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![Painting, Wrapped Rocks 2, Simon Findlay](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189516_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Barefoot on the Grass, Nina Borne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2188765_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, City, Nina Borne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2188761_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Kosmos, Nina Borne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2188757_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, MB 62, Méryl B](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1512300_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, A egg, Stanislav Bojankov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2217080_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Moon N°5, Aurélie Trabaud](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209271_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, A tire d’ailes, Maylis Bourdet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209201_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Straight or tweested ?, Maylis Bourdet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209197_1_grid.jpg)
Straight or tweested ?
Maylis Bourdet
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,371
![Painting, Entre ciel et mer, Chouette Nia](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2208093_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Secret place, Les Panchyshyn](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2207827_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Vase of flowers #5, Rachael Dalzell](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202757_1_grid.jpg)
Vase of flowers #5
Rachael Dalzell
Painting - 75 x 55 x 1 cm Painting - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,258
![Painting, Vase of flowers #3, Rachael Dalzell](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202745_1_grid.jpg)
Vase of flowers #3
Rachael Dalzell
Painting - 75 x 55 x 1 cm Painting - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,258
![Painting, Until The Death, Cosmos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200128_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, To Do Recto, Cosmos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200127_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Time Off Buddah, Cosmos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200126_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Racing Formula Twenty Three, Cosmos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200124_1_grid.jpg)
Racing Formula Twenty Three
Cosmos
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.4 inch
$6,934
![Painting, Plus De Règles, Cosmos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200119_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, No Plans For Love, Cosmos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200115_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Los Jardines Del Prado, Cosmos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200107_1_grid.jpg)
Los Jardines Del Prado
Cosmos
Painting - 140 x 200 x 3.5 cm Painting - 55.1 x 78.7 x 1.4 inch
$13,310
![Painting, All Night Long, Cosmos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200083_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, III (Three) Imperfect Imperfections, Makama John](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200027_1_grid.jpg)
III (Three) Imperfect Imperfections
Makama John
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 inch
$2,299
![Painting, Street art 3, Mr Garcia](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199202_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, AV_Adria_021, Bernhard Lang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189059_1_grid.jpg)
AV_Adria_021
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,454
![Print, Mujer Afro, Alberto Ricardo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213608_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Jump session-XXIV, Stanislav Bojankov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210695_1_grid.jpg)
Jump session-XXIV
Stanislav Bojankov
Painting - 70 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,230
![Painting, Spring, Mitko Dimitrov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2206816_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, On Stage, Edo Kaaij](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200947_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Mantra, Edo Kaaij](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200939_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La couleur de mes envies car je t'aime, Sophie Petetin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191583_1_grid.jpg)
La couleur de mes envies car je t'aime
Sophie Petetin
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$2,461
![Print, Estaque - Braque 1906 edition, M.Chat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190269_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Infini II, Eurgal](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187004_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Reflections, Lilly Muth](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2172603_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, MB 68, Méryl B](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1891968_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Gorgeous cactus flowers, Natalya Mougenot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210586_1_grid.jpg)
Gorgeous cactus flowers
Natalya Mougenot
Painting - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$425
![Painting, United_(part 3), Les Panchyshyn](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2207933_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, United, Les Panchyshyn](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2207931_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sunrise, Les Panchyshyn](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2207832_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Death03173, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204616_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Death03127, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204615_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Death02619, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204613_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Death02612, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204611_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Clin d'oeil, Sophie Dumont](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204409_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Searching for Flowers, Kiritin Beyer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204390_1_grid.jpg)
Searching for Flowers
Kiritin Beyer
Photography - 51 x 76 x 0.1 cm Photography - 20.1 x 29.9 x 0 inch
$1,118
![Painting, Fleur I, Yong Chen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204168_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Death02773, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204101_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled, Aloyzas Smilingis](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203920_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Deathf1614, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202752_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Deathp212, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202750_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Deathma280, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202748_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Deathm6167, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202747_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Deathma280, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202746_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Deathq867, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202734_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Street art 4, Mr Garcia](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202495_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Berlin love, Dr. Love](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199320_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Clair de lune, Françoise Dugourd-Caput](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194935_1_grid.jpg)
Clair de lune
Françoise Dugourd-Caput
Painting - 30 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$649
![Print, Death04749, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191878_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Death03922, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191877_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Death02745, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191875_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, DeathF1044, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191874_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, DeathF1128, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191873_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Death02219, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191870_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, DeathMb585, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191867_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, DeathF1506, Death NYC](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191865_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Jhon, Corinne Maussang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190829_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Symphony of Sails, Arto Mkrtchyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190771_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Fontaine de Jouvence, Patricia Dubois](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189980_1_grid.jpg)
Fontaine de Jouvence
Patricia Dubois
Painting - 81 x 62 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 24.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,136
![Painting, Dune, Sophie Duplain](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187226_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, N°500, Pierre-Luc Poujol](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2105652_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Sans Titre, Bram van Velde](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1679403_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Côte rose. Matinée près de la mer, Alexei Lantsev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1535487_1_grid.jpg)
Côte rose. Matinée près de la mer
Alexei Lantsev
Painting - 42 x 61 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 24 x 0 inch
$1,007
![Painting, Amore, Lise Vurpillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214266_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, L'oiseau rouge - série animaux, Marie-Claude Quignon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2211485_1_grid.jpg)
L'oiseau rouge - série animaux
Marie-Claude Quignon
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$280
![Painting, Abstraction 126, Iryna Kastsova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205054_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Interior of a café, Susana Mata](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197968_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, From the window, Susana Mata](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197965_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Emotional Eruption, Seyran Gasparyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194874_1_grid.jpg)
Emotional Eruption
Seyran Gasparyan
Painting - 45 x 35 x 0.2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
$360
![Print, M.Chat Golden, M.Chat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2193019_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Funky side, Pascal merlin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189387_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Psychedelic, Pierre Morquin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2188698_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Invasion, Pierre Morquin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2188664_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La Signora, Keng Wai Lee](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2186718_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Pantalone, Keng Wai Lee](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2186717_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Follower, Newel Hunter](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2186176_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Iridescent Drizzles (Rain in pink), Nestor Toro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2186091_1_grid.jpg)
Iridescent Drizzles (Rain in pink)
Nestor Toro
Painting - 127 x 116.8 x 1.8 cm Painting - 50 x 46 x 0.7 inch
$8,530
![Painting, Ramblas Barcelona, Jordi Turbau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2183204_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Female couple, Liliana Samulak](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182975_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Promenade d'automne, Charlotte Abecassis](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1633389_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Butterfly Effect II, Viktoria Ganhao](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1143939_1_grid.jpg)
Butterfly Effect II
Viktoria Ganhao
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$962
![Print, Michael Alan Alien, Michael Alan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210116_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Black enchained Basquiat, PyB](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209922_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, X Men Haring Replay, PyB](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209921_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Skull monkey happy, PyB](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209920_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?