Colored artworks

Painting, Poésie, Emmanuelle Vroelant

Poésie

Emmanuelle Vroelant

Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm

$1,016

Painting, Terrain impraticable, Ralph Resch

Terrain impraticable

Ralph Resch

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm

$1,186

Painting, Biscuit, Tic

Biscuit

Tic

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

Sold

Painting, Minimal Forms 03, Poonam Choudhary

Minimal Forms 03

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 76.2 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm

$650

Painting, I love soap, Alessandra Bisi

I love soap

Alessandra Bisi

Painting - x cm

$1,807

Painting, Soleil, David Jamin

Soleil

David Jamin

Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm

$960

Painting, It's Getting Kind of Hectic, Emma Harrison

It's Getting Kind of Hectic

Emma Harrison

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm

$2,259

Painting, An Angel Passes By, Thierry Corpet

An Angel Passes By

Thierry Corpet

Painting - 70 x 70 x 3.5 cm

$1,694

Painting, Amazonia, Benoît Guérin

Amazonia

Benoît Guérin

Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm

$621

Painting, Au fil de l’eau, Agnès Tiollier

Au fil de l’eau

Agnès Tiollier

Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm

$2,710

Painting, Never walk alone [again], Jazzu

Never walk alone [again]

Jazzu

Painting - 100 x 30 x 3 cm

$2,146

Painting, Once There Was A Way, Brian Bartlett

Once There Was A Way

Brian Bartlett

Painting - 90 x 90 x 4 cm

$1,580

Painting, Abstract land2, Daniel Castan

Abstract land2

Daniel Castan

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$3,953

Painting, Carrés fleuris, Ghislaine Chapuis

Carrés fleuris

Ghislaine Chapuis

Painting - 100 x 100 x 1 cm

$1,468

Painting, In your eyes, Davide Angelillo

In your eyes

Davide Angelillo

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$158

Print, Angels, Menashe Kadishman

Angels

Menashe Kadishman

Print - 53 x 73 x 0.5 cm

$1,680

Painting, Be inside, Kotaro Machiyama

Be inside

Kotaro Machiyama

Painting - 53 x 65.2 x 2 cm

$1,730

Painting, 2003/128, Claude Viallat

2003/128

Claude Viallat

Painting - 104 x 116 x 1 cm

$15,810

Painting, Il potere, Alexander Daniloff

Il potere

Alexander Daniloff

Painting - 80 x 30 x 2 cm

$734

Painting, Bauhaus Revolutions. Full Moon, Slawomir Kuszczak

Bauhaus Revolutions. Full Moon

Slawomir Kuszczak

Painting - 50 x 70 x 3 cm

$1,920

Print, H13-4 Studland Bay, Damien Hirst

H13-4 Studland Bay

Damien Hirst

Print - 120 x 90 x 1 cm

$9,599

Painting, Bathed in Light, Fintan Whelan

Bathed in Light

Fintan Whelan

Painting - 80 x 65 x 4 cm

$2,021

Painting, Psychédélique village, Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Psychédélique village

Martine Fauve Dechavanne

Painting - 120 x 40 x 2 cm

$1,694

Painting, Vibrant Disarray, Vlas Ayvazyan

Vibrant Disarray

Vlas Ayvazyan

Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm

$900

Photography, Big B'Oom, RicO

Big B'Oom

RicO

Photography - 55 x 55 x 1.5 cm

$2,033

Painting, Burning Daylight, Nick Vivian

Burning Daylight

Nick Vivian

Painting - 80 x 100 x 5 cm

$2,765

Painting, Assemblage #12, Georges Myral

Assemblage #12

Georges Myral

Painting - 120 x 120 x 9 cm

$1,073

Painting, Connections, Lilly Muth

Connections

Lilly Muth

Painting - 95 x 130 x 2 cm

$2,146

Painting, Les arbres 01.03.24, Laurent Bouro

Les arbres 01.03.24

Laurent Bouro

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm

$2,936

Painting, Sans Titre 1, Helder Batista

Sans Titre 1

Helder Batista

Painting - 48 x 38 x 1 cm

$1,412

Painting, Portrait de femme, Weiquan Liu

Portrait de femme

Weiquan Liu

Painting - 86 x 26 x 3 cm

$1,581

Print, Color is Love (Réhaussé/Hand-Embellished), Onemizer

Color is Love (Réhaussé/Hand-Embellished)

Onemizer

Print - 60 x 80 x 0.1 cm

$1,694

Painting, Composition No. 456, Sumit Mehndiratta

Composition No. 456

Sumit Mehndiratta

Painting - 86 x 130 x 3 cm

$1,807

Painting, Paysages abstraits III, Qiong qiong Shao

Paysages abstraits III

Qiong qiong Shao

Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm

$1,242

Photography, Bleed # 202351, Paul Snell

Bleed # 202351

Paul Snell

Photography - 90 x 60 x 8 cm

$5,004

Painting, The Call of the Unknown, Tanya Ro

The Call of the Unknown

Tanya Ro

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,073

Painting, Morning, Tigran Mamikonyan

Morning

Tigran Mamikonyan

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$1,500

Painting, Là-bas, Yannick Bernard

Là-bas

Yannick Bernard

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$1,796

Painting, Mademoiselle 41, Kaige Yang

Mademoiselle 41

Kaige Yang

Painting - 50 x 30 x 1 cm

$1,694

Painting, Untitled, Julien Raynaud

Untitled

Julien Raynaud

Painting - 40 x 120 x 3 cm

$2,484

Painting, Abstrait I, Talon

Abstrait I

Talon

Painting - 30 x 100 x 1 cm

$1,807

Painting, Face abstraite, Marcela Zemanova

Face abstraite

Marcela Zemanova

Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm

$960

Painting, Street Dollar, Aiiroh

Street Dollar

Aiiroh

Painting - 75 x 75 x 0.05 cm

$1,016

Painting, City C, Fred Boutet

City C

Fred Boutet

Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm

$1,242

Painting, Persiennes, Pierre Morquin

Persiennes

Pierre Morquin

Painting - 146 x 114 x 3 cm

$2,033

Painting, Lecture en bleu majeur, Sophie Dumont

Lecture en bleu majeur

Sophie Dumont

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm

$2,247

Painting, 50 primaveras, Mercedes Lagunas

50 primaveras

Mercedes Lagunas

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm

$1,150

Painting, The garden VI, Andrei Sitsko

The garden VI

Andrei Sitsko

Painting - 71 x 71 x 2 cm

$565

Painting, Plage de Tahiti, Carantec, Franck Dupire

Plage de Tahiti, Carantec

Franck Dupire

Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm

$1,694

Painting, Luz #1, Laure-Anne Lemaire

Luz #1

Laure-Anne Lemaire

Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm

$2,033

Painting, The dance of a star, Saverio Filioli Uranio

The dance of a star

Saverio Filioli Uranio

Painting - 100 x 100 x 1.5 cm

$1,242

Painting, Balanced by Light, Katharina Husslein

Balanced by Light

Katharina Husslein

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm

$1,807

Print, L'Ecuyere, Marc Chagall

L'Ecuyere

Marc Chagall

Print - 34 x 48 x 0.1 cm

$1,355

Painting, Gestation, Michael K Davis

Gestation

Michael K Davis

Painting - 53.3 x 53.3 x 2.5 cm

$768

Painting, Untitled, August Puig

Untitled

August Puig

Painting - 55.5 x 70 x 5 cm

$1,355

Painting, Actarus fragment, Maxime Andriot

Actarus fragment

Maxime Andriot

Painting - 58 x 56 x 1 cm

$565

Sculpture, Le couple, Lothar Vigelandzoon

Le couple

Lothar Vigelandzoon

Sculpture - 55 x 33 x 20 cm

$24,788

Painting, Réf. 115, Frédérique Barba

Réf. 115

Frédérique Barba

Painting - 146 x 114 x 2 cm

$1,920

Painting, La musique prend vie, Âme Sauvage

La musique prend vie

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 89 x 130 x 2.4 cm

$1,468

Painting, Linger, Nina Borne

Linger

Nina Borne

Painting - 90 x 60 x 3 cm

$1,005

Painting, Coup de coeur, Genny B

Coup de coeur

Genny B

Painting - 60 x 60 x 1 cm

$339

Painting, Citizens in Colour, Julia Whitehead

Citizens in Colour

Julia Whitehead

Painting - 50 x 60 x 4 cm

$1,514

Sculpture, Glace 1, Christian Michaud

Glace 1

Christian Michaud

Sculpture - 50.8 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm

$760

Painting, Out of the tube, Patrick Chevailler

Out of the tube

Patrick Chevailler

Painting - 61 x 91 x 2 cm

$926

Painting, Bouquet of Whimsy, Aram Sevoyan

Bouquet of Whimsy

Aram Sevoyan

Painting - 50 x 30 x 2 cm

$520

Painting, Cathédrale Saint Julien Le Mans, Stéphane Cantin

Cathédrale Saint Julien Le Mans

Stéphane Cantin

Painting - 60 x 70 x 2 cm

$960

Painting, Flames Within, Nemanja Nikolic

Flames Within

Nemanja Nikolic

Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 2 cm

$1,355

Painting, Keith 01.03.24, Bernard Saint-Maxent

Keith 01.03.24

Bernard Saint-Maxent

Painting - 24 x 29 x 3 cm

Sold

Painting, Almaz, Eric Robin

Almaz

Eric Robin

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,694

Painting, Design386a, Ron Halfant

Design386a

Ron Halfant

Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.3 cm

$977

Painting, Émotions, Marie-Pierre Hogret

Émotions

Marie-Pierre Hogret

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3.5 cm

$1,553

Painting, Stepping out, Reasons of life, Gor Avetisyan

Stepping out, Reasons of life

Gor Avetisyan

Painting - 110 x 95 x 2 cm

$4,517 $4,065

Print, Le flutiste, Juan Ripolles

Le flutiste

Juan Ripolles

Print - 76 x 63 x 0.5 cm

$1,355

Painting, Hold hup, JonOne

Hold hup

JonOne

Painting - 77 x 66 x 5 cm

$14,568

Painting, Le marin, Francis L'Huillier

Le marin

Francis L'Huillier

Painting - 128 x 75 x 1.5 cm

$2,033

Painting, Mickey III, Martin

Mickey III

Martin

Painting - 90 x 90 x 3 cm

$847

Painting, Morning Light, Anna Selina

Morning Light

Anna Selina

Painting - 100 x 100 x 0.1 cm

$2,259

Photography, Les architectures de l'ombre V.XXXXI, Geraldine Wilcke

Les architectures de l'ombre V.XXXXI

Geraldine Wilcke

Photography - 40 x 30 x 3 cm

$1,355

Painting, Competing Thoughts, Michael Mccullough

Competing Thoughts

Michael Mccullough

Painting - 121.9 x 96.5 x 0.8 cm

$3,250

Painting, Sans titre, Jacques Dominioni

Sans titre

Jacques Dominioni

Painting - 80 x 100 x 5 cm

$2,146

Fine Art Drawings, Enchanted Glade, Gaëlle Wagner

Enchanted Glade

Gaëlle Wagner

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 80 x 2 cm

$2,372 $2,253

Painting, Vibrant Sun Bouquet, Marieta Martirosyan

Vibrant Sun Bouquet

Marieta Martirosyan

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm

$999

Painting, Quatre Saisons (Eté), Sylvain Lang

Quatre Saisons (Eté)

Sylvain Lang

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,694

Painting, Diptyque, Zokatos

Diptyque

Zokatos

Painting - 50 x 100 x 2 cm

$2,259

Painting, Abstract Wall Art Drawing/Painting #04222023, Michael Verlangieri

Abstract Wall Art Drawing/Painting #04222023

Michael Verlangieri

Painting - 55.9 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm

$4,005

Painting, Lungo il canale olio su tela, Antonino Puliafico

Lungo il canale olio su tela

Antonino Puliafico

Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,242

Painting, Minksy, Jeff Gillette

Minksy

Jeff Gillette

Painting - 22.2 x 17.8 x 2 cm

$1,250

Painting, Le timide en veste à fleurs, Jéko

Le timide en veste à fleurs

Jéko

Painting - 140 x 107 x 0.5 cm

$4,065 $3,659

Painting, Abstract N°4154 - XL, Parscha Mirghawameddin

Abstract N°4154 - XL

Parscha Mirghawameddin

Painting - 105 x 105 x 0.1 cm

$1,118

Painting, Sans titre, Jean Sellier

Sans titre

Jean Sellier

Painting - 31 x 50 x 1 cm

$1,107

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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