Colored artworks

Painting, Mountain Vista 2, Hilary Winfield

Mountain Vista 2

Hilary Winfield

Painting - 61 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 48 x 1.5 inch

$1,495

Painting, Poésie picturale, Emily Starck

Poésie picturale

Emily Starck

Painting - 119.4 x 198.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47 x 78 x 1 inch

$5,993

Painting, Fields of hope, Emily Starck

Fields of hope

Emily Starck

Painting - 119.4 x 195.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47 x 77 x 1 inch

$5,993

Painting, 20 mars 2023, Emily Starck

20 mars 2023

Emily Starck

Painting - 99.1 x 200.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39 x 79 x 1 inch

$5,430

Print, Dyad, Hush

Dyad

Hush

Print - 74 x 52 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.1 x 20.5 x 0 inch

$1,040

Painting, Steve McQueen iconic 2, Elmago

Steve McQueen iconic 2

Elmago

Painting - 40 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,461

Painting, Haut en couleur, Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Haut en couleur

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

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

$596

Painting, Village de rêve, Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Village de rêve

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,719

Painting, Sea life 1, Gina Vor

Sea life 1

Gina Vor

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$337

Painting, L'abus a du bon, MAM

L'abus a du bon

MAM

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

$1,067

Painting, Le printemps, Toussaint

Le printemps

Toussaint

Painting - 92 x 77 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 30.3 x 0.8 inch

$1,686

Painting, Sunrise 59, Hilary Winfield

Sunrise 59

Hilary Winfield

Painting - 61 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 48 x 1.5 inch

$1,495

Painting, Lacis, Sophie Dumont

Lacis

Sophie Dumont

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

$1,348

Painting, Side by Side, Nemanja Nikolic

Side by Side

Nemanja Nikolic

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 0.78 inch

$1,910

Painting, Couleurs festives, Pierre Lamblin

Couleurs festives

Pierre Lamblin

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1 inch

$2,247

Painting, Couleurs festives (2), Pierre Lamblin

Couleurs festives (2)

Pierre Lamblin

Painting - 81 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$2,247

Painting, Warmth, Nemanja Nikolic

Warmth

Nemanja Nikolic

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 0.78 inch

$1,348

Painting, Le gendre idéal, Gauthier Bruel

Le gendre idéal

Gauthier Bruel

Painting - 160 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$3,259

Painting, Bouteilles bleues, Christian Jodin

Bouteilles bleues

Christian Jodin

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

$899 $629

Photography, Temporal Perception # 220 A, Serge Hamad

Temporal Perception # 220 A

Serge Hamad

Photography - 91.4 x 182.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 72 x 0.1 inch

$3,375

Painting, Portrait of a girl, Zakhar Shevchuk

Portrait of a girl

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 46 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,180

Painting, Untitled, Doïna Vieru

Untitled

Doïna Vieru

Painting - 59 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 23.2 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

$1,461

Painting, Untitled 11, Doïna Vieru

Untitled 11

Doïna Vieru

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

$899

Painting, Untitled 10, Doïna Vieru

Untitled 10

Doïna Vieru

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

$899

Painting, Untitled 9, Doïna Vieru

Untitled 9

Doïna Vieru

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

$899

Painting, Untitled 8, Doïna Vieru

Untitled 8

Doïna Vieru

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

$899

Painting, Untitled 7, Doïna Vieru

Untitled 7

Doïna Vieru

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

$899

Painting, Untitled 6, Doïna Vieru

Untitled 6

Doïna Vieru

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

$899

Painting, Untitled 5, Doïna Vieru

Untitled 5

Doïna Vieru

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

$899

Painting, Untitled 4, Doïna Vieru

Untitled 4

Doïna Vieru

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

$899

Painting, Untitled 3, Doïna Vieru

Untitled 3

Doïna Vieru

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

$899

Painting, Untitled, Doïna Vieru

Untitled

Doïna Vieru

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

$899

Painting, Urbania, Rémy Demestre

Urbania

Rémy Demestre

Painting - 89 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 35 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch

$3,483

Painting, Cover Girl - Kate Moss, Mr Brainwash

Cover Girl - Kate Moss

Mr Brainwash

Painting - 106.7 x 88.9 cm Painting - 42 x 35 inch

$13,484

Painting, Sea Life 2, Gina Vor

Sea Life 2

Gina Vor

Painting - 30 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch

$337

Print, Omaggio a Lionello Venturi, Piero Dorazio

Omaggio a Lionello Venturi

Piero Dorazio

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

$944

Print, Frienship Forever, Takashi Murakami

Frienship Forever

Takashi Murakami

Print - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,798

Print, Time Scarp Warf, Takashi Murakami

Time Scarp Warf

Takashi Murakami

Print - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,798

Painting, Jour et nuit (ermioni 17h-18h), Akira Inumaru

Jour et nuit (ermioni 17h-18h)

Akira Inumaru

Painting - 24 x 35 cm Painting - 9.4 x 13.8 inch

$730

Painting, Jour et nuit (ermioni 5h-6h), Akira Inumaru

Jour et nuit (ermioni 5h-6h)

Akira Inumaru

Painting - 24 x 35 cm Painting - 9.4 x 13.8 inch

$730

Painting, Jour et nuit (ermioni 4h-5h), Akira Inumaru

Jour et nuit (ermioni 4h-5h)

Akira Inumaru

Painting - 24 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

$730

Painting, Jour et nuit (ermioni 2h-4h), Akira Inumaru

Jour et nuit (ermioni 2h-4h)

Akira Inumaru

Painting - 55 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 13 x 0.8 inch

$1,348

Painting, Fondu II, Yichao Sun

Fondu II

Yichao Sun

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

$899

Painting, Drift, Candice Grant

Drift

Candice Grant

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

$880

Painting, Dance With Me, George Pinder

Dance With Me

George Pinder

Painting - 80 x 100 x 4.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch

$2,528

Painting, Jump Man, George Pinder

Jump Man

George Pinder

Painting - 92 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36.2 x 24 x 1.5 inch

$2,798

Painting, We Sippin, George Pinder

We Sippin

George Pinder

Painting - 79 x 63 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.1 x 24.8 x 1 inch

$5,045

Painting, Walking The City, George Pinder

Walking The City

George Pinder

Painting - 120 x 100 x 3.8 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.5 inch

$4,214

Painting, Blue Landscape, Lilly Lillà

Blue Landscape

Lilly Lillà

Painting - 160 x 140 x 3.5 cm Painting - 63 x 55.1 x 1.4 inch

$5,045

Print, L'Homme au Chapeau, Max Papart

L'Homme au Chapeau

Max Papart

Print - 72.4 x 55.9 cm Print - 28.5 x 22 inch

$1,800

Painting, Lentilles d'eau, Yichao Sun

Lentilles d'eau

Yichao Sun

Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,124

Painting, Paralleled Reflections, Candice Grant

Paralleled Reflections

Candice Grant

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

$950

Painting, Luminous Moments, Candice Grant

Luminous Moments

Candice Grant

Painting - 86.4 x 71.1 x 1.9 cm Painting - 34 x 28 x 0.75 inch

$1,030

Painting, An Energetic Impression, Candice Grant

An Energetic Impression

Candice Grant

Painting - 81.3 x 66 x 1.9 cm Painting - 32 x 26 x 0.75 inch

$1,050

Painting, Rapid Melody, Candice Grant

Rapid Melody

Candice Grant

Painting - 81.3 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 32 x 24 x 0.75 inch

$1,050

Painting, The Ever Shifting Mood, Candice Grant

The Ever Shifting Mood

Candice Grant

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

$1,050

Painting, Don't Hide Your Beauty, Candice Grant

Don't Hide Your Beauty

Candice Grant

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 0.75 inch

$1,150

Painting, Experiencing an Altered Reality, Candice Grant

Experiencing an Altered Reality

Candice Grant

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

$940

Painting, Blues and Reds 19, Gina Vor

Blues and Reds 19

Gina Vor

Painting - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$169

Painting, Blues and Reds 17, Gina Vor

Blues and Reds 17

Gina Vor

Painting - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$169

Painting, Blues and Reds 16, Gina Vor

Blues and Reds 16

Gina Vor

Painting - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$169

Painting, Blues and Reds 14, Gina Vor

Blues and Reds 14

Gina Vor

Painting - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$169

Painting, Blues and Reds 13, Gina Vor

Blues and Reds 13

Gina Vor

Painting - 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

$169

Painting, The joker, Art By Son

The joker

Art By Son

Painting - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$3,877

Painting, Untitled 1, Gina Vor

Untitled 1

Gina Vor

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$337

Painting, Sans titre, Modely Thibaud

Sans titre

Modely Thibaud

Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$955

Painting, Portrait No.9 Bullfighter, Renjie Gao

Portrait No.9 Bullfighter

Renjie Gao

Painting - 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,124

Painting, Portrait No.4, Renjie Gao

Portrait No.4

Renjie Gao

Painting - 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,124

Painting, Portrait No.3, Renjie Gao

Portrait No.3

Renjie Gao

Painting - 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,124

Painting, Abstract No 20, Gina Vor

Abstract No 20

Gina Vor

Painting - 29.5 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.6 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$169

Painting, Abstract No 18, Gina Vor

Abstract No 18

Gina Vor

Painting - 30 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$112

Painting, Bleu III, Yichao Sun

Bleu III

Yichao Sun

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$843 $758

Painting, Bleu I, Yichao Sun

Bleu I

Yichao Sun

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$674

Painting, Yellow Diptych, Diptyque Jaune, Gina Vor

Yellow Diptych, Diptyque Jaune

Gina Vor

Painting - 30 x 42 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch

$337

Painting, Abstract No. 12 - Abstrait No 12, Gina Vor

Abstract No. 12 - Abstrait No 12

Gina Vor

Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.2 inch

$337

Painting, La Quercy, Janice Toulouse

La Quercy

Janice Toulouse

Painting - 28 x 35.5 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11 x 14 x 0.6 inch

$562

Painting, Ink #4, Emily Berger

Ink #4

Emily Berger

Painting - 35.6 x 26 cm Painting - 14 x 10.2 inch

$981

Painting, Ink #5, Emily Berger

Ink #5

Emily Berger

Painting - 35.6 x 26 cm Painting - 14 x 10.2 inch

$981

Painting, Ink #8, Emily Berger

Ink #8

Emily Berger

Painting - 35.6 x 26 cm Painting - 14 x 10.2 inch

$981

Photography, Tour de Manège #2 - Archi-Lines Series, Anna Levesh

Tour de Manège #2 - Archi-Lines Series

Anna Levesh

Photography - 80 x 60 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 inch

$888

Photography, Camo 2.0 4322, Thandiwe Muriu

Camo 2.0 4322

Thandiwe Muriu

Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.3 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$7,866

Painting, Lumiere liquide II, Scott Naismith

Lumiere liquide II

Scott Naismith

Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$13,372

Painting, Esprit insulaire, Scott Naismith

Esprit insulaire

Scott Naismith

Painting - 100 x 200 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

$17,979

Fine Art Drawings, Le paysage du voyage !, Noël Granger

Le paysage du voyage !

Noël Granger

Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 9.8 inch

$107 $97

Painting, Esprit de bleu, Scott Naismith

Esprit de bleu

Scott Naismith

Painting - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$7,753

Painting, Damier fragmenté, Ghislaine Chapuis

Damier fragmenté

Ghislaine Chapuis

Painting - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$1,461

Painting, Torn Spray Can, Mr Brainwash

Torn Spray Can

Mr Brainwash

Painting - 76 x 56 x 10 cm Painting - 29.9 x 22 x 3.9 inch

$8,989

Painting, Twins, Jade Mouge

Twins

Jade Mouge

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

$1,124

Painting, Blue field 210214, Don Bishop

Blue field 210214

Don Bishop

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

$980

Painting, Fraction Of 26 Million (Part 3), Ansgar Dressler

Fraction Of 26 Million (Part 3)

Ansgar Dressler

Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 4.3 cm Painting - 40 x 40 x 1.7 inch

$1,540

Painting, Ancient ghosts, Ansgar Dressler

Ancient ghosts

Ansgar Dressler

Painting - 101.6 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting - 40 x 32 x 1.2 inch

$1,300

Painting, She Likes To Dream In Pink I, Ansgar Dressler

She Likes To Dream In Pink I

Ansgar Dressler

Painting - 121.9 x 81.3 x 3 cm Painting - 48 x 32 x 1.2 inch

$1,470

Painting, Régate d’Anglet, Fred Boutet

Régate d’Anglet

Fred Boutet

Painting - 38 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 24 x 0.8 inch

$449

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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