Colored artworks

Painting, Pokemon, Enki

Pokemon

Enki

Painting - 60 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

£711

Painting, Existnet Trace 3, Youngeun Kim

Existnet Trace 3

Youngeun Kim

Painting - 53 x 45.5 x 2 cm Painting - 20.9 x 17.9 x 0.8 inch

£1,689

Painting, Coupe abstraite, Roger Descombes

Coupe abstraite

Roger Descombes

Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

£619

Painting, Composition abstraite, André René César Brechet

Composition abstraite

André René César Brechet

Painting - 55.5 x 88 x 2 cm Painting - 21.9 x 34.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,093

Painting, Arc en ciel, Frany La Chipie

Arc en ciel

Frany La Chipie

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

£1,777

Sculpture, La bombasse orange Keith Haring, Capocci

La bombasse orange Keith Haring

Capocci

Sculpture - 30 x 28 x 5 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 11 x 2 inch

£1,066

Painting, Peace Shall Prevail 3, Babafemi Ogunkanmbi

Peace Shall Prevail 3

Babafemi Ogunkanmbi

Painting - 61 x 38.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 15 x 1 inch

£1,659

Fine Art Drawings, Abstract, Miquel Angel Benejam

Abstract

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

£533 £453

Print, Tag modules, Momies

Tag modules

Momies

Print - 40 x 50 x 3 cm Print - 15.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

£711

Painting, La Beauté, Michel Gemignani

La Beauté

Michel Gemignani

Painting - 44.5 x 58.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 17.5 x 23 x 0.1 inch

£546

Painting, 68°38’’N - 19°37’O, Laurence Billmann

68°38’’N - 19°37’O

Laurence Billmann

Painting - 23 x 17 x 1 cm Painting - 9.1 x 6.7 x 0.4 inch

£444

Painting, La Direction, Angelo Donadoni

La Direction

Angelo Donadoni

Painting - 77 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 30.3 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

£1,275

Sculpture, Bib Heart, Rice

Bib Heart

Rice

Sculpture - 25 x 6.5 x 6.5 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 2.6 x 2.6 inch

£800

Painting, Petit bonheur, Jacky Dumont

Petit bonheur

Jacky Dumont

Painting - 29 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 11.4 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

£755

Painting, Framed Color Face II, Jens-Christian Wittig

Framed Color Face II

Jens-Christian Wittig

Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 inch

£3,732

Painting, Effets, Reland Tanari

Effets

Reland Tanari

Painting - 90 x 55.5 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 21.9 x 0.4 inch

£1,421

Painting, De l´eau fraîche, Ana Maria Dias

De l´eau fraîche

Ana Maria Dias

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

£1,244

Design, Tapis carrés magiques – Sonia Delaunay x Artcurial, Sonia Delaunay

Tapis carrés magiques – Sonia Delaunay x Artcurial

Sonia Delaunay

Design - 293 x 180 x 2 cm Design - 115.4 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch

£9,776

Painting, Anonimo pank, Dimitris Pavlopoulos

Anonimo pank

Dimitris Pavlopoulos

Painting - 116.6 x 99.8 x 4.6 cm Painting - 45.9 x 39.3 x 1.8 inch

£3,317

Painting, Composition, Di Salvo

Composition

Di Salvo

Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch

£1,202

Painting, Invisibile words (In between), Gugi Goo

Invisibile words (In between)

Gugi Goo

Painting - 119.4 x 78.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 47 x 31 x 0.1 inch

£907

Print, Ladybug after the rain, Angelo Pioppo

Ladybug after the rain

Angelo Pioppo

Print - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

£533

Painting, Untitled (Limbo 1), Vincent Obinka

Untitled (Limbo 1)

Vincent Obinka

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch

£1,659

Sculpture, Fluence n°30,1, Jonathan Ausseresse

Fluence n°30,1

Jonathan Ausseresse

Sculpture - 43 x 16 x 2 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch

£1,422

Painting, Fleur africaine, Francklin Mbungu

Fleur africaine

Francklin Mbungu

Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

£711

Fine Art Drawings, Emmy et seneçon, Marie Labat

Emmy et seneçon

Marie Labat

Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

£427

Painting, TS-I, JaveL Art

TS-I

JaveL Art

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

£355

Painting, The Words (3), Mireille Lopez

The Words (3)

Mireille Lopez

Painting - 60 x 60 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 inch

£533

Painting, Mini Imma, Anthea Missy

Mini Imma

Anthea Missy

Painting - 70 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

£1,555

Painting, Bleu de Loire, Axel Dubreille

Bleu de Loire

Axel Dubreille

Painting - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£820

Print, Les deux îles, Shoïchi Hasegawa

Les deux îles

Shoïchi Hasegawa

Print - 58 x 75 x 0.3 cm Print - 22.8 x 29.5 x 0.1 inch

£578

Painting, School boy, Merenini Williams

School boy

Merenini Williams

Painting - 101.6 x 83.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 33 x 1 inch

£1,493

Painting, 05 01 17, Edwin Wide Donnart

05 01 17

Edwin Wide Donnart

Painting - 195 x 130 x 5 cm Painting - 76.8 x 51.2 x 2 inch

£3,377

Photography, Power lady, James Chiew

Power lady

James Chiew

Photography - 100 x 150 x 4 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

£6,665

Painting, Parto II, Rolando Amaru Benedusi

Parto II

Rolando Amaru Benedusi

Painting - 150 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

£1,333

Painting, The Emotional Creation #322, Carla Sá Fernandes

The Emotional Creation #322

Carla Sá Fernandes

Painting - 59.9 x 119.9 x 4.1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

£2,090

Painting, C'è un pesce tra di noi, KAK

C'è un pesce tra di noi

KAK

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£1,022

Painting, Le coeur et l'âme, Fabienne Ribeyrolles

Le coeur et l'âme

Fabienne Ribeyrolles

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,111

Painting, Moroccan Wall 1, Stephen Mitchell

Moroccan Wall 1

Stephen Mitchell

Painting - 61 x 61 x 5.1 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 2 inch

£1,006

Painting, Summer Dream, Elisa Faustina

Summer Dream

Elisa Faustina

Painting - 90 x 70 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 inch

£722

Painting, Crystal Silence, Piotr Piskorz

Crystal Silence

Piotr Piskorz

Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

£489

Painting, Composition abstraite, Désiré Sama

Composition abstraite

Désiré Sama

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£592

Painting, Girl On A Hill, Daniel Oguche Junior

Girl On A Hill

Daniel Oguche Junior

Painting - 50.8 x 35.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 20 x 14 x 1 inch

£1,285

Fine Art Drawings, Femme cheval, Caroline Crozat

Femme cheval

Caroline Crozat

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 65 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.2 inch

£1,244

Painting, Escape Hatch, Shawn Marshall

Escape Hatch

Shawn Marshall

Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.5 inch

£705

Painting, Melting in the Heat, Stephanie Berry

Melting in the Heat

Stephanie Berry

Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 2 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.8 inch

£1,576

Painting, Dollars king money, Papaz

Dollars king money

Papaz

Painting - 43.5 x 100 x 0.05 cm Painting - 17.1 x 39.4 x 0 inch

£800

Painting, La cascade, Jason Blak

La cascade

Jason Blak

Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,200

Sculpture, Petite fille verte, Wabé

Petite fille verte

Wabé

Sculpture - 24 x 24 x 22 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 9.4 x 8.7 inch

£1,777

Painting, Tonkar-254, Vida

Tonkar-254

Vida

Painting - 70 x 40.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 15.9 inch

£889

Painting, La depeche du midi, Jean-François Dubreuil

La depeche du midi

Jean-François Dubreuil

Painting - 59 x 42 x 5 cm Painting - 23.2 x 16.5 x 2 inch

£2,755

Painting, Paysage de Chine I, Xiaoqiong Mo

Paysage de Chine I

Xiaoqiong Mo

Painting - 100 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

£1,333

Painting, Woman in Doorway, Joan Blumenfeld

Woman in Doorway

Joan Blumenfeld

Painting - 45.7 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 18 x 24 x 1.5 inch

£1,203

Painting, Floral movement-8, Gregg Simpson

Floral movement-8

Gregg Simpson

Painting - 86.4 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 34 x 40 x 1 inch

£4,160

Painting, Ancestry, Diana Rosa

Ancestry

Diana Rosa

Painting - 121.9 x 61 x 5.1 cm Painting - 48 x 24 x 2 inch

£1,592

Painting, Spring breeze, Chin H Shin

Spring breeze

Chin H Shin

Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 inch

£3,981

Painting, Tuesday's Tale, Bob Arrigo

Tuesday's Tale

Bob Arrigo

Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 40 x 40 x 1.5 inch

£1,990

Print, Une pause et des fleurs, Don Mateo

Une pause et des fleurs

Don Mateo

Print - 75 x 55 x 3 cm Print - 29.5 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch

£2,666

Painting, Head of a man, Aaron Rodriguez

Head of a man

Aaron Rodriguez

Painting - 60 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

£1,395

Print, Metamorphokromatik3, Seize Happywallmaker

Metamorphokromatik3

Seize Happywallmaker

Print - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

£533

Fine Art Drawings, Rainy Day I, Viktoria Ganhao

Rainy Day I

Viktoria Ganhao

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

£116

Painting, Les trois poupées, Luc Michel Schüpfer

Les trois poupées

Luc Michel Schüpfer

Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

£610

Fine Art Drawings, Portait 8, Prochore Tchuidjang

Portait 8

Prochore Tchuidjang

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

£711

Painting, Just believe in art, Moustache Bleue

Just believe in art

Moustache Bleue

Painting - 80 x 80 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 inch

£711

Design, Avancées I, Yann Crenn

Avancées I

Yann Crenn

Design - 150 x 150 x 35 cm Design - 59.1 x 59.1 x 13.8 inch

£17,774

Print, Sans titre 89, Yichao Sun

Sans titre 89

Yichao Sun

Print - 16 x 16 x 1 cm Print - 6.3 x 6.3 x 0.4 inch

£107 £96

Painting, Paysage de Chine I, Rongda Zhan

Paysage de Chine I

Rongda Zhan

Painting - 100 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

£1,333

Fine Art Drawings, C memory II, Gugi Goo

C memory II

Gugi Goo

Fine Art Drawings - 58.4 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 16 x 0.1 inch

£442

Painting, Vortex XVI, Daniel Loveday

Vortex XVI

Daniel Loveday

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£456

Photography, Hommage à Mark Rothko 1, Daniel Allisy

Hommage à Mark Rothko 1

Daniel Allisy

Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

£689

Painting, No name, Painting, Oil on canvas, Asher Topel

No name, Painting, Oil on canvas

Asher Topel

Painting - 100.1 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

£1,576

Painting, Hope Is Free, Trixie Pitts

Hope Is Free

Trixie Pitts

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.5 inch

£2,592

Print, Primary styles 6, Cren

Primary styles 6

Cren

Print - 40 x 40 cm Print - 15.7 x 15.7 inch

£578

Painting, Two Bluebirds, Janet Gough

Two Bluebirds

Janet Gough

Painting - 21 x 28 x 1 cm Painting - 8.3 x 11 x 0.4 inch

£595

Painting, Composition, Valerio Romagnoli

Composition

Valerio Romagnoli

Painting - 90 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

£667

Painting, Angels on the road, Momchil Mitev

Angels on the road

Momchil Mitev

Painting - 60 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

£729

Painting, Remontando Cometas, Patricia Bauzá

Remontando Cometas

Patricia Bauzá

Painting - 50 x 35 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.8 x 1.2 inch

£844

Painting, Watered in pink, Annalisa Baumgart

Watered in pink

Annalisa Baumgart

Painting - 70 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

£1,733

Painting, Earth and beach, Kirsten Art

Earth and beach

Kirsten Art

Painting - 50 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

£933

Painting, Florida Sunshine, Adriana Urdaneta

Florida Sunshine

Adriana Urdaneta

Painting - 76.2 x 60.96 x 3 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 1.2 inch

£1,644

Painting, London undercrowd, Amy McGuire

London undercrowd

Amy McGuire

Painting - 50.8 x 40.64 x 3 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 1.2 inch

£978

Painting, Church window, Adela Stanic

Church window

Adela Stanic

Painting - 50 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

£1,244

Print, Caprice two, Jarmila Kostliva

Caprice two

Jarmila Kostliva

Print - 51 x 51 x 0.2 cm Print - 20.1 x 20.1 x 0.1 inch

£498

Painting, The touch, Dionysios Maravegias

The touch

Dionysios Maravegias

Painting - 45.7 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 18 x 24 x 1 inch

£821

Painting, Femme guerrière et cheval, Caroline Crozat

Femme guerrière et cheval

Caroline Crozat

Painting - 200 x 150 x 6.5 cm Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 x 2.6 inch

£6,221

Painting, City Life, M. Areitio

City Life

M. Areitio

Painting - 70 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

£1,289

Painting, Age of Byzantium, Tatiana Iliina

Age of Byzantium

Tatiana Iliina

Painting - 109.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Painting - 43 x 60 x 0.1 inch

£2,019

Painting, Painting research III, Hongyu Zhang

Painting research III

Hongyu Zhang

Painting - 120 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

£4,266

Painting, Material quadricomy, Juan Ayesta

Material quadricomy

Juan Ayesta

Painting - 60 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

£4,292

Painting, Seduction, Bram Reijnders

Seduction

Bram Reijnders

Painting - 108 x 126 x 5 cm Painting - 42.5 x 49.6 x 2 inch

£5,777

Painting, Green Vibes Numero 6, Edouard Tournier

Green Vibes Numero 6

Edouard Tournier

Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

£2,275

Painting, Untitled, Gabriele Heider

Untitled

Gabriele Heider

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

£2,179

Colored artworks

The work of color is central in any artistic work. It is even one of the first tools of the artist. It is difficult to imagine a work that would exist without the working of color - even if it is the absence of color that the artist chooses to present. 

Through the ages and artistic movements, the use and meaning attributed to color evolves, but the essence of color remains the same. Every artist must master the properties of color in order to control his composition. In the restoration of paintings, color even becomes a science, because it is necessary to know the different molecules to find the colors and mixtures originally used by the artist. 

In the history of art, the importance of color fluctuates according to periods and geographical areas. During the Italian Renaissance, for example, there was a debate (called Paragone) between the authority of color versus drawing: according to the schools, it is the color, and not the line, that creates the emotion and visual power of a work of art. The colors thus take on an immense importance, and assume certain meanings: white symbolizes purity for example, and blue (systematically used to clothe the Virgin Mary) is associated with divinity. These symbols are not thought of randomly: the purple for example, is used since the Byzantine era to signify the highest rank of royalty. Unlike ochre, the purple pigment came from a specific shell, and was extremely difficult - and therefore rare, and expensive - to obtain.

More generally, colors can be divided into three categories: warm, cool, and neutral. As their name implies, these classes of colors give off an atmosphere that the painter can use to influence the emotion of his work. Baroque art, for example, manipulates the contrasts between warm and cold colors to capture the power of bodies. The play of light is exalted by the effects of color. For a long time, the traditional Western school of painting required painters to reproduce the colors of the environment around them. It was the Impressionists, in the 19th century, who explored other ways of seeing - and therefore of transcribing on canvas - their chromatic environment. By avoiding complex mixtures and painting spontaneously, in the open air, the Impressionists reinvented the use of color to reproduce reality.

It was not until abstract and subjective painting that art devoted itself to color as a subject. Mark Rothko, precursor of the Colorfield Painting movement and of abstract expressionism, sees in his paintings a living organism whose color is human and whose format is transcendent. Piet Mondrian, on the other hand, sought in his paintings to approach the very essence of nature through the purity of primary colors, to achieve abstraction. The founder of the Russian avant-garde movement of Suprematism, Kasimir Malevich, will disturb the senses of everyone with his work "White square on white background", in which the color is painted only for itself. Contemporary art, photography, collage, or pop art also use in their respective ways the resources of color, exploring indefinitely all its pluralities. As Picasso said, "When I have no blue, I use red." 

Artsper writes art in color: discover below a great selection of works that honor color and its properties. What better way to brighten up an interior? 

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