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![Painting, Between black and white, Rina Mamani](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1760304_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Drap éponge, Christian Renonciat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1756578_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Carton horizon, Christian Renonciat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1756572_1_grid.jpg)
Carton horizon
Christian Renonciat
Sculpture - 40 x 93 x 5.5 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 36.6 x 2.2 inch
$8,385
![Painting, Warming Poles - Océan et fonds marins, Janina Rossiter](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1749795_1_grid.jpg)
Warming Poles - Océan et fonds marins
Janina Rossiter
Painting - 41 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch
$280
![Painting, Serie Dones, Miquela Vidal Barceló](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1676142_1_grid.jpg)
Serie Dones
Miquela Vidal Barceló
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$11,180
![Painting, Maternity, Miquela Vidal Barceló](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1676124_1_grid.jpg)
Maternity
Miquela Vidal Barceló
Painting - 114 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 44.9 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch
$11,180
![Painting, Sans titre, Aurelien Grudzien](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1661106_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sans titre, Aurelien Grudzien](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1661103_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The woman on sofa, Antonio Feltrinelli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1623984_1_grid.jpg)
The woman on sofa
Antonio Feltrinelli
Painting - 90 x 70.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.8 x 1 inch
$6,932
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![Fine Art Drawings, Machines sensationnelles, Sandra Paris](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1486077_1_grid.jpg)
Machines sensationnelles
Sandra Paris
Fine Art Drawings - 28.5 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.2 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$200
![Fine Art Drawings, C'est qui le patron, Sandra Paris](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1481265_1_grid.jpg)
C'est qui le patron
Sandra Paris
Fine Art Drawings - 28.5 x 21 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.2 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$200
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![Painting, Take care Baby!, Mehdi Mirbagheri](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1463355_1_grid.jpg)
Take care Baby!
Mehdi Mirbagheri
Painting - 120 x 120 x 1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$6,708
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![Painting, False Memory, Sergiu-Bogdan Roman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1319517_1_grid.jpg)
False Memory
Sergiu-Bogdan Roman
Painting - 100 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
$4,304
![Photography, Don't be afraid of the sirens' calls!, Grzegorz Sikorski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1292016_1_grid.jpg)
Don't be afraid of the sirens' calls!
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$212
![Photography, Soft morning, Grzegorz Sikorski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1239345_1_grid.jpg)
Soft morning
Grzegorz Sikorski
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$212
![Painting, Espace libre 17/A, Pierre Le Preux](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/115558_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Paseíllo al mediodía, Nimes, Francia., Andrés Calamaro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1118178_1_grid.jpg)
Paseíllo al mediodía, Nimes, Francia.
Andrés Calamaro
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$8,776
![Photography, Alberto López Simón. Las Ventas, Madrid., Andrés Calamaro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1117812_1_grid.jpg)
Alberto López Simón. Las Ventas, Madrid.
Andrés Calamaro
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$8,776
![Fine Art Drawings, Paysage de France, André Roland Brudieux](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1047066_1_grid.jpg)
Paysage de France
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$537
![Fine Art Drawings, Saint Moreil, André Roland Brudieux](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1047024_1_grid.jpg)
Saint Moreil
André Roland Brudieux
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$335
![Print, Sans titre 13, Joan Brossa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/780552_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Sans titre 10, Joan Brossa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/780492_1_grid.jpg)
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![Print, Sans titre 9, Joan Brossa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/780480_1_grid.jpg)
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![Fine Art Drawings, Le Sentier, Éric Dabancourt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2183422_1_grid.jpg)
Le Sentier
Éric Dabancourt
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 21 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 8.3 x 0.8 inch
$212
![Painting, Untitled, Santiago Torriglia](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2179488_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 1 pas sur la lune, Spaco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2176793_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Désiquilibre, Éric Dabancourt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2172698_1_grid.jpg)
Désiquilibre
Éric Dabancourt
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$380
![Print, Stormtrooper Vandalized Hemlet EA, Ske](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2165886_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Profession of Faith, Su Yu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2153192_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, L'orchestre (Zubin Metha), Daniel Authouart](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2151756_1_grid.jpg)
L'orchestre (Zubin Metha)
Daniel Authouart
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$3,913
![Painting, Azurra, Claudia Kaka](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2147520_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, La daine d'hiver, Elizabeth Portnova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2147189_1_grid.jpg)
La daine d'hiver
Elizabeth Portnova
Sculpture - 30 x 40 x 17 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 15.7 x 6.7 inch
$3,689
![Sculpture, Cristal, Elodie Dengreville](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2143940_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Yo! Mona Lisa, JP Malot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2142506_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Anti-natal 2/2, Nancy Singh](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2139485_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Urbain brutalisme, Bleu Majorelle - Photographie digigraphie, Claire Giraudeau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2136525_1_grid.jpg)
Urbain brutalisme, Bleu Majorelle - Photographie digigraphie
Claire Giraudeau
Photography - 70 x 50 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$280
![Photography, A l’est #1, Irène Jonas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2121513_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Ink album (Still life), Zakhar Shevchuk](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2114682_1_grid.jpg)
Ink album (Still life)
Zakhar Shevchuk
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$335
![Painting, Happiness with two suns, Simon Richard Halimi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2108160_1_grid.jpg)
Happiness with two suns
Simon Richard Halimi
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$14,534
![Painting, Co-owners in a meeting, Simon Richard Halimi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2108064_1_grid.jpg)
Co-owners in a meeting
Simon Richard Halimi
Painting - 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$41,925
![Painting, Breakfast in paradise, Simon Richard Halimi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2108046_1_grid.jpg)
Breakfast in paradise
Simon Richard Halimi
Painting - 114 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch
$47,515
![Painting, Impro - Vision, Simon Richard Halimi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2107992_1_grid.jpg)
Impro - Vision
Simon Richard Halimi
Painting - 146 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch
$43,602
![Painting, Fundamental balance, Simon Richard Halimi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2107977_1_grid.jpg)
Fundamental balance
Simon Richard Halimi
Painting - 130 x 162 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 63.8 x 0.8 inch
$43,602
![Painting, The merchant of happiness, Simon Richard Halimi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2107971_1_grid.jpg)
The merchant of happiness
Simon Richard Halimi
Painting - 150 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$43,043
![Painting, My neighbors told me, Simon Richard Halimi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2107005_1_grid.jpg)
My neighbors told me
Simon Richard Halimi
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$29,627
![Painting, Harvest time, Evaristo Callo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1991733_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Anarchy Banksy, Spaco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1969782_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, Bride for one day, Cristina Fontsare](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1779771_1_grid.jpg)
Bride for one day
Cristina Fontsare
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$671
![Sculpture, Coke, JP Malot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1744239_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Les temps des petits pois... (En scène), Olivier Messas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1734720_1_grid.jpg)
Les temps des petits pois... (En scène)
Olivier Messas
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,460
![Fine Art Drawings, Holding fast, Marc Bodie](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1700166_1_grid.jpg)
Holding fast
Marc Bodie
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch
$727
![Print, Love Tripping, Blue, André Saraiva](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1699221_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Watercolor on photo #7, Sanne De Wilde Bénédicte Kurzen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1678269_1_grid.jpg)
Watercolor on photo #7
Sanne De Wilde Bénédicte Kurzen
Photography - 21 x 14.85 cm Photography - 8.3 x 5.8 inch
$1,118
![Painting, Carré Blanc, Kret](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1641393_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Rêverie III, Carola Orieta-Sperman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1606581_1_grid.jpg)
Rêverie III
Carola Orieta-Sperman
Sculpture - 64 x 74 x 66 cm Sculpture - 25.2 x 29.1 x 26 inch
$12,732
![Print, Portrait 1, Manuella Ferré](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1495767_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, De précipices en belvédères 3, Manuella Ferré](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1495737_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, De précipices en belvédères 2, Manuella Ferré](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1495728_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, De précipices en belvédères 1, Manuella Ferré](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1495719_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Kalaallit Nunaat 09-09, Antoine Buttafoghi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1076616_1_grid.jpg)
Kalaallit Nunaat 09-09
Antoine Buttafoghi
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
$1,342
![Photography, Kalaallit Nunaat 06-06, Antoine Buttafoghi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1076601_1_grid.jpg)
Kalaallit Nunaat 06-06
Antoine Buttafoghi
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
$1,342
![Photography, Kalaallit Nunaat 04-04, Antoine Buttafoghi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1076589_1_grid.jpg)
Kalaallit Nunaat 04-04
Antoine Buttafoghi
Photography - 60 x 90 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 inch
$1,342
![Print, Untitled, Elio Marcucci](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/912474_1_grid.jpg)
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![Print, Daisies - digital still life, Nadezhda Oleg Lyahova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/695976_1_grid.jpg)
Daisies - digital still life
Nadezhda Oleg Lyahova
Print - 135 x 300 x 0.3 cm Print - 53.1 x 118.1 x 0.1 inch
$3,354
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Michael Corleone in Sicily
Peter Donkersloot
Painting - 120 x 240 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 94.5 x 1.2 inch
$13,975
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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!