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Romantic Black and White Photography

ROMANTIC STYLE

In emphasizing emotion and imagination, romantic art shifted away from the restraint of classicism and neoclassicism that had dominated art in Europe since the Renaissance. Romanticism achieved its greatest popularity in art, literature, music and philosophy between 1780 and 1830, although its expression of individual experiences ranging from awe to passion informed culture in the decades after.

Landscape painting was especially popular during the romantic period, as were nature studies of wild animals and fantasies of exotic lands. Romanticism varied across Europe as it reacted to the rise of industrialization, a more personal relationship with faith that was distanced from the church and the rationalist thinking of the Enlightenment.

British painters such as John Constable and J.M.W. Turner responded dramatically to the light and atmosphere of the natural world, while William Blake conveyed humanity’s connection to the divine in his visionary art. In Germany, the late-18th-century Sturm und Drang, or Storm and Drive, movement, with its probing of the unconscious, inspired a sense of mystery in work by romantic artists such as Caspar David Friedrich and Philipp Otto Runge. In France, where the French Revolution had turned tradition upside down, Théodore Géricault and Eugène Delacroix used lush brushwork to paint monumental canvases with tumultuous scenes of nature and history.

The romantic movement and its subject matter were a significant influence on the Pre-Raphaelites, Symbolists and the American painters of the Hudson River School, as well as on other cultural movements in the 19th and 20th centuries that saw artists build on this perspective in which art was guided by emotion rather than reason.

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Style: Romantic
Fragility

Fragility

By Sal Taylor Kydd

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Edition of 10 Maine-based photographic artist and writer Sal Taylor Kydd uses various photographic media in a personal narrative that explores themes around memory and belonging; co...

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2010s Romantic Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Anemones

Anemones

By Sal Taylor Kydd

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Maine-based photographic artist and writer Sal Taylor Kydd uses various photographic media in a personal narrative that explores themes around memory and belonging; combining her poe...

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2010s Romantic Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Paris, Angle de la Rue De Varenne et du Boulevard Des Invalides
Paris, Angle de la Rue De Varenne et du Boulevard Des Invalides

Paris, Angle de la Rue De Varenne et du Boulevard Des Invalides

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Delightful Paris scene circa 1950 artist's stamp, signed and titled in pencil on reverse Framed to 18 x 24 in with archival matt Rene-Jacques was born in Phnom Penh (Cambodia) in 19...

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1950s Romantic Black and White Photography

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Entwined

Entwined

By Sal Taylor Kydd

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Edition of 10 Maine-based photographic artist and writer Sal Taylor Kydd uses various photographic media in a personal narrative that explores themes around memory and belonging; co...

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Ivy
Ivy

Ivy

By Sarah Hadley

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Archival pigment print Hand printed by Sarah Hadley on Canson Baryta Photo paper From the series The Whispering Dark Sarah Hadley is a Los Angeles based artist whose narrative work focuses on issues of female identity and memory. Hadley's photographs have been exhibited at the Milan Photo...

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Leaves Dancing

Leaves Dancing

By Sal Taylor Kydd

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Edition of 10 Maine-based photographic artist and writer Sal Taylor Kydd uses various photographic media in a personal narrative that explores themes around memory and belonging; co...

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2010s Romantic Black and White Photography

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Archival Pigment

Palm Trees in Mist, Los Angeles

Palm Trees in Mist, Los Angeles

By Sarah Hadley

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Archival pigment print Hand printed by Sarah Hadley on Canson Baryta Photo paper Hadley's photographs have been exhibited at the Milan Photo Fair (Italy)...

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2010s Romantic Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

Looking for Answers

Looking for Answers

By Sarah Hadley

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Archival pigment print Hand printed by Sarah Hadley on Canson Baryta Photo paper From the series Story Lines Sarah Hadley is a Los Angeles based artist whose narrative work focuses on issues of female identity and memory. Hadley's photographs have been exhibited at the Milan Photo...

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2010s Romantic Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

Light

Light

By Sarah Hadley

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Archival pigment print Hand printed by Sarah Hadley on Canson Baryta Photo paper From the series The Whispering Dark Sarah Hadley is a Los Angeles based artist whose narrative work focuses on issues of female identity and memory. Hadley's photographs have been exhibited at the Milan Photo...

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2010s Romantic Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

Vintage Glasses
Vintage Glasses

Vintage Glasses

By Sarah Hadley

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Archival pigment print Hand printed by Sarah Hadley on Canson Baryta Photo paper From the series The Whispering Dark Sarah Hadley is a Los Angeles based artist whose narrative work focuses on issues of female identity and memory. Hadley's photographs have been exhibited at the Milan Photo...

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2010s Romantic Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

Nava Creek Bottom, Nacogdoches, Texas

Nava Creek Bottom, Nacogdoches, Texas

By David H. Gibson

Located in Dallas, TX

"I like to go back to a place. Seasons change. Light, which is theater, changes. Nature is tumultuous, and our contact with it makes life happen.” - David H. Gibson David H. Gibson is a lifelong photographer whose first contact with the medium was in his father's darkroom before he could read. Gibson received a B.A. from Centenary College in Shreveport, Louisiana, and an M.A. at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. His early work in theater lighting...

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1990s Romantic Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Hope

Hope

By Sal Taylor Kydd

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Edition of 10 Maine-based photographic artist and writer Sal Taylor Kydd uses various photographic media in a personal narrative that explores themes around memory and belonging; co...

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Droplet

Droplet

By Sal Taylor Kydd

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Edition of 10 Maine-based photographic artist and writer Sal Taylor Kydd uses various photographic media in a personal narrative that explores themes around memory and belonging; co...

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Whitworth - A little horse in the distance - Black + White Landscape Small Print
Whitworth - A little horse in the distance - Black + White Landscape Small Print

Whitworth - A little horse in the distance - Black + White Landscape Small Print

By David George

Located in London, GB

"Although looking like the mid-west, this horse is grazing in front of an industrial spoil tip." - David George A solitary horse stands against a vast, barren backdrop, embodying loneliness and introspection... This minimalistic scene capturing the endless spoil tip horizon with a lone horse grazing quietly... Print info:Photogravure; Charbonnel Ink on Archival Somerset Satin Paper Photogravure; 14.85 x 21 cm (image size) on 28.5 x 37.5 cm / 11.22 x 14.76 inches paper From Edition of 5 only Signed and numbered "When all the words are put to one side I hope the project will instigate a new curiosity for the people who live and work around the River Tees and rekindle a pride in this remarkable asset that has served them so well over hundreds, even thousands, of years." - David George David George's interest in British landscape began under the tutelage of John Blakemore at Derby University and continues to be a major part of his practice, now mainly concerned with ideas of classical and romantic visual semantics in the contemporary British landscape. His work looks at the decline of traditional industries, incorporating his interest in 19th century European landscape painting. David George (b.1957, Cheltenham and brought up in County Durham) lives and works in east London and in 2009 he co- founded the Uncertain States project which championed contemporary thinking and practice in UK photography...

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2010s Romantic Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Black and White, Photogravure, Photography

Hebrides, Scotland, Large Black and White Landscape Framed Print 33x43 IN
Hebrides, Scotland, Large Black and White Landscape Framed Print 33x43 IN

Hebrides, Scotland, Large Black and White Landscape Framed Print 33x43 IN

By ALEX BOYD

Located in London, GB

A serene black and white landscape capturing the essence of mountains at dusk... This is the road to Heaste on the Isle of Skye with a view of Beinn na Caillich and Blaven beyond in Scotland. The Road to Heaste, Isle of Skye", 2012-2013 Fine Art Photographic Giclee Print (Archival Pigment Print from Wet plate collodion), in the original vintage frame saved from the Scottish castle saved by the Artist... The frame includes the mount-board and antireflective glass. The Print is signed by the Artist at the front, right hand side corner at the bottom. (Please view third image for your reference). Image: 58 x 81 cm Frame: 85 x 110cm / 33.5 x 43.3 inches The series 'No Innocent Land' (The Hebrides) is a journey across the islands of Scotland using an antique process to document the dramatic landscapes of Scotland. Using a 100 year old camera, images have been made and developed by hand on mountain tops, in valleys, by the sides of lochs, and in some of Scotland's most beautiful landscapes. ALEX BOYD Alex Boyd's images represent a major addition to the tradition of modern landscape photography" - Robert Macfarlane, Author Alex Boyd is a landscape and documentary photographer, printmaker and writer. His work is primarily concerned with the Scottish landscape. As a photographer his work examines the role of early Scottish landscape photographers, often using antique processes such as the Victorian wet-plate collodion process using antique cameras in mountain environments. In 2019 he was awarded a Daiwa Foundation Scholarship to work and photograph the mountains of the Japan Alps centred on Mount Yari as well as shortlisted for the Hariban Award. He was the Mountain Photographer of the Year at the Kendal Mountain Festival in 2013, the UK's largest mountain festival. His work on the Cuillin mountains on the Isle of Skye as the Royal Scottish Academy's artist in Residence is in several National Collections. His work has been widely exhibited internationally with solo exhibitions at the Scottish Parliament, as well as group exhibitions at the Royal Academy, Royal Ulster Academy and the Royal Scottish Academy. His work is held in the collections of the National Galleries of Scotland, The Royal Photographic Society, the Royal Scottish Academy, the V&A in London and the Yale Centre for British Arts in the USA. His first book St Kilda - The Silent Islands was recently shortlisted for a Saltire Award. His second book The Isle of Rust, a collaboration with writer Jonathan Meades was, like his first book, named as a photography book of the year by The Scotsman. He is a Fellow of the National Library of Scotland, The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, The Ballinglen Arts Foundation, and the Royal Society of Art. He is currently working on a PhD on Scottish Photography...

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2010s Romantic Black and White Photography

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Plate Glass, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, A...

Winter in Palos (Three)

Winter in Palos (Three)

By Paul Kozal

Located in Phoenix, AZ

sepia toned silver gelatin print Framed dimensions 21.5 x 17.5 inches Paul Kozal has been photographing for over 25 years. His award-winning photographs have been exhibited in numer...

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1990s Romantic Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Framed Large Black and White Landscape Print of Isle of Harris, 2012
Framed Large Black and White Landscape Print of Isle of Harris, 2012

Framed Large Black and White Landscape Print of Isle of Harris, 2012

By ALEX BOYD

Located in London, GB

Toe Head, The Isle of Harris, The Hebrides, Scotland by Alex Boyd Series: No Innocent Land This image, made on the Isle of Harris in the Outer Hebrides shows the hill of Ceapabhal on the Toe Head peninsula. Print details: © Alex Boyd, Courtesy MMX Gallery Archival Pigment Print from the Wet Plate Collodion, Artist Proof, Hand Signed by the Artist on recto Image: 82 x 58 cm Frame: 116 x 91 cm Frame; Original Frame, slightly distressed from being vintage out of the Scottish castle; the print accompanied with the mount board and finished with antireflective UV protective AR art glass. About the Artist: ALEX BOYD Alex Boyd's images represent a major addition to the tradition of modern landscape photography" – Robert Macfarlane, Author Alex Boyd is a landscape and documentary photographer, printmaker and writer. His work is primarily concerned with the Scottish landscape. As a photographer his work examines the role of early Scottish landscape photographers, often using antique processes such as the Victorian wet-plate collodion process using antique cameras in mountain environments. He is best known for his conceptual and figurative landscape photography which explores concepts of Scottish identity through historical and contemporary romanticism, neo-romanticism, Romantic nationalism and Spirit of Place. His work is largely concerned with depictions of the Celtic landscape, conservation and remote places, and is often characterised by its stark, poetic and introspective qualities. In 2019 he was awarded a Daiwa Foundation Scholarship to work and photograph the mountains of the Japan Alps centred on Mount Yari as well as shortlisted for the Hariban Award. He was the Mountain Photographer of the Year at the Kendal Mountain Festival in 2013, the UK’s largest mountain festival. His work on the Cuillin mountains on the Isle of Skye as the Royal Scottish Academy’s artist in Residence is in several National Collections. His work has been widely exhibited internationally with solo exhibitions at the Scottish Parliament, as well as group exhibitions at the Royal Academy, Royal Ulster Academy and the Royal Scottish Academy. His work is held in the collections of the National Galleries of Scotland, The Royal Photographic Society, the Royal Scottish Academy, the V&A in London and the Yale Centre for British Arts in the USA. His first book St Kilda – The Silent Islands was recently shortlisted for a Saltire Award. His second book The Isle of Rust, a collaboration with writer Jonathan Meades was, like his first book, named as a photography book of the year by The Scotsman. He is a Fellow of the National Library of Scotland, The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, The Ballinglen Arts Foundation, and the Royal Society of Art. He is currently working on a PhD on Scottish Photography at Northumbria University, a selection of new books on The Faroe Islands, The Outer Hebrides. A collection of his Scottish and Irish collodion work is due out in 2021 as well as a solo exhibition ‘Hesperus’ at Stills, Scotland’s Centre of Photography, in June 2020. A contributing Arts Editor for The Island Review, Boyd has also written for Art North, The Modernist, Earthlines and many other publications. WORK REPRESENTED IN THE FOLLOWING COLLECTIONS: The National Galleries of Scotland, The Royal Scottish Academy, The Royal Photographic Society, The National Media Museum, The University of Glasgow, St Andrews University, North Ayrshire Council, Dumfries & Galloway Council, The Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Sabhal Mor Ostaig, The University of the Highlands & Islands, Highland Print Studio, Cape Farewell, The Scottish Maritime Museum, NHS Greater Glasgow & New South Glasgow Hospitals, BC Partners, Cigna, The Yale Center for British Art, The V&A *** NO INNOCENT LAND The series 'No Innocent Land' is a journey across the islands of Scotland using an antique process to document the dramatic landscapes of Scotland. Using a 100 year old camera...

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2010s Romantic Black and White Photography

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Wood, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Paper, Black and White, Archi...

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