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Painting, Helena, Ulyana Korol

Helena

Ulyana Korol

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

$3,366

Painting, Diana, Ulyana Korol

Diana

Ulyana Korol

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

$3,366

Painting, Gloria, Ulyana Korol

Gloria

Ulyana Korol

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

$3,366

Print, Improvisations en blanc i negre V, Antoni Tapies

Improvisations en blanc i negre V

Antoni Tapies

Print - 104.9 x 74.9 x 0 cm Print - 41.3 x 29.5 x 0.01 inch

$4,150

Painting, Pour en arriver là, Yohan Storti

Pour en arriver là

Yohan Storti

Painting - 92 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,244

Sculpture, Pomme d'amour, Virginia Benedicto

Pomme d'amour

Virginia Benedicto

Sculpture - 30 x 25 x 25 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch

$2,132

Photography, La mini maison, Christophe Jacrot

La mini maison

Christophe Jacrot

Photography - 70 x 105 x 0.1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 41.3 x 0 inch

$3,590

Print, Table, Le Corbusier

Table

Le Corbusier

Print - 56 x 45.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 22 x 17.9 x 0.1 inch

$2,244

Painting, I love it, Patrick Cornée

I love it

Patrick Cornée

Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$869

Painting, Ragtime, Liam Hennessy

Ragtime

Liam Hennessy

Painting - 67.1 x 55.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 26.4 x 22 x 2 inch

$587

Photography, Bourgoin Jallieu, Georges Rousse

Bourgoin Jallieu

Georges Rousse

Photography - 92 x 112 cm Photography - 36.2 x 44.1 inch

$4,375

Painting, Fallout, Peter Markus Jentes

Fallout

Peter Markus Jentes

Painting - 70 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

$3,018

Painting, Ground Patterns 1, L'Atlas

Ground Patterns 1

L'Atlas

Painting - 200 x 200 x 4 cm Painting - 78.7 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

$28,047

Fine Art Drawings, Eugène Delacroix, Valerio Adami

Eugène Delacroix

Valerio Adami

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.6 inch

$3,927

Photography, Un air d exotisme : Mahe Seychelles, Jean-Pierre Fleury

Un air d exotisme : Mahe Seychelles

Jean-Pierre Fleury

Photography - 100 x 100 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 inch

$2,760

Print, Spring, Aloyzas Smilingis

Spring

Aloyzas Smilingis

Print - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Print - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,122

Painting, L'Océan par temps gris, Michel Trapezaroff

L'Océan par temps gris

Michel Trapezaroff

Painting - 24 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

$5,183

Painting, Environs d'Habère-Poche en hiver, Michel Trapezaroff

Environs d'Habère-Poche en hiver

Michel Trapezaroff

Painting - 19 x 27 x 0.5 cm Painting - 7.5 x 10.6 x 0.2 inch

$3,298

Print, White Fields, Kamen Startchev

White Fields

Kamen Startchev

Print - 50 x 150 cm Print - 19.7 x 59.1 inch

$1,515

Print, Iris negre VI, Joan Hernández Pijuan

Iris negre VI

Joan Hernández Pijuan

Print - 65 x 50 x 0.02 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$841

Print, Iris negre VI, Joan Hernández Pijuan

Iris negre VI

Joan Hernández Pijuan

Print - 65 x 50 x 0.02 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$841

Print, Iris negre VI, Joan Hernández Pijuan

Iris negre VI

Joan Hernández Pijuan

Print - 65 x 50 x 0.02 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$841

Print, PL6, Joan Hernández Pijuan

PL6

Joan Hernández Pijuan

Print - 38 x 29 x 0.02 cm Print - 15 x 11.4 x 0 inch

$785

Print, Casa amb jardi 1, Joan Hernández Pijuan

Casa amb jardi 1

Joan Hernández Pijuan

Print - 100 x 76 x 1 cm Print - 39.4 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch

$1,122

Print, Ombra, Joan Hernández Pijuan

Ombra

Joan Hernández Pijuan

Print - 56 x 76 x 1 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch

$673

Print, Polychrome 10, Joan Hernández Pijuan

Polychrome 10

Joan Hernández Pijuan

Print - 40 x 59 x 1 cm Print - 15.7 x 23.2 x 0.4 inch

$673

Painting, The best seller, Sophie Dumont

The best seller

Sophie Dumont

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

$1,896

Painting, Untitled 2302, Fieroza Doorsen

Untitled 2302

Fieroza Doorsen

Painting - 17.5 x 11.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 6.9 x 4.5 x 0 inch

$1,308

Sculpture, Sunday, Scott Troxel

Sunday

Scott Troxel

Sculpture - 27.3 x 31.1 x 5.1 cm Sculpture - 10.75 x 12.25 x 2 inch

$1,346

Sculpture, Spomenick, Scott Troxel

Spomenick

Scott Troxel

Sculpture - 47.6 x 36.8 x 7 cm Sculpture - 18.75 x 14.5 x 2.75 inch

$1,571

Sculpture, Dusty Pink, Scott Troxel

Dusty Pink

Scott Troxel

Sculpture - 51.4 x 20.3 x 4.4 cm Sculpture - 20.25 x 8 x 1.75 inch

$1,795 $1,526

Sculpture, Bourgeois Big Top, Scott Troxel

Bourgeois Big Top

Scott Troxel

Sculpture - 55.9 x 34.3 x 8.3 cm Sculpture - 22 x 13.5 x 3.25 inch

$1,571

Painting, Serpentine, Toussaint

Serpentine

Toussaint

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,122

Painting, Step by step, Aude Herlédan

Step by step

Aude Herlédan

Painting - 120 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$16,828

Fine Art Drawings, Two lines 3, Gina Vor

Two lines 3

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 40 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$168

Painting, Sunny home, Gago Chtchyan

Sunny home

Gago Chtchyan

Painting - 70 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,346

Photography, Chateau des Alpilles, Georges Rousse

Chateau des Alpilles

Georges Rousse

Photography - 92 x 112 cm Photography - 36.2 x 44.1 inch

$4,375

Fine Art Drawings, Line 3, Gina Vor

Line 3

Gina Vor

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 20.4 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8 x 0.1 inch

$112

Painting, Window into Ocean, Lilly Lillà

Window into Ocean

Lilly Lillà

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

$3,422

Print, Border of the Moment 5, Kamen Startchev

Border of the Moment 5

Kamen Startchev

Print - 60 x 130 cm Print - 23.6 x 51.2 inch

$1,447

Painting, Le paysage d'hiver !, Noël Granger

Le paysage d'hiver !

Noël Granger

Painting - 53 x 73 x 1 cm Painting - 20.9 x 28.7 x 0.4 inch

$280

Fine Art Drawings, K20124, Harald Kröner

K20124

Harald Kröner

Fine Art Drawings - 33.5 x 24 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.2 x 9.4 inch

$1,570

Fine Art Drawings, K1993, Harald Kröner

K1993

Harald Kröner

Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 32.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 12.8 inch

$1,832

Photography, The Rolling Stones Group Portrait, London, 1965, Glen Craig

The Rolling Stones Group Portrait, London, 1965

Glen Craig

Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 2 inch

$1,750

Painting, White flowers, Zakhar Shevchuk

White flowers

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 37 x 33 x 0.3 cm Painting - 14.6 x 13 x 0.1 inch

$785

Painting, Gold field and sky 201227, Don Bishop

Gold field and sky 201227

Don Bishop

Painting - 101.6 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 40 x 24 x 1.5 inch

$1,900

Painting, Initial point 4, Alexander Lazarkov

Initial point 4

Alexander Lazarkov

Painting - 200 x 106 x 0.2 cm Painting - 78.7 x 41.7 x 0.1 inch

$2,064

Print, Alert: System infected (Grey), Invader

Alert: System infected (Grey)

Invader

Print - 60 x 60 x 1 cm Print - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$13,000

Painting, Blossom evolution XXIII, Naoko Paluszak

Blossom evolution XXIII

Naoko Paluszak

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1.5 inch

$1,200

Painting, Dreamscape Gold & White - Two tone paintings, Daniela Pasqualini

Dreamscape Gold & White - Two tone paintings

Daniela Pasqualini

Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 1 inch

$5,800

Painting, Oztopoak III, Alberto Letamendi

Oztopoak III

Alberto Letamendi

Painting - 97 x 146 cm Painting - 38.2 x 57.5 inch

$8,583

Painting, Feelings No.1, Pauline Schulze

Feelings No.1

Pauline Schulze

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1 inch

$1,717

Painting, Poésie féminine - série Silhouette de femmes, Francine Cordier

Poésie féminine - série Silhouette de femmes

Francine Cordier

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

$1,470

Painting, Coffee to go (Latte), Ties Ten Bosch

Coffee to go (Latte)

Ties Ten Bosch

Painting - 40 x 30 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$1,739

Print, Tout Prend Forme (blanc), Jacques Villeglé

Tout Prend Forme (blanc)

Jacques Villeglé

Print - 64 x 55 x 1 cm Print - 25.2 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,571

Print, Comme un sol plus obscur 12, Raoul Ubac

Comme un sol plus obscur 12

Raoul Ubac

Print - 41 x 31.5 cm Print - 16.1 x 12.4 inch

$1,571

Painting, Untamed tiger, Alexandra Romano

Untamed tiger

Alexandra Romano

Painting - 61 x 61 x 7.6 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 3 inch

$2,003

Painting, Série brut, Jazzu

Série brut

Jazzu

Painting - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$729

Photography, Torrent64_0802, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Torrent64_0802

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 41 x 60.6 x 5 cm Photography - 16.1 x 23.9 x 2 inch

$1,010

Photography, Torrent48_0763, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Torrent48_0763

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 72.7 x 60.6 x 5 cm Photography - 28.6 x 23.9 x 2 inch

$1,795

Photography, Torrent52_0773, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Torrent52_0773

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 60.6 x 72.7 x 5 cm Photography - 23.9 x 28.6 x 2 inch

$1,795

Photography, Torrent51_0770, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Torrent51_0770

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 60.6 x 72.7 x 5 cm Photography - 23.9 x 28.6 x 2 inch

$1,795

Photography, Torrent43_0742, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Torrent43_0742

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography - 72.7 x 60.6 x 5 cm Photography - 28.6 x 23.9 x 2 inch

$1,795

Fine Art Drawings, Dirty magic, Michael Alan

Dirty magic

Michael Alan

Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 21.6 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.5 x 0.04 inch

$1,795 $1,526

Painting, Clouds and pareidolia, Isabelle Fournet

Clouds and pareidolia

Isabelle Fournet

Painting - 90 x 270 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 106.3 x 0.8 inch

$4,375

Fine Art Drawings, Every day is indigenous peoples day, Michael Alan

Every day is indigenous peoples day

Michael Alan

Fine Art Drawings - 295.9 x 58.2 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 116.5 x 22.9 x 0.04 inch

$1,234 $1,049

Painting, Diwali, Luc Villard

Diwali

Luc Villard

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$3,814

Painting, Abstract 2233, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2233

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 150 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$2,878

Painting, Areia, Mia Civita

Areia

Mia Civita

Painting - 102 x 76 x 2 cm Painting - 40.2 x 29.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,806

Painting, City, Veronika Sekotová

City

Veronika Sekotová

Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.7 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.7 inch

$2,022

Painting, Spring Garden, Viktoria Ganhao

Spring Garden

Viktoria Ganhao

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$841

Print, Le port de Monterosso, Gilles Invernizzi

Le port de Monterosso

Gilles Invernizzi

Print - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$168

Fine Art Drawings, Figure_1, Agnes von Rogister

Figure_1

Agnes von Rogister

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 46 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

$1,739

Print, 32 décembre - Face à la mort numérique, Enki Bilal

32 décembre - Face à la mort numérique

Enki Bilal

Print - 18 x 25.5 x 1 cm Print - 7.1 x 10 x 0.4 inch

$359

Painting, Flat Layer Multi-Color, Mattia Novello

Flat Layer Multi-Color

Mattia Novello

Painting - 111.8 x 111.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 44 x 44 x 2 inch

$7,500

Print, Marilyn, Erró

Marilyn

Erró

Print - 58.4 x 80 cm Print - 23 x 31.5 inch

$950

Painting, Donald paint, Fat

Donald paint

Fat

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$3,141

Photography, Tengri, Alexandra Haasz

Tengri

Alexandra Haasz

Photography - 60 x 60 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 inch

$1,750

Photography, Ice Bar - Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print, Slim Aarons

Ice Bar - Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Slim Aarons

Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm Photography - 60 x 40 inch

$3,904

Photography, Lounging In Verbier, Slim Aarons

Lounging In Verbier

Slim Aarons

Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm Photography - 20 x 30 inch

$3,147

Photography, Bettina Graziani 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print, Slim Aarons

Bettina Graziani 1964 Slim Aarons Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 101.6 cm Photography - 40 x 40 inch

$3,983

Sculpture, La cage où les gens pleurent, Sandra Chevrier

La cage où les gens pleurent

Sandra Chevrier

Sculpture - 30 x 22 x 17 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 8.7 x 6.7 inch

$2,076

Painting, Wege und Spuren #21, Stefanie Rogge

Wege und Spuren #21

Stefanie Rogge

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

$1,346

Painting, Idylle, Alexandra Battezzati

Idylle

Alexandra Battezzati

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

$6,170

Fine Art Drawings, Passages N°107, Nagsoul

Passages N°107

Nagsoul

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.5 inch

$673

Painting, Où est mère-grand?, Caro Graffiti

Où est mère-grand?

Caro Graffiti

Painting - 90 x 70 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 inch

$1,111

Print, Città bianca, Luigi Mainolfi

Città bianca

Luigi Mainolfi

Print - 100 x 150 x 0.1 cm Print - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0 inch

$1,178

Fine Art Drawings, 4 petites mains, Nagsoul

4 petites mains

Nagsoul

Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 inch

$785

Painting, Cailloux Givrés, Zdenka Palkovic

Cailloux Givrés

Zdenka Palkovic

Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$1,066

Photography, Skiers at Gstaad, Slim Aarons

Skiers at Gstaad

Slim Aarons

Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 cm Photography - 30 x 40 inch

$3,321

Photography, Sugarbush Skiing, Slim Aarons

Sugarbush Skiing

Slim Aarons

Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 cm Photography - 20 x 30 inch

$2,872

Photography, St Moritz, Slim Aarons

St Moritz

Slim Aarons

Photography - 76.2 x 50.8 cm Photography - 30 x 20 inch

$2,973

Photography, Zermatt Skiing, Slim Aarons

Zermatt Skiing

Slim Aarons

Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 cm Photography - 40 x 30 inch

$3,321

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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