Colored artworks

Color plays a fundamental role in contemporary creation as an element capable on its own of structuring a composition, generating emotion, or conveying an entire aesthetic discourse.

Long relegated to a secondary role behind form and drawing in the traditional hierarchy of the arts, it gradually gained autonomy throughout the twentieth century from Fauvist explorations of pure color to lyrical abstraction until it became, for some artists, the sole subject of the artwork.

Henri Matisse, whose cut-out paper works celebrate color in all its power and simplicity, Mark Rothko with his meditative fields of color, or the Op Art artists who explore optical vibrations between complementary hues, illustrate the diversity of approaches within a field that continues to fascinate contemporary artists.

In current artistic practice, color is explored through a wide range of registers—from vivid, saturated Pop Art–inspired palettes to subtle tonal variations and delicate gradients, as well as strong chromatic contrasts that structure pictorial or sculptural space. Whether applied in flat areas, layered glazes, bursts of material, or plays of light on reflective surfaces, color becomes a language in its own right, capable of expressing emotions such as joy, melancholy, energy, or contemplation.

On Artsper, this selection brings together works in which color plays a central role in composition, highlighting the enduring capacity of this fundamental element to generate visual experiences of inexhaustible richness and intensity.

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Painting, Virages, Aloyzas Smilingis

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting . 58 x 60 x 0.4 cm Painting . 22.8 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€1,300

Painting, Paysages 247, Jun Peng Wu

Jun Peng Wu

Painting . 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€900

Painting, RESPIRE 02, Nicole Decote

Nicole Decote

Painting . 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€950

Print, Bleu Horizons, JonOne

JonOne

Print . 70 x 50 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 inch

€980

Painting, Untitled, Ghada Jamal

Ghada Jamal

Painting . 45 x 45 x 2 cm Painting . 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,350

Painting, Fez, John Butterworth

Fez

John Butterworth

Painting . 100 x 80 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 inch

€2,660

Painting, Abstrait 24-08, Thomas Danel

Thomas Danel

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,400

Painting, Composition II, Jinxian Yang

Jinxian Yang

Painting . 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,500

Painting, Rising, Heather Robinson

Heather Robinson

Painting . 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting . 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch

€2,887

Painting, Breathing Room, Ethan Newman

Ethan Newman

Painting . 121.9 x 101.6 x 7.6 cm Painting . 48 x 40 x 3 inch

€3,667

Print, Lucioles, Jan Voss

Jan Voss

Print . 60 x 79.5 cm Print . 23.6 x 31.3 inch

€690

Painting, Meeting Room, Hal Mayforth

Hal Mayforth

Painting . 114.3 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting . 45 x 30 x 0.1 inch

€4,583

Painting, Controvena, Travaglini Simore

Travaglini Simore

Painting . 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,700

Painting, Treasure, Erika Vilimaityte

Erika Vilimaityte

Painting . 100 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,000 €1,500

Painting, Earth Whispers, Alina Schiau

Alina Schiau

Painting . 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch

€1,800

Painting, Over there, Bruno Hoopka

Bruno Hoopka

Painting . 89 x 116 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35 x 45.7 x 1 inch

€2,100

Painting, SOLAR, Ludovic Mercher

Ludovic Mercher

Painting . 89 x 146 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35 x 57.5 x 1 inch

€1,500

Painting, Cosmos 2, Richard Vildeman

Richard Vildeman

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,860

Painting, Dust & Light, Daniel Castan

Daniel Castan

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,500

Painting, Le pont, Ralph Resch

Ralph Resch

Painting . 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,290

Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Jean-Claude Desmerges

Jean-Claude Desmerges

Fine Art Drawings . 109 x 79 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 42.9 x 31.1 x 0.4 inch

€3,900

Painting, Trinidad, Murielle Bozzia

Murielle Bozzia

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,060

Painting, The sun in between, Mahra K

Mahra K

Painting . 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,350

Painting, Souvenance, Paul-Etienne SAIN

Paul-Etienne SAIN

Painting . 105 x 70 x 4 cm Painting . 41.3 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

€7,700

Photography, Cosmos 9, Evantias Chaudat

Evantias Chaudat

Photography . 60 x 40 cm Photography . 23.6 x 15.7 inch

€1,440

Painting, Rose - 997, Aykaz Arzumanyan

Aykaz Arzumanyan

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€860

Painting, MB 86, Méryl B

Méryl B

Painting . 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

€950 €855

Painting, Hope 2, Momchil Mitev

Momchil Mitev

Painting . 60 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€850

Painting, Forest, Mitko Dimitrov

Mitko Dimitrov

Painting . 54 x 33.5 x 2 cm Painting . 21.3 x 13.2 x 0.8 inch

€450

Painting, Camargue, Muriel Napoli

Muriel Napoli

Painting . 100.8 x 100.8 x 4.1 cm Painting . 39.7 x 39.7 x 1.6 inch

€3,850

Painting, Circuito #5, Alec Franco

Alec Franco

Painting . 110 x 150 x 0.3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch

€3,667

Painting, Dream, Katrin Rymsha

Katrin Rymsha

Painting . 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,292

Painting, Yipee-ki-yay, Mr Garcia

Mr Garcia

Painting . 113 x 73 x 3 cm Painting . 44.5 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

€700

Painting, Untitled A, Nicole Loos

Nicole Loos

Painting . 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€1,250

Painting, Hanabi. 26, Sia Aryai

Sia Aryai

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.5 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.2 inch

€962

Painting, Harvest, Jo Moore

Jo Moore

Painting . 61 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 24 x 36 x 1.5 inch

€2,200

Painting, Floating #5, Luca Raimondi

Luca Raimondi

Painting . 99.1 x 78.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39 x 31 x 1 inch

€1,833

Painting, Force 1, Cátia Goffinet

Cátia Goffinet

Painting . 86.1 x 59.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 33.9 x 23.6 x 1 inch

€1,329

Painting, Magenta #2, Naoko Paluszak

Naoko Paluszak

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 3.8 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1.5 inch

€1,283

Painting, Tidal II, Katja Wittmer

Katja Wittmer

Painting . 50.8 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 20 x 20 x 1 inch

€1,493

Painting, Canvas 36, Frantisek Florian

Frantisek Florian

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2.8 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.1 inch

€1,028

Painting, Tranquil XI, Soos Tiberiu

Soos Tiberiu

Painting . 80 x 140 x 4.1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch

€1,212

Painting, Vignoble, Petar Kras

Petar Kras

Painting . 140 x 105 x 0.5 cm Painting . 55.1 x 41.3 x 0.2 inch

€1,450

Painting, Dripping French, Ninu

Ninu

Painting . 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

Painting, Pink sea, Dr. Love

Dr. Love

Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€50

Painting, Météores, Woizo

Woizo

Painting . 110 x 200 cm Painting . 43.3 x 78.7 inch

€5,500

Painting, George, Raul

Raul

Painting . 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,800

Painting, La Dolce Vita, Sistermoon

Sistermoon

Painting . 90 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€7,700

Painting, Andalouse, Toussaint

Toussaint

Painting . 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,900

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