Colored artworks

Painting, Competing Thoughts, Michael Mccullough

Competing Thoughts

Michael Mccullough

Painting - 121.9 x 96.5 x 0.8 cm Painting - 48 x 38 x 0.3 inch

$3,250

Print, A New Life 01, Angelica Tcherassi

A New Life 01

Angelica Tcherassi

Print - 149.9 x 119.9 x 0.3 cm Print - 59 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch

$1,500

Painting, Movement IV, Sarah Elqa

Movement IV

Sarah Elqa

Painting - 120 x 120 x 4.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.8 inch

$2,990

Painting, Tango Dandy, Jean-Michel Cordier

Tango Dandy

Jean-Michel Cordier

Painting - 120 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$2,018

Painting, Angelo de Sousa Interpretation II, Rosarinho Andrade

Angelo de Sousa Interpretation II

Rosarinho Andrade

Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$1,682

Painting, Amarylis Blanc, Virginie Cadoret

Amarylis Blanc

Virginie Cadoret

Painting - 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

$4,372

Painting, Golden Emperor, Vera Kochubey

Golden Emperor

Vera Kochubey

Painting - 208.3 x 160 cm Painting - 82 x 63 inch

$4,950

Painting, Interwoven Colors, Gameon

Interwoven Colors

Gameon

Painting - 120 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$2,803

Painting, La roue lumineuse, Damienne Valentin

La roue lumineuse

Damienne Valentin

Painting - 60 x 60 x 0.2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$673

Painting, Jhon, Corinne Maussang

Jhon

Corinne Maussang

Painting - 90 x 90 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$1,682

Painting, Laissons entrer le soleil#268, Céline Pierzchala

Laissons entrer le soleil#268

Céline Pierzchala

Painting - 50 x 40 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch

$280

Print, Blue orgasm, Anastasia Kurakina

Blue orgasm

Anastasia Kurakina

Print - 246 x 199 x 1 cm Print - 96.9 x 78.3 x 0.4 inch

$2,102

Painting, B-R, Brice Mounier

B-R

Brice Mounier

Painting - 80 x 80 x 14 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 5.5 inch

$5,045

Painting, Silhi, Eric Robin

Silhi

Eric Robin

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

$1,682

Print, November, 2021, Sarah Morris

November, 2021

Sarah Morris

Print - 85.1 x 59.7 cm Print - 33.5 x 23.5 inch

$1,500

Painting, Vitale, Keng Wai Lee

Vitale

Keng Wai Lee

Painting - 81.5 x 81.5 x 4 cm Painting - 32.1 x 32.1 x 1.6 inch

$2,386

Painting, Les Bidules, VHE

Les Bidules

VHE

Painting - 50 x 50 x 5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 2 inch

$291

Painting, Mickey lover, Illian

Mickey lover

Illian

Painting - 31 x 31 x 2 cm Painting - 12.2 x 12.2 x 0.8 inch

$179 $161

Painting, The Limit, The Catman

The Limit

The Catman

Painting - 160 x 190 x 3.5 cm Painting - 63 x 74.8 x 1.4 inch

$4,148

Painting, Nature 197, Muriel Napoli

Nature 197

Muriel Napoli

Painting - 100.1 x 160 x 4.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 63 x 1.6 inch

$6,500

Painting, Femme au turban jaune, E. Rosselli

Femme au turban jaune

E. Rosselli

Painting - 55.4 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.8 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,591

Print, Couleur Lumière 4, Horacio Garcia Rossi

Couleur Lumière 4

Horacio Garcia Rossi

Print - 65 x 65 cm Print - 25.6 x 25.6 inch

$897

Painting, Winter Greys, Nikki Wheeler

Winter Greys

Nikki Wheeler

Painting - 73.7 x 75.9 x 1.5 cm Painting - 29 x 29.9 x 0.6 inch

$1,799

Painting, Calanque d'En Vau, Chantal Buissart

Calanque d'En Vau

Chantal Buissart

Painting - 65 x 92 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 1 inch

$1,009

Painting, Abstract Wall Art Drawing/Painting #04222023, Michael Verlangieri

Abstract Wall Art Drawing/Painting #04222023

Michael Verlangieri

Painting - 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 22 x 30 x 0.1 inch

$4,005

Painting, Lullaby, Ninu Art

Lullaby

Ninu Art

Painting - 90 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 1 inch

$2,242

Painting, Selfie IX, Moses Baite

Selfie IX

Moses Baite

Painting - 50.7 x 40.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20 x 15.9 x 1.2 inch

$1,682

Painting, Plage d'Arcachon, Jenny D'ormond

Plage d'Arcachon

Jenny D'ormond

Painting - 65 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,401

Painting, Endless, Wesl

Endless

Wesl

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

$4,484

Painting, Free jazz, Jean Jourdan

Free jazz

Jean Jourdan

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$219

Painting, Woman in Blue with Headscarf, Nicolle Menegaldo

Woman in Blue with Headscarf

Nicolle Menegaldo

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

$2,585

Painting, Sans titre, Bonus

Sans titre

Bonus

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

$5,045

Painting, La guerre du feu 1, Thibault Franc

La guerre du feu 1

Thibault Franc

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

$1,682

Painting, Labirinto, Ana Costa

Labirinto

Ana Costa

Painting - 61 x 45 x 0.2 cm Painting - 24 x 17.7 x 0.1 inch

$325

Painting, Flotter - série Paysage abstraite, Claire de Noinville

Flotter - série Paysage abstraite

Claire de Noinville

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$157

Painting, Le Goumand - In the City, Nacks

Le Goumand - In the City

Nacks

Painting - 79 x 61 x 3 cm Painting - 31.1 x 24 x 1.2 inch

$1,457

Photography, New Utopias #4 (Blonde Girl) | Fotografiska Berlin 2024 : Miles Aldridge : Virgin Mary. Supermarkets. Popcorn., Miles Aldridge

New Utopias #4 (Blonde Girl) | Fotografiska Berlin 2024 : Miles Aldridge : Virgin Mary. Supermarkets. Popcorn.

Miles Aldridge

Photography - 111 x 98 cm Photography - 43.7 x 38.6 inch

$8,408

Painting, Point Series (Strata) 26, James Lumsden

Point Series (Strata) 26

James Lumsden

Painting - 35 x 35 x 5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 13.8 x 2 inch

$1,906

Painting, Three horses on the sea - Italian painting, Romano Mussolini

Three horses on the sea - Italian painting

Romano Mussolini

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

$1,794

Painting, Ref 597, Nicolas Dubreuille

Ref 597

Nicolas Dubreuille

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

$1,794

Sculpture, Petit bonhomme, Henri  Iglésis

Petit bonhomme

Henri Iglésis

Sculpture - 50 x 35 x 20 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 13.8 x 7.9 inch

$2,915

Painting, Left (paper) pieces : unknown world, Hansol Yoon

Left (paper) pieces : unknown world

Hansol Yoon

Painting - 44.7 x 27 x 1 cm Painting - 17.6 x 10.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,805

Painting, Histoire de Guadeloupe 6, Françoise Sémiramoth

Histoire de Guadeloupe 6

Françoise Sémiramoth

Painting - 130 x 97 x 1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.4 inch

$13,453

Painting, Drain color, Cynthia Coulombe-Bégin

Drain color

Cynthia Coulombe-Bégin

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

$1,895

Painting, Les fleurs qui s'ouvrent le soir no.5, Clo

Les fleurs qui s'ouvrent le soir no.5

Clo

Painting - 91.4 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 30 x 1.5 inch

$2,474

Painting, Trinity, Stoz

Trinity

Stoz

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

$336

Painting, Untitled, Aasiri Wickremage

Untitled

Aasiri Wickremage

Painting - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$67

Fine Art Drawings, #11082022, Michael Verlangieri

#11082022

Michael Verlangieri

Fine Art Drawings - 76.2 x 111.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 44 x 0.1 inch

$7,965

Painting, Where the dreamers hide, Etienne Quesnay

Where the dreamers hide

Etienne Quesnay

Painting - 65 x 54 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 1 inch

$1,794

Painting, Partition sémantique 3, Goulwen (Leyto) Mahé

Partition sémantique 3

Goulwen (Leyto) Mahé

Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,794

Painting, Cabinet des Lapins, Corine Perier

Cabinet des Lapins

Corine Perier

Painting - 100 x 81 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.6 inch

$8,072

Painting, Sometimes, I fall asleep and I don’t know where I am, Julie Ruelle

Sometimes, I fall asleep and I don’t know where I am

Julie Ruelle

Painting - 81 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$3,924

Painting, Golden krown, Kool Koor

Golden krown

Kool Koor

Painting - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$11,211

Photography, Andal'Ouse, RicO

Andal'Ouse

RicO

Photography - 70 x 70 x 1.5 cm Photography - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch

$2,018

Painting, Archétype, Cédric Palobart

Archétype

Cédric Palobart

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1 inch

$3,868

Painting, Le réveil du printemps, Sana Hichri

Le réveil du printemps

Sana Hichri

Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$5,606

Painting, N32-24, Lina

N32-24

Lina

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

$426

Painting, Black galaxy, Ana Hefco

Black galaxy

Ana Hefco

Painting - 40.6 x 40.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 16 x 16 x 1.5 inch

$675

Painting, Sud, Diane de Cicco

Sud

Diane de Cicco

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

$3,139

Painting, Paris s'eveille, Hico

Paris s'eveille

Hico

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

$2,018

Painting, Christ II, Jean-Michel Lourenço

Christ II

Jean-Michel Lourenço

Painting - 60 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,289

Painting, Vision of peace, Zakaria Aboukhriss

Vision of peace

Zakaria Aboukhriss

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

$504

Print, Olgas NT, Margaret Lees

Olgas NT

Margaret Lees

Print - 34.5 x 35 cm Print - 13.6 x 13.8 inch

$336

Painting, Chalets et patûrage, H.Bani

Chalets et patûrage

H.Bani

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

$1,417

Painting, Il pleut sur Paris II, David Cumps

Il pleut sur Paris II

David Cumps

Painting - 120 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,466

Painting, Rouge-Blanc, Benna Chu (Meylan)

Rouge-Blanc

Benna Chu (Meylan)

Painting - 152 x 128 x 2 cm Painting - 59.8 x 50.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,101

Painting, Les beaux sentiments, Timothy Archer

Les beaux sentiments

Timothy Archer

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

$3,924

Painting, A la nôtre, Marie-Aude Molin

A la nôtre

Marie-Aude Molin

Painting - 60 x 40 x 0.25 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$516

Painting, Signature, Adrien Goudier

Signature

Adrien Goudier

Painting - 73 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,018

Painting, Hypnose, Fred Mouton

Hypnose

Fred Mouton

Painting - 63 x 48.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 24.8 x 19.1 x 0.2 inch

$4,036

Painting, Lettres colonnes, Paul Kallos

Lettres colonnes

Paul Kallos

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

$2,579

Photography, Tulipe, Arelys Photos

Tulipe

Arelys Photos

Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.3 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$549

Print, Classy, Ciscø

Classy

Ciscø

Print - 10 x 18 x 1 cm Print - 3.9 x 7.1 x 0.4 inch

$415

Print, Spore 1, Mr Jago

Spore 1

Mr Jago

Print - 77 x 75 cm Print - 30.3 x 29.5 inch

$1,570

Painting, Hypercube IV, J. Demsky

Hypercube IV

J. Demsky

Painting - 118 x 79 x 1 cm Painting - 46.5 x 31.1 x 0.4 inch

$8,969

Painting, Composition Abstraite, B. Pàlf

Composition Abstraite

B. Pàlf

Painting - 79.5 x 59.6 x 0.5 cm Painting - 31.3 x 23.5 x 0.2 inch

$2,555

Painting, Echoes of Contemplation, Liana Asatryan

Echoes of Contemplation

Liana Asatryan

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

$450

Painting, Poesia delle aqua, Pasquale Di Fazio

Poesia delle aqua

Pasquale Di Fazio

Painting - 80 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$10,090 $9,081

Painting, It Walks Among Us, Hal Mayforth

It Walks Among Us

Hal Mayforth

Painting - 106.7 x 83.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 42 x 33 x 0.1 inch

$5,000

Photography, Bruciato, Gina Soden

Bruciato

Gina Soden

Photography - 44.64 x 64.96 x 0.1 cm Photography - 17.6 x 25.6 x 0 inch

$1,457

Painting, Le printemps arrive, Ahmed Zaibi

Le printemps arrive

Ahmed Zaibi

Painting - 62 x 42 x 2 cm Painting - 24.4 x 16.5 x 0.8 inch

$258

Painting, Grammy, Peter Max

Grammy

Peter Max

Painting - 121.92 x 91.44 x 2.54 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

$250,000

Fine Art Drawings, L'épouvantail, Mara

L'épouvantail

Mara

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$392 $353

Painting, Garden, Jan Bauch

Garden

Jan Bauch

Painting - 80 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$215,252

Painting, Psychedelic smile, Rémy Demestre

Psychedelic smile

Rémy Demestre

Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 cm Painting - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0.4 inch

$280 $252

Painting, Takayama, Brigitte Millet

Takayama

Brigitte Millet

Painting - 84 x 56 x 3 cm Painting - 33.1 x 22 x 1.2 inch

$617

Painting, N° 21.18 Reflet, Isa-L

N° 21.18 Reflet

Isa-L

Painting - 97 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$6,727

Painting, Sun and Flowers, Diane Bellier

Sun and Flowers

Diane Bellier

Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,363

Painting, Apaisement II, Anval

Apaisement II

Anval

Painting - 50 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

$729

Painting, Il Trovatore, Giorgio de Chirico

Il Trovatore

Giorgio de Chirico

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,435,011

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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