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.
Rene Georges HERMANN-PAUL Bus Snails - Lithograph - detail Sold
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Bus Snails

HERMANN-PAUL, Rene G.

Escargots d’Omnibus (original French title)  Lithograph printed in black ink on wove paper.Ref: BN-IFF 9. Edition of 120. Also reproduced in the De...

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Tavik Frantisek SIMON - Tropical Wood, Ceylon - Etching on wove paper detail
$250

Tropical Wood, Ceylon

SIMON, Tavik Frantisek

Etching on wove paper   Reference: not in Novák.  Edition unknown.  Signed in pencil, and bearing the artist’s red monogram stamp. 

Dirk Hidde Nijland - Slaper - Sleeper - Nederlandse houtsnede - detail Sold
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Sleeper

NIJLAND, Dirk

Slaper (original Dutch title)  Woodcut printed in black in on thin laid paper, no date. Edition unknown but very likely small, if any. Signed and t...

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Kees Koeman - Duif - Pigeon - woodcut - detail
$225

Rabbit and Pigeon

KOEMAN, Kees

Konijn en Duif (original Dutch title)  Woodcuts on wove paper, mounted in the top corner onto another sheet, circa 1920.  Edition unknown, but like...

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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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Salvatore Pinto - Ballerina - dancer seated - wood engraving - detail
$600

Ballerina

PINTO, Salvatore

Wood engraving on laid japon volant paper. Edition unknown. Scarce. Pinto depicted ballerinas both in print and in painting. They usually do not re...

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Lillian SCALZO - Halted - Woodcut printed on very thin Japan paper - football scrimmage Sold
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Halted

SCALZO, Lillian

Woodcut printed on very thin Japan paper, no date.  There is no stated edition, and this print may very well be a unique impression.  Signed and ti...

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Boris Love-Lorski - Profile of a Woman - detail
$425

Profile of a Woman

LOVET-LORSKI, Boris

Lithograph on Montval laid paper, 1929.Edition 250. Printed by Adolphe Braun & Co, Paris.Signed in pencil. This composition has a particularly ...

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Dream of Worship
$700

Dream of Worship

VON ESSEN, Hein

Droom der Aanbidden (original Dutch title) Etching and aquatint printed on thick tan wove paper.Two states, one without the background of the sun’s...

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Theo van Hoytema - Oude Kraai - Old Crow - deluxe edition on chine-colle - detail Sold
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Old Crow

van HOYTEMA, Theo

Oude Kraai (original Dutch title) Color lithograph on chine-collé.Reference: De Groot 155.1.An artist proof, aside from the edition as part of the ...

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Daniel Serra Badue - Solitude - detail
$125

Solitude

SERRA-BADUE, Daniel

Lithograph printed on wove paper. Reference: Season, Myers & Windisch 2577.Published by Associated American Artists (AAA), in an edition of 250...

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The Farmer’s Daughter
$375

The Farmer’s Daughter

MENPES, Mortimer

Drypoint (possibly etching) printed in black on F.J.H. Menpes laid paper, n.d. Edition unknown, but very likely small.Signed in pencil.   

Victor Delhez - Katten - Cats - Chats - city rooftops crowded with felines - detail Sold
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Cats

DELHEZ, Victor

Katten (original Dutch title) Woodcut on wove paper.As published in the loose-sheet portfolio titled 15 Houtsneden door Victor Delhez. From a state...

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Victor Delhez - Cosmogonie - Cosmogony - creation of the universe - biblical - detail Sold
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Cosmogony

DELHEZ, Victor

Cosmogonie (original French title) Woodcut on wove paper.As published in the loose-sheet portfolio titled 15 Houtsneden door Victor Delhez.From a s...

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