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![Sculpture, Fucking world, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2007348_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Tomato splat, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1963674_1_grid.jpg)
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![Sculpture, The last ice cream, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1915956_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Les Vacances II, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/914520_1_grid.jpg)
Les Vacances II
James Sparshatt
Photography - 100 x 116 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,679
![Painting, Petit moine Ivresse du printemps, Sounya Whang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1521555_1_grid.jpg)
Petit moine Ivresse du printemps
Sounya Whang
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,105
![Photography, 1%, Samuel Cueto](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1790292_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Alchimistes 3, Jaume Plensa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1453209_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Squeeze Fuck, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2206957_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Alchimistes 5, Jaume Plensa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1453224_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Slumberland I, Jaume Plensa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182869_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, The last ice cream - Blue, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1947144_1_grid.jpg)
The last ice cream - Blue
Sagrasse
Sculpture - 30 x 11 x 11 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 4.3 x 4.3 inch
$407
![Photography, Mujer de Viñales, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/597354_1_grid.jpg)
Mujer de Viñales
James Sparshatt
Photography - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,329
![Photography, Dans le Metro, Alexander Benz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1449489_1_grid.jpg)
Dans le Metro
Alexander Benz
Photography - 80 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$2,093
![Painting, Printemps arrive en bas, Sounya Whang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1349328_1_grid.jpg)
Printemps arrive en bas
Sounya Whang
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$826
![Photography, El Dandy, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1204254_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, El naufrago, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1006998_1_grid.jpg)
El naufrago
James Sparshatt
Photography - 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,404
![Sculpture, Kiss gold, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2016264_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Normal is Boring Yellow, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2165869_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Mmmh, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2158034_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Mmmmh, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2018559_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, XOXO, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1918077_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Les Vacances V, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/914544_1_grid.jpg)
Les Vacances V
James Sparshatt
Photography - 100 x 116 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,679
![Sculpture, Art Attack, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189625_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Dark Materials II, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/914760_1_grid.jpg)
Dark Materials II
James Sparshatt
Photography - 67 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 26.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,404
![Photography, Les Vacances IV, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/914532_1_grid.jpg)
Les Vacances IV
James Sparshatt
Photography - 100 x 116 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,679
![Photography, Les Vacances III, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/914523_1_grid.jpg)
Les Vacances III
James Sparshatt
Photography - 100 x 116 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,679
![Photography, Les Vacances I, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/914385_1_grid.jpg)
Les Vacances I
James Sparshatt
Photography - 100 x 116 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,679
![Painting, Fille coréenne et chat, Sounya Whang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1504047_1_grid.jpg)
Fille coréenne et chat
Sounya Whang
Painting - 50 x 60 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,508
![Painting, Femme coréenne et chat, Sounya Whang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1482438_1_grid.jpg)
Femme coréenne et chat
Sounya Whang
Painting - 50 x 60 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,500
![Print, The Stolen Face _ Le visage volé, Jaume Plensa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1216707_1_grid.jpg)
The Stolen Face _ Le visage volé
Jaume Plensa
Print - 21 x 16 x 1 cm Print - 8.3 x 6.3 x 0.4 inch
$3,373
![Sculpture, Art attack, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2149424_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Normal is boring, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2011125_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Tomato splat, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1997298_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Countdown Blahblahblah, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1917693_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, La mascotte, Charles Lapicque](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1650252_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Queen lady, Samuel Cueto](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1115358_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Dragon, Samuel Cueto](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1115349_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Silence 2, Samuel Cueto](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1115271_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)
![Sculpture, Change point of view Pink, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2161702_1_grid.jpg)
Change point of view Pink
Sagrasse
Sculpture - 30 x 21 x 20 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 8.3 x 7.9 inch
$523
![Sculpture, Normal is Boring, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2158058_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Wall lips mmmh, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2017554_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Après l'orgie, Charles Lapicque](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1650306_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Les reclus, Charles Lapicque](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1650282_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Le blanc-bec, Charles Lapicque](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1650264_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Architects Anonymous, Alexander Benz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/983493_1_grid.jpg)
Architects Anonymous
Alexander Benz
Photography - 80 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$2,093
![Sculpture, Lion, Cade](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/641223_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Love Colors, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202472_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Mmmhhh Or, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2143179_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Take My Heart, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202764_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Los Vientos, James Sparshatt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/589431_1_grid.jpg)
Los Vientos
James Sparshatt
Photography - 150 x 180 x 3 cm Photography - 59.1 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch
$9,549
![Sculpture, Art Attack, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2165853_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Baby Boero Rouge, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150923_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled, Max Rey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2175898_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, The Last Ice-cream - Green, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2158053_1_grid.jpg)
The Last Ice-cream - Green
Sagrasse
Sculpture - 30 x 11 x 11 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 4.3 x 4.3 inch
$407
![Sculpture, Normal is boring, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2011194_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Back to Rock, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1996689_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Quartier de l'Albacin, Grenade, Yves Brayer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1555386_1_grid.jpg)
Quartier de l'Albacin, Grenade
Yves Brayer
Painting - 19 x 24 x 2.5 cm Painting - 7.5 x 9.4 x 1 inch
$5,466
![Print, Untitled, Maria Carbonero](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1517040_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Untitled, Maria Carbonero](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1411488_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Untitled, Maria Carbonero](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1411449_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Untitled, Maria Carbonero](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1411440_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Untitled, Maria Carbonero](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1350219_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Center Stage, Alexander Benz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/983529_1_grid.jpg)
Center Stage
Alexander Benz
Photography - 80 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$2,093
![Painting, Jeune courtisane fumant, Sounya Whang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1165959_1_grid.jpg)
Jeune courtisane fumant
Sounya Whang
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$837
![Photography, Self portrait #25, Cody Choi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/216409_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Small Puffy Candy Fuchsia, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2173352_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Small Puffy Candy Bleu, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2173339_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Mmmh..., Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2016234_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Normal is boring, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2013030_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Mmmh, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1941852_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Fucking world, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1938120_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Mmmh..., Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1921380_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Masque, Charles Lapicque](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1152942_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Éléphant sur rocher, Cade](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1125834_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Jerry Lewis, Harry Hammond](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/898386_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Rock Pin Art, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198748_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Kiss Red, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2165805_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Normal is Boring, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2151466_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Take my Heart, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2111703_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Passion Boer, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2017551_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Back to 1500, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1996683_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Passion Boer, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1947687_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, The last ice cream-Violet, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1945347_1_grid.jpg)
The last ice cream-Violet
Sagrasse
Sculpture - 30 x 11 x 11 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 4.3 x 4.3 inch
$407
![Sculpture, Banana mmmh..., Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1870263_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, The last ice cream-Blue, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1833636_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Dieu et Mon droit, Charles Lapicque](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/342751_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Self portrait #21, Cody Choi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/216436_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Self portrait #22, Cody Choi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/216433_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Self portrait #24, Cody Choi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/216415_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Mmmhhh rose, Sagrasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2143164_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.