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.
Maria Vetkalova
Fine Art Drawings . 61 x 43 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 16.9 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 299
Barbara Kroll
Fine Art Drawings . 99.1 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39 x 27 x 0.1 inch
CHFÂ 1,534
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 864 CHFÂ 604
Elena Orlova
Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.6 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 906
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Fine Art Drawings . 90 x 80 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
CHFÂ 1,892
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 776
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings . 50.5 x 60.6 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.9 x 23.9 x 1 inch
CHFÂ 1,843
Kateryna Malomuzh
Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 244
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 40 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
CHFÂ 951
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings . 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 776 CHFÂ 543
Alina Smuchinskaia
Fine Art Drawings . 42.3 x 30.3 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.7 x 11.9 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 589
Nikolaos Schizas
Fine Art Drawings . 77 x 57 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 30.3 x 22.4 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 669
Étienne Jacobée
Fine Art Drawings . 28 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11 x 8.3 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 558
Cintia GarcÃa
Fine Art Drawings . 150.9 x 147.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 59.4 x 58.1 x 0.1 inch
CHFÂ 2,555
Eric Gouret
Fine Art Drawings . 68 x 35 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings . 26.8 x 13.8 x 1.6 inch
CHFÂ 1,164
Clara Crespin
Fine Art Drawings . 77 x 65 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 30.3 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch
CHFÂ 873
Kateryna Malomuzh
Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 244
Quentin Badran
Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 29.7 x 0.002 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 3,105
Megha Joshi
Fine Art Drawings . 40.6 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16 x 12 x 0.1 inch
CHFÂ 1,087
Mihail Chemiakin
Fine Art Drawings . 61.5 x 46 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 24.2 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
CHFÂ 11,643
J/Y Delaunay-Israël
Fine Art Drawings . 124 x 94 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 48.8 x 37 x 0.4 inch
CHFÂ 1,615 CHFÂ 1,535
Andrea Lein
Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 1,358
Raoul Hausman
Fine Art Drawings . 61 x 45.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 17.9 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 4,366
Frédéric Bourret
Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 40 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
CHFÂ 1,164
Antonio Labuhar
Fine Art Drawings . 150 x 160 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 59.1 x 63 x 2 inch
CHFÂ 4,172
Clotaire Lehoux
Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 80 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
CHFÂ 1,261
Eric Gouret
Fine Art Drawings . 68 x 35 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings . 26.8 x 13.8 x 1.6 inch
CHFÂ 1,164
Cintia GarcÃa
Fine Art Drawings . 148.1 x 147.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 58.3 x 57.9 x 0.1 inch
CHFÂ 2,555
Tanya Sviatlichnaya
Fine Art Drawings . 55 x 55 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 21.7 x 21.7 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 1,649
Peter Max
Fine Art Drawings . 27.9 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11 x 15 x 0.1 inch
CHFÂ 3,057
Jean-Claude Desmerges
Fine Art Drawings . 109 x 79 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 42.9 x 31.1 x 0.4 inch
CHFÂ 3,784
Guyodo (Frantz Jacques)
Fine Art Drawings . 59 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.2 x 15.7 inch
CHFÂ 1,843
AgustÃn Español Viñas
Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 2,717
Aline Kominsky-Crumb
Fine Art Drawings . 27.9 x 20.3 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11 x 8 x 0.1 inch
CHFÂ 2,684
Jacques Pajak
Fine Art Drawings . 32 x 46 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.6 x 18.1 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 4,657
Soniart Akouavi Soniart Setono Djedatin
Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 92 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 36.2 x 1.6 inch
CHFÂ 1,455
Victoria Kloch
Fine Art Drawings . 55.9 x 76.2 x 7.6 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22 x 30 x 3 inch
CHFÂ 1,087
Ekaterina Zaznova
Fine Art Drawings . 61 x 46 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 18.1 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 770
Barthélémy Grossmann
Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29.7 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.7 x 0.4 inch
CHFÂ 2,388
Clotaire Lehoux
Fine Art Drawings . 130 x 195 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 51.2 x 76.8 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 1,940
Eric Gouret
Fine Art Drawings . 68 x 35 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings . 26.8 x 13.8 x 1.6 inch
CHFÂ 1,164
Paco Simón
Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 105 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 41.3 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 2,814
Geneviève Seillé
Fine Art Drawings . 119 x 90 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 46.9 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
CHFÂ 3,784
Miquel Angel Benejam
Fine Art Drawings . 46.5 x 63.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 18.3 x 25 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 582
Jean-Claude Desmerges
Fine Art Drawings . 109 x 79 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 42.9 x 31.1 x 0.4 inch
CHFÂ 3,784
Sirio Pellegrini
Fine Art Drawings . 37 x 33.5 x 0.4 cm Fine Art Drawings . 14.6 x 13.2 x 0.2 inch
CHFÂ 1,940
Isabelle Hirtzig
Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 179
Olivier Furter
Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 1,164
Guyodo (Frantz Jacques)
Fine Art Drawings . 59 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.2 x 15.7 inch
CHFÂ 1,843
Yuliia Yakovlieva
Fine Art Drawings . 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 389
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Fine Art Drawings . 90 x 90 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 35.4 x 35.4 x 0 inch
CHFÂ 1,834
Philippe Dias
Fine Art Drawings . 58 x 77 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22.8 x 30.3 x 0.1 inch
CHFÂ 485
