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Black and White Art
![Chanel Paris by Bart Van Leeuwen](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_bvl05_mobile.jpg)
![Chanel Paris by Bart Van Leeuwen](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_bvl05_mobile.jpg)
![Penn Station, Manhattan by Berenice Abbott](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_bao10_mobile.jpg)
![Penn Station, Manhattan by Berenice Abbott](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_bao10_mobile.jpg)
![Heimat by Claudio Gotsch](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_cgo900_mobile.jpg)
![Heimat by Claudio Gotsch](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_cgo900_mobile.jpg)
![Paris Metro by Pamela Hanson | Trunk Archive](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_trn89_mobile.jpg)
![Paris Metro by Pamela Hanson | Trunk Archive](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_trn89_mobile.jpg)
![Big Tusker Elephant Bull by Horst Klemm](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_hkl47_mobile.jpg)
![Big Tusker Elephant Bull by Horst Klemm](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_hkl47_mobile.jpg)
![David Bowie OE9 by Gavin Evans](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_gve13_mobile.jpg)
![David Bowie OE9 by Gavin Evans](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_gve13_mobile.jpg)
![Legendary by Luc Dratwa](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_ldr11_mobile.jpg)
![Legendary by Luc Dratwa](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_ldr11_mobile.jpg)
![Schloss Lichtenstein by Wolfgang Mothes](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_wmo07_desktop.jpg)
![Schloss Lichtenstein by Wolfgang Mothes](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_wmo07_mobile.jpg)
![Burg Eltz by Wolfgang Mothes](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_wmo13_desktop.jpg)
![Burg Eltz by Wolfgang Mothes](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_wmo13_mobile.jpg)
![Joseph Beuys, Kontaktbogen by Robert Lebeck](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_rle53_mobile.jpg)
![Joseph Beuys, Kontaktbogen by Robert Lebeck](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_rle53_mobile.jpg)
![Miranda, Portugal by Helmut Hirler](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_hhr33_desktop.jpg)
![Miranda, Portugal by Helmut Hirler](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_hhr33_mobile.jpg)
![Side/Walk by Patrick J. Adams](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_pja05_mobile.jpg)
![Side/Walk by Patrick J. Adams](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_pja05_mobile.jpg)
![Dustbin Brigade by John Drysdale](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_jdy05_mobile.jpg)
![Dustbin Brigade by John Drysdale](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_jdy05_mobile.jpg)
![Serge Gainsbourg by Ralph Ueltzhoeffer](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_rue17_mobile.jpg)
![Serge Gainsbourg by Ralph Ueltzhoeffer](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_rue17_mobile.jpg)
![Li River, Guilin , Study 2 by Jonathan Chritchley](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_jcr21_mobile.jpg)
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![Viva by Claudio Gotsch](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_cgo134_mobile.jpg)
![Viva by Claudio Gotsch](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_cgo134_mobile.jpg)
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![Bunny in Tub by Pamela Hanson | Trunk Archive](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_trn173_mobile.jpg)
![Yogin no1 by Tomáš Paule](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_tpa01_mobile.jpg)
![Yogin no1 by Tomáš Paule](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_tpa01_mobile.jpg)
![Romy Schneider by Robert Lebeck](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_rle59_mobile.jpg)
![Romy Schneider by Robert Lebeck](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_rle59_mobile.jpg)
![Zickzack by Wolf Ademeit](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_wad22_mobile.jpg)
![Zickzack by Wolf Ademeit](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_wad22_mobile.jpg)
![David Bowie OE3 by Gavin Evans](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_gve09_mobile.jpg)
![David Bowie OE3 by Gavin Evans](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_gve09_mobile.jpg)
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![Buzz by Hajime Yoshida](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_hyo01_mobile.jpg)
![Shades by Cindy Press](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_cpr03_mobile.jpg)
![Shades by Cindy Press](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_cpr03_mobile.jpg)
![I'll Be Back by Stephen Wayda](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_swy13_mobile.jpg)
![I'll Be Back by Stephen Wayda](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_swy13_mobile.jpg)
![Sail of Mariette by Jonathan Chritchley](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_jcr09_mobile.jpg)
![Sail of Mariette by Jonathan Chritchley](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_jcr09_mobile.jpg)
![Irah by Bart Van Leeuwen](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_bvl01_mobile.jpg)
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![Dustbin Gladiators by John Drysdale](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_jdy07_mobile.jpg)
![Dustbin Gladiators by John Drysdale](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_jdy07_mobile.jpg)
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![Relaxed Male Lion by Horst Klemm](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_hkl55_mobile.jpg)
![Relaxed Male Lion by Horst Klemm](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_hkl55_mobile.jpg)
![Joseph Beuys by Ralph Ueltzhoeffer](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_rue09_mobile.jpg)
![Joseph Beuys by Ralph Ueltzhoeffer](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_rue09_mobile.jpg)
![Young male lions by Horst Klemm](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_hkl27_mobile.jpg)
![Young male lions by Horst Klemm](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_hkl27_mobile.jpg)
![Aida by Lukas Dvorak](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_ldv03_mobile.jpg)
![Aida by Lukas Dvorak](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_ldv03_mobile.jpg)
![Hippopotamus by Henry Horenstein](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_hho19_mobile.jpg)
![Hippopotamus by Henry Horenstein](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_hho19_mobile.jpg)
![For Leni by Sylvie Blum](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_sbl27_mobile.jpg)
![For Leni by Sylvie Blum](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_sbl27_mobile.jpg)
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![Yangshuo, China by Helmut Hirler](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_hhr09_mobile.jpg)
![Sea/Land by Patrick J. Adams](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_pja07_mobile.jpg)
![Sea/Land by Patrick J. Adams](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_pja07_mobile.jpg)
![Pupe (Romy Schneider) by Luchino Visconti](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_eve41_mobile.jpg)
![Pupe (Romy Schneider) by Luchino Visconti](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_eve41_mobile.jpg)
![Bullnose Ray by Henry Horenstein](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_hho25_mobile.jpg)
![Bullnose Ray by Henry Horenstein](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_hho25_mobile.jpg)
![Gnewer Ufer by Ralph Von Kaufmann](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_rka11_mobile.jpg)
![Gnewer Ufer by Ralph Von Kaufmann](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_rka11_mobile.jpg)
![Vasen I, Entwurf: Hermann Gretsch by Willi Moegle](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_bpk15_mobile.jpg)
![Vasen I, Entwurf: Hermann Gretsch by Willi Moegle](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_bpk15_mobile.jpg)
![David Bowie OE13 by Gavin Evans](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_gve17_mobile.jpg)
![David Bowie OE13 by Gavin Evans](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_gve17_mobile.jpg)
![Tramp (Charlie Chaplin) by Charles Chaplin](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_eve140_mobile.jpg)
![Tramp (Charlie Chaplin) by Charles Chaplin](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_eve140_mobile.jpg)
![White Rhino Mother with Baby by Horst Klemm](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_HKL57_mobile.jpg)
![White Rhino Mother with Baby by Horst Klemm](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_HKL57_mobile.jpg)
![Donington Park by Anonym](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_uls12_mobile.jpg)
![Donington Park by Anonym](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_uls12_mobile.jpg)
![Lion sisters by Horst Klemm](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_hkl43_mobile.jpg)
![Lion sisters by Horst Klemm](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_hkl43_mobile.jpg)
!["Apothekerflaschen" by Willi Moegle](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_bpk13_mobile.jpg)
!["Apothekerflaschen" by Willi Moegle](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_bpk13_mobile.jpg)
![Moon Rising by Thomas Von Aagh](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_blb91_mobile.jpg)
![Moon Rising by Thomas Von Aagh](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_blb91_mobile.jpg)
![Night Dancing by Dewey Nicks | Trunk Archive](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_trn97_mobile.jpg)
![Night Dancing by Dewey Nicks | Trunk Archive](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_trn97_mobile.jpg)
![Gorilla by Horst Klemm](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_hkl61_mobile.jpg)
![Gorilla by Horst Klemm](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_hkl61_mobile.jpg)
![New York City by Luc Dratwa](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_ldr46_mobile.jpg)
![New York City by Luc Dratwa](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_ldr46_mobile.jpg)
![Place Dauphine by Wilfried Wulff](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_BLB59_mobile.jpg)
![Place Dauphine by Wilfried Wulff](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_BLB59_mobile.jpg)
![Western Motel by Shannon Richardson](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_sri12_mobile.jpg)
![Western Motel by Shannon Richardson](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_sri12_mobile.jpg)
![Brazil Incarnate by Christopher Pillitz](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_cpi37_mobile.jpg)
![Brazil Incarnate by Christopher Pillitz](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_cpi37_mobile.jpg)
![Die Tänzerin Elise Altmann by Madame D'ora](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_uls02_mobile.jpg)
![Die Tänzerin Elise Altmann by Madame D'ora](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_uls02_mobile.jpg)
![Romy Schneider, Kontaktbogen by Robert Lebeck](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_rle51_mobile.jpg)
![Romy Schneider, Kontaktbogen by Robert Lebeck](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_rle51_mobile.jpg)
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![Johanna (Sophia Loren) by Vittorio De Sica](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_EVE160_mobile.jpg)
![Leopard in high grass by Horst Klemm](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_hkl29_mobile.jpg)
![Leopard in high grass by Horst Klemm](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_hkl29_mobile.jpg)
![La Manneporte by Wilco Dragt](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_WDR07_mobile.jpg)
![La Manneporte by Wilco Dragt](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_WDR07_mobile.jpg)
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![Brooklyn Bridge by Ralph Ueltzhoeffer](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_rue47_mobile.jpg)
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![Walking Nudes by Sylvie Blum](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_sbl35_mobile.jpg)
![Archisculpture 28 by Beomsik Won](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_bwn05_mobile.jpg)
![Archisculpture 28 by Beomsik Won](https://img-lumas.b-cdn.net/showimg_bwn05_mobile.jpg)
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Shop our selection of limited-edition black and white art. Find the artwork that's right for your room, and add an elegant piece of art to your home decor!
Shades of Gray: Monochromatic Art
The contemporary use of black and white in visual media is closely connected with the rise of color film. Whereas we are accustomed to seeing old movies and pictures in black and white, with the availability of the full color spectrum, the use of black and white becomes a distinct choice, signalling the aesthetic intentions of the artist or documentarian. Today, artists work in black and white for many reasons. These often include aesthetic choices: the desire to provide a pared down view or representation, offering the glimpse of a perceived structure, without the distraction of bright and rich colors. An artist may also choose to show us a scene as it first occured to her, and in the artist's vision, this may have been something closer to the effect that black and white has on a viewer
Black and White Photographic Art
Because we see in color, black and white photography is, paradoxically, less "realistic" than our natural vision. When we see in black and white, we are always already seeing something abstract. Abstract art is thus related as an art form.
Our collection of black and white art includes a wide array of photo art. Explore exclusive photo art in contemporary, modern, and vintage styles.
Among our collections of signed and numbered limited editions and affordable editions we count abstracts, conceptual artworks, and nudes.
Black and White Art for your Home or Office
Whether you're looking for black and white art to sharpen your vision or to give a room a more serious atmosphere, our curated recommendations of art by room contain a wealth of inspiration and products to shop from. Shop our room collections to discover wildlife portraits for your office, or a modern, abstract work for your bathroom.
A bedroom might feature black and white works which make liberal use of grayscale, which presents a soothing alternative to the hard contrasts of images in bright whites and dark blacks. When selecting a black and white artwork for your kitchen or a living room, however, you may want to focus more on the theme and how it fits with your general decor concept.
Black and White Prints
Our expert curators understand the artistry and power that black and white prints are invested with. Consisting of photographs, painting on canvas, drawings, and digital art, they present a diverse set of purchasing options, all of which need particular attention in order to bring out their most impressive features. For this reason, we are committed to producing the highest quality pieces of art. Cheap canvas or a glossy laminate couldn't do justice to these powerful motifs. That is why we all of our products are produced on industry-leading photo paper using the newest and most innovative printing techniques. The unrivaled experts at our award-winning lab produce only the highest-quality fine art prints.
Framed Black and White Art
If you're looking to upgrade your wall decor, framed black and white artworks are a great place to start. One of the unsung virtues of black and white art is that it fits with pretty much any decor imaginable. They are unbelievably adaptable, making themselves at home in all home style choices. Whether you're a minimalist with bare, white walls, or whether your walls are bursting with color or stitched in by intricate wallpaper, framed black and white art will transform your space. Together with our production partners in the world-renowned Whitewall photo laboratory in Frechen, Germany, we offer a number of frame options. Floater and acrylic frames impart to a black and white artwork verve and depth that gives it a unique presence. Our mounting options under museum-grade acrylic glass both protects and imparts a modern look to black and white art.
Nude and Erotic Black and White Art
Our collections of nude black and white photography brings the human body into the foreground. Erotic black and whites traditionally encompasses but do not necessitate the naked body. The nude, by contrast, is an aesthetic interpretation of the naked body.
Abstract Black and White Art for Your Walls
In modern art, abstract art and a black and white color palette have gone hand in hand. As a movement away from the representational in art, abstract art began in the early 20th century, as a series of practical meditations on subject matter, color, and line in art. Modern abstract artists like Piet Mondrian and Wassily Kandinsky pried open what they perceived to be a stultified world of art theory, and reconceived the aims of traditional painting, bringing elemental shapes, lines, and geometry into the foreground, and seeing color itself as a potential subject matter - or, as it were, something completely outside of a traditional subject-object relationship presuppossed by representational painting.
Black and white art was largely borne out of these contemporary tendencies to abstraction, as a kind of zero point of reduction, similar in spirit to monochrome art. The black and white color scheme was also taken over from the world of graphic illustration, and especially photography as an art and as a method for documenting reality. Black and white photography has been so dominant among the various artistic mediums in terms of the use of black and white color schemata, that even black and white paintings and drawings are instantly reminiscent of photography and film in the years before color photography.
In mid-century art, the availability of art as part of people's home decor concepts stole away some of the autonomy of high art, drawing popular artistic taste closer to what was functional and practical in one's personal life. Black and white abstract art became relevant in its own right as a kind of widely available geometrical, patterned art which one could acquire as a print, as wallpaper, or on art and design objects which featured popular art or art specifically produced for home or office interiors. Above all abstract black and white art became one of the chief styles of minimalist art, the heyday of which began in the 1950's.
As part of one's home design, this artistic style maintains some of the relevancy it had in the scope of these earlier trends. The kaleidescopic city photography by Lu Wengpeng combines the pleasing patterning of black and white with the curiosity-inducing quality of abstract art more generally. Works by Lu Wengpeng and by architectural photographer Beomsik Won are friendly to a minimalist design. While consensus holds that abstract black and white artworks are amenable to most decor concepts, and can be featured in most rooms, our curators recommend taking the following considerations into account.