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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.
Honore Daumier - Les Cinq Sens - La Vue - detail Sold
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La Vue

DAUMIER, Honore

Lithograph on white wove paper (sur blanc).Reference: Delteil 595 ii/iii.From the first edition, when the series was issued by La Caricature, and t...

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Albert BESNARD - La Tasse de The - detail Sold
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La Tasse de Thé

BESNARD, Paul Albert

Etching and aquatint on laid paper. References: Godefroy/Delteil 15 iv/vi, Coppier 12.Before the plate was cut down laterally by almost two inches....

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Westminster Palace
$3,400

Westminster Palace

BUHOT, Felix

Etching and drypoint printed in two tones on simili-Japan paper. Reference: Bourcard & Goodfriend 177. Seventh and final state. A beautiful “sa...

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Erik Desmazieres - Jardin a Bordeaux - detail
$800

Jardin a Bordeaux

DESMAZIERES, Erik

Etching on BFK Rives wove paper. Reference: Fitch-Febvrel 38. Edition of 90. Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil.  

Balcon Rue Payenne
$750

Balcon Rue Payenne

DESMAZIERES, Erik

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

Robert DELAUNAY - Saint-Séverin - Lithograph on laid chine paper - 1926 - detail
$1,245

Saint-Séverin

DELAUNAY, Robert

Lithograph on laid chine paper.  Rare proof impression, aside from the book edition titled "Allo! Paris!".  Before the publication by "Editions des...

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Jean FRELAUT - Le Printemps - Etching on wove paper - detail
$470

Le Printemps

FRELAUT, Jean

Etching on wove paper.  Reference: Delteil 241 ix/ix.  Signed in pencil.   

Félix BRACQUEMOND - Brumes du Matin - Etching, drypoint, and aquatint - 1882 -detail
$1,555

Brumes du Matin

BRACQUEMOND, Felix

Etching, drypoint, and aquatint on thin laid MBM paper. Reference: Beraldi 779 iv/v. From the series titled "Six eaux fortes", published in 1887. S...

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Calendar for the Year 1882
$780

Calendar for the Year 1882

SOMM, Henry

Drypoint and aquatint on simili-japon wove paper.  Signed in pencil.  Light surface soiling, mostly in the margins. 

Charles MAURIN - Street in Montmartre - Etching and aquatint - detail
$625

Street in Montmartre

MAURIN, Charles

Etching and aquatint on wove paper.  Likely one of the artist's early etchings, which often depicted "La Butte Montmartre" and its picturesque stre...

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