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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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Print, Florist, Ugo Nespolo

Ugo Nespolo

Print . 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$438

Photography, Urbanité, Florence Le Van

Florence Le Van

Photography . 16 x 21 x 1 cm Photography . 6.3 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

$351

Painting, White little roses, Micowel

Micowel

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

$1,403

Painting, Nathan road, Lose

Lose

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

$1,403

Fine Art Drawings, Blush, Nef

Nef

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$117

Photography, NL #86, Charles Weber

Charles Weber

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

$3,040

Photography, Petrol pumps, Barry Cawston

Barry Cawston

Photography . 60 x 150 x 2 cm Photography . 23.6 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$2,845

Painting, C/007, Jean-Jacques André

Jean-Jacques André

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

$561

Painting, C/005, Jean-Jacques André

Jean-Jacques André

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

$561

Painting, C /002, Jean-Jacques André

Jean-Jacques André

Painting . 63 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 24.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$327

Photography, Men in Blue, Maïlys Derville

Maïlys Derville

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

$760

Painting, Douceur, Guti

Guti

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

$292

Photography, Casino, Eric Sanger Monteros

Eric Sanger Monteros

Photography . 46.2 x 80 x 1 cm Photography . 18.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$935

Fine Art Drawings, Conversation, Yana Dmitrieva

Yana Dmitrieva

Fine Art Drawings . 28.5 x 41 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.2 x 16.1 x 0 inch

$434

Painting, Thug Life, Sara Chelou

Sara Chelou

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

$1,286

Painting, A2505, Thierry Benzaid

Thierry Benzaid

Painting . 30 x 25 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

$292

Painting, A2503, Thierry Benzaid

Thierry Benzaid

Painting . 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

$187

Painting, A2502, Thierry Benzaid

Thierry Benzaid

Painting . 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

$187

Painting, A2415, Thierry Benzaid

Thierry Benzaid

Painting . 30 x 25 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch

$292

Painting, Bastide, Alain Arnouil

Alain Arnouil

Painting . 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$819

Photography, AB86, 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, Explosion, Raquel Adan

Raquel Adan

Painting . 46 x 55 cm Painting . 18.1 x 21.7 inch

$877

Painting, Ginestart, Raquel Adan

Raquel Adan

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

$702