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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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Sculpture, Prendre le large, Wabé

Wabé

Sculpture . 44 x 39 x 17 cm Sculpture . 17.3 x 15.4 x 6.7 inch

€3,200

Painting, Corbeau, Lili Tao

Lili Tao

Painting . 30 x 20 x 3.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 7.9 x 1.4 inch

€450

Photography, Adamantine, Michaela Haider

Michaela Haider

Photography . 49.8 x 49.8 x 0.3 cm Photography . 19.6 x 19.6 x 0.1 inch

€928

Photography, Vigil, Michaela Haider

Michaela Haider

Photography . 49.8 x 49.8 x 0.3 cm Photography . 19.6 x 19.6 x 0.1 inch

€928

Painting, Nude 08, Nguyen Dinh Vu

Nguyen Dinh Vu

Painting . 110 x 150 x 1 cm Painting . 43.3 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

€13,750

Painting, Protect Me, Sarah Elqa

Sarah Elqa

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

€928

Painting, Fanny, Jean-Paul Bocaj

Jean-Paul Bocaj

Painting . 70 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€490

Print, Bleu dragon, Galka

Galka

Print . 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Print . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€150

Photography, Fluid Colour, Michaela Haider

Michaela Haider

Photography . 49.8 x 49.8 x 0.3 cm Photography . 19.6 x 19.6 x 0.1 inch

€928

Photography, Plot Twist, Ana Bathe

Ana Bathe

Photography . 30 x 20 x 0.25 cm Photography . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

€400

Painting, Portrait, Rosen Markovski

Rosen Markovski

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

€570

Painting, CURVES, Shank Arte

Shank Arte

Painting . 30 x 20 x 1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€400

Painting, One, Diane Bellier

One

Diane Bellier

Painting . 120 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,300

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled (47), Mansour El Habre

Mansour El Habre

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 42 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 16.5 x 0.4 inch

€1,900

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled (53), Mansour El Habre

Mansour El Habre

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€1,900

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled (55), Mansour El Habre

Mansour El Habre

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€1,900

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled (57), Mansour El Habre

Mansour El Habre

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€1,900

Painting, Amorevole, Antonio Murgia

Antonio Murgia

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch

€5,280

Painting, Duchándome, Celso Castro

Celso Castro

Painting . 49.5 x 34.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 19.5 x 13.75 x 0.1 inch

€557

Painting, Le volcan, Julien Calot

Julien Calot

Painting . 115 x 70 x 5 cm Painting . 45.3 x 27.6 x 2 inch

€4,500

Painting, Circuito #1, Alec Franco

Alec Franco

Painting . 100 x 148 x 0.3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 58.3 x 0.1 inch

€4,176

Painting, The Phantom, Helen Spoon

Helen Spoon

Painting . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€278

Fine Art Drawings, La Femme Brune, Sophie Duplain

Sophie Duplain

Fine Art Drawings . 35 x 25 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.8 x 9.8 x 0.2 inch

€500

Painting, Love, La Ba Quan

La Ba Quan

Painting . 120 x 160 x 1 cm Painting . 47.2 x 63 x 0.4 inch

€12,750

Painting, Atomo, Alec Franco

Alec Franco

Painting . 210 x 160 x 0.4 cm Painting . 82.7 x 63 x 0.2 inch

€7,888

Painting, Expansion, Mr Cenz

Mr Cenz

Painting . 200 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€7,800

Photography, Swing, Casey Waterman

Casey Waterman

Photography . 45.7 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Photography . 18 x 14 x 0.1 inch

€650

Painting, Bombshell, Helen Spoon

Helen Spoon

Painting . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€278

Painting, Eve, Anatoly Tarabanov

Eve

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

€585