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![Painting, Black 1, Agnes von Rogister](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1336731_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Figure_2, Agnes von Rogister](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1319490_1_grid.jpg)
Figure_2
Agnes von Rogister
Fine Art Drawings - 46 x 33 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.1 x 13 x 0.1 inch
€1,420
![Fine Art Drawings, Typofigures_2, Agnes von Rogister](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1319484_1_grid.jpg)
Typofigures_2
Agnes von Rogister
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€1,325
![Photography, Taj Mahal. India, Dominique Leroy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1262898_1_grid.jpg)
Taj Mahal. India
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,100
![Painting, Soul Sul III, Cecile Filipe](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1142607_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Hot stone, Cecile Filipe](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1142601_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Black & white soul I, Cecile Filipe](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1029870_1_grid.jpg)
Black & white soul I
Cecile Filipe
Painting - 44 x 34 x 2 cm Painting - 17.3 x 13.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
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![Photography, Grand Ecran 13, Bruno Fournier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/654021_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Grand Ecran 12, Bruno Fournier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/654018_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Grand Ecran 5, Bruno Fournier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/653991_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Grand Ecran 4, Bruno Fournier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/653985_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Grand Ecran III, Bruno Fournier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/653982_1_grid.jpg)
Grand Ecran III
Bruno Fournier
Photography - 17 x 31 x 1 cm Photography - 6.7 x 12.2 x 0.4 inch
€850
![Print, Homenaje a Rembrandt II, Eduardo Chillida](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/323329_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Fantaisie, Michèle Sala](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/230821_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Diamant - Blanc et Noir, Michèle Sala](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/230794_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Spot Remover (on cardboard), Kunstrasen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2171379_1_grid.jpg)
Spot Remover (on cardboard)
Kunstrasen
Painting - 34 x 33 x 0.5 cm Painting - 13.4 x 13 x 0.2 inch
€1,500
![Painting, Autorretrato. Picasso., José Luis Pagador Ponce](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160237_1_grid.jpg)
Autorretrato. Picasso.
José Luis Pagador Ponce
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€4,120
![Painting, Inspiración, José Luis Pagador Ponce](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160225_1_grid.jpg)
Inspiración
José Luis Pagador Ponce
Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€4,900
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![Painting, Unreal realities, Milena Mladenova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2097708_1_grid.jpg)
Unreal realities
Milena Mladenova
Painting - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,350
![Print, Painted soul, Milan Knizak](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2097093_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Screens, Doug Frohman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1902786_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Franciszek Starowieyski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1879614_1_grid.jpg)
Sans titre
Franciszek Starowieyski
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29.7 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0.4 inch
€600
![Print, Noir brutal (1), Silvère Jarrosson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1870512_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Desert signe LIX (SG250), Sylvie Guyomard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1781526_1_grid.jpg)
Desert signe LIX (SG250)
Sylvie Guyomard
Sculpture - 50 x 40 x 5 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 15.7 x 2 inch
€390
![Sculpture, Desert signe LVII (SG248), Sylvie Guyomard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1781514_1_grid.jpg)
Desert signe LVII (SG248)
Sylvie Guyomard
Sculpture - 50 x 40 x 5 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 15.7 x 2 inch
€390
![Painting, Little alchemical, Saverio Filioli Uranio](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1780167_1_grid.jpg)
Little alchemical
Saverio Filioli Uranio
Painting - 21.6 x 13.6 x 0.2 cm Painting - 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.1 inch
€80
![Sculpture, #03, Natasha Bernardo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1762614_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Vincam, Anna Banana](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1760403_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Nanoq, Lise Vurpillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1741419_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Recto/Verso, Françoise Pétrovitch](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1735872_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Haïtienne – 1.1, Franck Savoye (Francky)](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1700325_1_grid.jpg)
Haïtienne – 1.1
Franck Savoye (Francky)
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€1,125
![Painting, Haïtienne – 1 .0, Franck Savoye (Francky)](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1700310_1_grid.jpg)
Haïtienne – 1 .0
Franck Savoye (Francky)
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€1,875
![Painting, Iggy Fuck !, Franck Savoye (Francky)](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1700235_1_grid.jpg)
Iggy Fuck !
Franck Savoye (Francky)
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€1,375
![Painting, Trama en las nubes, Uxue Con X](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1693872_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Les bas fonds, Clara Delaporte](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1683162_1_grid.jpg)
Les bas fonds
Clara Delaporte
Photography - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
![Painting, White rune, Tobias Måård](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1626267_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled, Tobias Måård](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1626261_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Monmarilynroe, Tobias Måård](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1626255_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Medium Something To Suck #66, Hersk](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1595469_1_grid.jpg)
Medium Something To Suck #66
Hersk
Sculpture - 92 x 32 x 7 cm Sculpture - 36.2 x 12.6 x 2.8 inch
€1,450
![Painting, Holland, Helen She](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1580463_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Oceania, Gordon Carmichael](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1530825_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Madness Returns, Andrew David Grammer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1516482_1_grid.jpg)
Madness Returns
Andrew David Grammer
Painting - 25.4 x 20.3 x 2 cm Painting - 10 x 8 x 0.8 inch
€1,130
![Painting, Oceana, Corinne Lisa Costello](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1457946_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Liquid mirror, part 2., Veronica Giorgia Carlotta Giannini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1448367_1_grid.jpg)
Liquid mirror, part 2.
Veronica Giorgia Carlotta Giannini
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,200
![Sculpture, Deer, Richard Orlinski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1440972_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Prends-moi dans tes bras, Chantal Proulx](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1332366_1_grid.jpg)
Prends-moi dans tes bras
Chantal Proulx
Painting - 61 x 61 x 4 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 1.6 inch
€800
![Sculpture, Ballerina, Luo Li Rong](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1314474_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Desert Signe XXXV (SG222), Sylvie Guyomard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1283400_1_grid.jpg)
Desert Signe XXXV (SG222)
Sylvie Guyomard
Sculpture - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
€490
![Print, Spatial Concept II, Roy Ahlgren](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1179054_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Paysage fantôme noir, Michèle Sala](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1014966_1_grid.jpg)
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Dans l'effluve de Carmen
Yannick Bernard
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€1,590
![Painting, Simplicité, Nebay](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2176308_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, I love you, Jean-Philippe Berger](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2171808_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, White landscape in 3D, Nataliia Krykun](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144104_1_grid.jpg)
White landscape in 3D
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 120 x 180 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch
€7,000
![Painting, Connexion musicale, Hildegarde Handsaeme](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2142169_1_grid.jpg)
Connexion musicale
Hildegarde Handsaeme
Painting - 76 x 55 x 1 cm Painting - 29.9 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch
€580
![Painting, Mémoriel, Cécile Luherne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1926450_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 21gr de bleu, Marité Bouis](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1907058_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Best Actor, Winner 2020, Mr Brainwash](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1799283_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Une vie, Agathe Daher](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1782234_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Don’t drop your fears on me, Alma Pieces](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1776639_1_grid.jpg)
Don’t drop your fears on me
Alma Pieces
Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
€1,391
![Painting, Confusion, Alma Pieces](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1776636_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Portal, Alma Pieces](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1776633_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Passing with a smile, Lars Fredriksson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1751265_1_grid.jpg)
Passing with a smile
Lars Fredriksson
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€1,287
![Painting, La sixième montagne, Marité Bouis](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1732605_1_grid.jpg)
La sixième montagne
Marité Bouis
Painting - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€1,560
![Painting, En apesanteur, Marité Bouis](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1732599_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Filou, Martine Fauve Dechavanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1720800_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Composition abstraite Ref AB0765, Jean-Marie Ledannois](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1511205_1_grid.jpg)
Composition abstraite Ref AB0765
Jean-Marie Ledannois
Painting - 38 x 57 cm Painting - 15 x 22.4 inch
€1,200
![Painting, Composition abstraite Ref AB0754, Jean-Marie Ledannois](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1511196_1_grid.jpg)
Composition abstraite Ref AB0754
Jean-Marie Ledannois
Painting - 50 x 65 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
€1,400
![Painting, Composition Abstraite Ref AB0715, Jean-Marie Ledannois](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1511181_1_grid.jpg)
Composition Abstraite Ref AB0715
Jean-Marie Ledannois
Painting - 56 x 75 cm Painting - 22 x 29.5 inch
€1,700
![Painting, Composition Abstraite Ref AB0554, Jean-Marie Ledannois](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1511130_1_grid.jpg)
Composition Abstraite Ref AB0554
Jean-Marie Ledannois
Painting - 110 x 75 cm Painting - 43.3 x 29.5 inch
€1,900
![Painting, Composition Abstraite Ref AB0488, Jean-Marie Ledannois](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1511106_1_grid.jpg)
Composition Abstraite Ref AB0488
Jean-Marie Ledannois
Painting - 50 x 65 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
€990
![Painting, Composition Abstraite Ref AB0436, Jean-Marie Ledannois](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1511091_1_grid.jpg)
Composition Abstraite Ref AB0436
Jean-Marie Ledannois
Painting - 65 x 50 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
€1,400
![Painting, Composition Abstraite Ref AB0314, Jean-Marie Ledannois](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1511052_1_grid.jpg)
Composition Abstraite Ref AB0314
Jean-Marie Ledannois
Painting - 65 x 50 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
€1,400
![Painting, Composition Abstraite Ref AB0313, Jean-Marie Ledannois](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1511049_1_grid.jpg)
Composition Abstraite Ref AB0313
Jean-Marie Ledannois
Painting - 65 x 50 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
€1,400
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!