青幻舎 SEIGENSHA Art Publishing

White perhaps tends to be overlooked in comparison with other colors, and yet countless painters have explored its magic over the ages. A close look at the white in works by Claude Monet and other Impressionists will reveal subtle flecks of varied color that add depth and shadow without compromising the overall impression of whiteness; artists have, moreover, deployed white to great effect in the form of deliberately unpainted and “blank” space.

This volume investigates the use of white in a wide range of art both Japanese and Western, turning to aspects including materials and techniques to demonstrate the significance of white as one of the most powerful and indispensable elements in painting.

Artists featured
Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne, Marc Chagall, Eugène Boudin, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Henri Matisse, Gustave Courbet, Maurice de Vlaminck, Théodore Rousseau, Alfred Sisley, Camille Pissarro, Paul Signac, Maurice Utrillo, Marie Laurencin, Vincent van Gogh, Camille Corot, Jean-François Millet, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri Rivière, Ambroise Dubois, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Raphaël Collin
Kuroda Seiki, Yokoyama Taikan, Uemura Shoen, Kawai Gyokudo, Hayami Gyoshu, Koide Narashige, Sakamoto Hanjiro, Koiso Ryohei, Léonard Foujita, Noda Hiroshi, Maruyama Okyo, Takeuchi Seiho, Utagawa Toyokuni III, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Yoshida Hiroshi, Kawase Hasui
and more