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Painting, Heart to heart, Nadine Antoniuk

Heart to heart

Nadine Antoniuk

Painting - 65 x 37.4 x 0 inch

$2,089

Painting, Eruption, Bebler

Eruption

Bebler

Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,231

Painting, 4882, Pavol Zelina

4882

Pavol Zelina

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$791

Painting, Fenetre, Freddy

Fenetre

Freddy

Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 1 inch

$1,118

Painting, Lagune 2, Francis L'Huillier

Lagune 2

Francis L'Huillier

Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$903

Sculpture, Deer, Richard Orlinski

Deer

Richard Orlinski

Sculpture - 31.1 x 23.6 x 21.7 inch

$20,214

Painting, Song without words 3/12, J/Y Delaunay-Israël

Song without words 3/12

J/Y Delaunay-Israël

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$4,912

Painting, Les pensées, Gabrielle Rul

Les pensées

Gabrielle Rul

Painting - 29.9 x 22 inch

$678

Photography, Black-Headed Gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) and Mediterranean Gulls (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus), Ivaylo Zafirov

Black-Headed Gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) and Mediterranean Gulls (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus)

Ivaylo Zafirov

Photography - 18.1 x 27.6 inch

$305

Painting, Grâce immolée, Philippe Huart

Grâce immolée

Philippe Huart

Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.6 inch

$10,164

Painting, L'union, Miquel Wert

L'union

Miquel Wert

Painting - 19.7 x 24 inch

$1,920

Painting, Quercy - O, ma Falaise, Thérèse Bosc

Quercy - O, ma Falaise

Thérèse Bosc

Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 inch

$2,530

Painting, Riva degli Schiavoni, Venise, Charles Malle

Riva degli Schiavoni, Venise

Charles Malle

Painting - 18.9 x 24.4 x 0 inch

$1,412

Sculpture, Luxury Art Toffee, Ad Van Hassel

Luxury Art Toffee

Ad Van Hassel

Sculpture - 13 x 3.9 x 3.9 inch

$254

Painting, Love NYC, Cédric Bouteiller

Love NYC

Cédric Bouteiller

Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$2,823

Painting, The girl and the cat, Du Ke

The girl and the cat

Du Ke

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,033

Painting, Sun rays - triptych, Ruzanna Melqumyan

Sun rays - triptych

Ruzanna Melqumyan

Painting - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$750

Painting, Abstract 2341, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2341

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

$2,502

Painting, Abstract 2333, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2333

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$3,161

Painting, Abstract 2325, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2325

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$2,239

Painting, Abstract 2322, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2322

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$2,239

Print, De la casa y el árbol III, Joan Hernández Pijuan

De la casa y el árbol III

Joan Hernández Pijuan

Print - 35.4 x 24.8 inch

$2,462

Print, Best Actor, Winner 2020, Mr Brainwash

Best Actor, Winner 2020

Mr Brainwash

Print - 29.9 x 24.8 x 0.1 inch

$2,484

Painting, Abstract 2307, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2307

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

$2,568

Painting, Abstract 2306, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2306

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$2,239

Painting, Abstract 2305, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2305

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$2,239

Painting, Abstract 2304, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2304

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 47.2 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

$4,609

Painting, Ascension, Agathe Daher

Ascension

Agathe Daher

Painting - 19.7 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch

$565

Painting, Abstract 22157, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 22157

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 35.4 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

$2,436

Painting, Abstract 2293, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2293

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

$2,239

Painting, Inner path, Saverio Filioli Uranio

Inner path

Saverio Filioli Uranio

Painting - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

$339

Painting, HopeFull, Bze Bzeland

HopeFull

Bze Bzeland

Painting - 16.5 x 11.7 inch

$282

Painting, The earth prelude, Maria Esmar

The earth prelude

Maria Esmar

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$2,146

Photography, Dune, Tanguy Mendrisse

Dune

Tanguy Mendrisse

Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$294

Fine Art Drawings, Enrose me, Irina Bellaye BlanXs

Enrose me

Irina Bellaye BlanXs

Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,129

Fine Art Drawings, Smat156,part2, Lassana Sarr

Smat156,part2

Lassana Sarr

Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch

$791

Painting, Fenêtre sur soi - série Paysage abstrait matiériste, Dominique Arzoumanian (Darzou)

Fenêtre sur soi - série Paysage abstrait matiériste

Dominique Arzoumanian (Darzou)

Painting - 23.6 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$599

Painting, Recherche de Motifs 8, François Azambourg

Recherche de Motifs 8

François Azambourg

Painting - 85.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch

$1,807

Painting, Recherche de motifs 15, François Azambourg

Recherche de motifs 15

François Azambourg

Painting - 53.1 x 39 x 0 inch

$1,355

Photography, Schoal of fish, Dominique Jullien

Schoal of fish

Dominique Jullien

Photography - 5.1 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$339

Painting, Tone, Sven

Tone

Sven

Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch

$5,195

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Serge Plagnol

Sans titre

Serge Plagnol

Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$565

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Serge Plagnol

Sans titre

Serge Plagnol

Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$565

Fine Art Drawings, Feuilles, Serge Plagnol

Feuilles

Serge Plagnol

Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch

$565

Fine Art Drawings, Vanitas, Tarek

Vanitas

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch

$68

Painting, Le détour, Jean-Baptiste Dumont

Le détour

Jean-Baptiste Dumont

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 2 inch

$2,146

Painting, Aspen, SA Candela

Aspen

SA Candela

Painting - 49.8 x 41.9 x 2 inch

$1,118

Painting, Seagull_01, Helal Uddin

Seagull_01

Helal Uddin

Painting - 16 x 20 x 0.1 inch

$1,081

Painting, Un instant de réflexion - Abstraction, Anne-Marie Bernardi

Un instant de réflexion - Abstraction

Anne-Marie Bernardi

Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$599

Sculpture, Black Undulation, Jose Margulis

Black Undulation

Jose Margulis

Sculpture - 39 x 29 x 3 inch

$10,800

Painting, No war, Irini Karpikioti

No war

Irini Karpikioti

Painting - 39.4 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,165

Painting, Memory, Lauren Acton

Memory

Lauren Acton

Painting - 13 x 20 x 1 inch

$950

Fine Art Drawings, By the stream, Maksym Kisilov

By the stream

Maksym Kisilov

Fine Art Drawings - 13.7 x 19.6 x 1 inch

$900

Fine Art Drawings, Snowy, Maksym Kisilov

Snowy

Maksym Kisilov

Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 23.2 x 1 inch

$1,900

Painting, Summertime, Karen Hale

Summertime

Karen Hale

Painting - 24 x 24 x 1.5 inch

$1,750

Fine Art Drawings, Blinded by the sun, Maksym Kisilov

Blinded by the sun

Maksym Kisilov

Fine Art Drawings - 14.9 x 22 x 1 inch

$1,300

Fine Art Drawings, Winter stream, Maksym Kisilov

Winter stream

Maksym Kisilov

Fine Art Drawings - 14.9 x 22 x 1 inch

$1,400

Fine Art Drawings, Let's go faster, Maksym Kisilov

Let's go faster

Maksym Kisilov

Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 23.2 x 1 inch

$2,000

Fine Art Drawings, Silence, Maksym Kisilov

Silence

Maksym Kisilov

Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.9 x 1 inch

$1,000

Sculpture, Come back - DV23, David Vaamonde

Come back - DV23

David Vaamonde

Sculpture - 9.4 x 3.1 x 3.1 inch

$565

Painting, Totem, Eric Munsch

Totem

Eric Munsch

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch

$2,823

Sculpture, White heart, cObo

White heart

cObo

Sculpture - 10.2 x 5.9 x 6.7 inch

$1,129

Painting, Abstrait N°446, Aurelien Grudzien

Abstrait N°446

Aurelien Grudzien

Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 2 inch

$903

Painting, Abstrait N°444, Aurelien Grudzien

Abstrait N°444

Aurelien Grudzien

Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

$903

Painting, Abstrait n°479, Aurelien Grudzien

Abstrait n°479

Aurelien Grudzien

Painting - 15.7 x 13.8 x 2 inch

$1,016

Painting, Abstrait N° 475, Aurelien Grudzien

Abstrait N° 475

Aurelien Grudzien

Painting - 13 x 13 x 2 inch

$903

Fine Art Drawings, Swan_01, Helal Uddin

Swan_01

Helal Uddin

Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 16 x 0.1 inch

$1,390

Fine Art Drawings, Snow in Canada_08, Helal Uddin

Snow in Canada_08

Helal Uddin

Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 22 x 0.1 inch

$1,711

Fine Art Drawings, Snow in Canada_07, Helal Uddin

Snow in Canada_07

Helal Uddin

Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 15 x 0.1 inch

$1,179

Photography, Insta(nt)llation - Protection 2/2, Eszter Poroszlai

Insta(nt)llation - Protection 2/2

Eszter Poroszlai

Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$1,186

Photography, Insta(nt)llation - Cone in globe. 1/3, Eszter Poroszlai

Insta(nt)llation - Cone in globe. 1/3

Eszter Poroszlai

Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$1,186

Photography, Insta(nt)llation - Completion. 1/2, Eszter Poroszlai

Insta(nt)llation - Completion. 1/2

Eszter Poroszlai

Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$1,186

Painting, Un phare sous la lune rousse, Véronique Sudry

Un phare sous la lune rousse

Véronique Sudry

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,807

Sculpture, Dual Perspectives, Jose Margulis

Dual Perspectives

Jose Margulis

Sculpture - 28 x 74 x 2.5 inch

$19,000

Painting, Pax irae, Claudine Tamborini

Pax irae

Claudine Tamborini

Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,033

Sculpture, Yuki the young yak (White), Mark Ryden

Yuki the young yak (White)

Mark Ryden

Sculpture - 17 x 12 x 10 inch

$2,033

Painting, Cenizas y diamantes VIII, Cecilia Méndez Casariego

Cenizas y diamantes VIII

Cecilia Méndez Casariego

Painting - 13 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch

$600

Painting, Lustanien, Elise Barat

Lustanien

Elise Barat

Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$678

Painting, Temporary Shelter, Teona Yamanidze

Temporary Shelter

Teona Yamanidze

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$3,162

Print, A little flower painting : Pink, Purple and Many Other Colors, Takashi Murakami

A little flower painting : Pink, Purple and Many Other Colors

Takashi Murakami

Print - 21.7 x 17.3 inch

$2,936

Painting, Nocturne, Jaehee Yoo

Nocturne

Jaehee Yoo

Painting - 22.8 x 24 x 0.8 inch

$2,259

Sculpture, Crystalized Charmander Relic, Daniel Arsham

Crystalized Charmander Relic

Daniel Arsham

Sculpture - 13 x 13 x 4.7 inch

$6,776

Painting, Brume matinale - série paysage rural, Philippe Maillebuau

Brume matinale - série paysage rural

Philippe Maillebuau

Painting - 18.1 x 24 x 0.8 inch

$632

Print, White Horse, Marino Marini

White Horse

Marino Marini

Print - 35.4 x 26 x 0.1 inch

$4,517

Painting, Oceania celebration, Vik Schroeder

Oceania celebration

Vik Schroeder

Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$791 $474

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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