White

Print, Concept #4, Petr Strnad

Concept #4

Petr Strnad

Print - 50 x 33.3 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.1 x 0 inch

$145

Painting, Unconscious walks to sustanability, Mariam Qureshi

Unconscious walks to sustanability

Mariam Qureshi

Painting - 40.6 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Painting - 16 x 16 x 2 inch

$1,790

Painting, Hansel, Petrus Von Tricht

Hansel

Petrus Von Tricht

Painting - 35 x 27 x 2.5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 10.6 x 1 inch

$335

Photography, Le bouquet d'Adrien, Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic

Le bouquet d'Adrien

Nicolas Le Beuan Bénic

Photography - 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch

$625

Painting, Hochwasser, Galya Popova

Hochwasser

Galya Popova

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$3,014

Painting, Rocket man, Véronique Baleste

Rocket man

Véronique Baleste

Painting - 100 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch

$1,116

Sculpture, Coloss mineral, Steddy John

Coloss mineral

Steddy John

Sculpture - 30 x 19 x 19 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.5 x 7.5 inch

$257

Print, Megaliths-IV, Stanislav Bojankov

Megaliths-IV

Stanislav Bojankov

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$290

Painting, Scene 16, Mea Ambrozo

Scene 16

Mea Ambrozo

Painting - 24 x 35 x 4 cm Painting - 9.4 x 13.8 x 1.6 inch

$1,898

Painting, Improvisation-LIII, Stanislav Bojankov

Improvisation-LIII

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$296

Print, Mickey with lady, Sung Geun Lee

Mickey with lady

Sung Geun Lee

Print - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

$447

Print, Someone you love, Sung Geun Lee

Someone you love

Sung Geun Lee

Print - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

$447

Fine Art Drawings, Recette Brioche de foie gras, Noël Granger

Recette Brioche de foie gras

Noël Granger

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$123

Sculpture, Prince, Les Hélènes

Prince

Les Hélènes

Sculpture - 26 x 8 x 8 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 3.1 x 3.1 inch

$759

Print, 125) Flaque de pluie 2/11, Isis Bi-M

125) Flaque de pluie 2/11

Isis Bi-M

Print - 23 x 16 x 1 cm Print - 9.1 x 6.3 x 0.4 inch

$56

Painting, Black&white #3, Dominik Rutz

Black&white #3

Dominik Rutz

Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$572

Painting, Black&white #3, Dominik Rutz

Black&white #3

Dominik Rutz

Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$572

Sculpture, Viridis, El Nio

Viridis

El Nio

Sculpture - 24 x 43 x 6 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 16.9 x 2.4 inch

$502

Fine Art Drawings, Dessein 18, J/Y Delaunay-Israël

Dessein 18

J/Y Delaunay-Israël

Fine Art Drawings - 108 x 188 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 42.5 x 74 x 0.4 inch

$2,512

Fine Art Drawings, Lionne, Lionel le Jeune

Lionne

Lionel le Jeune

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch

$313

Fine Art Drawings, Etude d'arbres, Lionel le Jeune

Etude d'arbres

Lionel le Jeune

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 42 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

$67

Painting, Cheval camarguais, Lionel le Jeune

Cheval camarguais

Lionel le Jeune

Painting - 35 x 28 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 11 x 0.8 inch

$335

Painting, Bonheur, MAM

Bonheur

MAM

Painting - 30 x 30 x 4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

$335

Fine Art Drawings, One line dollar on white, Claire Godet

One line dollar on white

Claire Godet

Fine Art Drawings - 6.6 x 15.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 2.6 x 6.1 x 0 inch

$56

Painting, C'est l'heure, Manchot

C'est l'heure

Manchot

Painting - 41 x 33 x 2.5 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 1 inch

$447

Sculpture, Demosthenes Bust, Dervis Akdemir

Demosthenes Bust

Dervis Akdemir

Sculpture - 43 x 30 x 17 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 11.8 x 6.7 inch

$229

Painting, The Beginning 2 - Quadriptych, Cátia Goffinet

The Beginning 2 - Quadriptych

Cátia Goffinet

Painting - 153 x 132 x 2 cm Painting - 60.2 x 52 x 0.8 inch

$2,567

Painting, The Soul that inhabits me - Quadriptych, Cátia Goffinet

The Soul that inhabits me - Quadriptych

Cátia Goffinet

Painting - 160 x 120 cm Painting - 63 x 47.2 inch

$2,668

Painting, REF 1-21 - Un petit pas pour l'homme, un grand pas pour l'humanité, Jeanne

REF 1-21 - Un petit pas pour l'homme, un grand pas pour l'humanité

Jeanne

Painting - 81 x 65 x 1.7 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.7 inch

$1,060

Fine Art Drawings, Étude de visage, Lionel le Jeune

Étude de visage

Lionel le Jeune

Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

$56

Painting, Lovely Betty, Brigitte Lovisa

Lovely Betty

Brigitte Lovisa

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$413

Painting, Shadow and light (Podium), Dima Filatov

Shadow and light (Podium)

Dima Filatov

Painting - 73 x 122 x 0.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 48 x 0.2 inch

$759

Sculpture, Eros Bust, Dervis Akdemir

Eros Bust

Dervis Akdemir

Sculpture - 32 x 16 x 16 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 6.3 x 6.3 inch

$92

Sculpture, Dionysus Bust, Dervis Akdemir

Dionysus Bust

Dervis Akdemir

Sculpture - 34 x 14 x 14 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 5.5 x 5.5 inch

$92

Sculpture, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Bust, Dervis Akdemir

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Bust

Dervis Akdemir

Sculpture - 35 x 23 x 25 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 9.1 x 9.8 inch

$190

Sculpture, Dante Alighieri Bust, Dervis Akdemir

Dante Alighieri Bust

Dervis Akdemir

Sculpture - 19 x 21 x 15 cm Sculpture - 7.5 x 8.3 x 5.9 inch

$111

Sculpture, Miniature Alexander the Great Bust, Dervis Akdemir

Miniature Alexander the Great Bust

Dervis Akdemir

Sculpture - 19 x 12 x 12 cm Sculpture - 7.5 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch

$85

Painting, Prémices diptyque N°16, J/Y Delaunay-Israël

Prémices diptyque N°16

J/Y Delaunay-Israël

Painting - 100 x 200 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

$5,860

Sculpture, Golden Glory: The David with mask, Dervis Akdemir

Golden Glory: The David with mask

Dervis Akdemir

Sculpture - 34 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch

$366

Sculpture, Imperial Strength: The Marcus Aurelius Bust, Dervis Akdemir

Imperial Strength: The Marcus Aurelius Bust

Dervis Akdemir

Sculpture - 25 x 15 x 4 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 5.9 x 1.6 inch

$275

Sculpture, Winged Wonder: Hermes god sculpture, Dervis Akdemir

Winged Wonder: Hermes god sculpture

Dervis Akdemir

Sculpture - 41 x 18 x 15 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 7.1 x 5.9 inch

$262

Photography, Grande Motte Seagulls 2V, Clemente Vergara

Grande Motte Seagulls 2V

Clemente Vergara

Photography - 70 x 56 cm Photography - 27.6 x 22 inch

$502

Print, Format #1001, Petr Strnad

Format #1001

Petr Strnad

Print - 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print - 20 x 15 x 0 inch

$145

Painting, Endless flow 15., Petr Strnad

Endless flow 15.

Petr Strnad

Painting - 33.8 x 24.3 x 0.1 cm Painting - 13.3 x 9.6 x 0 inch

$301

Print, Format #981, Petr Strnad

Format #981

Petr Strnad

Print - 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print - 20 x 15 x 0 inch

$145

Print, Format #978, Petr Strnad

Format #978

Petr Strnad

Print - 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print - 20 x 15 x 0 inch

$145

Painting, Arranged place 23., Petr Strnad

Arranged place 23.

Petr Strnad

Painting - 44.3 x 33.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 17.4 x 13.3 x 0 inch

$346

Painting, Earthless 1, Prag

Earthless 1

Prag

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1 inch

$1,451

Painting, Arranged place 13., Petr Strnad

Arranged place 13.

Petr Strnad

Painting - 28.6 x 20.1 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.3 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$201

Painting, Message for you 7., Petr Strnad

Message for you 7.

Petr Strnad

Painting - 28 x 20.2 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11 x 8 x 0 inch

$201

Print, Format #953, Petr Strnad

Format #953

Petr Strnad

Print - 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print - 20 x 15 x 0 inch

$145

Photography, Upstairs, Emilie Mori

Upstairs

Emilie Mori

Photography - 70 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$1,005

Print, Concept #151, Petr Strnad

Concept #151

Petr Strnad

Print - 50 x 33.3 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.1 x 0 inch

$145

Print, Concept #119, Petr Strnad

Concept #119

Petr Strnad

Print - 50 x 33.3 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.1 x 0 inch

$145

Print, Concept #114, Petr Strnad

Concept #114

Petr Strnad

Print - 50 x 33.3 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.1 x 0 inch

$145

Painting, Trapped form in the webs, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Trapped form in the webs

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 116 x 108 x 0.7 cm Painting - 45.7 x 42.5 x 0.3 inch

$4,912

Photography, I don't know why it's seems so funny, David Pinegar

I don't know why it's seems so funny

David Pinegar

Photography - 150 x 150 x 4 cm Photography - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

$19,312

Painting, Visual Excerpt IX., Petr Strnad

Visual Excerpt IX.

Petr Strnad

Painting - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$301

Painting, Message For You 2., Petr Strnad

Message For You 2.

Petr Strnad

Painting - 25 x 17.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 9.8 x 6.9 x 0 inch

$201

Painting, Moire, Petr Strnad

Moire

Petr Strnad

Painting - 23.7 x 17.8 x 0.1 cm Painting - 9.3 x 7 x 0 inch

$201

Painting, Position XXII., Petr Strnad

Position XXII.

Petr Strnad

Painting - 25.2 x 19.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 9.9 x 7.7 x 0 inch

$156

Photography, Mediterranean Village, Clemente Vergara

Mediterranean Village

Clemente Vergara

Photography - 70 x 56 cm Photography - 27.6 x 22 inch

$502

Painting, Endless You, Larissa Uvarova

Endless You

Larissa Uvarova

Painting - 90 x 120 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 inch

$4,375

Painting, Voyage Nocturne, Michel Saint-Luc

Voyage Nocturne

Michel Saint-Luc

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,340

Painting, Old bath, Galya Popova

Old bath

Galya Popova

Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,456

Painting, Lost to history, Michael Grine

Lost to history

Michael Grine

Painting - 160 x 243.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 63 x 96 x 0.1 inch

$5,000

Painting, Changing seasons, Mariam Qureshi

Changing seasons

Mariam Qureshi

Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 inch

$2,765

Sculpture, The kid, Alain Louiset

The kid

Alain Louiset

Sculpture - 106 x 60 x 7 cm Sculpture - 41.7 x 23.6 x 2.8 inch

$3,014

Painting, Poissons noirs et blancs, Olivier Daumas

Poissons noirs et blancs

Olivier Daumas

Painting - 45 x 37 cm Painting - 17.7 x 14.6 inch

$1,116

Sculpture, Meltdown - Out of the blue, Ralph Posset

Meltdown - Out of the blue

Ralph Posset

Sculpture - 22 x 20 x 4 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch

$949

Painting, No title, Margret Trimborn

No title

Margret Trimborn

Painting - 80 x 80 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 inch

$3,014

Photography, Venice Boats, Clemente Vergara

Venice Boats

Clemente Vergara

Photography - 70 x 56 cm Photography - 27.6 x 22 inch

$502

Photography, Grande Motte Building, Clemente Vergara

Grande Motte Building

Clemente Vergara

Photography - 70 x 56 cm Photography - 27.6 x 22 inch

$502

Photography, Grande Motte Seagulls V, Clemente Vergara

Grande Motte Seagulls V

Clemente Vergara

Photography - 70 x 56 cm Photography - 27.6 x 22 inch

$502

Photography, Grande Motte Seagulls H, Clemente Vergara

Grande Motte Seagulls H

Clemente Vergara

Photography - 56 x 70 cm Photography - 22 x 27.6 inch

$502

Painting, Modillum, Stefano Mazzolini

Modillum

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 174 x 137 x 1 cm Painting - 68.5 x 53.9 x 0.4 inch

$6,698

Painting, Cœur d'or, Françoise Augustine

Cœur d'or

Françoise Augustine

Painting - 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$2,009

Painting, What flows, grows, Judith Christine Riemer

What flows, grows

Judith Christine Riemer

Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,567

Painting, Escape, Mahabbeh Mowakket

Escape

Mahabbeh Mowakket

Painting - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$2,400

Fine Art Drawings, De force et de dentelle, Ledentelier

De force et de dentelle

Ledentelier

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$2,009

Painting, Levitation N5, Valentin Savtcheko

Levitation N5

Valentin Savtcheko

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$3,349

Painting, Escape From Brooklyn, Brad Nuorala

Escape From Brooklyn

Brad Nuorala

Painting - 122.6 x 93.3 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48.3 x 36.7 x 1.5 inch

$3,126

Painting, Mood 3, Daria Russkikh

Mood 3

Daria Russkikh

Painting - 130 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,456

Sculpture, Filter, Marie Serruya

Filter

Marie Serruya

Sculpture - 20 x 40 x 47 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 15.7 x 18.5 inch

$3,014

Sculpture, Love Hurts, Dervis Akdemir

Love Hurts

Dervis Akdemir

Sculpture - 41 x 25 x 14 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 9.8 x 5.5 inch

$262

Fine Art Drawings, Crâne, Lionel le Jeune

Crâne

Lionel le Jeune

Fine Art Drawings - 26.5 x 20.9 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.4 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch

$89

Sculpture, Rainbow Unicorn Handmade Sculpture for Home Decor, Dervis Akdemir

Rainbow Unicorn Handmade Sculpture for Home Decor

Dervis Akdemir

Sculpture - 38 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 15 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch

$301

Sculpture, Hercules Yakuza, Dervis Akdemir

Hercules Yakuza

Dervis Akdemir

Sculpture - 40 x 29 x 15 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 11.4 x 5.9 inch

$432

Sculpture, Binge Watcher David, Dervis Akdemir

Binge Watcher David

Dervis Akdemir

Sculpture - 42 x 25 x 14 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 9.8 x 5.5 inch

$406

Painting, A large heart iconostasis-II, Stanislav Bojankov

A large heart iconostasis-II

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting - 240 x 840 x 3 cm Painting - 94.5 x 330.7 x 1.2 inch

$89,302

Painting, Troca, Isabelle Hirtzig

Troca

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting - 35 x 28 x 0.1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 11 x 0 inch

$151

Painting, Happy1, Kloo

Happy1

Kloo

Painting - 120 x 120 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 inch

$4,175

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait I, Chahrazed Fekih

Portrait I

Chahrazed Fekih

Fine Art Drawings - 40.5 x 29.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.9 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch

$558

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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