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, Color guides me, Calat

Calat

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

€625

Painting, Album 10., Petr Strnad

Petr Strnad

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 0.1 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0 inch

€390

Painting, Memory II, Gohar Goddard

Gohar Goddard

Painting . 61 x 61 x 3 cm Painting . 24 x 24 x 1.2 inch

€1,934

Painting, Life 02, Poovi Art

Poovi Art

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€228 €194

Painting, Life 01, Poovi Art

Poovi Art

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€228 €194

Painting, Asian dust,, Peter Foesters

Peter Foesters

Painting . 129.5 x 99.1 x 8.9 cm Painting . 51 x 39 x 3.5 inch

€3,100

Painting, Reina Berni, Zeta Yeyati

Zeta Yeyati

Painting . 100 x 70 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

€515

Painting, Long road, Gotcha Gaios

Gotcha Gaios

Painting . 59 x 45 cm Painting . 23.2 x 17.7 inch

€900

Painting, Life 03, Poovi Art

Poovi Art

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€228 €194

Painting, Conversations 04, Poovi Art

Poovi Art

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€182 €137

Painting, Sur mon tabouret, KiKo

KiKo

Painting . 162 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 63.8 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€17,900

Painting, Abstract, Moshe Leider

Moshe Leider

Painting . 110 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting . 43.3 x 35.4 x 1 inch

€2,371

Painting, Funny Rage, Palo

Palo

Painting . 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€4,200

Painting, Untitled, Domingo Millán

Domingo Millán

Painting . 65.5 x 50 cm Painting . 25.8 x 19.7 inch

€1,600

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, Quiétude, Anval

Anval

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

€1,600

Painting, Memory I, Gohar Goddard

Gohar Goddard

Painting . 61 x 61 x 3 cm Painting . 24 x 24 x 1.2 inch

€1,934

Painting, Restore,, Peter Foesters

Peter Foesters

Painting . 61 x 99.8 x 8.9 cm Painting . 24 x 39.3 x 3.5 inch

€2,553

Painting, Palabre, Brigitte Millet

Brigitte Millet

Painting . 111 x 94 x 3 cm Painting . 43.7 x 37 x 1.2 inch

€850

Painting, Blocs turquoise, Dam Domido

Dam Domido

Painting . 0.93 x 0.93 x 0.1 cm Painting . 0.4 x 0.4 x 0 inch

€3,580

Painting, Break of Down, Goddog

Goddog

Painting . 100 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Painting, Volums Mónaco, To Gallardo

To Gallardo

Painting . 110 x 110 x 4 cm Painting . 43.3 x 43.3 x 1.6 inch

€6,000

Painting, Etienne, Albena Vatcheva

Albena Vatcheva

Painting . 30 x 25 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

€415 €395

Painting, Patek Waves, Jisbar

Jisbar

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

Price upon request

Painting, Les Doudous, KiKo

KiKo

Painting . 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

Price upon request

Painting, Taco Gato, Zeta Yeyati

Zeta Yeyati

Painting . 100 x 70 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

€515

Painting, Éden, O Gringo

O Gringo

Painting . 105 x 90 x 3 cm Painting . 41.3 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€6,000

Painting, Les flammes, Elena Feteanu

Elena Feteanu

Painting . 116 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Painting, Touro Azúl, Philippe Dias

Philippe Dias

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

€1,650

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