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, Contagious, Michael Grine

Michael Grine

Painting . 36.8 x 20.6 x 4.4 cm Painting . 14.5 x 8.125 x 1.75 inch

€275

Painting, Super Evil, Michael Grine

Michael Grine

Painting . 81.3 x 21.3 x 5.1 cm Painting . 32 x 8.38 x 2 inch

€275

Painting, Breakin, Michael Grine

Michael Grine

Painting . 81.3 x 22.9 x 1.9 cm Painting . 32 x 9 x 0.75 inch

€275

Painting, The Back, Michael Grine

Michael Grine

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.01 inch

€275

Painting, Limerick, Michael Grine

Michael Grine

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.01 inch

€275

Painting, Slit, Michael Grine

Michael Grine

Painting . 25.4 x 20.3 x 1.9 cm Painting . 10 x 8 x 0.75 inch

€275

Painting, Touch IV, Michael Grine

Michael Grine

Painting . 30.5 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm Painting . 12 x 16 x 2 inch

€275

Painting, Sin II, Michael Grine

Michael Grine

Painting . 52.1 x 39.4 x 1.9 cm Painting . 20.5 x 15.5 x 0.75 inch

€275

Painting, Heretic I, Michael Grine

Michael Grine

Painting . 42.2 x 52.1 x 1.9 cm Painting . 16.62 x 20.5 x 0.75 inch

€275

Painting, Subhuman, Michael Grine

Michael Grine

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

€275

Painting, Patrick, Michael Grine

Michael Grine

Painting . 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.9 cm Painting . 20 x 16 x 0.75 inch

€275

Painting, Symphony, Jennifer Ibghi

Jennifer Ibghi

Painting . 24 x 19 x 2 cm Painting . 9.4 x 7.5 x 0.8 inch

€320

Painting, Pox Guy, Michael Grine

Michael Grine

Painting . 15.2 x 10.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 6 x 4 x 1 inch

€275

Painting, They are Us, Michael Grine

Michael Grine

Painting . 45.7 x 61 x 0 cm Painting . 18 x 24 x 0.01 inch

€275

Painting, The Pits, Michael Grine

Michael Grine

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.01 inch

€275

Painting, I Forgot, Michael Grine

Michael Grine

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.01 inch

€275

Painting, Eclipse II, Michael Grine

Michael Grine

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.01 inch

€275

Painting, Eclipse I, Michael Grine

Michael Grine

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 0 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 0.01 inch

€275

Painting, Pox VI, Michael Grine

Michael Grine

Painting . 15.2 x 10.2 x 2.5 cm Painting . 6 x 4 x 1 inch

€275

Painting, Pizza I, Michael Grine

Michael Grine

Painting . 27.9 x 35.6 x 0 cm Painting . 11 x 14 x 0.01 inch

€275

Painting, Anchovies I, Michael Grine

Michael Grine

Painting . 27.9 x 35.6 x 0 cm Painting . 11 x 14 x 0.01 inch

€275

Painting, A cello player, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

Painting . 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€750

Painting, Arlequino, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

Painting . 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€700

Painting, Deep jazz, Voichenko Sergiy

Voichenko Sergiy

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

€840

Print, Mal léché, Yohan Storti

Yohan Storti

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

€250

Painting, Harmonie, Albena Vatcheva

Albena Vatcheva

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

€249 €237

Painting, A Piano, Monika Rossa

Monika Rossa

Painting . 54 x 54 x 3 cm Painting . 21.3 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch

€750

Print, Do I look ok, Yohan Storti

Yohan Storti

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

€250

Photography, Osadía, Kevin Krag

Kevin Krag

Photography . 81.3 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Photography . 32 x 48 x 0.1 inch

€4,576

Print, Johnny Jane, Yohan Storti

Yohan Storti

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

€250

Painting, Les danseurs, Marco

Marco

Painting . 70 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch

€700

Sculpture, Saxocolor, PickWick

PickWick

Sculpture . 46 x 14 x 14 cm Sculpture . 18.1 x 5.5 x 5.5 inch

€400

Photography, Melo-Mano, Rodrigo Etem

Rodrigo Etem

Photography . 101.6 x 66 x 0.3 cm Photography . 40 x 26 x 0.1 inch

€1,373

Print, Rock, Jean-Philippe Henric

Jean-Philippe Henric

Print . 80 x 60 x 3 cm Print . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€284

Print, Jazz, Jean-Philippe Henric

Jean-Philippe Henric

Print . 80 x 60 x 3 cm Print . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€284

Print, Io Vivo, Yohan Storti

Yohan Storti

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

€250

Painting, Pianist, Karine Harutyunyan

Karine Harutyunyan

Painting . 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€348

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