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![Photography, Falla 2, Rodrigo Etem](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1915287_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Buste de Minotaure, Fabien Hemard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1910223_1_grid.jpg)
Buste de Minotaure
Fabien Hemard
Painting - 130 x 81 x 4 cm Painting - 51.2 x 31.9 x 1.6 inch
$4,138
![Fine Art Drawings, De force et de dentelle, Ledentelier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1905777_1_grid.jpg)
De force et de dentelle
Ledentelier
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$2,013
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![Painting, Purple papaya, Prisca Akua Kwaning](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1776690_1_grid.jpg)
Purple papaya
Prisca Akua Kwaning
Painting - 150 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,965
![Painting, Meet me in the middle, Prisca Akua Kwaning](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1776681_1_grid.jpg)
Meet me in the middle
Prisca Akua Kwaning
Painting - 150 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,757
![Painting, Dansk snestorm, Emma Mikkelsen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1776027_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Atlanta high museum, Ying Chen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1730937_1_grid.jpg)
Atlanta high museum
Ying Chen
Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch
$4,000
![Painting, Fridark Vador, B.AX](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1684950_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Techno punk skull (diptych), Pierluigi Coppola Anderson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1621362_1_grid.jpg)
Techno punk skull (diptych)
Pierluigi Coppola Anderson
Painting - 60 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,461
![Painting, Kimono I, Ewa Bathelier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1611306_1_grid.jpg)
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![Print, Venc VII, Jean-Charles Blais](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1529142_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Venc VI, Jean-Charles Blais](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1529118_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Venc V, Jean-Charles Blais](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1529103_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Venc II, Jean-Charles Blais](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1529052_1_grid.jpg)
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![Sculpture, Apple china (blue wave), Li Lihong](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1436973_1_grid.jpg)
Apple china (blue wave)
Li Lihong
Sculpture - 45 x 39 x 39 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 15.4 x 15.4 inch
$20,132
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![Fine Art Drawings, Línea Bloques, Rodrigo Spinel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1235481_1_grid.jpg)
Línea Bloques
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 19 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch
$400
![Fine Art Drawings, Línea Aparejo (Framed), Rodrigo Spinel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1188207_1_grid.jpg)
Línea Aparejo (Framed)
Rodrigo Spinel
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 19 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch
$400
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![Painting, Ghost Ship, Susan Wolfe Huppman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1024779_1_grid.jpg)
Ghost Ship
Susan Wolfe Huppman
Painting - 152.4 x 182.9 x 6.4 cm Painting - 60 x 72 x 2.5 inch
$7,800
![Painting, Dark thoughts, Hugo Auler Jr](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1010502_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Untitled, Quim Corominas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1000566_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Partition de printemps, Odette Muller](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2180230_1_grid.jpg)
Partition de printemps
Odette Muller
Painting - 40 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,118
![Painting, Ref. 1524 - Untitled, Mehdi Dashti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2178420_1_grid.jpg)
Ref. 1524 - Untitled
Mehdi Dashti
Painting - 148 x 110 x 5 cm Painting - 58.3 x 43.3 x 2 inch
$5,033
![Sculpture, Packaging, Salvo Alibrio](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2177318_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Porsche 75th years anniversary Helmet, Ian Philip](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2176233_1_grid.jpg)
Porsche 75th years anniversary Helmet
Ian Philip
Sculpture - 7 x 5 x 5.5 cm Sculpture - 2.8 x 2 x 2.2 inch
$3,132
![Sculpture, Gala, Virginia Benedicto](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2174138_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le Stryge, Jean-Luc Braesch](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2168569_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Bernard Loiseau, Arnaud Baumann](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2166245_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La Sainte-Victoire, Sébastien Arcouet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2162747_1_grid.jpg)
La Sainte-Victoire
Sébastien Arcouet
Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$705
![Painting, Huggy Pandy, Paco Roum](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2162396_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, L'envolée, Carlos Acuña](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154799_1_grid.jpg)
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![Print, Black And White Marilyn, Batik](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2146720_1_grid.jpg)
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![Print, Do not fuck about with it, David Shrigley](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2135694_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, Angel Dibond, Cédric Brion Studio Clavicule Pics](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2085849_1_grid.jpg)
Angel Dibond
Cédric Brion Studio Clavicule Pics
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,117
![Sculpture, Couple se serrent, Yiyan Zhou](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2075091_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Patronus, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051193_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Spring in Alps, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2050989_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Rules of Fight Club - Handmade sculpture for home decor, Dervis Akdemir](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2012493_1_grid.jpg)
Rules of Fight Club - Handmade sculpture for home decor
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 30 x 18 x 10 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.1 x 3.9 inch
$172
![Painting, Arbre sous la neige, Nadine de Lespinats](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1989270_1_grid.jpg)
Arbre sous la neige
Nadine de Lespinats
Painting - 46 x 55 x 3 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch
$738
![Sculpture, Mai blanc n°916, Sandra Zeenni](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1977891_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Above the Clouds #3, Cody Choi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/195031_1_grid.jpg)
Above the Clouds #3
Cody Choi
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.1 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0 inch
$867
![Photography, Sillage #4, Cody Choi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/195019_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Neocubistic Study II, Alexander Valchev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1936353_1_grid.jpg)
Neocubistic Study II
Alexander Valchev
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$358
![Print, Je lève les yeux au ciel, Six four two](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1925310_1_grid.jpg)
Je lève les yeux au ciel
Six four two
Print - 80 x 80 x 0.5 cm Print - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,007
![Print, Kate Blonde, Batik](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1923450_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Seen from above, Jacqueline Perez Saleh](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1916958_1_grid.jpg)
Seen from above
Jacqueline Perez Saleh
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$4,373
![Painting, Unexpected fish, Jacqueline Perez Saleh](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1916949_1_grid.jpg)
Unexpected fish
Jacqueline Perez Saleh
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,687
![Painting, Sea of thieve, Jacqueline Perez Saleh](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1916940_1_grid.jpg)
Sea of thieve
Jacqueline Perez Saleh
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,710
![Print, Plis forts, plis faibles, Silvère Jarrosson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1870515_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Urban Patterns - 5-panels, Carl McGrady](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1852809_1_grid.jpg)
Urban Patterns - 5-panels
Carl McGrady
Painting - 61 x 165.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 65 x 1 inch
$5,500
![Painting, After surf, Elena Sokolova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1842711_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Blurry minds #1, Rani Bruchstein](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1803747_1_grid.jpg)
Blurry minds #1
Rani Bruchstein
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$4,871
![Painting, Selfportrait 16, Christian Dugardeyn](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1800900_1_grid.jpg)
Selfportrait 16
Christian Dugardeyn
Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,684
![Painting, Tragedy of common, Marielle Orr](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1776711_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Esquiadores lineal, Anna Banana](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1760406_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Bird, Martin Bradley](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1710237_1_grid.jpg)
Bird
Martin Bradley
Fine Art Drawings - 75 x 57 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 22.4 x 0.1 inch
$3,579
![Print, The plow on the fields, André Dunoyer de Segonzac](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1692525_1_grid.jpg)
The plow on the fields
André Dunoyer de Segonzac
Print - 32 x 23 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.6 x 9.1 x 0 inch
$660
![Painting, Soledad del frontera, Katayoon Firouzi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1618584_1_grid.jpg)
Soledad del frontera
Katayoon Firouzi
Painting - 61 x 61 x 1 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 0.4 inch
$2,443
![Painting, Rhapsodies of Praise I, Katayoon Firouzi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1618344_1_grid.jpg)
Rhapsodies of Praise I
Katayoon Firouzi
Painting - 61 x 61 x 4 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 1.6 inch
$4,072
![Painting, 007 ucraina, Bart](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1524807_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Sans titre, Silvère Jarrosson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1457274_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Aprop dels teus silencis, Joanpere Massana](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1343769_1_grid.jpg)
Aprop dels teus silencis
Joanpere Massana
Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$3,747
![Painting, Golden light, Khrystyna Kozyuk](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1275639_1_grid.jpg)
Golden light
Khrystyna Kozyuk
Painting - 121.9 x 139.7 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 55 x 1.5 inch
$2,500
![Fine Art Drawings, La Mezzana, Mino Maccari](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1134936_1_grid.jpg)
La Mezzana
Mino Maccari
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 22 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.7 x 0 inch
$447
![Print, Trio Musical, Jean-Louis Toutain](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/639090_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Épreuve M, Zakari Babel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/536650_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Between The Light - Neon Lemon V1, Sophie Derrick](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/284134_1_grid.jpg)
Between The Light - Neon Lemon V1
Sophie Derrick
Painting - 180 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 70.9 x 47.2 x 2 inch
$11,254
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Between The Light - Titanium on Viridian V1 Edit
Sophie Derrick
Painting - 180 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 70.9 x 47.2 x 2 inch
$11,254
![Painting, Peau de mur 26, Pascale Morelot-Palu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2181262_1_grid.jpg)
Peau de mur 26
Pascale Morelot-Palu
Painting - 100 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch
$2,304
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Peau de Mur 23
Pascale Morelot-Palu
Painting - 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch
$3,311
![Painting, Peau de Mur 22, Pascale Morelot-Palu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2181253_1_grid.jpg)
Peau de Mur 22
Pascale Morelot-Palu
Painting - 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
$3,646
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!