White

Painting, Santa's beard, Uros Nedeljkovic

Santa's beard

Uros Nedeljkovic

Painting - 130 x 180 x 1.8 cm

$4,348

Fine Art Drawings, Popping out flower, Tinazavi

Popping out flower

Tinazavi

Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 28 x 2 cm

$1,186

Painting, Yume. Dream, Léon Kiddo

Yume. Dream

Léon Kiddo

Painting - 40 x 30 x 3 cm

$903

Painting, Winter, Mariam Odishvili

Winter

Mariam Odishvili

Painting - 18 x 24 x 0.2 cm

$903

Painting, Eyes on me custom skate deck skateboard, Andrew Wallas

Eyes on me custom skate deck skateboard

Andrew Wallas

Painting - 22 x 85 x 1 cm

$960

Print, Tension Blanche, Elio Spilotros

Tension Blanche

Elio Spilotros

Print - 91 x 91 x 6 cm

$2,146

Painting, Shifting, Verena Kloss

Shifting

Verena Kloss

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm

$4,980

Painting, Dark Nomad, Karla Carranza

Dark Nomad

Karla Carranza

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 cm

$5,071

Painting, Transient 1, Eri Tsujii

Transient 1

Eri Tsujii

Painting - 38 x 45.5 x 3 cm

$1,129

Print, Haring Dog Red, Nick Smith

Haring Dog Red

Nick Smith

Print - 54 x 61 cm

$1,796

Painting, Relaxing time, Krum Kostov

Relaxing time

Krum Kostov

Painting - 67 x 56 x 2 cm

$903

Painting, Composition _ Droving love in white, Tadas Zaicikas

Composition _ Droving love in white

Tadas Zaicikas

Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 4.6 cm

$19,872

Painting, Mother, April Kay

Mother

April Kay

Painting - 60 x 90 x 3 cm

$2,259

Fine Art Drawings, Chila Spirit, Martin Bradley

Chila Spirit

Martin Bradley

Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.2 cm

$3,388

Painting, Abstrait Ref BDNW8099, Lutka Pink

Abstrait Ref BDNW8099

Lutka Pink

Painting - 34 x 24 cm

$734

Painting, Street font, Eko 1

Street font

Eko 1

Painting - 98 x 67 x 2 cm

$678

Photography, Daily Life, Anaiis Lee

Daily Life

Anaiis Lee

Photography - 50 x 70 x 0.3 cm

$1,355

Print, No brilho dos olhos, Renata Andrade

No brilho dos olhos

Renata Andrade

Print - 40 x 30 x 1 cm

$565

Painting, Sea 2, Kira Behnert

Sea 2

Kira Behnert

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm

$1,054 $948

Photography, Tuneis, Gilberto Perin

Tuneis

Gilberto Perin

Photography - 40 x 60 cm

$1,039

Painting, Naren, René Romero Schuler

Naren

René Romero Schuler

Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 3 cm

$1,468

Photography, Peak Mid Winter #1, Jonathan Moore

Peak Mid Winter #1

Jonathan Moore

Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.01 cm

$988

Fine Art Drawings, The Cat, Marie-Paulette Lagosse

The Cat

Marie-Paulette Lagosse

Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 32 x 0.1 cm

$734

Photography, Portrait de geisha, Daiane Soares

Portrait de geisha

Daiane Soares

Photography - 75 x 50 cm

$2,033

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Otto Wols

Sans titre

Otto Wols

Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 14 cm

$9,034

Painting, Minimal Chaos 2, Nicolas Delprat

Minimal Chaos 2

Nicolas Delprat

Painting - 194 x 130 x 3 cm

$5,534

Fine Art Drawings, Signature 16, Catherine Cazau

Signature 16

Catherine Cazau

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 45 cm

$599

Painting, Scream, Nemesis

Scream

Nemesis

Painting - 152.4 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm

$30,000

Photography, Hydrocarbure, Stéphane Martin

Hydrocarbure

Stéphane Martin

Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.04 cm

$169

Fine Art Drawings, Woman, Simon Goldberg

Woman

Simon Goldberg

Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 15 x 0.1 cm

$339

Sculpture, Ondé "Sable", Christian  Renonciat

Ondé "Sable"

Christian Renonciat

Sculpture - 100 x 150 x 15 cm

$18,069

Sculpture, David Bowie Bunny, Bruno Boffa

David Bowie Bunny

Bruno Boffa

Sculpture - 29 x 22 x 10 cm

$960

Fine Art Drawings, Invité au repas 15, Roger Decaux

Invité au repas 15

Roger Decaux

Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm

$1,016

Photography, Telltale, Solomon Jamy Brown

Telltale

Solomon Jamy Brown

Photography - 70 x 50 x 0.05 cm

$1,298

Painting, Sleeping hives, Andrzej Kacperek

Sleeping hives

Andrzej Kacperek

Painting - 20 x 30 x 2 cm

$903

Painting, A longing no. 17, Joseph Adolphe

A longing no. 17

Joseph Adolphe

Painting - 183 x 183 x 4 cm

$38,622

Print, Secuencias a dos, Ana Pérez Pereda

Secuencias a dos

Ana Pérez Pereda

Print - 31 x 74 x 1 cm

$1,355

Sculpture, 8 actos de genuflexión, Ana Pérez Pereda

8 actos de genuflexión

Ana Pérez Pereda

Sculpture - 200 x 20 x 8 cm

$1,355

Fine Art Drawings, Ngor, Ndoye Douts

Ngor

Ndoye Douts

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 60 x 1 cm

$1,694

Painting, Loups d'Automne, Loup Y-Es-Tu ?

Loups d'Automne

Loup Y-Es-Tu ?

Painting - 46 x 38 x 1 cm

$565

Print, The Builders, Ivo Pannaggi

The Builders

Ivo Pannaggi

Print - 50 x 70.5 x 0.2 cm

$858

Sculpture, Contact color relief, Aurélie Trabaud

Contact color relief

Aurélie Trabaud

Sculpture - 54 x 54 x 4.2 cm

$3,614

Painting, Les filles, Blanche Bérat

Les filles

Blanche Bérat

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm

$2,208

Fine Art Drawings, Blue Winter, Jim Lagasse

Blue Winter

Jim Lagasse

Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm

$525

Photography, Lady from the past, Eliana Barbosa

Lady from the past

Eliana Barbosa

Photography - 30.5 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm

$621

Painting, Daisy, Monica

Daisy

Monica

Painting - 32 x 24 x 0.01 cm

$678

Photography, Untitled, Fabian Albertini

Untitled

Fabian Albertini

Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.5 cm

$1,694

Painting, #6789LV, Will $treet

#6789LV

Will $treet

Painting - 84 x 72 x 2.5 cm

$1,242

Painting, Snow, Andrzej Pankowski

Snow

Andrzej Pankowski

Painting - 47 x 67 x 0.1 cm

$960

Painting, Ascension n°2, Emmanuel Pons

Ascension n°2

Emmanuel Pons

Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm

$4,743

Painting, A beautiful mind, Fydia Studio

A beautiful mind

Fydia Studio

Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm

$903

Photography, Taste of Blood, Vava Venezia

Taste of Blood

Vava Venezia

Photography - 70 x 70 x 1 cm

$1,355

Painting, Songe d'une nuit d'été, Marie Tissot

Songe d'une nuit d'été

Marie Tissot

Painting - 60 x 45 x 2 cm

$1,355

Print, Inside in the Garage I., Martin Kallay

Inside in the Garage I.

Martin Kallay

Print - 30 x 45 cm

$1,355

Print, Path, Oshi Rabin

Path

Oshi Rabin

Print - 50.8 x 76.2 x 7.6 cm

$2,146

Painting, Heartland, Ford Crull

Heartland

Ford Crull

Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm

$13,000

Painting, Another hard day, Ronex Ahimbisibwe

Another hard day

Ronex Ahimbisibwe

Painting - 40 x 60 x 2.5 cm

$1,637

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Mara

Sans titre

Mara

Fine Art Drawings - 77.5 x 58 cm

$395

Print, Still life, Hannah Collins

Still life

Hannah Collins

Print - 76 x 56 x 0.02 cm

$1,016

Painting, Skiers XII (December), Ernesto Dick

Skiers XII (December)

Ernesto Dick

Painting - 23 x 44 x 0.2 cm

$2,033

Fine Art Drawings, Natura morta (Still life), Gino Severini

Natura morta (Still life)

Gino Severini

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 13 x 0.2 cm

$11,858

Fine Art Drawings, Cascade no. 1, Jennifer Idrizi

Cascade no. 1

Jennifer Idrizi

Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 26 x 0.5 cm

$762

Photography, Full tilt, Richard Kelley

Full tilt

Richard Kelley

Photography - 120 x 80 x 4 cm

$649

Painting, Avior, Jérôme Royer

Avior

Jérôme Royer

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,694

Print, Sin titulo, Chema Madoz

Sin titulo

Chema Madoz

Print - 76 x 56 x 1 cm

$1,412

Painting, Opulence, Aurélien Guiho

Opulence

Aurélien Guiho

Painting - 150 x 200 x 8 cm

$15,810

Painting, Still life, Valentino Ghiglia

Still life

Valentino Ghiglia

Painting - 60 x 70 x 0.1 cm

$1,468

Painting, Sans titre - 2016, Frédéric Fau

Sans titre - 2016

Frédéric Fau

Painting - 60 x 90 x 2 cm

$1,073

Print, Graffaune cerfs, Daco

Graffaune cerfs

Daco

Print - 40 x 30 x 4 cm

$1,016

Fine Art Drawings, Sans Titre (DED463027), Katsuko Kuroya

Sans Titre (DED463027)

Katsuko Kuroya

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 cm

$181

Fine Art Drawings, Tiers Homme Élan Dragon, Remed

Tiers Homme Élan Dragon

Remed

Fine Art Drawings - 107 x 79 x 1 cm

$5,251

Painting, Prefazione, Daniela Sandroni

Prefazione

Daniela Sandroni

Painting - 170 x 70 x 2 cm

$17,674

Print, Kitchen Ponder, E.K. Waller

Kitchen Ponder

E.K. Waller

Print - 63.5 x 96.5 x 5.1 cm

$1,200

Print, Nu (Un poème dans chaque livre Paul Eluard) Ref BDNW2985, Yves Tanguy

Nu (Un poème dans chaque livre Paul Eluard) Ref BDNW2985

Yves Tanguy

Print - 51 x 33 cm

$1,073

Print, Emancipation, Walter Barrientos

Emancipation

Walter Barrientos

Print - 50 x 71 x 0.8 cm

$565

Painting, Lapin ou ne pas être, Michèle Corotti

Lapin ou ne pas être

Michèle Corotti

Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm

$903

Painting, Kaleidoskop, Iren Orlova

Kaleidoskop

Iren Orlova

Painting - 115 x 89 x 2 cm

$2,146

Fine Art Drawings, Hellebore No. 30, Elizabeth Becker

Hellebore No. 30

Elizabeth Becker

Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 cm

$150

Photography, 003- Les petits peuples de Sibérie, Jacques Langevin

003- Les petits peuples de Sibérie

Jacques Langevin

Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm

$1,355

Sculpture, Slap the Antarctic, Laso

Slap the Antarctic

Laso

Sculpture - 75 x 75 x 12 cm

$565

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre 393, Daniel Gonçalves

Sans titre 393

Daniel Gonçalves

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm

$1,129

Painting, Blanqueo, Klandestino

Blanqueo

Klandestino

Painting - 149 x 74 x 4.9 cm

$1,073

Photography, Etre dans le bleu, Jean-Claude Mathier

Etre dans le bleu

Jean-Claude Mathier

Photography - 100 x 150 x 2 cm

$1,459

Print, Guernicouille de pine d'assaut 3 (1), Mad Meg

Guernicouille de pine d'assaut 3 (1)

Mad Meg

Print - 65.5 x 48 cm

$440

Painting, Ondinas, Liliana Pantanali

Ondinas

Liliana Pantanali

Painting - 50 x 120 x 1 cm

$2,379

Painting, Regality, Sergio Capitani

Regality

Sergio Capitani

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm

$621

Fine Art Drawings, Erase Myself 01, Marco Rea

Erase Myself 01

Marco Rea

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm

$745

Print, Portrait 5, Manuella Ferré

Portrait 5

Manuella Ferré

Print - 27.8 x 20.8 cm

$102

Sculpture, Kiss My Diamonds, Gab

Kiss My Diamonds

Gab

Sculpture - 20 x 20 x 30 cm

$6,550

Fine Art Drawings, Homeland, Anet Duncan

Homeland

Anet Duncan

Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 21 x 7 cm

$768

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!


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