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Spontaneous Lines

It is unsurprising that, historically, black as a color has been linked to somberness, melancholy and madness, but the history of this color is so much more nuanced than that. From the thick black strokes creating spontaneous lines in Edouard Manet's Music in the Tuileries (1862) to Anish Kapoor gaining the rights to Vantablack (the darkest shade of black at the time) in 2016, the use of black line has captured the artist's obsessions for centuries. Pierre Soulages used black line as a way to provide texture to his paintings, playing with how black and light interact upon the canvas. Whilst Mark Rothko revered the simplicity of color and line, and their rightful place in the history of abstract art, as a link between the emoting artist and their expression on the canvas – regardless of whether that emotion was dark or not. Line is the ultimate factor of definition and declaration, thus, unsurprisingly it is used instinctively by the artist. In Artsper's own selection of works, the likes of Moon Shin and Gérard Escougnou have been noted for their use of spontaneous lines. In fact, Escougnou uses black lines to emit vibrations from his work, with white used as a void or a moment of silence. Lines can cause the viewer to become introspective and reflective, a way for the viewer to relate to a work and the artist's reasons for creating it.

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Print, Minor, Antoni Tapies

Minor

Antoni Tapies

Print - 40 x 56 cm Print - 15.7 x 22 inch

$2,890

Print, AL 4, Hans Hartung

AL 4

Hans Hartung

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

$1,618

Painting, Looking Blue, Gina Vor

Looking Blue

Gina Vor

Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$2,890

Print, Espiral, Antoni Tapies

Espiral

Antoni Tapies

Print - 63 x 90 cm Print - 24.8 x 35.4 inch

$8,866

Print, HC L-52, Hans Hartung

HC L-52

Hans Hartung

Print - 75 x 105 cm Print - 29.5 x 41.3 inch

$3,236

Fine Art Drawings, Meditation, Gina Vor

Meditation

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 55.5 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.9 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$694

Fine Art Drawings, Not There 1, Gina Vor

Not There 1

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

$636

Fine Art Drawings, Cosmic Beasts, Gina Vor

Cosmic Beasts

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 49.5 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$636

Fine Art Drawings, Gestures, Gina Vor

Gestures

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 55.5 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.9 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$694

Painting, Rhythm, Gina Vor

Rhythm

Gina Vor

Painting - 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,734

Painting, Mindfulness, Gina Vor

Mindfulness

Gina Vor

Painting - 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,734

Painting, Victoria, Gina Vor

Victoria

Gina Vor

Painting - 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,734

Painting, Japandi 2, Gina Vor

Japandi 2

Gina Vor

Painting - 108 x 78.5 x 2 cm Painting - 42.5 x 30.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,156

Painting, Impact 2, Gina Vor

Impact 2

Gina Vor

Painting - 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,734

Painting, Terra Cotta, Gina Vor

Terra Cotta

Gina Vor

Painting - 95.5 x 95.5 x 2 cm Painting - 37.6 x 37.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,387

Painting, Japan, Gina Vor

Japan

Gina Vor

Painting - 95 x 95 x 2 cm Painting - 37.4 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,387

Painting, Blue And Red, Gina Vor

Blue And Red

Gina Vor

Painting - 95 x 95 x 2 cm Painting - 37.4 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,387

Painting, Supernova No. 10, Gina Vor

Supernova No. 10

Gina Vor

Painting - 95 x 95 x 2 cm Painting - 37.4 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,387

Painting, Space, Gina Vor

Space

Gina Vor

Painting - 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,734 $1,387

Print, AL 2, Hans Hartung

AL 2

Hans Hartung

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

$3,236

Print, H-21, Hans Hartung

H-21

Hans Hartung

Print - 66 x 55 x 1 cm Print - 26 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch

$2,312

Painting, Puzzle 3, Gina Vor

Puzzle 3

Gina Vor

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

$577

Painting, City Lights, Gina Vor

City Lights

Gina Vor

Painting - 105 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 41.3 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

$3,468

Painting, Gola 2, Philippe Cognée

Gola 2

Philippe Cognée

Painting - 65 x 92 x 5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 2 inch

$25,429

Print, 24 sur 17, Antoni Tapies

24 sur 17

Antoni Tapies

Print - 76 x 55.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.9 x 21.9 x 0 inch

$2,520

Print, Untitled, Antoni Tapies

Untitled

Antoni Tapies

Print - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$1,618

Print, Sans titre, Antoni Tapies

Sans titre

Antoni Tapies

Print - 65.5 x 48 x 0.2 cm Print - 25.8 x 18.9 x 0.1 inch

$1,271

Print, H-23, Hans Hartung

H-23

Hans Hartung

Print - 56.5 x 76 cm Print - 22.2 x 29.9 inch

$2,081

Print, Cordill, Antoni Tapies

Cordill

Antoni Tapies

Print - 78 x 60 cm Print - 30.7 x 23.6 inch

$6,357