Briceño](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/443829_1_grid.jpg)
Series: Omnipresence - Dyonisus III Cannabis 26,6%
Antonio Briceño
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€2,000
![Photography, Series: Omnipresence - Wheat 27 %, Antonio Briceño](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/443817_1_grid.jpg)
Series: Omnipresence - Wheat 27 %
Antonio Briceño
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
€2,000
![Painting, The fire and the infinity #2 (from the "The fire and the infinity" series), Saverio Filioli Uranio](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/402553_1_grid.jpg)
The fire and the infinity #2 (from the "The fire and the infinity" series)
Saverio Filioli Uranio
Painting - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
€160
![Painting, The fire and the infinity #1 (from the "The fire and the infinity" series), Saverio Filioli Uranio](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/402544_1_grid.jpg)
The fire and the infinity #1 (from the "The fire and the infinity" series)
Saverio Filioli Uranio
Painting - 30 x 23 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.1 x 0 inch
€160
![Print, Jamas sierpe ni cebra ni mula palidecieron, Josep Guinovart](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/39143_1_grid.jpg)
Jamas sierpe ni cebra ni mula palidecieron
Josep Guinovart
Print - 47 x 49 cm Print - 18.5 x 19.3 inch
€350
![Photography, Pénélope, Pierre Schwartz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/35094_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Aggrapparsi, Saverio Filioli Uranio](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/297877_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Cliff Richard – Signing Autographs, on Tour, David Steen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154903_1_grid.jpg)
Cliff Richard – Signing Autographs, on Tour
David Steen
Photography - 46 x 61 x 0.01 cm Photography - 18.1 x 24 x 0 inch
€1,380
![Photography, BB King On Stage - in Spotlights, Boston Garden, Glen Craig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154761_1_grid.jpg)
BB King On Stage - in Spotlights, Boston Garden
Glen Craig
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
€1,452
![Photography, BB King Performing - Just a Little Bit of Love on Music Scene, ABC Studios, Los Angeles, Glen Craig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154760_1_grid.jpg)
BB King Performing - Just a Little Bit of Love on Music Scene, ABC Studios, Los Angeles
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€1,452
![Photography, BB King, The Thrill is Gone Recording Session - Rehearsing at the Piano, at The Hit Factory, NYC, Glen Craig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154756_1_grid.jpg)
BB King, The Thrill is Gone Recording Session - Rehearsing at the Piano, at The Hit Factory, NYC
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€1,452
![Photography, B.B. King, Los Angeles, CA, Glen Craig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154755_1_grid.jpg)
B.B. King, Los Angeles, CA
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€1,452
![Photography, B.B. King, Rolling Stones Tour, Glen Craig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154754_1_grid.jpg)
B.B. King, Rolling Stones Tour
Glen Craig
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
€1,452
![Photography, BB King Rehearsing Backstage - with Cigarette I, Madison Square Garden, Glen Craig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154753_1_grid.jpg)
BB King Rehearsing Backstage - with Cigarette I, Madison Square Garden
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€1,452
![Photography, BB King On Stage - Eyes Closed, LA Forum, Glen Craig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154752_1_grid.jpg)
BB King On Stage - Eyes Closed, LA Forum
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€1,694
![Photography, Tina Turner On Stage Dancing, LA Forum, Glen Craig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154747_1_grid.jpg)
Tina Turner On Stage Dancing, LA Forum
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€1,694
![Photography, Tina Turner, Los Angeles, CA, Glen Craig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154746_1_grid.jpg)
Tina Turner, Los Angeles, CA
Glen Craig
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
€1,452
![Photography, Iggy Pop, Ann Arbor, MI, 1968 II, Glen Craig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154742_1_grid.jpg)
Iggy Pop, Ann Arbor, MI, 1968 II
Glen Craig
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
€1,452
![Photography, Ron Asheton and Iggy Pop - Ungano's Club, first NYC gig 1970, Glen Craig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154740_1_grid.jpg)
Ron Asheton and Iggy Pop - Ungano's Club, first NYC gig 1970
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€1,452
![Photography, The Stooges, NYC, 1969, Glen Craig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154739_1_grid.jpg)
The Stooges, NYC, 1969
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€1,452
![Photography, The Stooges - First Recording Session, Hit Factory Recording Studio, NYC, 1970, Glen Craig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154736_1_grid.jpg)
The Stooges - First Recording Session, Hit Factory Recording Studio, NYC, 1970
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€1,452
![Photography, Iggy Pop, The Stooges, The Hit Factory, NYC, 1969, Glen Craig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154733_1_grid.jpg)
Iggy Pop, The Stooges, The Hit Factory, NYC, 1969
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€1,452
![Photography, Iggy Pop - NYC 1969, Glen Craig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154731_1_grid.jpg)
Iggy Pop - NYC 1969
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€1,452
![Photography, The Stooges, NYC, 1969, Glen Craig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154730_1_grid.jpg)
The Stooges, NYC, 1969
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€1,452
![Photography, Tina Turner Singing with Ikettes, Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, November 23, 1970, Glen Craig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154728_1_grid.jpg)
Tina Turner Singing with Ikettes, Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, November 23, 1970
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€1,452
![Photography, Tina and Ike Turner Backstage, Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, November 23, 1970, Glen Craig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154727_1_grid.jpg)
Tina and Ike Turner Backstage, Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, November 23, 1970
Glen Craig
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
€1,452
![Photography, Tina Turner On Stage Clapping, LA Forum, 1969, Glen Craig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154726_1_grid.jpg)
Tina Turner On Stage Clapping, LA Forum, 1969
Glen Craig
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
€1,452
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!