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Painting, Náttúra 1, Sjöfn Kolbeins

Náttúra 1

Sjöfn Kolbeins

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$453

Sculpture, Flying Les Paul, Benjamin Pietri

Flying Les Paul

Benjamin Pietri

Sculpture - 137 x 70 x 9 cm Sculpture - 53.9 x 27.6 x 3.5 inch

$24,896

Painting, Vortex Savvy, Diana Heit

Vortex Savvy

Diana Heit

Painting - 89.9 x 89.9 x 4.1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

$3,050

Sculpture, Monochrome 1, Philippe Haniez

Monochrome 1

Philippe Haniez

Sculpture - 80 x 60 x 4 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$2,376

Photography, Golden Ratio, Cheraine Collette

Golden Ratio

Cheraine Collette

Photography - 120 x 80 x 2 cm Photography - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$6,790

Painting, Napoleon Bonaparte was in burning Moscow. 1812, Simon Kozhin

Napoleon Bonaparte was in burning Moscow. 1812

Simon Kozhin

Painting - 68 x 104 x 2 cm Painting - 26.8 x 40.9 x 0.8 inch

$21,000

Painting, Embrace, Tamar Sulakvelidze

Embrace

Tamar Sulakvelidze

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$3,395

Painting, Still life with plainair, Simon Kozhin

Still life with plainair

Simon Kozhin

Painting - 75 x 87.5 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 34.4 x 0.8 inch

$9,500

Painting, Walk, Igor Shulman

Walk

Igor Shulman

Painting - 79.8 x 119.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 31.4 x 47.2 x 2 inch

$4,350

Painting, It's a tie 2 of 3, Larissa Schlick

It's a tie 2 of 3

Larissa Schlick

Painting - 120 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,395

Painting, Twists & Turns, Larissa Schlick

Twists & Turns

Larissa Schlick

Painting - 120 x 100 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 inch

$4,979

Painting, No Strings Attached, Larissa Schlick

No Strings Attached

Larissa Schlick

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

$4,413

Painting, Where we always are, Luca Brandi

Where we always are

Luca Brandi

Painting - 76 x 56 x 0.5 cm Painting - 29.9 x 22 x 0.2 inch

$2,448

Painting, Untitled 78, Issa Halloum

Untitled 78

Issa Halloum

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

$3,300

Painting, Fiat Lux, Giancarlo Costanzo

Fiat Lux

Giancarlo Costanzo

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

$543

Painting, Dystopian, Joseph Lucky Karma

Dystopian

Joseph Lucky Karma

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$453

Painting, I've just seen a face, Stankey

I've just seen a face

Stankey

Painting - 102 x 76 x 3 cm Painting - 40.2 x 29.9 x 1.2 inch

$4,074

Painting, From the beginning, Stankey

From the beginning

Stankey

Painting - 61 x 91.5 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 36 x 1.2 inch

$5,432

Painting, Flame Girl, Foucaud Stéphane

Flame Girl

Foucaud Stéphane

Painting - 99 x 109.5 x 4 cm Painting - 39 x 43.1 x 1.6 inch

$2,263

Painting, Les voiliers de Saint-Tropez... (Esprit voile), Olivier Messas

Les voiliers de Saint-Tropez... (Esprit voile)

Olivier Messas

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

$5,658

Painting, Les uns contre les autres... (Esprit voile), Olivier Messas

Les uns contre les autres... (Esprit voile)

Olivier Messas

Painting - 50 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,490

Painting, XIII, Yuki VMDM

XIII

Yuki VMDM

Painting - 89 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 35 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$4,300

Painting, XIV, Yuki VMDM

XIV

Yuki VMDM

Painting - 100 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,603

Fine Art Drawings, 50000 Reverso Iizquierdo, Rodrigo Spinel

50000 Reverso Iizquierdo

Rodrigo Spinel

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 14 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 5.5 x 0.1 inch

$500

Painting, In the Basin, Isabelle Vougny

In the Basin

Isabelle Vougny

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

$3,734

Painting, Portals, Kerry Campbell

Portals

Kerry Campbell

Painting - 15.2 x 15.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 6 x 6 x 2 inch

$400

Painting, Fertility, Kerry Campbell

Fertility

Kerry Campbell

Painting - 15.2 x 15.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 6 x 6 x 2 inch

$400

Painting, The 4th Dimension, Kerry Campbell

The 4th Dimension

Kerry Campbell

Painting - 15.2 x 15.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 6 x 6 x 2 inch

$400

Painting, Happiness, Kerry Campbell

Happiness

Kerry Campbell

Painting - 15.2 x 15.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 6 x 6 x 2 inch

$400

Photography, Still Life with a Broken Egg, Antwerp, Michael James O'Brien

Still Life with a Broken Egg, Antwerp

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 152.4 x 203.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.1 inch

$12,000

Photography, Calavon, Lionel le Jeune

Calavon

Lionel le Jeune

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

$849

Photography, Composition verticales, Lionel le Jeune

Composition verticales

Lionel le Jeune

Photography - 45 x 60 x 0.4 cm Photography - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

$962

Painting, Sonate Hivernale, Maria Teresa Bertina

Sonate Hivernale

Maria Teresa Bertina

Painting - 150 x 50 cm Painting - 59.1 x 19.7 inch

$5,092

Painting, Sans titre, Jean-Michel Mefort

Sans titre

Jean-Michel Mefort

Painting - 50 x 30 x 5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 11.8 x 2 inch

$1,697

Print, Péniche, Philippe Matine

Péniche

Philippe Matine

Print - 60 x 160 x 4.5 cm Print - 23.6 x 63 x 1.8 inch

$485

Print, Caverne, Philippe Matine

Caverne

Philippe Matine

Print - 90 x 140 x 4.5 cm Print - 35.4 x 55.1 x 1.8 inch

$519

Photography, Jacques Villeret, Arnaud Baumann

Jacques Villeret

Arnaud Baumann

Photography - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$283

Print, Ascoltato, Philippe Matine

Ascoltato

Philippe Matine

Print - 60 x 160 x 4.5 cm Print - 23.6 x 63 x 1.8 inch

$485

Print, Bien ici, Philippe Matine

Bien ici

Philippe Matine

Print - 90 x 140 x 4.5 cm Print - 35.4 x 55.1 x 1.8 inch

$519

Fine Art Drawings, Arbre Bistro 5, Bernard Lassus

Arbre Bistro 5

Bernard Lassus

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 inch

$792

Fine Art Drawings, Arbre Bistro 4, Bernard Lassus

Arbre Bistro 4

Bernard Lassus

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 inch

$792

Fine Art Drawings, Arbre Bistro 3, Bernard Lassus

Arbre Bistro 3

Bernard Lassus

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 inch

$792

Fine Art Drawings, Arbre Bistro 2, Bernard Lassus

Arbre Bistro 2

Bernard Lassus

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 4.7 inch

$679

Painting, Costa, Peter Skinner

Costa

Peter Skinner

Painting - 86 x 91 cm Painting - 33.9 x 35.8 inch

$4,640

Print, Val d'Isère, Philippe Matine

Val d'Isère

Philippe Matine

Print - 70 x 140 x 4.5 cm Print - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.8 inch

$497

Photography, Untitled Morocco 77, Ziad Naitaddi

Untitled Morocco 77

Ziad Naitaddi

Photography - 30 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,245

Photography, Untitled Morocco 78, Ziad Naitaddi

Untitled Morocco 78

Ziad Naitaddi

Photography - 45 x 30 x 2 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$1,245

Painting, Intro do Ray as Ray, Yasmina Nysten

Intro do Ray as Ray

Yasmina Nysten

Painting - 160 x 160 x 4 cm Painting - 63 x 63 x 1.6 inch

$9,053

Sculpture, Basquiat, JM Collell

Basquiat

JM Collell

Sculpture - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$3,169

Design, Marbles (Peanuts) 400%, Bearbrick

Marbles (Peanuts) 400%

Bearbrick

Design - 28 x 13 x 10 cm Design - 11 x 5.1 x 3.9 inch

$453

Print, Madame Edwarda. Paris: Georges Visat, Hans Bellmer

Madame Edwarda. Paris: Georges Visat

Hans Bellmer

Print - 40 x 26 x 3 cm Print - 15.7 x 10.2 x 1.2 inch

$16,748

Photography, Voodoo, Léa Bon

Voodoo

Léa Bon

Photography - 45 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$4,000

Painting, Mickey fuck, Illian

Mickey fuck

Illian

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

$736

Painting, Mickey fuck, Illian

Mickey fuck

Illian

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

$792

Photography, Dialogue 01, Matthieu Venot

Dialogue 01

Matthieu Venot

Photography - 50 x 62.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 24.6 x 0 inch

$1,358

Painting, Winter's Dream, Kenneth Halvorsen

Winter's Dream

Kenneth Halvorsen

Painting - 152.4 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 60 x 40 x 1.5 inch

$5,180

Painting, Winter's Dream, Kenneth Halvorsen

Winter's Dream

Kenneth Halvorsen

Painting - 152.4 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 60 x 40 x 1.5 inch

$4,950

Painting, Eye of the tiger, Esteban Vera

Eye of the tiger

Esteban Vera

Painting - 110 x 89.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 43.3 x 35.4 x 2 inch

$3,100

Painting, Peonies on the dark background, Elena Podmarkova

Peonies on the dark background

Elena Podmarkova

Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 2 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.8 inch

$2,140

Painting, Duet of peonies 2, Elena Podmarkova

Duet of peonies 2

Elena Podmarkova

Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 2 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.8 inch

$2,140

Painting, Peony sunset, Elena Podmarkova

Peony sunset

Elena Podmarkova

Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 2 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.8 inch

$2,290

Painting, Dark rainy day in Fifth Avenue, Chin H Shin

Dark rainy day in Fifth Avenue

Chin H Shin

Painting - 81.3 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 inch

$3,500

Sculpture, Samuraicat’s Inkan Resonance , Silver, Hiro Ando

Samuraicat’s Inkan Resonance , Silver

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 50 x 50 x 15 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 19.7 x 5.9 inch

$5,658

Painting, Various States N5, Anna Kazmina

Various States N5

Anna Kazmina

Painting - 61 x 86 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 33.9 x 1.2 inch

$2,716

Painting, Various States N3, Anna Kazmina

Various States N3

Anna Kazmina

Painting - 68 x 86 x 3 cm Painting - 26.8 x 33.9 x 1.2 inch

$2,716

Painting, Various States N2, Anna Kazmina

Various States N2

Anna Kazmina

Painting - 63 x 86 x 3 cm Painting - 24.8 x 33.9 x 1.2 inch

$2,716

Painting, White Gold, Kenneth Halvorsen

White Gold

Kenneth Halvorsen

Painting - 91.4 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 40 x 1.5 inch

$2,900

Painting, Magic White: Two Horses, Valeria Radzievska

Magic White: Two Horses

Valeria Radzievska

Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 2 cm Painting - 36 x 48 x 0.8 inch

$4,500

Painting, Wildflowers #2, Karen Hale

Wildflowers #2

Karen Hale

Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 inch

$2,350

Painting, Besnard lake, Derek Olson

Besnard lake

Derek Olson

Painting - 76.2 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 48 x 1 inch

$2,824

Painting, White peonies in a cold color, Elena Podmarkova

White peonies in a cold color

Elena Podmarkova

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 0.8 inch

$2,390

Photography, Hedren / Paris Match, Gragnon François

Hedren / Paris Match

Gragnon François

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

$1,811

Painting, Parrot bliss, Rinalds Vanadzins

Parrot bliss

Rinalds Vanadzins

Painting - 89.9 x 59.9 x 1.8 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch

$2,650

Photography, Fanfare Irakienne, José Nicolas

Fanfare Irakienne

José Nicolas

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

$1,018

Photography, Burkina 1998 Coupe d'Afrique des Nations, José Nicolas

Burkina 1998 Coupe d'Afrique des Nations

José Nicolas

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

$1,697

Photography, Mer de glace, José Nicolas

Mer de glace

José Nicolas

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

$1,358

Painting, Pont d'attache, Karo Trass

Pont d'attache

Karo Trass

Painting - 25 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$170

Painting, Fleur de lotus, Karo Trass

Fleur de lotus

Karo Trass

Painting - 25 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$170

Painting, Shanti eyes, Karo Trass

Shanti eyes

Karo Trass

Painting - 24 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$170

Fine Art Drawings, Terra Nova (space ship), Robbie Cornelissen

Terra Nova (space ship)

Robbie Cornelissen

Fine Art Drawings - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

$1,324

Fine Art Drawings, Four Clouds, Robbie Cornelissen

Four Clouds

Robbie Cornelissen

Fine Art Drawings - 50.8 x 71.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 28 x 0.1 inch

$2,942

Fine Art Drawings, White rhino, Aurélie Trabaud

White rhino

Aurélie Trabaud

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

$622

Painting, I am, Michaela Skuhrava

I am

Michaela Skuhrava

Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$6,116

Painting, Branch Study No. 38, Elizabeth Becker

Branch Study No. 38

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 45.7 x 61 cm Painting - 18 x 24 inch

$550

Painting, Ephemère 1, Michel Narbonne

Ephemère 1

Michel Narbonne

Painting - 80 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$339

Print, Zébre, Mosko

Zébre

Mosko

Print - 45 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$85

Painting, White Flowers, Yosl Bergner

White Flowers

Yosl Bergner

Painting - 50 x 40 x 3.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.4 inch

$5,800

Sculpture, Sail II, Veronica Jurkowitsch

Sail II

Veronica Jurkowitsch

Sculpture - 110 x 43 x 15 cm Sculpture - 43.3 x 16.9 x 5.9 inch

$16,126

Photography, Flower poem: Nayeon's mom's favorite flower, Jihun Ju

Flower poem: Nayeon's mom's favorite flower

Jihun Ju

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

$450

Painting, No smoking, Gina Mariotto

No smoking

Gina Mariotto

Painting - 140 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$5,805

Painting, All ours, Gina Mariotto

All ours

Gina Mariotto

Painting - 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$6,167

Painting, La lucidité est la blessure la plus rapprochée du soleil René Char, Geoffrey Callènes

La lucidité est la blessure la plus rapprochée du soleil René Char

Geoffrey Callènes

Painting - 65 x 54 x 0.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.2 inch

$1,811

Painting, Point de fuite, Geoffrey Callènes

Point de fuite

Geoffrey Callènes

Painting - 60 x 73 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.2 inch

$1,924

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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