Colored artworks

Untitled, Yaacov Agam

Untitled

Yaacov Agam

Print - 58 x 75.2 x 1 cm

$1,630

Tagg multicolore, Dam Domido

Tagg multicolore

Dam Domido

Painting - 95 x 150 x 1 cm

$3,500

Les Oiseleurs I, Joan Miró

Les Oiseleurs I

Joan Miró

Print - 55.5 x 37.5 cm

$4,921

Love, Takashi Murakami

Love

Takashi Murakami

Print - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm

$2,515

Seven Little Words, Nemanja Nikolic

Seven Little Words

Nemanja Nikolic

Painting - 150.1 x 150.1 x 4.1 cm

$3,559

A Gap in the Clouds, Nick Vivian

A Gap in the Clouds

Nick Vivian

Painting - 100 x 100 x 10 cm

$3,026

Untitled SE Bubble Raw, Seen

Untitled SE Bubble Raw

Seen

Painting - 61 x 61 cm

$1,422

Hanji, JonOne

Hanji

JonOne

Print - 75 x 117 x 0.2 cm

$2,133

French Cancan, Goulwen (Leyto) Mahé

French Cancan

Goulwen (Leyto) Mahé

Painting - 200 x 200 x 0.1 cm

$7,655

Courage Is A Space, Nebay

Courage Is A Space

Nebay

Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm

$3,718

Symphonie musicale, Âme Sauvage

Symphonie musicale

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.2 cm

$875 $700

Underground street, Stoz

Underground street

Stoz

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$656

Little change, Daniel Castan

Little change

Daniel Castan

Painting - 90 x 30 x 3 cm

$1,312

Un soffio di vento, Antonino Puliafico

Un soffio di vento

Antonino Puliafico

Painting - 143 x 205 x 1 cm

$4,757

Animal kingdom, Onemizer

Animal kingdom

Onemizer

Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm

Price upon request

Rebel Yell, Sophie Mangelsen

Rebel Yell

Sophie Mangelsen

Painting - 102 x 76 x 2 cm

$1,307 $1,177

Mystical, Viktoria Ganhao

Mystical

Viktoria Ganhao

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$831

Joyful Symphony L 2, Peter Nottrott

Joyful Symphony L 2

Peter Nottrott

Painting - 83 x 155 x 4 cm

$2,395

Head, Xavier Wttrwulghe

Head

Xavier Wttrwulghe

Painting - 80 x 80 x 1 cm

$1,750

The big C, JonOne

The big C

JonOne

Painting - 149 x 137 x 2 cm

$37,183

Stone Jaspe, Céline Weber

Stone Jaspe

Céline Weber

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm

$1,258

Floww - Édition bleue, Bishop Parigo

Floww - Édition bleue

Bishop Parigo

Print - 70 x 50 cm

$1,640

Crowned sheep, Menashe Kadishman

Crowned sheep

Menashe Kadishman

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm

$1,350 $1,148

C’est moi le Prem’s, Béatrice Terra

C’est moi le Prem’s

Béatrice Terra

Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm

$3,062

Gossip, Manuel Santelices

Gossip

Manuel Santelices

Fine Art Drawings - 22.9 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm

$1,300

Lumière à l‘horizon… (Souvenirs du sud), Olivier Messas

Lumière à l‘horizon… (Souvenirs du sud)

Olivier Messas

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm

$766 $689

Coral caves #01, Najwa H Art

Coral caves #01

Najwa H Art

Painting - 25 x 25 x 3 cm

$1,203

MB 69, Méryl B

MB 69

Méryl B

Painting - 130 x 97 x 3 cm

$1,192

Marilyn Pop CodeBarre, Elmago

Marilyn Pop CodeBarre

Elmago

Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm

$3,500

La jolie danse des papillons, Sophie Petetin

La jolie danse des papillons

Sophie Petetin

Painting - 70 x 70 x 2.5 cm

$1,088

Love and rocket, Thierry Corpet

Love and rocket

Thierry Corpet

Painting - 100 x 80 x 3.5 cm

$1,914

Éclat argent vert, Jonathan Pradillon

Éclat argent vert

Jonathan Pradillon

Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.7 cm

$219

Printemps I, Xiu

Printemps I

Xiu

Painting - 50 x 20 x 1 cm

$656

Oru Hira Shaken, Stoul

Oru Hira Shaken

Stoul

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$3,281

Un coeur d'Océanide, Emilie Serris

Un coeur d'Océanide

Emilie Serris

Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm

$1,203

Kherson Trincea, Stefano Mazzolini

Kherson Trincea

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 160 x 160 x 1 cm

$2,187 $1,969

Mondrianisme 4, Bernard Saint-Maxent

Mondrianisme 4

Bernard Saint-Maxent

Painting - 80 x 65 x 11 cm

$1,640

Les yeux partout, Jéko

Les yeux partout

Jéko

Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm

$1,312

L'année du Tigre, Hom Nguyen

L'année du Tigre

Hom Nguyen

Painting - 81 x 66 x 0.5 cm

$1,750

Champ de perception chromatique B 02, Tehos

Champ de perception chromatique B 02

Tehos

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.2 cm

$2,406

Un fiore, Alexander Daniloff

Un fiore

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 38 x 35 x 0.6 cm

$284

La Tristesse du Roi, Henri Matisse

La Tristesse du Roi

Henri Matisse

Print - 34 x 48 x 0.2 cm

$897

Eda de Shibuya, Tang

Eda de Shibuya

Tang

Painting - 90 x 73 x 2 cm

$1,203

Bang, Benoît Guérin

Bang

Benoît Guérin

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$962

Mirror, Karin Goeppert

Mirror

Karin Goeppert

Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.8 cm

$1,350

Rainbow kaleidoscope, Silvia Vassileva

Rainbow kaleidoscope

Silvia Vassileva

Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm

$1,960

My Garden, Mineko Yoshida

My Garden

Mineko Yoshida

Painting - 152.4 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm

$3,025

XXXL Eastern Promise, Susan Wooler

XXXL Eastern Promise

Susan Wooler

Painting - 80 x 160 x 4.1 cm

$3,597

Inner Essence, Pamela Rys

Inner Essence

Pamela Rys

Painting - 59.9 x 80 x 2 cm

$877

Amor Gráfico, Mercedes Lagunas

Amor Gráfico

Mercedes Lagunas

Painting - 120 x 90 x 1 cm

$1,270

Double exposure mountain flowers, Simon Findlay

Double exposure mountain flowers

Simon Findlay

Painting - 100.1 x 80 x 2.5 cm

$1,150

Winter heat, Lynne Taetzsch

Winter heat

Lynne Taetzsch

Painting - 61 x 61 x 3.8 cm

$1,015

NG 21b, Luis Medina

NG 21b

Luis Medina

Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.3 cm

$650

Ohlala, Xiaoyang Galas

Ohlala

Xiaoyang Galas

Painting - 39.9 x 39.9 x 4.1 cm

$1,780

Abstract-139- Loving Touch, Nivas Kanhere

Abstract-139- Loving Touch

Nivas Kanhere

Painting - 100.3 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm

$1,940

We love kisses, Moustache Bleue

We love kisses

Moustache Bleue

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2.5 cm

$1,640

Artistic colorful vase, Jiri Beranek

Artistic colorful vase

Jiri Beranek

Design - 24 x 11 x 6 cm

$207

The sapphire sea, Vik Schroeder

The sapphire sea

Vik Schroeder

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,640

Curva 5, J/Y Delaunay-Israël

Curva 5

J/Y Delaunay-Israël

Fine Art Drawings - 108 x 108 x 1 cm

$2,461

I love you so much, Tiny de Bruin

I love you so much

Tiny de Bruin

Painting - 80 x 180 x 2 cm

$3,007

Age of Byzantium, Tatiana Iliina

Age of Byzantium

Tatiana Iliina

Painting - 109.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm

$2,434

Conceptos japoneses I / Japanese concepts I, Luis Prada

Conceptos japoneses I / Japanese concepts I

Luis Prada

Painting - 60 x 60 cm

$1,750 $1,312

Paysage en bleu et vert, Cécile Girard

Paysage en bleu et vert

Cécile Girard

Painting - 32 x 26 x 1 cm

$547

Les roses, Patrick Marie

Les roses

Patrick Marie

Print - 49 x 49 x 0.1 cm

$208

ZDZ1151, Thierry Zdzieblo

ZDZ1151

Thierry Zdzieblo

Painting - 97 x 130 x 2 cm

$2,406

A sentimental journey, Monica Maja Richardson

A sentimental journey

Monica Maja Richardson

Painting - 100.1 x 80 x 3 cm

$2,925

Untitled, Peter Schuyff

Untitled

Peter Schuyff

Painting - 26 x 18 x 1 cm

$2,078

Positive posture 1, Betty Acquah

Positive posture 1

Betty Acquah

Painting - 40.6 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm

$850

Sea life 1, Gina Vor

Sea life 1

Gina Vor

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm

$328

Ref. 39, Medra

Ref. 39

Medra

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm

$711

The ride of life, Selene Art

The ride of life

Selene Art

Painting - 99.8 x 69.9 x 3.6 cm

$835

Concept #113, Petr Strnad

Concept #113

Petr Strnad

Print - 50 x 33.3 x 0.1 cm

$142

Parce que c'est toi, Yohan Storti

Parce que c'est toi

Yohan Storti

Painting - 130 x 95 x 3 cm

$2,734

Emergence N°1, Gauthier Bruel

Emergence N°1

Gauthier Bruel

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm

$1,695 $1,611

La Baie, Corinne Foucouin

La Baie

Corinne Foucouin

Painting - 81 x 116 x 2 cm

$2,515

Hot model, Fernand Kayser

Hot model

Fernand Kayser

Painting - 100 x 70 x 5 cm

$3,445

Fragments d'émotion - Royale, Bonus

Fragments d'émotion - Royale

Bonus

Painting - 54 x 65 x 0.5 cm

$1,640

Good Morning (Mélange) (7), Walasse Ting

Good Morning (Mélange) (7)

Walasse Ting

Print - 59 x 89 cm

$1,640

Fille japonaise, FeiWoux Chan

Fille japonaise

FeiWoux Chan

Painting - 92 x 73 x 3 cm

$3,828

REF 32-14 - Jour sans soleil, Jeanne

REF 32-14 - Jour sans soleil

Jeanne

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm

$755

Waves in the sky 2, Max Yaskin

Waves in the sky 2

Max Yaskin

Painting - 95 x 200 x 1 cm

$1,958

Embouteillage #02, David Jehan (B.boss)

Embouteillage #02

David Jehan (B.boss)

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$755

On the surface, Arild Askeland

On the surface

Arild Askeland

Painting - 120 x 100 x 3 cm

$3,500

Big Box 35-BO32, Eric Robin

Big Box 35-BO32

Eric Robin

Painting - 33 x 33 x 5 cm

$766

Fond-figure plans intermédiaires, Remi Delaplace

Fond-figure plans intermédiaires

Remi Delaplace

Painting - 65 x 100 x 3 cm

$1,739

Flaming Asia, Chiron Duong

Flaming Asia

Chiron Duong

Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm

$984

Les arbres 01.04.23, Laurent Bouro

Les arbres 01.04.23

Laurent Bouro

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm

$5,031

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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