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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, Unique as a Rose, Selene Art

Selene Art

Painting . 99.8 x 69.9 x 3.6 cm Painting . 39.3 x 27.5 x 1.4 inch

€784

Painting, Kite-Surfer, Marco

Marco

Painting . 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€250

Painting, African blues, Shanon Bee

Shanon Bee

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

€450

Painting, Mist, Shanon Bee

Shanon Bee

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

€450

Painting, Série Fleurs, Michel Jamet

Michel Jamet

Painting . 20 x 20 x 1.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.6 inch

€125

Print, Ahouéfa, Shake

Shake

Print . 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€650

Print, Eyota, Shake

Shake

Print . 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€650

Print, Ayo, Shake

Ayo

Shake

Print . 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€650

Print, Ketaye, Shake

Shake

Print . 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€650

Painting, Three Lotuses, Kat Zhivetin

Kat Zhivetin

Painting . 100 x 90 x 0.2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

€724 €579

Painting, Grunge, Laura Spring

Laura Spring

Painting . 61 x 61 x 1.8 cm Painting . 24 x 24 x 0.7 inch

€557

Painting, Sentiments 2, Laura Spring

Laura Spring

Painting . 50.8 x 81.3 x 1.8 cm Painting . 20 x 32 x 0.7 inch

€650

Painting, Eruption, Mela

Mela

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

€437

Painting, Dunes, Geesien Postema

Geesien Postema

Painting . 71.1 x 71.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 28 x 28 x 1 inch

€789

Painting, Father's pride, Chika Idu

Chika Idu

Painting . 149.9 x 119.4 x 7.6 cm Painting . 59 x 47 x 3 inch

€12,969

Painting, ABS 23-0203, Denis Guffroy

Denis Guffroy

Painting . 92 x 65 x 3 cm Painting . 36.2 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,590

Painting, Canvas 080, Cy Seymour

Cy Seymour

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 1.5 inch

€3,155

Painting, Mellow, Robert Musser

Robert Musser

Painting . 35.6 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 14 x 22 x 1 inch

€292

Painting, Pathway, Christel Haag

Christel Haag

Painting . 20.3 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 8 x 16 x 1 inch

€418

Painting, Becoming, Karin Goeppert

Karin Goeppert

Painting . 39.9 x 39.9 x 1.8 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.7 inch

€445

Photography, Hana08_F050, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography . 44 x 34 x 0.1 cm Photography . 17.3 x 13.4 x 0 inch

€600

Photography, Hana01_99, Yasuo Kiyonaga

Yasuo Kiyonaga

Photography . 44 x 34 x 0.1 cm Photography . 17.3 x 13.4 x 0 inch

€600

Painting, La passion, Dominique Dève

Dominique Dève

Painting . 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€250

Painting, Forest, Victor Prodanchuk

Victor Prodanchuk

Painting . 42 x 32 x 1 cm Painting . 16.5 x 12.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,100

Painting, Tree, Sergey Jelezky

Sergey Jelezky

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

€890

Painting, Mask, Victor Prodanchuk

Victor Prodanchuk

Painting . 42 x 34 x 1 cm Painting . 16.5 x 13.4 x 0.4 inch

€1,100

Painting, Live Your Art, Willy B

Willy B

Painting . 12 x 8 x 0.1 cm Painting . 4.7 x 3.1 x 0 inch

€1,200

Painting, Vache Rose, Micowel

Micowel

Painting . 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

Painting, Psychedelic trip, Lose

Lose

Painting . 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

Painting, Anima, Jean-Jacques André

Jean-Jacques André

Painting . 63 x 63 x 1 cm Painting . 24.8 x 24.8 x 0.4 inch

€380

Painting, Les cercles, Safia Wosth

Safia Wosth

Painting . 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€500

Photography, NL #123, Charles Weber

Charles Weber

Photography . 70 x 70 cm Photography . 27.6 x 27.6 inch

€2,600

Painting, Happy Smurf, Valérie Carmet

Valérie Carmet

Painting . 36 x 25.5 x 10 cm Painting . 14.2 x 10 x 3.9 inch

Price upon request

Painting, Ignition, Fat Nanard

Fat Nanard

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

€2,800

Photography, Magnificent, Maïlys Derville

Maïlys Derville

Photography . 75 x 50 x 0.27 cm Photography . 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€650

Painting, Hokkaido, Brigitte Millet

Brigitte Millet

Painting . 124 x 65 x 3 cm Painting . 48.8 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

€750

Painting, Kissed by the sun, Flora B

Flora B

Painting . 35 x 25 x 2 cm Painting . 13.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

€487

Painting, Legend Merco, Jisbar

Jisbar

Painting . 40 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

Price upon request

Painting, Caption, Nicolas Jesbac

Nicolas Jesbac

Painting . 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

€600

Painting, Emma, Nuno

Nuno

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

€600

Painting, Red rikiki 6, Nat Stresser

Nat Stresser

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

€200

Painting, La belle vie, Didier Gomez

Didier Gomez

Painting . 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€350

Painting, Faces 18, Emma Donaldson

Emma Donaldson

Painting . 50.8 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 20 x 15 x 1 inch

€125

Painting, Poulpe, Hervé Maury

Hervé Maury

Painting . 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€420