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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.
Bertha E. JAQUES - Art Palace with Willows - 1921 - Etching - detail
$325

Art Palace and Willows

JAQUES, Bertha

Etching on very thin laid Japan paper. Reference: Czestochowski 304.Signed and titled "Art Palace 4 Millions" in pencil.  

Edgar CHAHINE - Un Chemineau - Drypoint on laid paper - 1899 - detail
$925

Un Chemineau

CHAHINE, Edgar

Drypoint on laid paper. Reference: Tabanelli 30. Proof of the third state (of four?), before steelfacing, and before the composition was brightened...

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Bertha JAQUES - Lotus - Etching and drypoint - 1928 - detail
$650

Lotus

JAQUES, Bertha

Etching and/or drypoint on thin wove Japan paper. Reference: Czestochowski (?). Dedicated “To Anne B Hardin” in pencil, this probably was a New Yea...

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Ralph FABRI - The Golden Calf - Etching on wove paper - 1950 - detail
$200

The Golden Calf

FABRI, Ralph

Etching on wove paper. Edition of 50.The wrath of God is symbolically depicted by gathering storm clouds, while Moses’ arm is swung back, its motio...

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Ralph FABRI - Dream - Etching on wove paper - 1948 - detail
$200

Dream

FABRI, Ralph

Etching on wove paper. Edition of 50.Signed, titled, and numbered in pencil. Craft hinge remains in the top sheet corners, well away from the plate...

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Ruth LEAF - Rainy Afternoon - Etching, soft-ground, aquatint - detail
$275

Rainy Afternoon

LEAF, Ruth

Etching, soft-ground, and aquatint on laid paper. Stated edition of 100, which seams unlikely to have been printed. We have yet to find another imp...

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Kenneth Hayes Miller - Two Models, one seated - Etching - detail
$170

Two Models, one seated

MILLER, Kenneth Hayes

Etching on wove paper.Initialed in the plate at lower left, and pencil signed at lower right.Sheet size: 8 7/8 x 7 5/8 inches.

Charles Emile JACQUE - Jeune Femme au Bain - Young Woman Bathing - Etching - after 1866 - detail
$500

Young Woman Bathing

JACQUE, Charles

Jeune Femme au Bain (original French title) Etching on laid paper, after 1866.Reference: Beraldi 423. In Rembrandtian tradition, Charles Jacque dra...

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New Victor PROUVÉ - Oiseaux de Proie - Birds of Prey - Aquatint and etching - 1893 - detail
$470

Birds of Prey

PROUVE, Victor

Oiseaux de Proie (original French title) Aquatint and etching printed on tan wove paper.Etching and aquatint printed in olive-green on Arches laid ...

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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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