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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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Painting, Jesus Christ, Dr. Love

Jesus Christ

Dr. Love

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

$107

Painting, Mickey the rebel, Dr. Love

Mickey the rebel

Dr. Love

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

$107

Painting, Love heart, Dr. Love

Love heart

Dr. Love

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

$107

Painting, Cancelled, Art Rez

Cancelled

Art Rez

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

$1,964

Painting, Joe Cool, Shokkobo Popart

Joe Cool

Shokkobo Popart

Painting - 25 x 25 x 0.2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

$345

Painting, Superman, Maxime Andriot

Superman

Maxime Andriot

Painting - 84 x 64 x 2 cm Painting - 33.1 x 25.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,310

Painting, Seeds of love, Dr. Love

Seeds of love

Dr. Love

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

$107

Sculpture, Lego 6, Tarek

Lego 6

Tarek

Sculpture - 19 x 38 x 11.5 cm Sculpture - 7.5 x 15 x 4.5 inch

$190

Painting, Dark and light, Flu

Dark and light

Flu

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

$1,905

Print, Death Ma22, Death NYC

Death Ma22

Death NYC

Print - 32 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$106

Painting, Gene Simmons - Kiss, 2Kyff

Gene Simmons - Kiss

2Kyff

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

$1,042

Painting, Stitch Cool, Martin

Stitch Cool

Martin

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

$536

Print, DeathQ1010, Death NYC

DeathQ1010

Death NYC

Print - 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$106

Print, Death G312, Death NYC

Death G312

Death NYC

Print - 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$106

Print, Death M74, Death NYC

Death M74

Death NYC

Print - 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$106

Painting, Tree of Life, Willy B

Tree of Life

Willy B

Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

$952

Painting, Love, Willy B

Love

Willy B

Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

$952

Painting, Live Your Art, Willy B

Live Your Art

Willy B

Painting - 12 x 8 x 0.1 cm Painting - 4.7 x 3.1 x 0 inch

$952

Painting, Girls of Summer, Willy B

Girls of Summer

Willy B

Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

$952

Painting, Grenades, Willy B

Grenades

Willy B

Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

$952

Painting, Sail with me, Art By Son

Sail with me

Art By Son

Painting - 110 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$5,357

Painting, Mona Lisa 3.0, Art By Son

Mona Lisa 3.0

Art By Son

Painting - 135 x 85 x 3 cm Painting - 53.1 x 33.5 x 1.2 inch

$4,107

Print, Death02609, Death NYC

Death02609

Death NYC

Print - 32 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$106

Painting, Daisy, Martin

Daisy

Martin

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

$536

Painting, Donald - Furious, Martin

Donald - Furious

Martin

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

$536

Print, In my life, Yohan Storti

In my life

Yohan Storti

Print - 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch

$106

Painting, Spiderman (1), Spaco

Spiderman (1)

Spaco

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

$143

Painting, Lenny, Dr. Love

Lenny

Dr. Love

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

$107

Painting, Emperor, Dr. Love

Emperor

Dr. Love

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

$107

Print, DeathP284, Death NYC

DeathP284

Death NYC

Print - 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$106

Painting, Renaissance, Ykstreetart

Renaissance

Ykstreetart

Painting - 80 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,856

Print, Deathq301, Death NYC

Deathq301

Death NYC

Print - 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$106

Print, Death03286, Death NYC

Death03286

Death NYC

Print - 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$106

Print, Death02327, Death NYC

Death02327

Death NYC

Print - 32 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$106

Painting, Words have power, MrKas

Words have power

MrKas

Painting - 125 x 107 x 0.2 cm Painting - 49.2 x 42.1 x 0.1 inch

$893

Print, DeathQ299, Death NYC

DeathQ299

Death NYC

Print - 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$106

Print, Death F153, Death NYC

Death F153

Death NYC

Print - 32 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$106

Painting, Youkounkoun, Cédric Lopez

Youkounkoun

Cédric Lopez

Painting - 73 x 92 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch

$1,571

Painting, Money, Romain Dorez

Money

Romain Dorez

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

$1,012

Painting, Splash, Rinalds Vanadzins

Splash

Rinalds Vanadzins

Painting - 88.9 x 83.8 x 0.8 cm Painting - 35 x 33 x 0.3 inch

$900

Print, Death03648, Death NYC

Death03648

Death NYC

Print - 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$106

Print, Death03173, Death NYC

Death03173

Death NYC

Print - 32 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$106

Print, Death03127, Death NYC

Death03127

Death NYC

Print - 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$106

Print, Death02619, Death NYC

Death02619

Death NYC

Print - 32 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$106

Print, Death02612, Death NYC

Death02612

Death NYC

Print - 32 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$106

Print, Death04548, Death NYC

Death04548

Death NYC

Print - 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$106

Print, Death02773, Death NYC

Death02773

Death NYC

Print - 32 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$106

Print, Death03988, Death NYC

Death03988

Death NYC

Print - 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$106

Print, Deathma701, Death NYC

Deathma701

Death NYC

Print - 32 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$106

Print, Deathf1614, Death NYC

Deathf1614

Death NYC

Print - 32 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$106

Print, Deathp212, Death NYC

Deathp212

Death NYC

Print - 32 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

$106

Print, Deathma280, Death NYC

Deathma280

Death NYC

Print - 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$106

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