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Pelican Heart, Western Australia
mat beetson
Photography - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$6,731
Arbres de la vallée de la Clarée, Hautes-Alpes, de la série Sur les chemins du Briançonnais
José Nicolas
Photography - 36 x 36 x 0.1 cm Photography - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0 inch
$561
Vallée de la Clarée, Hautes-Alpes, de la série Sur les chemins du Briançonnais
José Nicolas
Photography - 36 x 36 x 0.1 cm Photography - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0 inch
$561
Col du Chardonnet, Hautes-Alpes, de la série "Sur les chemins du Briançonnais"
José Nicolas
Photography - 36 x 36 x 0.1 cm Photography - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0 inch
$561
Paysage d'hiver du refuge du Chardonnet, Hautes-Alpes, de la série "Sur les chemins du Briançonnais"
José Nicolas
Photography - 36 x 36 x 0.1 cm Photography - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0 inch
$561
Paysage d'hiver du refuge du Chardonnet, Hautes-Alpes, de la série "Sur les chemins du Briançonnais"
José Nicolas
Photography - 36 x 36 x 0.1 cm Photography - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0 inch
$561
Be My Star
Elvira Carrasco
Photography - 135 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 53.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$4,936
Meta Color XIX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,794
Tokyo crossing VI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 150 x 75 x 3 cm Photography - 59.1 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch
$3,354
Tokyo crossing IV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 150 x 75 x 3 cm Photography - 59.1 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch
$3,354
Skeme and Lava - N.Y.C Legends
Big Daddy
Photography - 20 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$280
Sonic Bad - N.Y.C Legends
Big Daddy
Photography - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$280
Tête de Ventasuso
Sébastien Castillo
Photography - 20 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$247
Frozen trees 4
Imanol Marrodán
Photography - 20 x 26 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 10.2 x 0 inch
$393
Frozen trees 7
Imanol Marrodán
Photography - 20 x 26 x 0.1 cm Photography - 7.9 x 10.2 x 0 inch
$393
Free Spirit nº3
Pierre Cherix
Photography - 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$505
A conversation with a therapist 10
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$250
A conversation with a therapist 9
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$250
A conversation with a therapist 8
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 62 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 24.4 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$250
Draperie Ephémère sur la Meije
Jérome Obiols
Photography - 100 x 140 x 0.1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 55.1 x 0 inch
$4,151
Paris, couple sur le Pont Neuf
Olivia Bonnamour
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
$505
Paris, Beauté et religion dans le Marais
Olivia Bonnamour
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
$505
Paris, Jeune homme dans le Marais
Olivia Bonnamour
Photography - 30 x 45 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
$505
Paris, Jeune couple sur le Pont Neuf
Olivia Bonnamour
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
$505
Paris, Couple de japonais aux Palais Royal
Olivia Bonnamour
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
$505
New York, Washington Square
Olivia Bonnamour
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
$505
Paris, 9e arrondissement 2022
Olivia Bonnamour
Photography - 30 x 40 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 inch
$505
The forward march loses ground
Jessica Houston
Photography - 53.3 x 83.8 x 2.5 cm Photography - 21 x 33 x 1 inch
$3,029
28-Tour de France 2022 13ème étape Bourg d'Oisan-Saint-Etienne. La côte de Saint Romain en Gal.
Jérémy Lempin
Photography - 30 x 40 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 inch
$337
Jenny Owens Birds Series
Jenny Owens
Photography - 15 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 5.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$449
I am free to imprison myself - II
Idan Wizen
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$505
100 Marches #13 Eating
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Photography - 50 x 70 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
$954
Shoreline Walk
Paul J Bucknall
Photography - 40.6 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16 x 12 x 0.1 inch
$445
Paris Eiffel Tower #1 - Shoulder sitting
Hégémon (Hedge) Chaignon
Photography - 70 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$1,234
Chanel gold bag
Katya Ackermann
Photography - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$3,927
Margueritte Daisies
David Mccrae
Photography - 20.3 x 25.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 8 x 10 x 0.1 inch
$220
Doll mouth (drool)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 99.1 x 99.1 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39 x 39 x 0.1 inch
$4,263
Doll mouth (drool)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 68.6 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27 x 27 x 0.1 inch
$2,917
The stoning of St. Peter the fat fan
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 58.4 x 73.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23 x 29 x 0.1 inch
$3,927
Martyrdom at the Rink
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 58.4 x 73.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23 x 29 x 0.1 inch
$3,927
Martyrdom at the Ski Hill
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 58.4 x 73.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23 x 29 x 0.1 inch
$3,927
A people's history (Terre sauvage)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 53.3 x 73.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 21 x 29 x 0.1 inch
$3,927
A people's history (Girl bride, Bountiful, BC)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 53.3 x 73.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 21 x 29 x 0.1 inch
$3,927
A People's History (View from Mt.Cashel)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 50.8 x 73.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 29 x 0.1 inch
$3,927
Group of Seven Awkward Moments (March Storm)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 48.3 x 73.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19 x 29 x 0.1 inch
$3,927
Group of seven awkward moments (Winter on the Don)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 55.9 x 73.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 22 x 29 x 0.1 inch
$3,927
Group of seven awkward moments (Davis Strait)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 73.7 x 58.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29 x 23 x 0.1 inch
$3,927
Group of seven awkward moments (Early snow with Bob and Doug)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 73.7 x 58.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29 x 23 x 0.1 inch
$3,927
Group of seven awkward moments (In Algonquin Park)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 58.4 x 73.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23 x 29 x 0.1 inch
$4,375
Group of seven awkward moments (northern lights)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 58.4 x 73.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23 x 29 x 0.1 inch
$3,927
Herd-girl (gardener and memory keeper)
Diana Thorneycroft
Photography - 73.7 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$4,488
DJ Napoléon
Bruce Meritte
Photography - 100 x 70 x 10 cm Photography - 39.4 x 27.6 x 3.9 inch
$3,366
Two Penguins
Dr Sanjay Arora
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,973
Stage Dance
Dr Sanjay Arora
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,973
Painted Work #1
Sanne De Wilde Bénédicte Kurzen
Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$7,853
24h du Mans 1970-La Porsche 917K n°22 de Hobbs et Hailwood, 13 juin 1970.
Jacques Violet
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$449
Paris, élégance à l'Opera
Olivia Bonnamour
Photography - 30 x 45 cm Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch
$505
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!