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, North in summer, Luong Trung

Luong Trung

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

€5,750

Painting, Brooklyn, M. Muro

M. Muro

Painting . 60 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,600

Painting, Times Square, M. Muro

M. Muro

Painting . 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,600

Painting, Notre Dame de Paris (1), PyB

PyB

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€120

Painting, Estate infinita, Moi.

Moi.

Painting . 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€3,200

Painting, Contrasto, Tamara Bellarte

Tamara Bellarte

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

€350

Painting, Gion (Japon), M. Muro

M. Muro

Painting . 60 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,600

Photography, AXF_Burano_VE_02, Axel Fassio

Axel Fassio

Photography . 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,250

Painting, Floating City, Samiran Boruah

Samiran Boruah

Painting . 60 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,400

Painting, Resol Veneciano, M. Muro

M. Muro

Painting . 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,600

Painting, Selo V, Ivan Tzonev

Ivan Tzonev

Painting . 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€80

Photography, AXF_Burano_VE_01, Axel Fassio

Axel Fassio

Photography . 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,250

Painting, Etude 17, Alexander Shandor

Alexander Shandor

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

€549

Painting, Bosque de columnas, M. Muro

M. Muro

Painting . 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

Print, Afternoon, Jason Alexander

Jason Alexander

Print . 58.4 x 43.2 x 5.1 cm Print . 23 x 17 x 2 inch

€503

Painting, Sin título, Emilio Tejada

Emilio Tejada

Painting . 54 x 65 x 5 cm Painting . 21.3 x 25.6 x 2 inch

€910

Photography, Mirror, Maciej Leszczynski

Maciej Leszczynski

Photography . 18 x 28 cm Photography . 7.1 x 11 inch

€350

Painting, Babylone, Ceet Fouad

Ceet Fouad

Painting . 200 x 150 x 3 cm Painting . 78.7 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

€18,000

Photography, Mr DZ, Charly Desoubry

Charly Desoubry

Photography . 50 x 90 x 0.5 cm Photography . 19.7 x 35.4 x 0.2 inch

€600

Photography, Mirages #10, Javier Rey

Javier Rey

Photography . 75 x 55 x 0.3 cm Photography . 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.1 inch

€1,112

Painting, 1ère neige, Navema

Navema

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

€650

Print, Macba, Jean-Philippe Henric

Jean-Philippe Henric

Print . 120 x 90 x 3 cm Print . 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€499

Painting, Forma luzy color, M. Muro

M. Muro

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

€3,000

Painting, My village, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

Painting . 31 x 41 x 0.1 cm Painting . 12.2 x 16.1 x 0 inch

€150

Painting, Urban bridge, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€600

Painting, Notre Dame de Paris, PyB

PyB

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

€200

Photography, Paris, la Tour, Paul Marnef

Paul Marnef

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

€1,490

Photography, Tonelada, Eduardo Rezende

Eduardo Rezende

Photography . 119.9 x 79.8 x 0.3 cm Photography . 47.2 x 31.4 x 0.1 inch

€3,661

Painting, Les cabines de plage, Azziel

Azziel

Painting . 25 x 25 x 4 cm Painting . 9.8 x 9.8 x 1.6 inch

€100

Photography, Tropics, Rodrigo

Rodrigo

Photography . 35.6 x 23.4 x 0.1 cm Photography . 14 x 9.2 x 0 inch

€1,750

Painting, Megapolis 6, Max Yaskin

Max Yaskin

Painting . 100 x 200 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch

€2,750

Photography, Waves, Eduardo Rezende

Eduardo Rezende

Photography . 119.9 x 89.9 x 0.3 cm Photography . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

€3,661

Painting, Struttura del tempo, Moi.

Moi.

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

€2,200

Photography, Luna Park, Rodrigo

Rodrigo

Photography . 35.1 x 27.1 x 0.1 cm Photography . 13.8 x 10.7 x 0 inch

€1,999

Photography, Papel Corten, Eduardo Rezende

Eduardo Rezende

Photography . 119.9 x 79.8 x 0.3 cm Photography . 47.2 x 31.4 x 0.1 inch

€3,661

Painting, Mégalopole, Frank De Blok

Frank De Blok

Painting . 18 x 24 x 1 cm Painting . 7.1 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch

€150

Painting, Spring in Foy, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€550

Painting, A few houses, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€550

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