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Black and White Portraits

The allure of black and white. Color can articulate reality and reflect realism, but taking it away focuses on contrast and the use of monochromatic tone to set an atmosphere that draws the viewer in. This increase in impact has been harnessed by photographers since the first successful black and white images were taken by Joseph Nicephore Niepce in the early 19th century,  leading to further success in 1825 when he managed to produce a black and white image of a window. Naturally colored photographs would not be developed until 1891 when Lipmann Gabriel applied the phenomenon of optical light wave interface. And yet, the black and white photograph continued, particularly in portraiture. Why? Practically, black and white photographs have a longer archival shelf-life but artistically, color isn't needed to capture the emotion, depth, expression and indeed reality through dramatic tone and contrast of the figure in front of the lens. You only need to recant Dorothea Lange's widely circulated Migrant Mother (1936) to see how a single black and white portrait can become a symbol of plight. In our works, artists like Maud Bernos and James Sparshatt favor portraits devoid of color… portraits that draw you the viewer in and leave you to fall into their enduring monochromatic depths.

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Sculpture, Mmmmh, Sagrasse

Mmmmh

Sagrasse

Sculpture - 20 x 33 x 3 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 13 x 1.2 inch

$569

Sculpture, Passion Boer, Sagrasse

Passion Boer

Sagrasse

Sculpture - 28 x 15 x 20 cm Sculpture - 11 x 5.9 x 7.9 inch

$297

Sculpture, Banana mmmh..., Sagrasse

Banana mmmh...

Sagrasse

Sculpture - 26 x 26 x 3 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 10.2 x 1.2 inch

$279

Print, Untitled 3, Jaume Plensa

Untitled 3

Jaume Plensa

Print - 105 x 70 x 0.04 cm Print - 41.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$5,813

Photography, Self portrait #1, Cody Choi

Self portrait #1

Cody Choi

Photography - 75 x 50 x 1.5 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

$4,239

Sculpture, Take My Heart, Sagrasse

Take My Heart

Sagrasse

Sculpture - 14 x 14 x 12.5 cm Sculpture - 5.5 x 5.5 x 4.9 inch

$142

Sculpture, Art Attack, Sagrasse

Art Attack

Sagrasse

Sculpture - 33 x 12 x 9 cm Sculpture - 13 x 4.7 x 3.5 inch

$237

Photography, El campesino, James Sparshatt

El campesino

James Sparshatt

Photography - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,123 $1,012

Painting, Dame Nature, Hom Nguyen

Dame Nature

Hom Nguyen

Painting - 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$29,658

Sculpture, Passion Boero, Sagrasse

Passion Boero

Sagrasse

Sculpture - 28 x 20 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11 x 7.9 x 5.9 inch

$415

Print, Le Cri, Sagrasse

Le Cri

Sagrasse

Print - 54 x 27 x 5 cm Print - 21.3 x 10.6 x 2 inch

$475

Sculpture, Mmmhhh Or, Sagrasse

Mmmhhh Or

Sagrasse

Sculpture - 12 x 20 x 4 cm Sculpture - 4.7 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch

$475

Sculpture, Passion Boer, Sagrasse

Passion Boer

Sagrasse

Sculpture - 28 x 15 x 20 cm Sculpture - 11 x 5.9 x 7.9 inch

$297

Sculpture, Art Attack, Sagrasse

Art Attack

Sagrasse

Sculpture - 33 x 12 x 9 cm Sculpture - 13 x 4.7 x 3.5 inch

$237

Sculpture, Passion Boero, Sagrasse

Passion Boero

Sagrasse

Sculpture - 28 x 15 x 20 cm Sculpture - 11 x 5.9 x 7.9 inch

$297

Sculpture, Passion Boer, Sagrasse

Passion Boer

Sagrasse

Sculpture - 28 x 15 x 20 cm Sculpture - 11 x 5.9 x 7.9 inch

$297

Painting, Transmission, Hom Nguyen

Transmission

Hom Nguyen

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$11,626

Sculpture, 2050, Sagrasse

2050

Sagrasse

Sculpture - 20 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch

$522

Sculpture, Tomato Splat, Sagrasse

Tomato Splat

Sagrasse

Sculpture - 39 x 32 x 9 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 12.6 x 3.5 inch

$356

Painting, Entité, Hom Nguyen

Entité

Hom Nguyen

Painting - 160 x 132 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 52 x 0.8 inch

$27,048

Painting, Croyance, Hom Nguyen

Croyance

Hom Nguyen

Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$23,845

Painting, Crazy for You, Sagrasse

Crazy for You

Sagrasse

Painting - 35 x 35 x 21 cm Painting - 13.8 x 13.8 x 8.3 inch

$344

Photography, Weary Grin, Ali Buhamad

Weary Grin

Ali Buhamad

Photography - 50 x 40 x 5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 2 inch

$1,000

Print, Puzzle, Sagrasse

Puzzle

Sagrasse

Print - 27 x 54 x 5 cm Print - 10.6 x 21.3 x 2 inch

$475

Print, Hidden, Hom Nguyen

Hidden

Hom Nguyen

Print - 100 x 234 x 1 cm Print - 39.4 x 92.1 x 0.4 inch

$13,050

Print, Rock Pin Art, Sagrasse

Rock Pin Art

Sagrasse

Print - 44 x 36 x 10 cm Print - 17.3 x 14.2 x 3.9 inch

$522

Sculpture, Tomato splat, Sagrasse

Tomato splat

Sagrasse

Sculpture - 39 x 32 x 9 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 12.6 x 3.5 inch

$356 $320

Sculpture, Fucking world, Sagrasse

Fucking world

Sagrasse

Sculpture - 43 x 35 x 21 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 13.8 x 8.3 inch

$522

Photography, Los Vientos, James Sparshatt

Los Vientos

James Sparshatt

Photography - 150 x 180 x 3 cm Photography - 59.1 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch

$9,821 $8,348

Sculpture, Satisfaction, Sagrasse

Satisfaction

Sagrasse

Sculpture - 18 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

$297

Sculpture, Satisfaction, Sagrasse

Satisfaction

Sagrasse

Sculpture - 18 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

$297

Sculpture, Wall lips mmmh, Sagrasse

Wall lips mmmh

Sagrasse

Sculpture - 61 x 63 x 5 cm Sculpture - 24 x 24.8 x 2 inch

$534

Sculpture, Mmmh..., Sagrasse

Mmmh...

Sagrasse

Sculpture - 20 x 33 x 3 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 13 x 1.2 inch

$522

Photography, 4 girls, Samuel Cueto

4 girls

Samuel Cueto

Photography - 40 x 50 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 inch

$1,068

Photography, Foggy city, Ali Buhamad

Foggy city

Ali Buhamad

Photography - 40 x 50 x 5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 2 inch

$1,186

Sculpture, Love Colors, Sagrasse

Love Colors

Sagrasse

Sculpture - 24 x 34 x 12 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 13.4 x 4.7 inch

$273 $246

Sculpture, Mmmhhh rose, Sagrasse

Mmmhhh rose

Sagrasse

Sculpture - 12 x 20 x 4 cm Sculpture - 4.7 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch

$475

Fine Art Drawings, Scène de corrida, Yves Brayer

Scène de corrida

Yves Brayer

Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 32 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 12.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,542

Painting, You Man, Hom Nguyen

You Man

Hom Nguyen

Painting - 200 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

$40,929

Painting, Oncle Bui, Hom Nguyen

Oncle Bui

Hom Nguyen

Painting - 200 x 200 cm Painting - 78.7 x 78.7 inch

$45,081

Painting, Sans repères, Hom Nguyen

Sans repères

Hom Nguyen

Painting - 200 x 350 x 3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 137.8 x 1.2 inch

$100,127