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![Print, Error 404, Rero](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192743_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, V + Y blanche, Claire Gonnord](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191983_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Attractive energy, Yahaira Cohinta Vannucchi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189986_1_grid.jpg)
Attractive energy
Yahaira Cohinta Vannucchi
Painting - 136 x 84 x 3 cm Painting - 53.5 x 33.1 x 1.2 inch
€31,400
![Painting, Vital energy, Yahaira Cohinta Vannucchi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189984_1_grid.jpg)
Vital energy
Yahaira Cohinta Vannucchi
Painting - 136 x 84 x 3 cm Painting - 53.5 x 33.1 x 1.2 inch
€31,400
![Sculpture, Epouvantail_Art-O-Middle-02, Art-O](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/239956_1_grid.jpg)
Epouvantail_Art-O-Middle-02
Art-O
Sculpture - 98 x 43 x 48 cm Sculpture - 38.6 x 16.9 x 18.9 inch
€1,100
![Photography, Hotel Chelsea, New York. Room 712, Victoria Cohen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205056_1_grid.jpg)
Hotel Chelsea, New York. Room 712
Victoria Cohen
Photography - 67.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 26.6 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€3,104
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![Photography, Hotel Chelsea. New York., Victoria Cohen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199889_1_grid.jpg)
Hotel Chelsea. New York.
Victoria Cohen
Photography - 67.6 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 26.6 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€3,104
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White Still
Zoltan Gerliczki
Photography - 80 x 64.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 25.5 x 0.1 inch
€2,134
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Fauteuils de cinema
Serge Griggio
Painting - 100 x 82 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 32.3 x 1.2 inch
€2,800
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Ourson Bulles white
Elodie Dengreville
Sculpture - 20 x 12 x 7 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 4.7 x 2.8 inch
€800
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Composition no. 434
Sumit Mehndiratta
Painting - 34 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 13.4 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch
€1,600
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Nailed it series no. 166
Sumit Mehndiratta
Sculpture - 64 x 120 x 4 cm Sculpture - 25.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
€2,000
![Fine Art Drawings, Composition No.349, Sumit Mehndiratta](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1535916_1_grid.jpg)
Composition No.349
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 91 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 35.8 x 0 inch
€1,100
![Fine Art Drawings, Composition No.318, Sumit Mehndiratta](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1534206_1_grid.jpg)
Composition No.318
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 84 x 73.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.1 x 28.9 x 0 inch
€900
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![Photography, Guggenheim Museum, New York, Peter Neusser](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203913_1_grid.jpg)
Guggenheim Museum, New York
Peter Neusser
Photography - 87 x 122 x 0.1 cm Photography - 34.3 x 48 x 0 inch
€3,200
![Sculpture, Before A Baby Comes Out Of Its Mother's Body, Wenqin Chen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202121_1_grid.jpg)
Before A Baby Comes Out Of Its Mother's Body
Wenqin Chen
Sculpture - 18 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch
€12,000
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Baby Doll n148, CH Tribute
Rachel Bergeret
Painting - 72 x 42 x 2 cm Painting - 28.3 x 16.5 x 0.8 inch
Sold
![Painting, Untitled, Khachik Yeghikyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198954_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled, Khachik Yeghikyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198953_1_grid.jpg)
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Jessie - Halles Alstom - Nantes - série photo Danse Noir et Blanc
Lucas Perrigot
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€290
![Photography, Pépé, une seconde avant - Festival Fête du Bruit - Saint Nolff - Concert du groupe Deluxe - série photo Noir et Blanc, Lucas Perrigot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2193588_1_grid.jpg)
Pépé, une seconde avant - Festival Fête du Bruit - Saint Nolff - Concert du groupe Deluxe - série photo Noir et Blanc
Lucas Perrigot
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€290
![Painting, Strength. Rebirth. Purify., Maria Matveyeva](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190432_1_grid.jpg)
Strength. Rebirth. Purify.
Maria Matveyeva
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€6,900
![Sculpture, Dog Mr.hope, MrHope](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187702_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lyrical Blossoms, Kamo Atoyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2183388_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Forest Whitaker, Arnaud Baumann](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2153661_1_grid.jpg)
Forest Whitaker
Arnaud Baumann
Photography - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€1,650
![Painting, Noir miroir nr 002, Kardesch](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138540_1_grid.jpg)
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![Sculpture, Ardentelle, Sylviane Le Boulc'h](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199676_1_grid.jpg)
Ardentelle
Sylviane Le Boulc'h
Sculpture - 140 x 130 x 150 cm Sculpture - 55.1 x 51.2 x 59.1 inch
€78,000
![Fine Art Drawings, El carrusel, Jaume Queralt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2193990_1_grid.jpg)
El carrusel
Jaume Queralt
Fine Art Drawings - 75 x 60 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
€2,200
![Painting, Bird 2, Schagen Vita](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2188862_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Heruns xxl, Bernard Rives](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182257_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Nous sommes la littérature, Miguel Guía](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2110563_1_grid.jpg)
Nous sommes la littérature
Miguel Guía
Sculpture - 39.5 x 11.5 x 10 cm Sculpture - 15.6 x 4.5 x 3.9 inch
€1,270
![Painting, Minimalist Landscape IX, Behshad Arjomandi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2037531_1_grid.jpg)
Minimalist Landscape IX
Behshad Arjomandi
Painting - 100.1 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
€1,106
![Print, Journal d'un Graveur - Vol. 2 Plate 13, Joan Miró](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/995001_1_grid.jpg)
Journal d'un Graveur - Vol. 2 Plate 13
Joan Miró
Print - 57 x 45.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 22.4 x 17.9 x 0 inch
€1,400
![Print, Journal D'Un Graveur, Joan Miró](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/994986_1_grid.jpg)
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Croco white marble bag
Phantom Art
Sculpture - 40 x 34 x 18 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 13.4 x 7.1 inch
€7,500
![Painting, Morning Rose Symphony, Hrach Baghdasaryan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195748_1_grid.jpg)
Morning Rose Symphony
Hrach Baghdasaryan
Painting - 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
€193
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![Painting, TCDTN-23, Martin Singer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200675_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Crock de toi royal - ultra white, Ninu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192458_1_grid.jpg)
Crock de toi royal - ultra white
Ninu
Sculpture - 30 x 30 x 17 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 11.8 x 6.7 inch
€4,500
![Painting, Barcelona towers, M. Asuncion Raventos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190489_1_grid.jpg)
Barcelona towers
M. Asuncion Raventos
Painting - 180 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 70.9 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
€3,100
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![Painting, Porsche 911 Turbo S, Angélique Dufossé](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198384_1_grid.jpg)
Porsche 911 Turbo S
Angélique Dufossé
Painting - 50 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
€2,490
![Painting, Forest convergence blue sky, Alvaro Petritoli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2196829_1_grid.jpg)
Forest convergence blue sky
Alvaro Petritoli
Painting - 100 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
€9,360
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Silent heights III
Alvaro Petritoli
Painting - 124 x 154 x 3 cm Painting - 48.8 x 60.6 x 1.2 inch
€8,770
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Rimbaud, Boulevard Saint-Michel
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Print - 80 x 60 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 inch
€1,000
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Hermiona
Isabelle Scheltjens
Painting - 138 x 103 x 4.5 cm Painting - 54.3 x 40.6 x 1.8 inch
€17,500
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Grand éclat noir et blanc
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
€350
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Concave
Nicolas Sanchez
Fine Art Drawings - 45.7 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 20 x 1.5 inch
€5,821
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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!