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![Photography, Reminiscence - 06, Ralouka Montesi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210163_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Sin título (Untitled), Ana Steinnekker](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2208097_1_grid.jpg)
Sin título (Untitled)
Ana Steinnekker
Fine Art Drawings - 130 x 130 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 51.2 x 51.2 x 0 inch
$1,678
![Fine Art Drawings, First Day, First Dead, Parimah Avani](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205079_1_grid.jpg)
First Day, First Dead
Parimah Avani
Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 15 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch
$559
![Fine Art Drawings, First Couple, First Moon, Parimah Avani](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205005_1_grid.jpg)
First Couple, First Moon
Parimah Avani
Fine Art Drawings - 64 x 15 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.2 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch
$671
![Painting, A Pulp Fiction pop art tribute, Patrick Cornée](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2188568_1_grid.jpg)
A Pulp Fiction pop art tribute
Patrick Cornée
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$5,480
![Painting, Caldera 9, Raymond Attanasio](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2188789_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Caldera 10, Raymond Attanasio](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187909_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled soft in white, Ronald Hunter](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2183368_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled soft in white
Ronald Hunter
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,341
![Painting, Les livres de poche, Sophie Dumont](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209650_1_grid.jpg)
Les livres de poche
Sophie Dumont
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,107
![Painting, Winter forest - 3d minimalism textured abstraction, Nataliia Krykun](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197043_1_grid.jpg)
Winter forest - 3d minimalism textured abstraction
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$951
![Painting, Entre copains, Jérôme Mesnager](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190164_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The grape picker, Serghei Ghetiu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189884_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Intended White, Laura Basterra Sanz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213479_1_grid.jpg)
Intended White
Laura Basterra Sanz
Painting - 100 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$2,847
![Photography, L'Innocente intacte - Format S, Mathilde Oscar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2212465_1_grid.jpg)
L'Innocente intacte - Format S
Mathilde Oscar
Photography - 90 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,342
![Photography, L'Innocente intacte - Format XS, Mathilde Oscar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2212460_1_grid.jpg)
L'Innocente intacte - Format XS
Mathilde Oscar
Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$671
![Painting, Peinture 11-2023-70, Alain Bécanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2183228_1_grid.jpg)
Peinture 11-2023-70
Alain Bécanne
Painting - 100 x 150 x 4.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.8 inch
$1,678
![Print, Orca Mechanimal, Ardif](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2216409_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, What is art, Bernard Saint-Maxent](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209599_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La barque, Françoise Danel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204306_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sans titre, Julien Lebbihi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198576_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cecil's triple action, Matthew Rose](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192267_1_grid.jpg)
Cecil's triple action
Matthew Rose
Painting - 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,007
![Painting, No title, André Kalunga Peters](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214422_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, No title, André Kalunga Peters](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214421_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Pogo, André Kalunga Peters](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214420_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Stick, André Kalunga Peters](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214419_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sin título, Miquel Ponce](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214411_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Transformation - Pixi kk 62 2a-3-02 x, Hein Gravenhorst](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2206558_1_grid.jpg)
Transformation - Pixi kk 62 2a-3-02 x
Hein Gravenhorst
Print - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,566
![Print, Transformation - Pixi kk 62 2a-3-01 x, Hein Gravenhorst](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2206549_1_grid.jpg)
Transformation - Pixi kk 62 2a-3-01 x
Hein Gravenhorst
Print - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,566
![Painting, Bouquet blanc, Pierrick Tual](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205843_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Icon collage (top), Shepard Fairey (Obey)](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194468_1_grid.jpg)
Icon collage (top)
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 35.56 x 27.94 x 0.2 cm Print - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$391
![Print, Peace goddess, Shepard Fairey (Obey)](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194465_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Breathe On Me, Nikolaos Schizas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2193561_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Involvement, Nikolaos Schizas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192491_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Kara et ses oreilles, Fatoumata Diabaté](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190837_1_grid.jpg)
Kara et ses oreilles
Fatoumata Diabaté
Photography - 100 x 66 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 26 x 0.8 inch
$3,355
![Painting, Abstrait DSC 1805, Thomas Danel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213363_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, This Rain Will Pass, Helen Mount](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2211099_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, A la tienne, Jérôme Mesnager](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190155_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Bad Religion, Alexandre Granger](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2216832_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Super Alfred, Melkio](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215464_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Media, Melkio](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215463_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Fork, Melkio](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215459_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Grace in color, Jo Di Bona](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213757_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Sans titre, Miodrag Djuric (Dado)](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210826_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Tableau sculpture 3, Tanc](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210489_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Kami 3, Tanc](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210415_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sans titre, Tanc](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210361_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sunny Lace Of Winter, Nikolay Dmitriev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209961_1_grid.jpg)
Sunny Lace Of Winter
Nikolay Dmitriev
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,125
![Painting, The butterfly effect, Antoine Josse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197923_1_grid.jpg)
The butterfly effect
Antoine Josse
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,908
![Painting, Midnight Flowers, Kirill Postovit](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2193069_1_grid.jpg)
Midnight Flowers
Kirill Postovit
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,678 $973
![Painting, En terrasse au flore, Duytter](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189147_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Fairytales, Maria Esmar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214483_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Reminiscence - 24, Ralouka Montesi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210198_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Reminiscence - 23, Ralouka Montesi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210196_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Reminiscence - 22, Ralouka Montesi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210195_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Reminiscence - 21, Ralouka Montesi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210194_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Reminiscence - 17, Ralouka Montesi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210187_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Reminiscence - 16, Ralouka Montesi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210186_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Reminiscence - 15, Ralouka Montesi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210183_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Reminiscence - 14, Ralouka Montesi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210182_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Reminiscence - 13, Ralouka Montesi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210180_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Reminiscence - 12, Ralouka Montesi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210179_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Reminiscence - 07, Ralouka Montesi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210165_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Reminiscence - 03, Ralouka Montesi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210081_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Mother Earth, Parimah Avani](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205085_1_grid.jpg)
Mother Earth
Parimah Avani
Fine Art Drawings - 120 x 45 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 47.2 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,118
![Sculpture, 30cm Heart CH Tribute Black, Naor](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2193303_1_grid.jpg)
30cm Heart CH Tribute Black
Naor
Sculpture - 30 x 15 x 10 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 5.9 x 3.9 inch
$1,488
![Sculpture, Sancho Pansa, Arno Sebban](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189846_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Iel, Arno Sebban](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189841_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, 35cm Teddy CH Tribute, Chrome White, Naor](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2188153_1_grid.jpg)
35cm Teddy CH Tribute, Chrome White
Naor
Sculpture - 35 x 25 x 28 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 9.8 x 11 inch
$1,309
![Painting, Winter, Farrukh Negmatzade](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2211538_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Morning glow- Sunrise Over the Lake, Serene Oil Artwork, Serhii Cherniakovskyi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2211897_1_grid.jpg)
Morning glow- Sunrise Over the Lake, Serene Oil Artwork
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 80 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,700
![Sculpture, De Duikster, Dirk De Keyzer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2211115_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Jungle 3D - Diptyque n°02, La Robotte](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2206104_1_grid.jpg)
Jungle 3D - Diptyque n°02
La Robotte
Painting - 65 x 54 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch
$895
![Painting, Jungle 3D - Diptyque n°01, La Robotte](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2206089_1_grid.jpg)
Jungle 3D - Diptyque n°01
La Robotte
Painting - 65 x 54 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch
$895
![Painting, Incision III, Jean-Michel Zazzi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204607_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Incision II, Jean-Michel Zazzi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204606_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Scarification II, Jean-Michel Zazzi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204605_1_grid.jpg)
Scarification II
Jean-Michel Zazzi
Painting - 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$1,678
![Painting, Scarification I, Jean-Michel Zazzi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204600_1_grid.jpg)
Scarification I
Jean-Michel Zazzi
Painting - 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$1,678
![Painting, Incision I, Jean-Michel Zazzi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204598_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, L'homme et la mer, Isabelle Fournet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204584_1_grid.jpg)
L'homme et la mer
Isabelle Fournet
Painting - 146 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 57.5 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,651
![Print, Village en Lorraine, André Jacquemin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2216261_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Cheyrac sous la neige, André Jacquemin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2216259_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, La plaine, André Jacquemin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2216258_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Les Vosges, André Jacquemin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2216255_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, La Colline de Sion, André Jacquemin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2216254_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Echo, J. Kesín](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2196687_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, NYC, Nash](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190264_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Peinture 11-2023-67, Alain Bécanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2183231_1_grid.jpg)
Peinture 11-2023-67
Alain Bécanne
Painting - 120 x 120 x 4.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.8 inch
$1,342
![Sculpture, One Dollar Tree Bark, Karl Lagasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214196_1_grid.jpg)
One Dollar Tree Bark
Karl Lagasse
Sculpture - 45 x 19 x 0.4 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 7.5 x 0.2 inch
$5,033
![Painting, Style Miro, Bernard Saint-Maxent](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209590_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Coin Coin Colors, Bernard Saint-Maxent](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209549_1_grid.jpg)
Coin Coin Colors
Bernard Saint-Maxent
Painting - 29 x 24 x 3 cm Painting - 11.4 x 9.4 x 1.2 inch
$324
![Painting, Art art art, Bernard Saint-Maxent](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209534_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Icare, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209116_1_grid.jpg)
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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!