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.

$2,700

Brazilian Builders

ALLEN, James E.

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

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Father and Son

HIRSCH, Joseph

Lithograph on wove paper.Reference: Cole 10.Edition of 250, published by Associated American Artists (A.A.A.)Signed in pencil. This is a rare fine...

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Locomotive

PINTO, Salvatore

Wood engraving on laid japon volant paper, 1935. Edition unknown. Not very common. This is a quintessential image of American industrialization...

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Robert Riggs - Out - knock-out boxing art lithograph - George Bellows - fight in the ring - referee calling the fight

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Out

RIGGS, Robert

Lithograph printed in black ink on wove paper. Reference: Bassham 28. Edition unknown. Signed and titled in pencil. Also annotated in the center-...

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$950

8:30 Express

CALAPAI, Letterio

Woodcut on thin laid paper, 1943-44. Trial proof, aside from an edition of 27. It’s rush hour and a sea of people is holding on for dear life as th...

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George Bellows - Reducing Small - Lithograph - detail

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Reducing, Small, Third Stone

BELLOWS, George

Lithograph on thin wove paper, 1921. Reference: Mason 79.Printed by Bolton Brown, as is seemingly the case of the whole edition.Edition of 45, scar...

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$600

Sunbath

LOZOWICK, Louis

Lithograph on GCM (Rives) wove paper. Reference: Flint 191. Edition of 20. Signed in pencil.

$900

Brooklyn Local

GORSLINE, Douglas W.

Etching on wove paper.Reference: Windisch. Cole, and Herbaugh 667. Published by Associated American Artists (AAA), in an edition of 250. Signed in ...

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$900

Woman Knitting

ANCHEL, Harold

Lithograph on Rives wove paper, no date. Edition unknown, but likely small if any. Scarce.Signed in pencil.

$900

In Whom I Am Well Pleased

TAYLOR, Prentiss

Lithograph on wove paper, 1940. Reference: Rose &Quiroz 58. Edition of 35. Prentiss Taylor was an active member of the multidisciplinary art mo...

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$900

North Carolina Mountain Woman

LATHAM, Barbara

Wood engraving on thin laid paper. Edition unknown, but likely one of a handful of impressions only. Our colleagues and friends at The Annex Galler...

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$1,200

A Cook Christmas Card

LATHAM, Barbara

Woodcut on thin Japan paper. Edition unknown, but likely one of a handful of impressions only. Aside from a couple of published prints, most woodcu...

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$8,000

Derricks at Night

LEWIS, Martin

Drypoint on wove paper.Reference: McCarron 62. Second state of two, after crosshatching and contrasting elements were added throughout the plate. T...

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Edgar Chahine - Coin de rue Quartier des Grandes Carrieres - oblong format - detail

$800

Street Corner, Neighborhood of the Large Quarries

CHAHINE, Edgar

Coin de rue, Quartier des Grandes Carrières (original French title) Etching and aquatint on laid Japan paper.Reference: Tabanelli 76. Artist's proo...

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