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, # Bleu,5, Marc Leforestier

Marc Leforestier

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2.2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0.9 inch

€1,430

Painting, Cognizant, Michael Grine

Michael Grine

Painting . 237.5 x 118.1 x 0.3 cm Painting . 93.5 x 46.5 x 0.12 inch

€4,576

Painting, Fleur Bleue, Sophie Duplain

Sophie Duplain

Painting . 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting . 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,200 €1,540

Painting, Into The Light, Fusako Ekuni

Fusako Ekuni

Painting . 20 x 20 x 3 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch

€390

Painting, Ame Marine, Sylvie Pulur

Sylvie Pulur

Painting . 29 x 42 x 1 cm Painting . 11.4 x 16.5 x 0.4 inch

€580

Painting, Composition I, Karin Boinet

Karin Boinet

Painting . 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€4,000

Painting, Bliss 1, Mea Ambrozo

Mea Ambrozo

Painting . 25 x 25 x 1 cm Painting . 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch

€450

Painting, Between 2, James Chiew

James Chiew

Painting . 82 x 149 x 3 cm Painting . 32.3 x 58.7 x 1.2 inch

€14,500

Painting, Shore Edge, Alain Churlaud

Alain Churlaud

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

€800

Painting, Into the Light, Fusako Ekuni

Fusako Ekuni

Painting . 18 x 18 x 3 cm Painting . 7.1 x 7.1 x 1.2 inch

€350

Painting, Birds, Juffrouw Springtouw

Juffrouw Springtouw

Painting . 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€950

Painting, Dive in 2, Mea Ambrozo

Mea Ambrozo

Painting . 55 x 38 x 1 cm Painting . 21.7 x 15 x 0.4 inch

€2,200

Sculpture, Orbit, James Chiew

James Chiew

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

€3,950

Painting, Stella terra, Alessandra Bisi

Alessandra Bisi

Painting . 160 x 210 x 0.3 cm Painting . 63 x 82.7 x 0.1 inch

€4,000

Painting, Bis, Hervé Souffi

Bis

Hervé Souffi

Painting . 40 x 40 x 4 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

€680

Painting, Registros XVII, Nat Orlowski

Nat Orlowski

Painting . 228.6 x 138.4 x 0.3 cm Painting . 90 x 54.5 x 0.1 inch

€5,034

Painting, L'Iris Bleu, Sophie Duplain

Sophie Duplain

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

€2,200

Painting, French Alps, Alain Churlaud

Alain Churlaud

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

€1,300 €910

Painting, Realgar I, Davide Vinattieri

Davide Vinattieri

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

€4,000

Painting, Horizon doré, Maria Ruisi

Maria Ruisi

Painting . 49.9 x 49.9 x 3 cm Painting . 19.6 x 19.6 x 1.2 inch

€900

Painting, Nexus Ombre d'Or, Maria Ruisi

Maria Ruisi

Painting . 49.9 x 49.9 x 3 cm Painting . 19.6 x 19.6 x 1.2 inch

€900

Painting, Horizon Doux, Maria Ruisi

Maria Ruisi

Painting . 49.9 x 49.9 x 3 cm Painting . 19.6 x 19.6 x 1.2 inch

€900

Painting, Abstract Balance, Maria Ruisi

Maria Ruisi

Painting . 49.9 x 49.9 x 3 cm Painting . 19.6 x 19.6 x 1.2 inch

€900

Painting, Designer room, Mea Ambrozo

Mea Ambrozo

Painting . 25 x 25 x 1 cm Painting . 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch

€450

Painting, Ellipses Roses, Elimo

Elimo

Painting . 40 x 40 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 inch

€1,060

Painting, Blue, Sophie Duplain

Sophie Duplain

Painting . 27 x 41 x 2 cm Painting . 10.6 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch

€500

Painting, Hemispheres, Michael Grine

Michael Grine

Painting . 49.5 x 115.6 x 1.3 cm Painting . 19.5 x 45.5 x 0.5 inch

€1,830

Painting, Into The Light, Fusako Ekuni

Fusako Ekuni

Painting . 18 x 18 x 3 cm Painting . 7.1 x 7.1 x 1.2 inch

€350

Painting, Light and shadow, Anna Selina

Anna Selina

Painting . 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€2,000

Painting, #lineage Bear, Dominik Rutz

Dominik Rutz

Painting . 100 x 70 x 5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 2 inch

€2,036

Painting, A Drop, Sophie Duplain

Sophie Duplain

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

€2,200

Painting, Le cocon, Mea Ambrozo

Mea Ambrozo

Painting . 33 x 41 x 1 cm Painting . 13 x 16.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,500

Painting, Summer night 2, Mea Ambrozo

Mea Ambrozo

Painting . 65 x 81 x 3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€2,200

Painting, Bleu iels, Olivier Ebel

Olivier Ebel

Painting . 124 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 48.8 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,500

Painting, KH#304, Klaus Hoffmann

Klaus Hoffmann

Painting . 70 x 80 x 4.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 31.5 x 1.8 inch

€1,500