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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.
Donald Shaw MacLAUGHLAN - The Pool, London - detail
$475

The Pool, London

MacLAUGHLAN, Donald Shaw

Etching on laid paper. References: Bruette/Roullier 154 i/ii, LOC 181. Signed in pencil. Cut to the platemark (very likely by the artist). 

William AUERBACH-LEVY attributed - Window Washer - detail Sold
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Window Washer

AUERBACH-LEVY, William

Etching on wove paper, touched up with pencil in the lower window frame. Small margins on the sides. 

Alphonse LEGROS - La Ferme de l'Abbaye - detail
$830

La Ferme de l'Abbaye

LEGROS, Alphonse

Etching on thick wove paper.Reference: Bliss 503 ii/ix.Before the etched borderline, before the plate was cut down, and before the composition was ...

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Alphonse LEGROS - Au Bord de l'Eau - detail
$420

Au Bord de l'Eau

LEGROS, Alphonse

Etching with subtle plate tone on wove paper. Reference: Bliss 604, only state. Signed in pencil.

Erik DESMAZIERES - Balcon, Rue Payenne - detail
$780

Balcon, Rue Payenne

DESMAZIERES, Erik

Etching and aquatint on chine-collé on wove paper.Reference: Fitch-Febvrel 68. Edition of 90. Signed, titled, dated and numbered in pencil.

Charles JACQUE - L'Equipage - detail
$315

L'Equipage

JACQUE, Charles

Etching on chine-collé en thick wove paper. Reference: Guiffrey 205; Béraldi page 188. Lower right sheet corner torn off, in wide margins, well awa...

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Eugene BLERY - Le Moulin de Valvins - detail
$420

Le Moulin de Valvins

BLERY, Eugene

Etching on toned wove paper.References: LeBlanc 51; Béraldi 214-295. Titled, dated, signed and annotated in ink in the lower plate margin. Small ma...

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Henri HARPIGNIES - Sous Bois - etching - detail Sold
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Sous Bois

HARPIGNIES, Henri Joseph

Etching on chine-collé on wove paper.References:  Beraldi 5, BN-IFF 2-5.From a series titled Essais de gravure à l'eau-forte, published by Binois d...

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Theo van RYSSELBERGHE - Deux Danseuses - detail
$1,870

Deux Danseuses

RYSSELBERGHE, Théo Van

Etching printed in bistre on laid japon paper.Reference: Feltkamp 1894 - 001 /1. Very few impressions. We have only located one other one, printed ...

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Ker-Xavier Roussel - Noli Me Tangere - detail
$625

Noli Me Tangere

ROUSSEL, Ker-XAVIER

Lithograph on thin beige wove paper.Published by La Revue Blanche in August 1894.  Edition details for this publication are hard to come by, but it...

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