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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Print, Deathme968 (10), Death NYC

Death NYC

Print . 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print . 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch

€199

Print, Deathme968, Death NYC

Death NYC

Print . 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print . 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch

€199

Print, Deathme606, Death NYC

Death NYC

Print . 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print . 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch

€199

Print, DeathF1548, Death NYC

Death NYC

Print . 45 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print . 17.7 x 12.6 x 0 inch

€199

Print, New Moon, Jason Alexander

Jason Alexander

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

€732

Print, Camo XL-4C-M2, Invader

Invader

Print . 74 x 101 cm Print . 29.1 x 39.8 inch

€18,000

Print, Modules, Momies

Momies

Print . 50 x 70 x 0.2 cm Print . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

€160

Print, Aquarium, Ken Done

Ken Done

Print . 50 x 70 cm Print . 19.7 x 27.6 inch

€423

Print, Up to the sky, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

Print . 49 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€300

Print, Up there, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

Print . 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch

€300

Print, Rose, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

Print . 49 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€315

Print, Instant divin, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

Print . 49 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€300

Print, Equilibre, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

Print . 49 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€300

Print, Crazy Sunset, Marion Sagon

Marion Sagon

Print . 40 x 60 x 0.8 cm Print . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.3 inch

€260

Print, Danse, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

Print . 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch

€300

Print, Rose, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

Print . 49 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€300

Print, Volupté, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

Print . 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch

€300

Print, Le baiser II, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

Print . 49 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.3 x 19.3 x 0 inch

€300

Print, Diffraction, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

Print . 49 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€300

Print, Rêve, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

Print . 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch

€300

Print, Isole, Luca Alinari

Luca Alinari

Print . 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm Print . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0 inch

€450

Print, DeathQ2331, Death NYC

Death NYC

Print . 32 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print . 12.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€199

Print, Alien town, Mr Doodle

Mr Doodle

Print . 50 x 70 cm Print . 19.7 x 27.6 inch

€3,496

Print, Moro II, Larry Zox

Larry Zox

Print . 108 x 76.2 cm Print . 42.5 x 30 inch

€1,144

Print, Deathf1126, Death NYC

Death NYC

Print . 32 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print . 12.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€199

Print, Deathma701, Death NYC

Death NYC

Print . 32 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print . 12.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€199

Print, Grey Sweep II, Larry Zox

Larry Zox

Print . 105.4 x 76.2 cm Print . 41.5 x 30 inch

€1,007

Print, Print Lighted Rat, Bordalo

Bordalo

Print . 30 x 42 x 0.1 cm Print . 11.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch

€280

Print, Hard Reset VII, Heng

Heng

Print . 42 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 16.5 x 11.6 x 0 inch

€100

Print, Floreale, Ugo Nespolo

Ugo Nespolo

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

€375

Print, Aquarius 2, Mist

Mist

Print . 29.7 x 21 cm Print . 11.7 x 8.3 inch

€350

Print, Death02327, Death NYC

Death NYC

Print . 32 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print . 12.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch

€199

Print, Bonac I, Larry Zox

Larry Zox

Print . 108 x 74.9 cm Print . 42.5 x 29.5 inch

€1,144

Print, Nabigwa, Fin Dac

Fin Dac

Print . 64 x 33 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.2 x 13 x 0 inch

€690

Print, My way, Yohan Storti

Yohan Storti

Print . 49 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.3 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€250

Print, Butterfly III, James Chiew

James Chiew

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

€2,750

Print, Butterfly, James Chiew

James Chiew

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

€2,750

Print, Chanel bag, James Chiew

James Chiew

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

€2,750

Print, Lv bag, James Chiew

James Chiew

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

€2,750

Print, Nou ka chapé, Milan Sanka

Milan Sanka

Print . 29.7 x 42 x 0.1 cm Print . 11.7 x 16.5 x 0 inch

€250

Print, Aquarius 1, Mist

Mist

Print . 29.7 x 21 cm Print . 11.7 x 8.3 inch

€350

Print, Afternoon, Jason Alexander

Jason Alexander

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

€503