White

Print, Fénêtre sur le ciel, Roger Vieillard

Fénêtre sur le ciel

Roger Vieillard

Print - 14.2 x 11 inch

$260

Sculpture, White bird, Isaac Choloka

White bird

Isaac Choloka

Sculpture - 9.8 x 15 x 7.1 inch

$903

Design, Pair of lamps in the style, Tommaso Barbi

Pair of lamps in the style

Tommaso Barbi

Design - 15 x 19.7 x 7.9 inch

$858

Painting, Untitled, Japani Shyam

Untitled

Japani Shyam

Painting - 15 x 22 x 0 inch

$1,053

Photography, Balise, Esteban Richard

Balise

Esteban Richard

Photography - 35.4 x 53.1 x 0.2 inch

$1,468

Painting, Judy Garland, Efi Mashiah

Judy Garland

Efi Mashiah

Painting - 64 x 52 x 3 inch

$6,500

Painting, Into the love No.2, Stephen Rowe

Into the love No.2

Stephen Rowe

Painting - 60 x 51 x 2 inch

$8,750

Painting, Colindantes, Deon Studio

Colindantes

Deon Studio

Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$3,670

Painting, Rockrose, Sigrid Koller

Rockrose

Sigrid Koller

Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$3,049

Painting, De la serie primigenia esencia, Gustavo Díaz Sosa

De la serie primigenia esencia

Gustavo Díaz Sosa

Painting - 11 x 18.9 x 0.8 inch

$2,213

Print, L’univers de la persécution, Johannes Gachnang

L’univers de la persécution

Johannes Gachnang

Print - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

$452

Print, Behind (sérigraphie), Richard Prince

Behind (sérigraphie)

Richard Prince

Print - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$1,694

Painting, Memorie e vecchi ori (heroes), Alberto La Tassa

Memorie e vecchi ori (heroes)

Alberto La Tassa

Painting - 63 x 90.6 x 1.2 inch

$27,103

Painting, Woman with red nails, JM Collell

Woman with red nails

JM Collell

Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

$7,335

Fine Art Drawings, A little overwhelmed, Agnes Cecile

A little overwhelmed

Agnes Cecile

Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$870

Fine Art Drawings, Marlow's thoughts (in his dark heart), Rhett Boland

Marlow's thoughts (in his dark heart)

Rhett Boland

Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

$2,666

Print, Sans titre, André Thomkins

Sans titre

André Thomkins

Print - 9.1 x 6.7 x 0.1 inch

$508

Painting, Veliero, Mario Schifano

Veliero

Mario Schifano

Painting - 78.7 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

$76,792

Design, Porcelaine de Rêve - Bleu N°7, Anany

Porcelaine de Rêve - Bleu N°7

Anany

Design - 0.1 x 7.3 x 7.3 inch

$271

Print, Le livre des livres, Fermin Aguayo

Le livre des livres

Fermin Aguayo

Print - 17.7 x 12.6 inch

$339

Painting, Der Beobachter #2, Joe Köstlinger

Der Beobachter #2

Joe Köstlinger

Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,259

Painting, Untitled, Rima Salamoun

Untitled

Rima Salamoun

Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$2,823

Photography, La Tour Eiffel, Paul Khayat

La Tour Eiffel

Paul Khayat

Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$565

Painting, 3108, Javier Martínez

3108

Javier Martínez

Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

$22,021

Sculpture, Sculpture Totem hommage à Miro, Philippe Valentin

Sculpture Totem hommage à Miro

Philippe Valentin

Sculpture - 88.2 x 25.6 x 23.6 inch

$8,470

Sculpture, Kashia 2 - 1/1, Delphine Lepoutre

Kashia 2 - 1/1

Delphine Lepoutre

Sculpture - 33.9 x 5.1 x 5.1 inch

$1,129

Painting, Fauvette, Witold Pyzik

Fauvette

Witold Pyzik

Painting - 47.2 x 26.4 x 2 inch

$5,647

Sculpture, Born to be ride, Bat'Art

Born to be ride

Bat'Art

Sculpture - 8.7 x 4.7 x 6.3 inch

$1,355

Photography, Ghostboard #8, Andrew Blauschild

Ghostboard #8

Andrew Blauschild

Photography - 24 x 42 inch

$6,500

Painting, Television Antenna, Domenico Purificato

Television Antenna

Domenico Purificato

Painting - 14 x 10 x 0 inch

$565

Painting, Bald eagle, Artak Galstyan

Bald eagle

Artak Galstyan

Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,400

Painting, Portrait 1, Ahlassane Konte

Portrait 1

Ahlassane Konte

Painting - 28.3 x 25.6 x 1 inch

$3,049

Painting, 03082022, SoemOne

03082022

SoemOne

Painting - 51.2 x 37 x 1.6 inch

$4,404

Painting, Metsuki, expresar atraves de la mirada, Suca

Metsuki, expresar atraves de la mirada

Suca

Painting - 15.7 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,750

Print, Pokemon rice balls, Dominique Kleiner

Pokemon rice balls

Dominique Kleiner

Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$678

Print, A black square, Elephant, a Ee

A black square, Elephant

a Ee

Print - 3.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch

$17,529

Painting, Can you keep a secret, Marisol Evora

Can you keep a secret

Marisol Evora

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.5 inch

$13,727

Fine Art Drawings, Mother and Child, Irene Pereyra

Mother and Child

Irene Pereyra

Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch

$339

Photography, Wrapped series untitled #2, Robert Mack

Wrapped series untitled #2

Robert Mack

Photography - 34 x 23 x 1 inch

$4,250

Painting, Be A Man, Mubaraq Yusuf

Be A Man

Mubaraq Yusuf

Painting - 60 x 48 x 1 inch

$3,500 $3,150

Painting, Long live the queen, Alexandar Inchovski

Long live the queen

Alexandar Inchovski

Painting - 34.3 x 22.8 x 1.2 inch

$2,259

Painting, Attraction, Vincent Bargis M7

Attraction

Vincent Bargis M7

Painting - 39.5 x 39.5 x 1 inch

$6,300

Design, Dessert Plate (lot de 6 assiettes en céramique Royal Limoges sérigraphiée), Claude Closky

Dessert Plate (lot de 6 assiettes en céramique Royal Limoges sérigraphiée)

Claude Closky

Design - 10.2 x 0.4 x 0.4 inch

$711

Fine Art Drawings, Monster, Albert Decaris

Monster

Albert Decaris

Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 9.8 x 0 inch

$655

Fine Art Drawings, Daily Life, Kate Wilczynski

Daily Life

Kate Wilczynski

Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$678

Print, 512 Hours, Marina Abramovic

512 Hours

Marina Abramovic

Print - 22.25 x 22.25 inch

$2,500

Fine Art Drawings, Women, Fausto delle Chiaie

Women

Fausto delle Chiaie

Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 23.5 x 0.1 inch

$565

Print, Sasuke, Masahisa Fukase

Sasuke

Masahisa Fukase

Print - 13 x 9.4 inch

$734

Painting, Serie Papelitos de Color, Sara Stewart Brown

Serie Papelitos de Color

Sara Stewart Brown

Painting - 37 x 59.8 x 0.4 inch

$9,396

Painting, Ramses, Gina Mariotto

Ramses

Gina Mariotto

Painting - 26.8 x 17.3 x 0.8 inch

$3,986

Sculpture, Flamenco, Michèle Chast

Flamenco

Michèle Chast

Sculpture - 18.1 x 10.2 x 9.8 inch

$5,082

Painting, Miroir de la vie, Charles Carson

Miroir de la vie

Charles Carson

Painting - 16 x 16 x 2 inch

$6,400

Print, Sans titre, Pole Lehmann

Sans titre

Pole Lehmann

Print - 9.1 x 6.7 x 0.1 inch

$282 $254

Fine Art Drawings, Hollypop 2, Iva Ivanova

Hollypop 2

Iva Ivanova

Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$282

Print, Images-forêts - A05017, Léa Habourdin

Images-forêts - A05017

Léa Habourdin

Print - 12.6 x 18.9 inch

$2,033

Sculpture, Shiva, Stephan Balkenhol

Shiva

Stephan Balkenhol

Sculpture - 16.5 x 5.1 x 6.3 inch

$31,056

Print, Graciela Iturbide, Des oiseaux - Édition limitée, Graciela Iturbide

Graciela Iturbide, Des oiseaux - Édition limitée

Graciela Iturbide

Print - 9.8 x 7.7 inch

$678

Print, Futura Umanità, Marcello Crescenzi

Futura Umanità

Marcello Crescenzi

Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$1,242

Painting, Sans titre 346, Danielle Prijikorski

Sans titre 346

Danielle Prijikorski

Painting - 45.7 x 35 inch

$2,372

Photography, Les marches du Louvre #01, Hannaka

Les marches du Louvre #01

Hannaka

Photography - 12.6 x 10.2 x 0.4 inch

$666

Sculpture, One white paperclip, Warren Dennis

One white paperclip

Warren Dennis

Sculpture - 12 x 4.1 x 4.1 inch

$2,146

Design, Vintage 1094 floor lamp, Gino Sarfatti

Vintage 1094 floor lamp

Gino Sarfatti

Design - 63 x 19.7 x 9.8 inch

$5,195

Painting, Self Movement, Alejandra Sieder

Self Movement

Alejandra Sieder

Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$4,122

Painting, Zone A, Pi.R

Zone A

Pi.R

Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$791

Design, Paola Table Lamp, Tetrarch Paola

Paola Table Lamp

Tetrarch Paola

Design - 17.7 x 17.7 x 19.7 inch

$4,517

Photography, Looking for balance, Danielle Mano Bella

Looking for balance

Danielle Mano Bella

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$1,694

Design, Murano Glass Plates, Aureliano Toso

Murano Glass Plates

Aureliano Toso

Design - 11.6 x 9.1 x 20.9 inch

$791

Photography, #Rrrabbithole Moscow, Alan Vouba

#Rrrabbithole Moscow

Alan Vouba

Photography - 4.1 x 7.9 inch

$169

Sculpture, Wave XI, Ans Pullens

Wave XI

Ans Pullens

Sculpture - 47.2 x 37.4 x 3.1 inch

$13,549

Painting, Cat, XiaoJiu Dong

Cat

XiaoJiu Dong

Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,566

Painting, Cats, Giancarlo Martelli

Cats

Giancarlo Martelli

Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$779

Painting, Enigmatique, Séverine Solcourt

Enigmatique

Séverine Solcourt

Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch

$5,421

Fine Art Drawings, Cat, Novella Parigini

Cat

Novella Parigini

Fine Art Drawings - 26.4 x 18.7 x 0 inch

$621

Painting, Parallel lives, Painting, Oil on canvas, Bronle Crosby

Parallel lives, Painting, Oil on canvas

Bronle Crosby

Painting - 48 x 48 x 3 inch

$6,200

Painting, Poetry of nature, Ref. 1507, Nasser Azizi

Poetry of nature, Ref. 1507

Nasser Azizi

Painting - 43.3 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$6,776

Sculpture, Femme citron, Thierry Pelletier

Femme citron

Thierry Pelletier

Sculpture - 21.7 x 11.4 x 7.9 inch

$20,327

Painting, JL 7/76, Jean Leppien

JL 7/76

Jean Leppien

Painting - 39.4 x 32.1 x 1.2 inch

$9,938

Photography, ''Gunina''en Givenchy, Paris le 5 Août 1955 Elle Magazine, Georges Dambier

''Gunina''en Givenchy, Paris le 5 Août 1955 Elle Magazine

Georges Dambier

Photography - 29.1 x 26.8 x 0.8 inch

$3,953

Painting, Red lips Geisha, Laure Pollina

Red lips Geisha

Laure Pollina

Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$892

Print, Banksy VS. Blek Le Rat ), Iabo World

Banksy VS. Blek Le Rat )

Iabo World

Print - 11.8 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$881

Photography, Alek Wek, Thierry Le Gouès

Alek Wek

Thierry Le Gouès

Photography - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$4,743

Print, Dystopia, Grégory Valentin

Dystopia

Grégory Valentin

Print - 43.3 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch

$3,953

Print, Sin Titulo, Carme Serra Viaplana

Sin Titulo

Carme Serra Viaplana

Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$452

Print, Notre Dame de Paris, Laura Jordan

Notre Dame de Paris

Laura Jordan

Print - 27.6 x 27.6 x 2 inch

$2,710

Painting, Slap North America, Laso

Slap North America

Laso

Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$226

Painting, Ambiance de plage, Clothilde Lasserre

Ambiance de plage

Clothilde Lasserre

Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$757

Painting, 3 figures, 2 umbrellas, Steven Boksenbaum

3 figures, 2 umbrellas

Steven Boksenbaum

Painting - 10 x 8 x 0.6 inch

$200

Painting, It's a Tie 1 of 3, Larissa Schlick

It's a Tie 1 of 3

Larissa Schlick

Painting - 47.2 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$3,388

Painting, XV, Yuki VMDM

XV

Yuki VMDM

Painting - 51.2 x 35 x 1.2 inch

$4,291

Sculpture, El Sayo esperando, Natalia Gleason

El Sayo esperando

Natalia Gleason

Sculpture - 8.3 x 9.8 x 2.8 inch

$847

Sculpture, Movimientos geometricos 3, Benbela Abounassif

Movimientos geometricos 3

Benbela Abounassif

Sculpture - 18.9 x 18.9 x 1.6 inch

$5,647

Sculpture, Nude, Ryszard Piotrowski

Nude

Ryszard Piotrowski

Sculpture - 6.1 x 15.4 x 9.4 inch

$5,421

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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