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, David II, Le Closier

Le Closier

Painting . 76.2 x 76.2 x 2 cm Painting . 30 x 30 x 0.8 inch

€1,231

Print, Jaïna, Hope 1393

Hope 1393

Print . 33 x 48.3 x 0.3 cm Print . 13 x 19 x 0.1 inch

€150

Painting, Sans titre, Esmaël Bahrani

Esmaël Bahrani

Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€1,100

Fine Art Drawings, Lynx, Philippe Dias

Philippe Dias

Fine Art Drawings . 77 x 58 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 30.3 x 22.8 x 0.1 inch

€500

Print, Yasmina, Françoise Nielly

Françoise Nielly

Print . 110 x 110 x 3 cm Print . 43.3 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch

€3,350

Painting, Masai Kenia, M. Muro

M. Muro

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

€2,000

Painting, Blue, KatRegArt

KatRegArt

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

€1,160

Print, Le Roi nu, Théo Tobiasse

Théo Tobiasse

Print . 57 x 77 x 0.05 cm Print . 22.4 x 30.3 x 0 inch

€650

Fine Art Drawings, Divinité 14, Dasz Panda

Dasz Panda

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€800

Painting, Jack Sparrow, 2Kyff

2Kyff

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€895

Photography, Hunter, Massimo Festi

Massimo Festi

Photography . 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Photography . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

€350

Fine Art Drawings, Mensch III, Olivier Furter

Olivier Furter

Fine Art Drawings . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€1,200

Fine Art Drawings, Anna, Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Fine Art Drawings . 35 x 27 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.2 inch

€260

Painting, Sans titre #3, Koba

Koba

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

€630

Painting, Frida, Lili Tao

Lili Tao

Painting . 41 x 33 x 2.5 cm Painting . 16.1 x 13 x 1 inch

€1,300

Fine Art Drawings, Résistant, Baptiste Laurent

Baptiste Laurent

Fine Art Drawings . 50 x 35 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

€650

Painting, Prière, Niala

Niala

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

€7,000

Painting, In red, Barbara Kroll

Barbara Kroll

Painting . 100.1 x 69.9 x 0.3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.5 x 0.1 inch

€1,459

Painting, Super Marsu I, David Cumps

David Cumps

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

€2,900

Print, Enia - EA, Ske

Ske

Print . 59.4 x 42 x 0.1 cm Print . 23.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch

€175

Painting, Untitled, Sarkis Hamalbashian

Sarkis Hamalbashian

Painting . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€1,400 €1,232

Painting, Zornitsa, Eva Dimitrova

Eva Dimitrova

Painting . 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,200

Painting, Soeur jumelle 1, Ahmed Zaibi

Ahmed Zaibi

Painting . 110 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 43.3 x 31.5 x 1 inch

€2,150

Painting, Ascolto, Ferenc Flamm

Ferenc Flamm

Painting . 88.9 x 94 x 3.8 cm Painting . 35 x 37 x 1.5 inch

€1,459

Painting, Cosima, Béa Bealaff-Girotto

Béa Bealaff-Girotto

Painting . 92 x 73 x 1 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.4 inch

€2,800

Painting, Aviatrice, Florkey

Florkey

Painting . 91 x 61 x 3 cm Painting . 35.8 x 24 x 1.2 inch

€1,800

Painting, Tyrannie, Sylvaine Merlet

Sylvaine Merlet

Painting . 65 x 54 x 2.5 cm Painting . 25.6 x 21.3 x 1 inch

€2,280

Painting, Aung san suu kyi, Le Closier

Le Closier

Painting . 101.6 x 76.2 x 2 cm Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.8 inch

€1,368

Painting, Ecoute, Lise Vurpillot

Lise Vurpillot

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

€2,600

Painting, Ce qui reste, Sophie Hors

Sophie Hors

Painting . 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€585

Painting, Nativo Andaman, M. Muro

M. Muro

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

€2,000

Painting, Tempest, Edo Kaaij

Edo Kaaij

Painting . 105 x 160 x 3 cm Painting . 41.3 x 63 x 1.2 inch

€6,375 €5,738

Painting, One more chapter, Niko Remes

Niko Remes

Painting . 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€2,250

Painting, Feu orange, Jéko

Jéko

Painting . 75 x 55 x 0.2 cm Painting . 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.1 inch

€1,500

Painting, Jim Morrison, 2Kyff

2Kyff

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€895

Painting, The artist, Gegham Hunanyan

Gegham Hunanyan

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€319

Painting, Massive, David Cintract

David Cintract

Painting . 136 x 153 x 2 cm Painting . 53.5 x 60.2 x 0.8 inch

€15,000

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