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, Smile, Mr Brainwash

Mr Brainwash

Painting . 56 x 76 x 0.2 cm Painting . 22 x 29.9 x 0.1 inch

€8,000

Print, Sans titre, Shirley Jaffe

Shirley Jaffe

Print . 64.5 x 51 cm Print . 25.4 x 20.1 inch

€2,695

Print, Blue Variations, Arman

Arman

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

€1,600

Print, Composition, Jean Miotte

Jean Miotte

Print . 100 x 73 x 2 cm Print . 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Print, Series 3, Ilya Bolotowsky

Ilya Bolotowsky

Print . 77.5 x 101.6 cm Print . 30.5 x 40 inch

€1,459

Print, Paris verte, M.Chat

M.Chat

Print . 44 x 35 cm Print . 17.3 x 13.8 inch

€350

Print, Kids get away, JonOne

JonOne

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

€1,200

Print, Visita, Add Fuel

Add Fuel

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

€900

Print, Eden II, Maude Ovize

Maude Ovize

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

€300

Print, Les arbres, Laurent Bouro

Laurent Bouro

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

€550

Print, Spore 1, Mr Jago

Mr Jago

Print . 77 x 75 cm Print . 30.3 x 29.5 inch

€1,400

Print, Blue EA, JonOne

JonOne

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

€1,490

Print, Scrabble, John Matos Crash

John Matos Crash

Print . 70 x 50 x 0.7 cm Print . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.3 inch

€450

Print, Money, Lincoln Townley

Lincoln Townley

Print . 60 x 42 x 0.1 cm Print . 23.6 x 16.5 x 0 inch

€11,705

Print, O' Sole Mio, Raul

Raul

Print . 76 x 56 x 0.2 cm Print . 29.9 x 22 x 0.1 inch

€800

Print, Untitled, Ayako Rokkaku

Ayako Rokkaku

Print . 61 x 80 cm Print . 24 x 31.5 inch

€1,710

Print, Yellow Head, Karel Appel

Karel Appel

Print . 85 x 70 x 1 cm Print . 33.5 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

€2,390

Print, Untitled, Tadaaki Kuwayama

Tadaaki Kuwayama

Print . 31.4 x 40.7 x 0.1 cm Print . 12.4 x 16 x 0 inch

€1,000

Print, Untiteled, JM Robert

JM Robert

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

€800

Print, Crack, Philippe Huart

Philippe Huart

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

€1,400

Print, Bananappetit, Mr Brainwash

Mr Brainwash

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

€3,900

Print, Bleu Horizons, JonOne

JonOne

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

€980

Print, The observer, Paul Insect

Paul Insect

Print . 33 x 33 x 0.5 cm Print . 13 x 13 x 0.2 inch

€1,800

Print, Disney Mickey Mouse, Peter Max

Peter Max

Print . 40.5 x 34.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 15.9 x 13.6 x 0 inch

€1,560 €1,404

Print, Faded Horizons, Mist

Mist

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

€400

Print, Used to be cats, Chanoir

Chanoir

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

€590

Print, Long chemin, Bellus

Bellus

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

€150

Print, Winner, Lincoln Townley

Lincoln Townley

Print . 60 x 42 x 0.1 cm Print . 23.6 x 16.5 x 0 inch

€11,705

Print, Pink EA, JonOne

JonOne

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

€1,490

Print, Hard Reset IV, Heng

Heng

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

€100

Print, Greetings IV, Greg Bogin

Greg Bogin

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

€2,736

Print, Pino con gato, Manuel Perez

Manuel Perez

Print . 80 x 120 x 0.2 cm Print . 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch

€750

Print, Chop-Chop!!, Nolwenn Samson

Nolwenn Samson

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

€380

Print, Sans titre, Arman

Arman

Print . 76.5 x 56.5 x 0.05 cm Print . 30.1 x 22.2 x 0 inch

€1,100

Print, Angels, Menashe Kadishman

Menashe Kadishman

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

€1,277

Print, Acid Casualties, UFO907

UFO907

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

€994

Print, La grande course, Marabout

Marabout

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

€1,100 €880

Print, Elpis, Sadie Weis

Sadie Weis

Print . 110 x 80 x 0.1 cm Print . 43.3 x 31.5 x 0 inch

€2,300

Print, Museo ad hoc, Ugo Nespolo

Ugo Nespolo

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

€940

Print, Burning Love, Onemizer

Onemizer

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

€1,150

Print, Reef Builders, Mr Jago

Mr Jago

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

€1,400