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, Spring Garden, Emily Starck

Emily Starck

Painting . 80 x 65 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,600

Painting, Renaissance, Claudine Janel

Claudine Janel

Painting . 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

€700

Painting, Hammocks, Carlos Diaz

Carlos Diaz

Painting . 73 x 92 x 3 cm Painting . 28.7 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch

€4,200

Painting, Coral Oasis, Valia

Valia

Painting . 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€650

Fine Art Drawings, Côté ombre, Agnès Tiollier

Agnès Tiollier

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 70 x 0.25 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

Painting, Excursión, Laura Nieto

Laura Nieto

Painting . 146 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 57.5 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€8,800

Painting, Bambou X, Virginie Cadoret

Virginie Cadoret

Painting . 60 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€900

Print, Eden, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

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

€300

Painting, Landscape 01, Timm Blandin

Timm Blandin

Painting . 146 x 97 x 3 cm Painting . 57.5 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

€6,800

Painting, Impressions, Isabelle Marie

Isabelle Marie

Painting . 35 x 22 x 2 cm Painting . 13.8 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

€500

Painting, Emergence, Isabelle Marie

Isabelle Marie

Painting . 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting . 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch

€600

Painting, Champêtre, Muriel Deumie

Muriel Deumie

Painting . 130 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 51.2 x 35 x 0.8 inch

€1,890

Painting, Jardin éphémère, Bonus

Bonus

Painting . 80 x 80 x 5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 2 inch

€4,500

Painting, ST20230115, Emily Starck

Emily Starck

Painting . 115 x 92 x 3 cm Painting . 45.3 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,600

Painting, Le tonus, Marco

Marco

Painting . 60 x 30 x 4.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 11.8 x 1.8 inch

€450

Painting, Renouveau, Claudine Janel

Claudine Janel

Painting . 64 x 43 x 0.2 cm Painting . 25.2 x 16.9 x 0.1 inch

€500

Painting, Palette 6, Tiberiu Soos

Tiberiu Soos

Painting . 80 x 160 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 63 x 1.6 inch

€2,200

Painting, Gardenia, Manuel Perez

Manuel Perez

Painting . 100 x 140 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 55.1 x 0 inch

€2,400

Painting, Flower bush, Emily Starck

Emily Starck

Painting . 110 x 63 x 3 cm Painting . 43.3 x 24.8 x 1.2 inch

€2,300

Painting, Automne Il, Lu Ma

Lu Ma

Painting . 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€3,000

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