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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, Beloved, Michele Morata

Beloved

Michele Morata

Painting . 121.9 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting . 48 x 48 x 1.5 inch

€5,201

Print, Summer Rain, Camille Dupont

Summer Rain

Camille Dupont

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

€723

Print, Format #1002, Petr Strnad

Format #1002

Petr Strnad

Print . 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print . 20 x 15 x 0 inch

€320

Painting, Soeur jumelle 1, Ahmed Zaibi

Soeur jumelle 1

Ahmed Zaibi

Painting . 110 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 43.3 x 31.5 x 1 inch

€2,150

Painting, Waking Up, Jill English

Waking Up

Jill English

Painting . 152.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting . 60 x 48 x 1.5 inch

€7,174

Painting, Improvisations, Gregg Simpson

Improvisations

Gregg Simpson

Painting . 106.7 x 134.6 x 3.8 cm Painting . 42 x 53 x 1.5 inch

€7,450

Print, Lion El Gato, Paxal

Lion El Gato

Paxal

Print . 64 x 64 x 0.5 cm Print . 25.2 x 25.2 x 0.2 inch

€250

Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Pep Canyellas

Untitled

Pep Canyellas

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 inch

€2,800

Painting, Amongst the Waves, Pamela Rys

Amongst the Waves

Pamela Rys

Painting . 70.1 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€366

Painting, The Divination, Harry Ergott

The Divination

Harry Ergott

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

€4,800

Print, Format #868, Petr Strnad

Format #868

Petr Strnad

Print . 50.8 x 38.1 x 0.1 cm Print . 20 x 15 x 0 inch

€320

Painting, Gebroken, Romina Schimpf

Gebroken

Romina Schimpf

Painting . 110 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 43.3 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€2,500

Photography, Polonca #5, Edmund Sumner

Polonca #5

Edmund Sumner

Photography . 90 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography . 35.4 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€2,308

Painting, Sounds of spring, VeraD

Sounds of spring

VeraD

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

€2,300

Painting, Bateau Ivre, Francis Moreau

Bateau Ivre

Francis Moreau

Painting . 65 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 25.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,000

Painting, Stigmates, Monique Dardeau

Stigmates

Monique Dardeau

Painting . 73 x 92 x 1 cm Painting . 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.4 inch

€1,800

Painting, Girls of Summer, Willy B

Girls of Summer

Willy B

Painting . 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

Painting, Red Roses, Micowel

Red Roses

Micowel

Painting . 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

Painting, High Sunflower, Lose

High Sunflower

Lose

Painting . 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting . 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

Painting, Sin título, Emilio Tejada

Sin título

Emilio Tejada

Painting . 65 x 54 x 5 cm Painting . 25.6 x 21.3 x 2 inch

€910

Painting, Into The Light, Fusako Ekuni

Into The Light

Fusako Ekuni

Painting . 50 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 19.7 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€4,000

Painting, Abstrait-3, Théo Le Franc

Abstrait-3

Théo Le Franc

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

€650

Painting, Lush Summer/8, Helen Mount

Lush Summer/8

Helen Mount

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

€450

Painting, A2649, Thierry Benzaid

A2649

Thierry Benzaid

Painting . 31 x 41 x 0.5 cm Painting . 12.2 x 16.1 x 0.2 inch

€350

Painting, Portrait, Aleksandr Ilichev

Portrait

Aleksandr Ilichev

Painting . 100 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€3,400

Painting, Portrait, Aleksandr Ilichev

Portrait

Aleksandr Ilichev

Painting . 100 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€3,400

Painting, Portrait, Aleksandr Ilichev

Portrait

Aleksandr Ilichev

Painting . 120 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€3,400

Painting, Portrait, Aleksandr Ilichev

Portrait

Aleksandr Ilichev

Painting . 100 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€3,400

Photography, New York view I, Geert Lemmers

New York view I

Geert Lemmers

Photography . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Photography . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,480