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![Photography, Filled with Light, Karol Kállay](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1206411_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Midtown Still-life, Karol Kállay](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1206390_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Early morning, Karol Kállay](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1206387_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Soir d'automne, Philippe Grincourt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2216593_1_grid.jpg)
Soir d'automne
Philippe Grincourt
Photography - 34 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.4 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$179
![Photography, Le Totem, Philippe Grincourt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2216590_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, La Penzé, Philippe Grincourt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215725_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, La Plage, Philippe Grincourt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215722_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, L'ile Louët et le château du Taureau, Philippe Grincourt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215718_1_grid.jpg)
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
![Photography, Notre Dame de Callot, Philippe Grincourt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215690_1_grid.jpg)
Notre Dame de Callot
Philippe Grincourt
Photography - 34 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.4 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$179
![Photography, Financial District New York, Claude Guillaumin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/166066_1_grid.jpg)
Financial District New York
Claude Guillaumin
Photography - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,789
![Photography, Veris, Yevgeniy Repiashenko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1302075_1_grid.jpg)
Veris
Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Photography - 120 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$2,929
![Photography, Jealousy, László Moholy-Nagy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/898407_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Où est Charlie ? III, Tanguy Mendrisse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/664089_1_grid.jpg)
Où est Charlie ? III
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$140
![Print, Fantaisie Romantique, François Houtin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/38019_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Farandole, Hans Hartung](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/293695_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Lost Village_12, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1596846_1_grid.jpg)
Lost Village_12
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 100 x 72 x 3.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 28.3 x 1.4 inch
$1,342
![Photography, Lost Village_14, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1596840_1_grid.jpg)
Lost Village_14
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 100 x 72 x 3.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 28.3 x 1.4 inch
$1,342
![Photography, Spirit of Forest 23572352, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1457634_1_grid.jpg)
Spirit of Forest 23572352
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 35.6 x 29.3 x 3.5 cm Photography - 14 x 11.5 x 1.4 inch
$1,789
![Photography, Spirit of Forest 3246542, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1457631_1_grid.jpg)
Spirit of Forest 3246542
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 35.6 x 29.3 x 3.5 cm Photography - 14 x 11.5 x 1.4 inch
$1,789
![Photography, Spirit of Forest 324654, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1457625_1_grid.jpg)
Spirit of Forest 324654
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 35.6 x 29.3 x 3.5 cm Photography - 14 x 11.5 x 1.4 inch
$1,789
![Photography, Spirit of Forest 324654_2, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1457622_1_grid.jpg)
Spirit of Forest 324654_2
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 35.6 x 29.3 x 3.5 cm Photography - 14 x 11.5 x 1.4 inch
$1,789
![Photography, Spirit of Forest 203900, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1457619_1_grid.jpg)
Spirit of Forest 203900
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 35.6 x 29.3 x 3.5 cm Photography - 14 x 11.5 x 1.4 inch
$1,789
![Photography, Spirit of Forest 87150, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1457607_1_grid.jpg)
Spirit of Forest 87150
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,789
![Photography, Spirit of Forest 24565, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1457601_1_grid.jpg)
Spirit of Forest 24565
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,789
![Photography, Spirit of Forest 12630, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1457580_1_grid.jpg)
Spirit of Forest 12630
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,789
![Photography, Spirit of Forest 8412, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1457571_1_grid.jpg)
Spirit of Forest 8412
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,789
![Photography, Spirit of Forest 7100, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1457568_1_grid.jpg)
Spirit of Forest 7100
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,789
![Photography, Spirit of Forest 7090, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1457565_1_grid.jpg)
Spirit of Forest 7090
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,789
![Photography, Spirit of Forest 4642, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1457562_1_grid.jpg)
Spirit of Forest 4642
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,789
![Photography, Spirit of Forest 4629, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1457535_1_grid.jpg)
Spirit of Forest 4629
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,789
![Photography, Spirit of Forest 3990, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1457529_1_grid.jpg)
Spirit of Forest 3990
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,789
![Photography, Spirit of Forest 2041, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1457520_1_grid.jpg)
Spirit of Forest 2041
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,789
![Photography, Spirit of Forest 2040, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1457511_1_grid.jpg)
Spirit of Forest 2040
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,789
![Photography, Spirit of Forest 2037, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1457505_1_grid.jpg)
Spirit of Forest 2037
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,789
![Photography, Spirit of Forest 2035, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1457499_1_grid.jpg)
Spirit of Forest 2035
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,789
![Photography, Spirit of Forest 2031, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1457493_1_grid.jpg)
Spirit of Forest 2031
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,789
![Photography, Spirit of Forest 2029, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1457487_1_grid.jpg)
Spirit of Forest 2029
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,789
![Photography, Spirit of Forest 2023, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1457466_1_grid.jpg)
Spirit of Forest 2023
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,789
![Photography, Spirit of Forest 2021, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1457460_1_grid.jpg)
Spirit of Forest 2021
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,789
![Photography, Spirit of Forest 2005, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1457448_1_grid.jpg)
Spirit of Forest 2005
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,789
![Photography, Spirit of Forest 865, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1456149_1_grid.jpg)
Spirit of Forest 865
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,789
![Photography, Spirit of Forest 718, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1456146_1_grid.jpg)
Spirit of Forest 718
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,789
![Photography, Spirit of Forest 700, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1456140_1_grid.jpg)
Spirit of Forest 700
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,789
![Photography, Spirit of Forest 404, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1456137_1_grid.jpg)
Spirit of Forest 404
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,789
![Photography, Spirit of Forest 212, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1456128_1_grid.jpg)
Spirit of Forest 212
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,789
![Photography, Spirit of Forest 49, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1456116_1_grid.jpg)
Spirit of Forest 49
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,789
![Photography, Spirit of Forest 23, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1450818_1_grid.jpg)
Spirit of Forest 23
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,789
![Photography, Spirit of Forest 22, Yasuo Kiyonaga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1450722_1_grid.jpg)
Spirit of Forest 22
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,789
![Photography, Viejo maestro, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/11119_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Riding the Wind, Anthony Horth](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1000068_1_grid.jpg)
Riding the Wind
Anthony Horth
Photography - 50.8 x 71.1 x 1 cm Photography - 20 x 28 x 0.4 inch
$750
![Photography, Mynga, John Kenny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/9619_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Bosque Chingaza, Landscape Pigment Print photograph, Miguel Winograd](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1092843_1_grid.jpg)
Bosque Chingaza, Landscape Pigment Print photograph
Miguel Winograd
Photography - 61 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 20 x 0.1 inch
$900
![Photography, Mémoire de JingDeZhen, Feng Hatat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/7870_1_grid.jpg)
Mémoire de JingDeZhen
Feng Hatat
Photography - 32 x 48 x 1 cm Photography - 12.6 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch
$559
![Photography, Hildegard Knef, Detlev Schneider](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/463300_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Spirit of the Wild, Drew Doggett](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210951_1_grid.jpg)
Spirit of the Wild
Drew Doggett
Photography - 92.7 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36.5 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$3,750
![Photography, Spirit of the Wild, Drew Doggett](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210948_1_grid.jpg)
Spirit of the Wild
Drew Doggett
Photography - 69.9 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.5 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$2,350
![Photography, Cascade of White, Drew Doggett](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210946_1_grid.jpg)
Cascade of White
Drew Doggett
Photography - 81.3 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 32 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$3,750
![Photography, Nova, Drew Doggett](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210943_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Uncharted, Drew Doggett](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210939_1_grid.jpg)
Uncharted
Drew Doggett
Photography - 60.3 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.75 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$3,750
![Photography, Liberté, Drew Doggett](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210805_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Le Caire, José Nicolas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197095_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Les toutous de la rue Taylor, José Nicolas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190117_1_grid.jpg)
Les toutous de la rue Taylor
José Nicolas
Photography - 40 x 30 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$335
![Photography, On the Move, Drew Doggett](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2101596_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Parade, Drew Doggett](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2101584_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Plume, Drew Doggett](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2101581_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Composition, Zao Wou-Ki](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/15984_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Asphodel, Yevgeniy Repiashenko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1280574_1_grid.jpg)
Asphodel
Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Photography - 120 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$2,929
![Photography, Cinematography inspired session #28, Grzegorz Sikorski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/941406_1_grid.jpg)
Cinematography inspired session #28
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 45 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$212
![Photography, Cinematography inspired Session #24, Grzegorz Sikorski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/941403_1_grid.jpg)
Cinematography inspired Session #24
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$212
![Photography, Éphémère Sensualité #1, Tanguy Mendrisse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/613089_1_grid.jpg)
Éphémère Sensualité #1
Tanguy Mendrisse
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$212
![Photography, Palacio #5 - Palacio Series, Anna Levesh](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1330713_1_grid.jpg)
Palacio #5 - Palacio Series
Anna Levesh
Photography - 90 x 120 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 inch
$1,219
![Photography, Le shaman Tuwe, Géraldine Rué](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1276494_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Extrait poussière des sens F_S, Feng Kaixuan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/663405_1_grid.jpg)
Extrait poussière des sens F_S
Feng Kaixuan
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$2,236
![Photography, ciel serie 2 V, Feng Hatat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/5937_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Lost and Found, Maud Chalard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/667953_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, The Cry, Marino Marini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/658185_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, The Cry, Marino Marini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/658182_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Mick Jagger - Le poing - London - Derniers tirages, Pierre Terrasson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/503492_1_grid.jpg)
Mick Jagger - Le poing - London - Derniers tirages
Pierre Terrasson
Photography - 50 x 40 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 inch
$2,795
![Painting, The devil is here #1, Alessandra Bisi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/347602_1_grid.jpg)
The devil is here #1
Alessandra Bisi
Painting - 24 x 35 x 0.1 cm Painting - 9.4 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$212
![Photography, El Duende 16, Clara Cena](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2137149_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, New York dans l’ombre de la liberté Dibond, Miguel Guía](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1784790_1_grid.jpg)
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
$547
![Sculpture, Panthère strassée, François Rambaud](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/91513_1_grid.jpg)
Panthère strassée
François Rambaud
Sculpture - 55 x 150 x 35 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 59.1 x 13.8 inch
$10,621
![Print, Las Estampas de la Cometa, Hans Hartung](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/60171_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Las Estampas de la Cometa, Hans Hartung](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/60117_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Farandole, Hans Hartung](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/534305_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Mick Jagger, Jean-Pierre Roux](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/46190_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, WCYS ?, Tania Mouraud](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/432045_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Porte de l'Enfer, Philippe Grincourt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213488_1_grid.jpg)
Porte de l'Enfer
Philippe Grincourt
Photography - 34 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.4 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$179
![Photography, Croix et Calvaire, Philippe Grincourt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213486_1_grid.jpg)
Croix et Calvaire
Philippe Grincourt
Photography - 34 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.4 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$179
![Photography, Languidou, Philippe Grincourt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213477_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Les Goélands, Philippe Grincourt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213475_1_grid.jpg)
Les Goélands
Philippe Grincourt
Photography - 34 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.4 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$179
![Photography, La plage aux rochers, Philippe Grincourt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213473_1_grid.jpg)
La plage aux rochers
Philippe Grincourt
Photography - 34 x 51 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.4 x 20.1 x 0 inch
$179
![Photography, Lavillo, Philippe Grincourt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213469_1_grid.jpg)
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!