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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, Rochers, Nadine de Lespinats

Rochers

Nadine de Lespinats

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

€900

Print, Phases, Cajuca

Phases

Cajuca

Print . 42 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Print . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch

€137

Painting, Abrupt, Denis Rifflard

Abrupt

Denis Rifflard

Painting . 74.5 x 74.5 x 2 cm Painting . 29.3 x 29.3 x 0.8 inch

€690

Photography, Phares, Nicolas Issaly

Phares

Nicolas Issaly

Photography . 70 x 105 x 3 cm Photography . 27.6 x 41.3 x 1.2 inch

€2,060

Painting, Le Roi de la plage, Marco

Le Roi de la plage

Marco

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

€460

Painting, Via Lazio di sera, Luigi Iona

Via Lazio di sera

Luigi Iona

Painting . 68 x 48 x 0.3 cm Painting . 26.8 x 18.9 x 0.1 inch

€220

Painting, Sun Island, Diane Bellier

Sun Island

Diane Bellier

Painting . 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Photography, Le Monde Retenu, Paul Marnef

Le Monde Retenu

Paul Marnef

Photography . 40 x 40 x 2 cm Photography . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€495

Fine Art Drawings, In My Garden 20200529, Yaki Li

In My Garden 20200529

Yaki Li

Fine Art Drawings . 32 x 24 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 12.6 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€185

Painting, K18, Nathalie Le Reste

K18

Nathalie Le Reste

Painting . 13 x 18 x 2 cm Painting . 5.1 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch

€180

Painting, K14, Nathalie Le Reste

K14

Nathalie Le Reste

Painting . 13 x 18 x 2 cm Painting . 5.1 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch

€180

Painting, Forest Dreams, Trayko Popov

Forest Dreams

Trayko Popov

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,300

Photography, Nocturna, Paul Marnef

Nocturna

Paul Marnef

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

€1,940

Painting, Dawn, Silvia Vassileva

Dawn

Silvia Vassileva

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

€797

Print, Le cap, Sophie Griotto

Le cap

Sophie Griotto

Print . 90 x 90 x 3 cm Print . 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€589

Painting, Meeting, Tigran Mamikonyan

Meeting

Tigran Mamikonyan

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

€637

Painting, Mindscape II, Diane de Cicco

Mindscape II

Diane de Cicco

Painting . 162 x 130 x 3 cm Painting . 63.8 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€4,500

Painting, Blue lagoon, Gor Avetisyan

Blue lagoon

Gor Avetisyan

Painting . 29.5 x 42 cm Painting . 11.6 x 16.5 inch

€400

Painting, Rural Idyll, Andrew Kinmont

Rural Idyll

Andrew Kinmont

Painting . 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

€2,805