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Black & White

There is a misconception about works of art composed in so called "black and white".  It seems to some that this lack of color is somehow less desirable.  Yet artists throughout history have used single colors to focus on composition or on gradations from light to dark.  Without the distraction of color, these creative building blocks become more prevalent.  In this section, we challenge the viewer to focus on "monochromatic" (single-colored) compositions.  Chances are that by the time you have looked at a few works, your mind will hone in on details you don't usually notice, and that you may even start to "see" colors that aren't actually there.
Jean-Emile Laboureur - La Boucherie - Pittsburgh - 1899
$2,000

La Boucherie

LABOUREUR, Jean-Emile

Study for "La Boucherie"Oil on board, 1897-98.This is a study for a larger square oil on board titled "La Boucherie" from 1898, which is listed in ...

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René QUILLIVIC - Devant Dieu - Woodcut on laid japan paper - 1919 detail Sold
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Devant Dieu

QUILLIVIC, René

Woodcut on laid japan paper. Edition of 50, but scarce, as are all of Quillivic's prints. Signed and numbered in pencil. 

René QUILLIVIC - La Prière du Soir - Woodcut on laid japan paper - 1919 - detail Sold
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La Prière du Soir

QUILLIVIC, René

Woodcut on laid japan paper. Edition of 50, but scarce, as are all of Quillivic's prints. Signed and numbered in pencil. 

Joseph Hecht - Animaux Series - Vautour - Vulture - detail
$500

Vautour

HECHT, Joseph

Engraving on laid Monval verdâtre (light greenish-blue) paper. Reference: Tonneau-Ryckelynck & Plumart 185. Plate 6 from the series "Animaux".P...

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Joseph Hecht - Animaux Series - Lionne et Zebre - Lioness and Zebra Sold
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Lionne et Zèbre

HECHT, Joseph

Engraving on laid Monval verdâtre (light greenish-blue) paper. Reference: Tonneau-Ryckelynck & Plumart 189. Plate 10 from the series "Animaux"....

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Keith Shaw Williams - Evening Sewing  - Etching -  1934 detail Sold
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Evening Sewing

WILLIAMS, Keith Shaw

Etching on thin wove japan paper.Edition of 50.This is thought to be the artist's first etching.Signed, titled, numbered and dated in pencil. Prove...

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Charles GUÉRIN - La Sirène - Lithograph - 1896 - detail
$600

La Sirène

GUERIN, Charles

Lithograph printed in bistre on japon volant (tissue thin Japan) wove paper. This large composition is related to the smaller color composition Gué...

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Henri de TOULOUSE-LAUTREC - Charles Maurin - Drypoint - 1898 - detail
$4,000

Charles Maurin

TOULOUSE-LAUTREC, Henri de

Drypoint on laid paper. References: Delteil 3, Wittrock 242. Exceedingly scarce impression from 1898, before the 1911 and 1926 editions. As a matte...

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Albert Barker - The Pool - Lithograph - 1932 - detail Sold
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The Pool

BARKER, Albert

Lithograph on wove paper. Reference: Barker 104. Edition of 40.Signed in pencil.  

Albert Barker - The Island - Lithograph - 1932 - detail
$350

The Island

BARKER, Albert

Lithograph on wove paper. Reference: Barker 123. Edition of 31.Signed in pencil.  

William J. PATTERSON - Sleep - Etching and aquatint - trial proof - detail
$250

Sleep

PATTERSON, William J.

Etching and aquatint on wove paper. No known edition, but proofs exist including in the University of Syracuse Art Museum collection (see here). Si...

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Felix Bracquemond - Le Haut d'un Battant de Porte - most famous etching by the artist Sold
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The Top of a Door

BRACQUEMOND, Felix

Le Haut d’un Battant de Porte (original French title) Etching on chine-collé on wove paper, 1852-65.Reference: Beraldi 110 v/v; Bouillon. Our impre...

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Frank UTPATEL - Funeral in the Snow - Wood engraving on very thin Japan wove paper - detail
$275

Funeral in the Snow

UTPATEL, Frank

Wood engraving on very thin Japan wove paper, no date. No stated edition. Seemingly scarce. An atmospheric impression, with the figure speaking his...

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Emil GANSO - Studio Mirror - Dual-tone wood engraving - 1936 - detail
$300

Studio Mirror

GANSO, Emil

Dual-tone wood engraving on wove paper. Reference: Smith R-77.Exact edition unknown, but less than 200.Published by American Artists Group, New Yor...

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John Stockton de MARTELLY - Westward - Drypoint- 1934 - detail
$625

Westward

DE MARTELLY, John Stockton

Drypoint on BFK Rives wove paper. Reference: Zinc 68 (?).Scarce. No known edition. Just a handful of impressions seem to have survived, some signed...

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