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, Douceur, Lison Favarger

Lison Favarger

Painting . 41 x 61 x 2 cm Painting . 16.1 x 24 x 0.8 inch

€1,378

Painting, Vibrations, Alain Arnouil

Alain Arnouil

Painting . 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,375

Painting, Mask geometrique #10, Tarek

Tarek

Painting . 55 x 46 x 3 cm Painting . 21.7 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch

€850

Painting, O.T. V, Victor Popov

Victor Popov

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€850

Print, Kimono, Joël Chasseriau

Joël Chasseriau

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

€1,060

Painting, Azur, Mea Ambrozo

Mea Ambrozo

Painting . 89 x 116 x 4 cm Painting . 35 x 45.7 x 1.6 inch

€4,000

Painting, Rainbow live, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Painting . 110 x 160 x 0.1 cm Painting . 43.3 x 63 x 0 inch

€2,300

Painting, Jeopardy, Brian Neish

Brian Neish

Painting . 76 x 76 x 4 cm Painting . 29.9 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch

€2,172

Print, Perspective, Renato Livi

Renato Livi

Print . 64 x 47 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.2 x 18.5 x 0 inch

€200

Painting, Chakras, Monique Dardeau

Monique Dardeau

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

€1,800

Painting, SOS pour les oiseaux, ZiB

ZiB

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

€1,800

Painting, Sisa, Coha

Coha

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

€3,950

Painting, Flowscape 3., Petr Strnad

Petr Strnad

Painting . 35.1 x 45.7 x 0.1 cm Painting . 13.8 x 18 x 0 inch

€390

Painting, Stimulus 4, Gina Vor

Gina Vor

Painting . 45 x 45 x 2 cm Painting . 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€400

Painting, Red Grass, Tomàs Sunyol

Tomàs Sunyol

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

€4,720

Painting, Damier, Alain Arnouil

Alain Arnouil

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

€875

Print, Straec #24, Luuk de Haan

Luuk de Haan

Print . 100 x 72.5 cm Print . 39.4 x 28.5 inch

€3,078

Painting, Composition 305, Xiu

Xiu

Painting . 50 x 20 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€600

Painting, Composition 302, Xiu

Xiu

Painting . 50 x 20 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€700

Print, Hub, Myre Nick Torgoff

Hub

Myre Nick Torgoff

Print . 51 x 36 cm Print . 20.1 x 14.2 inch

€150

Painting, BUILD, Ludovic Mercher

Ludovic Mercher

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

€1,800

Painting, Soul, Nicolas Jesbac

Nicolas Jesbac

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€1,100

Painting, Side eye, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Painting . 46 x 38 x 2.5 cm Painting . 18.1 x 15 x 1 inch

€900

Painting, Entropy Zone 9., Petr Strnad

Petr Strnad

Painting . 50.7 x 40.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 20 x 15.9 x 0 inch

€430

Painting, Entropy Zone 8., Petr Strnad

Petr Strnad

Painting . 50.6 x 40.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 19.9 x 15.9 x 0 inch

€430

Painting, Entropy Zone 6., Petr Strnad

Petr Strnad

Painting . 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€490

Painting, Jap's Eye - No. 09, RK Polak

RK Polak

Painting . 183.9 x 165.1 x 5.1 cm Painting . 72.4 x 65 x 2 inch

€9,220

Painting, Happening, Brian Neish

Brian Neish

Painting . 76 x 76 x 4 cm Painting . 29.9 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch

€2,172

Painting, Mantra, Yunior Marino

Yunior Marino

Painting . 177.8 x 218.4 x 0.3 cm Painting . 70 x 86 x 0.1 inch

€6,400

Painting, Colorful Solitude, Valia

Valia

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

€650

Painting, Abstrait 24-34, Thomas Danel

Thomas Danel

Painting . 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Painting, Cosmic Tunnel, Greg Angus

Greg Angus

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 2 inch

€6,263

Sculpture, Entrapped 2, Simcha Even-Chen

Simcha Even-Chen

Sculpture . 17 x 35 x 28 cm Sculpture . 6.7 x 13.8 x 11 inch

€2,900

Painting, Piano, Alain Arnouil

Alain Arnouil

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

€875

Print, Straec #18, Luuk de Haan

Luuk de Haan

Print . 100 x 72.5 cm Print . 39.4 x 28.5 inch

€3,078

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