Medium: Mezzotint and chine-collé
Dimensions: 13 1/2 x 11 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: Japanese, 1985
Edition: of 15

Recommended by Paige:

(Collections Manager / Marketing Coordinator)

This piece merges impeccable technique with expression of a feeling. The hands are beautifully detailed and blur upward to ambiguous peaks where the peoples' faces and bodies should be. I can see it is as reminder to not be too still, too settled, or risk becoming a bystander that forms the background of life.

Medium: Mezzotint with hand coloring
Dimensions: 5 7/8 x 7 3/4 inches (image) 11 1/8 x 15 inches (sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1983
Date finished: 2009/2019
Edition: of 12, Second state

Recommended by Catherine (Collections Specialist / Gallery Associate):

Driven by a nuanced play between light and dark, Julie Niskanen's 'Refuge' portrays depths of meaning within this simple image of two eggs in a nest. Niskanen's use of the mezzotint technique softly tempers the contrast between the abyssal black background and the gently glowing nest, inviting us to consider a close relationship between foreboding mystery and peaceful clarity. The dangers residing in the blackness below this nest are completely unknown, yet the coupled eggs are safe and serenely cradled side by side.

Medium: Color mezzotint
Dimensions: 7 3/4 x 7 inches (image) 11 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches (sheet)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1948
Date finished: 2005
Edition: of 20

Recommended by Nikki (Fine Print Photographer & Content Publisher):

Peter Jogo’s mastery of color mezzotint never ceases to amaze. He expertly replicates sharp angles of light refractions in the glass vase of water, while simultaneously capturing the soft glow of light reaching us from behind the delicately overlapping flower petals. Rather than relying on the stark black and white of most traditional mezzotints, Jogo effectively employs the triadic harmony of purple, orange, and green to tie the full composition together. As summer winds down, this beautifully portrayed bouquet of cut flowers reminds us to enjoy the last rays of sunshine before fall arrives.

Medium: Four-plate mezzotint
Dimensions: 4 x 5 inches (image)
Signature: Signed
Artist details: American, 1948
Date finished: 2016
Edition: of 40

Recommended by Paige (Collections Manager):

"This piece immediately grabbed my attention because of the rich color and perfect technique. But what keeps me looking is the regal, precious treatment of a humble apple. It strikes me as a perfectly lit, staged scene of a play with an apple as the protagonist. It's a scene that we'd never quite catch in our daily life either because it vanishes when we turn the lights on or because we don't revere the apple on our table as maybe we should. Either way, I'm glad that Jogo called my attention to it."

Medium: Mezzotint
Date finished: 2010
Edition: of 7