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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, Cosmic Walk - Snoopy, Ske

Cosmic Walk - Snoopy

Ske

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

€175

Print, Hexa3, Oli Fowler

Hexa3

Oli Fowler

Print . 99 x 67 x 3 cm Print . 39 x 26.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,409

Print, ANDROGYNY, Michel Tabori

ANDROGYNY

Michel Tabori

Print . 60 x 82 x 1 cm Print . 23.6 x 32.3 x 0.4 inch

€1,250

Print, Balade I, Maude Ovize

Balade I

Maude Ovize

Print . 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print . 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€300

Print, Jutta, Françoise Nielly

Jutta

Françoise Nielly

Print . 110 x 110 x 2 cm Print . 43.3 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

€3,350

Print, Classy, Ciscø

Classy

Ciscø

Print . 10 x 18 x 1 cm Print . 3.9 x 7.1 x 0.4 inch

€290 €261

Print, Kitsune, Anthea Missy

Kitsune

Anthea Missy

Print . 70 x 50 x 0.01 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€380

Print, Fulguropoing 404, Ske

Fulguropoing 404

Ske

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

€175

Print, Golden Farewell, Ske

Golden Farewell

Ske

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

€175

Print, Drifting, tizlu

Drifting

tizlu

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

€350

Print, To Believe, JonOne

To Believe

JonOne

Print . 56 x 76.5 x 0.01 cm Print . 22 x 30.1 x 0 inch

€950

Print, Fiori e museo, Ugo Nespolo

Fiori e museo

Ugo Nespolo

Print . 100 x 180 x 0.1 cm Print . 39.4 x 70.9 x 0 inch

€990

Print, Istanbul 2, Sukran Ulucan

Istanbul 2

Sukran Ulucan

Print . 33 x 44 x 0.3 cm Print . 13 x 17.3 x 0.1 inch

€650 €585

Print, Hard Reset IV, Heng

Hard Reset IV

Heng

Print . 42 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 16.5 x 11.6 x 0 inch

€100

Print, Upgrade, Ske

Upgrade

Ske

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

€175

Print, Out Of Pattern, Ske

Out Of Pattern

Ske

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

€175

Print, Confidences, Maude Ovize

Confidences

Maude Ovize

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

€300

Print, Graffiti Beagle, Ske

Graffiti Beagle

Ske

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

€175

Print, Coils 3B, Matt Neuman

Coils 3B

Matt Neuman

Print . 41 x 41 cm Print . 16.1 x 16.1 inch

€850

Print, Blue waves, Didier Guth

Blue waves

Didier Guth

Print . 65 x 50 x 1 cm Print . 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€600

Print, Ondulation, Maude Ovize

Ondulation

Maude Ovize

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

€300

Print, Osiris | Etchings, Brian Eno

Osiris | Etchings

Brian Eno

Print . 65.5 x 65.5 x 0.05 cm Print . 25.8 x 25.8 x 0 inch

€2,800

Print, Sans titre, Meyso

Sans titre

Meyso

Print . 75 x 52 cm Print . 29.5 x 20.5 inch

€390

Print, Lebron James, Alberto Ricardo

Lebron James

Alberto Ricardo

Print . 70 x 65 x 5 cm Print . 27.6 x 25.6 x 2 inch

€169 €153

Print, Facing The Icon, Ske

Facing The Icon

Ske

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

€175

Print, YellowUp, Joachim Romain

YellowUp

Joachim Romain

Print . 50 x 70 x 0.01 cm Print . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€450

Print, Ubu roi V, Roberto Matta

Ubu roi V

Roberto Matta

Print . 40 x 25 x 0.01 cm Print . 15.7 x 9.8 x 0 inch

€1,200

Print, Enia - EA, Ske

Enia - EA

Ske

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

€175

Print, Pop Soup Generation, Ske

Pop Soup Generation

Ske

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

€175

Print, Visage, Bengt Lindström

Visage

Bengt Lindström

Print . 90 x 61 x 0.05 cm Print . 35.4 x 24 x 0 inch

€650

Print, Untitled, Quim Corominas

Untitled

Quim Corominas

Print . 68 x 50 cm Print . 26.8 x 19.7 inch

€333

Print, Amygdala, Sadie Weis

Amygdala

Sadie Weis

Print . 91 x 61 x 0.1 cm Print . 35.8 x 24 x 0 inch

€2,500 €2,250

Print, Loire, Jean-Paul Agosti

Loire

Jean-Paul Agosti

Print . 90 x 45.5 cm Print . 35.4 x 17.9 inch

€300

Print, Weekend, Françoise Nielly

Weekend

Françoise Nielly

Print . 110 x 110 x 2 cm Print . 43.3 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

€3,350

Print, Mosaisk I, Ula Kalinowska

Mosaisk I

Ula Kalinowska

Print . 70 x 50 x 1 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€1,900

Print, Pop art, Robert Sgarra

Pop art

Robert Sgarra

Print . 45 x 65 x 3 cm Print . 17.7 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

€600

Print, Rainbow Bloom, Ske

Rainbow Bloom

Ske

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

€175

Print, Studland bay, Damien Hirst

Studland bay

Damien Hirst

Print . 120 x 90 x 1 cm Print . 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

€9,600

Print, Magique, Max Papart

Magique

Max Papart

Print . 64.8 x 48.3 cm Print . 25.5 x 19 inch

€853

Print, BHV Art, Erró

BHV Art

Erró

Print . 22 x 71 x 0.05 cm Print . 8.7 x 28 x 0 inch

€480

Print, Beautiful sunshine, SISC

Beautiful sunshine

SISC

Print . 59 x 42 cm Print . 23.2 x 16.5 inch

€120 €108

Print, Lake Zahara 2, Jane Munro

Lake Zahara 2

Jane Munro

Print . 80 x 100 x 1 cm Print . 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch

€950

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

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

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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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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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