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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Sculpture, Malkia (Queen), Mosoti Kepha

Mosoti Kepha

Sculpture . 49 x 30 x 2.5 cm Sculpture . 19.3 x 11.8 x 1 inch

€1,890

Painting, Les joyeux Bonhom'bidules, VHE

VHE

Painting . 25 x 25 x 3 cm Painting . 9.8 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch

€70 €63

Painting, Into The Light, Fusako Ekuni

Fusako Ekuni

Painting . 18 x 18 x 3 cm Painting . 7.1 x 7.1 x 1.2 inch

€350

Painting, French Alps, Alain Churlaud

Alain Churlaud

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

€1,300 €910

Painting, Into the Light, Fusako Ekuni

Fusako Ekuni

Painting . 70 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,100

Painting, Horizon doré, Maria Ruisi

Maria Ruisi

Painting . 49.9 x 49.9 x 3 cm Painting . 19.6 x 19.6 x 1.2 inch

€900

Painting, Nexus Ombre d'Or, Maria Ruisi

Maria Ruisi

Painting . 49.9 x 49.9 x 3 cm Painting . 19.6 x 19.6 x 1.2 inch

€900

Painting, Horizon Doux, Maria Ruisi

Maria Ruisi

Painting . 49.9 x 49.9 x 3 cm Painting . 19.6 x 19.6 x 1.2 inch

€900

Painting, Abstract Balance, Maria Ruisi

Maria Ruisi

Painting . 49.9 x 49.9 x 3 cm Painting . 19.6 x 19.6 x 1.2 inch

€900

Painting, Élan Doré, Maria Ruisi

Maria Ruisi

Painting . 49 x 49 x 1 cm Painting . 19.3 x 19.3 x 0.4 inch

€1,900

Painting, Soul, Arsen

Arsen

Painting . 32 x 32 x 3 cm Painting . 12.6 x 12.6 x 1.2 inch

€550

Sculpture, Berezina, Patrick Vassort

Patrick Vassort

Sculpture . 28 x 83 x 11 cm Sculpture . 11 x 32.7 x 4.3 inch

€15,000

Painting, Accrétion, Jacques Yankel

Jacques Yankel

Painting . 60 x 50 x 5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 19.7 x 2 inch

€3,200

Painting, Apparition, Maria Ruisi

Maria Ruisi

Painting . 49.9 x 49.9 x 3 cm Painting . 19.6 x 19.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,900

Painting, Copper Rift, Maria Ruisi

Maria Ruisi

Painting . 49.9 x 49.9 x 3 cm Painting . 19.6 x 19.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,900

Sculpture, Nuance 11, Jack Jacquot

Jack Jacquot

Sculpture . 34 x 47 x 1 cm Sculpture . 13.4 x 18.5 x 0.4 inch

€500

Painting, Les joyeux Bonhom'bidules, VHE

VHE

Painting . 30 x 24 x 3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 9.4 x 1.2 inch

€75 €68

Design, Manège, AC 5

AC 5

Design . 52 x 60.5 x 19 cm Design . 20.5 x 23.8 x 7.5 inch

€430

Painting, Diptyque Etude de haies, Pier

Pier

Painting . 120 x 160 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 63 x 0.8 inch

€7,800

Photography, Meta Color XVII, Sven Pfrommer

Sven Pfrommer

Photography . 50 x 150 x 2 cm Photography . 19.7 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€2,490

Photography, Meta Color XVI, Sven Pfrommer

Sven Pfrommer

Photography . 70 x 140 x 2 cm Photography . 27.6 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€2,490

Photography, Meta Color XV, Sven Pfrommer

Sven Pfrommer

Photography . 70 x 140 x 2 cm Photography . 27.6 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€2,490

Photography, Meta Color XIV, Sven Pfrommer

Sven Pfrommer

Photography . 70 x 140 x 2 cm Photography . 27.6 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€2,490

Photography, Meta Color X, Sven Pfrommer

Sven Pfrommer

Photography . 70 x 140 x 2 cm Photography . 27.6 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€2,490

Photography, Meta Color II, Sven Pfrommer

Sven Pfrommer

Photography . 70 x 140 x 2 cm Photography . 27.6 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€2,490

Painting, Dare, Alain Churlaud

Alain Churlaud

Painting . 70 x 57 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 22.4 x 0.8 inch

€800

Painting, Golden Atlas, Maria Ruisi

Maria Ruisi

Painting . 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€700

Painting, Coup d'oeil, Arsen

Arsen

Painting . 47 x 21 x 3 cm Painting . 18.5 x 8.3 x 1.2 inch

€700

Sculpture, Sechoir jaune, Léa Dedieu

Léa Dedieu

Sculpture . 40 x 30 x 3 cm Sculpture . 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€880

Painting, Les Bidules XL, VHE

VHE

Painting . 80 x 60 x 4 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€400 €340

Painting, Etude de haies #5, Pier

Pier

Painting . 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€4,200

Painting, Tulips, Alain Churlaud

Alain Churlaud

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

€800

Painting, Golden impact, Maria Ruisi

Maria Ruisi

Painting . 49 x 39 x 2 cm Painting . 19.3 x 15.4 x 0.8 inch

€380

Painting, C2C1B-25, Martin Singer

Martin Singer

Painting . 42.6 x 43 x 2.3 cm Painting . 16.8 x 16.9 x 0.9 inch

€680

Sculpture, Building lights, Atelier XaRo

Atelier XaRo

Sculpture . 87 x 204 x 3 cm Sculpture . 34.3 x 80.3 x 1.2 inch

€6,000

Painting, Free skull, VL.

VL.

Painting . 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€200

Painting, RE 15, Mark Hellbusch

Mark Hellbusch

Painting . 112 x 112 x 3 cm Painting . 44.1 x 44.1 x 1.2 inch

€5,900

Sculpture, Aurea sexual, Fabio Santori

Fabio Santori

Sculpture . 72 x 46 x 23 cm Sculpture . 28.3 x 18.1 x 9.1 inch

€2,500

Sculpture, Skate mask marron, Tarek

Tarek

Sculpture . 50 x 22 x 3 cm Sculpture . 19.7 x 8.7 x 1.2 inch

€450

Design, Rhum pirate, AC 5

AC 5

Design . 31 x 24 x 17 cm Design . 12.2 x 9.4 x 6.7 inch

€320

Painting, Lichen, Alain Churlaud

Alain Churlaud

Painting . 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€1,000 €700

Painting, Bonhom'eureux sup, VHE

VHE

Painting . 24 x 18 x 2 cm Painting . 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch

€60

Photography, Meta Color XX, Sven Pfrommer

Sven Pfrommer

Photography . 70 x 140 x 2 cm Photography . 27.6 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€2,490

Photography, Meta Color XIX, Sven Pfrommer

Sven Pfrommer

Photography . 70 x 140 x 2 cm Photography . 27.6 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€2,490

Photography, Meta Color XIII, Sven Pfrommer

Sven Pfrommer

Photography . 70 x 140 x 2 cm Photography . 27.6 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€2,490

Photography, Meta Color XII, Sven Pfrommer

Sven Pfrommer

Photography . 50 x 150 x 2 cm Photography . 19.7 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

€2,490

Photography, Meta Color XI, Sven Pfrommer

Sven Pfrommer

Photography . 70 x 140 x 2 cm Photography . 27.6 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

€2,490

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