Colored artworks

Painting, Giula, Istraille

Giula

Istraille

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

$905 $724

Painting, Sol Falling 7, Mercedes Lagunas

Sol Falling 7

Mercedes Lagunas

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

$1,150

Sculpture, Bearbrick Fun, Shelby

Bearbrick Fun

Shelby

Sculpture - 52 x 25 x 18 cm Sculpture - 20.5 x 9.8 x 7.1 inch

$1,120

Print, Chromadyna Micap #1, Felipe Pantone

Chromadyna Micap #1

Felipe Pantone

Print - 75.5 x 55.5 cm Print - 29.7 x 21.9 inch

$1,867

Painting, Sadako, La Pointe

Sadako

La Pointe

Painting - 100 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,358

Painting, Sambinha, Mercedes Lagunas

Sambinha

Mercedes Lagunas

Painting - 120 x 85 x 1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 33.5 x 0.4 inch

$1,980 $1,584

Sculpture, Skate Skull, Shelby

Skate Skull

Shelby

Sculpture - 80 x 20 x 1 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

$792

Painting, Bertone, Pascal Astier

Bertone

Pascal Astier

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

$2,263

Painting, Explosive rose, Aiiroh

Explosive rose

Aiiroh

Painting - 150 x 100 x 0.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch

$7,356

Painting, In The Motion, JonOne

In The Motion

JonOne

Painting - 64 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 25.2 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$13,580

Painting, Cover Girl - Kate Moss, Mr Brainwash

Cover Girl - Kate Moss

Mr Brainwash

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 cm Painting - 36 x 36 inch

$13,580

Print, Yellow energy node, Piotre

Yellow energy node

Piotre

Print - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Print - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,584

Painting, Riri, Fifi, Loulou (DuckTales), Fat

Riri, Fifi, Loulou (DuckTales)

Fat

Painting - 81 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,395 $3,055

Painting, Nasty, Cumbone

Nasty

Cumbone

Painting - 140 x 100 x 0.5 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch

$3,961

Print, Blue energy node, Piotre

Blue energy node

Piotre

Print - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Print - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,584

Painting, Toko, La Pointe

Toko

La Pointe

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

$905 $724

Painting, Surprise Naturelle, Nebay

Surprise Naturelle

Nebay

Painting - 65 x 54 x 4 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 1.6 inch

$2,150

Painting, Prince, 2Kyff

Prince

2Kyff

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

$990

Painting, Frida Kahlo, Onemizer

Frida Kahlo

Onemizer

Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 1 cm Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.4 inch

$3,395

Painting, Composition-2, JonOne

Composition-2

JonOne

Painting - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$5,092

Painting, Tag n°2308, Saname

Tag n°2308

Saname

Painting - 107 x 207 x 0.2 cm Painting - 42.1 x 81.5 x 0.1 inch

$1,584

Painting, Tag n°2304, Saname

Tag n°2304

Saname

Painting - 107 x 146 x 0.2 cm Painting - 42.1 x 57.5 x 0.1 inch

$1,132

Painting, Tag n°2303, Saname

Tag n°2303

Saname

Painting - 107 x 175 x 0.2 cm Painting - 42.1 x 68.9 x 0.1 inch

$1,471

Print, Les femmes d'Alger, Speedy Graphito

Les femmes d'Alger

Speedy Graphito

Print - 60 x 80 x 0.05 cm Print - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0 inch

$849

Painting, Blue velvet, Nef

Blue velvet

Nef

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$566

Print, Printemps, aquagravure originale, Speedy Graphito

Printemps, aquagravure originale

Speedy Graphito

Print - 53 x 42 x 0.5 cm Print - 20.9 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch

$1,132

Painting, L’invitation au voyage, Yohan Storti

L’invitation au voyage

Yohan Storti

Painting - 185 x 140 x 3.5 cm Painting - 72.8 x 55.1 x 1.4 inch

$6,224

Painting, BLUE FIRE, L'Atlas

BLUE FIRE

L'Atlas

Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$14,372

Painting, Back in the future, L'Atlas

Back in the future

L'Atlas

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

$8,600

Painting, Eros et Thanatos au bistro, Yohan Storti

Eros et Thanatos au bistro

Yohan Storti

Painting - 130 x 95 x 2.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 37.4 x 1 inch

$3,395

Sculpture, Ballon, Sylvie Cappe

Ballon

Sylvie Cappe

Sculpture - 18 x 27.5 x 6.5 cm Sculpture - 7.1 x 10.8 x 2.6 inch

$181

Painting, Ref. 30, Medra

Ref. 30

Medra

Painting - 146 x 114 x 2.5 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1 inch

$1,471

Painting, Snoopy - I Love My Job (plan du métro de Paris), Fat

Snoopy - I Love My Job (plan du métro de Paris)

Fat

Painting - 50 x 70 x 0.2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

$2,829 $2,546

Painting, Bugs Bunny (plan du métro de Paris), Fat

Bugs Bunny (plan du métro de Paris)

Fat

Painting - 55 x 83 x 0.2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 32.7 x 0.1 inch

$2,829

Painting, Mowgli & Baloo (plan du métro de Paris), Fat

Mowgli & Baloo (plan du métro de Paris)

Fat

Painting - 55 x 83 x 0.2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 32.7 x 0.1 inch

$2,829

Painting, Northern Girl (La fille du Nord), Le Closier

Northern Girl (La fille du Nord)

Le Closier

Painting - 76 x 76 x 2 cm Painting - 29.9 x 29.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,528

Print, Flowarh$ (II) Portfolio of 6 Prints, Mr Brainwash

Flowarh$ (II) Portfolio of 6 Prints

Mr Brainwash

Print - 91.4 x 91.4 cm Print - 36 x 36 inch

$21,501

Painting, Tags and abstract, JP Malot

Tags and abstract

JP Malot

Painting - 96 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 37.8 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$3,395

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

$338

Painting, Font-eyes, Thomas Berthier

Font-eyes

Thomas Berthier

Painting - 75 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,697

Painting, You make me smile, Krista Prayat Korjus

You make me smile

Krista Prayat Korjus

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

$1,760

Print, Mona Lisa sérigraphie originale, Speedy Graphito

Mona Lisa sérigraphie originale

Speedy Graphito

Print - 80 x 60 x 0.05 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$849

Painting, Noname 140.100 B9, Stéphane Rime

Noname 140.100 B9

Stéphane Rime

Painting - 100 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch

$1,528

Painting, Akiko, La Pointe

Akiko

La Pointe

Painting - 100 x 74 cm Painting - 39.4 x 29.1 inch

$1,697 $1,358

Print, Three little birds, Yohan Storti

Three little birds

Yohan Storti

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

$338

Painting, Yumi, La Pointe

Yumi

La Pointe

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

$1,415 $1,132

Painting, American road, JonOne

American road

JonOne

Painting - 82 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 32.3 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

$14,145

Painting, Clear skies, JonOne

Clear skies

JonOne

Painting - 112 x 115 x 3 cm Painting - 44.1 x 45.3 x 1.2 inch

$29,422

Painting, Summer, JonOne

Summer

JonOne

Painting - 87 x 59 x 2 cm Painting - 34.3 x 23.2 x 0.8 inch

$14,145

Print, Scrabble, John Matos Crash

Scrabble

John Matos Crash

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.7 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.3 inch

$396

Painting, Art stories: Res, Nicolas Pichon

Art stories: Res

Nicolas Pichon

Painting - 165 x 15 x 5 cm Painting - 65 x 5.9 x 2 inch

$1,924

Painting, Riri fifi loulou, Fat

Riri fifi loulou

Fat

Painting - 100 x 128 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 50.4 x 1.6 inch

$3,961

Print, Two Cultures - Green, Mark Kostabi

Two Cultures - Green

Mark Kostabi

Print - 106.7 x 77.5 cm Print - 42 x 30.5 inch

$950

Painting, L'oiseau totem, Timothy Archer

L'oiseau totem

Timothy Archer

Painting - 28.5 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.2 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$905

Fine Art Drawings, Le fakir maladroit, Timothy Archer

Le fakir maladroit

Timothy Archer

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$1,697

Painting, Dream, Medra

Dream

Medra

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

$679

Painting, Spectrum of Artistry, Onemizer

Spectrum of Artistry

Onemizer

Painting - 81 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

$15,843 $12,674

Painting, Love in Color, Onemizer

Love in Color

Onemizer

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

$22,633 $18,106

Painting, Super Mario loves Barbie, Patrick Cornée

Super Mario loves Barbie

Patrick Cornée

Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,018

Painting, Le timide - Jeux d'enfants, Nacks

Le timide - Jeux d'enfants

Nacks

Painting - 72 x 15 x 8 cm Painting - 28.3 x 5.9 x 3.1 inch

$679

Painting, Ou ai je la tête, Muriel Deumie

Ou ai je la tête

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,829

Painting, Amy, Martin

Amy

Martin

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

$883

Print, Flowarh$, Mr Brainwash

Flowarh$

Mr Brainwash

Print - 61 x 61 x 5.1 cm Print - 24 x 24 x 2 inch

$3,800

Painting, Bubble Rose, Seen

Bubble Rose

Seen

Painting - 77 x 61 x 3 cm Painting - 30.3 x 24 x 1.2 inch

$2,942

Painting, Le propanolol monégasque, Yohan Storti

Le propanolol monégasque

Yohan Storti

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$2,490

Painting, Les certitudes, Yohan Storti

Les certitudes

Yohan Storti

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

$2,716

Print, Radiant Lotus, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Radiant Lotus

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 61 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$565

Painting, It never ends, Cope2

It never ends

Cope2

Painting - 119 x 134 x 3 cm Painting - 46.9 x 52.8 x 1.2 inch

$8,487

Print, Rise Above Flower, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Rise Above Flower

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 inch

$509

Print, Rise Above Rose Geometric, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Rise Above Rose Geometric

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 60 x 30 cm Print - 23.6 x 11.8 inch

$447

Photography, Colour Fields, Barry Cawston

Colour Fields

Barry Cawston

Photography - 66 x 200 x 2 cm Photography - 26 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

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Painting, Impulse N°8, Dam Domido

Impulse N°8

Dam Domido

Painting - 40 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch

$1,007

Painting, Growing up in circles, Nick Warren

Growing up in circles

Nick Warren

Painting - 101 x 101 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.8 x 39.8 x 1.4 inch

$2,920

Print, MoonCake, Insane 51

MoonCake

Insane 51

Print - 43 x 73 x 0.3 cm Print - 16.9 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch

$1,912

Painting, Full colors 2, Zenoy

Full colors 2

Zenoy

Painting - 96 x 78 x 1 cm Painting - 37.8 x 30.7 x 0.4 inch

$3,961

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

$1,471

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

$1,075

Print, Serigraphie I (rehaussée à la main/hand-embellished), Piotre

Serigraphie I (rehaussée à la main/hand-embellished)

Piotre

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

$905 $724

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

$3,904

Painting, Moderne VII, Yrak

Moderne VII

Yrak

Painting - 100 x 80 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 2 inch

$4,527

Photography, 28 Flats, Barry Cawston

28 Flats

Barry Cawston

Photography - 110 x 120 x 2 cm Photography - 43.3 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,393

Painting, Paysage tagué, Zafi

Paysage tagué

Zafi

Painting - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$2,037

Painting, Bubble Bleu & Rose, Seen

Bubble Bleu & Rose

Seen

Painting - 62 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 24.4 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch

$1,811

Fine Art Drawings, Les toits éclairés par la lune, Jéko

Les toits éclairés par la lune

Jéko

Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

$679

Painting, Mowgli & Bagheera (plan du métro de Paris), Fat

Mowgli & Bagheera (plan du métro de Paris)

Fat

Painting - 55 x 83 x 0.2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 32.7 x 0.1 inch

$2,829

Painting, Félix (plan du métro de Paris), Fat

Félix (plan du métro de Paris)

Fat

Painting - 55 x 83 x 0.2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 32.7 x 0.1 inch

$2,829

Painting, L’homme orchestre, Claude Gean

L’homme orchestre

Claude Gean

Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,392

Painting, Love heart army, Shelby

Love heart army

Shelby

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

$2,942

Sculpture, Love Army, Shelby

Love Army

Shelby

Sculpture - 89 x 116 x 3 cm Sculpture - 35 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,942

Painting, Danse avec les stars, Claude Gean

Danse avec les stars

Claude Gean

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

$1,584

Painting, Donald paint, Fat

Donald paint

Fat

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

$3,169

Painting, Untitled SE Wild Style Raw large jaune, Seen

Untitled SE Wild Style Raw large jaune

Seen

Painting - 51 x 140.5 cm Painting - 20.1 x 55.3 inch

$2,829

Painting, My Kid Just Ruined My Haring III (Jackson Pollock version), Ziegler T

My Kid Just Ruined My Haring III (Jackson Pollock version)

Ziegler T

Painting - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Painting - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

$339

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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