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The work of color is central in any artistic work. It is even one of the first tools of the artist. It is difficult to imagine a work that would exist without the working of color - even if it is the absence of color that the artist chooses to present. 

Through the ages and artistic movements, the use and meaning attributed to color evolves, but the essence of color remains the same. Every artist must master the properties of color in order to control his composition. In the restoration of paintings, color even becomes a science, because it is necessary to know the different molecules to find the colors and mixtures originally used by the artist. 

In the history of art, the importance of color fluctuates according to periods and geographical areas. During the Italian Renaissance, for example, there was a debate (called Paragone) between the authority of color versus drawing: according to the schools, it is the color, and not the line, that creates the emotion and visual power of a work of art. The colors thus take on an immense importance, and assume certain meanings: white symbolizes purity for example, and blue (systematically used to clothe the Virgin Mary) is associated with divinity. These symbols are not thought of randomly: the purple for example, is used since the Byzantine era to signify the highest rank of royalty. Unlike ochre, the purple pigment came from a specific shell, and was extremely difficult - and therefore rare, and expensive - to obtain.

More generally, colors can be divided into three categories: warm, cool, and neutral. As their name implies, these classes of colors give off an atmosphere that the painter can use to influence the emotion of his work. Baroque art, for example, manipulates the contrasts between warm and cold colors to capture the power of bodies. The play of light is exalted by the effects of color. For a long time, the traditional Western school of painting required painters to reproduce the colors of the environment around them. It was the Impressionists, in the 19th century, who explored other ways of seeing - and therefore of transcribing on canvas - their chromatic environment. By avoiding complex mixtures and painting spontaneously, in the open air, the Impressionists reinvented the use of color to reproduce reality.

It was not until abstract and subjective painting that art devoted itself to color as a subject. Mark Rothko, precursor of the Colorfield Painting movement and of abstract expressionism, sees in his paintings a living organism whose color is human and whose format is transcendent. Piet Mondrian, on the other hand, sought in his paintings to approach the very essence of nature through the purity of primary colors, to achieve abstraction. The founder of the Russian avant-garde movement of Suprematism, Kasimir Malevich, will disturb the senses of everyone with his work "White square on white background", in which the color is painted only for itself. Contemporary art, photography, collage, or pop art also use in their respective ways the resources of color, exploring indefinitely all its pluralities. As Picasso said, "When I have no blue, I use red." 

Artsper writes art in color: discover below a great selection of works that honor color and its properties. What better way to brighten up an interior? 

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Print, Dope 25, Vhils

Dope 25

Vhils

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

€600

Print, Solved//, Fvckrender

Solved//

Fvckrender

Print . 70.2 x 60.96 cm Print . 27.6 x 24 inch

€794

Print, Superstar, Philippe Huart

Superstar

Philippe Huart

Print . 80 x 80 x 5 cm Print . 31.5 x 31.5 x 2 inch

€1,400

Print, Marylin, Raul

Marylin

Raul

Print . 70 x 50 x 0.02 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€800

Print, Untitled Basquiat, Jisbar

Untitled Basquiat

Jisbar

Print . 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€500

Print, The Pink Lotus, Viet Ha Tran

The Pink Lotus

Viet Ha Tran

Print . 74.9 x 55.9 x 0.3 cm Print . 29.5 x 22 x 0.1 inch

€1,122

Print, Happy Meal Hand Finished, Flog

Happy Meal Hand Finished

Flog

Print . 50.8 x 50.8 x 1 cm Print . 20 x 20 x 0.4 inch

€1,200 €1,020

Print, Bidea, Laura Nieto

Bidea

Laura Nieto

Print . 34.2 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Print . 13.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€695

Print, Straec #41, Luuk de Haan

Straec #41

Luuk de Haan

Print . 100 x 72.5 cm Print . 39.4 x 28.5 inch

€3,072

Print, Greetings IV, Greg Bogin

Greetings IV

Greg Bogin

Print . 41.9 x 66 x 2.54 cm Print . 16.5 x 26 x 1 inch

€2,692

Print, The Orchard, Angela Cameron

The Orchard

Angela Cameron

Print . 55.9 x 55.9 x 0.5 cm Print . 22 x 22 x 0.2 inch

€893

Print, Flores Yellow, Kenny Scharf

Flores Yellow

Kenny Scharf

Print . 95 x 76 x 0.01 cm Print . 37.4 x 29.9 x 0 inch

€7,500

Print, Girl, Juan Ripolles

Girl

Juan Ripolles

Print . 27 x 21 x 1 cm Print . 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

€288

Print, Long chemin, Bellus

Long chemin

Bellus

Print . 70 x 50 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 inch

€150

Print, Blue Variations, Arman

Blue Variations

Arman

Print . 65 x 99.5 x 0.05 cm Print . 25.6 x 39.2 x 0 inch

€1,600

Print, Blue EA, JonOne

Blue EA

JonOne

Print . 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€1,490

Print, Acid Casualties, UFO907

Acid Casualties

UFO907

Print . 81.28 x 50.8 cm Print . 32 x 20 inch

€998

Print, Pote Bonheur, MAM

Pote Bonheur

MAM

Print . 40 x 30 x 1 cm Print . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€70

Print, La grande course, Marabout

La grande course

Marabout

Print . 50 x 100 x 2 cm Print . 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,100 €825

Print, Manga Woman, PLM-ART

Manga Woman

PLM-ART

Print . 60 x 60 x 0.5 cm Print . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€1,256

Print, Blue (EP), JonOne

Blue (EP)

JonOne

Print . 75 x 75 x 0.2 cm Print . 29.5 x 29.5 x 0.1 inch

€2,200

Print, Chase, Piotre

Chase

Piotre

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

€200

Print, Angels, Menashe Kadishman

Angels

Menashe Kadishman

Print . 53 x 73 x 0.5 cm Print . 20.9 x 28.7 x 0.2 inch

€1,256 €879

Print, Museo ad hoc, Ugo Nespolo

Museo ad hoc

Ugo Nespolo

Print . 75 x 170 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.5 x 66.9 x 0 inch

€940

Print, Sans-titre, Henri Goetz

Sans-titre

Henri Goetz

Print . 25 x 18.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 9.8 x 7.3 x 0 inch

€250

Print, Spill 3, Lennard Blokker

Spill 3

Lennard Blokker

Print . 95 x 60 x 2 cm Print . 37.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

Print, Lady Liberty, LeRoy Neiman

Lady Liberty

LeRoy Neiman

Print . 80 x 66.5 x 0.2 cm Print . 31.5 x 26.2 x 0.1 inch

€2,500

Print, Le Philosophe, Karel Appel

Le Philosophe

Karel Appel

Print . 65.5 x 49.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.8 x 19.5 x 0 inch

€3,500

Print, Reef Builders, Mr Jago

Reef Builders

Mr Jago

Print . 64 x 98 cm Print . 25.2 x 38.6 inch

€1,400

Print, Bananappetit, Mr Brainwash

Bananappetit

Mr Brainwash

Print . 96.5 x 96.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 38 x 38 x 0 inch

€3,900

Print, Hey chicken!, Mr. Kami

Hey chicken!

Mr. Kami

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

€800

Print, Des mots coeurs, Miss.Tic

Des mots coeurs

Miss.Tic

Print . 50 x 65 x 0.5 cm Print . 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.2 inch

€2,500

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Painting, Feu sur la glace, Âme Sauvage

Feu sur la glace

Âme Sauvage

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2.4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch

€1,200

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Painting, New horizon, Laurent Dorchin

New horizon

Laurent Dorchin

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

€2,500

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Painting, MP670, Mathieu Leenaert

MP670

Mathieu Leenaert

Painting . 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,000

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Painting, Les bois, Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Les bois

Claire Bonnet-Masimbert

Painting . 140 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 55.1 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€2,400

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Painting, Invisible sea, Stanislav Lazarov

Invisible sea

Stanislav Lazarov

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

€2,150 €1,935

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Painting, Street art is back, Vincent Bardou

Street art is back

Vincent Bardou

Painting . 80 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€2,400

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Painting, Grand cru, Louis Bottero

Grand cru

Louis Bottero

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

€4,600

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