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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.
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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Theo van RYSSELBERGHE - Deux Danseuses - detail
$1,870

Deux Danseuses

RYSSELBERGHE, Théo Van

Etching printed in bistre on laid japon paper.Reference: Feltkamp 1894 - 001 /1. Very few impressions. We have only located one other one, printed ...

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Jean-François MILLET - La Veillee - detail
$7,765

La Veillée

MILLET, Jean-François

Etching on laid paper. Reference: Delteil 14 ii/ii. Superb impression of Millet's rarest, and arguably best etching.  Large margins (tips of two co...

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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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Jean DANGUY - Martyrs - Lithograph - 1895 - detail
$325

Martyrs

DANGUY, Jean

Lithograph in brown ink on wove paper.  Reference: Bonafous-Murat, Maurice Dumont et L’Épreuve 238. As published in "L'Epreuve", Paris, in edition ...

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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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Felix Buhot - Le Hibou - detail - impression a l'essence
$8,300

The Owl

BUHOT, Felix

Le Hibou (original French title) Etching, aquatint, roulette, and drypoint on olive-greenish laid paper, 1893.Reference: Bourcard & Goodfriend ...

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Jacques VILLON - Le Potin - The Gossip - Aquatint and drypoint - 1904 - detail
$2,400

The Gossip

VILLON, Jacques

Le Potin (original French title) Aquatint and drypoint on wove paper. Reference: Ginestet et Pouillon 96. Undescribed state proof, between the firs...

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

BRACQUEMOND, Felix

Le Haut d’un Battant de Porte (original French title) Etching on chine-collé on wove paper, 1852-65.Reference: Beraldi 110 v/v; Bouillon. Our impre...

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Carlos ANDERSON or ANDRESON - Western Saga - Lithograph - 1943 - detail
$650

Western Saga

ANDERSON or ANDRESON, Carlos

Lithograph on wove paper. Reference: Windisch, Cole, and Herbaugh 546. Stated edition of 250, which is either an error, was never printed in those ...

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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...

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William J. SEWELL - Can I See Into Myself - Lithograph - 1945 - detail
$350

Can I See Into Myself

SEWELL, William

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

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Charles de BILLY - A l’Orgue - The Organ Rehearsal - After Henry Lerolle - detail
$630

The Organ Rehearsal

de BILLY, Charles

A l’Orgue (original French title) Etching on simili-japon paper. Reference: BnF-IFF, mentioned as missing from the Bibliothèques Nationale’s collec...

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Henri GUÉRARD - A Striker - Un Gréviste - Etching, roulette, drypoint - detail
$1,750

A Striker

GUERARD, Henri

Un Gréviste (original French title) Etching, roulette and drypoint printed in brown-black ink thick wove paper, before 1888. Reference: Bertin 45. ...

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