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Spontaneous Lines

It is unsurprising that, historically, black as a color has been linked to somberness, melancholy and madness, but the history of this color is so much more nuanced than that. From the thick black strokes creating spontaneous lines in Edouard Manet's Music in the Tuileries (1862) to Anish Kapoor gaining the rights to Vantablack (the darkest shade of black at the time) in 2016, the use of black line has captured the artist's obsessions for centuries. Pierre Soulages used black line as a way to provide texture to his paintings, playing with how black and light interact upon the canvas. Whilst Mark Rothko revered the simplicity of color and line, and their rightful place in the history of abstract art, as a link between the emoting artist and their expression on the canvas – regardless of whether that emotion was dark or not. Line is the ultimate factor of definition and declaration, thus, unsurprisingly it is used instinctively by the artist. In Artsper's own selection of works, the likes of Moon Shin and Gérard Escougnou have been noted for their use of spontaneous lines. In fact, Escougnou uses black lines to emit vibrations from his work, with white used as a void or a moment of silence. Lines can cause the viewer to become introspective and reflective, a way for the viewer to relate to a work and the artist's reasons for creating it.

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Print, Farandole, Hans Hartung

Farandole

Hans Hartung

Print - 59.5 x 86.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 23.4 x 34.1 x 0.1 inch

CHF 1,172

Print, Bleue 1977 Blue, Moon Shin

Bleue 1977 Blue

Moon Shin

Print - 75 x 50 x 0.3 cm Print - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

CHF 1,221

Print, Untitled, Antoni Tapies

Untitled

Antoni Tapies

Print - 77 x 57 cm Print - 30.3 x 22.4 inch

CHF 2,441

Fine Art Drawings, Not there 2, Gina Vor

Not there 2

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

CHF 537

Painting, Tayssy, Sébastien Allart

Tayssy

Sébastien Allart

Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,855

Fine Art Drawings, Sans-titre, Philippe Cognée

Sans-titre

Philippe Cognée

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 12 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 4.7 inch

CHF 537

Painting, Keni, Sunny Jim

Keni

Sunny Jim

Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

CHF 781

Painting, Masque, Charles Lapicque

Masque

Charles Lapicque

Painting - 83 x 54 x 0.2 cm Painting - 32.7 x 21.3 x 0.1 inch

CHF 8,789

Painting, Sans titre, Apo

Sans titre

Apo

Painting - 59.4 x 84.1 x 0.05 cm Painting - 23.4 x 33.1 x 0 inch

CHF 977 CHF 684

Sculpture, Smile Sourire, Moon Shin

Smile Sourire

Moon Shin

Sculpture - 30 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch

CHF 24,414

Design, I Hope..., Chiharu Shiota

I Hope...

Chiharu Shiota

Design - 120 x 120 x 120 cm Design - 47.2 x 47.2 x 47.2 inch

CHF 16,601

Painting, Childhood, Gina Vor

Childhood

Gina Vor

Painting - 160 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

CHF 3,711

Painting, Kristina 2, Gina Vor

Kristina 2

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

CHF 781

Painting, Impact 4, Gina Vor

Impact 4

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

CHF 781

Painting, Prussian Blue 16, Gina Vor

Prussian Blue 16

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

CHF 781

Print, Farandole 15, Hans Hartung

Farandole 15

Hans Hartung

Print - 49 x 74 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.3 x 29.1 x 0.1 inch

CHF 1,221

Print, L 1977-3, Hans Hartung

L 1977-3

Hans Hartung

Print - 77 x 56 cm Print - 30.3 x 22 inch

CHF 2,930

Painting, Landscape 1, Gina Vor

Landscape 1

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

CHF 781

Painting, Yayoi, Gina Vor

Yayoi

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

CHF 781

Painting, Impact 3, Gina Vor

Impact 3

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

CHF 781

Print, H-20, Hans Hartung

H-20

Hans Hartung

Print - 60 x 50 cm Print - 23.6 x 19.7 inch

CHF 977

Print, Arc Blau, Antoni Tapies

Arc Blau

Antoni Tapies

Print - 58 x 77.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 22.8 x 30.5 x 0 inch

CHF 1,953

Painting, Stimulus 2, Gina Vor

Stimulus 2

Gina Vor

Painting - 45 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 391

Painting, Stimulus 4, Gina Vor

Stimulus 4

Gina Vor

Painting - 45 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 391

Painting, Blue Sign 1, Gina Vor

Blue Sign 1

Gina Vor

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

CHF 781 CHF 664

Painting, Abstract No. 65, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 65

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 0.4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

CHF 781

Painting, Abstract No. 63, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 63

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 0.4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

CHF 781

Painting, Follow the line 1, Gina Vor

Follow the line 1

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

CHF 781

Painting, Winter, Gina Vor

Winter

Gina Vor

Painting - 78.5 x 59 x 2 cm Painting - 30.9 x 23.2 x 0.8 inch

CHF 781

Print, Sans titre, Antoni Tapies

Sans titre

Antoni Tapies

Print - 64 x 45 x 0.02 cm Print - 25.2 x 17.7 x 0 inch

CHF 4,395

Painting, Aqua 3, Gina Vor

Aqua 3

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

CHF 781

Painting, Supernova No. 9, Gina Vor

Supernova No. 9

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

CHF 781

Painting, Rain 2, Gina Vor

Rain 2

Gina Vor

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

CHF 488

Painting, Aqua 6, Gina Vor

Aqua 6

Gina Vor

Painting - 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,758

Painting, Prussian Blue 17, Gina Vor

Prussian Blue 17

Gina Vor

Painting - 86 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 33.9 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,758

Print, Farandole, Hans Hartung

Farandole

Hans Hartung

Print - 59.5 x 86.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 23.4 x 34.1 x 0.1 inch

CHF 1,172

Print, Farandole, Hans Hartung

Farandole

Hans Hartung

Print - 59.5 x 86.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 23.4 x 34.1 x 0.1 inch

CHF 1,172

Print, Farandole, Hans Hartung

Farandole

Hans Hartung

Print - 59.5 x 86.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 23.4 x 34.1 x 0.1 inch

CHF 1,172

Print, Farandole, Hans Hartung

Farandole

Hans Hartung

Print - 59.5 x 86.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 23.4 x 34.1 x 0.1 inch

CHF 1,172

Print, Farandole, Hans Hartung

Farandole

Hans Hartung

Print - 59.5 x 86.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 23.4 x 34.1 x 0.1 inch

CHF 1,172

Print, Farandole, Hans Hartung

Farandole

Hans Hartung

Print - 59.5 x 86.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 23.4 x 34.1 x 0.1 inch

CHF 1,172

Print, Farandole, Hans Hartung

Farandole

Hans Hartung

Print - 41 x 53 cm Print - 16.1 x 20.9 inch

CHF 1,465

Print, AL 4, Hans Hartung

AL 4

Hans Hartung

Print - 76 x 56 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 inch

CHF 1,367