Black and White Portraits
The allure of black and white. Color can articulate reality and reflect realism, but taking it away focuses on contrast and the use of monochromatic tone to set an atmosphere that draws the viewer in. This increase in impact has been harnessed by photographers since the first successful black and white images were taken by Joseph Nicephore Niepce in the early 19th century, leading to further success in 1825 when he managed to produce a black and white image of a window. Naturally colored photographs would not be developed until 1891 when Lipmann Gabriel applied the phenomenon of optical light wave interface. And yet, the black and white photograph continued, particularly in portraiture. Why? Practically, black and white photographs have a longer archival shelf-life but artistically, color isn't needed to capture the emotion, depth, expression and indeed reality through dramatic tone and contrast of the figure in front of the lens. You only need to recant Dorothea Lange's widely circulated Migrant Mother (1936) to see how a single black and white portrait can become a symbol of plight. In our works, artists like Maud Bernos and James Sparshatt favor portraits devoid of color… portraits that draw you the viewer in and leave you to fall into their enduring monochromatic depths.
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Femme aux ongles rouges Amy Winehouse
Sounya Whang
Painting - 60 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$584
Homme linge 10 Petit prince
Sounya Whang
Painting - 60 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$501
Homme berçant son bébé au clair de la lune
Sounya Whang
Painting - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$237
portrait Enfant africain
Sounya Whang
Painting - 21 x 29 x 0.1 cm Painting - 8.3 x 11.4 x 0 inch
$179
portrait Femme accordeoniste
Sounya Whang
Painting - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$185
Portrait Femme à sac à main
Sounya Whang
Painting - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$161
Portrait Dame à la fête
Sounya Whang
Painting - 41 x 34 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13.4 x 0 inch
$298
Portrait Fille attend l'arrivée du printemps
Sounya Whang
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$322
Portrait Contemplation Jeune moine
Sounya Whang
Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$185
Portrait Nouveau né d'amour
Sounya Whang
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$298
Portrait Petit moine Ivresse du printemps
Sounya Whang
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$417
Portrait Emmanuel Macron
Sounya Whang
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$417
Portrait Homme algérien
Sounya Whang
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$262
Portrait Enfant méditant
Sounya Whang
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$221
Portrait Enfant et mère
Sounya Whang
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$250
Jeune courtisane fumant
Sounya Whang
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$262
Rêveuse
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 23 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 9.1 x 0 inch
$143
Pêcheur du rêve et son chat
Sounya Whang
Painting - 50 x 60 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$453
Ivrogne dormant et son chat
Sounya Whang
Painting - 21.3 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 8.4 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$223
Vers la conscience bleue
Sounya Whang
Painting - 50 x 40 x 0.2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$354
Nature Méditation Papillon rouge
Sounya Whang
Painting - 20.5 x 26.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 8.1 x 10.4 x 0 inch
$149
Nature Méditation montagne
Sounya Whang
Painting - 20.5 x 26.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 8.1 x 10.4 x 0 inch
$149
Nature Méditation Montagne Soleil
Sounya Whang
Painting - 19 x 20.3 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.5 x 8 x 0 inch
$149
Nature Méditation Cyprès
Sounya Whang
Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$149
Nature Fleur du ciel Coquelicot
Sounya Whang
Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$131
Nature Coquelicot Fleur du ciel
Sounya Whang
Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$143
Nature Caribou Méditation fleur
Sounya Whang
Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$298
Nature Oiseau Cercle Zen
Sounya Whang
Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$262
Nature Ours blanc et joueur de flute
Sounya Whang
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$250
Nature Ours blancs et joueur de flute
Sounya Whang
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$250
Nature Oiseaux Méditation Claire de la lune
Sounya Whang
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$250
Nature Oiseaux Envole amoureux
Sounya Whang
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$256
Nature Oiseaux Méditation Claire de la lune
Sounya Whang
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$250
Chemin
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 19.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.7 x 0 inch
$119
Autoportrait
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$191
Cheval riant
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.7 x 11.6 x 0 inch
$143
Homme timide
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 13 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.7 x 5.1 x 0 inch
$107
Sexophoniste
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 19 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 7.5 x 0 inch
$119
Garçon tibétain
Sounya Whang
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 37 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 14.6 x 0 inch
$179