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, Wiyakato, Nef

Nef

Painting . 63.5 x 42.5 x 2 cm Painting . 25 x 16.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,200

Painting, Hop !, Yvan Gradis

Yvan Gradis

Painting . 70 x 70 x 5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 2 inch

€3,900

Painting, 1993, Benjamin Aviv

Benjamin Aviv

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.54 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,278

Painting, Renaissance, Sylvaine Merlet

Sylvaine Merlet

Painting . 73 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 1 inch

€2,780

Painting, Jade, Nef

Nef

Painting . 64.5 x 43.5 x 2 cm Painting . 25.4 x 17.1 x 0.8 inch

€2,200

Sculpture, L'oreille cassée, Wabé

Wabé

Sculpture . 56 x 24 x 19 cm Sculpture . 22 x 9.4 x 7.5 inch

€3,900

Print, La Tête, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

Print . 38.5 x 28.5 cm Print . 15.2 x 11.2 inch

€2,500

Sculpture, Rebel Again, Ron Zohar

Ron Zohar

Sculpture . 30 x 31 x 31 cm Sculpture . 11.8 x 12.2 x 12.2 inch

€3,200

Painting, The Ovum#1, Dasha Pogodina

Dasha Pogodina

Painting . 150 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 51.2 x 1 inch

€1,800

Painting, Astronomia, Nef

Nef

Painting . 42.5 x 43.5 x 2 cm Painting . 16.7 x 17.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,500 €1,350

Painting, Be bright, Tetiana Adamovich

Tetiana Adamovich

Painting . 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

€1,000

Painting, Goldo Alu I, David Cumps

David Cumps

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€950

Painting, Nubelis, Nef

Nef

Painting . 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,600

Sculpture, Rebel Again, Ron Zohar

Ron Zohar

Sculpture . 30 x 31 x 31 cm Sculpture . 11.8 x 12.2 x 12.2 inch

€3,200

Painting, Hope, Kusbudiyanto

Kusbudiyanto

Painting . 90 x 65 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,400

Painting, Loneliness, Tetiana Borys

Tetiana Borys

Painting . 93 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 36.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,150

Painting, Symbiosis, Kalee Guauta

Kalee Guauta

Painting . 130 x 180 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch

€7,303

Painting, Eden, Olha Trikolich

Olha Trikolich

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

€1,200

Painting, Sunset, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

Painting . 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

€2,100

Painting, Freedom, Helen Spoon

Helen Spoon

Painting . 50 x 35 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

€1,643

Painting, Mask, Tarek

Tarek

Painting . 15 x 15 x 1 cm Painting . 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch

€95

Painting, Three Poppies, Daria Golovina

Daria Golovina

Painting . 120 x 100 x 0.3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

Painting, Fantastic, Gilhausart

Gilhausart

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

€1,600

Painting, Reciprocity, Tetiana Borys

Tetiana Borys

Painting . 90 x 85 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,700

Painting, Friend, Nguyen The Dung

Nguyen The Dung

Painting . 89 x 116 x 1 cm Painting . 35 x 45.7 x 0.4 inch

€12,750

Painting, Sage II, Fabrice Leito

Fabrice Leito

Painting . 120 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1 inch

€5,000

Painting, Regard B, J Eleme

J Eleme

Painting . 24 x 33 x 1.5 cm Painting . 9.4 x 13 x 0.6 inch

€300

Painting, Téneré, Raquel Adan

Raquel Adan

Painting . 73 x 115 cm Painting . 28.7 x 45.3 inch

€1,400

Painting, Mother's song, Eva Dimitrova

Eva Dimitrova

Painting . 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,450

Painting, Happy Rhythm 1, Mari Ito

Mari Ito

Painting . 60 x 60 x 3.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.4 inch

€6,535 €5,555

Painting, Titanomachie, Timothy Archer

Timothy Archer

Painting . 140 x 140 x 5 cm Painting . 55.1 x 55.1 x 2 inch

€7,500 €7,125

Painting, Jade, Esther Barend

Esther Barend

Painting . 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€6,900

Painting, Summer night, Ewa Dura

Ewa Dura

Painting . 30 x 21 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

€1,600

Sculpture, Volcanique #2, Wabé

Wabé

Sculpture . 40 x 20 x 18 cm Sculpture . 15.7 x 7.9 x 7.1 inch

€4,200