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, Emerald shine, Andrei Sitsko

Andrei Sitsko

Painting . 140 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€3,200

Painting, Désert, Sylvie Pulur

Sylvie Pulur

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

€1,560

Painting, Pop Design N°3/20, Lydi

Lydi

Painting . 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€190 €171

Print, Hongui, Gaelle Beyaert

Gaelle Beyaert

Print . 30 x 45 x 2 cm Print . 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€340

Print, Tulip Path, Paul Gilbert

Paul Gilbert

Print . 38 x 36 cm Print . 15 x 14.2 inch

€250

Painting, Unique, Isabelle Hirtzig

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Painting . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€175

Photography, Les Gardiennes, Regis Duvignau

Regis Duvignau

Photography . 115 x 76 x 2 cm Photography . 45.3 x 29.9 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

Painting, Living Life, Jacob Burda

Jacob Burda

Painting . 92 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Painting, Paris, Michel Das

Michel Das

Painting . 92 x 72 x 3 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.3 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Painting, Art Rock, David Jamin

David Jamin

Painting . 146 x 114 x 2.5 cm Painting . 57.5 x 44.9 x 1 inch

€5,200

Painting, Le Bain, Julien Raynaud

Julien Raynaud

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

€3,500

Painting, Cafe Scene V, Isaac Maimon

Isaac Maimon

Painting . 102 x 78 x 3 cm Painting . 40.2 x 30.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,280

Painting, Freelance., Igor Shulman

Igor Shulman

Painting . 44.7 x 59.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 17.6 x 23.5 x 1 inch

€1,717

Painting, Le Matin, Pascal Perrin

Pascal Perrin

Painting . 80 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€5,000

Print, Summer game, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

Print . 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch

€300

Painting, Elle, Albena Vatcheva

Albena Vatcheva

Painting . 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

€899

Painting, Pop Design N°4/20, Lydi

Lydi

Painting . 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€190 €171

Painting, Cornélia, Pascal Perrin

Pascal Perrin

Painting . 80 x 100 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€5,000

Painting, Monjes Camboya, M. Muro

M. Muro

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

€2,000

Photography, Movida Massala, Sarah Caron

Sarah Caron

Photography . 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Photography . 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€2,500