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, Mask singer, PyB

PyB

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

€280

Painting, A2612, Thierry Benzaid

Thierry Benzaid

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€160

Painting, Chita la payasa, Patopalomo

Patopalomo

Painting . 50 x 70 x 0.24 cm Painting . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

€520

Painting, A2606, Thierry Benzaid

Thierry Benzaid

Painting . 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€650

Painting, Zora, Perrotte

Perrotte

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

€4,400

Painting, L'autre moi, Eric Doisy

Eric Doisy

Painting . 81 x 116 x 3 cm Painting . 31.9 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,970

Sculpture, Skate mask marron, Tarek

Tarek

Sculpture . 50 x 22 x 3 cm Sculpture . 19.7 x 8.7 x 1.2 inch

€450

Painting, Skull Taipei, Spaco

Spaco

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

€280

Painting, Visage d'animal, Zafi

Zafi

Painting . 64 x 51 x 1 cm Painting . 25.2 x 20.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,600

Sculpture, Le voyou de Sologne, Wabé

Wabé

Sculpture . 200 x 70 x 60 cm Sculpture . 78.7 x 27.6 x 23.6 inch

€15,000

Painting, Mitou, Sabine Louriac

Sabine Louriac

Painting . 65 x 50 x 0.35 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€520

Painting, Double Je, Hugues Candaës

Hugues Candaës

Painting . 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,760

Painting, Trop plein, Eric Doisy

Eric Doisy

Painting . 120 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€1,260

Painting, Visage fendu, Eric Doisy

Eric Doisy

Painting . 58 x 53 x 2 cm Painting . 22.8 x 20.9 x 0.8 inch

€890

Painting, Tags and abstract, JP Malot

JP Malot

Painting . 73 x 53 x 3 cm Painting . 28.7 x 20.9 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled 4, Juliane Hundertmark

Juliane Hundertmark

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€2,000

Painting, Dali'SO, Hugues Candaës

Hugues Candaës

Painting . 25 x 25 x 2 cm Painting . 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

€960

Painting, Bako, Hugues Candaës

Hugues Candaës

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

€1,160

Painting, Dalicube, Hugues Candaës

Hugues Candaës

Painting . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€960

Painting, Couple 1, FeiWoux Chan

FeiWoux Chan

Painting . 78 x 58 x 3 cm Painting . 30.7 x 22.8 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Painting, Bonhom'eureux sup, VHE

VHE

Painting . 24 x 18 x 2 cm Painting . 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch

€60

Painting, Natalina, Hugues Candaës

Hugues Candaës

Painting . 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,760

Print, Grace Kelly, Yohan Storti

Yohan Storti

Print . 49 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.3 x 19.3 x 0 inch

€250

Painting, Fissures, Eric Doisy

Eric Doisy

Painting . 125 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 49.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,750

Painting, Fumeur, FeiWoux Chan

FeiWoux Chan

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

€1,500

Painting, Sea, Dantès

Sea

Dantès

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

€50

Painting, Blue silence, Dantès

Dantès

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

€50

Painting, Love cats, PickWick

PickWick

Painting . 70 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€750

Painting, Nous deux, Volt

Volt

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

€100

Painting, Fragile balance, Dantès

Dantès

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

€50

Painting, A1906, Thierry Benzaid

Thierry Benzaid

Painting . 65 x 54 x 1 cm Painting . 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.4 inch

€750

Painting, A2310, Thierry Benzaid

Thierry Benzaid

Painting . 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€650

Fine Art Drawings, Like a Basquiat, Nino Devdariani

Nino Devdariani

Fine Art Drawings . 59 x 85 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.2 x 33.5 x 0 inch

€4,000

Painting, Untitled, Ethan Newman

Ethan Newman

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€688

Sculpture, La grotte aux ours, Wabé

Wabé

Sculpture . 50 x 35 x 30 cm Sculpture . 19.7 x 13.8 x 11.8 inch

€4,500

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