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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.
Paul Albert Besnard - La Dame en Noir - Lade in Black Evening Gown - cape draped over the shoulder - detail Sold
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The Lady in Black

BESNARD, Paul Albert

La Dame en Noir (original French title) Etching on old laid paper.Reference: Delteil 97 iii/iii. Third and final state.Edition unknown, but probabl...

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Felix Bracquemond - Le Haut d'un Battant de Porte - most famous etching by the artist - detail Sold
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The Top of a Door

BRACQUEMOND, Felix

Le Haut d’un Battant de Porte (original Franch title) Etching on Aqua-Fortistes laid paper.Reference: Beraldi 110 iv-v/v; Bouillon viii/x.Our impre...

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James Allen - Brazilian Builders - etching - building skyscrapers Manhattan - detail
$2,700

Brazilian Builders

ALLEN, James E.

Etching on cream-colored wove paper.Reference: Mary Ryan 59.Edition of circa 50.Signed in pencil

Eugene Bejot - Notre-Dame de Paris de Nuit - At night - ephemera before letters - detail Sold
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Notre-Dame

BEJOT, Eugene

Aquatint printed in bluish-black ink on laid paper.Reference: BN-IFF 108. Unlikely edition of 50 in this state.  There were at least three states o...

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Guerard - Deux Martyrs - Honfleur - B317 - detail Sold
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Two Martyrs

GUERARD, Henri

Deux Martyrs (Honfleur) (original French title) Etching, aquatint, and burnisher on laid Arches paper.Ref: Bertin 188.  Only one known state.Signed...

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Aiden Lassell Ripley - Geese - birds in marshy grasses startled - detail
$850

Geese

RIPLEY, Aiden Lassell

Etching on laid paper, circa 1930.Edition unknown, but likely small, like most of Ripley’s prints.Signed and titled in pencil.

Felix Bracquemond - Le Nouveau-Ne - after Jean-Francois Millet - sherperdess lamb - detail Sold
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The Newborn

BRACQUEMOND, Felix

Le Nouveau-Né (original French title) Etching on laid simili-Japan paper, 1886.References: Beraldi 786; BN-IFF 427.After a composition by Jean-Fran...

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John Taylor ARMS - Saint Catherines Belfry - detail
$500

Saint Catherine's Belfry, Honfleur

ARMS, John Taylor

Etching, printed on laid paper.  Reference: Fletcher 248. From the French Church Series, plate 34.  Signed and dated, and annotated “II” in pencil.   

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).