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, Dream, Katrin Rymsha

Katrin Rymsha

Painting . 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,288

Painting, Andalouse, Toussaint

Toussaint

Painting . 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,900

Painting, MB 86, Méryl B

Méryl B

Painting . 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

€950 €855

Painting, Istlant, Y. Aslan

Y. Aslan

Painting . 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Painting, Hanabi. 26, Sia Aryai

Sia Aryai

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.5 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.2 inch

€961

Painting, Rose - 997, Aykaz Arzumanyan

Aykaz Arzumanyan

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

€860

Painting, Météores, Woizo

Woizo

Painting . 110 x 200 cm Painting . 43.3 x 78.7 inch

€5,500

Painting, Rave #15, Tadas Zaicikas

Tadas Zaicikas

Painting . 100.3 x 80 x 1.8 cm Painting . 39.5 x 31.5 x 0.7 inch

€9,824

Painting, Going Out, Binsky

Binsky

Painting . 100 x 200 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch

€5,034

Painting, Untitled, Derek Aylward

Derek Aylward

Painting . 60.96 x 45.72 x 2.54 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€7,776

Photography, Cosmos 9, Evantias Chaudat

Evantias Chaudat

Photography . 60 x 40 cm Photography . 23.6 x 15.7 inch

€1,440

Painting, From far, Charlotte Orel

Charlotte Orel

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

€900

Painting, Le pont, Ralph Resch

Ralph Resch

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

€1,290

Painting, La Dolce Vita, Sistermoon

Sistermoon

Painting . 90 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€7,700

Painting, Ronde, Sadhana Sorin-Dejust

Sadhana Sorin-Dejust

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,200

Painting, Bold, Shannon Ewing

Shannon Ewing

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1 inch

€1,007

Painting, Tango, Christiane Papé

Christiane Papé

Painting . 63.5 x 63.5 x 2.5 cm Painting . 25 x 25 x 1 inch

€915

Painting, Composition 104, Brian Chen

Brian Chen

Painting . 62 x 55 x 1 cm Painting . 24.4 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch

€900

Painting, Ignis Fatuus, Asma Namouji

Asma Namouji

Painting . 50 x 40 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 inch

€500

Painting, 20.024, Antonio Chacon

Antonio Chacon

Painting . 21 x 21 x 3 cm Painting . 8.3 x 8.3 x 1.2 inch

€400

Painting, Basalt Caves_02, Zsolt Bukta

Zsolt Bukta

Painting . 21 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 8.3 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€850

Painting, Glimpse 06, Tina Baggesen

Tina Baggesen

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

€2,300

Painting, Gardini, Masha Schmidt

Masha Schmidt

Painting . 72 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 28.3 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,900

Painting, Sunset, Olga Dzurova

Olga Dzurova

Painting . 66 x 63 x 2 cm Painting . 26 x 24.8 x 0.8 inch

€925

Painting, 108, Aldo Chaparro

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Aldo Chaparro

Painting . 80 x 80 x 6 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 2.4 inch

€12,000

Painting, Chant spirituel, Yaki Li

Yaki Li

Painting . 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€5,000

Painting, 1 mai 2020, Arnaud Liard

Arnaud Liard

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

€3,120

Painting, Stray Dog, Anita Clearfield

Anita Clearfield

Painting . 61 x 91.4 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 36 x 0.8 inch

€1,739

Painting, Outlaw, Vision

Vision

Painting . 60 x 60 x 3.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.4 inch

€1,300

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, Angel, Bela Riera

Bela Riera

Painting . 232 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting . 91.3 x 35 x 1 inch

€6,000

Painting, Sunset, Dorette Polnauer

Dorette Polnauer

Painting . 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€3,800

Painting, Composition, Roger Descombes

Roger Descombes

Painting . 50 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,131

Painting, Parsons, Gayle Fitzpatrick

Gayle Fitzpatrick

Painting . 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 30 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,048

Painting, Evasion, Anval

Anval

Painting . 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Painting, Eclat 3, Sandrine Hirson

Sandrine Hirson

Painting . 20 x 20 x 1.7 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.7 inch

€120 €114

Painting, Rico 8, Edgar Grau

Edgar Grau

Painting . 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,400

Painting, Boho, Katja Honak

Katja Honak

Painting . 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,600

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