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, Taurus 1, Julien Abstrait

Julien Abstrait

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

€1,790

Painting, Seasons, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting . 90 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

Painting, Red rose, Leonid K.

Leonid K.

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

€249

Painting, Sunflowers, Simon Kozhin

Simon Kozhin

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

€4,500

Painting, Moonshine, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€600

Painting, Light dialogue, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€700

Painting, Brain storming, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€600

Painting, Urban bridge, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€600

Painting, Red poppies, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€500

Painting, 11 september, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€600

Painting, Golden Rain, Shulyak Tatyana

Shulyak Tatyana

Painting . 75 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 29.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€970

Painting, Herbs. Summer, Iryna Kastsova

Iryna Kastsova

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

€1,800

Painting, February, Simon Kozhin

Simon Kozhin

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

€12,500

Painting, Sunflowers 66, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€550

Painting, Colourful spring, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€550

Painting, Blue link, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€500

Painting, Puple still life, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€500

Painting, Landscape, Tiny de Bruin

Tiny de Bruin

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

€2,760

Painting, Les soirs roux, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€400

Painting, Autumn 6625, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€600

Painting, Brave new world, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€600

Painting, Hidden light, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€600

Painting, Icy waters, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€600

Painting, Orange wave, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€600

Painting, Yellow river, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€750

Painting, Spring 2024 54, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€500

Painting, Austerlitz 66, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€600

Painting, Aquarius 1, Julien Abstrait

Julien Abstrait

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

€1,790 €1,611

Painting, The time machine, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€600

Painting, Sunny afternoon, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€600

Painting, Rio carnaval, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€600

Painting, Babylon, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€600

Painting, Old temple, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€600

Painting, Ikebana, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€600

Painting, Night aubade, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€600

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