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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.
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

Joseph Hirsch - Father and Son - lithograph - African-American portrait 1945 - detail Sold
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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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Salvatore Pinto - Locomotive - smoketacks departing train - wood engraving - industrial - art ferroviaire Sold
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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 Sold
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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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Letterio CALAPAI - 8.30 Express - Woodcut on thin laid paper - detail
$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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Louis Lozowick - Sunbath - Lithograph - 1941
$600

Sunbath

LOZOWICK, Louis

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

Douglas W Gorsline - Brooklyn Local - etching - detail
$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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Harold Anchel - Woman Knitting - Lithograph - detail
$900

Woman Knitting

ANCHEL, Harold

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

Barbara LATHAM A Cook Christmas Card Woodcut on thin Japan paper 1937 detail
$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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Martin Lewis - Derricks at Night - foggy night in New York City - detail
$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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Martin Lewis - Tree Manhattan - detail - drypoint - 1927
$13,000

Tree Manhattan

LEWIS, Martin

Drypoint on laid paper. Reference: McCarron 87. Total edition of 91, including 10 trial proofs.Signed in pencil. 

John Steuart Curry - John Brown – lithograph - 1939 - detail Sold
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John Brown

CURRY, John Steuart

Lithograph on wove paper. References: Cole 34; Windisch, Cole Jr. & Herbaugh 389.Edition of 250. Published by Associated American Artists (AAA)...

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Thomas NASON - Sugaring - detail Sold
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Approach of Spring

NASON, Thomas

Etching and engraving on laid paper.Published by the Society of American Etchers. Signed and dated in pencil.

Rodolphe Bresdin - Intérieur Flamand - Flemish Interior - Etching on chine-collé - detail
$450

Flemish Interior

BRESDIN, Rodolphe

Intérieur Flamand (original French title)  Etching on chine-collé, circa 1856-1866.  Reference: Van Gelder 86, BN-IFF 32.  Dates for this etching, ...

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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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