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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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

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, Tangled Thoughts, Mari Ito

Mari Ito

Painting . 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€5,800 €5,220

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, 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

€1,464

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, Pensieri, Luigi Iona

Luigi Iona

Painting . 62.5 x 48 x 0.1 cm Painting . 24.6 x 18.9 x 0 inch

€260

Painting, Aviatrice, Florkey

Florkey

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

€1,800

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

Print, Danaé, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

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

€300

Painting, The Watcher, Anne Brenner

Anne Brenner

Painting . 146 x 97 x 2.5 cm Painting . 57.5 x 38.2 x 1 inch

€5,500

Painting, Frida, Lili Tao

Lili Tao

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

€1,300

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, 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, David II, Le Closier

Le Closier

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

€1,236

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, Silent love, Pol Ledent

Pol Ledent

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

€1,500

Painting, La Parole, Flavien Couche

Flavien Couche

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

€350

Painting, Iqbal le tisseur, Shank Arte

Shank Arte

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

€2,060

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, Passionnément, Sylvie Gerard

Sylvie Gerard

Painting . 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

€2,370 €1,896

Painting, Jim Morrison, 2Kyff

2Kyff

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

€895

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

Painting, Hope Color, MrHope

MrHope

Painting . 60 x 60 x 5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 2 inch

€550

Painting, Hope Flowers, MrHope

MrHope

Painting . 60 x 60 x 5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 2 inch

€550

Painting, Dans les nuages, MrHope

MrHope

Painting . 60 x 60 x 5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 2 inch

€550

Painting, Red Bridge, Wait

Wait

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

€1,850

Painting, Santa Adoración, En Blanco

En Blanco

Painting . 76 x 59 x 1 cm Painting . 29.9 x 23.2 x 0.4 inch

€663

Painting, Paper plane sign, Florkey

Florkey

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

€1,500

Painting, Sayuri, Vasil Vasilev-Vaso

Vasil Vasilev-Vaso

Painting . 80 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,780

Painting, Relax, Flow

Flow

Painting . 130 x 97 x 3.5 cm Painting . 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.4 inch

€2,500 €1,500

Painting, Le théâtre d'ombre, Niala

Niala

Painting . 160 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 63 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€9,000

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