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, Source, Saloua Sarhiri

Saloua Sarhiri

Painting . 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€2,350

Painting, Afterglow, Angela Wakefield

Angela Wakefield

Painting . 12.7 x 17.8 x 0 cm Painting . 5 x 7 x 0.01 inch

€1,179

Sculpture, Mc Lego, Helder Batista

Helder Batista

Sculpture . 20 x 15 x 8 cm Sculpture . 7.9 x 5.9 x 3.1 inch

€3,900

Print, Angels, Menashe Kadishman

Menashe Kadishman

Print . 53 x 73 x 0.5 cm Print . 20.9 x 28.7 x 0.2 inch

€1,277

Fine Art Drawings, The Red, Tina Loiodice

Tina Loiodice

Fine Art Drawings . 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

€350

Print, Pensieri, Lucio Monaco

Lucio Monaco

Print . 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Print . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€169

Painting, Style Loops, Serval

Serval

Painting . 150 x 300 x 5 cm Painting . 59.1 x 118.1 x 2 inch

€18,350

Painting, Olga II, Antoni Falat

Antoni Falat

Painting . 81 x 66 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 26 x 0.8 inch

€7,500

Painting, Vibration, Richard Vildeman

Richard Vildeman

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

€1,860

Painting, No Way, Thibault Laget-Ro

Thibault Laget-Ro

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

€3,500

Painting, Expectation, Eugene Petrov

Eugene Petrov

Painting . 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€950

Painting, Flora 3, Pascal Courcelles

Pascal Courcelles

Painting . 23 x 23 x 3 cm Painting . 9.1 x 9.1 x 1.2 inch

€2,150

Painting, Mout, Koa

Koa

Painting . 7 x 7 x 3 cm Painting . 2.8 x 2.8 x 1.2 inch

€80 €72

Painting, Les tuiles bleues, Yrak

Yrak

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

€4,200

Painting, Rough Side, John Matos Crash

John Matos Crash

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

€8,500

Print, Acid Casualties, UFO907

UFO907

Print . 81.28 x 50.8 cm Print . 32 x 20 inch

€994

Painting, Cafe Scene VII, Isaac Maimon

Isaac Maimon

Painting . 102 x 78 x 3 cm Painting . 40.2 x 30.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,280

Print, La grande course, Marabout

Marabout

Print . 50 x 100 x 2 cm Print . 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,100 €880

Painting, Abstract-132, Nivas Kanhere

Nivas Kanhere

Painting . 91.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 48 x 1 inch

€1,477

Painting, La Direction, Angelo Donadoni

Angelo Donadoni

Painting . 77 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 30.3 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,581

Painting, Stay Close, Vu Cuong

Vu Cuong

Painting . 101.6 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm Painting . 40 x 40 x 2 inch

€2,644

Painting, Frame, Elena Bandurka

Elena Bandurka

Painting . 88 x 58 cm Painting . 34.6 x 22.8 inch

€1,459

Painting, Kurikindi, Mumuzepaint

Mumuzepaint

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

€860

Print, Elpis, Sadie Weis

Sadie Weis

Print . 110 x 80 x 0.1 cm Print . 43.3 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€2,300

Painting, Sunshine, Mari.ce

Mari.ce

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch

€1,200

Painting, La Vision, Magdalena Maatkare

Magdalena Maatkare

Painting . 80 x 40 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,100

Print, Perspective, Renato Livi

Renato Livi

Print . 64 x 47 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.2 x 18.5 x 0 inch

€200

Painting, Guerra !, Barbara d'Antuono

Barbara d'Antuono

Painting . 60 x 92 x 5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 36.2 x 2 inch

€4,500

Painting, Apaisement, Genny B

Genny B

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

€240

Painting, Blue Vision, Léa Roche

Léa Roche

Painting . 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€420 €336

Print, Hot Flush, Rob Omodiagbe

Rob Omodiagbe

Print . 59.2 x 45 x 0.3 cm Print . 23.3 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch

€264

Painting, Amelia, Carolina Alotus

Carolina Alotus

Painting . 70 x 70 x 4 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

€1,451

Painting, Sans titre, Santoshi Shyam

Santoshi Shyam

Painting . 84 x 115 cm Painting . 33.1 x 45.3 inch

€900

Painting, Untitled B, Nicole Loos

Nicole Loos

Painting . 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€1,250

Print, Manga Woman, PLM-ART

PLM-ART

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

€1,277 €1,213

Painting, Voodoo Child, Thierry Corpet

Thierry Corpet

Painting . 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€1,200

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