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Photography, Nelda and friends, Slim Aarons

Nelda and friends

Slim Aarons

Photography - 51 x 41 x 0.01 cm Photography - 20.1 x 16.1 x 0 inch

€1,950

Photography, Poolside gathering, Slim Aarons

Poolside gathering

Slim Aarons

Photography - 41 x 51 x 0.01 cm Photography - 16.1 x 20.1 x 0 inch

€1,950

Photography, Helen & Nelda by the Pool, Slim Aarons

Helen & Nelda by the Pool

Slim Aarons

Photography - 41 x 31 x 0.01 cm Photography - 16.1 x 12.2 x 0 inch

€1,650

Photography, Nelda's pool, Slim Aarons

Nelda's pool

Slim Aarons

Photography - 30 x 41 x 0.01 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.1 x 0 inch

€1,650

Photography, Poolside socialites, Slim Aarons

Poolside socialites

Slim Aarons

Photography - 30 x 41 x 0.01 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.1 x 0 inch

€1,650

Photography, Skiers at Gstaad, Slim Aarons

Skiers at Gstaad

Slim Aarons

Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 cm Photography - 16 x 20 inch

€1,900

Photography, Lech Ice Bar, Slim Aarons

Lech Ice Bar

Slim Aarons

Photography - 50.8 x 50.8 cm Photography - 20 x 20 inch

€1,900

Photography, 23 Flats, Barry Cawston

23 Flats

Barry Cawston

Photography - 82.5 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 32.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,648

Photography, Dark Materials VI, James Sparshatt

Dark Materials VI

James Sparshatt

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

€3,602

Photography, Sormiou, Bernard Biancotto

Sormiou

Bernard Biancotto

Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

€600

Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 546, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Turbulence in Kyoto 546

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch

€1,200

Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 0416, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Turbulence in Kyoto 0416

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch

€1,200

Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 333, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Turbulence in Kyoto 333

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch

€1,200

Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 4415, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Turbulence in Kyoto 4415

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch

€1,200

Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 4367, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Turbulence in Kyoto 4367

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch

€1,200

Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 4059, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Turbulence in Kyoto 4059

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch

€1,200

Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 3755, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Turbulence in Kyoto 3755

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch

€1,200

Photography, Turbulence in Kyoto 3339, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Turbulence in Kyoto 3339

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 30.9 x 46.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.2 x 18.2 x 0 inch

€1,200

Photography, Spirit of Forest 7100, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Spirit of Forest 7100

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

€1,600

Photography, Spirit of Forest 2041, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Spirit of Forest 2041

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

€1,600

Photography, Spirit of Forest 2035, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Spirit of Forest 2035

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

€1,600

Photography, Spirit of Forest 124, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Spirit of Forest 124

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 40.8 x 28.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

€1,600

Photography, Two Landscapes 49, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Two Landscapes 49

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 48.3 x 32.9 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19 x 13 x 0 inch

€800

Photography, Two Landscapes 48, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Two Landscapes 48

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 48.3 x 32.9 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19 x 13 x 0 inch

€800

Photography, Two Landscapes 36, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Two Landscapes 36

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 48.3 x 32.9 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19 x 13 x 0 inch

€800

Photography, Dazzle, Drew Doggett

Dazzle

Drew Doggett

Photography - 69.2 x 144.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.25 x 57 x 0.1 inch

€5,589

Photography, Love, Light & Lines, Kamal Obat

Love, Light & Lines

Kamal Obat

Photography - 60 x 49.8 x 2.5 cm Photography - 23.62 x 19.6 x 1 inch

€437

Photography, Stubborn optimiste 4, Nina Schipoff

Stubborn optimiste 4

Nina Schipoff

Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch

€1,500

Photography, Stubborn optimiste (3), Nina Schipoff

Stubborn optimiste (3)

Nina Schipoff

Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch

€1,500

Photography, Stubborn optimiste (2), Nina Schipoff

Stubborn optimiste (2)

Nina Schipoff

Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch

€1,500

Photography, Stubborn optimiste (1), Nina Schipoff

Stubborn optimiste (1)

Nina Schipoff

Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€1,000

Photography, Swift, Drew Doggett

Swift

Drew Doggett

Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch

€2,795

Photography, Spiagge bianche study II, Antoine Rose

Spiagge bianche study II

Antoine Rose

Photography - 88 x 200 x 1 cm Photography - 34.6 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€12,600

Photography, Saigon blur LXX, Sven Pfrommer

Saigon blur LXX

Sven Pfrommer

Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,890

Photography, Éphémère Sensualité #1, Tanguy Mendrisse

Éphémère Sensualité #1

Tanguy Mendrisse

Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€190

Photography, White Sands, Drew Doggett

White Sands

Drew Doggett

Photography - 45.7 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 18 x 27 x 0.1 inch

€1,604

Photography, Hôtel Belvédère, Christophe Jacrot

Hôtel Belvédère

Christophe Jacrot

Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch

€3,000

Photography, Blues Covid, Tanguy Mendrisse

Blues Covid

Tanguy Mendrisse

Photography - 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€120

Photography, Lx046. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx046. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€450

Photography, Lx043. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx043. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

€450

Photography, Lx036. Lisbonne Portugal, Olivier Perrin

Lx036. Lisbonne Portugal

Olivier Perrin

Photography - 19 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.5 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€450

Photography, A poolside story, Slim Aarons

A poolside story

Slim Aarons

Photography - 41 x 51 x 0.01 cm Photography - 16.1 x 20.1 x 0 inch

€1,950

Photography, Poolside dreams, Slim Aarons

Poolside dreams

Slim Aarons

Photography - 31 x 41 x 0.01 cm Photography - 12.2 x 16.1 x 0 inch

€1,650

Photography, Poolside host, Slim Aarons

Poolside host

Slim Aarons

Photography - 30 x 41 x 0.01 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.1 x 0 inch

€1,650

Photography, Chalet Costi, Slim Aarons

Chalet Costi

Slim Aarons

Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.01 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€1,650

Photography, Party on the steps, Slim Aarons

Party on the steps

Slim Aarons

Photography - 41 x 30 x 0.01 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€1,650

Photography, Ombre et lumière I, Feng Hatat

Ombre et lumière I

Feng Hatat

Photography - 48 x 32 x 1 cm Photography - 18.9 x 12.6 x 0.4 inch

€500

Photography, Tracks V, Bruno Charoy

Tracks V

Bruno Charoy

Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€800

Photography, The Curve is the Shortest Path to Beauty, Antoine Buttafoghi

The Curve is the Shortest Path to Beauty

Antoine Buttafoghi

Photography - 120 x 80 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 inch

€1,400

Photography, Mémoire de JingDeZhen, Feng Hatat

Mémoire de JingDeZhen

Feng Hatat

Photography - 32 x 48 x 1 cm Photography - 12.6 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch

€500

Photography, Atelier de porcelaine I, Feng Hatat

Atelier de porcelaine I

Feng Hatat

Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€600

Photography, Fours traditionnel à bois pour le porcelaine, Feng Hatat

Fours traditionnel à bois pour le porcelaine

Feng Hatat

Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€500

Photography, Neiges, Adrianna MJW

Neiges

Adrianna MJW

Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

€300

Photography, Neiges, Adrianna MJW

Neiges

Adrianna MJW

Photography - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€400

Photography, Neige printemps 24, Adrianna MJW

Neige printemps 24

Adrianna MJW

Photography - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€400

Photography, Autoportrait, Feng Hatat

Autoportrait

Feng Hatat

Photography - 50 x 35 x 2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

€600

Photography, Triumph, Drew Doggett

Triumph

Drew Doggett

Photography - 45.7 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 18 x 27 x 0.1 inch

€1,604

Photography, Unbridled, Drew Doggett

Unbridled

Drew Doggett

Photography - 68.6 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€1,604

Photography, Stories #3, Edmund Sumner

Stories #3

Edmund Sumner

Photography - 54 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 21.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€2,320

Photography, Etre dans le bleu, Jean-Claude Mathier

Etre dans le bleu

Jean-Claude Mathier

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

€1,345

Photography, Shore Break, Bernard Biancotto

Shore Break

Bernard Biancotto

Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

€600

Photography, Conversation, Feng Hatat

Conversation

Feng Hatat

Photography - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€500

Photography, Ombre et lumière III, Feng Hatat

Ombre et lumière III

Feng Hatat

Photography - 48 x 32 x 1 cm Photography - 18.9 x 12.6 x 0.4 inch

€500

Photography, Shakespeare, Feng Hatat

Shakespeare

Feng Hatat

Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€600

Photography, Ombre et lumière 7, Feng Hatat

Ombre et lumière 7

Feng Hatat

Photography - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€600

Photography, Mémoire de JingDeZhen, Feng Hatat

Mémoire de JingDeZhen

Feng Hatat

Photography - 32 x 48 x 1 cm Photography - 12.6 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch

€600

Photography, Ombre et lumière #5, Feng Hatat

Ombre et lumière #5

Feng Hatat

Photography - 48 x 32 x 1 cm Photography - 18.9 x 12.6 x 0.4 inch

€600

Photography, Ombre et lumière II, Feng Hatat

Ombre et lumière II

Feng Hatat

Photography - 48 x 32 x 1 cm Photography - 18.9 x 12.6 x 0.4 inch

€500

Photography, Groupe, Feng Hatat

Groupe

Feng Hatat

Photography - 50 x 70 x 5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 2 inch

€500

Photography, Autoroute, Feng Hatat

Autoroute

Feng Hatat

Photography - 50 x 70 x 5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 2 inch

€500 €450

Photography, Éolienne, Feng Hatat

Éolienne

Feng Hatat

Photography - 50 x 70 x 5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 2 inch

€600

Photography, Neige, Feng Hatat

Neige

Feng Hatat

Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€600 €540

Photography, En route VIII, Feng Hatat

En route VIII

Feng Hatat

Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€600

Photography, En route VII, Feng Hatat

En route VII

Feng Hatat

Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€600

Photography, Frivole, Dominique Jullien

Frivole

Dominique Jullien

Photography - 20 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€350

Photography, Aoteraoa - M.E.R., Guillaume Pépy

Aoteraoa - M.E.R.

Guillaume Pépy

Photography - 105 x 70 cm Photography - 41.3 x 27.6 inch

€1,375

Photography, Nature morte , Feng Hatat

Nature morte

Feng Hatat

Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€500 €450

Photography, Neige 2, Feng Hatat

Neige 2

Feng Hatat

Photography - 60 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€500

Photography, Untucked, Amrita Bilimoria

Untucked

Amrita Bilimoria

Photography - 71.1 x 50.5 x 0.5 cm Photography - 28 x 19.9 x 0.2 inch

€2,139

Photography, No Transport Problems Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print, Slim Aarons

No Transport Problems Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 cm Photography - 40 x 60 inch

€4,334

Photography, Bourgoin Jallieu, Georges Rousse

Bourgoin Jallieu

Georges Rousse

Photography - 92 x 112 cm Photography - 36.2 x 44.1 inch

€3,900

Photography, La mini maison, Christophe Jacrot

La mini maison

Christophe Jacrot

Photography - 70 x 105 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0 inch

€3,200

Photography, Chateau des Alpilles, Georges Rousse

Chateau des Alpilles

Georges Rousse

Photography - 92 x 112 cm Photography - 36.2 x 44.1 inch

€3,900

Photography, Un air d exotisme : Mahe Seychelles, Jean-Pierre Fleury

Un air d exotisme : Mahe Seychelles

Jean-Pierre Fleury

Photography - 100 x 100 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 inch

€2,460

Photography, The Rolling Stones Group Portrait, London, 1965, Glen Craig

The Rolling Stones Group Portrait, London, 1965

Glen Craig

Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch

€1,701

Photography, Torrent64_0802, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Torrent64_0802

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 41 x 60.6 x 5 cm Photography - 16.1 x 23.9 x 2 inch

€900

Photography, Torrent48_0763, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Torrent48_0763

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 72.7 x 60.6 x 5 cm Photography - 28.6 x 23.9 x 2 inch

€1,600

Photography, Torrent52_0773, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Torrent52_0773

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 60.6 x 72.7 x 5 cm Photography - 23.9 x 28.6 x 2 inch

€1,600

Photography, Torrent51_0770, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Torrent51_0770

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 60.6 x 72.7 x 5 cm Photography - 23.9 x 28.6 x 2 inch

€1,600

Photography, Torrent43_0742, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Torrent43_0742

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 72.7 x 60.6 x 5 cm Photography - 28.6 x 23.9 x 2 inch

€1,600

Photography, Audrey Hepburn Laying Down, Bert Stern

Audrey Hepburn Laying Down

Bert Stern

Photography - 33 x 48 cm Photography - 13 x 18.9 inch

€3,900

Photography, Tengri, Alexandra Haasz

Tengri

Alexandra Haasz

Photography - 60 x 60 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 inch

€1,560

Photography, Ice Bar - Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print, Slim Aarons

Ice Bar - Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Slim Aarons

Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm Photography - 60 x 40 inch

€3,480

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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