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Painting, Ma bulle, Emmanuelle Vroelant

Ma bulle

Emmanuelle Vroelant

Painting - 80 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 2 inch

€4,800

Painting, Le street art c’était mieux avant, Onemizer

Le street art c’était mieux avant

Onemizer

Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 x 0.3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

€1,390

Print, Untitled, Antonio Saura

Untitled

Antonio Saura

Print - 56 x 75 cm Print - 22 x 29.5 inch

€1,800

Painting, L'homme et la mer, Isabelle Fournet

L'homme et la mer

Isabelle Fournet

Painting - 146 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 57.5 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,490

Painting, Sans titre, Stéphane Joannes

Sans titre

Stéphane Joannes

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,800

Painting, Untitled, David Paul Kay

Untitled

David Paul Kay

Painting - 60 x 45 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 17.7 x 1.2 inch

€3,300

Painting, Sans titre, Jo Di Bona

Sans titre

Jo Di Bona

Painting - 29 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.4 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

Painting, Her Softness, Kirill Postovit

Her Softness

Kirill Postovit

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

€1,500

Painting, Fast Light, Nash

Fast Light

Nash

Painting - 100 x 100 x 20 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 7.9 inch

€850

Design, Vase grafffiti, Julien Lebbihi

Vase grafffiti

Julien Lebbihi

Design - 31 x 18 x 16 cm Design - 12.2 x 7.1 x 6.3 inch

€1,800

Sculpture, Love turtle pink, Diederik Van Apple

Love turtle pink

Diederik Van Apple

Sculpture - 25 x 25 x 40 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 9.8 x 15.7 inch

€1,100

Painting, Les Collines Perdues, Alex Claude

Les Collines Perdues

Alex Claude

Painting - 60 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

€1,150

Painting, Bouquet blanc, Pierrick Tual

Bouquet blanc

Pierrick Tual

Painting - 46 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch

€770

Photography, Rhythmogramm 183A, Heinrich Heidersberger

Rhythmogramm 183A

Heinrich Heidersberger

Photography - 59.4 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch

€1,350

Painting, Contemporary portrait - I'll Tell You..., Nataliya Bagatskaya

Contemporary portrait - I'll Tell You...

Nataliya Bagatskaya

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

€1,300

Painting, Red Rose of the Revolution, Parimah Avani

Red Rose of the Revolution

Parimah Avani

Painting - 21 x 28 x 0.2 cm Painting - 8.3 x 11 x 0.1 inch

€500 €425

Painting, Primordial, BB.Queen

Primordial

BB.Queen

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

Painting, Sans titre, Jean Miotte

Sans titre

Jean Miotte

Painting - 37.5 x 27.5 x 1 cm Painting - 14.8 x 10.8 x 0.4 inch

€1,800

Print, 280ART-STENF, Boss Arts 115

280ART-STENF

Boss Arts 115

Print - 110 x 70 x 1 cm Print - 43.3 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,500

Painting, Le Cheval Lunaire, José Pirès

Le Cheval Lunaire

José Pirès

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

€1,490

Painting, Miracles, Sesse Elangwe Ngeseli

Miracles

Sesse Elangwe Ngeseli

Painting - 128 x 128 cm Painting - 50.4 x 50.4 inch

€8,691

Painting, Incision I, Jean-Michel Zazzi

Incision I

Jean-Michel Zazzi

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

€1,500

Painting, Cover, Tamar Sulakvelidze

Cover

Tamar Sulakvelidze

Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,800

Painting, Luz #5, Laure-Anne Lemaire

Luz #5

Laure-Anne Lemaire

Painting - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€1,200

Print, Untitled, Joan Claret

Untitled

Joan Claret

Print - 75 x 55 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0 inch

€600

Painting, Horizon Carbone, Christophe Ruiz

Horizon Carbone

Christophe Ruiz

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

€900

Fine Art Drawings, Dessin n°7, Valérie Hadida

Dessin n°7

Valérie Hadida

Fine Art Drawings - 61 x 46 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 18.1 inch

€1,800

Sculpture, Holiday United Kingdom, Kaws

Holiday United Kingdom

Kaws

Sculpture - 43 x 13 x 5 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 5.1 x 2 inch

€7,532

Painting, Lettre à Elise, Toctoc

Lettre à Elise

Toctoc

Painting - 42 x 60 cm Painting - 16.5 x 23.6 inch

€800

Fine Art Drawings, Regarder le temps passer, Ben

Regarder le temps passer

Ben

Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 23.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 9.3 inch

€4,000

Painting, Thy Brother's Keeper, Eniafe Gbenga

Thy Brother's Keeper

Eniafe Gbenga

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,931

Sculpture, Passeur de fétiches, Pascal Billard

Passeur de fétiches

Pascal Billard

Sculpture - 46 x 40 x 27 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 15.7 x 10.6 inch

€1,390

Sculpture, Angel, Nanan

Angel

Nanan

Sculpture - 29 x 19 x 18 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 7.5 x 7.1 inch

€1,300

Painting, Ochestrale mecanique, Muriel Charbonnier

Ochestrale mecanique

Muriel Charbonnier

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

€1,175

Sculpture, Gray's Anatomy, Gaspard Mitz

Gray's Anatomy

Gaspard Mitz

Sculpture - 24 x 34 x 6.5 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 13.4 x 2.6 inch

€700

Print, Morgana among the Lilies, André Masson

Morgana among the Lilies

André Masson

Print - 48 x 38 cm Print - 18.9 x 15 inch

€600

Painting, Aqua Alchemy, Diana Torje

Aqua Alchemy

Diana Torje

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

€1,800

Painting, Cerisiers blancs, Jeong Min Lee

Cerisiers blancs

Jeong Min Lee

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

€1,400

Fine Art Drawings, La dormeuse, Magdalena Lamri

La dormeuse

Magdalena Lamri

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€1,080

Fine Art Drawings, AhamBrahmasmi (I am Divine), Megha Joshi

AhamBrahmasmi (I am Divine)

Megha Joshi

Fine Art Drawings - 40.6 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 12 x 0.1 inch

€1,159

Painting, On the Back 1, Célia Eid

On the Back 1

Célia Eid

Painting - 67 x 76 x 3 cm Painting - 26.4 x 29.9 x 1.2 inch

€1,300

Painting, Untitled 7, Jesús Perea

Untitled 7

Jesús Perea

Painting - 30 x 30 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 inch

€1,394

Print, Free Flow, James Ulmer

Free Flow

James Ulmer

Print - 70.1 x 50 x 2 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,786

Print, Death03648, Death NYC

Death03648

Death NYC

Print - 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch

€199

Painting, Contemplation, Schagen Vita

Contemplation

Schagen Vita

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

€2,700 €2,160

Painting, Compo ivoire et bleue, Bernard Neulat

Compo ivoire et bleue

Bernard Neulat

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

€500

Painting, 7749, Renato Spagnoli

7749

Renato Spagnoli

Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€1,900 €1,520

Photography, Neue Kammern Enfilade V. From the Neue Kammern Enfilades series, Celia Rogge

Neue Kammern Enfilade V. From the Neue Kammern Enfilades series

Celia Rogge

Photography - 182.9 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 72 x 48 x 0.1 inch

€9,536

Painting, Montjoie Saint-Denis, Tarek

Montjoie Saint-Denis

Tarek

Painting - 46 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 24 x 0.8 inch

€800

Painting, For a Moment, Oluwafemi Akanmu

For a Moment

Oluwafemi Akanmu

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,752

Painting, Rouge 8 - Femmes, Arancha Tejedor

Rouge 8 - Femmes

Arancha Tejedor

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€850

Painting, Bound by Love, Samson Adetunji

Bound by Love

Samson Adetunji

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

€2,173

Print, Une longue promenade, Min Jung-Yeon

Une longue promenade

Min Jung-Yeon

Print - 48 x 60 cm Print - 18.9 x 23.6 inch

€400

Sculpture, Descendent - Lucid Dreamer, James Jean

Descendent - Lucid Dreamer

James Jean

Sculpture - 32 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch

€1,800

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 1, David Paul Kay

Untitled 1

David Paul Kay

Fine Art Drawings - 16 x 16 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.3 x 6.3 x 0 inch

€600

Photography, Polo Party - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print, Slim Aarons

Polo Party - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Slim Aarons

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

€3,300

Painting, The little white butterflies, Alla Grande

The little white butterflies

Alla Grande

Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€2,000

Sculpture, Osmose - série sculpture et corps en matière, Jf Carer

Osmose - série sculpture et corps en matière

Jf Carer

Sculpture - 79 x 31 x 31 cm Sculpture - 31.1 x 12.2 x 12.2 inch

€10,500

Print, Untitled, Alberto Arboleda

Untitled

Alberto Arboleda

Print - 69.5 x 54.5 cm Print - 27.4 x 21.5 inch

€950

Painting, Vive les fleurs et les fleurs, Seb Paul Michel

Vive les fleurs et les fleurs

Seb Paul Michel

Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€535

Painting, Gliding Towards Tomorrow, Kpe Innocent

Gliding Towards Tomorrow

Kpe Innocent

Painting - 80 x 80 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 2 inch

€4,500

Print, L'annee du dragon, Philippe Achermann

L'annee du dragon

Philippe Achermann

Print - 24 x 18 x 0.2 cm Print - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.1 inch

€40

Painting, Be kind, Tanya Aubut

Be kind

Tanya Aubut

Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 40 x 40 x 1.5 inch

€1,700

Painting, Horse love, Theo Mackaay

Horse love

Theo Mackaay

Painting - 120 x 200 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€14,500

Print, Scarifications, Christian Jouhet

Scarifications

Christian Jouhet

Print - 56 x 76 x 0.5 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0.2 inch

€700

Print, Summer Memories, Le Moon

Summer Memories

Le Moon

Print - 50 x 50 x 0.3 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€500

Painting, Fenêtre I, Yu Fu

Fenêtre I

Yu Fu

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

€4,500

Painting, Calypso, Donovan Rose

Calypso

Donovan Rose

Painting - 101 x 75 x 4 cm Painting - 39.8 x 29.5 x 1.6 inch

€1,710

Painting, Jardin, Mathilde de Bellecombe

Jardin

Mathilde de Bellecombe

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

€1,435

Painting, The Lady with The LV Bag and The Pink Moon, Carmen Carpena

The Lady with The LV Bag and The Pink Moon

Carmen Carpena

Painting - 61 x 46 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 inch

€1,500

Painting, Blossom collector (1), Vahe Bagumyan

Blossom collector (1)

Vahe Bagumyan

Painting - 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

€290

Painting, Majesty in Monochrome, Tamar Nazaryan

Majesty in Monochrome

Tamar Nazaryan

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

€1,159

Painting, A Woman on a Blitch, Michael Gorban

A Woman on a Blitch

Michael Gorban

Painting - 80 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1 inch

€3,500

Painting, Whisper, Edo Kaaij

Whisper

Edo Kaaij

Painting - 100 x 200 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€8,500

Painting, Behind the mask, Grégoire Devin

Behind the mask

Grégoire Devin

Painting - 213.4 x 213.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 84 x 84 x 2 inch

€19,699

Sculpture, Vegas pop art black fashion, Christophe Comerro

Vegas pop art black fashion

Christophe Comerro

Sculpture - 41 x 30 x 45 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 11.8 x 17.7 inch

€1,180

Painting, Le Moulin de la galette, Joseph Piermatteo

Le Moulin de la galette

Joseph Piermatteo

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€3,200

Painting, Variations cinétiques 1, Piero Cipolat

Variations cinétiques 1

Piero Cipolat

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

€1,170

Sculpture, Jerrican chanel white, Ghost Art

Jerrican chanel white

Ghost Art

Sculpture - 52 x 44 x 19 cm Sculpture - 20.5 x 17.3 x 7.5 inch

€2,300

Sculpture, Gontran (hommage à Modrian), Flo Hombecq

Gontran (hommage à Modrian)

Flo Hombecq

Sculpture - 36 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch

€950

Sculpture, Nite Nite (White), Tatsuhiro Ide

Nite Nite (White)

Tatsuhiro Ide

Sculpture - 30 x 25.9 x 26.9 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 10.2 x 10.6 inch

€5,311

Painting, Power Ball, Jessica Renault jrbrush

Power Ball

Jessica Renault jrbrush

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.37 x 39.37 x 1 inch

€2,000

Painting, La ceuillete, José Saboia

La ceuillete

José Saboia

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

€1,500

Painting, La Fille au Coq ou Belarus, Svetlana Maksimenko

La Fille au Coq ou Belarus

Svetlana Maksimenko

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

€2,475

Print, Souffler le chaud 1, Jazzu

Souffler le chaud 1

Jazzu

Print - 70 x 70 x 3 cm Print - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€3,000

Painting, Blooming Grace, Kayimahe Ishmael Zed

Blooming Grace

Kayimahe Ishmael Zed

Painting - 89.9 x 70.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 1 inch

€1,690

Painting, Ukiyo. Japon Series, Davide Susca

Ukiyo. Japon Series

Davide Susca

Painting - 45 x 45 x 3 cm Painting - 17.7 x 17.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,300

Photography, Maestria, Luz

Maestria

Luz

Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.03 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€1,200

Painting, Lisa, Alexandre de Poplavsky

Lisa

Alexandre de Poplavsky

Painting - 160 x 110 x 3.5 cm Painting - 63 x 43.3 x 1.4 inch

€32,000

Sculpture, Le Bienheureux, Hadrien David

Le Bienheureux

Hadrien David

Sculpture - 33 x 22 x 22 cm Sculpture - 13 x 8.7 x 8.7 inch

€3,200

Painting, Variations colorées, Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Variations colorées

Sylvie Julkowski-Egard

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,750

Painting, La petite Fille, C215

La petite Fille

C215

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

€3,000

Painting, Anémones, Vinciane Closset

Anémones

Vinciane Closset

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

€1,700

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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