Colored artworks

Painting, Ville (1), Zhenlin Jiang

Ville (1)

Zhenlin Jiang

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$903

Print, Painted soul, Milan Knizak

Painted soul

Milan Knizak

Print - 47.2 x 77.2 x 0 inch

$1,084

Print, Composition I- Monotype, Gor Avetisyan

Composition I- Monotype

Gor Avetisyan

Print - 19.7 x 11.8 inch

$282

Painting, Beauté sauvage, Carine Ricard

Beauté sauvage

Carine Ricard

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$1,016

Painting, High Flyer, Kelly Jenkins

High Flyer

Kelly Jenkins

Painting - 26 x 26 x 1.6 inch

$3,490

Painting, Yellow flower, Sandra Szaja

Yellow flower

Sandra Szaja

Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$3,388

Print, Less is More 4, Sophie André

Less is More 4

Sophie André

Print - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$339

Painting, Ephemeral Bonds, SISC

Ephemeral Bonds

SISC

Painting - 11.8 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

$474 $427

Painting, House on the hill, Gohar Goddard

House on the hill

Gohar Goddard

Painting - 16.1 x 16.1 x 1.2 inch

$1,119

Painting, Antidote, Jonesy Artwork

Antidote

Jonesy Artwork

Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

$1,067

Painting, Bubblegum, Bishop Parigo

Bubblegum

Bishop Parigo

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,920

Painting, Twins in black, Sergey Bondarev

Twins in black

Sergey Bondarev

Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$11,180

Fine Art Drawings, Collegiate, Tina Loiodice

Collegiate

Tina Loiodice

Fine Art Drawings - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

$678

Photography, Purple and blue flowers, Serigne Niang

Purple and blue flowers

Serigne Niang

Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 inch

$440

Fine Art Drawings, Confidentiel, M. Cohen

Confidentiel

M. Cohen

Fine Art Drawings - 20.1 x 20.1 x 0.2 inch

$1,920

Painting, Emotion in motion, Ines Khadraoui

Emotion in motion

Ines Khadraoui

Painting - 39.4 x 29.1 x 1.6 inch

$1,694

Painting, Aggregate #20 (Large Abstract Contemporary Painting), G. Campbell Lyman

Aggregate #20 (Large Abstract Contemporary Painting)

G. Campbell Lyman

Painting - 48 x 60 x 1 inch

$4,910

Painting, In the end, everything comes back, Dervis Akdemir

In the end, everything comes back

Dervis Akdemir

Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1 inch

$593

Painting, Color sound in the golden light, Mi Jean Kang

Color sound in the golden light

Mi Jean Kang

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,710

Painting, Off to the Field of dreams 5, Thein Shwe

Off to the Field of dreams 5

Thein Shwe

Painting - 47.2 x 70.9 x 0.4 inch

$14,624

Sculpture, Four Hands on One Shields, Amandine Guruceaga

Four Hands on One Shields

Amandine Guruceaga

Sculpture - 22.8 x 21.3 x 3.9 inch

$2,597

Painting, Ibiza Nights, Kon Art

Ibiza Nights

Kon Art

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,976

Print, Compacts N°3-9, Yann Crenn

Compacts N°3-9

Yann Crenn

Print - 18.5 x 13.8 x 0 inch

$1,807

Painting, Neutral 3, Soos Tiberiu

Neutral 3

Soos Tiberiu

Painting - 31.5 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch

$1,000

Painting, Caminho Percorrido, Leiga

Caminho Percorrido

Leiga

Painting - 34.3 x 34.3 x 0.8 inch

$1,694

Painting, Paths of Light, Gregg Simpson

Paths of Light

Gregg Simpson

Painting - 57.4 x 44.5 x 1 inch

$10,000

Painting, Pont du Gard, Natalia Kuruch

Pont du Gard

Natalia Kuruch

Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$3,625

Painting, Ciel flamboyant Ref BDNW10739, Jacques Poncet

Ciel flamboyant Ref BDNW10739

Jacques Poncet

Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 inch

$1,694

Painting, 4937, Pavol Zelina

4937

Pavol Zelina

Painting - 31.5 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$903

Painting, The thing about this place, Ngahina Belton-Bodsworth

The thing about this place

Ngahina Belton-Bodsworth

Painting - 25.2 x 20.9 x 1.2 inch

$2,349

Painting, Atlantic Roses, Micowel

Atlantic Roses

Micowel

Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

$1,129

Painting, Bucéphale, Adélaïde Leferme

Bucéphale

Adélaïde Leferme

Painting - 45.3 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,496

Painting, Volcan, Li Kang

Volcan

Li Kang

Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,242

Painting, Attelage de rêve, Marabout

Attelage de rêve

Marabout

Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch

$11,858

Painting, Vestigios, Juan Ibarra

Vestigios

Juan Ibarra

Painting - 38.2 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch

$1,178

Painting, Papillons exotiques - Abstraction, Guénola Guézo

Papillons exotiques - Abstraction

Guénola Guézo

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,389

Painting, Sans titre, Pierre Saunier

Sans titre

Pierre Saunier

Painting - 51.6 x 39.8 x 1.2 inch

$1,016

Painting, Young woman with earrings, Claudia Talavera

Young woman with earrings

Claudia Talavera

Painting - 57.1 x 43.3 x 1 inch

$4,890

Painting, Tierra Dos, Ruth Arbiser

Tierra Dos

Ruth Arbiser

Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$5,703

Painting, Disco Ball, Lose

Disco Ball

Lose

Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

$565

Sculpture, Astéroïde, Mireille Guérin

Astéroïde

Mireille Guérin

Sculpture - 43.3 x 35.4 x 3.1 inch

$7,453

Painting, Crash III, Zoonchez

Crash III

Zoonchez

Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$3,614

Painting, Woods, Gina Werfel

Woods

Gina Werfel

Painting - 18 x 14.5 inch

$1,119

Print, Paysage bassin, Viviane Perez-Lorenzo

Paysage bassin

Viviane Perez-Lorenzo

Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$847

Print, #1294B, Mario Sughi

#1294B

Mario Sughi

Print - 27.6 x 43.3 inch

$2,372

Painting, Sérénité, Snath

Sérénité

Snath

Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 1 inch

$3,162

Print, Prise de tête, David Ferreira

Prise de tête

David Ferreira

Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$791

Painting, Embrace 04, Darlene Watson

Embrace 04

Darlene Watson

Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.5 inch

$1,074

Painting, Infinity, Anamaria Cepoi

Infinity

Anamaria Cepoi

Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,700

Painting, Breeze #2, Geesien Postema

Breeze #2

Geesien Postema

Painting - 39 x 39 x 1 inch

$1,820

Painting, Cargo Traffic City Landscape, Vlado Vesselinov

Cargo Traffic City Landscape

Vlado Vesselinov

Painting - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,146

Painting, Evening, Henadzi Havartsou

Evening

Henadzi Havartsou

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$1,107

Painting, Coexisting #01, Haydee Torres

Coexisting #01

Haydee Torres

Painting - 36 x 36 x 1.5 inch

$1,450

Painting, Take Your Places, Denise Souza Finney

Take Your Places

Denise Souza Finney

Painting - 24 x 18 x 1.5 inch

$1,360

Painting, Blue Moon, Cynthia Ligeros

Blue Moon

Cynthia Ligeros

Painting - 24 x 24 x 1.5 inch

$940

Painting, Take Me Out of the Blue Today, Ellen Brook

Take Me Out of the Blue Today

Ellen Brook

Painting - 24 x 24 x 2 inch

$925

Painting, Obsession # 44, Jeffrey Davies

Obsession # 44

Jeffrey Davies

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1.5 inch

$1,820

Painting, Vague d'Amour, Catherine Pugeat

Vague d'Amour

Catherine Pugeat

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 inch

$1,762

Print, Blue origin 4, spéléologie, De Caso Michel

Blue origin 4, spéléologie

De Caso Michel

Print - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$158

Painting, L'oiseau en liberté, ZiB

L'oiseau en liberté

ZiB

Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.9 inch

$1,694

Design, Tapis carrés magiques – Sonia Delaunay x Artcurial, Sonia Delaunay

Tapis carrés magiques – Sonia Delaunay x Artcurial

Sonia Delaunay

Design - 115.4 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch

$12,422

Painting, Cometa, Jose Palacin Calvo

Cometa

Jose Palacin Calvo

Painting - 20 x 26 x 2 inch

$1,834

Painting, Butterfly, Helena Monniello

Butterfly

Helena Monniello

Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.7 inch

$1,650

Print, Light_h, Decheng Cui

Light_h

Decheng Cui

Print - 21 x 24 x 1 inch

$2,030

Print, Nuances XXV, Carla Sá Fernandes

Nuances XXV

Carla Sá Fernandes

Print - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$1,010

Painting, About The Rose # II, Elisa Costa

About The Rose # II

Elisa Costa

Painting - 35.4 x 27.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,054

Painting, Reef Dive, Jill English

Reef Dive

Jill English

Painting - 40 x 60 x 0.3 inch

$1,325

Painting, Trying to integrate, Painting, Acrylic on MDF panel, Bob Hunt

Trying to integrate, Painting, Acrylic on MDF panel

Bob Hunt

Painting - 24 x 24 x 1.5 inch

$875

Painting, ConSorT, DelBorn

ConSorT

DelBorn

Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,457

Painting, L'océan des tempêtes, Aurore Amberny

L'océan des tempêtes

Aurore Amberny

Painting - 41.7 x 29.5 inch

$1,468

Painting, Untitled, Anselm Reyle

Untitled

Anselm Reyle

Painting - 88.2 x 74.4 x 1.2 inch

$90,344

Painting, Entre deux, MariBen

Entre deux

MariBen

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$723

Painting, Organic Patterns XVII, Eliane Saheurs

Organic Patterns XVII

Eliane Saheurs

Painting - 30 x 40 x 1.5 inch

$1,625

Painting, Voyage organisé, Diane Fournier

Voyage organisé

Diane Fournier

Painting - 30 x 24 x 1.5 inch

$983

Painting, Temporelle, Roselyne Michel

Temporelle

Roselyne Michel

Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 2 inch

$1,355

Painting, Meli Melo, Sylvie B.

Meli Melo

Sylvie B.

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,694

Print, Marseille, Lionel Borla

Marseille

Lionel Borla

Print - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

$226

Painting, Autour de l'étang, Clemyart

Autour de l'étang

Clemyart

Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$282

Painting, Daft Punk Record, Jenya Pestova

Daft Punk Record

Jenya Pestova

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$700

Painting, Enterrado bajo las raíces del árbol sagrado, María José Vela

Enterrado bajo las raíces del árbol sagrado

María José Vela

Painting - 32.7 x 32.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,694

Print, Mundo Colorado, Manitoba

Mundo Colorado

Manitoba

Print - 39.4 x 39.4 inch

$2,259

Painting, Drive the line, Remi Bertoche

Drive the line

Remi Bertoche

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$11,282

Painting, Follow The Light, Christine Frisbee

Follow The Light

Christine Frisbee

Painting - 24 x 24 x 1.5 inch

$1,200

Painting, Volcano, Tekla Aleksieva

Volcano

Tekla Aleksieva

Painting - 12.2 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

$1,039

Print, Ukraine, Alexander Fuza

Ukraine

Alexander Fuza

Print - 20 x 26 x 0.2 inch

$1,280

Painting, Appreciate the little things, Ashu Pine

Appreciate the little things

Ashu Pine

Painting - 16.1 x 12.6 x 1.2 inch

$6,776

Painting, Dispersed Dense Lines, Ya-Ping Dong

Dispersed Dense Lines

Ya-Ping Dong

Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$1,807

Painting, Only color I, Marta Duran

Only color I

Marta Duran

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$2,033

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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