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![Photography, Jacquelina, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2219215_1_grid.jpg)
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![Sculpture, 250, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2220350_1_grid.jpg)
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![Fine Art Drawings, Scène de corrida, Yves Brayer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210161_1_grid.jpg)
Scène de corrida
Yves Brayer
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 32 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 12.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,454
![Painting, Le château, Charles Lapicque](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189498_1_grid.jpg)
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![Photography, La montée des eaux, Fabienne Cresens](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/462949_1_grid.jpg)
La montée des eaux
Fabienne Cresens
Photography - 100 x 100 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 inch
$1,230
![Painting, Paysage de Gordes, Yves Brayer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1554678_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Quand les mystères sont très malins, Yves Brayer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1353765_1_grid.jpg)
Quand les mystères sont très malins
Yves Brayer
Print - 22.5 x 30.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 8.9 x 12 x 0 inch
$951
![Photography, Calligraphing en l'air #6, Cody Choi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/195040_1_grid.jpg)
Calligraphing en l'air #6
Cody Choi
Photography - 75 x 50 x 1.5 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,976
![Photography, Elvis Presley, Harry Hammond](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/898884_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, HRH Princess Elizabeth With HRH The Prince of Wales, Cecil Beaton](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/898437_1_grid.jpg)
HRH Princess Elizabeth With HRH The Prince of Wales
Cecil Beaton
Photography - 76.2 x 76.2 cm Photography - 30 x 30 inch
$1,304
![Print, Balise et amer, Charles Lapicque](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187558_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Tête sur tige, Cade](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/629133_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Sur le fil -1, Magali Berdaguer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1089687_1_grid.jpg)
Sur le fil -1
Magali Berdaguer
Sculpture - 110 x 75 x 3 cm Sculpture - 43.3 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,677
![Photography, 4 girls, Samuel Cueto](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1115394_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Glimpse, Alexander Benz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1434273_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Petit moine Ivresse du printemps, Sounya Whang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1516968_1_grid.jpg)
Petit moine Ivresse du printemps
Sounya Whang
Painting - 60 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,448
![Painting, Untitled, Max Rey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2175883_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Untitled, Maria Carbonero](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1350096_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, 1999-New Orleans - Black and White Photograph of Woman on New Orleans Street Car, Jean-Luc Fievet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/974565_1_grid.jpg)
1999-New Orleans - Black and White Photograph of Woman on New Orleans Street Car
Jean-Luc Fievet
Photography - 100.3 x 149.9 cm Photography - 39.5 x 59 inch
$3,900
![Sculpture, Hom, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2099280_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Simone Veil, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2152908_1_grid.jpg)
Simone Veil
Hom Nguyen
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$14,425
![Fine Art Drawings, Le patriote Ref AB122, Charles Lapicque](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1464081_1_grid.jpg)
Le patriote Ref AB122
Charles Lapicque
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$3,355
![Photography, Bertrand de Broc, Maud Bernos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/101377_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, La magie quotidienne (l'atelier), Alberto Giacometti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1292133_1_grid.jpg)
La magie quotidienne (l'atelier)
Alberto Giacometti
Print - 51 x 36 x 0.1 cm Print - 20.1 x 14.2 x 0 inch
$4,249
![Painting, Untitled, Maria Carbonero](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1412889_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cabecita 1, Pablo Martin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2158059_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Jacquelina, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2219198_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Corazon y alma (1), James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2219183_1_grid.jpg)
Corazon y alma (1)
James Sparshatt
Photography - 55 x 75 x 1 cm Photography - 21.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
$2,740
![Photography, Dagoberto - Cuba musician, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215323_1_grid.jpg)
Dagoberto - Cuba musician
James Sparshatt
Photography - 40 x 50 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,047
![Photography, La Confianza, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215613_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Take my Heart, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2217789_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Tomato Splat, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2220397_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Balance, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210687_1_grid.jpg)
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![Sculpture, Take My Heart, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2217787_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Las Memorías, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2212537_1_grid.jpg)
Las Memorías
James Sparshatt
Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$3,293
![Photography, Sonhos Silenciosos, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2212531_1_grid.jpg)
Sonhos Silenciosos
James Sparshatt
Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$3,293
![Sculpture, Satisfaction, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218194_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Puzzle, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2217778_1_grid.jpg)
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![Print, I'm Sorry Magritte, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2201603_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Take my Heart, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202770_1_grid.jpg)
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![Sculpture, Satisfaction, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2211276_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Satisfaction, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2211293_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, The southern gentleman, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2212522_1_grid.jpg)
The southern gentleman
James Sparshatt
Photography - 80 x 120 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$3,293
![Print, Fuck Pin Art, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198747_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Les comédiens dans la forêt, Charles Lapicque](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192647_1_grid.jpg)
Les comédiens dans la forêt
Charles Lapicque
Painting - 92 x 65 x 6 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 2.4 inch
$53,675
![Sculpture, Passion Boero, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213088_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Squeeze Fuck, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2206957_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Love Love Love, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2193743_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Squeeze, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209117_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Normal is Boring Sprinkles, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2207599_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Art Attack, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189625_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Take My Heart, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202764_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Icare, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209116_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Squeeze Love, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2206961_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Crazy lips, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203630_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Racine, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209133_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Love Colors, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202472_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Rock Pin Art, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198748_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Ensayo, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/9969_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, L'attaque du Sénat par la division Leclerc, Charles Lapicque](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191143_1_grid.jpg)
L'attaque du Sénat par la division Leclerc
Charles Lapicque
Painting - 116 x 89 x 6 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 2.4 inch
$53,675
![Painting, Oncle Bui, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2207778_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Calligraphie, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197125_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Pop Lips, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2188788_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, El Dandy, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/28249_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, La Confianza, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/11135_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, American trails, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/10543_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, L'année du Tigre, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1943472_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, La Masque, Yves Brayer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/731382_1_grid.jpg)
La Masque
Yves Brayer
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 18.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 7.3 x 0.1 inch
$962
![Painting, Le Château de Tarascon, Yves Brayer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1355865_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Dark Materials I, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/914550_1_grid.jpg)
Dark Materials I
James Sparshatt
Photography - 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,976
![Photography, Maiden of Tsonga, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/22563_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, La Linea, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1087620_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Storm over the Altiplano, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/10542_1_grid.jpg)
Storm over the Altiplano
James Sparshatt
Photography - 50 x 75 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 inch
$1,251
![Photography, El amor, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1003152_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, El Revolucionario, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/15359_1_grid.jpg)
El Revolucionario
James Sparshatt
Photography - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,047
![Photography, La montée des eaux, Fabienne Cresens](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/462961_1_grid.jpg)
La montée des eaux
Fabienne Cresens
Photography - 40 x 40 x 4 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch
$559
![Photography, La Santiaguera, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/21277_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, La tristeza, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1768140_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, El caballero, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1068861_1_grid.jpg)
El caballero
James Sparshatt
Photography - 35 x 35 x 1 cm Photography - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
$1,047
![Photography, New horizons, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/586491_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Hombre de la Luna, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/28570_1_grid.jpg)
Hombre de la Luna
James Sparshatt
Photography - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$784
![Photography, A Confiança, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1971855_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Saudade, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1971834_1_grid.jpg)
Black and White Portraits
The allure of black and white. Color can articulate reality and reflect realism, but taking it away focuses on contrast and the use of monochromatic tone to set an atmosphere that draws the viewer in. This increase in impact has been harnessed by photographers since the first successful black and white images were taken by Joseph Nicephore Niepce in the early 19th century, leading to further success in 1825 when he managed to produce a black and white image of a window. Naturally colored photographs would not be developed until 1891 when Lipmann Gabriel applied the phenomenon of optical light wave interface. And yet, the black and white photograph continued, particularly in portraiture. Why? Practically, black and white photographs have a longer archival shelf-life but artistically, color isn’t needed to capture the emotion, depth, expression and indeed reality through dramatic tone and contrast of the figure in front of the lens. You only need to recant Dorothea Lange’s widely circulated Migrant Mother (1936) to see how a single black and white portrait can become a symbol of plight. In our works, artists like Maud Bernos and James Sparshatt favor portraits devoid of color… portraits that draw you the viewer in and leave you to fall into their enduring monochromatic depths.