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![Sculpture, Mmmhhh Or, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2143179_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Mmmhhh rose, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2143164_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Quetzalcoalt, Charles Lapicque](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/134896_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Hidden, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209129_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Oncle Bui, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2207778_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sans repères, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197126_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Calligraphie, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197125_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Un monde meilleur, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197121_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Above the clouds #5, Cody Choi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/216451_1_grid.jpg)
Above the clouds #5
Cody Choi
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20 x 30 x 0 inch
$685
![Photography, Above the clouds #4, Cody Choi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/216445_1_grid.jpg)
Above the clouds #4
Cody Choi
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20 x 30 x 0 inch
$685
![Photography, Jazz, Harry Hammond](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/898416_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Jerry Lewis, Harry Hammond](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/898380_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Nat King Cole, Harry Hammond](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/896934_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Passion Boer, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1940283_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Passion Boero, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2171694_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Back to 1500 Pink, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2158603_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Passion Boer, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2007360_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Chevaux au bord de l'étang, Yves Brayer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1281024_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Femme à l'écharpe noire, Sounya Whang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1427646_1_grid.jpg)
Femme à l'écharpe noire
Sounya Whang
Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,072
![Print, Untitled, Maria Carbonero](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1350156_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, La vengeance, Charles Lapicque](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/342736_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Le conjureur, Charles Lapicque](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/342781_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, La fausse ingénue, Charles Lapicque](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/342772_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Small Puffy Candy Or, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2173364_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Small Puffy Candy Argent, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2173356_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Small Puffy Candy Or, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2143183_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
$897
![Photography, Above the Clouds #2, Cody Choi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/195028_1_grid.jpg)
Above the Clouds #2
Cody Choi
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.1 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0 inch
$897
![Photography, Sillage #4, Cody Choi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/195019_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Temple grec, Charles Lapicque](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/134857_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
$55,341
![Painting, Le château, Charles Lapicque](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189498_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Untitled 3, Jaume Plensa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2178791_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Sin título, Jaume Plensa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2140498_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, This is Sparta, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1996662_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, You Man, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/863103_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, L'hymne à la vie, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197465_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Kid, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2177768_1_grid.jpg)
Kid
Hom Nguyen
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$14,873
![Fine Art Drawings, La Paix, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2175111_1_grid.jpg)
La Paix
Hom Nguyen
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$14,873
![Painting, Human, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2099604_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Entité, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2094279_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Woman, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2027607_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Entité, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2027589_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Corrida aux Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Yves Brayer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1281000_1_grid.jpg)
Corrida aux Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
Yves Brayer
Print - 49.5 x 64.5 cm Print - 19.5 x 25.4 inch
$346
![Print, Sans-titre, Charles Lapicque](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1272036_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Sans-titre, Charles Lapicque](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1272033_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Sans-titre, Charles Lapicque](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1272030_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Sans-titre, Charles Lapicque](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1272027_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Les gardians, Yves Brayer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150043_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Paysans mexicains, Yves Brayer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1355934_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Le repos des cavaliers sur la plage, Yves Brayer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1280976_1_grid.jpg)
Le repos des cavaliers sur la plage
Yves Brayer
Print - 49.5 x 64.5 cm Print - 19.5 x 25.4 inch
$346
![Print, La cabane gardiane, Yves Brayer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1280955_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Le bar des artistes, Yves Brayer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1184100_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, L'abonné dans les coulisses, Yves Brayer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1184097_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Le magasin aux accessoires, Yves Brayer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1184088_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, la loge de Serge Lifar, Yves Brayer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1184085_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Danseuse au canapé, Yves Brayer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1184082_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Le conteur arabe, Fez, Yves Brayer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1183863_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Athènes, Yves Brayer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1183857_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Paysage de Castille, Yves Brayer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1183845_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Rue à Soho, Londres, Yves Brayer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1183839_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Chevaux se battant, Yves Brayer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1183824_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dark Side, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1243434_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Oiseau, Sounya Whang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2156158_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Chat fleur, Sounya Whang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2156156_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Headlight, Alexander Benz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/999573_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Femme accordeoniste, Sounya Whang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2156162_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Le chat Balthus, Cade](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1125960_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Da Laï Lama, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1799019_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Bénédiction Maternelle, Charles Lapicque](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1650213_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Le Cirque, Yves Brayer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2085099_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Femme coréenne s'habillant, Sounya Whang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1479117_1_grid.jpg)
Femme coréenne s'habillant
Sounya Whang
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,118
![Photography, Kito de Pavant, Maud Bernos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/101401_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Structural Beauty, Alexander Benz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1011279_1_grid.jpg)
Structural Beauty
Alexander Benz
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$530
![Print, Roi carolingien, Charles Lapicque](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/328789_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, L'intrigant, Charles Lapicque](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/328780_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Partage de midi, Charles Lapicque](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/328771_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Iago, Charles Lapicque](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/38352_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Le village hanté, Charles Lapicque](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1650297_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Ligne de vie, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1243425_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Joey Starr, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1017825_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Cliff Richard, Harry Hammond](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/898929_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Paysage montagneux, Yves Brayer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1284261_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Jardin japonais, Yves Brayer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1283907_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Le jardin des supplices, Charles Lapicque](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/38358_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, The 3rd day #5, Cody Choi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/195013_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Look Look, Alexander Benz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1161360_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Dancer: Bobo, Cody Choi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/194653_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, 'Nat King Cole', Harry Hammond](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/896922_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Lithographie originale de Yves Brayer, Yves Brayer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1002264_1_grid.jpg)
Lithographie originale de Yves Brayer
Yves Brayer
Print - 54 x 57 x 0.3 cm Print - 21.3 x 22.4 x 0.1 inch
$288
![Painting, Enfant africain, Sounya Whang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2156164_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Femme à sac à main, Sounya Whang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2156157_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Center Stage, Alexander Benz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/999627_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.