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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, Outrage, Guti

Guti

Painting . 50 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch

$292

Fine Art Drawings, I have a question, Yaki Li

Yaki Li

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 28 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11 x 0 inch

$175

Painting, Camel, Delafruz Baghirova

Delafruz Baghirova

Painting . 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,625

Photography, Tonelada, Eduardo Rezende

Eduardo Rezende

Photography . 119.9 x 79.8 x 0.3 cm Photography . 47.2 x 31.4 x 0.1 inch

$4,341

Photography, Waves, Eduardo Rezende

Eduardo Rezende

Photography . 119.9 x 89.9 x 0.3 cm Photography . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

$4,341

Photography, Papel Corten, Eduardo Rezende

Eduardo Rezende

Photography . 119.9 x 79.8 x 0.3 cm Photography . 47.2 x 31.4 x 0.1 inch

$4,341

Photography, Cube, Eduardo Rezende

Eduardo Rezende

Photography . 119.9 x 79.8 x 0.3 cm Photography . 47.2 x 31.4 x 0.1 inch

$4,341

Photography, Abstract, Eduardo Rezende

Eduardo Rezende

Photography . 119.9 x 89.9 x 0.3 cm Photography . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

$4,341

Photography, Hole in One, Eduardo Rezende

Eduardo Rezende

Photography . 105.9 x 79.8 x 0.3 cm Photography . 41.7 x 31.4 x 0.1 inch

$3,689

Photography, Tides, Eduardo Rezende

Eduardo Rezende

Photography . 79.8 x 105.9 x 0.3 cm Photography . 31.4 x 41.7 x 0.1 inch

$3,689

Photography, Degradê, Eduardo Rezende

Eduardo Rezende

Photography . 79.8 x 79.8 x 0.3 cm Photography . 31.4 x 31.4 x 0.1 inch

$3,689

Photography, Levels, Eduardo Rezende

Eduardo Rezende

Photography . 105.9 x 79.8 x 0.3 cm Photography . 41.7 x 31.4 x 0.1 inch

$3,689

Photography, Fui Feliz, Eduardo Rezende

Eduardo Rezende

Photography . 89.9 x 119.9 x 0.3 cm Photography . 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch

$4,341

Photography, Casa de Areia, Eduardo Rezende

Eduardo Rezende

Photography . 79.8 x 119.9 x 0.3 cm Photography . 31.4 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch

$4,341

Photography, Ipase Gang, Eduardo Rezende

Eduardo Rezende

Photography . 79.8 x 119.9 x 0.3 cm Photography . 31.4 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch

$4,341

Photography, Celebrate, Eduardo Rezende

Eduardo Rezende

Photography . 119.9 x 79.8 x 0.3 cm Photography . 47.2 x 31.4 x 0.1 inch

$4,341

Painting, Blue bonnet, Juan arreaza

Juan arreaza

Painting . 40.6 x 30.4 x 4 cm Painting . 16 x 12 x 1.6 inch

$651

Painting, Michael, Thierry Rasine

Thierry Rasine

Painting . 100 x 81 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.6 inch

$1,403

Painting, Pop Culture, Sara Chelou

Sara Chelou

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

$1,286

Photography, Tapisserie_2075, Eric Dujols

Eric Dujols

Photography . 80 x 50 x 1 cm Photography . 31.5 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,777

Painting, Spikes, John Black

John Black

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

$4,677

Painting, Seventies, Valérie Lamarre

Valérie Lamarre

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

$515

Painting, Faces 25, Emma Donaldson

Emma Donaldson

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 1 inch

$146

Painting, Le Roi de la plage, Marco

Marco

Painting . 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$538

Photography, 94 Flats, Barry Cawston

Barry Cawston

Photography . 110 x 120 x 2 cm Photography . 43.3 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,720

Photography, 26 Flats, Barry Cawston

Barry Cawston

Photography . 110 x 120 x 2 cm Photography . 43.3 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,720

Painting, Profusion, Gilbert Morales

Gilbert Morales

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

$842

Photography, Maternité, Nicolas Issaly

Nicolas Issaly

Photography . 75 x 50 x 3 cm Photography . 29.5 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,567

Photography, Granit, Nicolas Issaly

Nicolas Issaly

Photography . 70 x 50 x 3 cm Photography . 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,590

Painting, The Hills, Trayko Popov

Trayko Popov

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$3,040

Photography, Melt colors, Eric Dujols

Eric Dujols

Photography . 50 x 75 x 1 cm Photography . 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

$1,731

Painting, Shell, LouPik

LouPik

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

$1,988

Photography, AB42, Gilles Gourmaud

Gilles Gourmaud

Photography . 40 x 71 x 3 cm Photography . 15.7 x 28 x 1.2 inch

$877

Painting, Untitled, Vicente Verdú

Vicente Verdú

Painting . 22.2 x 28.9 cm Painting . 8.7 x 11.4 inch

$585

Painting, La lune II, Cécile Girard

Cécile Girard

Painting . 24 x 22 x 1 cm Painting . 9.4 x 8.7 x 0.4 inch

$468

Painting, La lune 4, Cécile Girard

Cécile Girard

Painting . 22 x 24 x 1 cm Painting . 8.7 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch

$468

Painting, La lune I, Cécile Girard

Cécile Girard

Painting . 22 x 24 x 1 cm Painting . 8.7 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch

$468