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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, Natural, Cope2

Natural

Cope2

Print . 65 x 61.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 25.6 x 24.2 x 0 inch

€400

Print, Beltica, Victor Vasarely

Beltica

Victor Vasarely

Print . 28 x 22.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 11 x 8.9 x 0 inch

€800

Print, The shifting II, Shuixin Xu

The shifting II

Shuixin Xu

Print . 43 x 64 x 1 cm Print . 16.9 x 25.2 x 0.4 inch

€1,200

Print, Marcottage, Jan Voss

Marcottage

Jan Voss

Print . 60 x 79.5 cm Print . 23.6 x 31.3 inch

€690

Print, Fusées, Joan Miró

Fusées

Joan Miró

Print . 25.5 x 35.5 cm Print . 10 x 14 inch

€4,500

Print, Sakura, Takashi Murakami

Sakura

Takashi Murakami

Print . 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€4,216

Print, Crow Slab II, Larry Zox

Crow Slab II

Larry Zox

Print . 106.7 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Print . 42 x 30 x 0.1 inch

€987

Print, Le retour, Henri Guibal

Le retour

Henri Guibal

Print . 44 x 30 x 0.3 cm Print . 17.3 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

€350

Print, Aja, Carol Muthiga-Oyekunle

Aja

Carol Muthiga-Oyekunle

Print . 120 x 120 x 0.1 cm Print . 47.2 x 47.2 x 0 inch

€1,100

Print, Sky, Chiho Aoshima

Sky

Chiho Aoshima

Print . 68 x 68 x 0.1 cm Print . 26.8 x 26.8 x 0 inch

€950

Print, Dyad, Hush

Dyad

Hush

Print . 74 x 54 x 0.3 cm Print . 29.1 x 21.3 x 0.1 inch

€1,650

Print, Allura, Sumit Mehndiratta

Allura

Sumit Mehndiratta

Print . 88 x 88 x 4 cm Print . 34.6 x 34.6 x 1.6 inch

€1,700

Print, 6.2 Million Snack, Ske

6.2 Million Snack

Ske

Print . 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Print . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€175

Print, Le 4 Juillet, Hugo Pondz

Le 4 Juillet

Hugo Pondz

Print . 100 x 150 x 0.1 cm Print . 39.4 x 59.1 x 0 inch

€1,650

Print, Redbullix, Ske

Redbullix

Ske

Print . 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Print . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€175

Print, Bird 1, Arnaud Liard

Bird 1

Arnaud Liard

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

€220

Print, Dream, Insane 51

Dream

Insane 51

Print . 70 x 70 cm Print . 27.6 x 27.6 inch

€1,490

Print, Beauté, Lydi

Beauté

Lydi

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

€190

Print, Pomme d'amour, MAM

Pomme d'amour

MAM

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

€80

Print, Peace Bazooka, Tchewy22

Peace Bazooka

Tchewy22

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

€300

Print, Tonkar-357-4, Vida

Tonkar-357-4

Vida

Print . 70 x 40.5 x 0.2 cm Print . 27.6 x 15.9 x 0.1 inch

€1,000

Print, L'homme vert, Bleue Roy

L'homme vert

Bleue Roy

Print . 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print . 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€1,200

Print, Life is Beautiful, Sagrasse

Life is Beautiful

Sagrasse

Print . 52 x 83 x 27 cm Print . 20.5 x 32.7 x 10.6 inch

€400

Print, Sans titre, Henri Goetz

Sans titre

Henri Goetz

Print . 28.5 x 24 x 0.05 cm Print . 11.2 x 9.4 x 0 inch

€450

Print, Full People Color, Wait

Full People Color

Wait

Print . 20 x 30 x 1 cm Print . 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€220

Print, Untitled 4, Lennard Blokker

Untitled 4

Lennard Blokker

Print . 36 x 27 x 3 cm Print . 14.2 x 10.6 x 1.2 inch

€630

Print, The Last Dance 1, Mist

The Last Dance 1

Mist

Print . 21 x 14.7 x 0.1 cm Print . 8.3 x 5.8 x 0 inch

€250

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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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