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.
Yana Dmitrieva
Fine Art Drawings . 28.5 x 19.5 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.2 x 7.7 x 0 inch
CHF 269
Olivia Moélo
Fine Art Drawings . 14 x 13.5 x 0.001 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.5 x 5.3 x 0 inch
CHF 289
Arnaud GIbersztajn
Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 23 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 9.1 x 0.4 inch
CHF 433
Stef Basias
Fine Art Drawings . 47.5 x 33.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 18.7 x 13.2 x 0 inch
CHF 303
Serhio Lichi
Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
CHF 1,117
Barbara Kroll
Fine Art Drawings . 99.1 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39 x 27 x 0.1 inch
CHF 1,252
Barbara Kroll
Fine Art Drawings . 99.1 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39 x 27 x 0.1 inch
CHF 1,431
Barbara Kroll
Fine Art Drawings . 99.1 x 68.6 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39 x 27 x 1 inch
CHF 1,164
Isabelle Hirtzig
Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
CHF 111
Barbara Kroll
Fine Art Drawings . 69.9 x 54.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.5 x 21.6 x 0.1 inch
CHF 734
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
CHF 1,452
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 28.2 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.1 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
CHF 1,452
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 21.1 x 28.2 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.1 x 0.1 inch
CHF 1,452
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 28.2 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.1 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
CHF 1,452
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 21.1 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
CHF 1,452
Barbara Kroll
Fine Art Drawings . 38.1 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 11 x 0.1 inch
CHF 502
Barbara Kroll
Fine Art Drawings . 41.9 x 29.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.6 x 0.1 inch
CHF 546
Barbara Kroll
Fine Art Drawings . 49.8 x 32.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.6 x 12.8 x 0.1 inch
CHF 484
Olivia Moélo
Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21 x 0.001 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
CHF 761
Manuel Santelices
Fine Art Drawings . 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 9 x 0.1 inch
CHF 1,342
Barbara Kroll
Fine Art Drawings . 30.5 x 43.2 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12 x 17 x 0.1 inch
CHF 430
Barbara Kroll
Fine Art Drawings . 41.9 x 33 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 13 x 0.1 inch
CHF 376
Barbara Kroll
Fine Art Drawings . 33 x 24.9 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
CHF 430
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings . 29.7 x 21.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
CHF 1,481
