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, Caustic, Michael Grine

Michael Grine

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 1 inch

€910

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

Painting, Waiting for him, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€1,200

Painting, Blue Rug, Isabelle Hirtzig

Isabelle Hirtzig

Painting . 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€165

Painting, Passion, Rosa Agenjo

Rosa Agenjo

Painting . 100 x 100 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€3,000

Painting, Fête mexicaine, Niala

Niala

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

€6,500

Painting, Enfants, Talon

Talon

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

€600

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

€1,730

Painting, Day dream, Ilia Filatov

Ilia Filatov

Painting . 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€4,187

Painting, Baignade, Perrine Vilmot

Perrine Vilmot

Painting . 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€220

Painting, Rakhsh, Zahra Zeinali

Zahra Zeinali

Painting . 100 x 70 x 5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 2 inch

€3,900

Painting, J'arrive!, Galka

Galka

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

€980

Painting, Best friends, Betty Acquah

Betty Acquah

Painting . 76.2 x 101.6 x 10.2 cm Painting . 30 x 40 x 4 inch

€4,187

Painting, Fashion Paris, David Jamin

David Jamin

Painting . 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

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 IV, Isaac Maimon

Isaac Maimon

Painting . 120 x 150 x 0.4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 59.1 x 0.2 inch

€3,280

Painting, Serenity, Alexander Shandor

Alexander Shandor

Painting . 55 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 21.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,185

Painting, Summertime, Julia Whitehead

Julia Whitehead

Painting . 35 x 45 x 4 cm Painting . 13.8 x 17.7 x 1.6 inch

€1,402

Painting, Elle, Albena Vatcheva

Albena Vatcheva

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

€899

Print, Immersion, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

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

€300

Painting, Trans migration 2, Niala

Niala

Painting . 81 x 116 x 1 cm Painting . 31.9 x 45.7 x 0.4 inch

€4,400

Painting, Beyond Reach, Alisa Leonets

Alisa Leonets

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

€700

Painting, Freedom, EVGENIYA SHUBINA

EVGENIYA SHUBINA

Painting . 40 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,350

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, Bakul Pecel, Kusbudiyanto

Kusbudiyanto

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

€1,400

Painting, Collection Chat, KiKo

KiKo

Painting . 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€11,800

Print, Danse, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

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

€300

Print, Volupté, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

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

€300

Print, Le baiser II, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

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

€300

Print, Diffraction, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

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

€300

Painting, Road, Akim Levich

Akim Levich

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

€8,500

Painting, Shepherd, Alexander Shandor

Alexander Shandor

Painting . 60 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€3,277

Painting, Trio vert, Perrine Vilmot

Perrine Vilmot

Painting . 60 x 20 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

€280

Painting, Flying South, Gregg Smith

Gregg Smith

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

€900

Painting, Bese triye, Herriot Duplan

Herriot Duplan

Painting . 55 x 41 x 5 cm Painting . 21.7 x 16.1 x 2 inch

€774

Painting, Meeting Point, Jacob Burda

Jacob Burda

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

€1,600