Black’s work is defined by its 19th century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Goat Island, Lighthouse
Black & Case (active 1864–67) James Wallace Black (American, 1825–1896)
Otafuku Throwing Black Beans to Chase Away the Demons on New Year's Eve (Senmen Otafuku zu)
Toshusai Sharaku 東洲斎 写楽 Japanese, active 1794-95
Alice
William Merritt Chase (American, 1849–1916)
A City Park
Wind-Swept Sands
North River Shad
Red Sea
Louisa Chase (American, born Panama, 1951) printed by Chip Elwell published by Diane Villani
Dogs Chasing Each Other
Arthur Dove (American, 1880–1946)
Keying Up
William Merritt Chase American, 1849-1916
Black Cross, New Mexico
Georgia O'Keeffe (American, 1887–1986)
Jar with Dragon Chasing Flaming Pearl
Korea
The Black Place
Aphrodite
Workshop of Girolamo Campagna (Italian, 1549–before 1625)
Speculum Humanae Salvationis
English from the Abbey of Great Missenden
Dipper or Ladle with Interlocking Zigzag and Step-Fret Designs
Ceramist unknown (Ancestral Puebloan), Black-on-white West-central New Mexico
Composition with Black and Gray
Claude Ronald Bentley American, 1915-1990
Black and White
Lee Krasner American, 1908-1984
Life-Size Black Bass
Winslow Homer American, 1836-1910
Black Number Two
René Charles Acht French, born 1920
Bowl with Large Diamond-Shaped Area Interior with Dotted Lines and Diamonds, and Interlocking Stepped Motifs
Ceramist unknown (Ancestral Puebloan), possibly St. John's Black-on-white West-central New Mexico