Colored artworks

Painting, Uncovered nature, Fintan Whelan

Uncovered nature

Fintan Whelan

Painting - 140 x 160 x 4 cm Painting - 55.1 x 63 x 1.6 inch

£5,999

Painting, January on the foreshore, Emmanuelle Vroelant

January on the foreshore

Emmanuelle Vroelant

Painting - 80 x 140 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 55.1 x 2 inch

£3,466

Painting, Rain and sun, Emmanuelle Vroelant

Rain and sun

Emmanuelle Vroelant

Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

£3,199

Painting, Avancer, Emmanuelle Vroelant

Avancer

Emmanuelle Vroelant

Painting - 120 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

£3,199

Painting, Gage de fraicheur, Emmanuelle Vroelant

Gage de fraicheur

Emmanuelle Vroelant

Painting - 81 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

£3,466

Print, Sans Titre, Bram van Velde

Sans Titre

Bram van Velde

Print - 63 x 65 cm Print - 24.8 x 25.6 inch

£1,422

Painting, A contre courant, Emmanuelle Vroelant

A contre courant

Emmanuelle Vroelant

Painting - 100 x 105 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 41.3 x 1.2 inch

£3,733

Painting, Alerte, Emmanuelle Vroelant

Alerte

Emmanuelle Vroelant

Painting - 92 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

£3,199

Painting, Color me Bold, Candice Grant

Color me Bold

Candice Grant

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

£456

Painting, S'alléger, Emmanuelle Vroelant

S'alléger

Emmanuelle Vroelant

Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

£3,733

Painting, Insouciance No War, Emmanuelle Vroelant

Insouciance No War

Emmanuelle Vroelant

Painting - 50 x 110 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch

£3,199

Painting, Liberté chérie, Emmanuelle Vroelant

Liberté chérie

Emmanuelle Vroelant

Painting - 110 x 82 x 3 cm Painting - 43.3 x 32.3 x 1.2 inch

£3,199

Painting, Sphères convoitées, Emmanuelle Vroelant

Sphères convoitées

Emmanuelle Vroelant

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

£3,733

Painting, "Transition" abstrait acrylique résine sur lin 100x100cm 2021, Emmanuelle Vroelant

"Transition" abstrait acrylique résine sur lin 100x100cm 2021

Emmanuelle Vroelant

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

£3,733

Painting, Un frais printemps, Emmanuelle Vroelant

Un frais printemps

Emmanuelle Vroelant

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

£3,555

Painting, "Nostalgie" abstrait acrylique collage oxydation sur lin 120x120cm 2020, Emmanuelle Vroelant

"Nostalgie" abstrait acrylique collage oxydation sur lin 120x120cm 2020

Emmanuelle Vroelant

Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

£2,933

Painting, "Underground Railway" abstrait acrylique oxydation sur lin 116x81cm 2021, Emmanuelle Vroelant

"Underground Railway" abstrait acrylique oxydation sur lin 116x81cm 2021

Emmanuelle Vroelant

Painting - 116 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

£3,466

Painting, "Atmosphere" abstrait acrylique mortier sur lin 100x120cm 2021, Emmanuelle Vroelant

"Atmosphere" abstrait acrylique mortier sur lin 100x120cm 2021

Emmanuelle Vroelant

Painting - 100 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

£2,666

Painting, "L'Air iodé  de Roscoff" abstrait collage oxydation sur lin 100x80cm 2021, Emmanuelle Vroelant

"L'Air iodé de Roscoff" abstrait collage oxydation sur lin 100x80cm 2021

Emmanuelle Vroelant

Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

£2,933

Painting, Bring it back, João Almeida (xUEkA)

Bring it back

João Almeida (xUEkA)

Painting - 146 x 114 x 1.5 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 0.6 inch

£2,888

Painting, Mosaïque, Gaëlle Kondrat

Mosaïque

Gaëlle Kondrat

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

£71 £64

Painting, Untitled March, Emily Starck

Untitled March

Emily Starck

Painting - 100 x 95 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

£2,400

Painting, Série Fleurs, Michel Jamet

Série Fleurs

Michel Jamet

Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.6 inch

£111

Painting, Abstract landscape-XL, Stanislav Bojankov

Abstract landscape-XL

Stanislav Bojankov

Painting - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

£622

Painting, The depths of the soul, Emily Starck

The depths of the soul

Emily Starck

Painting - 97 x 110 x 3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch

£2,577

Painting, Flamme de vie, Emily Starck

Flamme de vie

Emily Starck

Painting - 95 x 110 x 3 cm Painting - 37.4 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch

£2,488

Painting, Douceur sauvage, Emily Starck

Douceur sauvage

Emily Starck

Painting - 110 x 95 x 3 cm Painting - 43.3 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

£2,444

Painting, Joan, Emily Starck

Joan

Emily Starck

Painting - 80 x 113 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 44.5 x 1.2 inch

£1,955

Painting, Just do it, Emily Starck

Just do it

Emily Starck

Painting - 90 x 125 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 49.2 x 1.2 inch

£2,222

Painting, The colors of happiness, Emily Starck

The colors of happiness

Emily Starck

Painting - 105 x 95 x 3 cm Painting - 41.3 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

£2,488

Painting, ST202212312, Emily Starck

ST202212312

Emily Starck

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

£2,222

Painting, Petit bouquet, Gaëlle Kondrat

Petit bouquet

Gaëlle Kondrat

Painting - 30 x 30 x 4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

£116

Painting, The moment you put the bla bla on it, it detroys the whole thing, Emily Starck

The moment you put the bla bla on it, it detroys the whole thing

Emily Starck

Painting - 125 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 49.2 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

£3,821

Print, Portrait 01 print', Pascal merlin

Portrait 01 print'

Pascal merlin

Print - 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

£111

Painting, SpaceBeat, Muriel Deumie

SpaceBeat

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£1,333

Painting, Cy Flowers, Emily Starck

Cy Flowers

Emily Starck

Painting - 119 x 91 x 3 cm Painting - 46.9 x 35.8 x 1.2 inch

£2,311

Painting, Minimal beat, Emily Starck

Minimal beat

Emily Starck

Painting - 115 x 95 x 3 cm Painting - 45.3 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch

£2,311

Painting, Oiseau fond bleu, David Jamin

Oiseau fond bleu

David Jamin

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

Sold

Painting, Sheep, Menashe Kadishman

Sheep

Menashe Kadishman

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

£1,120

Print, Hanji, JonOne

Hanji

JonOne

Print - 75 x 117 x 0.2 cm Print - 29.5 x 46.1 x 0.1 inch

£1,733

Painting, Réf. 107, Frédérique Barba

Réf. 107

Frédérique Barba

Painting - 162 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 63.8 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch

£1,600

Painting, Fall For Me, Peter Markus Jentes

Fall For Me

Peter Markus Jentes

Painting - 183 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 72 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

£7,965

Painting, Alice, Isabelle Schenckbecher-Quint

Alice

Isabelle Schenckbecher-Quint

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

£1,689

Painting, Untitled, Joaquim Falcó

Untitled

Joaquim Falcó

Painting - 49.5 x 64 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.5 x 25.2 x 0 inch

£978

Painting, Dialogue de sourds, Antony Squizzato

Dialogue de sourds

Antony Squizzato

Painting - 49 x 49 x 2 cm Painting - 19.3 x 19.3 x 0.8 inch

£1,138

Painting, Faune et flore 1, Tathitanguyen

Faune et flore 1

Tathitanguyen

Painting - 100 x 100 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 inch

£533

Painting, Herbe ondulante, Tathitanguyen

Herbe ondulante

Tathitanguyen

Painting - 100 x 100 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 inch

£587

Painting, Moutonnement chamarré, Tathitanguyen

Moutonnement chamarré

Tathitanguyen

Painting - 100 x 100 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 inch

£587

Painting, Sogno, Tamara Bellarte

Sogno

Tamara Bellarte

Painting - 60 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

£266

Painting, Chaise, Eric Doisy

Chaise

Eric Doisy

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,244

Print, Attrape moi si tu m'aimes, Sophie Petetin

Attrape moi si tu m'aimes

Sophie Petetin

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

£209

Painting, Perroquet des étoiles, Âme Sauvage

Perroquet des étoiles

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 50 x 40 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

£222

Sculpture, Drab days and Coloured Minds #2, Giò Schiano

Drab days and Coloured Minds #2

Giò Schiano

Sculpture - 51 x 16 x 16 cm Sculpture - 20.1 x 6.3 x 6.3 inch

£791

Painting, Ascensionnel, Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Ascensionnel

Françoise Dugourd-Caput

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

£587

Painting, Conscience, Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Conscience

Françoise Dugourd-Caput

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

£587

Painting, Esprit, Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Esprit

Françoise Dugourd-Caput

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

£587

Painting, Bubble Rose, Seen

Bubble Rose

Seen

Painting - 77 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 30.3 x 24 x 0.8 inch

£1,422

Painting, Garden of Joy 50, Veronica Vilsan

Garden of Joy 50

Veronica Vilsan

Painting - 80 x 115 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 45.3 x 1.6 inch

£978

Painting, Daylight, Nicolas Ruelle

Daylight

Nicolas Ruelle

Painting - 65 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£667

Painting, Little Sky 3, Leo Guida

Little Sky 3

Leo Guida

Painting - 37 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 14.6 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

£844

Painting, Abstraction géométrique turquoise, Dam Domido

Abstraction géométrique turquoise

Dam Domido

Painting - 95 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 37.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch

£2,577

Painting, Flowers Thoughts 3, VeraD

Flowers Thoughts 3

VeraD

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

£156

Painting, Amazing cities, Rico Sab

Amazing cities

Rico Sab

Painting - 150 x 150 x 2.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1 inch

£1,511

Painting, Anything you lose comes round in a different form, Tracey Adams

Anything you lose comes round in a different form

Tracey Adams

Painting - 122 x 91.4 x 0.1 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 0 inch

£6,800

Design, With All My Flowering Heart (A Complete Set), Yayoi Kusama

With All My Flowering Heart (A Complete Set)

Yayoi Kusama

Design - 78.7 x 20.3 x 1 cm Design - 31 x 8 x 0.4 inch

£2,322

Painting, Lifestyle, Kurar

Lifestyle

Kurar

Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

£1,333

Painting, Rivedoux - rouge, Thomas Berthier

Rivedoux - rouge

Thomas Berthier

Painting - 75 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

£1,333

Painting, Untitled N°3, Gauthier Bruel

Untitled N°3

Gauthier Bruel

Painting - 90 x 110 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch

£1,333

Painting, Pep’s, Nat Stresser

Pep’s

Nat Stresser

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

£533

Painting, The encounter, Ramiro Baptista

The encounter

Ramiro Baptista

Painting - 120 x 160 cm Painting - 47.2 x 63 inch

£1,777

Photography, Plage des Catalans Marseille, José Nicolas

Plage des Catalans Marseille

José Nicolas

Photography - 40 x 60 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch

£444

Painting, REF 8-24 - Composition n° 57, Jeanne

REF 8-24 - Composition n° 57

Jeanne

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£880

Painting, Green Man Kitchen, Dzovig Arnelian

Green Man Kitchen

Dzovig Arnelian

Painting - 14 x 7 x 0.5 cm Painting - 5.5 x 2.8 x 0.2 inch

£357

Painting, Afrodite, Davide Ricchetti

Afrodite

Davide Ricchetti

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

£2,355

Painting, Venere, Davide Ricchetti

Venere

Davide Ricchetti

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

£2,355

Painting, Figura su ezechiele, Davide Ricchetti

Figura su ezechiele

Davide Ricchetti

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

£3,733

Print, Feu d'artifice et tennis, Marie Vandooren

Feu d'artifice et tennis

Marie Vandooren

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

£267

Painting, Paysage 609, Xiu

Paysage 609

Xiu

Painting - 50 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

£533

Painting, Tree, Xiu

Tree

Xiu

Painting - 50 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

£533

Painting, Paysage 607, Xiu

Paysage 607

Xiu

Painting - 50 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

£533

Painting, Summer breeze, Ivana Olbricht

Summer breeze

Ivana Olbricht

Painting - 95 x 74.9 x 2 cm Painting - 37.4 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

£1,659

Painting, Aqua turquoise 211106, Don Bishop

Aqua turquoise 211106

Don Bishop

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

£1,493

Painting, Flore 200, Xiu

Flore 200

Xiu

Painting - 50 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

£533

Painting, Printemps III, Xiu

Printemps III

Xiu

Painting - 50 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

£533 £480

Painting, June walks, Ivana Olbricht

June walks

Ivana Olbricht

Painting - 78.7 x 59.9 x 2 cm Painting - 31 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,078

Painting, Starry Night, Laura Spring

Starry Night

Laura Spring

Painting - 94 x 88.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 37 x 35 x 0.1 inch

£995

Painting, Mes petits bonheurs B, Aude Herlédan

Mes petits bonheurs B

Aude Herlédan

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

£5,332

Painting, Lotus 8, Xiu

Lotus 8

Xiu

Painting - 33 x 33 x 1 cm Painting - 13 x 13 x 0.4 inch

£533

Print, Color your love (Réhaussé / Hand-embellished), Onemizer

Color your love (Réhaussé / Hand-embellished)

Onemizer

Print - 60.96 x 60.96 x 2 cm Print - 24 x 24 x 0.8 inch

£1,066

Painting, Les Nymphéas, Xiu

Les Nymphéas

Xiu

Painting - 59 x 19 x 1 cm Painting - 23.2 x 7.5 x 0.4 inch

£533

Painting, Village de campagne 2, Xiu

Village de campagne 2

Xiu

Painting - 50 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

£533 £480

Print, Ouf!, Jazzu

Ouf!

Jazzu

Print - 40 x 30 x 3 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

£284

Painting, Fruits, Xiu

Fruits

Xiu

Painting - 33 x 33 x 1 cm Painting - 13 x 13 x 0.4 inch

£444

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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