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, Voyage 2, Ihab Ahmad

Ihab Ahmad

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

€9,000

Painting, La terre, Claude Carretta

Claude Carretta

Painting . 38 x 56 x 1 cm Painting . 15 x 22 x 0.4 inch

€350

Painting, Prismacolor 1, Hamed ENCS

Hamed ENCS

Painting . 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,650

Painting, Composition 302, Xiu

Xiu

Painting . 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Painting, Dive in 2, Mea Ambrozo

Mea Ambrozo

Painting . 55 x 38 x 1 cm Painting . 21.7 x 15 x 0.4 inch

€2,200

Painting, Printemps, Claude Carretta

Claude Carretta

Painting . 46 x 46 x 1 cm Painting . 18.1 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch

€350

Painting, Fiat 500, Virginia Benedicto

Virginia Benedicto

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

€2,800

Painting, Extraordinary, Tanya Lytko

Tanya Lytko

Painting . 110 x 105 x 0.2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 41.3 x 0.1 inch

€1,700

Painting, # Bleu,5, Marc Leforestier

Marc Leforestier

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2.2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0.9 inch

€1,430

Print, Algajola VI, Thierry Corpet

Thierry Corpet

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

€159

Print, V7, Isthme

V7

Isthme

Print . 30 x 40 x 0.4 cm Print . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch

€250

Painting, Fleur Bleue, Sophie Duplain

Sophie Duplain

Painting . 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting . 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,200

Painting, Designer room, Mea Ambrozo

Mea Ambrozo

Painting . 25 x 25 x 1 cm Painting . 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch

€450

Painting, Angel's voice, Emily Starck

Emily Starck

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

€2,000

Painting, Clair Obscur, Remi Delaplace

Remi Delaplace

Painting . 130 x 89 x 3 cm Painting . 51.2 x 35 x 1.2 inch

€3,490

Print, Strata #29, Petr Strnad

Petr Strnad

Print . 101.5 x 76 x 0.1 cm Print . 40 x 29.9 x 0 inch

€890

Fine Art Drawings, Amour troublé, Marion Lachant

Marion Lachant

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 50 x 3.4 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.3 inch

€500

Print, Strata #33, Petr Strnad

Petr Strnad

Print . 101.5 x 76 x 0.1 cm Print . 40 x 29.9 x 0 inch

€890

Print, Strata #32, Petr Strnad

Petr Strnad

Print . 101.5 x 76 x 0.1 cm Print . 40 x 29.9 x 0 inch

€890

Print, Strata #31, Petr Strnad

Petr Strnad

Print . 101.5 x 76 x 0.1 cm Print . 40 x 29.9 x 0 inch

€890

Print, Format #855, Petr Strnad

Petr Strnad

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

€320

Print, Format #854, Petr Strnad

Petr Strnad

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

€320

Painting, Mondrian, Hamed ENCS

Hamed ENCS

Painting . 72 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 28.3 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€950

Painting, Four Circles, Bernhard Lang

Bernhard Lang

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

€2,200

Print, Blueprint of the Soul, SISC

SISC

Print . 80 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print . 31.5 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€380

Painting, Le cocon, Mea Ambrozo

Mea Ambrozo

Painting . 33 x 41 x 1 cm Painting . 13 x 16.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,500

Print, Straec #32, Luuk de Haan

Luuk de Haan

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

€3,063

Painting, Xantham Gum I, Michael Grine

Michael Grine

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 1.5 inch

€1,815

Painting, Rainbow, Michael Grine

Michael Grine

Painting . 91.4 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting . 36 x 24 x 0.75 inch

€1,815

Painting, War, Michael Grine

War

Michael Grine

Painting . 61 x 91.4 x 1.9 cm Painting . 24 x 36 x 0.75 inch

€1,815

Painting, Spirale, Jonathan Pradillon

Jonathan Pradillon

Painting . 38 x 38 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15 x 15 x 0 inch

€300

Painting, Carré Fluo, Hamed ENCS

Hamed ENCS

Painting . 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting . 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

€850

Painting, Ostriconi #7, Thierry Corpet

Thierry Corpet

Painting . 70 x 70 x 3.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.4 inch

€900

Print, Crazy Sunset, Marion Sagon

Marion Sagon

Print . 40 x 60 x 0.8 cm Print . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.3 inch

€260

Painting, L'Iris Bleu, Sophie Duplain

Sophie Duplain

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

€2,200

Painting, Abstract geometrik, Tarek

Tarek

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

€550

Painting, Mecanik dark, Tarek

Tarek

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

€550

Print, Format #1002, Petr Strnad

Petr Strnad

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

€320

Print, Format #868, Petr Strnad

Petr Strnad

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

€320