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.
Margery Osborn - The Bennington Flood - relief chine colle - water town houses people - detail Sold
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The Bennington Flood

OSBORN, Margery L

Woodcut on thin Japan, mounted by four corners onto wove paper. Edition of 50. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil.

Kees Koeman - Damhert - Fallow Deer - art deco woodcut - detail Sold
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Fallow Deer

KOEMAN, Kees

Damhert (original Dutch title) Woodcut on wove paper, mounted in the top corner onto another sheet, circa 1920.Edition unknown, but likely small.  ...

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Kees Koeman - Eekhoorn - Squirrle - art deco woodcut - detail Sold
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Squirrel

KOEMAN, Kees

Eekhoorn (original Dutch title) Woodcut on wove paper, mounted in the top corner onto another sheet.Edition unknown, but likely small.  This could ...

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Theo Van Hoytema - Twee Zilverreigers - Two Silver Egrets - Grote Reiger - Great Heron - Egretta alba - detail Sold
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Two White Egrets

van HOYTEMA, Theo

Twee Zilverreigers (original Dutch title) Lithograph printed in black in on chine-collé.Ref: Rijksmuseum - de Groot 89.  Also reproduced page 92-93...

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James Tissot - Promenade dans la Neige - Winter's Walk - details Sold
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A Winter’s Walk

TISSOT, James

Promenade dans la Neige (original French title) Etching and drypoint printed in black and in red ink on laid Van Gelder paper.Reference: Wentworth ...

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Beach Scene Sold
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Beach Scene

PINTO, Salvatore

Wood engraving on cream laid japon volant paper.Edition of 50.Signed and titled in pencil. Very think scattered foxing; barely noticeable.  

Reynold Weidenaar - Reverie - mezzoting - nude women looks like a pepper - detail
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Reverie

WEIDENAAR, Reynold

Mezzotint printed in black ink on laid paper.Edition of 250.  Rather scarce today.Published by Associated American Artists, New York.Signed and tit...

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Jean-Emile Laboureur - Le Cafe du Commerce - pure-line cubistic engraving - detail Sold
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The Commerce Cafe

LABOUREUR, Jean-Emile

Le Café du Commerce (original French title) Etching on wove paper, 1913.Reference: Sylvain Laboureur 126.Total edition of 39.Signed and numbered “3...

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James Jacques Tissot - Le Banc de Jardin - Garden Bench - mezzotint - 1er etat - first state - rich burr - detail1 Sold
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The Garden Bench

TISSOT, James

Le Banc de Jardin (original French title) Mezzotint printed in warm black ink on thick wove paper.Reference: Wentworth 75.Extremely scarce early st...

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John Kacere - Portrait of Joan - Studio Print - etching - profile sketch - detail Sold
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Portrait of Joan

KACERE, John

Etching printed in black in with warm plate tone on wove paper, 1948. Edition unknown, but certainly small, if any was printed at all.  This one a ...

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William Wind McKim - Puma - lithograph - head and paws of sleeping large cat - detail Sold
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Puma

McKIM, William Wind

Lithograph on wove paper.Edition unknown, but certainly of less than 50.Titled and signed in pencil.Very fine impression in pristine condition.  

Henri Martin - Indecision - Peintres Lithographes - remarque au houx - holly - detail Sold
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Indecision

MARTIN, Henri

Indécision (original French title) Lithograph on simili-japon paper.Published by the Société des Peintres-Lithographes, for one of their albums.A d...

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Comte Ludovic Napoleon Lepic - Le Verger du Roi Louis - King Louis Orchard - pre-impressionist etching - detail 1 Sold
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King Louis’ Orchard

LEPIC, Comte Ludovic Napoleon

Le Verger du Roi Louis (original French title) Etching on laid paper.References: Beraldi 3-7 ; BN-IFF 32.A poignant social commentary, clearly mean...

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Henri Guerard - Salomon - mezzotint - detail Sold
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Salomon

GUERARD, Henri

Mezzotint with touches of drypoint printed in brownish-black ink on laid paper.Reference: Bertin 51.|Very likely the second state of two, with lett...

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