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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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Painting, Portrait, Aleksandr Ilichev

Portrait

Aleksandr Ilichev

Painting . 140 x 180 x 3 cm Painting . 55.1 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch

€8,200

Painting, Volcanic Memory, Maria Ruisi

Volcanic Memory

Maria Ruisi

Painting . 60 x 46 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch

€890

Painting, Magik is real, Rico Sab

Magik is real

Rico Sab

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

€600

Painting, Cobra, Rico Sab

Cobra

Rico Sab

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

€600

Painting, La Vie En Rose, Christel Haag

La Vie En Rose

Christel Haag

Painting . 81.3 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm Painting . 32 x 39 x 1 inch

€1,652

Painting, At the Threshold, Vera Hoi

At the Threshold

Vera Hoi

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

€600

Painting, Les Bonh'ommes XL, VHE

Les Bonh'ommes XL

VHE

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

€400 €360

Painting, Dios Mio, Michael Grine

Dios Mio

Michael Grine

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€1,786

Painting, Combattente, Antonio Murgia

Combattente

Antonio Murgia

Painting . 100 x 120 x 4.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.8 inch

€5,280

Painting, The fight of Legends, Artwhos

The fight of Legends

Artwhos

Painting . 50 x 100 x 0.2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

€1,349

Painting, 026pp1992, Claude Viallat

026pp1992

Claude Viallat

Painting . 70 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€10,000

Painting, Matière Andalouse, Yrak

Matière Andalouse

Yrak

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

€4,000

Painting, West side story, Sophie Hors

West side story

Sophie Hors

Painting . 40 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€810