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![Painting, I love soap, Alessandra Bisi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2181476_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Les grandes vacances, Martine Fauve Dechavanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1984662_1_grid.jpg)
Les grandes vacances
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,125
![Photography, Bleed # 202321, Paul Snell](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1935816_1_grid.jpg)
Bleed # 202321
Paul Snell
Photography - 180 x 115 x 0.1 cm Photography - 70.9 x 45.3 x 0 inch
$7,745
![Photography, Bleed # 202305, Paul Snell](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1935813_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Flower not given, Alessandra Bisi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1587330_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Bleed # 202172, Paul Snell](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1328847_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Bleed # 202198, Paul Snell](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1328835_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Parti pris, Agnès Tiollier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1324788_1_grid.jpg)
Parti pris
Agnès Tiollier
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 50 x 0.18 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,174
![Painting, A green day 2, Alessandra Bisi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1056420_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, From dusk till dawn, Yaz Tazi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210881_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dialogue de couleurs #1 Bleu Orange, Marianne Quinzin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2208368_1_grid.jpg)
Dialogue de couleurs #1 Bleu Orange
Marianne Quinzin
Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$671
![Painting, À pas de velours, Marianne Quinzin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2207620_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Près des étangs, Marianne Quinzin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2207571_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Portrait, Leo Ray](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205235_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Death03173, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204616_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Death03127, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204615_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Death02619, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204613_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Death02612, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204611_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Movement IV, Sarah Elqa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204138_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Death02773, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204101_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Deathf1614, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202752_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Deathp212, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202750_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Deathma280, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202748_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Deathm6167, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202747_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Deathma280, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202746_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Deathq867, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202734_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Ruby Richness, Vlas Ayvazyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197605_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Maybe Baby, Laura Petrovich Cheney](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195704_1_grid.jpg)
Maybe Baby
Laura Petrovich Cheney
Painting - 92 x 92 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch
$7,494
![Print, Death04749, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191878_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Death03922, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191877_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Death02745, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191875_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, DeathF1044, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191874_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, DeathF1128, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191873_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Death02219, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191870_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, DeathMb585, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191867_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, DeathF1506, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191865_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Wagner's Cloak, August Puig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191124_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled, August Puig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191098_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled, August Puig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191083_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled, August Puig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191078_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Los indios 2, August Puig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191077_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Estrella fugaz, August Puig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190788_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Diablillo, August Puig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190786_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Demonio Asiático, August Puig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190770_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Demonio Asiático, August Puig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190769_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Poppy's Dance, Hayk Miqayelyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2188081_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, The Block 01, Angelica Tcherassi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1571100_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Composition #1, Jean Miotte](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/928836_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Time Is Sometimes Now 2., Petr Strnad](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209757_1_grid.jpg)
The Time Is Sometimes Now 2.
Petr Strnad
Painting - 45 x 37.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 17.7 x 14.8 x 0 inch
$391
![Painting, Agave americana N°3, Aurélie Trabaud](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2208313_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Rêve I, Yu Fu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204654_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, A contre courant, Emily Starck](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203661_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Pegno d'amore, Pasquale Di Fazio](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192013_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le corbusier, Lasveguix](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191991_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sunny bouquet., Iryna Kastsova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191156_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled March, Emily Starck](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189322_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled March
Emily Starck
Painting - 100 x 95 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,020 $2,718
![Painting, Woman with Hat Blossoms, Nicolle Menegaldo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2186787_1_grid.jpg)
Woman with Hat Blossoms
Nicolle Menegaldo
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,582
![Painting, La place de Saint-Emilion, Samiran Boruah](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2183214_1_grid.jpg)
La place de Saint-Emilion
Samiran Boruah
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,342 $1,074
![Painting, Empathy, Nikolaos Schizas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182110_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, At Dusk, Nick Vivian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2171434_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Poésie, Martine Fauve Dechavanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1999140_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, MB 69, Méryl B](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1949997_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Ref 110, Frédérique Barba](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1683180_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Symposium, Françoise Dugourd-Caput](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1435308_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Landscaping-CXXXVII, Stanislav Bojankov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209616_1_grid.jpg)
Landscaping-CXXXVII
Stanislav Bojankov
Painting - 21 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 8.3 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$123
![Painting, Monopoly, Lussy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2206103_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Rhetoric 2, Orioye Samuel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202147_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Deathless, David Cumps](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2196874_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Yellow Sentinel, Ara Gasparyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190708_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dusk's feathered gem, Ara Gasparyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187134_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Feel the Joy, Stella Zachariassen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2186569_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sunlit Blooms, Marieta Martirosyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2186498_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Twilight Sentinel, Ara Gasparyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2186480_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Passion for Life, Mercedes Lagunas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2207018_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La prêtresse rouge, Timothy Archer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198909_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La danse d'un fou et d'un roi, Timothy Archer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198908_1_grid.jpg)
La danse d'un fou et d'un roi
Timothy Archer
Painting - 65 x 50 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
$3,915
![Painting, Sans titre, Timothy Archer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198905_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Hécate, Timothy Archer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198904_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le faune, Timothy Archer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198903_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Reine mère aux regrets, Timothy Archer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198898_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Mirtille, Mr Yerro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195409_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The clown - Italian painting, Romano Mussolini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192021_1_grid.jpg)
The clown - Italian painting
Romano Mussolini
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$727
![Painting, God Save The Cat, Stephanie Godann](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189857_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Village, Ramiro Baptista](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189361_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled 38, Ana Costa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2186954_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Zolit, Perrotte](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1488921_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Petit arbre bleu sur fond mixte, Alexandra Battezzati](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/983388_1_grid.jpg)
Petit arbre bleu sur fond mixte
Alexandra Battezzati
Painting - 35 x 35 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
$772
![Painting, Hidden Dreams 17, Sam Bergwein](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214136_1_grid.jpg)
Hidden Dreams 17
Sam Bergwein
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch
$3,244
![Painting, Lion, Sax (Henry Blache)](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205873_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Jump session(Jazzy)-XIII, Stanislav Bojankov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205381_1_grid.jpg)
Jump session(Jazzy)-XIII
Stanislav Bojankov
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,007
![Painting, Autumnal mood-I, Stanislav Bojankov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204785_1_grid.jpg)
Autumnal mood-I
Stanislav Bojankov
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,107 $997
![Painting, Jump session(Jazzy)-X, Stanislav Bojankov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203606_1_grid.jpg)
Jump session(Jazzy)-X
Stanislav Bojankov
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$984
![Painting, Imagination play-IV(Homage to Jean Dubuffet), Stanislav Bojankov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202769_1_grid.jpg)
Imagination play-IV(Homage to Jean Dubuffet)
Stanislav Bojankov
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,063
Colored artworks
The work of color is central in any artistic work. It is even one of the first tools of the artist. It is difficult to imagine a work that would exist without the working of color - even if it is the absence of color that the artist chooses to present.
Through the ages and artistic movements, the use and meaning attributed to color evolves, but the essence of color remains the same. Every artist must master the properties of color in order to control his composition. In the restoration of paintings, color even becomes a science, because it is necessary to know the different molecules to find the colors and mixtures originally used by the artist.
In the history of art, the importance of color fluctuates according to periods and geographical areas. During the Italian Renaissance, for example, there was a debate (called Paragone) between the authority of color versus drawing: according to the schools, it is the color, and not the line, that creates the emotion and visual power of a work of art. The colors thus take on an immense importance, and assume certain meanings: white symbolizes purity for example, and blue (systematically used to clothe the Virgin Mary) is associated with divinity. These symbols are not thought of randomly: the purple for example, is used since the Byzantine era to signify the highest rank of royalty. Unlike ochre, the purple pigment came from a specific shell, and was extremely difficult - and therefore rare, and expensive - to obtain.
More generally, colors can be divided into three categories: warm, cool, and neutral. As their name implies, these classes of colors give off an atmosphere that the painter can use to influence the emotion of his work. Baroque art, for example, manipulates the contrasts between warm and cold colors to capture the power of bodies. The play of light is exalted by the effects of color. For a long time, the traditional Western school of painting required painters to reproduce the colors of the environment around them. It was the Impressionists, in the 19th century, who explored other ways of seeing - and therefore of transcribing on canvas - their chromatic environment. By avoiding complex mixtures and painting spontaneously, in the open air, the Impressionists reinvented the use of color to reproduce reality.
It was not until abstract and subjective painting that art devoted itself to color as a subject. Mark Rothko, precursor of the Colorfield Painting movement and of abstract expressionism, sees in his paintings a living organism whose color is human and whose format is transcendent. Piet Mondrian, on the other hand, sought in his paintings to approach the very essence of nature through the purity of primary colors, to achieve abstraction. The founder of the Russian avant-garde movement of Suprematism, Kasimir Malevich, will disturb the senses of everyone with his work "White square on white background", in which the color is painted only for itself. Contemporary art, photography, collage, or pop art also use in their respective ways the resources of color, exploring indefinitely all its pluralities. As Picasso said, "When I have no blue, I use red."
Artsper writes art in color: discover below a great selection of works that honor color and its properties. What better way to brighten up an interior?