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![Painting, Evening, Henadzi Havartsou](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2059836_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Coexisting #01, Haydee Torres](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2059710_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Groundplan III_2, Geert Lemmers](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2058936_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Love, Eva Hoffmann](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2054823_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Take Your Places, Denise Souza Finney](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2050239_1_grid.jpg)
Take Your Places
Denise Souza Finney
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 1.5 inch
$1,360
![Painting, Embrace 04, Darlene Watson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2045724_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tango, Christiane Papé](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2044938_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Infinity, Anamaria Cepoi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2026032_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Fields of color 02, Marike Koot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1936854_1_grid.jpg)
Fields of color 02
Marike Koot
Painting - 100 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
$1,476
![Painting, Serie lethal harmony E13, Manolo Oyonarte](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1930665_1_grid.jpg)
Serie lethal harmony E13
Manolo Oyonarte
Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,667
![Painting, Obsession # 44, Jeffrey Davies](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1852377_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dark day, Christian Dugardeyn](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1822146_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Trying to integrate, Painting, Acrylic on MDF panel, Bob Hunt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1818276_1_grid.jpg)
Trying to integrate, Painting, Acrylic on MDF panel
Bob Hunt
Painting - 61 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 1.5 inch
$1,025
![Painting, Melody for guitar and sax, Silvia Vassileva](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1817730_1_grid.jpg)
Melody for guitar and sax
Silvia Vassileva
Painting - 58.4 x 119.4 x 2 cm Painting - 23 x 47 x 0.8 inch
$1,700
![Painting, Breeze #2, Geesien Postema](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1814733_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Abstract Art Fifty-Five, Lynne Taetzsch](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1771458_1_grid.jpg)
Abstract Art Fifty-Five
Lynne Taetzsch
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 1.5 inch
$2,050
![Print, Untitled, Oswald Aulestia](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1745454_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The garden, Tobias Måård](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1626270_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Providence Mountains, Britney Penouilh](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1173867_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Formas, Alejandra Quintanilla](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/820431_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Set, Jason Piken](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2068116_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Butterfly, Helena Monniello](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2059824_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Light_h, Decheng Cui](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2050194_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, La grande course, Marabout](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1911123_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The First Cracks in the Cosmos, Preston M Smith](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1885377_1_grid.jpg)
The First Cracks in the Cosmos
Preston M Smith
Painting - 91.4 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 30 x 1.5 inch
$1,480
![Painting, Space abstraction, Marek Uhlir](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1880943_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Veil of Whispers, Loretta Kaltenhauser](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1875426_1_grid.jpg)
Veil of Whispers
Loretta Kaltenhauser
Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 40 x 40 x 1.5 inch
$1,964
![Painting, About The Rose # II, Elisa Costa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1866096_1_grid.jpg)
About The Rose # II
Elisa Costa
Painting - 89.9 x 69.1 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,054
![Painting, Tranquil XI, Soos Tiberiu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1865838_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Reef Dive, Jill English](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1830513_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Jagoanku, Kusbudiyanto](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1763496_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Une route longue comme un miroir fertile, Théo Tobiasse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1561902_1_grid.jpg)
Une route longue comme un miroir fertile
Théo Tobiasse
Print - 57 x 38 x 0.2 cm Print - 22.4 x 15 x 0.1 inch
$615
![Painting, Time is city, Nathalie Lemaître](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1415778_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Dans la forêt III, Taeho Choi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1083867_1_grid.jpg)
Dans la forêt III
Taeho Choi
Fine Art Drawings - 150 x 120 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch
$1,678
![Painting, Emoulos Morning Magic, Dawn Daisley](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2172403_1_grid.jpg)
Emoulos Morning Magic
Dawn Daisley
Painting - 32 x 40 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,678
![Painting, Indignado, Josep Garcia Marsal](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2137229_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cometa, Jose Palacin Calvo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2068992_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Clematis, Jean David](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2068143_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Organic Patterns XVII, Eliane Saheurs](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2051550_1_grid.jpg)
Organic Patterns XVII
Eliane Saheurs
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 1.5 inch
$1,625
![Painting, Voyage organisé, Diane Fournier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2050452_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, River rise, Dan Louth](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2045352_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sortie de boîte...j’appelle un taxi !!!, Lydi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1926615_1_grid.jpg)
Sortie de boîte...j’appelle un taxi !!!
Lydi
Painting - 81 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,566
![Painting, Love letter, SUZ Shippey Borski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1818204_1_grid.jpg)
Love letter
SUZ Shippey Borski
Painting - 124.5 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 49 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$1,700
![Sculpture, Totem, Edith BK](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1304259_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Follow The Light, Christine Frisbee](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2045073_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Nice, Romain Ozanon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1957428_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Ukraine, Alexander Fuza](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1852839_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Forest Pump, Jeanjerome](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1547826_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Victory over the sun #1, (Intervened), Monika Bravo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1300566_1_grid.jpg)
Victory over the sun #1, (Intervened)
Monika Bravo
Painting - 30.5 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 12 x 9 x 1 inch
$1,999
![Painting, Femmes Actuel I, Hong Shen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1003116_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, LIFE IS MAGIC, Kelkin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1917426_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Retour du printemps, Yvan Philmer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1356069_1_grid.jpg)
Retour du printemps
Yvan Philmer
Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,042
![Painting, Fou de bassan, Muriel Paul](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1295466_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Four Seasons (Hand Finished silver), Roamcouch](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1187331_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, HEtresEnCompagnie #08, Corinne Bresson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199092_1_grid.jpg)
HEtresEnCompagnie #08
Corinne Bresson
Photography - 50 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$336
![Print, Peintures Chez Iris Clert, 1957, Yves Klein](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2039376_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Turning pages, Keziah Swinford](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144060_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Red Bolt, Lee Herring](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2141902_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Composition, Moise Cohen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1681188_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Blue & White Series- Painting 1, Aatmica Ojha](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1499229_1_grid.jpg)
Blue & White Series- Painting 1
Aatmica Ojha
Photography - 60 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,125
![Painting, Mariposa, Gabriele Fettolini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1257501_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Pierro with Doll, Anatole Krasnyansky](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1183392_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lotus I, Zhongnan Chen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/894816_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Portrait 10, FeiWoux Chan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2172011_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Autumn’s Arrival, Johanne Brouillette](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2094936_1_grid.jpg)
Autumn’s Arrival
Johanne Brouillette
Painting - 91 x 91 x 2 cm Painting - 35.8 x 35.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,678
![Sculpture, La bombasse orange Keith Haring, Capocci](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1906848_1_grid.jpg)
La bombasse orange Keith Haring
Capocci
Sculpture - 30 x 28 x 5 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 11 x 2 inch
$1,342
![Painting, Peace and Meeples, Andrea Van Der Hoeven](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1641954_1_grid.jpg)
Peace and Meeples
Andrea Van Der Hoeven
Painting - 35 x 35 x 1.5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.6 inch
$280
![Painting, 195, Pavol Zelina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1507893_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Racines miraculeuses haïtiennes, Christophe Mert](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1328853_1_grid.jpg)
Racines miraculeuses haïtiennes
Christophe Mert
Painting - 91 x 78 cm Painting - 35.8 x 30.7 inch
$4,474
![Print, Passion, Akira Inumaru](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2118801_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Eruption, Mela](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2149878_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, I live under my hat 5, Marie-F Turner](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1917339_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Heartland, Ford Crull](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1023996_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Mini Chorus 1, Geoff Catlow](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/26238_1_grid.jpg)
Mini Chorus 1
Geoff Catlow
Fine Art Drawings - 33 x 33 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 13 x 1.6 inch
$662
![Painting, Reflets de mer, Loïc Le Guellaff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2161909_1_grid.jpg)
Reflets de mer
Loïc Le Guellaff
Painting - 50 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 1 inch
$2,013 $1,812
![Painting, Sans titre, Pierre Wemaëre](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2135518_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Looking past the Magnolia Tree, Ken Done](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/82198_1_grid.jpg)
Looking past the Magnolia Tree
Ken Done
Painting - 121 x 91 x 2 cm Painting - 47.6 x 35.8 x 0.8 inch
$13,240
![Painting, Sans titre, Menachem Gueffen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2153306_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Fauvette, Witold Pyzik](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2131180_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tiny and rat, Yasmina Nysten](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2130406_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, L'oeil de la Nature, Emilie Teillaud](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1951746_1_grid.jpg)
L'oeil de la Nature
Emilie Teillaud
Painting - 97 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,125 $1,913
![Painting, Transformation, Pinar Akbaba](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1884501_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Vinyl collection nine piece multicolour installation, Heidler & Heeps](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150041_1_grid.jpg)
Vinyl collection nine piece multicolour installation
Heidler & Heeps
Photography - 115 x 115 x 0.5 cm Photography - 45.3 x 45.3 x 0.2 inch
$1,827
![Photography, Mr DZ, Charly Desoubry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1551354_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Rose épanouie, Françoise De Beaucé](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2156411_1_grid.jpg)
Rose épanouie
Françoise De Beaucé
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$5,480 $4,932
![Painting, Sufi entre Mesalinas, Antonio Camaró](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2139843_1_grid.jpg)
Sufi entre Mesalinas
Antonio Camaró
Painting - 130 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
Price upon request
![Painting, Brouillon d'or pâle, Christophe Crépin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2156510_1_grid.jpg)
Brouillon d'or pâle
Christophe Crépin
Painting - 96 x 159 x 2.5 cm Painting - 37.8 x 62.6 x 1 inch
$8,836 $7,952
![Painting, Hold Infinity in the Palm of your Hands, Katharina Husslein](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2211634_1_grid.jpg)
Hold Infinity in the Palm of your Hands
Katharina Husslein
Painting - 90 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,684
![Painting, The Call of the Mountains, Katharina Husslein](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2211635_1_grid.jpg)
The Call of the Mountains
Katharina Husslein
Painting - 90 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,684
![Painting, Just Freedom (Juste Liberté), Bruno Cantais](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2217443_1_grid.jpg)
Just Freedom (Juste Liberté)
Bruno Cantais
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1 inch
$665 $532
![Painting, Bouquet nº1, SA Candela](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2216295_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, It's like love, Nadine Antoniuk](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2217420_1_grid.jpg)
It's like love
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 115 x 100 x 0.3 cm Painting - 45.3 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,398
![Painting, Abstract No. 80, Gina Vor](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214228_1_grid.jpg)
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?