Colored artworks

Painting, Flowing Energy 3, Tiberiu Soos

Flowing Energy 3

Tiberiu Soos

Painting - 70 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch

$973

Painting, Dreamer #4, Mathilde Polidori

Dreamer #4

Mathilde Polidori

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$671

Painting, Abstract Composition, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Abstract Composition

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 60 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 0 inch

$649

Painting, 25 Têtes, Pitu

25 Têtes

Pitu

Painting - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$4,474

Painting, Happy Emotion III, Kajazun (Kajo) Avetisyan

Happy Emotion III

Kajazun (Kajo) Avetisyan

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

$1,454

Print, L'estérel, Camille Hilaire

L'estérel

Camille Hilaire

Print - 51 x 37 cm Print - 20.1 x 14.6 inch

$280

Painting, Autumnal echo, Gor Avetisyan

Autumnal echo

Gor Avetisyan

Painting - 99 x 99 cm Painting - 39 x 39 inch

$2,785

Painting, Pearls of Passion VI, Gor Avetisyan

Pearls of Passion VI

Gor Avetisyan

Painting - 95 x 95 cm Painting - 37.4 x 37.4 inch

$2,349

Painting, Little piece of joy, Maria Esmar

Little piece of joy

Maria Esmar

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

$2,013

Painting, 1984 Bleu Blue, Jérôme Tisserand

1984 Bleu Blue

Jérôme Tisserand

Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

$2,181

Photography, Life of Water, Sylvia Fournier

Life of Water

Sylvia Fournier

Photography - 38 x 88 x 1 cm Photography - 15 x 34.6 x 0.4 inch

$447

Painting, Dans le Bleu qui Pétille, Sophie Duplain

Dans le Bleu qui Pétille

Sophie Duplain

Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$951

Painting, Blizzard, Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Blizzard

Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$604

Painting, Bacchanale, Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Bacchanale

Françoise Dugourd-Caput

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

$783

Painting, Alizée, Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Alizée

Françoise Dugourd-Caput

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

$1,521

Painting, 20240075, Arvid Boecker

20240075

Arvid Boecker

Painting - 24.8 x 17.9 cm Painting - 9.8 x 7 inch

$728

Painting, 20240072, Arvid Boecker

20240072

Arvid Boecker

Painting - 24.8 x 17.9 cm Painting - 9.8 x 7 inch

$728

Painting, 20240070, Arvid Boecker

20240070

Arvid Boecker

Painting - 24.8 x 17.9 cm Painting - 9.8 x 7 inch

$728

Painting, 20240067, Arvid Boecker

20240067

Arvid Boecker

Painting - 24.8 x 17.9 cm Painting - 9.8 x 7 inch

$728

Painting, 20240065, Arvid Boecker

20240065

Arvid Boecker

Painting - 24.8 x 17.9 cm Painting - 9.8 x 7 inch

$728

Painting, 20240063, Arvid Boecker

20240063

Arvid Boecker

Painting - 24.8 x 17.9 cm Painting - 9.8 x 7 inch

$728

Painting, 20240062, Arvid Boecker

20240062

Arvid Boecker

Painting - 24.8 x 17.9 cm Painting - 9.8 x 7 inch

$728

Painting, 20240061, Arvid Boecker

20240061

Arvid Boecker

Painting - 24.8 x 17.9 cm Painting - 9.8 x 7 inch

$728

Painting, 20240060, Arvid Boecker

20240060

Arvid Boecker

Painting - 24.8 x 17.9 cm Painting - 9.8 x 7 inch

$728

Painting, Deepl Blue, Nebay

Deepl Blue

Nebay

Painting - 100 x 81 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.6 inch

$4,698

Painting, Plan de métro Gaston Lagaffe, Fat

Plan de métro Gaston Lagaffe

Fat

Painting - 38 x 64 x 3 cm Painting - 15 x 25.2 x 1.2 inch

$1,790

Painting, Geometry with curves, Marek Uhlir

Geometry with curves

Marek Uhlir

Painting - 59.9 x 59.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1 inch

$888

Painting, Promise Of Spring, Louise Baker

Promise Of Spring

Louise Baker

Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 1.5 inch

$1,107

Painting, Distracted, Loretta Kaltenhauser

Distracted

Loretta Kaltenhauser

Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 40 x 40 x 1.5 inch

$1,964

Painting, Brainstorm, Loretta Kaltenhauser

Brainstorm

Loretta Kaltenhauser

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

$1,753

Painting, Follow the Money, Loretta Kaltenhauser

Follow the Money

Loretta Kaltenhauser

Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 40 x 40 x 1.5 inch

$1,964

Painting, Insync, Loretta Kaltenhauser

Insync

Loretta Kaltenhauser

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

$1,753

Painting, Cliffside, Lee Passarella

Cliffside

Lee Passarella

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

$1,300

Painting, Abstraction, Babeth Puech

Abstraction

Babeth Puech

Painting - 50 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

$649

Painting, Futuriste, Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Futuriste

Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Painting - 30 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$839

Painting, Gender Personality, Woko Aguru

Gender Personality

Woko Aguru

Painting - 121 x 106.1 x 3 cm Painting - 47.6 x 41.8 x 1.2 inch

$4,474

Painting, ZDZ1099, Thierry Zdzieblo

ZDZ1099

Thierry Zdzieblo

Painting - 60 x 30 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

$604

Painting, ZDZ1100, Thierry Zdzieblo

ZDZ1100

Thierry Zdzieblo

Painting - 60 x 30 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

$604

Painting, La BX et la fille, Yrak

La BX et la fille

Yrak

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

$4,026

Painting, Le papillon et l'avion de chasse, Yrak

Le papillon et l'avion de chasse

Yrak

Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$4,474

Painting, Méditation, Yrak

Méditation

Yrak

Painting - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$5,592

Painting, Rien, Yrak

Rien

Yrak

Painting - 100 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch

$5,480

Painting, La géométrie, Yrak

La géométrie

Yrak

Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$2,461

Painting, Stan, Yrak

Stan

Yrak

Painting - 130 x 110 x 4 cm Painting - 51.2 x 43.3 x 1.6 inch

$5,592

Painting, L'archer, Yrak

L'archer

Yrak

Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$4,474

Painting, Fruits d'été, Yrak

Fruits d'été

Yrak

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

$3,355

Painting, Mandat, Yrak

Mandat

Yrak

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

$4,698

Painting, Souvenir de la chambre jaune, Yrak

Souvenir de la chambre jaune

Yrak

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

$4,026

Painting, Dynastie, Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Dynastie

Françoise Dugourd-Caput

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

$772

Painting, Deforestation, Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Deforestation

Françoise Dugourd-Caput

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

$1,443

Painting, Trace n°2203, Saname

Trace n°2203

Saname

Painting - 107 x 107 x 0.2 cm Painting - 42.1 x 42.1 x 0.1 inch

$559

Painting, Trace n°2201, Saname

Trace n°2201

Saname

Painting - 107 x 117 x 0.2 cm Painting - 42.1 x 46.1 x 0.1 inch

$671

Painting, Market ladies, Ablade Glover

Market ladies

Ablade Glover

Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 10.2 cm Painting - 40 x 40 x 4 inch

$25,000

Painting, Circo, Ernest Carneado Ferreri

Circo

Ernest Carneado Ferreri

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

$1,118

Painting, Pareja paseando, Ernest Carneado Ferreri

Pareja paseando

Ernest Carneado Ferreri

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

$1,118

Painting, Mujer en la noche, Ernest Carneado Ferreri

Mujer en la noche

Ernest Carneado Ferreri

Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$895

Painting, Belleza frente a desgracia, Ernest Carneado Ferreri

Belleza frente a desgracia

Ernest Carneado Ferreri

Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,118

Painting, Mujer con copa, Ernest Carneado Ferreri

Mujer con copa

Ernest Carneado Ferreri

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

$1,118

Painting, Atracción, Ernest Carneado Ferreri

Atracción

Ernest Carneado Ferreri

Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$1,007

Painting, Busto en pedestal, Ernest Carneado Ferreri

Busto en pedestal

Ernest Carneado Ferreri

Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$1,007

Painting, Pensamientos, Ernest Carneado Ferreri

Pensamientos

Ernest Carneado Ferreri

Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$1,007

Painting, Perfect coincidence 20, Kyong Lee

Perfect coincidence 20

Kyong Lee

Painting - 27.3 x 41 x 0.1 cm Painting - 10.7 x 16.1 x 0 inch

$993

Painting, Perfect coincidence 12, Kyong Lee

Perfect coincidence 12

Kyong Lee

Painting - 33.4 x 21.3 x 0.1 cm Painting - 13.1 x 8.4 x 0 inch

$993

Painting, Perfect coincidence 4, Kyong Lee

Perfect coincidence 4

Kyong Lee

Painting - 22.5 x 22.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 8.9 x 8.9 x 0 inch

$993

Painting, Emotional color chart 198, Kyong Lee

Emotional color chart 198

Kyong Lee

Painting - 70 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$993

Painting, Emotional color chart 184, Kyong Lee

Emotional color chart 184

Kyong Lee

Painting - 70 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$993

Painting, Reclamo anónimo, Ernest Carneado Ferreri

Reclamo anónimo

Ernest Carneado Ferreri

Painting - 80 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,118

Painting, The iron flat building, Jean-Philippe Berger

The iron flat building

Jean-Philippe Berger

Painting - 122 x 61 x 4 cm Painting - 48 x 24 x 1.6 inch

$839

Painting, A tire d'aile, Françoise Dugourd-Caput

A tire d'aile

Françoise Dugourd-Caput

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

$626

Painting, Liberty, Julius Babilonia

Liberty

Julius Babilonia

Painting - 111.8 x 96.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 44 x 38 x 1 inch

$1,776

Painting, The precious heartbeat, Julius Babilonia

The precious heartbeat

Julius Babilonia

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch

$1,776

Painting, El Vaquero, Julius Babilonia

El Vaquero

Julius Babilonia

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch

$1,776

Painting, Chedda, Jason Piken

Chedda

Jason Piken

Painting - 121.9 x 76.2 x 4.6 cm Painting - 48 x 30 x 1.8 inch

$1,650

Painting, King cone, Jason Piken

King cone

Jason Piken

Painting - 83.8 x 104.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 33 x 41 x 1 inch

$1,150

Painting, Debris, Elohim Sanchez

Debris

Elohim Sanchez

Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 inch

$1,285

Print, Color Blocks Matrix 1~9, Decheng Cui

Color Blocks Matrix 1~9

Decheng Cui

Print - 61 x 61 x 3.8 cm Print - 24 x 24 x 1.5 inch

$2,040

Print, Spaces_24, Decheng Cui

Spaces_24

Decheng Cui

Print - 61 x 61 x 2.5 cm Print - 24 x 24 x 1 inch

$2,030

Print, OM_Light_24M, Decheng Cui

OM_Light_24M

Decheng Cui

Print - 61 x 61 x 2.5 cm Print - 24 x 24 x 1 inch

$2,030

Print, Om_Ligth_Cubes_24M, Decheng Cui

Om_Ligth_Cubes_24M

Decheng Cui

Print - 61 x 61 x 2.5 cm Print - 24 x 24 x 1 inch

$2,040

Painting, Matter, Ana Costov

Matter

Ana Costov

Painting - 59.9 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,670

Print, Norah Jones in july, Thierry Corpet

Norah Jones in july

Thierry Corpet

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

$334 $168

Print, Miles Davis in july, Thierry Corpet

Miles Davis in july

Thierry Corpet

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

$334 $168

Painting, Abstract 2386, Alex Senchenko

Abstract 2386

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 100 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

$1,589

Painting, Abstract2384, Alex Senchenko

Abstract2384

Alex Senchenko

Painting - 100 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

$1,589

Painting, Bird, Jorge Dávalos

Bird

Jorge Dávalos

Painting - 49 x 61 cm Painting - 19.3 x 24 inch

$1,230

Painting, Mirage, Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Mirage

Françoise Dugourd-Caput

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

$766

Painting, Naissance du Jour, Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Naissance du Jour

Françoise Dugourd-Caput

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

$766

Painting, Lové, Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Lové

Françoise Dugourd-Caput

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

$766

Painting, Cet Amour il Faudrait le Repeindre, Miss.Tic

Cet Amour il Faudrait le Repeindre

Miss.Tic

Painting - 73 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$12,303

Print, Colorful, miracle, sparkle, Takashi Murakami

Colorful, miracle, sparkle

Takashi Murakami

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

$4,753

Painting, Ensemble II, Martine Lallement

Ensemble II

Martine Lallement

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

$391

Painting, Cypriam, Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Cypriam

Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Painting - 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$906

Painting, Fuite impromptue au paradis des octaves, Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Fuite impromptue au paradis des octaves

Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$906

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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