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, Traces d 'eau, Maryam Shams

Maryam Shams

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

€4,200

Painting, Silence bleu, Maryam Shams

Maryam Shams

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

€4,500

Painting, Registros XXIII, Nat Orlowski

Nat Orlowski

Painting . 179.8 x 479.8 x 0.3 cm Painting . 70.8 x 188.9 x 0.1 inch

€13,714

Painting, Into the Light, Fusako Ekuni

Fusako Ekuni

Painting . 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€550

Painting, Registros XXII, Nat Orlowski

Nat Orlowski

Painting . 499.9 x 149.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 196.8 x 59 x 0.1 inch

€11,428

Painting, Registros XXI, Nat Orlowski

Nat Orlowski

Painting . 499.9 x 199.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 196.8 x 78.7 x 0.1 inch

€13,714

Painting, Registros XX, Nat Orlowski

Nat Orlowski

Painting . 499.9 x 199.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 196.8 x 78.7 x 0.1 inch

€13,714

Painting, Nocturne, Maryam Shams

Maryam Shams

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

€10,140

Painting, Shine, Melezhik Olga

Melezhik Olga

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

€320

Painting, Fire Kali, Melezhik Olga

Melezhik Olga

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

€455

Painting, Golden leaf, Melezhik Olga

Melezhik Olga

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

€465

Painting, NIII, Maryam Shams

Maryam Shams

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

€10,140

Painting, Triptyque n°3, Maryam Shams

Maryam Shams

Painting . 342 x 162 x 2 cm Painting . 134.6 x 63.8 x 0.8 inch

€75,000

Painting, Limit, Juffrouw Springtouw

Juffrouw Springtouw

Painting . 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Painting . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€600

Painting, Bouquet, Inès V. Fortuny

Inès V. Fortuny

Painting . 100 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

€1,280

Painting, Le Syphon, Jean-Roch Focant

Jean-Roch Focant

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

€750

Painting, #14, Dominik Rutz

#14

Dominik Rutz

Painting . 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

€565

Painting, Au Bain, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

Painting . 25 x 33.5 x 0.1 cm Painting . 9.8 x 13.2 x 0 inch

€380

Painting, Native, James Chiew

James Chiew

Painting . 90 x 180 x 5 cm Painting . 35.4 x 70.9 x 2 inch

€8,500

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