Colored artworks

Painting, Family tree, Leo Labelle

Family tree

Leo Labelle

Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 3.2 cm

$2,300

Painting, L'éternelle fragilité, Thomas Mainardi

L'éternelle fragilité

Thomas Mainardi

Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm

$1,468

Painting, Morning (Sky and Sea), Giuseppe Zumbolo

Morning (Sky and Sea)

Giuseppe Zumbolo

Painting - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm

$1,694

Painting, CHR 53 90 BR Pay Flo, Jacques Le Brusq

CHR 53 90 BR Pay Flo

Jacques Le Brusq

Painting - 48 x 63 cm

$5,647

Design, Oru carpet hen dada, Stoul

Oru carpet hen dada

Stoul

Design - 63 x 180 x 0.6 cm

$1,016

Photography, I think the cops traced it back to grimsby. (6), Vianca Reinig

I think the cops traced it back to grimsby. (6)

Vianca Reinig

Photography - 150 x 120 cm

$4,517

Fine Art Drawings, Beyond the Visible, Yaacov Agam

Beyond the Visible

Yaacov Agam

Fine Art Drawings - 25.4 x 27.9 cm

$2,000

Sculpture, Stripes, Kirubel Melke Alemu

Stripes

Kirubel Melke Alemu

Sculpture - 145 x 145 x 1 cm

$3,953

Print, We are the same, Shuixin Xu

We are the same

Shuixin Xu

Print - 60 x 40 x 1 cm

$903

Print, L'Adieu (G Appolinaire), Richard Saint-Amans

L'Adieu (G Appolinaire)

Richard Saint-Amans

Print - 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm

$361

Painting, Scampia-II, Dominique Prévots

Scampia-II

Dominique Prévots

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm

$1,671

Painting, New gloves, Victor Sheleg

New gloves

Victor Sheleg

Painting - 64 x 46 x 0.1 cm

$1,412

Painting, Fuck the system, Mattia Vezzoli

Fuck the system

Mattia Vezzoli

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$3,444

Painting, Golden Spring, Sebnem Ceylan

Golden Spring

Sebnem Ceylan

Painting - 150 x 110 x 3 cm

$3,264

Painting, Organic Flow, Humanfuel

Organic Flow

Humanfuel

Painting - 73 x 50 x 2.5 cm

$3,049

Print, Love Snoopy, Adriano Cuencas

Love Snoopy

Adriano Cuencas

Print - 66 x 66 x 2.5 cm

$1,694 $1,525

Painting, Chaos, Wayne Floyd

Chaos

Wayne Floyd

Painting - 18 x 24 x 0.2 cm

$4,416

Painting, Deforming, Jos Luchipe

Deforming

Jos Luchipe

Painting - 70 x 70 cm

$678

Sculpture, Spacecolour 3, Udo Zembok

Spacecolour 3

Udo Zembok

Sculpture - 51 x 50 x 4.2 cm

$9,034

Painting, Portrait, Igor Tcholaria

Portrait

Igor Tcholaria

Painting - 65 x 54 cm

$1,355

Sculpture, Eclipse jaune x2, Alice Aladjem

Eclipse jaune x2

Alice Aladjem

Sculpture - 70 x 50 x 0.4 cm

$2,033

Design, Ze tabouret, Olivier Ebel

Ze tabouret

Olivier Ebel

Design - 93 x 38 x 48 cm

$847

Painting, Veille Propice, Thomas Delalande

Veille Propice

Thomas Delalande

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$1,242

Print, Mostly, BB.Queen

Mostly

BB.Queen

Print - 33 x 48.3 x 0.3 cm

$1,412

Print, The spinning twins, Lord Wilmore

The spinning twins

Lord Wilmore

Print - 92 x 52 x 4 cm

$1,412

Painting, Ode to Alice Neel, Randi Matushevitz

Ode to Alice Neel

Randi Matushevitz

Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm

$1,200

Photography, Stone Series 1, GK Austin II

Stone Series 1

GK Austin II

Photography - 76.2 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm

$3,800

Painting, Eternal lovers, Sufyr

Eternal lovers

Sufyr

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm

$2,823

Painting, Urban Time, Matt Kirby

Urban Time

Matt Kirby

Painting - 50 x 60 x 4 cm

$553

Painting, Dual perception, Alexander Tadesse

Dual perception

Alexander Tadesse

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$2,033

Painting, Shinju, Philippe Seigle

Shinju

Philippe Seigle

Painting - 81 x 65 cm

$1,355

Painting, Happy Day I, Michail Ashkhotov

Happy Day I

Michail Ashkhotov

Painting - 32 x 45 cm

$440

Painting, Paysage Damier, Hervé Le Bis

Paysage Damier

Hervé Le Bis

Painting - 81 x 116 x 3 cm

$4,404

Painting, Deux Demis Jaunes, Jean-Roch Focant

Deux Demis Jaunes

Jean-Roch Focant

Painting - 90 x 90 x 3 cm

$2,710

Painting, Homme en Transformation, Yagor

Homme en Transformation

Yagor

Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm

$3,388

Painting, R.3.C., Rutger de Vries

R.3.C.

Rutger de Vries

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm

$2,372

Painting, Mickey smokes weed, Jug

Mickey smokes weed

Jug

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm

$1,073

Painting, Lib-AIR-té, Claude Gean

Lib-AIR-té

Claude Gean

Painting - 59 x 31 x 3 cm

$1,129

Painting, La imaginacion, Claudia Roussin

La imaginacion

Claudia Roussin

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$8,504

Print, Bouquet de Fleurs, Moïse Kisling

Bouquet de Fleurs

Moïse Kisling

Print - 75 x 54.5 x 0.2 cm

$678

Print, Chimère dans un azur vert de patates cosmiques bleues... + cadre T'es vu, patate crue!, Monsieur Térez

Chimère dans un azur vert de patates cosmiques bleues... + cadre T'es vu, patate crue!

Monsieur Térez

Print - 54 x 54 cm

$1,016

Photography, The Perfect Masterpiece, Thandiwe Muriu

The Perfect Masterpiece

Thandiwe Muriu

Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.5 cm

$15,810

Painting, The Jazz Cat, Simon Linardi

The Jazz Cat

Simon Linardi

Painting - 110 x 135 x 3 cm

$6,155

Painting, Labyrinth, Kazaan Viveiros

Labyrinth

Kazaan Viveiros

Painting - 91 x 122 x 5 cm

$6,324

Painting, Jardin d'Eden, Artize

Jardin d'Eden

Artize

Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm

$1,355

Painting, Mozart, Mathias Z

Mozart

Mathias Z

Painting - 92 x 73 x 1.5 cm

$1,581

Painting, Le retour des cigales, Sigrid M.

Le retour des cigales

Sigrid M.

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$2,033

Painting, Sans titre, Stéphane Leberloa

Sans titre

Stéphane Leberloa

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$3,953

Print, Les arbres, Laurent Bouro

Les arbres

Laurent Bouro

Print - 70 x 70 x 1 cm

$621

Painting, Coquelicots N°2 violet, SAB

Coquelicots N°2 violet

SAB

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm

$1,694

Painting, Kaori, Istraille

Kaori

Istraille

Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm

$678

Print, Mamba Legacy, SISC

Mamba Legacy

SISC

Print - 59 x 42 x 0.1 cm

$136

Painting, Oru switch I, Stoul

Oru switch I

Stoul

Painting - 120 x 40 x 1 cm

$2,033

Painting, Mickey Peace, Shelby

Mickey Peace

Shelby

Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm

$903 $768

Painting, Going back to my roots, Oli-B

Going back to my roots

Oli-B

Painting - 130 x 110 cm

$5,714

Painting, Confident, Raphaël Laventure

Confident

Raphaël Laventure

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3.5 cm

$7,340

Painting, Orange Sky, Irit Epstein

Orange Sky

Irit Epstein

Painting - 76.2 x 50.8 x 4.3 cm

$1,966

Painting, Adapted culture opus 101, Geert Lemmers

Adapted culture opus 101

Geert Lemmers

Painting - 99.1 x 81.3 x 5.1 cm

$1,620

Painting, Un jour ailleurs, Catherine Tapon

Un jour ailleurs

Catherine Tapon

Painting - 150 x 50 x 3.5 cm

$3,377

Painting, Untitled, Bara Sketchbook

Untitled

Bara Sketchbook

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm

$1,694

Painting, Contemplation, Elena Seroff

Contemplation

Elena Seroff

Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.3 cm

$3,000

Painting, Belle et Acidulée, Audrey Schintu

Belle et Acidulée

Audrey Schintu

Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm

$1,355

Painting, Wall street monsters and other tales, Mideo M. Cruz

Wall street monsters and other tales

Mideo M. Cruz

Painting - 53 x 43 x 1 cm

$960 $864

Painting, Ti' punch molotov 04, Jean-Marc Hunt

Ti' punch molotov 04

Jean-Marc Hunt

Painting - 68 x 48 x 3 cm

$4,404

Painting, Bloom 2, Hilary Winfield

Bloom 2

Hilary Winfield

Painting - 61 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm

$1,495

Print, Yellow birds - édition rose, Bishop Parigo

Yellow birds - édition rose

Bishop Parigo

Print - 70 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,694

Print, Circus, Yoko d'Holbachie

Circus

Yoko d'Holbachie

Print - 33 x 33 x 0.1 cm

$226

Painting, Evenings Embrace, Suzanne Vaughen

Evenings Embrace

Suzanne Vaughen

Painting - 50.8 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm

$1,200

Painting, Sang Pourpre, André Bielen

Sang Pourpre

André Bielen

Painting - 200 x 130 cm

$25,409

Print, Flower Abstract, Peter Max

Flower Abstract

Peter Max

Print - 55.9 x 68.6 cm

$2,000

Sculpture, Jardin d'emeraude - Serie silk, Brice Mounier

Jardin d'emeraude - Serie silk

Brice Mounier

Sculpture - 60 x 60 x 5 cm

$2,710

Painting, High & Dry, Newel Hunter

High & Dry

Newel Hunter

Painting - 45.7 x 61 x 0.5 cm

$1,700

Painting, Blue Comet, Julia Niiazbekova

Blue Comet

Julia Niiazbekova

Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm

$1,400

Painting, The Silence of Serenity, Jo Moore

The Silence of Serenity

Jo Moore

Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 3.8 cm

$1,900

Painting, Morning flowers melodies, Irini Karpikioti

Morning flowers melodies

Irini Karpikioti

Painting - 69.9 x 119.9 x 3 cm

$1,110

Painting, Tango, Christiane Papé

Tango

Christiane Papé

Painting - 63.5 x 63.5 x 2.5 cm

$1,000

Painting, Sediments, Andrada Anghel

Sediments

Andrada Anghel

Painting - 61 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm

$1,331

Painting, Melody for guitar and sax, Silvia Vassileva

Melody for guitar and sax

Silvia Vassileva

Painting - 58.4 x 119.4 x 2 cm

$1,700

Painting, Flash black, Skio

Flash black

Skio

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm

$6,098

Print, Sans titre IV, Raymond Attanasio

Sans titre IV

Raymond Attanasio

Print - 49 x 49 x 0.1 cm

$277

Painting, I am (T)here, Remed

I am (T)here

Remed

Painting - 127 x 191 x 3 cm

$15,065

Print, Greetings IV, Greg Bogin

Greetings IV

Greg Bogin

Print - 41.9 x 66 x 2.54 cm

$3,000

Painting, Audrey C, Franck Lobbé

Audrey C

Franck Lobbé

Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm

$621

Painting, Set, Jason Piken

Set

Jason Piken

Painting - 101.6 x 86.4 x 3.8 cm

$1,250

Fine Art Drawings, Lifestyle - Paper Cut, David Gerstein

Lifestyle - Paper Cut

David Gerstein

Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 100 x 4 cm

$5,308

Painting, Going Home, Luong Trung

Going Home

Luong Trung

Painting - 50 x 77 x 1 cm

$2,880

Photography, Platonic Moon, Franz West

Platonic Moon

Franz West

Photography - 30 x 42.7 x 1 cm

$1,694

Painting, Clematis, Jean David

Clematis

Jean David

Painting - 73.7 x 61 x 5.1 cm

$1,390

Painting, Minglewood, Dan Louth

Minglewood

Dan Louth

Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm

$1,500

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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