Colored artworks

Painting, Man and Maching, Newel Hunter

Man and Maching

Newel Hunter

Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch

£5,225

Painting, Under the Radar, Newel Hunter

Under the Radar

Newel Hunter

Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch

£5,266

Painting, After a winter storm, Nestor Toro

After a winter storm

Nestor Toro

Painting - 119.4 x 94 x 1.3 cm Painting - 47 x 37 x 0.5 inch

£7,074

Painting, Celeste spectra (amethysts reflections) 2, Nestor Toro

Celeste spectra (amethysts reflections) 2

Nestor Toro

Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 1.5 inch

£16,586

Painting, Walking in my sleep, Nestor Toro

Walking in my sleep

Nestor Toro

Painting - 96.5 x 177.8 x 1.8 cm Painting - 38 x 70 x 0.7 inch

£7,049

Painting, Somewhere in Between (Yellow and Gold), Nestor Toro

Somewhere in Between (Yellow and Gold)

Nestor Toro

Painting - 180.3 x 177.8 x 1.8 cm Painting - 71 x 70 x 0.7 inch

£18,038

Painting, Reflection of colors 3, Nestor Toro

Reflection of colors 3

Nestor Toro

Painting - 132.1 x 144.8 x 1.8 cm Painting - 52 x 57 x 0.7 inch

£9,952

Painting, Reflection of colors 6, Nestor Toro

Reflection of colors 6

Nestor Toro

Painting - 162.6 x 144.8 x 1.8 cm Painting - 64 x 57 x 0.7 inch

£12,232

Painting, Caribbean ocean waters, Nestor Toro

Caribbean ocean waters

Nestor Toro

Painting - 147.3 x 109.2 x 1.8 cm Painting - 58 x 43 x 0.7 inch

£7,049

Painting, Colorful display of affection 1 / Diptych, Nestor Toro

Colorful display of affection 1 / Diptych

Nestor Toro

Painting - 121.9 x 182.9 x 1.8 cm Painting - 48 x 72 x 0.7 inch

£12,440

Painting, Purple Display of Affection (Blue and Silver) 2, Nestor Toro

Purple Display of Affection (Blue and Silver) 2

Nestor Toro

Painting - 121.9 x 182.9 x 1.8 cm Painting - 48 x 72 x 0.7 inch

£16,586

Painting, Colorful display of affection 2 / Diptych, Nestor Toro

Colorful display of affection 2 / Diptych

Nestor Toro

Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 1.8 cm Painting - 36 x 48 x 0.7 inch

£4,976

Painting, Tangled Up In Blue, Nestor Toro

Tangled Up In Blue

Nestor Toro

Painting - 101.6 x 152.4 x 1.8 cm Painting - 40 x 60 x 0.7 inch

£8,293

Painting, Drizzles and Rust, Nestor Toro

Drizzles and Rust

Nestor Toro

Painting - 111.8 x 119.4 x 1.8 cm Painting - 44 x 47 x 0.7 inch

£4,586

Painting, Sparks (Oceanfront night), Nestor Toro

Sparks (Oceanfront night)

Nestor Toro

Painting - 114.3 x 106.7 x 1.8 cm Painting - 45 x 42 x 0.7 inch

£5,830

Painting, Volcanic lightning (Earth formations), Nestor Toro

Volcanic lightning (Earth formations)

Nestor Toro

Painting - 104.1 x 96.5 x 1.8 cm Painting - 41 x 38 x 0.7 inch

£4,976

Painting, Frozen carnival (Water flow), Nestor Toro

Frozen carnival (Water flow)

Nestor Toro

Painting - 104.1 x 188 x 1.8 cm Painting - 41 x 74 x 0.7 inch

£12,232

Painting, Lush Greenery (Regrowth) 2, Nestor Toro

Lush Greenery (Regrowth) 2

Nestor Toro

Painting - 182.9 x 152.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 72 x 60 x 1.5 inch

£17,125

Painting, Princess with Horns, Painting, Oil on Canvas, Nathalie Gribinski

Princess with Horns, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Nathalie Gribinski

Painting - 160 x 243.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 63 x 96 x 1 inch

£7,961

Painting, The Music Mind, Nathalie Gribinski

The Music Mind

Nathalie Gribinski

Painting - 142.2 x 137.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 56 x 54 x 1 inch

£5,308

Painting, Enchanted Music, Nathalie Gribinski

Enchanted Music

Nathalie Gribinski

Painting - 121.9 x 182.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 72 x 1.5 inch

£5,805

Painting, Wild Bouquet,, Nathalie Gribinski

Wild Bouquet,

Nathalie Gribinski

Painting - 134.6 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 53 x 39 x 1 inch

£4,312

Painting, Sans titre, Bengt Lindström

Sans titre

Bengt Lindström

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

£4,444

Painting, Steel tool 2, Mr Garcia

Steel tool 2

Mr Garcia

Painting - 130 x 195 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 76.8 x 0.8 inch

£1,511

Painting, Sans titre I, Patricia Dubois

Sans titre I

Patricia Dubois

Painting - 24 x 32 x 3.5 cm Painting - 9.4 x 12.6 x 1.4 inch

£405

Painting, Souvenirs 1, Ivan Tzonev

Souvenirs 1

Ivan Tzonev

Painting - 150 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

£800

Painting, Nazdrave, Ivan Tzonev

Nazdrave

Ivan Tzonev

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

£711

Painting, Le temps des fleurs, Virginia Benedicto

Le temps des fleurs

Virginia Benedicto

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,155

Painting, Landscape abstracts, Le Hai Linh

Landscape abstracts

Le Hai Linh

Painting - 99.3 x 79 x 3.3 cm Painting - 39.1 x 31.1 x 1.3 inch

£1,567

Painting, A summer morning, Le Hai Linh

A summer morning

Le Hai Linh

Painting - 79 x 99.3 x 3.3 cm Painting - 31.1 x 39.1 x 1.3 inch

£1,567

Painting, Peaceful in morning, Le Hai Linh

Peaceful in morning

Le Hai Linh

Painting - 70.9 x 90.7 x 3.3 cm Painting - 27.9 x 35.7 x 1.3 inch

£935

Painting, Autumn sun, Le Hai Linh

Autumn sun

Le Hai Linh

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.3 inch

£1,343

Painting, Luxuriance, Fintan Whelan

Luxuriance

Fintan Whelan

Painting - 90 x 160 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 63 x 1.6 inch

£3,555

Painting, Panthera pardus, Maxime Andriot

Panthera pardus

Maxime Andriot

Painting - 94 x 61.5 x 2 cm Painting - 37 x 24.2 x 0.8 inch

£978

Painting, Fleurs n°2, Gauthier Bruel

Fleurs n°2

Gauthier Bruel

Painting - 64 x 96 x 0.4 cm Painting - 25.2 x 37.8 x 0.2 inch

£489

Painting, Fleurs n°1, Gauthier Bruel

Fleurs n°1

Gauthier Bruel

Painting - 64 x 96 x 0.4 cm Painting - 25.2 x 37.8 x 0.2 inch

£489

Painting, Spiked smiley, Rémy Demestre

Spiked smiley

Rémy Demestre

Painting - 25 x 25 x 1 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch

£116

Painting, Smiley peace and love, Rémy Demestre

Smiley peace and love

Rémy Demestre

Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 cm Painting - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0.4 inch

£222 £200

Painting, Res noze smiley, Rémy Demestre

Res noze smiley

Rémy Demestre

Painting - 25 x 25 x 1 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch

£116

Painting, Electro smile, Rémy Demestre

Electro smile

Rémy Demestre

Painting - 25 x 25 x 1 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch

£116

Painting, Cute smiley, Rémy Demestre

Cute smiley

Rémy Demestre

Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 cm Painting - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0.4 inch

£222 £200

Painting, Aquabulles, Ghislaine Chapuis

Aquabulles

Ghislaine Chapuis

Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 cm Painting - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0.4 inch

£160

Painting, Lilies - Printemps à Giverny, Aurélie Trabaud

Lilies - Printemps à Giverny

Aurélie Trabaud

Painting - 46 x 61 x 1 cm Painting - 18.1 x 24 x 0.4 inch

£1,155

Painting, L'oiseau sage de l'amour, Dr. Love

L'oiseau sage de l'amour

Dr. Love

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

£79

Painting, Sexycat, Flu

Sexycat

Flu

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

£800

Painting, Masques, Cumbone

Masques

Cumbone

Painting - 80 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

£2,311

Painting, View From the Veranda, Nicholas Kriefall

View From the Veranda

Nicholas Kriefall

Painting - 121.9 x 152.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 60 x 1.5 inch

£4,810

Painting, Presage, Nicholas Kriefall

Presage

Nicholas Kriefall

Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 1.5 inch

£4,810

Painting, When the World Woke Up, Nicholas Kriefall

When the World Woke Up

Nicholas Kriefall

Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 1.5 inch

£4,727

Painting, Precipice, Nicholas Kriefall

Precipice

Nicholas Kriefall

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

£4,312

Painting, Storm Over the Lowland, Nicholas Kriefall

Storm Over the Lowland

Nicholas Kriefall

Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 1.5 inch

£4,727

Painting, Into My Own, Michael Mccullough

Into My Own

Michael Mccullough

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1.5 inch

£2,364

Painting, Quandary, Michael Mccullough

Quandary

Michael Mccullough

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1.5 inch

£2,861

Painting, A Late Walk, Michael Mccullough

A Late Walk

Michael Mccullough

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 0.8 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 0.3 inch

£3,856

Painting, Unlimited Time, Gor Avetisyan

Unlimited Time

Gor Avetisyan

Painting - 110 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

£5,155

Painting, Trois coups de rouge, Pierre Alechinsky

Trois coups de rouge

Pierre Alechinsky

Painting - 34 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 13.4 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch

£9,776

Painting, Pas Grand Chose A Dire, Jazzu

Pas Grand Chose A Dire

Jazzu

Painting - 114 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch

£3,733

Painting, Un Tourbillon D'Emotion, Jazzu

Un Tourbillon D'Emotion

Jazzu

Painting - 120 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

£2,400

Painting, Un bla Bla Bla, Jazzu

Un bla Bla Bla

Jazzu

Painting - 120 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£2,755

Painting, Surprise du Temps Qui Passe, Jazzu

Surprise du Temps Qui Passe

Jazzu

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

£3,333

Painting, Socialisation Radieuse, Jazzu

Socialisation Radieuse

Jazzu

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

£2,977

Painting, Sans Aucun Filtre, Jazzu

Sans Aucun Filtre

Jazzu

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

£3,333

Painting, Saule pleureur I, Patrick Marie

Saule pleureur I

Patrick Marie

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

£1,431

Painting, Traits de papillons, Âme Sauvage

Traits de papillons

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 65 x 50 x 2.4 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.9 inch

£435

Painting, Jardin des hauteurs, Âme Sauvage

Jardin des hauteurs

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

£76

Painting, Un jardin d'été, Âme Sauvage

Un jardin d'été

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

£76

Painting, Feux d'artifice sur les nuages, Âme Sauvage

Feux d'artifice sur les nuages

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

£67

Painting, Abysses, Charlie Clermont

Abysses

Charlie Clermont

Painting - 91.4 x 106.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 42 x 1 inch

£2,488

Painting, Floral Outburst, Natalya Mougenot

Floral Outburst

Natalya Mougenot

Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

£2,044

Painting, Burst of spring nature, Natalya Mougenot

Burst of spring nature

Natalya Mougenot

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch

£3,110

Painting, Eternidad, Inès V. Fortuny

Eternidad

Inès V. Fortuny

Painting - 190 x 140 x 3.5 cm Painting - 74.8 x 55.1 x 1.4 inch

£3,066

Painting, Golden Splendor, Kamo Atoyan

Golden Splendor

Kamo Atoyan

Painting - 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£622

Painting, Symphony of Sails, Arto Mkrtchyan

Symphony of Sails

Arto Mkrtchyan

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

£622

Print, Estaque - Braque 1906 edition, M.Chat

Estaque - Braque 1906 edition

M.Chat

Print - 50 x 70 x 0.3 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

£222

Painting, Blossom, Natalya Mougenot

Blossom

Natalya Mougenot

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch

£3,110

Painting, The emergence of spring, Natalya Mougenot

The emergence of spring

Natalya Mougenot

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch

£3,110

Painting, A moment of calmness, Natalya Mougenot

A moment of calmness

Natalya Mougenot

Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

£2,222

Painting, Abysses 72, Michèle Laurence Prévost

Abysses 72

Michèle Laurence Prévost

Painting - 70 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

£1,600

Painting, Air 3, Michèle Laurence Prévost

Air 3

Michèle Laurence Prévost

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

£1,777

Painting, Air 2, Michèle Laurence Prévost

Air 2

Michèle Laurence Prévost

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

£1,777

Painting, Utopia III, Aude Herlédan

Utopia III

Aude Herlédan

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

£14,219

Painting, Go Your Way, Melissa McGill

Go Your Way

Melissa McGill

Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 1.5 inch

£804

Painting, Drifting, Melissa McGill

Drifting

Melissa McGill

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

£796

Painting, Rooted Like Trees - Marks And Pools, Melissa McGill

Rooted Like Trees - Marks And Pools

Melissa McGill

Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 1.5 inch

£1,692

Painting, Nature's Peace - Marks And Pools, Melissa McGill

Nature's Peace - Marks And Pools

Melissa McGill

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

£854

Painting, Autumn Leaves - Perspectives, Melissa McGill

Autumn Leaves - Perspectives

Melissa McGill

Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 inch

£1,285

Painting, Walk With Nature No 1 - Perspectives, Melissa McGill

Walk With Nature No 1 - Perspectives

Melissa McGill

Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 1.5 inch

£995

Painting, Turn Away - Solitude, Melissa McGill

Turn Away - Solitude

Melissa McGill

Painting - 61 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 36 x 1.5 inch

£1,157

Painting, There Is A Wilderness - Solitude, Melissa McGill

There Is A Wilderness - Solitude

Melissa McGill

Painting - 61 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 36 x 1.5 inch

£1,161

Painting, Solitary Sea Bird - Solitude, Melissa McGill

Solitary Sea Bird - Solitude

Melissa McGill

Painting - 66 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 26 x 36 x 1.5 inch

£1,227

Painting, Being Myself - Solitude, Melissa McGill

Being Myself - Solitude

Melissa McGill

Painting - 66 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 26 x 36 x 1.5 inch

£1,302

Painting, That Wild Country - Wild, Melissa McGill

That Wild Country - Wild

Melissa McGill

Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 1.5 inch

£1,692

Painting, I Need The Sunshine - Solitude, Melissa McGill

I Need The Sunshine - Solitude

Melissa McGill

Painting - 61 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 36 x 1.5 inch

£1,178

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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