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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.
Edward Detmold - To The Promised Land - camels - etching Sold
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To the Promised Land

DETMOLD, Edward Julius

Etching printed on thin wove paper. Reference: British Museum 1923,0217.1. Edition unknown. Signed in pencil. 

William Gropper - Horsemen - lithograph - 1935 Sold
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Horsemen

GROPPER, William

Lithograph on wove paper.References: Steinberg, p. 296; Windisch and Cole 602. Published by “Associated American Artists”. Edition of 250. Signed a...

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Jean Alexis Morin - Morin-Jean - Brodeuse - Femme Brodant - Tisseuse - detail
$700

The Embroiderer

MORIN-JEAN, Born Jean Alexis MORIN

La Tapissière (descriptive French title) Woodcut on thin japon paper.Artist proof; edition unknown.  Certainly only printed in small numbers.  We h...

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Michel Fingesten - Woman's Head - drypoint Sold
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Woman's Face

FINGESTEN, Michel

Michel FINGESTEN (1884-1943) Mezzotint rocker or roulette & drypoint on laid paper.Edition of 50.Signed and numbered in pencil.A very fine impr...

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Gabriel Belot - L'Ile Saint Louis - woodcut - gravure sur bois Sold
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The Sandbox

BELOT, Gabriel

Gabriel Belot (1882 - 1962) L’Ile Saint-Louis or Le Bac à Sable (original French titles) Woodcut on thin japon paper, hinged to a support sheet.Pos...

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Ella Fillmore Lillie - Happy Days - Lithograph - daughter of artist - Vermont - detail Sold
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Happy Days

FILLMORE LILLIE, Ella

Lithograph on wove paper, n.d.Edition of 50.Signed and titled in pencil.Bearing “The Shealing – Danby, Vermont” drystamp (as well as an “E.F.L. dry...

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Ella Fillmore Lillie - View of La Boca Panama - Lithograph - monkey by window Sold
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View of La Boca - Panama

FILLMORE LILLIE, Ella

Lithograph on wove paper.Edition unknown, but probably circa 50.Signed and titled in pencil.The slightest discoloration inside a prior mat window.

Ella Fillmore Lillie - Mitla Memento - Hacienda - water well - cat - detail Sold
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Mitla Memento

FILLMORE LILLIE, Ella

Ella FILLMORE LILLIE (1884-1972) Mitla Memento Lithograph on wove paper, n.d. Edition of 50. Signed and titled in pencil. Bearing “The Shealing – D...

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Henry Ziegler - Night Flight - aquatint burnisher mezzotint effect - early aviation Sold
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Night Flight

ZIEGLER, Henry

Aquatint, burnisher and drypoint on wove paper, c. 1925.Artist’s proof, aside from an unknown edition; if one was actually printed, which is doubtf...

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Charles Turzak - Adler Planetarium Chicago - Museum Campus - Northerly Island - Meiggs Field - detail Sold
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Adler Planetarium Chicago

TURZAK, Charles

Woodcut printed in black ink on thin laid Japanese paper.Reference: Turzak 22.Edition of circa 50 or less.Signed and titled in pencil.

Charles Turzak - Methodist Temple Chicago - woodcut - industry religion clashing - detail Sold
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Methodist Temple, Chicago

TURZAK, Charles

Woodcut printed in black ink on thin laid Japanese paper, circa 1929-31.Reference: Turzak 22.Edition of 50.Signed, titled and numbered in pencil.

James Swann - Night in Chicago - Chicago Society of Etchers - North Lake Shore Drive - Beacon atop Drake Hotel Sold
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Night in Chicago

SWANN, James

James SWANN (1905-1985) Night in Chicago Drypoint on wove paper.Reference: Czestochowski 105.Published by Chicago Society of Etchers (with their bl...

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Will Barnet - Porch - Waiting - woodcut on Japanese paper - 1937 - detail Sold
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Porch - Waiting

BARNET, Will

Woodcut on Japanese paper.Reference: Cole 50.One of 15 impressions printed in 1937 by the artist.  An edition of 60, plus 18 proofs was published b...

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Jean Lebedeff - Hiawatha - Ivan Lebedev - woodcut Sold
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Hiawatha

LEBEDEFF, Jean

Woodcut printed on chine-volant, affixed to wove paper, 1918.Reference: not in BN-IFF.We were unsurprisingly unable to find any reference to this p...

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Gerald Brockhurst - Le Beguin - The Bonnet - Annais - detail Sold
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The Bonnet - Anais

BROCKHURST, Gerald

Le Beguin – Anais (original French title) Etching on laid Van Gelder Zonen paper.Reference: Fletcher 33.Second state of four, before the plate was ...

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Auguste Brouet - Vendeur de Chiens - Marchand - Dog Shearer - Dog Seller - detail Sold
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The Dog Shearer

BROUET, Auguste

Le Vendeur de Chiens (original French title)The Dog Seller (alternate English title) Etching on simili-japon wove paper.Reference: Boutitie 305.Edi...

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Agnes Tait - Dominique - female artist - woman artist - women artist - portrait of a woman Sold
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Dominique

TAIT, Agnes

Lithograph on CGM wove paper.Edition of 40.Signed, titled and editioned in pencil.

Victor Delhez - Papegaaien - Parrots - Perroquets - Papageien - Expressionismus holtzschnitt - detail
$400

Parrots

DELHEZ, Victor

Papegaaien (original Dutch title) Woodcut on wove paper.As published in the loose-sheet portfolio titled 15 Houtsneden door Victor Delhez.From a s...

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Victor Delhez - Geiten - Biquettes - Ziegen - Goats - Flemish art - Nederlandse title - Belgische kunstenaar - detail Sold
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Goats

DELHEZ, Victor

Geiten (original Dutch title) Woodcut on wove paper.As published in the loose-sheet portfolio titled 15 Houtsneden door Victor Delhez.From a state...

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Emil Ganso - Model Standing - The Print Club of Cleveland - nude women from behind - hips Sold
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Model Standing

GANSO, Emil

Etching and aquatint on wove paper, 1935.Reference: Smith I-8c.Edition of 250, as issued by The Print Club of Cleveland.Signed in pencil.