Filters

color

era

exhibition

format

location

nationality

printer

publisher

Publisher

sale

scale

scape

series

style

subject

technique

weather

year

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.
Albert Barker - The Pool - Lithograph - 1932 - detail Sold
View Details

The Pool

BARKER, Albert

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

Albert Barker - The Island - Lithograph - 1932 - detail Sold
View Details

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...

View full details
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...

View full details
Agnes TAIT - The Family - Lithograph on wove paper - detail
$600

The Family

TAIT, Agnes

Lithograph on wove paper. Edition of 12.Agnes Tait's output wasn’t large and most of her editions were small. This is an extremely scarce lithograp...

View full details
Betram REIBEL - Figure Study - Wood engraving on thin wove Japan paper - 1962 - detail
$125

Figure Study

REIBEL, Bertram

Wood engraving on thin wove Japan paper. Printed as a New Year’s greetings card for Bertram and Ethel Reibel. The portfolio is included.Signed in p...

View full details
Bertha JAQUES - Lotus - Etching and drypoint - 1928 - detail Sold
View Details

Lotus

JAQUES, Bertha

Etching and/or drypoint on thin wove Japan paper. Reference: Czestochowski (?). Dedicated “To Anne B Hardin” in pencil, this probably was a New Yea...

View full details
William J. SEWELL - Lover’s Embrace - Lithograph - 1945 - detail
$350

Lover’s Embrace

SEWELL, William

Lithograph on Rives wove paper. No stated edition, and scarce. It isn’t clear that any editions were ever printed for any of the artist’s few litho...

View full details
Ralph FABRI - Dream - Etching on wove paper - 1948 - detail Sold
View Details

Dream

FABRI, Ralph

Etching on wove paper. Edition of 50.Signed, titled, and numbered in pencil. Craft hinge remains in the top sheet corners, well away from the plate...

View full details
Guy Livingston Wooley - Blare - Mezzotint - 1959 - detail
$290

Blare

WOOLLEY, Guy Livingston

Mezzotint on laid paper.Signed, dated and titled in pencil.Sheet size: 9 ¼ x 11 inches sheet size.NOTE: Margin inscription in pencil indicates smal...

View full details
Guy Livingston Woolley - Modern Madonna - Mezzotint - 1949 - detail Sold
View Details

Modern Madonna

WOOLLEY, Guy Livingston

Mezzotint on wove paper. Pencil signed, titled and dated.Sheet size: 11 ½ x 9 inches. Modern Madonna reveals Woolley’s mastery of rich tone and tex...

View full details
Kenneth Hayes Miller - Two Models, one seated - Etching - detail
$170

Two Models, one seated

MILLER, Kenneth Hayes

Etching on wove paper.Initialed in the plate at lower left, and pencil signed at lower right.Sheet size: 8 7/8 x 7 5/8 inches.

Paul LANDACRE - Black Stallion - Wood engraving - 1940 - detail Sold
View Details

Black Stallion

LANDACRE, Paul

Wood engraving on Japan paper. Reference: Wien 236.This is the final trial proof, before the edition of 200, published by "The Woodcut Society", Ka...

View full details
Paul LANDACRE - Sultry Day - Wood engraving - 1935-37 - detail Sold
View Details

Sultry Day

LANDACRE, Paul

Wood engraving on wove paper, 1935-37. Reference: Wien 170.From the edition of 200, published by the "American Artists Group", New York. Signed, ti...

View full details
Joseph HIRSCH - Father and Son - Lithograph - 1945 - detail
$450

Father and Son

HIRSCH, Joseph

Lithograph on wove paper.Reference: Windisch, Cole, and Herbaugh 10. Edition of 250, published by Associated American Artists (A.A.A.)Signed in pen...

View full details
George Bellows - The Journey of Youth - The Wind Bloweth - detail
$1,100

The Journey of Youth

BELLOWS, George

Lithograph printed on Basingwerk Parchment wove paper. Reference: Mason 150. Edition of 49. From the series of 15 drawings illustrating "The Wind B...

View full details
John H. SCHULZE - The Garden - Silver-gelatin print detail
$250

The Garden

SCHULZE, John H.

Silver-gelatin print, no date. Edition unknown.Signed and titled in pencil on the verso. A very fine impression on semi-glossy paper, in very fine ...

View full details