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![Photography, Gunslinger Silhouette, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199020_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Grace with Hammer, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199011_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Contact Sheet 4, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198681_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Bunny Silhouette III, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198653_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Bunny Silhouette III, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198652_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Bunnies Silhouette, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198644_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Bunnies Silhouette, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198642_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, 8th Position Silhouette, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198636_1_grid.jpg)
8th Position Silhouette
Tyler Shields
Photography - 45.7 x 45.7 cm Photography - 18 x 18 inch
$2,500
![Photography, Into The Fog, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2196639_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Numb Skull, Jay Hanscom](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2196365_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Lamb, Barry Davies](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192565_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Take me into another dimension I, Maria Esmar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187537_1_grid.jpg)
Take me into another dimension I
Maria Esmar
Painting - 140 x 220 x 0.2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 86.6 x 0.1 inch
$6,711
![Painting, N°669, Pierre-Luc Poujol](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2105646_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, NYC - The Empire State Building, Isabelle Hirtzig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2217674_1_grid.jpg)
NYC - The Empire State Building
Isabelle Hirtzig
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$185
![Painting, BF-16, Martin Singer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2211461_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Abstract geometry, Carlos Diaz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2201586_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Série les Krégins - Sculpture coquillage Raku, Naïg Oulhen dite AbeRaku](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199643_1_grid.jpg)
Série les Krégins - Sculpture coquillage Raku
Naïg Oulhen dite AbeRaku
Sculpture - 13 x 13 x 10 cm Sculpture - 5.1 x 5.1 x 3.9 inch
$839
![Sculpture, Série les Krégins - Sculpture coquillage Raku, Naïg Oulhen dite AbeRaku](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199632_1_grid.jpg)
Série les Krégins - Sculpture coquillage Raku
Naïg Oulhen dite AbeRaku
Sculpture - 21 x 10 x 12 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 3.9 x 4.7 inch
$839
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![Photography, USA. Nevada and California. The Misfits, a film by John HUSTON. 1960 VI, Eve Arnold](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204059_1_grid.jpg)
USA. Nevada and California. The Misfits, a film by John HUSTON. 1960 VI
Eve Arnold
Photography - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 12 x 2 inch
$2,350
![Photography, USA. Nevada. Reno. Marilyn Monroe on the set of The Misfits by John HUSTON, Eve Arnold](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204041_1_grid.jpg)
USA. Nevada. Reno. Marilyn Monroe on the set of The Misfits by John HUSTON
Eve Arnold
Photography - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 12 x 2 inch
$2,350
![Photography, USA. Nevada. US actress Marilyn Monroe on the set of The Misfits by John HUSTON., Eve Arnold](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204032_1_grid.jpg)
USA. Nevada. US actress Marilyn Monroe on the set of The Misfits by John HUSTON.
Eve Arnold
Photography - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 12 x 2 inch
$2,350
![Photography, UAE. Dubai. Behind the Veil., Eve Arnold](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204020_1_grid.jpg)
UAE. Dubai. Behind the Veil.
Eve Arnold
Photography - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 12 x 2 inch
$2,350
![Photography, Marilyn MONROE on the set of The Misfits - USA, Nevada, Reno, Eve Arnold](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204016_1_grid.jpg)
Marilyn MONROE on the set of The Misfits - USA, Nevada, Reno
Eve Arnold
Photography - 40.6 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 12 x 2 inch
$2,350
![Painting, The Hollowed Nexus I, Palak Modi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190756_1_grid.jpg)
The Hollowed Nexus I
Palak Modi
Painting - 91.44 x 91.44 x 3 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1.2 inch
$2,740
![Painting, Dumont d'Urville, Marie Détrée](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2188419_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Skate Mr Hope upcycling, MrHope](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187982_1_grid.jpg)
Skate Mr Hope upcycling
MrHope
Sculpture - 80 x 20 x 2 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$224 $201
![Painting, Lola, Virginie Clement](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2183436_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, January, Simon Kozhin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204798_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Dancer In The Dark (S), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202799_1_grid.jpg)
Dancer In The Dark (S)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm Photography - 20 x 30 inch
$10,000
![Fine Art Drawings, Un autre visage, Éric Dabancourt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2201753_1_grid.jpg)
Un autre visage
Éric Dabancourt
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$403
![Photography, Glitter Pill (2), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197383_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Calligraphie, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197125_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Kanagawa wave - Stormtrooper, Ske](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2193464_1_grid.jpg)
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![Print, Shakespeare, Philippe Achermann](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192245_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le bien et le mal (2), Chantal Westby](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189948_1_grid.jpg)
Le bien et le mal (2)
Chantal Westby
Painting - 122 x 91 x 5 cm Painting - 48 x 35.8 x 2 inch
$2,684
![Painting, Sans titre, Aurelien Grudzien](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187276_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sans titre, Aurelien Grudzien](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187267_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sans titre, Aurelien Grudzien](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187261_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sans titre, Aurelien Grudzien](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187256_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cabinet des Chats, Corine Perier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210886_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Silence, Paris 2024 Olympic Games Begin (Silence, les Jeux Olympiques de Paris 2024 Commencent), Bruno Cantais](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205875_1_grid.jpg)
Silence, Paris 2024 Olympic Games Begin (Silence, les Jeux Olympiques de Paris 2024 Commencent)
Bruno Cantais
Sculpture - 27 x 7 x 8 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 2.8 x 3.1 inch
$218
![Painting, My Shadow A Reflection of Me 2, Agbalaya Abdulahi Opeyemi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204903_1_grid.jpg)
My Shadow A Reflection of Me 2
Agbalaya Abdulahi Opeyemi
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,850
![Painting, Olympic Games, Jo Di Bona](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204619_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Silence, Paris 2024 Olympic Games Begin (Silence, les Jeux Olympiques de Paris 2024 Commencent), Bruno Cantais](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202919_1_grid.jpg)
Silence, Paris 2024 Olympic Games Begin (Silence, les Jeux Olympiques de Paris 2024 Commencent)
Bruno Cantais
Sculpture - 27 x 7 x 8 cm Sculpture - 10.6 x 2.8 x 3.1 inch
$257
![Painting, Arctic Lupine, Andrea Simmonds](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2196246_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Skate Mr Hope upcycling, MrHope](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187983_1_grid.jpg)
![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
$213
![Painting, The Time Is Sometimes Now 1., Petr Strnad](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209630_1_grid.jpg)
The Time Is Sometimes Now 1.
Petr Strnad
Painting - 43 x 34.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.9 x 13.6 x 0 inch
$391
![Painting, Just scrambled eggs, Elena Lukina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205534_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lilac still-life, Elena Lukina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203783_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Orpheus and Eurydice (S), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202858_1_grid.jpg)
Orpheus and Eurydice (S)
Tyler Shields
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm Photography - 20 x 30 inch
$5,000
![Painting, Untitled, Suul](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202702_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, The Cramps Lead singer Lux Interior (III), Michael Grecco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202046_1_grid.jpg)
The Cramps Lead singer Lux Interior (III)
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$3,000
![Photography, Member of Human League, Susan Sulley - Boston, MA 1980 (II), Michael Grecco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202042_1_grid.jpg)
Member of Human League, Susan Sulley - Boston, MA 1980 (II)
Michael Grecco
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$3,000
![Photography, Member of Philip Oakey - Boston, MA 1980 (III), Michael Grecco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202041_1_grid.jpg)
Member of Philip Oakey - Boston, MA 1980 (III)
Michael Grecco
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$3,000
![Photography, The Cramps lead singer Lux Interior, Michael Grecco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202040_1_grid.jpg)
The Cramps lead singer Lux Interior
Michael Grecco
Photography - 40.6 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Photography - 16 x 20 x 2 inch
$3,000
![Photography, Silhouette (M), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200179_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Silhouette (S), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200177_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, In White Sleeve, Oyeleye Feranmi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200034_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, La mariée à cheval, Raya Sorkine](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199178_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Flamme du bonheur, Raya Sorkine](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199170_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, The golden butterfly, Alla Grande](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199133_1_grid.jpg)
The golden butterfly
Alla Grande
Sculpture - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$3,132
![Sculpture, The pearl butterfly, Alla Grande](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199132_1_grid.jpg)
The pearl butterfly
Alla Grande
Sculpture - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$3,132
![Photography, 8th Position Silhouette, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198638_1_grid.jpg)
8th Position Silhouette
Tyler Shields
Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch
$5,000
![Photography, Smoke Mouth (1), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198427_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Smoke Mouth, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198424_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cascading Waves of the Caribbean, Elena Lukina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197904_1_grid.jpg)
Cascading Waves of the Caribbean
Elena Lukina
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$5,234
![Photography, Glitter Pill (1), Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197382_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Glitter Pill, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197381_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, The Swan, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197337_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, On Top Of The World II, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2196977_1_grid.jpg)
On Top Of The World II
Tyler Shields
Photography - 76.2 x 57.2 cm Photography - 30 x 22.5 inch
$5,000
![Photography, Green Book, Tyler Shields](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2196628_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Eyes That Sees, Olaniyi Timothy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194326_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, En équilibre, Marie-Odile Wagner](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2149337_1_grid.jpg)
En équilibre
Marie-Odile Wagner
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,790
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Sans titre #5
Goulwen (Leyto) Mahé
Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,678
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A glimpse into rural tranquility
Narek Qochunc
Painting - 24 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$199
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Topographie végétale (1)
Sophie Zénon
Sculpture - 50 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch
$2,461
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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!