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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.
Felix Buhot - Le Hibou - detail - impression a l'essence
$8,300

The Owl

BUHOT, Felix

Le Hibou (original French title) Etching, aquatint, roulette, and drypoint on olive-greenish laid paper, 1893.Reference: Bourcard & Goodfriend ...

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Felix Buhot - Pluie et Parapluie - detail
$825

Rain and Umbrella

BUHOT, Felix

Pluie et Parapluie (original French title) Etching, possibly with touches of drypoint, printed on laid paper (partial watermark suggesting Arches),...

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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. 

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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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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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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Joseph HIRSCH - Summer Cello - Lithograph on wove paper - circa 1969 - detail Sold
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Summer Cello

HIRSCH, Joseph

Lithograph on wove paper, circa 1969. Edition of 150, yet surprisingly scarce.Signed and numbered in pencil.    

Jacques HNIZDOVSKY - The Cat - Woodcut on thin laid Japan paper - 1968 - detail Sold
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The Cat

HNIZDOVSKY, Jacques

Woodcut on thin laid Japan paper. Artist's proof, aside from the edition of 150. This print is scarce, as are many of Hnizdovsky's prints. Signed, ...

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Edgar CHAHINE - Un Chemineau - Drypoint on laid paper - 1899 - detail
$925

Un Chemineau

CHAHINE, Edgar

Drypoint on laid paper. Reference: Tabanelli 30. Proof of the third state (of four?), before steelfacing, and before the composition was brightened...

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