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![Painting, Junta, Vladimir Kolosov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1547601_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Paysages 603, Yongmin Huang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1259577_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Question d'équilibre, Véronique Baleste](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182661_1_grid.jpg)
Question d'équilibre
Véronique Baleste
Painting - 82 x 87 x 1 cm Painting - 32.3 x 34.3 x 0.4 inch
$671
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Marine abstraite 2024-48
Fred Boutet
Painting - 50 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$671
![Sculpture, Medusa out of this world, Dervis Akdemir](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2012475_1_grid.jpg)
Medusa out of this world
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 85 x 25 x 25 cm Sculpture - 33.5 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch
$1,854
![Sculpture, One Dollar Rols Black & White, Karl Lagasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1942197_1_grid.jpg)
One Dollar Rols Black & White
Karl Lagasse
Sculpture - 40.5 x 5 x 5 cm Sculpture - 15.9 x 2 x 2 inch
$2,125
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![Painting, Rouge baiser, Martine Fauve Dechavanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1565202_1_grid.jpg)
Rouge baiser
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$615
![Painting, Left (paper) pieces : a cycle, Hansol Yoon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1468641_1_grid.jpg)
Left (paper) pieces : a cycle
Hansol Yoon
Painting - 53.4 x 38.7 x 2 cm Painting - 21 x 15.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,622
![Painting, Abstract Mountain Vol. 8 - Decomposed, Arianna Rybcenko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1350828_1_grid.jpg)
Abstract Mountain Vol. 8 - Decomposed
Arianna Rybcenko
Painting - 90 x 90 x 3.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.4 inch
$2,159
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![Fine Art Drawings, Sans-titre, Gianfranco Baruchello](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/994641_1_grid.jpg)
Sans-titre
Gianfranco Baruchello
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 4.7 inch
$2,796
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![Design, Holiday UK Ceramic Container White, Kaws](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150616_1_grid.jpg)
Holiday UK Ceramic Container White
Kaws
Design - 41.9 x 12.7 x 8 cm Design - 16.5 x 5 x 3.1 inch
$2,237
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![Print, Composition 1831-2 carborundum, Pierre Muckensturm](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1834071_1_grid.jpg)
Composition 1831-2 carborundum
Pierre Muckensturm
Print - 65 x 50 x 0.5 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,566
![Print, Tête bleue, Corneille](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1089033_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Take Five!, Djénina Hagenburger](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203252_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Spring Hurts., Djénina Hagenburger](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200937_1_grid.jpg)
Spring Hurts.
Djénina Hagenburger
Painting - 122 x 135 x 1 cm Painting - 48 x 53.1 x 0.4 inch
$4,921
![Painting, Heart in white- Love, Amour, Amore, Liebe 3D plaster, Nataliia Krykun](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2172545_1_grid.jpg)
Heart in white- Love, Amour, Amore, Liebe 3D plaster
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$2,237
![Print, Musack Terry Hall tribute, Shepard Fairey (Obey)](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2139563_1_grid.jpg)
Musack Terry Hall tribute
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 1 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$336
![Painting, Gammes matinales avril 2023 - 10, Benoît Singy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2133355_1_grid.jpg)
Gammes matinales avril 2023 - 10
Benoît Singy
Painting - 99 x 54 cm Painting - 39 x 21.3 inch
$1,118
![Painting, Gammes matinales Avril 2023 - 09, Benoît Singy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2133352_1_grid.jpg)
Gammes matinales Avril 2023 - 09
Benoît Singy
Painting - 84 x 54 cm Painting - 33.1 x 21.3 inch
$1,118
![Painting, Gammes matinales Avril 2023 - 11, Benoît Singy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2133331_1_grid.jpg)
Gammes matinales Avril 2023 - 11
Benoît Singy
Painting - 66 x 54 cm Painting - 26 x 21.3 inch
$1,007
![Sculpture, Mickey pop art, Naor](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2097672_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Clouds and pareidolia, Isabelle Fournet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1780284_1_grid.jpg)
Clouds and pareidolia
Isabelle Fournet
Painting - 90 x 270 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 106.3 x 0.8 inch
$4,362
![Fine Art Drawings, Line 6, Gina Vor](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1682073_1_grid.jpg)
Line 6
Gina Vor
Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 19.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 7.7 x 0.1 inch
$112
![Sculpture, Eroded DeLorean, Daniel Arsham](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1659999_1_grid.jpg)
Eroded DeLorean
Daniel Arsham
Sculpture - 8.5 x 31 x 14 cm Sculpture - 3.3 x 12.2 x 5.5 inch
$6,152 $5,536
![Print, Le port de Monterosso, Gilles Invernizzi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1359150_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Nature morte , Feng Hatat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/40810_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Neige 2, Feng Hatat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/35038_1_grid.jpg)
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![Fine Art Drawings, Fabrique à glace 23 #2, Marion Chombart de Lauwe](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200354_1_grid.jpg)
Fabrique à glace 23 #2
Marion Chombart de Lauwe
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 49 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 19.3 x 0.1 inch
$3,244
![Painting, REF 10-24 - Jeune fille, Jeanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194522_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Invader Prints On Paper, catalogue raisonné 1st edition, Invader](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2179976_1_grid.jpg)
Invader Prints On Paper, catalogue raisonné 1st edition
Invader
Design - 27 x 20 x 4 cm Design - 10.6 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch
$167
![Painting, Untitled, Lila Maroun Frem](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2174203_1_grid.jpg)
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![Print, March for love (Silver), Mr Brainwash](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2137759_1_grid.jpg)
March for love (Silver)
Mr Brainwash
Print - 82.6 x 119.4 x 5.1 cm Print - 32.5 x 47 x 2 inch
$4,200
![Painting, Earth and sky 210104, Don Bishop](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2050686_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Gold field and sky 201227, Don Bishop](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2050683_1_grid.jpg)
Gold field and sky 201227
Don Bishop
Painting - 101.6 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 40 x 24 x 1.5 inch
$1,900
![Painting, Blue waters 220518, Don Bishop](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1852344_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Pietà, François-Xavier de Boissoudy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1797774_1_grid.jpg)
Pietà
François-Xavier de Boissoudy
Painting - 125 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 49.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$72,700
![Print, Baya, René Galassi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1742811_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Ride a White Swan, Vladimir Kolosov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1698951_1_grid.jpg)
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![Sculpture, Currency War € VS ¥ - Version Vase, Li Lihong](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/768462_1_grid.jpg)
Currency War € VS ¥ - Version Vase
Li Lihong
Sculpture - 10.2 x 19.5 x 7.5 cm Sculpture - 4 x 7.7 x 3 inch
$559
![Sculpture, Currency War White $ vs ¥, Li Lihong](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/762297_1_grid.jpg)
Currency War White $ vs ¥
Li Lihong
Sculpture - 22.5 x 28 x 16.3 cm Sculpture - 8.9 x 11 x 6.4 inch
$2,237
![Painting, Rue monsieur Prince, Frederic Weisz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197960_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, White Study I, Daniel Holfeld](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195447_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Marine abstraite 2024-51, Fred Boutet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2180355_1_grid.jpg)
Marine abstraite 2024-51
Fred Boutet
Painting - 40 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$783
![Painting, Série Lignes blanches - Soleil couchant, Lionel Chevalier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2162209_1_grid.jpg)
Série Lignes blanches - Soleil couchant
Lionel Chevalier
Painting - 65 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 1 inch
$1,678
![Painting, Série lignes blanches - Lignes épurées, Lionel Chevalier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2162194_1_grid.jpg)
Série lignes blanches - Lignes épurées
Lionel Chevalier
Painting - 65 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 1 inch
$1,678
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![Print, Les Quatre Filles, Hans Bellmer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1368264_1_grid.jpg)
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Seems Heavy, There's Help
Kpe Innocent
Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$6,711
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Secret memories
Behshad Arjomandi
Painting - 100.1 x 100.1 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,540
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Mémoire du Temps n°1
Anne-Marie Mary
Painting - 65 x 54 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch
$1,074
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Fantasia and Fugue
Behshad Arjomandi
Painting - 100.1 x 100.1 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,680
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![Painting, Un peu d'air pur, Alexandra Battezzati](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1590513_1_grid.jpg)
Un peu d'air pur
Alexandra Battezzati
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,362
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Un air d exotisme : Mahe Seychelles
Jean-Pierre Fleury
Photography - 100 x 100 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 inch
$2,751
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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!