Art by Medium: Monotype

Monotype on paper Dramatic imagery from Tom Bennett’s series of black and white monotypes, blending surrealistic mindscapes with stark realism About Tom Bennett: With quick brushstrokes, Tom Bennett creates representational images of human figures and animals, emphasizing movement in a manner reminiscent of Lucien Freud, Edgar Degas and the photographer Eadweard Muybridge. Elongated and blurry, the horse racing up a hill (Canter Fritz, 2002) and the sinister cat landing a leap (Chien Blanc, 1998) elicit a sense of foreboding enhanced by Bennett’s somber palette; his female figures too reflect a grim sense of humor with their distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint. Classically trained as a painter, he initially worked in oil on canvas but discovered that monotype printing enabled him to “literally push the image around,” creating an essential element of motion. To overcome the limited scale of monotypes, however, he switched to painting on slick-surfaced plastic. Tom Bennett’s practice is rooted in the classical tradition where painting and drawing from life is highly regarded. Bennett’s work is heavily influenced by Francis Bacon, Frank Auberbauch and foremost his father, Harry Bennett, who was also an artist. Tom’s time living abroad in Spain and traveling through Eastern Europe and Africa provided the artistic freedom to explore many of the techniques and subject matter that continue to define his practice. Bennett was born and raised in Connecticut. His mediums include monotypes, oil on paper, canvas or styrene board. In a technique that Tom started over 4 years ago, several of his monotypes have been painted over with oil paint using a palette knife, brush, or his fingers to re-purpose the underlying image. These works are a testament to Bennett’s ability to quickly and concisely compose an image with expressive brush strokes, foreshortened figures and expertly rendered light. Tom’s work has been featured in group and solo exhibitions worldwide. Bennett lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. He is currently represented by Tabla Rasa...

Monotype on paper Dramatic imagery from Tom Bennett’s series of black and white monotypes, blending surrealistic mindscapes with stark realism About Tom Bennett: With quick brushstrokes, Tom Bennett creates representational images of human figures and animals, emphasizing movement in a manner reminiscent of Lucien Freud, Edgar Degas and the photographer Eadweard Muybridge. Elongated and blurry, the horse racing up a hill (Canter Fritz, 2002) and the sinister cat landing a leap (Chien Blanc, 1998) elicit a sense of foreboding enhanced by Bennett’s somber palette; his female figures too reflect a grim sense of humor with their distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint. Classically trained as a painter, he initially worked in oil on canvas but discovered that monotype printing enabled him to “literally push the image around,” creating an essential element of motion. To overcome the limited scale of monotypes, however, he switched to painting on slick-surfaced plastic. Tom Bennett’s practice is rooted in the classical tradition where painting and drawing from life is highly regarded. Bennett’s work is heavily influenced by Francis Bacon, Frank Auberbauch and foremost his father, Harry Bennett, who was also an artist. Tom’s time living abroad in Spain and traveling through Eastern Europe and Africa provided the artistic freedom to explore many of the techniques and subject matter that continue to define his practice. Bennett was born and raised in Connecticut. His mediums include monotypes, oil on paper, canvas or styrene board. In a technique that Tom started over 4 years ago, several of his monotypes have been painted over with oil paint using a palette knife, brush, or his fingers to re-purpose the underlying image. These works are a testament to Bennett’s ability to quickly and concisely compose an image with expressive brush strokes, foreshortened figures and expertly rendered light. Tom’s work has been featured in group and solo exhibitions worldwide. Bennett lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. He is currently represented by Tabla Rasa...

Monotype on paper Dramatic disrupted realism imagery from Tom Bennett’s series of monochromatic monotypes, blending surrealistic mindscapes with stark realism About Tom Bennett: With quick brushstrokes, Tom Bennett creates representational images of human figures and animals, emphasizing movement in a manner reminiscent of Lucien Freud, Edgar Degas and the photographer Eadweard Muybridge. Elongated and blurry, the horse racing up a hill (Canter Fritz, 2002) and the sinister cat landing a leap (Chien Blanc, 1998) elicit a sense of foreboding enhanced by Bennett’s somber palette; his female figures too reflect a grim sense of humor with their distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint. Classically trained as a painter, he initially worked in oil on canvas but discovered that monotype printing enabled him to “literally push the image around,” creating an essential element of motion. To overcome the limited scale of monotypes, however, he switched to painting on slick-surfaced plastic. Tom Bennett’s practice is rooted in the classical tradition where painting and drawing from life is highly regarded. Bennett’s work is heavily influenced by Francis Bacon, Frank Auberbauch and foremost his father, Harry Bennett, who was also an artist. Tom’s time living abroad in Spain and traveling through Eastern Europe and Africa provided the artistic freedom to explore many of the techniques and subject matter that continue to define his practice. Bennett was born and raised in Connecticut. His mediums include monotypes, oil on paper, canvas or styrene board. In a technique that Tom started over 4 years ago, several of his monotypes have been painted over with oil paint using a palette knife, brush, or his fingers to re-purpose the underlying image. These works are a testament to Bennett’s ability to quickly and concisely compose an image with expressive brush strokes, foreshortened figures and expertly rendered light. Tom’s work has been featured in group and solo exhibitions worldwide. Bennett lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. He is currently represented by Tabla Rasa...

Oil based monotype (ie: not multiple) of horse. Expressionist, grays and browns with powerful textures and movement.

Oil based ink and paint monotype on fine printmaking paper. Painterly, lively representational image with symbolist abstracted marks.

Monotype on paper

From a series of monotypes of the figure with head turned from the viewer. The ambiguous symbolism is both personal yet universal.

Monotype by painter, master printmaker Tom Bennett

Monotype on paper Dramatic imagery from Tom Bennett’s series of black and white monotypes, blending surrealistic mindscapes with stark realism About Tom Bennett: With quick brushstr...

One of a series of oil based monotypes on fine printmaking paper, subtle color design, symbolic and atmospheric figure/figures in cityscape

An oil-based ink monotype of an expressive figure turned from the viewer against a patterned green-grey background.

Monotype on paper

"Crucifix" is an abstract Post War oil over monotype painting by Hans Burkhardt in 1981. The artwork is 11 x 7 5/8 inches and, with the frame, is 14 1/4 x 10 3/8 x 3/4 inches. It is ...

Monotype on paper

Dramatic imagery from Tom Bennett’s series of black and white monotypes, blending surrealistic mindscapes with stark realism About Tom Bennett: With quick brushstrokes, Tom Bennett ...

Dramatic imagery from Tom Bennett’s series of black and white monotypes, blending surrealistic mindscapes with stark realism About Tom Bennett: With quick brushstrokes, Tom Bennett ...

Monotype Ms. Murray is notable for capturing the crystalline quality of northern light. She has an extensive exhibition history and she is represented in both private and public co...

Dramatic imagery from FILM NOIR series of black and white monotypes, blending surrealistic mindscapes with stark realism About Tom Bennett: With quick brushstrokes, Tom Bennett crea...

Monotype on paper About Tom Bennett: With quick brushstrokes, Tom Bennett creates representational images of human figures and animals, emphasizing movement in a manner reminiscent o...

Dramatic imagery from FILM NOIR series of black and white monotypes, blending surrealistic mindscapes with stark realism About Tom Bennett: With quick brushstrokes, Tom Bennett crea...

Otto Neumann (1895-1975) was a German Expressionist painter and printmaker. His monotypes evolved from sharp, angular, black and whites to late abstract p...

Inspired by her close connection to nature, and by what she calls “the spirit of investigation and observation of the natural world,” Suzi Davidoff creates mixed-media drawings and p...

Harold Town (1924-1990) is the best-known and most dynamic artist from the "Painters Eleven" group. His reputation goes beyond his association with the group as arguably one of Can...

The artwork was the result of an artist residency called SOLOS. During her time there, she began keeping a journal of her dreams. That record included plants, objects, and a recent t...

Kenneth Noland (1924 – 2010) is one of the most important contributors to the evolution of American abstraction, specifically as a leading figure in the Color-Field movement. Unlik...

Monotype on paper, Framed 25 x 25 x 3 cm Federica Frati is an Italian artist born in 1977 who lives lives and works in Brecia, Italy. She is graduated from art school Foppa where sh...

Friedel Dzubas (1915-1994) was a Berlin-born, American abstract painter and a key artist associated with both the New York School and the Color Field movement. Dzubas studied art in Germany before fleeing the Nazi regime in 1939, settling in New York City. During the 1940s, Dzubas circulated with some of the leading abstract painters in the city's vital art scene. One of Dzubas' first major exhibitions took place at the 9th Street Art...

Monotype print on paper (Acrylic) Fred Borghesi is an Italian artist born in 1987 who lives and works in London, UK. He is above all a multidisciplinary artist, constantly switching...

Color monotype Juarez’s most recent prints are four groups of monoprints Cowboy’s Delight II, Copper Mallow, Yucca Bloom and Flowers and Pearls. Juarez gathered wild flowers from ar...

Unique monotype

The boat symbolizes the passage of our coming into birth, journeying through life, and eventually guiding us to our last crossing. "...leading us back to the swaying, gliding somnole...

From my ongoing series, 'Portable Landscape or Landscape for the Traveler.' Before European contact, the Lenape Manhattan's original inhabitants called the island Manahatta, which me...

From my ongoing series, 'Portable Landscape or Landscape for the Traveler.' Before European contact, the Lenape Manhattan's original inhabitants called the island Manahatta, which me...

This atmospheric landscape monotype print by Kris Ekstrand, depicts shoreline in the Pacific Northwest. Matted and signed by the artist, 1/1 original. Kris' perspective on the natur...

This atmospheric landscape framed monotype print by Kris Ekstrand, depicts marshland, mountains and sky in the Pacific Northwest. Preserved in a custom frame with archival matte, sig...

VALERIE HIRD BREAK IN THE HORIZON, 2019 oil, monotypes, gesso, Arches paper, silver leaf, silver amulet 23 1/2 x 22 in. 59.7 x 55.9 cm. mythology

Color monotype based on the edition print of "Travels of Fortune": The artist describes this work as follows: “I wanted to focus on the positive cultural heritage these refugees bri...

Clinton Storm was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and received his bachelor of fine arts from the University of Michigan. He has shown in numerous solo an...

Clinton Storm was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and received his bachelor of fine arts from the University of Michigan. He has shown in numerous solo an...

Harold Town (1924-1990) remains one of the most accomplished and fascinating characters from the "Painters Eleven" group. While Town coined the group's name (based on the number of artists who simply attended their first meeting) his output was diverse, ever-changing and not restricted to painting. Somewhat ironically, Town's first significant body of work, which established his reputation, was a group of monotype - which he called "Single Autographic Prints" Town was introduced to lithography by fellow Painters Eleven member Oscar Cahen...

Color monotype Juarez’s most recent prints are four groups of monoprints Cowboy’s Delight II, Copper Mallow, Yucca Bloom and Flowers and Pearls. Juarez gathered wild flowers from ar...

Color monotype The ‘okina is the Hawaiian representation of the glottal stop. It is a separation of doubles. The monotypes in the ‘Okina series are doubles; the prints are divi...

A monotype by Kenneth Noland. "Winds 82-23" is an abstract, painted monotype on handmade paper executed primarily in yellows and greens in a chevron pattern by Post War artist...

Edition: 5 or less. One of possibly 3 variants

Unique monotype

Colors have long been known to have psychological and emotional effects, and in the past months, using the calming color blue has been a therapeutic self-treatment. Blue is the color...

I will meet you there, back in the eternal cosmic waters. Angelica’s multi-layered works are informed by her ongoing efforts to create a less reactive and more responsive presence i...

Barbara Szüts was born in Bad Bleiberg in Carinthia (AUSTRIA) in 1952. She studied painting with Carl Unger at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna from 1974 to 1980. From 1986 ...

Unique monotype

Contemporary collage by Anne-Joëlle Galley. Anne-Joëlle’s works predominantly with collage, collage-paintings, paintings, and monotypes. The artist studied in Europe, joining various painting ateliers and art courses such as Sotheby’s and ICA - Institute of Contemporary Art/Christies in London.  In the late 90s’, she enrolled at “The Art Students’ League of New York”, where she first became involved with printmaking. Galley uses various techniques and materials, and color remains her signature.  The artist has participated in more than 50 group and solo exhibitions in the US, Mexico, Italy, England, Switzerland, Spain, and Romania. In 2005, she was selected to participate in the I Biennale of Etching and Graphic Work organized by the Cultural Council of Cáceres’ Town Hall, in Spain. That year, she also participated in the Arad International Biennale of Contemporary Art (Arad, Romania). In 2007, she participated in the Florence Biennale of Contemporary Art in Italy. More recently, in 2019, she was invited to participate in the Exhibition “Where I come from: The Works and Influences of Charles Criner...

I primarily paint on location, en plein air. Direct observation allows me to translate the light and color of a particular location as I try to capture a specific point in time. The ...

I primarily paint on location, en plein air. Direct observation allows me to translate the light and color of a particular location as I try to capture a specific point in time. The ...

Bernal Etude, 2020 24" x 18" (HxW) Original Abstract Monoprint A unique print by artist Oi Fortin. A gorgeous color scape of blue and green is broken up by ...

Mousa, 2020 24" x 18" (HxW) Original Abstract Monoprint A unique print by artist Oi Fortin. A gradient color palette of blue and red-orange shifts across th...

A monotype on Japanese handmade paper by Kenneth Noland. “Stripes” is an abstract, unique monotype print, in a palette of pastel colors by American abstract artist, Kenneth Noland. T...

Artist Commentary: Camouflage For survival animals would camouflage to its environment. Would it be interesting if our skin color can change to whatever we want? About the artist: ...

Artist Commentary: This new series of Monotype collage are my latest and exciting project. I use my monotype background to start, then added cutouts from other media. It's fun and addictive to make! Enjoy. About the artist: Oi Fortin...

Artist Commentary: Homage to Saccio Joe Saccio, a doctor, a wonderful sculpture artist, and friend who recently passed away. In memory of his friendship, I use shapes that were left in his studio to create this piece. About the artist: Oi Fortin...

Artist Commentary: Together Apart It’s a CoronaVirus pandemic reality of the world! We are all in this together but to be safe we must be ...

Artist Commentary: Monotype Print on Arches 88 paper, using oil base printmaking inks, completed in February, 2021 Geometric in shape, each colors are printed separately. This is on...