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![Painting, Poppies, Marine Joatton](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2017260_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Ngapa Jukurrpa (Water dreaming) - Puyurru, Gwendolyn Martin Nangala](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1947570_1_grid.jpg)
Ngapa Jukurrpa (Water dreaming) - Puyurru
Gwendolyn Martin Nangala
Painting - 40 x 40 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 inch
$559
![Painting, Colorquantization 02, Minuitcréatif](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1945722_1_grid.jpg)
Colorquantization 02
Minuitcréatif
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$447
![Photography, Rainbow warrior, Alexandre ALLOUL](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1726293_1_grid.jpg)
Rainbow warrior
Alexandre ALLOUL
Photography - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$951
![Photography, Happy Valley, Justin Chan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1632627_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Thoughtful discourse, Imad Fakhry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2171024_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Vibrant conversations, Imad Fakhry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2171011_1_grid.jpg)
Vibrant conversations
Imad Fakhry
Photography - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,400
![Print, Back to black Patriotic mess 2, Juan Cordero](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2151328_1_grid.jpg)
Back to black Patriotic mess 2
Juan Cordero
Print - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$671
![Painting, Big Pattern, Petra Rös-Nickel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1958178_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Neoteric Abstract -4, Anand Manchiraju](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1773495_1_grid.jpg)
Neoteric Abstract -4
Anand Manchiraju
Print - 101.6 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Print - 40 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$4,500 $4,050
![Print, Bonnie, Grégoire Brysemal](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1344954_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Mini taureau rouge 03, Imfré Gite](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1245375_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, untitled, Jo Novecento](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1025799_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Img_7885, Hamed ENCS](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2173987_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sans titre, Olga Luna](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2156775_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Rose épanouie, Françoise De Beaucé](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2156411_1_grid.jpg)
Rose épanouie
Françoise De Beaucé
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$5,480 $4,932
![Painting, Intervalles du carré, Julio Pacheco-Rivas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150022_1_grid.jpg)
Intervalles du carré
Julio Pacheco-Rivas
Painting - 49 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 19.3 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$3,579
![Painting, Down the Mario hole, John Paul Fauves](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2135371_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Knar 7, Jo-Do-Joong](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2010657_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, On the surface, Arild Askeland](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1966641_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, September, Bedriska Uzdilova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1909614_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Untitled Clay Pieces, Derick Smith](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1766931_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled Clay Pieces
Derick Smith
Sculpture - 96 x 46 x 2 cm Sculpture - 37.8 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,461
![Painting, Believe, Clara Liberal](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1737006_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Portrait of man, Pierre Emile Lelong](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1350540_1_grid.jpg)
Portrait of man
Pierre Emile Lelong
Painting - 29 x 27 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.4 x 10.6 x 0 inch
$537
![Painting, Gesture 3, Guillermo De Rosa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1100193_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Pivoine Rouge Édition, Léa Dedieu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/815934_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Spritz' sky, Isabelle Derecque](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2039631_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Poussière de lune, Florence Comas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2027085_1_grid.jpg)
Poussière de lune
Florence Comas
Painting - 76.2 x 55.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 22 x 1.5 inch
$3,800
![Painting, Fire: Do not fear... thresholds are for crossing, Phyllis Viola Boyd](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1968462_1_grid.jpg)
Fire: Do not fear... thresholds are for crossing
Phyllis Viola Boyd
Painting - 152.4 x 177.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 60 x 70 x 2 inch
$11,000
![Painting, Slow life and the sun 779, Robert Sokolowski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2029284_1_grid.jpg)
Slow life and the sun 779
Robert Sokolowski
Painting - 80 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,355
![Design, Around the world, Sarah Elqa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2003220_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Pensando en un paisaje, José Carmona](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2000136_1_grid.jpg)
Pensando en un paisaje
José Carmona
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$2,740
![Print, Love - Blue, Nacks](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1845678_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Café 1, Catherine Rafenberg](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1544988_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Force bloom 24, James Verbicky](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1393797_1_grid.jpg)
Force bloom 24
James Verbicky
Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 5.08 cm Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 inch
$22,400
![Painting, Milky Morning, Asya Feoktistova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2165952_1_grid.jpg)
Milky Morning
Asya Feoktistova
Painting - 100 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
$8,388
![Painting, Przywilej (privilege), Bartlomiej Zalucki](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2145700_1_grid.jpg)
Przywilej (privilege)
Bartlomiej Zalucki
Painting - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$3,188
![Painting, Z cyklu Siostry, Spogladajace 2 (sisters looking), Agnieszka Brzezinska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144193_1_grid.jpg)
Z cyklu Siostry, Spogladajace 2 (sisters looking)
Agnieszka Brzezinska
Painting - 60 x 120 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$3,188
![Painting, Jetée de fleurs, Jean Dufy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2015100_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Timeless, Acide](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1328859_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Méandre 1, Marc-André Metais](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1238784_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, L'homme guitare, Odin Pigelet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2148627_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Develop, Shuai Xiang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2139255_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Dans le vide, Franck Rozet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2017662_1_grid.jpg)
Dans le vide
Franck Rozet
Photography - 100 x 67 x 0.6 cm Photography - 39.4 x 26.4 x 0.2 inch
$2,740
![Painting, Crique, Louis Devienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1710321_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Untitled, Tomas Lacque](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1348392_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Canal street, Sue Graef](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1842963_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Rêve Lucide, Bilos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1519572_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Portrait d'Ursula Stauffacher au livre rouge, Alexandre Blanchet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1144878_1_grid.jpg)
Portrait d'Ursula Stauffacher au livre rouge
Alexandre Blanchet
Painting - 91.5 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 36 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
$4,185
![Photography, Bite, Cynthia K Cortes](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/997551_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Ce rêve bleu, Alexandre LLSSG](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2047356_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Peace Bazooka, Tchewy22](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1868118_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Desire, Kenny Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1787208_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Sun, Joel Amit](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1783923_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Oyanga (take it), Pamela Enyonu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1275408_1_grid.jpg)
Oyanga (take it)
Pamela Enyonu
Photography - 87 x 62 x 2 cm Photography - 34.3 x 24.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,796
![Print, Material, PhilQuatre](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160552_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Plein la crinière, M.Cros](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2014614_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Song, Louzio](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1291281_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Friends, Emma Chodorowska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2047998_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Caesar Wars, Jabba](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1782195_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Traffic light, Darko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1414626_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Shan Print, Flu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2152670_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sans titre, Moshi Moshi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2001420_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Dynamic Mapping 01, Provox](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1788750_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Unresolved, Aladejare Ayodeji Oluwaseun](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1564884_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Ofrendas, Carlos Anzola](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1559136_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Sans titre, Franck Omer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2151078_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Chat l’Bête 2.3 #121, Stephanie Godann](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2148708_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Vigne, Hugo Villaspasa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2144449_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Stained glass, Didier Engels](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1447890_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Le retour, Henri Guibal](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1015380_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, DotNuts, Anna Sweet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155334_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Trames, Renaud Perrin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2149116_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Intitled, Alexis Akrithakis](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2088960_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Paix dans la lumière, Jean-Claude Bligny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1523538_1_grid.jpg)
Paix dans la lumière
Jean-Claude Bligny
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,026
![Print, Jongleur de Provence, Yvan Philmer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1950723_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Coward, Etienne Mottez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1703880_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Watch man of the dark, David Pinegar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1537380_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, That's a nice garden sculpture., Raymond Legaspi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1204365_1_grid.jpg)
That's a nice garden sculpture.
Raymond Legaspi
Painting - 81 x 101.2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.8 inch
$2,552
![Fine Art Drawings, Cuina verd, groc i gris, Montse Roldos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2177103_1_grid.jpg)
Cuina verd, groc i gris
Montse Roldos
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.03 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$207
![Painting, One more try (George Michael), Mediya Al Matroshy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2135458_1_grid.jpg)
One more try (George Michael)
Mediya Al Matroshy
Painting - 90 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,901
![Sculpture, Demi cercles, Martha Boto](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1063713_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cascade d'eau vive, Yaniro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150969_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Meta Peinture Abstraite / Meta Abstract Painting, Jean-Claude Byandb](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1698723_1_grid.jpg)
Meta Peinture Abstraite / Meta Abstract Painting
Jean-Claude Byandb
Painting - 40 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
$1,901
![Print, Istanbul I, Sukran Ulucan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1680144_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Femme je vous aime, Stefan Vivier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1405476_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Via Vai, Giuseppe Gruciani](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/932301_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, JM.Flower Power, Julie Mechali](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1376418_1_grid.jpg)
JM.Flower Power
Julie Mechali
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$8,612
![Print, Advance of the aerosol assassins, Revolt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1332252_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tres, Fermin Fontan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2157808_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Simple style, Tones](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2156466_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Action Bronson at la Buvette - Lithographie, Filipp Jenikäe](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2142217_1_grid.jpg)
Action Bronson at la Buvette - Lithographie
Filipp Jenikäe
Print - 65 x 65 x 0.2 cm Print - 25.6 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch
$447
![Photography, Safe, Scott Soares](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1687230_1_grid.jpg)
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?