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Photography, Honore Club, NYC., Samuel Ryde

Honore Club, NYC.

Samuel Ryde

Photography - 67 x 47 x 1 cm Photography - 26.4 x 18.5 x 0.4 inch

$466

Sculpture, Beyond, Luca Izzo

Beyond

Luca Izzo

Sculpture - 62 x 32 x 21 cm Sculpture - 24.4 x 12.6 x 8.3 inch

$10,072

Photography, From grape to stars - Domaine Guigal-La Landonne#1, Patrick Desgraupes

From grape to stars - Domaine Guigal-La Landonne#1

Patrick Desgraupes

Photography - 100 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

$18,106

Painting, Le bois de la Drée, François Houtin

Le bois de la Drée

François Houtin

Painting - 205 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 80.7 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$24,896

Photography, #Rrrabbithole Venice, Alan Vouba

#Rrrabbithole Venice

Alan Vouba

Photography - 20 x 20 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 inch

$226

Painting, Lincoln, Adel Younesi

Lincoln

Adel Younesi

Painting - 170 x 150 cm Painting - 66.9 x 59.1 inch

$7,921

Painting, Mariée au cirque, Pinkhas

Mariée au cirque

Pinkhas

Painting - 21 x 21 cm Painting - 8.3 x 8.3 inch

$226

Photography, Marcel Carné, Arnaud Baumann

Marcel Carné

Arnaud Baumann

Photography - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$283

Painting, All these things in my head, Emily Starck

All these things in my head

Emily Starck

Painting - 115 x 95 x 3 cm Painting - 45.3 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,942

Painting, Snoopy Vote Blue, Karl Striker

Snoopy Vote Blue

Karl Striker

Painting - 61 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 1.5 inch

$2,500

Photography, "BoletStranger" - Arboretum de Versailles-Chèvreloup, Vesna BECHA-BOJOVIC

"BoletStranger" - Arboretum de Versailles-Chèvreloup

Vesna BECHA-BOJOVIC

Photography - 14 x 24 x 0.2 cm Photography - 5.5 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

$102

Fine Art Drawings, Diptyque, La Havane home and Garden, Thomas Henriot

Diptyque, La Havane home and Garden

Thomas Henriot

Fine Art Drawings - 97 x 137 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 38.2 x 53.9 x 0.1 inch

$6,167

Painting, Barcelona, Rocío Soriano

Barcelona

Rocío Soriano

Painting - 31 x 37 x 1 cm Painting - 12.2 x 14.6 x 0.4 inch

$226

Painting, Cristoffers blommor, Rocío Soriano

Cristoffers blommor

Rocío Soriano

Painting - 28.5 x 28.5 x 1 cm Painting - 11.2 x 11.2 x 0.4 inch

$215

Painting, In sea music, Francesca Borgo

In sea music

Francesca Borgo

Painting - 80 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

$2,440

Painting, L'éternité 9 - Paysage marin et bateau sur l'eau, Frédérique Hatier

L'éternité 9 - Paysage marin et bateau sur l'eau

Frédérique Hatier

Painting - 30 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$498

Painting, L'éternité 6 - Paysage marin et bateau sur l'eau, Frédérique Hatier

L'éternité 6 - Paysage marin et bateau sur l'eau

Frédérique Hatier

Painting - 30 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

$498

Painting, L'éternité 7 - Paysage marin et bateau sur l'eau, Frédérique Hatier

L'éternité 7 - Paysage marin et bateau sur l'eau

Frédérique Hatier

Painting - 30 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

$498

Painting, L'éternité 4 - Paysage marin et bateau sur l'eau, Frédérique Hatier

L'éternité 4 - Paysage marin et bateau sur l'eau

Frédérique Hatier

Painting - 30 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

$498

Painting, L'éternité 8" - Paysage marin et bateau sur l'eau, Frédérique Hatier

L'éternité 8" - Paysage marin et bateau sur l'eau

Frédérique Hatier

Painting - 30 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$498

Painting, L'éternité 2 - Paysage marin et bateau sur l'eau, Frédérique Hatier

L'éternité 2 - Paysage marin et bateau sur l'eau

Frédérique Hatier

Painting - 30 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

$498

Painting, Ferme - Composition street art et upcycling, Michel Garnier dit Hush

Ferme - Composition street art et upcycling

Michel Garnier dit Hush

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

$283

Painting, Toits de Paris II, Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)

Toits de Paris II

Guillaume Chansarel (Guiyome)

Painting - 65 x 92 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.4 inch

$4,074

Painting, Color movement, Daria Russkikh

Color movement

Daria Russkikh

Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,584

Painting, Flash, Daria Russkikh

Flash

Daria Russkikh

Painting - 110 x 110 x 3 cm Painting - 43.3 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch

$1,924

Sculpture, Bear_B, Shkoon Art

Bear_B

Shkoon Art

Sculpture - 60 x 30 x 30 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 11.8 x 11.8 inch

$730

Fine Art Drawings, Blue and red, Mahabbeh Mowakket

Blue and red

Mahabbeh Mowakket

Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0 inch

$800

Photography, Betta BW 5, Michael Filonow

Betta BW 5

Michael Filonow

Photography - 61 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$365

Photography, Gloucester, Michael Filonow

Gloucester

Michael Filonow

Photography - 61 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$390

Photography, White Daffodil, Michael Filonow

White Daffodil

Michael Filonow

Photography - 76.2 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.1 inch

$365

Photography, Frozen Kingdome, Stanislavas Bartnikas

Frozen Kingdome

Stanislavas Bartnikas

Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

$7,921

Design, Wabi - Vase, White 8/10, Lesia Danilina

Wabi - Vase, White 8/10

Lesia Danilina

Design - 15 x 10 x 10 cm Design - 5.9 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch

$399

Painting, Rolling Stones, Karl Striker

Rolling Stones

Karl Striker

Painting - 61 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 1.5 inch

$2,500

Sculpture, Megalopolis voice of o', O'clock

Megalopolis voice of o'

O'clock

Sculpture - 170 x 190 x 18 cm Sculpture - 66.9 x 74.8 x 7.1 inch

$16,465

Painting, L'atlas, Marc Taraskoff

L'atlas

Marc Taraskoff

Painting - 114 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch

$9,619

Painting, Portrait 4, Ingrid Matysiack

Portrait 4

Ingrid Matysiack

Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

$283

Photography, Fleur 5, Wang XiaoZhou

Fleur 5

Wang XiaoZhou

Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$509

Photography, Fleur 4, Wang XiaoZhou

Fleur 4

Wang XiaoZhou

Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$509

Photography, Fleur III, Wang XiaoZhou

Fleur III

Wang XiaoZhou

Photography - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$509

Photography, Fleur II, Wang XiaoZhou

Fleur II

Wang XiaoZhou

Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$509

Photography, Fleur I, Wang XiaoZhou

Fleur I

Wang XiaoZhou

Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$509

Photography, La gourmandise, Nathalie Roux

La gourmandise

Nathalie Roux

Photography - 90 x 60 x 3 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$407

Print, Rose, Hossein Borojeni

Rose

Hossein Borojeni

Print - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$338

Painting, Peekaboo Bitch, Isaac Pelayo

Peekaboo Bitch

Isaac Pelayo

Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 1 inch

$8,800

Photography, Arbres de la vallée de la Clarée, Hautes-Alpes, de la série Sur les chemins du Briançonnais, José Nicolas

Arbres de la vallée de la Clarée, Hautes-Alpes, de la série Sur les chemins du Briançonnais

José Nicolas

Photography - 36 x 36 x 0.1 cm Photography - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0 inch

$566

Photography, Vallée de la Clarée, Hautes-Alpes, de la série Sur les chemins du Briançonnais, José Nicolas

Vallée de la Clarée, Hautes-Alpes, de la série Sur les chemins du Briançonnais

José Nicolas

Photography - 36 x 36 x 0.1 cm Photography - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0 inch

$566

Photography, Col du Chardonnet, Hautes-Alpes, de la série "Sur les chemins du Briançonnais", José Nicolas

Col du Chardonnet, Hautes-Alpes, de la série "Sur les chemins du Briançonnais"

José Nicolas

Photography - 36 x 36 x 0.1 cm Photography - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0 inch

$566

Photography, Paysage d'hiver du refuge du Chardonnet, Hautes-Alpes, de la série "Sur les chemins du Briançonnais", José Nicolas

Paysage d'hiver du refuge du Chardonnet, Hautes-Alpes, de la série "Sur les chemins du Briançonnais"

José Nicolas

Photography - 36 x 36 x 0.1 cm Photography - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0 inch

$566

Photography, Paysage d'hiver du refuge du Chardonnet, Hautes-Alpes, de la série "Sur les chemins du Briançonnais", José Nicolas

Paysage d'hiver du refuge du Chardonnet, Hautes-Alpes, de la série "Sur les chemins du Briançonnais"

José Nicolas

Photography - 36 x 36 x 0.1 cm Photography - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0 inch

$566

Painting, Simeon, Martin Johansson

Simeon

Martin Johansson

Painting - 150 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$3,621

Painting, E.o.d (End of day), Martin Johansson

E.o.d (End of day)

Martin Johansson

Painting - 100 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$4,300

Painting, Popeye pop chic, Vili

Popeye pop chic

Vili

Painting - 30 x 22 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.4 inch

$79

Photography, M13, Giuliano Bekor

M13

Giuliano Bekor

Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Photography - 40 x 40 x 1 inch

$16,000

Painting, Sentimientos 1, Rocío Soriano

Sentimientos 1

Rocío Soriano

Painting - 16 x 22 x 1 cm Painting - 6.3 x 8.7 x 0.4 inch

$204

Photography, Pelican Heart, Western Australia, mat beetson

Pelican Heart, Western Australia

mat beetson

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

$6,790

Painting, Michelin, Marwan Chamaa

Michelin

Marwan Chamaa

Painting - 137 x 137 x 4 cm Painting - 53.9 x 53.9 x 1.6 inch

$14,145

Painting, Panda en délire, Lukas Kandl

Panda en délire

Lukas Kandl

Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$9,766

Painting, White sky, Joe Lasker

White sky

Joe Lasker

Painting - 66 x 86.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 26 x 34 x 2 inch

$7,200

Painting, Little house, Federico Cortese

Little house

Federico Cortese

Painting - 29 x 29 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.4 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

$240

Painting, Walking seagulls, Elena Sokolova

Walking seagulls

Elena Sokolova

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$273

Painting, The view of Schiedam 2, Elena Sokolova

The view of Schiedam 2

Elena Sokolova

Painting - 30 x 39.9 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$333

Painting, Wet dog 3, Elena Sokolova

Wet dog 3

Elena Sokolova

Painting - 39.9 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$411

Painting, Equestrienne 5, Elena Sokolova

Equestrienne 5

Elena Sokolova

Painting - 39.9 x 59.9 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$486

Print, Mick Jagger - Rock me, Bruno Boffa

Mick Jagger - Rock me

Bruno Boffa

Print - 125 x 100 x 2 cm Print - 49.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,829

Print, Retour de pêche, Jean-Claude Quilici

Retour de pêche

Jean-Claude Quilici

Print - 55 x 75.6 x 0.2 cm Print - 21.7 x 29.8 x 0.1 inch

$453

Painting, Sophie ..., Marie-Blanche Giannorsi

Sophie ...

Marie-Blanche Giannorsi

Painting - 195 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 76.8 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$6,790

Sculpture, Adorable Sphinx Sculpture, Dervis Akdemir

Adorable Sphinx Sculpture

Dervis Akdemir

Sculpture - 65 x 40 x 30 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$878

Painting, Altaïr - série paysage marin, Sylvie Le Pape dite Khali

Altaïr - série paysage marin

Sylvie Le Pape dite Khali

Painting - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$498

Print, Le Livre de Monelle 7, Leonor Fini

Le Livre de Monelle 7

Leonor Fini

Print - 49 x 32 cm Print - 19.3 x 12.6 inch

$283

Print, Le Livre de Monelle 10, Leonor Fini

Le Livre de Monelle 10

Leonor Fini

Print - 49 x 32 cm Print - 19.3 x 12.6 inch

$283

Painting, Get lost!, Katrina Avotina

Get lost!

Katrina Avotina

Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$465

Photography, Amis, José Nicolas

Amis

José Nicolas

Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.1 inch

$792

Painting, NY City lights #22, Irina Alexandrina

NY City lights #22

Irina Alexandrina

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 1 inch

$2,800

Fine Art Drawings, Obelisk, Julio Ramon Serrano Moreno

Obelisk

Julio Ramon Serrano Moreno

Fine Art Drawings - 52 x 61 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.5 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$2,037

Fine Art Drawings, Vague landscape, Julio Ramon Serrano Moreno

Vague landscape

Julio Ramon Serrano Moreno

Fine Art Drawings - 45.7 x 61 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 24 x 0.8 inch

$1,358

Fine Art Drawings, Tempted, Michael Grine

Tempted

Michael Grine

Fine Art Drawings - 76.2 x 58.42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 23 x 0 inch

$1,000

Fine Art Drawings, Afraid, Michael Grine

Afraid

Michael Grine

Fine Art Drawings - 58.42 x 76.2 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 30 x 0 inch

$1,000

Photography, Daniel, Anthony Horth

Daniel

Anthony Horth

Photography - 51 x 61 x 0.2 cm Photography - 20.1 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$500

Photography, Comme un cristal..., Jean-Robert Franco

Comme un cristal...

Jean-Robert Franco

Photography - 80 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$2,829

Photography, L'heure du thé en Louisiane, Marick

L'heure du thé en Louisiane

Marick

Photography - 19 x 27 x 1 cm Photography - 7.5 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch

$317

Painting, Sunny Boats, Timothy Mulligan

Sunny Boats

Timothy Mulligan

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

$6,800

Painting, Heron No. 9, Elizabeth Becker

Heron No. 9

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 38.1 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch

$200

Painting, Heron No. 6, Elizabeth Becker

Heron No. 6

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 38.1 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch

$200

Painting, Hanging Leaves No. 7, Elizabeth Becker

Hanging Leaves No. 7

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 cm Painting - 12 x 9 inch

$150

Painting, Hanging Leaves No. 6, Elizabeth Becker

Hanging Leaves No. 6

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 22.9 x 30.5 cm Painting - 9 x 12 inch

$150

Painting, Birds in Flight No. 2, Elizabeth Becker

Birds in Flight No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 45.7 x 61 cm Painting - 18 x 24 inch

$300

Print, Sans titre, Giuseppe Santomaso

Sans titre

Giuseppe Santomaso

Print - 76 x 56 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 inch

$453

Painting, Offscreen (Roi-Fö II), Franck Kemkeng Noah

Offscreen (Roi-Fö II)

Franck Kemkeng Noah

Painting - 160 x 200 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

$11,090

Photography, CF005944, Eru Narayana

CF005944

Eru Narayana

Photography - 111.8 x 144.8 cm Photography - 44 x 57 inch

$24,750

Photography, CF008233, Eru Narayana

CF008233

Eru Narayana

Photography - 144.8 x 111.8 cm Photography - 57 x 44 inch

$18,750

Painting, The night dream, Damien Bassez

The night dream

Damien Bassez

Painting - 140 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$6,224

Painting, Black tattoo, Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Black tattoo

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

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

$1,697

Painting, La tentation, Caroline Huet

La tentation

Caroline Huet

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

$6,281

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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