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.

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Painting, Lapin, Lili Tao

Lili Tao

Painting . 40 x 40 x 1.8 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.7 inch

€1,080

Painting, Palm Leaves, Diana Timchenko

Diana Timchenko

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

€1,829

Painting, Rêves de bleus, Autonne

Autonne

Painting . 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,500

Painting, Nourssia, Sana Hichri

Sana Hichri

Painting . 128 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 50.4 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€5,000

Painting, Le réseau, Nadine Denjean

Nadine Denjean

Painting . 81 x 61 x 3 cm Painting . 31.9 x 24 x 1.2 inch

€1,480

Fine Art Drawings, Mutine IX, Chloé Mugler

Chloé Mugler

Fine Art Drawings . 17 x 12 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 6.7 x 4.7 x 0 inch

€150

Painting, The Dancing Queen, Marco

Marco

Painting . 80 x 80 x 3.8 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.5 inch

€1,000

Painting, Harmonie, Christine Barrès

Christine Barrès

Painting . 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€250

Painting, Pétanque, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

Painting . 15 x 15 x 1.5 cm Painting . 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inch

€390

Painting, N10, Florence Malcombe

N10

Florence Malcombe

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

€140

Painting, Sunset, Jacob Burda

Jacob Burda

Painting . 92 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Défilé high level, Lydi

Lydi

Painting . 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Kiss, David Jamin

David Jamin

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

€800

Painting, Mirage, Nathalie Cubéro

Nathalie Cubéro

Painting . 60 x 60 x 3.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.4 inch

€1,100

Painting, La grimace remix, Disek

Disek

Painting . 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,400

Painting, Roseline, Alain Rigollier

Alain Rigollier

Painting . 55 x 46 x 1 cm Painting . 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch

€490

Painting, Le dos du silence, Christy

Christy

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

€1,150

Painting, Cow 05, Rafal Gadowski

Rafal Gadowski

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

€1,700

Painting, Hope, Kusbudiyanto

Kusbudiyanto

Painting . 90 x 65 x 3 cm Painting . 35.4 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,400

Painting, Faustine, Christine Barrès

Christine Barrès

Painting . 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€250

Painting, Traversée, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

Painting . 89 x 116 x 3 cm Painting . 35 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,600

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