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Painting, Earthless 1, Prag

Earthless 1

Prag

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1 inch

€1,300

Painting, Arranged place 13., Petr Strnad

Arranged place 13.

Petr Strnad

Painting - 28.6 x 20.1 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.3 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€180

Painting, Message for you 7., Petr Strnad

Message for you 7.

Petr Strnad

Painting - 28 x 20.2 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11 x 8 x 0 inch

€180

Print, Format #953, Petr Strnad

Format #953

Petr Strnad

Print - 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print - 20 x 15 x 0 inch

€130

Photography, Upstairs, Emilie Mori

Upstairs

Emilie Mori

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

€900

Print, Concept #151, Petr Strnad

Concept #151

Petr Strnad

Print - 50 x 33.3 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.1 x 0 inch

€130

Print, Concept #119, Petr Strnad

Concept #119

Petr Strnad

Print - 50 x 33.3 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.1 x 0 inch

€130

Print, Concept #114, Petr Strnad

Concept #114

Petr Strnad

Print - 50 x 33.3 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.1 x 0 inch

€130

Painting, Prémices diptyque N°16, J/Y Delaunay-Israël

Prémices diptyque N°16

J/Y Delaunay-Israël

Painting - 100 x 200 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€5,250

Painting, Poissons noirs et blancs, Olivier Daumas

Poissons noirs et blancs

Olivier Daumas

Painting - 45 x 37 cm Painting - 17.7 x 14.6 inch

€1,000

Painting, Trapped form in the webs, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Trapped form in the webs

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 116 x 108 x 0.7 cm Painting - 45.7 x 42.5 x 0.3 inch

€4,400

Photography, I don't know why it's seems so funny, David Pinegar

I don't know why it's seems so funny

David Pinegar

Photography - 150 x 150 x 4 cm Photography - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€17,300

Painting, Visual Excerpt IX., Petr Strnad

Visual Excerpt IX.

Petr Strnad

Painting - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€270

Painting, Message For You 2., Petr Strnad

Message For You 2.

Petr Strnad

Painting - 25 x 17.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 9.8 x 6.9 x 0 inch

€180

Painting, Moire, Petr Strnad

Moire

Petr Strnad

Painting - 23.7 x 17.8 x 0.1 cm Painting - 9.3 x 7 x 0 inch

€180

Painting, Position XXII., Petr Strnad

Position XXII.

Petr Strnad

Painting - 25.2 x 19.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 9.9 x 7.7 x 0 inch

€140

Photography, Mediterranean Village, Clemente Vergara

Mediterranean Village

Clemente Vergara

Photography - 70 x 56 cm Photography - 27.6 x 22 inch

€450

Painting, Endless You, Larissa Uvarova

Endless You

Larissa Uvarova

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

€4,225

Painting, Voyage Nocturne, Michel Saint-Luc

Voyage Nocturne

Michel Saint-Luc

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Changing seasons, Mariam Qureshi

Changing seasons

Mariam Qureshi

Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 inch

€2,670

Sculpture, The kid, Alain Louiset

The kid

Alain Louiset

Sculpture - 106 x 60 x 7 cm Sculpture - 41.7 x 23.6 x 2.8 inch

€2,700

Painting, No title, Margret Trimborn

No title

Margret Trimborn

Painting - 80 x 80 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 inch

€2,700

Photography, Venice Boats, Clemente Vergara

Venice Boats

Clemente Vergara

Photography - 70 x 56 cm Photography - 27.6 x 22 inch

€450

Photography, Grande Motte Building, Clemente Vergara

Grande Motte Building

Clemente Vergara

Photography - 70 x 56 cm Photography - 27.6 x 22 inch

€450

Photography, Grande Motte Seagulls V, Clemente Vergara

Grande Motte Seagulls V

Clemente Vergara

Photography - 70 x 56 cm Photography - 27.6 x 22 inch

€450

Photography, Grande Motte Seagulls H, Clemente Vergara

Grande Motte Seagulls H

Clemente Vergara

Photography - 56 x 70 cm Photography - 22 x 27.6 inch

€450

Painting, White orchids, Olga Volna

White orchids

Olga Volna

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€666

Painting, Cœur d'or, Françoise Augustine

Cœur d'or

Françoise Augustine

Painting - 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,800

Painting, Flaming irises, Olga Volna

Flaming irises

Olga Volna

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€628 €439

Painting, What flows, grows, Judith Christine Riemer

What flows, grows

Judith Christine Riemer

Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,300

Fine Art Drawings, De force et de dentelle, Ledentelier

De force et de dentelle

Ledentelier

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,800

Painting, Levitation N5, Valentin Savtcheko

Levitation N5

Valentin Savtcheko

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

Sculpture, Meltdown - Out of the blue, Ralph Posset

Meltdown - Out of the blue

Ralph Posset

Sculpture - 22 x 20 x 4 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch

€850

Painting, Escape From Brooklyn, Brad Nuorala

Escape From Brooklyn

Brad Nuorala

Painting - 122.6 x 93.3 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48.3 x 36.7 x 1.5 inch

€2,800

Painting, Mood 3, Daria Russkikh

Mood 3

Daria Russkikh

Painting - 130 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,200

Painting, Escape, Mahabbeh Mowakket

Escape

Mahabbeh Mowakket

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

€2,318

Sculpture, Love Hurts, Dervis Akdemir

Love Hurts

Dervis Akdemir

Sculpture - 41 x 25 x 14 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 9.8 x 5.5 inch

€242

Fine Art Drawings, Crâne, Lionel le Jeune

Crâne

Lionel le Jeune

Fine Art Drawings - 26.5 x 20.9 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.4 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch

€80

Fine Art Drawings, One line dollar on white, Claire Godet

One line dollar on white

Claire Godet

Fine Art Drawings - 6.6 x 15.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 2.6 x 6.1 x 0 inch

€50

Painting, Old bath, Galya Popova

Old bath

Galya Popova

Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,200

Painting, White is golden is golden is white, Tiny de Bruin

White is golden is golden is white

Tiny de Bruin

Painting - 100 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

€4,750

Painting, Golden flames, Tiny de Bruin

Golden flames

Tiny de Bruin

Painting - 120 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€4,950

Sculpture, Filter, Marie Serruya

Filter

Marie Serruya

Sculpture - 20 x 40 x 47 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 15.7 x 18.5 inch

€2,700

Painting, There’s a place in my heart, Tiny de Bruin

There’s a place in my heart

Tiny de Bruin

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

€4,750

Sculpture, Rainbow Unicorn Handmade Sculpture for Home Decor, Dervis Akdemir

Rainbow Unicorn Handmade Sculpture for Home Decor

Dervis Akdemir

Sculpture - 38 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 15 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch

€279

Sculpture, Hercules Yakuza, Dervis Akdemir

Hercules Yakuza

Dervis Akdemir

Sculpture - 40 x 29 x 15 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 11.4 x 5.9 inch

€400

Sculpture, Binge Watcher David, Dervis Akdemir

Binge Watcher David

Dervis Akdemir

Sculpture - 42 x 25 x 14 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 9.8 x 5.5 inch

€376

Painting, A large heart iconostasis-II, Stanislav Bojankov

A large heart iconostasis-II

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting - 240 x 840 x 3 cm Painting - 94.5 x 330.7 x 1.2 inch

€80,000

Painting, Troca, Isabelle Hirtzig

Troca

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting - 35 x 28 x 0.1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 11 x 0 inch

€135

Fine Art Drawings, Dégustation des grands vins de Bordeaux, Noël Granger

Dégustation des grands vins de Bordeaux

Noël Granger

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 32 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch

€110

Painting, Happy1, Kloo

Happy1

Kloo

Painting - 120 x 120 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 inch

€3,740

Painting, Malgré moi, RogerM

Malgré moi

RogerM

Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€1,000

Painting, N° 1233 Haïfa. Mont Carmel., R. Cavalié

N° 1233 Haïfa. Mont Carmel.

R. Cavalié

Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

Painting, N° 1117 Belgrade 14. Eglise orthodoxe de Saint-Sava A, R. Cavalié

N° 1117 Belgrade 14. Eglise orthodoxe de Saint-Sava A

R. Cavalié

Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€500

Painting, N° 1065  The best place, R. Cavalié

N° 1065 The best place

R. Cavalié

Painting - 46 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€500

Painting, N° 1135  Marquis(e) et Marquis(e) de La Côtinière., R. Cavalié

N° 1135 Marquis(e) et Marquis(e) de La Côtinière.

R. Cavalié

Painting - 41 x 74 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 29.1 x 0.8 inch

€650

Photography, Flower poem: magnolia, Jihun Ju

Flower poem: magnolia

Jihun Ju

Photography - 59.4 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch

€435

Photography, Flower poem: a white butterfly, Jihun Ju

Flower poem: a white butterfly

Jihun Ju

Photography - 59.4 x 42 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch

€435

Painting, Divas de Jazz #2, Kristina Malashchenko

Divas de Jazz #2

Kristina Malashchenko

Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€1,100

Painting, Tourmaline, Jag Jo Auguste Germain

Tourmaline

Jag Jo Auguste Germain

Painting - 120 x 99 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39 x 1 inch

€2,900

Painting, The artist (F.U.A.I.), Michael Grine

The artist (F.U.A.I.)

Michael Grine

Painting - 76.2 x 58.4 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 23 x 0.1 inch

€483

Painting, Mademoiselle Colette, Kristina Malashchenko

Mademoiselle Colette

Kristina Malashchenko

Painting - 31 x 23 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.2 x 9.1 x 0 inch

€550

Sculpture, Michelangelo’s David Bust, Dervis Akdemir

Michelangelo’s David Bust

Dervis Akdemir

Sculpture - 42 x 25 x 15 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 9.8 x 5.9 inch

€218

Painting, Course aux contamines, Adrianna MJW

Course aux contamines

Adrianna MJW

Painting - 88 x 116 x 5 cm Painting - 34.6 x 45.7 x 2 inch

€8,000

Painting, 332) Danse païenne, Isis Bi-M

332) Danse païenne

Isis Bi-M

Painting - 60 x 42 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0.4 inch

€320

Print, 181) Evasif 1/11, Isis Bi-M

181) Evasif 1/11

Isis Bi-M

Print - 13 x 22 x 1 cm Print - 5.1 x 8.7 x 0.4 inch

€50

Print, 128) Vésanie 2/11,, Isis Bi-M

128) Vésanie 2/11,

Isis Bi-M

Print - 20 x 15 x 1 cm Print - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch

€50

Sculpture, The Goddess Of The Hunt Handmade Sculpture for Home Decor, Dervis Akdemir

The Goddess Of The Hunt Handmade Sculpture for Home Decor

Dervis Akdemir

Sculpture - 44 x 22 x 15 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 8.7 x 5.9 inch

€158

Sculpture, Ludwig van Beethoven, Dervis Akdemir

Ludwig van Beethoven

Dervis Akdemir

Sculpture - 43 x 25 x 15 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 9.8 x 5.9 inch

€158

Sculpture, Greek God Apollo, Dervis Akdemir

Greek God Apollo

Dervis Akdemir

Sculpture - 33 x 20 x 12 cm Sculpture - 13 x 7.9 x 4.7 inch

€158

Photography, Tauwetter_z, Nina Schipoff

Tauwetter_z

Nina Schipoff

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

€2,200

Painting, Head / Pinokio, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Head / Pinokio

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 120 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

€5,700

Painting, Scrooge McDuck Money Maker tag, Carlos Pun Art

Scrooge McDuck Money Maker tag

Carlos Pun Art

Painting - 70 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,497

Sculpture, Sneaker Slam: Jordan & Basketball pop art sculpture, Dervis Akdemir

Sneaker Slam: Jordan & Basketball pop art sculpture

Dervis Akdemir

Sculpture - 22 x 20 x 3 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch

€400

Painting, Serge Gainsbourg 01, Jean-Michel Lourenço

Serge Gainsbourg 01

Jean-Michel Lourenço

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

€950

Design, La Porcelaine de Rêve - Bleu N°5, Anany

La Porcelaine de Rêve - Bleu N°5

Anany

Design - 0.3 x 21 x 21 cm Design - 0.1 x 8.3 x 8.3 inch

€240

Fine Art Drawings, Ray Charles (noir & blanc), Noël Granger

Ray Charles (noir & blanc)

Noël Granger

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 29 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.4 inch

€90

Fine Art Drawings, Couple noir et blanc, Pascal Marlin

Couple noir et blanc

Pascal Marlin

Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 51 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch

€400

Painting, #1, Fred Olivier

#1

Fred Olivier

Painting - 75 x 55 x 0.2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.1 inch

€900

Painting, The Event, Gianluca Fascetto

The Event

Gianluca Fascetto

Painting - 210 x 350 x 10 cm Painting - 82.7 x 137.8 x 3.9 inch

€11,200

Painting, Karma, Johanna Sanna

Karma

Johanna Sanna

Painting - 89 x 116 x 3 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,200

Sculpture, Contemporary man, Stefanoiu Vasile

Contemporary man

Stefanoiu Vasile

Sculpture - 65 x 87 x 47 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 34.3 x 18.5 inch

€6,000

Painting, Clin d'oeil, Sophie Raskopf

Clin d'oeil

Sophie Raskopf

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

€4,500

Photography, L'envol, Alain Longeaud

L'envol

Alain Longeaud

Photography - 96 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 37.8 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch

€3,150

Photography, Chemins de croix, Alain Longeaud

Chemins de croix

Alain Longeaud

Photography - 96 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 37.8 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch

€3,150

Painting, Lost to history, Michael Grine

Lost to history

Michael Grine

Painting - 160 x 243.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 63 x 96 x 0.1 inch

€4,828

Photography, Alphaville, Alain Longeaud

Alphaville

Alain Longeaud

Photography - 96 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 37.8 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch

€3,150

Print, Exitus Vitae 13, Miguel Villarino

Exitus Vitae 13

Miguel Villarino

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

€300

Painting, No title, Margret Trimborn

No title

Margret Trimborn

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,150

Photography, Port-au-Prince, José Nicolas

Port-au-Prince

José Nicolas

Photography - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€300

Sculpture, Pietrasanta, Marc Mugnier

Pietrasanta

Marc Mugnier

Sculpture - 180 x 120 x 120 cm Sculpture - 70.9 x 47.2 x 47.2 inch

€7,500

Painting, Anonimo#15, Dimitris Pavlopoulos

Anonimo#15

Dimitris Pavlopoulos

Painting - 105 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 41.3 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€2,000

Sculpture, The Veiled Vestal Virgin Handmade Sculpture for Home Decor, Dervis Akdemir

The Veiled Vestal Virgin Handmade Sculpture for Home Decor

Dervis Akdemir

Sculpture - 43 x 26 x 15 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 10.2 x 5.9 inch

€267

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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