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, La rencontre, Michael Edery

Michael Edery

Painting . 120 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1 inch

€5,800

Painting, Helter skelter, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€300

Painting, Beyond th road, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€300

Painting, Tenerife (1), Tiny de Bruin

Tiny de Bruin

Painting . 100 x 160 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 63 x 1.6 inch

€5,500

Painting, Big fish, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

€590

Painting, Autumn flowers, Simon Kozhin

Simon Kozhin

Painting . 20 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting . 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€3,400

Painting, Two trees, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€300

Painting, Thaw, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting . 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€505

Painting, Spring, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

€630

Painting, Rainbow, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting . 75 x 95 x 2 cm Painting . 29.5 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

€690

Painting, Flowers, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting . 50 x 95 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

€505

Painting, Bouquet, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting . 65 x 75 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

€500

Painting, Gemini, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

€505

Painting, Cancer, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

€505

Painting, Flowers, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting . 65 x 75 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

€550

Painting, Seduçao, Brito Esteves

Brito Esteves

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

€2,200

Painting, Secret area, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€300

Painting, Scales, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

€505

Painting, Scorpion, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

€505

Painting, Taurus, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

€505

Painting, Dialog, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

€550

Painting, Fruit, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting . 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€625

Painting, Fish, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting . 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€630

Painting, Two, Anatoly Tarabanov

Two

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting . 75 x 95 x 2 cm Painting . 29.5 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

€500

Painting, Spring, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting . 75 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 29.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€505

Painting, Golden Sails, Melezhik Olga

Melezhik Olga

Painting . 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€880

Painting, Memories, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

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

€750

Painting, New day, Anatoly Tarabanov

Anatoly Tarabanov

Painting . 80 x 95 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch

€605

Painting, Snowy track, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€350

Painting, City lights, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€350

Painting, Poppies, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€350

Painting, Transcendance, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€350

Painting, Happy hour, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€350

Painting, Summer, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

Painting . 40 x 40 x 4 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

€350

Painting, Floating rock, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

Painting . 40 x 40 x 4 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

€350

Painting, Swans' lake, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€350

Painting, Cápsula #6, Alec Franco

Alec Franco

Painting . 149.9 x 78 x 0.8 cm Painting . 59 x 30.7 x 0.3 inch

€2,736

Painting, Holy Pools, Victoria Horkan

Victoria Horkan

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

€4,353

Painting, Sealife, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€350

Painting, Red flags, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€350

Painting, Red victory, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€351

Painting, Capharnaum, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€350

Painting, Parietal memory, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€350

Painting, Plane view, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€350

Painting, Morning dew, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€350

Painting, Lumen, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€350

Painting, Oh! Happy day, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€350

Painting, Good vibrations, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€350

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