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![Photography, Glacier, Eric Bouvet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1926276_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Les Aiguilles de Chamonix vues de l’Index, Eric Bouvet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1926267_1_grid.jpg)
Les Aiguilles de Chamonix vues de l’Index
Eric Bouvet
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,063
![Fine Art Drawings, Sans Titre 12 - Ref BDNW9154, Jean-Pierre Stora](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1916901_1_grid.jpg)
Sans Titre 12 - Ref BDNW9154
Jean-Pierre Stora
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.8 inch
$839
![Painting, Lair O' the Bear, Richard Szkutnik](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1884576_1_grid.jpg)
Lair O' the Bear
Richard Szkutnik
Painting - 27.9 x 35.6 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11 x 14 x 0.2 inch
$730
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![Painting, Farm with blue hills, Richard Szkutnik](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1858929_1_grid.jpg)
Farm with blue hills
Richard Szkutnik
Painting - 27.9 x 35.6 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11 x 14 x 0.2 inch
$750
![Painting, Utility, Richard Szkutnik](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1853121_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Get lost!, Katrina Avotina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1830966_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Les fiançailles, Philippe Loubat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1730718_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Surimpression du Touareg, Françoise Spiekermeier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1695054_1_grid.jpg)
Surimpression du Touareg
Françoise Spiekermeier
Photography - 90 x 60 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch
$805
![Painting, Vintage roller, Franck Savoye (Francky)](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1661148_1_grid.jpg)
Vintage roller
Franck Savoye (Francky)
Painting - 60 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch
$503
![Painting, Baltimore Ravens, Botero Pop](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1660794_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La flamboyante, Dany Soyer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1655172_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Celestail Week, Kasia Kay](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1622382_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Monolith, Zack Goulet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1533645_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, De la Terre à la Lune - 05, Bruno Palisson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1459830_1_grid.jpg)
De la Terre à la Lune - 05
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
$1,007
![Photography, From Glass to Reflections - 7, Bruno Palisson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1457133_1_grid.jpg)
From Glass to Reflections - 7
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
$1,007
![Photography, From Glass to Reflections - 6, Bruno Palisson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1457130_1_grid.jpg)
From Glass to Reflections - 6
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
$1,007
![Photography, Tipis (Piezography), Lionel le Jeune](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1361103_1_grid.jpg)
Tipis (Piezography)
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 60 x 85 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 33.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,118
![Painting, Figures in the forest, Gregg Simpson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1316859_1_grid.jpg)
Figures in the forest
Gregg Simpson
Painting - 119.4 x 134.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47 x 53 x 1 inch
$5,400
![Painting, Angel, LN Le Pape](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1316667_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Toxic série geisha pop, LN Le Pape](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1316664_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Drôle de dame, LN Le Pape](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1316658_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Serie geisha pop 3, LN Le Pape](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1316646_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Trois femmes sous la pluie, Frédéric Blaimont](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1295001_1_grid.jpg)
Trois femmes sous la pluie
Frédéric Blaimont
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,579
![Print, Kitchen, Edvarda Braanaas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1292151_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Reservoir (Piezography), Lionel le Jeune](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1268805_1_grid.jpg)
Reservoir (Piezography)
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
$615
![Painting, La sieste interrompue, Lionel le Jeune](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1266549_1_grid.jpg)
La sieste interrompue
Lionel le Jeune
Painting - 65 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$615
![Photography, Los Albaricoques, Lionel le Jeune](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1243125_1_grid.jpg)
Los Albaricoques
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch
$839
![Fine Art Drawings, Tondo, Catalin Guguianu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1228140_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cette fois ci on part quand même, Véronique Clanet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1214565_1_grid.jpg)
Cette fois ci on part quand même
Véronique Clanet
Painting - 92 x 73 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 inch
$6,934
![Painting, Abstract face, Saverio Filioli Uranio](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1209270_1_grid.jpg)
Abstract face
Saverio Filioli Uranio
Painting - 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$88
![Painting, Bâches bleues devant la Salute, Célestin Messaggio](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1122453_1_grid.jpg)
Bâches bleues devant la Salute
Célestin Messaggio
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$7,717
![Print, Bikaina VIII, Eduardo Chillida](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/976956_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cuori sospesi, Andrea Benetti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/942762_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Fiori di neve, Andrea Benetti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/942756_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Evoluzioni aeree II, Andrea Benetti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/942675_1_grid.jpg)
Evoluzioni aeree II
Andrea Benetti
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$3,132
![Photography, Trés port, Stéphane Martin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/919632_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Passage piéton, Stéphane Martin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/919611_1_grid.jpg)
Passage piéton
Stéphane Martin
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.04 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$168
![Photography, Fadaise, Stéphane Martin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/919557_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Extension, Stéphane Martin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/919551_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Etrange été, Stéphane Martin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/919545_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, UK & Ireland White, Yanko Tihov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/891495_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Cinematography inspired session #22, Grzegorz Sikorski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/884061_1_grid.jpg)
Cinematography inspired session #22
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$213
![Photography, Winter Robin I, Bogdan Boev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/722250_1_grid.jpg)
Winter Robin I
Bogdan Boev
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
$369 $332
![Photography, Winter Robin II, Bogdan Boev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/722244_1_grid.jpg)
Winter Robin II
Bogdan Boev
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
$369
![Sculpture, Model for Monument to the White Squirrel, Brandon Vickerd](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/633456_1_grid.jpg)
Model for Monument to the White Squirrel
Brandon Vickerd
Sculpture - 30.5 x 30.5 x 20.3 cm Sculpture - 12 x 12 x 8 inch
$6,711
![Photography, Vision blanche, Yves Bordes Lapeyre](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/457285_1_grid.jpg)
Vision blanche
Yves Bordes Lapeyre
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch
$995
![Painting, Untitled, Santiago Torriglia](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2179488_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Jim Morrison, Spaco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2177708_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Northern, Laura Spring](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2167657_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Unchartered Territory 1, Laura Spring](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2167656_1_grid.jpg)
Unchartered Territory 1
Laura Spring
Painting - 40.6 x 55.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 16 x 22 x 0.1 inch
$290
![Painting, Unchartered Territory 9, Laura Spring](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2167653_1_grid.jpg)
Unchartered Territory 9
Laura Spring
Painting - 55.9 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 22 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$290
![Painting, Unchartered Territory 8, Laura Spring](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2167652_1_grid.jpg)
Unchartered Territory 8
Laura Spring
Painting - 55.9 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 22 x 16 x 0.1 inch
$290
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![Painting, Nature call 2, Achike MiracleAnayo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2149886_1_grid.jpg)
Nature call 2
Achike MiracleAnayo
Painting - 182.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 72 x 48 x 1 inch
$3,500
![Painting, Danseuse de porcelaine, Serge Kalinowski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2148208_1_grid.jpg)
Danseuse de porcelaine
Serge Kalinowski
Painting - 116 x 89 x 5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 2 inch
$2,796
![Painting, Steve Mcqueen, Spaco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2148096_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Azurra, Claudia Kaka](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2147520_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Atomic Bardot, Batik](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2146969_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Equilibre, Florence Crinquand](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140651_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Anti-natal 2/2, Nancy Singh](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2139485_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Souk experiense, Podkol](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2139184_1_grid.jpg)
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![Sculpture, Ballon de rugby, Les Frères Guinet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2113881_1_grid.jpg)
Ballon de rugby
Les Frères Guinet
Sculpture - 30 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
$2,684 $2,228
![Painting, Pchit, Dezache](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2095401_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, They watch, Edward Zelinsky](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2050737_1_grid.jpg)
They watch
Edward Zelinsky
Fine Art Drawings - 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 30 x 0.2 inch
$550
![Painting, Progenitor, Derek Overfield](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2050362_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Mother's comfort, Emmanuel Daniel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2028873_1_grid.jpg)
Mother's comfort
Emmanuel Daniel
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
$3,500
![Painting, JM Basquiat, Spaco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2004705_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Amour secret, Laurence Chouzenoux](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1980753_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Innocence, Laurence Chouzenoux](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1980672_1_grid.jpg)
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![Print, Stay on target!, Batik](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1923504_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Free spirit No. 5, Alexandra Romano](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1859103_1_grid.jpg)
Free spirit No. 5
Alexandra Romano
Painting - 20.3 x 25.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 8 x 10 x 1.5 inch
$309
![Print, Esku XXVIII, Eduardo Chillida](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/180031_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Parisi175 – Academic Reference N.4, Alejandro Martin Parisi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1779909_1_grid.jpg)
Parisi175 – Academic Reference N.4
Alejandro Martin Parisi
Painting - 61 x 64 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 25.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,349
![Painting, Toi 4, Emma Konc](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1755420_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Amy Dior Banksy, Spaco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1723695_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh-Ville, Hôtel Continental, Eric Benard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1720854_1_grid.jpg)
Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh-Ville, Hôtel Continental
Eric Benard
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$727
![Fine Art Drawings, Footprints, Jessica Houston](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1645968_1_grid.jpg)
Footprints
Jessica Houston
Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 14 x 1 inch
$1,566
![Painting, Muse aux cheveux blancs, Geoffrey Callènes](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1596249_1_grid.jpg)
Muse aux cheveux blancs
Geoffrey Callènes
Painting - 65 x 54 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.4 inch
$1,901
![Fine Art Drawings, À la trompette, Alban Garachon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1587420_1_grid.jpg)
À la trompette
Alban Garachon
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 19.7 inch
$615
![Photography, Rainy days in Tokyo V, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1557693_1_grid.jpg)
Rainy days in Tokyo V
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,226
![Photography, Rainy days in Tokyo VI, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1557687_1_grid.jpg)
Rainy days in Tokyo VI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,226
![Photography, Wild lens - Flamingos, Sven Pfrommer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1555389_1_grid.jpg)
Wild lens - Flamingos
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 50 x 150 x 3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,114
White
In physics, white is the sum of all the colours. To the human eye, white appears to be the total absence of colour. Amongst artists, white and its many uses in art are continuously evolving and challenging those who would embrace them. Is white, then, a non-colour, or an enhancer of colours? Intangible or material? Absence or excess?
Since Antiquity, white has been appreciated for its symbolic value. In Ancient Greece, where they would paint their statues, it was a sign of incompletion, whereas the Romans believed it showed pomp and imperialist virtue. With the rise of Christianity, white was used in opposition to black in order to emphasise moral dichotomies: the pure, divine white against the darkness. In some cases, however, white was used to show sickness or death, most notably in the pallid representations of the skeletal, crucified Christ.
In the Renaissance white was used to sublimate faces and backgrounds. Da Vinci even based his sfumato technique on the soft transition from light into darkness. Throughout the history of painting, white was considered precious for its ability to reflect light. It attracts the gaze even when used in the tiniest quantities, and illuminates the subject, drawing out stunning contrasts as seen in the works of Rembrandt, or in Vermeer's famous Girl with the Pearl Earring.
With the rise of Impressionism, white was used as the brightest tone amongst shades of grey. While Manet produced canvases which were forerunners to monochromes, including The Reader, which was almost pure white, Monet delivered a stunning gradient of whites whilst recreating the snow at his home in Giverny. The first true white monochrome appeared with the arrival of Malevitch's White Square on a White Background. The artist said 'I have broken the blue boundary of colour limits, and come out into the white'.
Modernists were equally passionate about white and valued it incredibly highly. Miro in particular questioned the status of white on canvases. In his painting Woman, Bird and Star white is in parts boldly painted, but is also distinctive for its absence around the star. Picasso, on the other hand, explored white in conjunction with his famous coloured periods. Piero Manzoni became famous thanks to his 'achromatic' paintings, a series of canvases produced exclusively in shades of white. Moving into the 20th century, white became synonymous with minimalist abstraction. For artists like Kandinsky, white was a cosmic colour, associated with a spiritual search for the absolute, guiding the artists as he seek to express his emotions.
Today, white remains an ever popular subject. Roman Opalka made his name creating a series of white numbers of a white background, while Daniel Arsham reinvents white walls in galleries by letting his artwork drip down onto them. White is a colour with multiple symbolic interpretations. The colour of divinity or humility; of purity and immaculate, of emptiness and absence, but always colour. If blue has Klein and red has Rothko, it appears that no artist has yet succeeded in fully mastering white – but maybe you'll find them in our selection!