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Fine Art Drawings, La multitude déchue (dessin n° 25), Peter Gnass

La multitude déchue (dessin n° 25)

Peter Gnass

Fine Art Drawings - 66 x 101.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 39.8 x 0.1 inch

$6,263

Fine Art Drawings, La multitude déchue (dessin n° 24), Peter Gnass

La multitude déchue (dessin n° 24)

Peter Gnass

Fine Art Drawings - 66 x 101.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 39.8 x 0.1 inch

$6,263

Fine Art Drawings, La multitude déchue (dessin n° 23), Peter Gnass

La multitude déchue (dessin n° 23)

Peter Gnass

Fine Art Drawings - 66 x 101.1 x 1.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 39.8 x 0.5 inch

$6,263

Fine Art Drawings, La multitude déchue (dessin n° 22), Peter Gnass

La multitude déchue (dessin n° 22)

Peter Gnass

Fine Art Drawings - 101.1 x 66 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.8 x 26 x 0.1 inch

$6,263

Fine Art Drawings, La multitude déchue (dessin n° 21), Peter Gnass

La multitude déchue (dessin n° 21)

Peter Gnass

Fine Art Drawings - 101.1 x 66 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.8 x 26 x 0.1 inch

$6,263

Fine Art Drawings, La multitude déchue (dessin n° 20), Peter Gnass

La multitude déchue (dessin n° 20)

Peter Gnass

Fine Art Drawings - 66 x 101.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 39.8 x 0.1 inch

$6,263

Fine Art Drawings, La multitude déchue (dessin n° 18), Peter Gnass

La multitude déchue (dessin n° 18)

Peter Gnass

Fine Art Drawings - 101.1 x 66 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.8 x 26 x 0.1 inch

$6,263

Fine Art Drawings, La multitude déchue (dessin n° 1), Peter Gnass

La multitude déchue (dessin n° 1)

Peter Gnass

Fine Art Drawings - 66 x 101.1 x 1.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 39.8 x 0.5 inch

$6,263

Painting, Love 49, Mercedes Lagunas

Love 49

Mercedes Lagunas

Painting - 95 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 37.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

$1,730 $1,384

Painting, Aiguille verte, Jean-Pierre Gouget

Aiguille verte

Jean-Pierre Gouget

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

$336

Photography, The eternal return, Sabrina Le Roux

The eternal return

Sabrina Le Roux

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

$391

Photography, Upstream, Sabrina Le Roux

Upstream

Sabrina Le Roux

Photography - 60 x 75 cm Photography - 23.6 x 29.5 inch

$503

Painting, Mickapitale, Jug

Mickapitale

Jug

Painting - 200 x 180 x 3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch

$3,132

Painting, Tanger, Florence Boré

Tanger

Florence Boré

Painting - 78 x 58 x 0.8 cm Painting - 30.7 x 22.8 x 0.3 inch

$3,915

Fine Art Drawings, Étude de visage, Lionel le Jeune

Étude de visage

Lionel le Jeune

Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

$56 $50

Painting, Dream, Elizabeth Becker

Dream

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting - 20 x 16 inch

$330

Painting, Anthony, Elizabeth Becker

Anthony

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting - 20 x 16 inch

$300

Painting, Rest No. 2, Elizabeth Becker

Rest No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting - 20 x 16 inch

$330

Painting, Portrait Sketch No. 2, Elizabeth Becker

Portrait Sketch No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting - 20 x 16 inch

$230

Painting, Identity No. 4, Elizabeth Becker

Identity No. 4

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting - 20 x 16 inch

$330

Painting, Searching No. 2, Elizabeth Becker

Searching No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 cm Painting - 12 x 9 inch

$115

Painting, Permeate, Elizabeth Becker

Permeate

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting - 20 x 16 inch

$200

Painting, Fervor, Elizabeth Becker

Fervor

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.1 inch

$230

Painting, Identity No. 2, Elizabeth Becker

Identity No. 2

Elizabeth Becker

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

$360

Painting, A Beautiful Fight, Elizabeth Becker

A Beautiful Fight

Elizabeth Becker

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 cm Painting - 20 x 16 inch

$280

Painting, Warm January, Andrei Belaichuk

Warm January

Andrei Belaichuk

Painting - 60 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,237

Painting, The Titanic, Dan Jacobson

The Titanic

Dan Jacobson

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

$3,467

Painting, L’Oublié Le France, Dan Jacobson

L’Oublié Le France

Dan Jacobson

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

$3,635

Print, Crush - Tribute to Keith Haring, Plum

Crush - Tribute to Keith Haring

Plum

Print - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Print - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$13,981

Fine Art Drawings, Les chats, Olivier Tenedor

Les chats

Olivier Tenedor

Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 42 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0.4 inch

$280

Painting, Auto portrait, KY23

Auto portrait

KY23

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1 inch

$1,007

Painting, Northern lights 2, Mathieu Lebreton

Northern lights 2

Mathieu Lebreton

Painting - 46 x 38 x 3 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 1.2 inch

$526

Photography, High rise, Mathieu Fournier

High rise

Mathieu Fournier

Photography - 41 x 53.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.1 x 21.1 x 0.1 inch

$308

Painting, Ohne Titel - untiled (2), Gabriel Sommer

Ohne Titel - untiled (2)

Gabriel Sommer

Painting - 29 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 11.4 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

$280

Painting, Mr.Jack, Guilhem Lucand Guizard

Mr.Jack

Guilhem Lucand Guizard

Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$280

Painting, Dominique, Cyril Raymond

Dominique

Cyril Raymond

Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$447

Fine Art Drawings, Vierge en scorpion, Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Vierge en scorpion

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings - 160 x 210 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 63 x 82.7 x 0 inch

$4,194

Fine Art Drawings, Les êtres du dessous, Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Les êtres du dessous

Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle

Fine Art Drawings - 110 x 210 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 43.3 x 82.7 x 0 inch

$4,194

Sculpture, Engine with blue flowers, Clint Neufeld

Engine with blue flowers

Clint Neufeld

Sculpture - 63.5 x 66 x 45.7 cm Sculpture - 25 x 26 x 18 inch

$17,895

Painting, Red line, Kami.h

Red line

Kami.h

Painting - 17 x 53 x 3 cm Painting - 6.7 x 20.9 x 1.2 inch

$324

Painting, Untitled XVII, Gabriel Augusto

Untitled XVII

Gabriel Augusto

Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$503

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

$291

Photography, Weisshorn – Bishorn, Thomas Crauwels

Weisshorn – Bishorn

Thomas Crauwels

Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$4,572

Photography, Judo accrobatique, Florence Le Van

Judo accrobatique

Florence Le Van

Photography - 9 x 7 cm Photography - 3.5 x 2.8 inch

$235

Photography, Danse en plein air, Florence Le Van

Danse en plein air

Florence Le Van

Photography - 14 x 10 cm Photography - 5.5 x 3.9 inch

$235

Photography, Foot à la pomme, Florence Le Van

Foot à la pomme

Florence Le Van

Photography - 10 x 13 cm Photography - 3.9 x 5.1 inch

$268

Fine Art Drawings, Embrace, Elizabeth Becker

Embrace

Elizabeth Becker

Fine Art Drawings - 50.8 x 40.6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 16 inch

$210

Painting, N° 834 Rojus. La maison condamnée, R. Cavalié

N° 834 Rojus. La maison condamnée

R. Cavalié

Painting - 81 x 65 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 inch

$895

Photography, Trio de duos, Pierre Gély-Fort

Trio de duos

Pierre Gély-Fort

Photography - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

$391

Painting, Balance, Lena Bera-Pancini

Balance

Lena Bera-Pancini

Painting - 90 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

$2,125

Painting, My Way, RogerM

My Way

RogerM

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

$3,132

Print, Dolce Vita, Matthieu Forichon

Dolce Vita

Matthieu Forichon

Print - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$334

Painting, White spring, Galya Popova

White spring

Galya Popova

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

$727

Photography, Nouveau départ, Xavier Dumoulin

Nouveau départ

Xavier Dumoulin

Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$3,803

Painting, From the last year, Galya Popova

From the last year

Galya Popova

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

$559

Painting, L'arbre de vie, Franck Delorme

L'arbre de vie

Franck Delorme

Painting - 70 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

$4,026

Photography, 11-Tour de France 2022 16ème étapes Carcassonne - Foix. Village de Chalabre., Jérémy Lempin

11-Tour de France 2022 16ème étapes Carcassonne - Foix. Village de Chalabre.

Jérémy Lempin

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

$503

Fine Art Drawings, Le port 2 - Ref BDNW9165, Jean-Pierre Stora

Le port 2 - Ref BDNW9165

Jean-Pierre Stora

Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings - 3.9 x 4.7 inch

$213

Fine Art Drawings, Le port - Ref BDNW9164, Jean-Pierre Stora

Le port - Ref BDNW9164

Jean-Pierre Stora

Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings - 3.9 x 4.7 inch

$213

Painting, Sans Issue, Aza Mansongi

Sans Issue

Aza Mansongi

Painting - 160 x 157 cm Painting - 63 x 61.8 inch

$8,382

Sculpture, Hercules Last Supper, Dervis Akdemir

Hercules Last Supper

Dervis Akdemir

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

$437

Painting, Still-life-f4, Anand Manchiraju

Still-life-f4

Anand Manchiraju

Painting - 71.1 x 50.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 28 x 20 x 0.1 inch

$1,300

Painting, Still-life-f3, Anand Manchiraju

Still-life-f3

Anand Manchiraju

Painting - 71.1 x 55.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 28 x 22 x 0.1 inch

$1,300

Painting, Formes Amorphes _01, Tatiana Lebedev

Formes Amorphes _01

Tatiana Lebedev

Painting - 180 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 70.9 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,684

Photography, Déchet sublime 1, Jean-Robert Franco

Déchet sublime 1

Jean-Robert Franco

Photography - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,342

Photography, Mr Ayrton Senna dans les rues de Monaco, Dominique Leroy

Mr Ayrton Senna dans les rues de Monaco

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,678

Photography, Ayrton Senna Portugal, Dominique Leroy

Ayrton Senna Portugal

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,678

Photography, Ayrton Senna. GP de Hongrie, Dominique Leroy

Ayrton Senna. GP de Hongrie

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,678

Photography, Ayrton Senna GP de Belgique, Dominique Leroy

Ayrton Senna GP de Belgique

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,678

Photography, Ayrton Senna Portugal F1, Dominique Leroy

Ayrton Senna Portugal F1

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,675

Photography, Ayrton Senna MacLaren. Italie. Monza, Dominique Leroy

Ayrton Senna MacLaren. Italie. Monza

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,678

Photography, Préparation de Ayrton Senna au GP du Brésil, Dominique Leroy

Préparation de Ayrton Senna au GP du Brésil

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,678

Photography, Rail de Tags, Dominique Leroy

Rail de Tags

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,454

Photography, Mains de Joie, Dominique Leroy

Mains de Joie

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,342

Photography, Mikka Hakkinen MacLaren 1997 Argentine, Dominique Leroy

Mikka Hakkinen MacLaren 1997 Argentine

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,566

Photography, Alain Prost. MacLaren. Monaco 1988, Dominique Leroy

Alain Prost. MacLaren. Monaco 1988

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,678

Photography, Ange blond, Jean-Robert Franco

Ange blond

Jean-Robert Franco

Photography - 70 x 100 cm Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 inch

$1,678

Painting, Tristesse, Hildegarde Handsaeme

Tristesse

Hildegarde Handsaeme

Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$3,579

Photography, Glacier Périto Moreno 2. Patagonie, Dominique Leroy

Glacier Périto Moreno 2. Patagonie

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,342

Photography, Nature dépouillé. France, Dominique Leroy

Nature dépouillé. France

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,454

Photography, Blanc manteau. France, Dominique Leroy

Blanc manteau. France

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,342

Photography, Superposition, Jean-Robert Franco

Superposition

Jean-Robert Franco

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

$1,566

Photography, Superpositions, Jean-Robert Franco

Superpositions

Jean-Robert Franco

Photography - 60 x 80 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 inch

$1,566

Photography, Course finie. Nioulargue. Saint Tropez, Dominique Leroy

Course finie. Nioulargue. Saint Tropez

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,566

Photography, Petit et grand. Grande armada du siècle, Dominique Leroy

Petit et grand. Grande armada du siècle

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,566

Photography, Les ghats de Jodhpur. Inde, Dominique Leroy

Les ghats de Jodhpur. Inde

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,453

Photography, La grande Armada du siècle. Rouen. Voile 2, Dominique Leroy

La grande Armada du siècle. Rouen. Voile 2

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,454

Photography, Fernando Alonso. MacLaren. F1, Dominique Leroy

Fernando Alonso. MacLaren. F1

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,566

Photography, Eddie Irvine. Tunnel de Monaco. F1, Dominique Leroy

Eddie Irvine. Tunnel de Monaco. F1

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,454

Photography, Alain Prost. Portugal. F1, Dominique Leroy

Alain Prost. Portugal. F1

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,566

Photography, Ayrton Senna. MacLaren F1. Monaco, Dominique Leroy

Ayrton Senna. MacLaren F1. Monaco

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,677

Photography, Ayrton Senna. Imola. Italie. Dernière concentration avant le drame., Dominique Leroy

Ayrton Senna. Imola. Italie. Dernière concentration avant le drame.

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,678

Photography, Jacques Villeneuve. BAR Honda, Dominique Leroy

Jacques Villeneuve. BAR Honda

Dominique Leroy

Photography - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,566

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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