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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Print, Istanbul I, Sukran Ulucan

Sukran Ulucan

Print . 49 x 30 x 0.3 cm Print . 19.3 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€650

Painting, Venise, Samuel Azuelos

Samuel Azuelos

Painting . 60 x 76 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 29.9 x 0.8 inch

€6,500

Painting, Spring, Mea Ambrozo

Mea Ambrozo

Painting . 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€3,200

Painting, Coral Oasis, Valia

Valia

Painting . 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€650

Photography, NL #41, Charles Weber

Charles Weber

Photography . 70 x 70 cm Photography . 27.6 x 27.6 inch

€2,600

Painting, Untitled, Mauro Bellucci

Mauro Bellucci

Painting . 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€1,000

Painting, Marrakech, Véro Blaise

Véro Blaise

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

€550

Painting, Scale, Remi Delaplace

Remi Delaplace

Painting . 135 x 90 x 4 cm Painting . 53.1 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

€3,490

Painting, Selo - R, Ivan Tzonev

Ivan Tzonev

Painting . 89 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 35 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Cadiz, Véro Blaise

Véro Blaise

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

€800

Print, Fiori e museo, Ugo Nespolo

Ugo Nespolo

Print . 100 x 180 x 0.1 cm Print . 39.4 x 70.9 x 0 inch

€990

Print, Istanbul 2, Sukran Ulucan

Sukran Ulucan

Print . 33 x 44 x 0.3 cm Print . 13 x 17.3 x 0.1 inch

€650

Painting, Montagne, Mea Ambrozo

Mea Ambrozo

Painting . 54 x 81 x 4 cm Painting . 21.3 x 31.9 x 1.6 inch

€3,500

Painting, Seville, Véro Blaise

Véro Blaise

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

€1,150

Painting, Kinsale, Véro Blaise

Véro Blaise

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

€800

Photography, Flamingo, Regis Duvignau

Regis Duvignau

Photography . 115 x 115 x 2 cm Photography . 45.3 x 45.3 x 0.8 inch

€980

Painting, Wouki, Paul Richard Mason

Paul Richard Mason

Painting . 160 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 63 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€9,500

Painting, Miami, Véro Blaise

Véro Blaise

Painting . 110 x 110 x 2.5 cm Painting . 43.3 x 43.3 x 1 inch

€3,100

Painting, Imbrications, Sophie Hors

Sophie Hors

Painting . 47 x 37 x 3 cm Painting . 18.5 x 14.6 x 1.2 inch

€810

Painting, Excursión, Laura Nieto

Laura Nieto

Painting . 146 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 57.5 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€8,800