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, Derma - 05, Valentine Dardel

Valentine Dardel

Painting . 133 x 54 x 3 cm Painting . 52.4 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch

€3,000

Painting, Autumn Patchwork, James Chiew

James Chiew

Painting . 150 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€25,000

Painting, Iris, James Chiew

James Chiew

Painting . 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€11,000

Painting, Montagnes et champs, Taiyu Zhou

Taiyu Zhou

Painting . 49 x 49 x 1 cm Painting . 19.3 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch

€800 €720

Painting, Abstract circle, Ghost Art

Ghost Art

Painting . 150 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€7,500

Painting, Silk and Flame, James Chiew

James Chiew

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

€14,000

Print, Alchimie 1, Julio Le Parc

Julio Le Parc

Print . 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Print . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€1,000

Painting, Friends, Caroline Vis

Caroline Vis

Painting . 90 x 200 x 2.5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 78.7 x 1 inch

€4,900

Print, Hippies chas, Chanoir

Chanoir

Print . 60 x 60 x 1 cm Print . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€290

Painting, Liberté, Taiyu Zhou

Taiyu Zhou

Painting . 68 x 68 x 1 cm Painting . 26.8 x 26.8 x 0.4 inch

€1,200

Print, Flores Yellow, Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

Print . 95 x 76 x 0.01 cm Print . 37.4 x 29.9 x 0 inch

€7,500

Painting, Longévité, Taiyu Zhou

Taiyu Zhou

Painting . 68 x 68 x 1 cm Painting . 26.8 x 26.8 x 0.4 inch

€1,200

Fine Art Drawings, Love is Blind, Guillaume Piot

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 19.7 inch

€1,300

Painting, Harvest, James Chiew

James Chiew

Painting . 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€9,900

Painting, Derma - 04, Valentine Dardel

Valentine Dardel

Painting . 133 x 54 x 3 cm Painting . 52.4 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch

€3,000

Painting, Boom #2, Guillaume Piot

Guillaume Piot

Painting . 21 x 14.8 cm Painting . 8.3 x 5.8 inch

€210

Print, One in Two, El Anatsui

El Anatsui

Print . 66 x 80 x 3.8 cm Print . 26 x 31.5 x 1.5 inch

€19,500

Painting, Pink moon, Inès V. Fortuny

Inès V. Fortuny

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

€1,290

Painting, Couple De Chas, Chanoir

Chanoir

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

€6,700

Painting, Guerre, Taiyu Zhou

Taiyu Zhou

Painting . 48 x 45 x 1 cm Painting . 18.9 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch

€800

Painting, Sopra rosso, Alessandra Bisi

Alessandra Bisi

Painting . 76 x 56.6 x 0.2 cm Painting . 29.9 x 22.3 x 0.1 inch

€2,150

Print, Hibiscus Study 3, Ian Jones

Ian Jones

Print . 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€850

Print, Alchimie 4, Julio Le Parc

Julio Le Parc

Print . 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Print . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€1,000

Painting, Landscape 89, Li Dongfeng

Li Dongfeng

Painting . 70 x 46 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch

€800

Print, Allura, Sumit Mehndiratta

Sumit Mehndiratta

Print . 88 x 88 x 4 cm Print . 34.6 x 34.6 x 1.6 inch

€1,700

Painting, RESONNANCE, Sophie Petetin

Sophie Petetin

Painting . 73 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting . 28.7 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€1,595

Painting, Le Monde XXX, Caroline Vis

Caroline Vis

Painting . 200 x 200 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

€12,500

Painting, Underground-2, SmaK-titi

SmaK-titi

Painting . 60 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€650

Painting, Fleur 19, Li Dongfeng

Li Dongfeng

Painting . 49 x 49 x 1 cm Painting . 19.3 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch

€800

Painting, # Jaune, 17, Marc Leforestier

Marc Leforestier

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

€1,120

Painting, ENJOY PARIS, Sophie Petetin

Sophie Petetin

Painting . 40 x 40 x 2.5 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 1 inch

€695

Painting, Fleur 18, Li Dongfeng

Li Dongfeng

Painting . 49 x 49 x 1 cm Painting . 19.3 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch

€800

Print, Hibiscus Study 2, Ian Jones

Ian Jones

Print . 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€850

Painting, Fleur 17, Li Dongfeng

Li Dongfeng

Painting . 49 x 49 x 1 cm Painting . 19.3 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch

€800

Painting, Pink window, N.Nathan

N.Nathan

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

€2,450