White

Painting, Moses, Marco Araldi

Moses

Marco Araldi

Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 x 1.6 inch

$1,251

Print, Flamme du bonheur, Raya Sorkine

Flamme du bonheur

Raya Sorkine

Print - 12.2 x 15 x 0.4 inch

$316

Painting, Portrait #247, Edgar Manuel Marcos

Portrait #247

Edgar Manuel Marcos

Painting - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$1,355

Painting, Verre renversé, Georges Rohner

Verre renversé

Georges Rohner

Painting - 25.6 x 36.6 x 1.2 inch

$15,246

Sculpture, Give me some space, Elena Shuppo

Give me some space

Elena Shuppo

Sculpture - 7.9 x 8.3 x 3.5 inch

$2,259

Sculpture, Nourritures du futur I, Angélique

Nourritures du futur I

Angélique

Sculpture - 17.7 x 12.6 x 12.6 inch

$4,517

Painting, Herbarium VII, Igor Ost

Herbarium VII

Igor Ost

Painting - 25.6 x 18.9 inch

$678

Painting, Disco volante Boston Terrier, Aperato

Disco volante Boston Terrier

Aperato

Painting - 16.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,355

Painting, Basal Elements. The cycle, Ariadna Dane

Basal Elements. The cycle

Ariadna Dane

Painting - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$1,152

Print, Triangle noir demi jésus, Leopoldo Nóvoa

Triangle noir demi jésus

Leopoldo Nóvoa

Print - 15.2 x 21.1 x 0.1 inch

$395

Fine Art Drawings, Snow-covered Branches, Simon Kozhin

Snow-covered Branches

Simon Kozhin

Fine Art Drawings - 5.7 x 10.8 x 0 inch

$3,049

Painting, Answering questions, Serval

Answering questions

Serval

Painting - 15.7 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$10,654

Sculpture, Artistic tooth - Black Leg, Hilbertas Jatkevicius

Artistic tooth - Black Leg

Hilbertas Jatkevicius

Sculpture - 7.3 x 4.1 x 3.7 inch

$294

Painting, Commencement, Meskar

Commencement

Meskar

Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,468

Painting, Sans titre, Olga Luna

Sans titre

Olga Luna

Painting - 21.5 x 17.9 x 0.2 inch

$5,647

Design, Vase céramique femme à la cithare, Aurélie Trabaud

Vase céramique femme à la cithare

Aurélie Trabaud

Design - 11 x 5.1 x 5.1 inch

$700 $560

Fine Art Drawings, I Wish I Was A Meme, James Jarvis

I Wish I Was A Meme

James Jarvis

Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 8.3 x 0.8 inch

$2,500

Photography, Love, Petite Poissone

Love

Petite Poissone

Photography - 9.1 x 11.4 x 0.8 inch

$486

Painting, Songe revisité, Serge Kalinowski

Songe revisité

Serge Kalinowski

Painting - 7.9 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$536

Fine Art Drawings, Dessin, Wolfgang Gäfgen

Dessin

Wolfgang Gäfgen

Fine Art Drawings - 28.3 x 40.6 x 0.1 inch

$2,484

Painting, Przywilej (privilege), Bartlomiej Zalucki

Przywilej (privilege)

Bartlomiej Zalucki

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$3,219

Painting, The Taste of Touch, Mary Brown

The Taste of Touch

Mary Brown

Painting - 30 x 20 x 1 inch

$3,500

Painting, Divergenze Armoniche, Ivana Urso

Divergenze Armoniche

Ivana Urso

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$678

Painting, Her Strength Like an Eagle, Perrin Oglafa

Her Strength Like an Eagle

Perrin Oglafa

Painting - 37 x 37 x 1.6 inch

$4,517

Sculpture, Sin título, Alexis Yebra

Sin título

Alexis Yebra

Sculpture - 9.4 x 5.9 x 12.6 inch

$5,647

Sculpture, Ultra Lumen Lamp Sculpture, Hebru Brantley

Ultra Lumen Lamp Sculpture

Hebru Brantley

Sculpture - 16.1 x 13 x 16.1 inch

$15,000

Fine Art Drawings, Beige XI, Sonia Vinograd Guidotti

Beige XI

Sonia Vinograd Guidotti

Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$1,683

Painting, Les troglodytes, Klur

Les troglodytes

Klur

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,242

Painting, Je suis un monde. Série Champs Élysées, Christophe Faso

Je suis un monde. Série Champs Élysées

Christophe Faso

Painting - 29.9 x 22 inch

$960

Painting, Prince, 2flui

Prince

2flui

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,412

Photography, Stubborn optimiste, Nina Schipoff

Stubborn optimiste

Nina Schipoff

Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch

$1,694

Painting, Yankirri Tjukurrpa (Rêve de l'Emeu), Mary Nangalaallan

Yankirri Tjukurrpa (Rêve de l'Emeu)

Mary Nangalaallan

Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$220

Fine Art Drawings, Sans, Michel Macréau

Sans

Michel Macréau

Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$9,599

Print, Leg, Hans Bellmer

Leg

Hans Bellmer

Print - 14.2 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$395

Sculpture, Drab days and Coloured Minds #1, Giò Schiano

Drab days and Coloured Minds #1

Giò Schiano

Sculpture - 19.7 x 4.3 x 4.3 inch

$1,005

Painting, Huevos siempre, Pipi Pírez

Huevos siempre

Pipi Pírez

Painting - 11.8 x 14.2 x 0.3 inch

$951

Fine Art Drawings, Die Erde, Richard Laillier

Die Erde

Richard Laillier

Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch

$903

Painting, The Dance, Manal Stino

The Dance

Manal Stino

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,541

Fine Art Drawings, Siréne aux serpents, Orphné Achéron

Siréne aux serpents

Orphné Achéron

Fine Art Drawings - 15.9 x 11.6 inch

$1,299

Print, Vers le futur, Jean Marais

Vers le futur

Jean Marais

Print - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$282

Painting, Series: Portrait rendering #1, Keita Kushima

Series: Portrait rendering #1

Keita Kushima

Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$4,856

Print, Rock climber, Martin Whatson

Rock climber

Martin Whatson

Print - 31.5 x 31.5 inch

$3,388

Painting, N104, Céline de Abreu

N104

Céline de Abreu

Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,326

Print, Digging for clams, Slim Aarons

Digging for clams

Slim Aarons

Print - 39.8 x 39.8 inch

$3,744

Print, Le fantôme de la plume, Gregory Masurovsky

Le fantôme de la plume

Gregory Masurovsky

Print - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$395

Painting, A demi-mots, Jeanne Saint-Chéron

A demi-mots

Jeanne Saint-Chéron

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$4,291

Print, Rhinocéros et éléphants, Jürg Kreienbühl

Rhinocéros et éléphants

Jürg Kreienbühl

Print - 40 x 28.5 inch

$2,484

Painting, Old fashioned, Roanne .

Old fashioned

Roanne .

Painting - 29.9 x 15 x 0.4 inch

$1,999

Painting, Terrasse enneigée à Venise, Aimé Venel

Terrasse enneigée à Venise

Aimé Venel

Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 1.2 inch

$3,953

Painting, J’ai demandé à la lune, Yohan Storti

J’ai demandé à la lune

Yohan Storti

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

$2,259

Painting, Colourful, Kelly Tuck

Colourful

Kelly Tuck

Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,818

Painting, Question d'équilibre, Véronique Baleste

Question d'équilibre

Véronique Baleste

Painting - 32.3 x 34.3 x 0.4 inch

$678

Painting, Draperies VIII, Madar Lili Adrienn

Draperies VIII

Madar Lili Adrienn

Painting - 55.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$2,484

Painting, Rose épanouie, Françoise De Beaucé

Rose épanouie

Françoise De Beaucé

Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$5,534

Sculpture, Ring-shin Gold, Teruri Yamawaki

Ring-shin Gold

Teruri Yamawaki

Sculpture - 17.7 x 13.4 x 11.8 inch

$3,474

Painting, Following the light II, Kamalky Laureano

Following the light II

Kamalky Laureano

Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$6,889

Sculpture, Existence21, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Existence21

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Sculpture - 24.6 x 15 x 1.7 inch

$565

Photography, Entre Vous & Nous, Jean-Claude Byandb

Entre Vous & Nous

Jean-Claude Byandb

Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$689

Painting, Snoopy Vote Blue, Karl Striker

Snoopy Vote Blue

Karl Striker

Painting - 24 x 24 x 1.5 inch

$2,500

Painting, Feathers, Harrison Prignet

Feathers

Harrison Prignet

Painting - 44.1 x 30.5 x 0 inch

$1,016

Print, The dog, Takeru Amano

The dog

Takeru Amano

Print - 27.2 x 27.2 inch

$1,355

Print, Dratya, René Galassi

Dratya

René Galassi

Print - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

$813

Painting, The night dream, Damien Bassez

The night dream

Damien Bassez

Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$6,211

Design, Rocker 01, Lanzavecchia + Wai

Rocker 01

Lanzavecchia + Wai

Design - 29.5 x 39.4 x 15.7 inch

$7,679

Print, Ondes II, Bernard Alligand

Ondes II

Bernard Alligand

Print - 20.5 x 20.5 x 0.4 inch

$903

Sculpture, Le carré Soleil, Steddy John

Le carré Soleil

Steddy John

Sculpture - 9.8 x 9.8 x 2.4 inch

$169

Painting, Coastal ripples, KR Moehr

Coastal ripples

KR Moehr

Painting - 18 x 24 x 0.5 inch

$550

Fine Art Drawings, The depth of time and the holy heptagon, Soo Youn Kim

The depth of time and the holy heptagon

Soo Youn Kim

Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch

$1,446

Photography, Mada 3, Olivier Le Brun

Mada 3

Olivier Le Brun

Photography - 11.8 x 17.7 inch

$1,191

Photography, La valise, Lewis Baltz

La valise

Lewis Baltz

Photography - 15 x 17.2 x 2 inch

$11,858

Sculpture, Le Cheval d'Arson, Arson

Le Cheval d'Arson

Arson

Sculpture - 78.7 x 35.4 x 11.8 inch

$14,116

Painting, Essai sur toile blanche, Jean-Louis Mendrisse

Essai sur toile blanche

Jean-Louis Mendrisse

Painting - 13 x 16.1 x 1.2 inch

$2,033

Print, Happy II, Xiaoyang Galas

Happy II

Xiaoyang Galas

Print - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$370

Painting, The journey, Kerry Campbell

The journey

Kerry Campbell

Painting - 40 x 30 x 3 inch

$1,800

Sculpture, May the Gods still accept..., Pasturo

May the Gods still accept...

Pasturo

Sculpture - 94.5 x 9.8 x 5.9 inch

$1,807

Fine Art Drawings, Reference Woman #1, Guillaume Piot

Reference Woman #1

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 inch

$903

Painting, Mr. No Fun, Michael Grine

Mr. No Fun

Michael Grine

Painting - 26 x 20 x 0.1 inch

$500

Photography, Calligraphing en l'air #6, Cody Choi

Calligraphing en l'air #6

Cody Choi

Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

$1,975

Print, Cineris from Renascere series, Aku Menditeguy

Cineris from Renascere series

Aku Menditeguy

Print - 11 x 15 x 0 inch

$198

Photography, Reflection, Dr Sanjay Arora

Reflection

Dr Sanjay Arora

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,993

Painting, Post Apocalypse 8, Han Qi

Post Apocalypse 8

Han Qi

Painting - 21.7 x 13 x 0.8 inch

$1,581

Painting, Cenizas y diamantes XXII, Cecilia Méndez Casariego

Cenizas y diamantes XXII

Cecilia Méndez Casariego

Painting - 17.7 x 13 x 0.1 inch

$600

Painting, Amy Winehouse, Sam Cast

Amy Winehouse

Sam Cast

Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$2,823

Photography, HRH Princess Elizabeth With HRH The Prince of Wales, Cecil Beaton

HRH Princess Elizabeth With HRH The Prince of Wales

Cecil Beaton

Photography - 30 x 30 inch

$1,304

Painting, Nation, Frantz Jardel

Nation

Frantz Jardel

Painting - 48 x 33.1 x 1.6 inch

$1,694

Photography, Cinematography inspired session #24, Grzegorz Sikorski

Cinematography inspired session #24

Grzegorz Sikorski

Photography - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$215

Photography, Dalmatian pelican - Pelecanus crispus, Ivaylo Zafirov

Dalmatian pelican - Pelecanus crispus

Ivaylo Zafirov

Photography - 14.6 x 19.7 inch

$237

Fine Art Drawings, Etude urbaine, Lionel le Jeune

Etude urbaine

Lionel le Jeune

Fine Art Drawings - 5.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$62

Design, Glazed ceramic., Pablo Dalas

Glazed ceramic.

Pablo Dalas

Design - 5.7 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch

$542

Sculpture, Eau de vie - Plumes naturelles, Plum

Eau de vie - Plumes naturelles

Plum

Sculpture - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$10,841

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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