Swathes of Color
It isn't surprising that the word swathe is also used to describe broad strips of countryside, or rows of corn. How to depict a vastness of a vista filled with color, without being limited to painstakingly recreate every detail, has aided in shifting certain styles of painting. Typically associated with the looser brushstrokes of the Impressionists,large swathes of color also found a home in modern abstract art during the first half of the 20th century. In the color theory of art, color is used to evoke emotion by artists within compositions, aiding expression. But in abstract art, color is used in its most simplistic form. Thus painting with swathes of color can emote a sense of freedom, of celebrating color at its very best, in abundance. In Artsper's own selection of works, Marie Labat focuses on the relationship between man and nature in her landscapes, using color to depict the Atlantic Pyrenees. Whilst Nick Tidnam works with a studio that opens up into a garden in order to consistently be affronted by nature. It may seem futile to attempt to limit the vastness of a landscape to a canvas, but such artists know that the ability to do so lies in the use of color…
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Les déchirées, "la guingampaise"
Nagsoul
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
$1,734
Stetsons, gravure originale
Tony Soulié
Print - 90 x 76 x 1 cm Print - 35.4 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch
$1,040
America del Sur and Africa, Diptych
Ana Seggiaro
Painting - 129.8 x 193.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 51.1 x 76.3 x 0.1 inch
$7,600
Untitled Diptych. From The Durero Series
Ana Seggiaro
Painting - 80 x 239.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 94.4 x 0.1 inch
$7,600
Walls & Façades Series #10
Lana Matsuyama
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$378
Walls & Façades Series #11
Lana Matsuyama
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$378
Série : dans nos draps
Nathanael Koffi
Painting - 55 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 21.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$2,312
A l'aube aux doigts roses dans notre champ de lavande
Nathanael Koffi
Painting - 39 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.4 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$3,468
Les coquelicots
Valérie Betoulaud
Painting - 60 x 78 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 30.7 x 1.6 inch
$2,543
Untitled. From The Durero Series
Ana Seggiaro
Painting - 99.8 x 162.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 39.3 x 64.1 x 0.1 inch
$5,500
Salutation au soleil - rose jaune
Valérie Betoulaud
Print - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$566
Le Plongeoir – bleu corail
Valérie Betoulaud
Print - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$566
Souvenir d’Été – bleu corail
Valérie Betoulaud
Print - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$566
Ballon de basket-ball
Nathanael Koffi
Sculpture - 25 x 25 x 25 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch
$694
Who’s Afraid of Yellow and Red
Jacques Halbert
Painting - 56 x 77.5 cm Painting - 22 x 30.5 inch
$1,387
Home 861827 (Grand Format)
Tamara Bellarte
Painting - 70 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$577
Untitled From The Durero Series
Ana Seggiaro
Painting - 80 x 119.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch
$3,800
Untitled. From The Durero Series
Ana Seggiaro
Painting - 80 x 119.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch
$3,800
Hommage aux tirailleurs
Nathanael Koffi
Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0 inch
$2,312
Geisha III, II and I. From The Piranesi Series
Ana Seggiaro
Painting - 165.9 x 279.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 65.3 x 110.2 x 0.1 inch
$16,500
Abstract triptyque
Nathanael Koffi
Painting - 80 x 63 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 24.8 x 0.8 inch
$2,659
America del Sur. Hand Embroidery on map.
Ana Seggiaro
Painting - 129.8 x 96.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 51.1 x 38.1 x 0.1 inch
$3,800
Africa. Hand Embroidery on map
Ana Seggiaro
Painting - 129.8 x 96.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 51.1 x 38.1 x 0.1 inch
$3,800
When two bodies lie
Nathanael Koffi
Painting - 50 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch
$2,890
Untitled, Diptych
Ana Seggiaro
Painting - 129.5 x 179.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 51 x 70.8 x 0.1 inch
$5,000
Untitled From The Durero Series
Ana Seggiaro
Painting - 80 x 112 x 0.3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 44.1 x 0.1 inch
$3,500
Le petit Chaperaun rouge (2)
Jordi Sàbat
Painting - 30 x 30 x 5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 2 inch
$751