Colored artworks

Painting, Untitled, John Matos Crash

Untitled

John Matos Crash

Painting - 51 x 51 x 4 cm Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 x 1.6 inch

$3,913

Painting, Terra, Alessandra Bisi

Terra

Alessandra Bisi

Painting - 80 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,627

Painting, Réminiscence 1, Anne-Sophie Larcena

Réminiscence 1

Anne-Sophie Larcena

Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,096

Painting, Just Goldorak, Lussy

Just Goldorak

Lussy

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

$84

Painting, Roses in flower, Natalya Mougenot

Roses in flower

Natalya Mougenot

Painting - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$391

Painting, Happy Morning #2 floral small artwork, Anastassia Skopp

Happy Morning #2 floral small artwork

Anastassia Skopp

Painting - 30 x 30 x 4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

$282

Painting, Satori Blooms - floral impasto modern painting on canvas, Anastassia Skopp

Satori Blooms - floral impasto modern painting on canvas

Anastassia Skopp

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

$553

Painting, Red Rose Bush - small floral art, Anastassia Skopp

Red Rose Bush - small floral art

Anastassia Skopp

Painting - 30 x 30 x 4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

$302

Painting, Tête de pote, MAM

Tête de pote

MAM

Painting - 25 x 25 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 inch

$503

Painting, Argentines, Jean-Humbert Savoldelli

Argentines

Jean-Humbert Savoldelli

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,683

Painting, Libre Cours, Nicolas Ruelle

Libre Cours

Nicolas Ruelle

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch

$783

Painting, Quiétude, Roseline Al Oumami

Quiétude

Roseline Al Oumami

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,012

Painting, Les jours se sont enfuis, Nicolas Ruelle

Les jours se sont enfuis

Nicolas Ruelle

Painting - 65 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$839

Photography, L'huile en Gros Plan_014, Bernhard Lang

L'huile en Gros Plan_014

Bernhard Lang

Photography - 75 x 100 x 2 cm Photography - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,442

Photography, AV_Tulip_Fields_006, Bernhard Lang

AV_Tulip_Fields_006

Bernhard Lang

Photography - 120 x 94 x 0.5 cm Photography - 47.2 x 37 x 0.2 inch

$2,225

Painting, Electro smile, Rémy Demestre

Electro smile

Rémy Demestre

Painting - 25 x 25 x 1 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch

$145

Painting, A toute allure, Marie-Aude Molin

A toute allure

Marie-Aude Molin

Painting - 60 x 40 x 0.25 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

$514

Painting, L'oeil IV, Eric Doisy

L'oeil IV

Eric Doisy

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,342

Print, In honor of Vincent Jen Chin, Shepard Fairey (Obey)

In honor of Vincent Jen Chin

Shepard Fairey (Obey)

Print - 61 x 46 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 inch

$559

Painting, Happy gypsy dance 33, Tiberiu Soos

Happy gypsy dance 33

Tiberiu Soos

Painting - 80 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch

$1,342

Painting, Working day, David Jamin

Working day

David Jamin

Painting - 65 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 1 inch

$2,348

Painting, Sheep, Menashe Kadishman

Sheep

Menashe Kadishman

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

$1,350

Painting, Sheep, Menashe Kadishman

Sheep

Menashe Kadishman

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

$1,350

Fine Art Drawings, Reflets à Giverny V, Agnès Tiollier

Reflets à Giverny V

Agnès Tiollier

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

$1,453

Painting, Summer Rain, Gor Avetisyan

Summer Rain

Gor Avetisyan

Painting - 110 x 80 cm Painting - 43.3 x 31.5 inch

$3,130 $2,817

Fine Art Drawings, Côté ombre, Agnès Tiollier

Côté ombre

Agnès Tiollier

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 70 x 0.25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

$1,252

Painting, Exp 4, Gauthier Bruel

Exp 4

Gauthier Bruel

Painting - 120 x 90 x 7 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 2.8 inch

$1,901

Painting, Garden Party, Gaëlle Wagner

Garden Party

Gaëlle Wagner

Painting - 165 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 65 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$4,360

Painting, Félicité, Irene Mahon

Félicité

Irene Mahon

Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

$906

Painting, "Jeux de balles" abstrait acrylique sable poudre de marbre bristol marouflé sur bois 80x80cm 2009, Emmanuelle Vroelant

"Jeux de balles" abstrait acrylique sable poudre de marbre bristol marouflé sur bois 80x80cm 2009

Emmanuelle Vroelant

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,230

Fine Art Drawings, Selfie, Isabelle Hirtzig

Selfie

Isabelle Hirtzig

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$151

Painting, Queen Elizabeth II, Arnaud Dromigny

Queen Elizabeth II

Arnaud Dromigny

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$542

Painting, Golfo Ártabro - 2, Julien Jubault

Golfo Ártabro - 2

Julien Jubault

Painting - 150 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$839

Painting, La tricoteuse, Moreno Pincas

La tricoteuse

Moreno Pincas

Painting - 20 x 40 x 5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 15.7 x 2 inch

$3,913

Painting, L'enturbannée, Moreno Pincas

L'enturbannée

Moreno Pincas

Painting - 20 x 40 x 5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 15.7 x 2 inch

$3,913

Painting, La danseuse, Moreno Pincas

La danseuse

Moreno Pincas

Painting - 20 x 40 x 5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 15.7 x 2 inch

$3,913

Painting, Vue du Sud, Aurélie Trabaud

Vue du Sud

Aurélie Trabaud

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$548

Painting, Là-bas, Yannick Bernard

Là-bas

Yannick Bernard

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,778

Painting, Tant qu'il y aura des fleurs, David Jamin

Tant qu'il y aura des fleurs

David Jamin

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1 inch

$749

Painting, Angela con vestido, Enrique Pichardo

Angela con vestido

Enrique Pichardo

Painting - 150 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

$2,926

Painting, Victoria, Gina Vor

Victoria

Gina Vor

Painting - 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,677

Painting, Why not ?, Shanon Bee

Why not ?

Shanon Bee

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,342

Painting, Follow the line 1, Gina Vor

Follow the line 1

Gina Vor

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

$894

Painting, Nirvana, Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Nirvana

Françoise Dugourd-Caput

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

$766

Painting, 7 Aout 2022, Raymond Attanasio

7 Aout 2022

Raymond Attanasio

Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,795

Painting, Dreamscape - Zenobia, Daniela Pasqualini

Dreamscape - Zenobia

Daniela Pasqualini

Painting - 76.2 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 48 x 1.5 inch

$2,800

Painting, Abstract 22142, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 22142

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 80 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$793

Painting, L Eveil, Françoise Dugourd-Caput

L Eveil

Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,073

Painting, Rebelle, Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Rebelle

Françoise Dugourd-Caput

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

$1,342

Print, Il faut réagir maintenant, JonOne

Il faut réagir maintenant

JonOne

Print - 80 x 75 x 1 cm Print - 31.5 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

$1,453

Painting, Paysage Abstrait Ref AB0688, Jean-Marie Ledannois

Paysage Abstrait Ref AB0688

Jean-Marie Ledannois

Painting - 60 x 40 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 inch

$1,901

Painting, Terra Cotta, Gina Vor

Terra Cotta

Gina Vor

Painting - 95.5 x 95.5 x 2 cm Painting - 37.6 x 37.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,342

Painting, "Invitation au voyage" semi abstrait acrylique pigment sur lin 60x120cm 2013, Emmanuelle Vroelant

"Invitation au voyage" semi abstrait acrylique pigment sur lin 60x120cm 2013

Emmanuelle Vroelant

Painting - 60 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$2,012

Painting, Conversation II, Wissam Beydoun

Conversation II

Wissam Beydoun

Painting - 47 x 47 cm Painting - 18.5 x 18.5 inch

$1,500

Painting, Winter, Gina Vor

Winter

Gina Vor

Painting - 78.5 x 59 x 2 cm Painting - 30.9 x 23.2 x 0.8 inch

$894

Painting, Sur la lande..., Dam Domido

Sur la lande...

Dam Domido

Painting - 100 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0 inch

$4,248

Painting, The garden VI, Andrei Sitsko

The garden VI

Andrei Sitsko

Painting - 71 x 71 x 2 cm Painting - 28 x 28 x 0.8 inch

$559

Painting, Suburban Skies, Fintan Whelan

Suburban Skies

Fintan Whelan

Painting - 70 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

$1,778

Painting, Blu garden, Antonino Puliafico

Blu garden

Antonino Puliafico

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

$3,019

Fine Art Drawings, Composition No.415, Sumit Mehndiratta

Composition No.415

Sumit Mehndiratta

Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$671

Fine Art Drawings, Composition No.409, Sumit Mehndiratta

Composition No.409

Sumit Mehndiratta

Fine Art Drawings - 71 x 58 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 22.8 x 0 inch

$671

Painting, La magie créative, Âme Sauvage

La magie créative

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,677

Fine Art Drawings, Drawing 435, Sumit Mehndiratta

Drawing 435

Sumit Mehndiratta

Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$783

Painting, Balade automnale, Maryse Chatron Kriloff

Balade automnale

Maryse Chatron Kriloff

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,565

Sculpture, Ritual, Philip Hearsey

Ritual

Philip Hearsey

Sculpture - 26 x 12 x 11 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 4.7 x 4.3 inch

$2,313

Painting, Fascinação, Jane Grieco

Fascinação

Jane Grieco

Painting - 153 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 60.2 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,230

Painting, Tactile memory #145, Natasha Zupan

Tactile memory #145

Natasha Zupan

Painting - 45.7 x 38.1 x 7.6 cm Painting - 18 x 15 x 3 inch

$4,200

Print, Melting Ice Caps, Sumit Mehndiratta

Melting Ice Caps

Sumit Mehndiratta

Print - 53.3 x 71.1 x 4 cm Print - 21 x 28 x 1.6 inch

$671

Painting, Garden of Joy 50, Veronica Vilsan

Garden of Joy 50

Veronica Vilsan

Painting - 80 x 115 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 45.3 x 1.6 inch

$1,230

Print, Doraemon Sitting Up - Every Day is a Struggle Nobita, Takashi Murakami

Doraemon Sitting Up - Every Day is a Struggle Nobita

Takashi Murakami

Print - 65.5 x 57.4 cm Print - 25.8 x 22.6 inch

$1,982

Painting, Rire ou pleurer - série personnages, Eric Stein

Rire ou pleurer - série personnages

Eric Stein

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,677

Painting, Passion, Viktoria Ganhao

Passion

Viktoria Ganhao

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,236

Sculpture, Probability, Philip Hearsey

Probability

Philip Hearsey

Sculpture - 42 x 20 x 10 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 7.9 x 3.9 inch

$4,295

Fine Art Drawings, Portrait McCaffe, Guillaume Piot

Portrait McCaffe

Guillaume Piot

Fine Art Drawings - 24.5 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.6 x 8.3 inch

$112

Painting, Smile Jamaïca, Emily Starck

Smile Jamaïca

Emily Starck

Painting - 105 x 200 x 3 cm Painting - 41.3 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch

$6,373

Painting, King Solomon sitting in Jerusalem, Mohammad Ariyaei

King Solomon sitting in Jerusalem

Mohammad Ariyaei

Painting - 100 x 70 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 2 inch

$4,360

Painting, Le Majestueux; Purple feathers, Clo

Le Majestueux; Purple feathers

Clo

Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch

$3,500

Painting, Krikkoins - Le gourmand, Klaus Rune

Krikkoins - Le gourmand

Klaus Rune

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$6,697

Painting, Computer, Nep-

Computer

Nep-

Painting - 160 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$5,814

Print, Korin Flowers and Water, Takashi Murakami

Korin Flowers and Water

Takashi Murakami

Print - 71 x 71 cm Print - 28 x 28 inch

$1,982

Design, Voiles (1), Alice Aladjem

Voiles (1)

Alice Aladjem

Design - 150 x 90 x 25 cm Design - 59.1 x 35.4 x 9.8 inch

$3,186

Painting, Anything you lose comes round in a different form, Tracey Adams

Anything you lose comes round in a different form

Tracey Adams

Painting - 122 x 91.4 x 0.1 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 0 inch

$8,986

Painting, Self portrait with between clock and bed, Gerard Boersma

Self portrait with between clock and bed

Gerard Boersma

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 1 inch

$1,970

Painting, Marilyn Pop CodeBarre, Elmago

Marilyn Pop CodeBarre

Elmago

Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$3,354

Painting, Pep’s, Nat Stresser

Pep’s

Nat Stresser

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

$671

Painting, 8 Février, Raymond Attanasio

8 Février

Raymond Attanasio

Painting - 150 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch

$3,913

Painting, Blue energy node, Piotre

Blue energy node

Piotre

Painting - 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

$5,478

Painting, Without Title (Sans Titre), Emerich Meerson

Without Title (Sans Titre)

Emerich Meerson

Painting - 81 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$7,826

Photography, Hope, David Djian

Hope

David Djian

Photography - 80 x 53.33 x 0.2 cm Photography - 31.5 x 21 x 0.1 inch

$839

Painting, Fleurs rouges en fête, Âme Sauvage

Fleurs rouges en fête

Âme Sauvage

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

$95

Photography, Ale, Aurélien Buttin

Ale

Aurélien Buttin

Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

$894

Painting, 2 Burros, Orange Sky, Mickey Bond

2 Burros, Orange Sky

Mickey Bond

Painting - 25.4 x 25.4 x 1.3 cm Painting - 10 x 10 x 0.5 inch

$300

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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