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![Painting, Beauté sauvage, Carine Ricard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1461483_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Creation 6, Liubov Kolbina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1461249_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Vitalité, Françoise Dugourd-Caput](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1435362_1_grid.jpg)
Vitalité
Françoise Dugourd-Caput
Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,309
![Painting, Terra Nova, Françoise Dugourd-Caput](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1435332_1_grid.jpg)
Terra Nova
Françoise Dugourd-Caput
Painting - 40 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,016
![Painting, Montagne blu, Antonino Puliafico](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1425810_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La collectionneuse, Zafi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1419021_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Spring 2, Alessandra Bisi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1410114_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Set, Pascal Astier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1378929_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Layers of Perception, Candice Grant](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1330932_1_grid.jpg)
The Layers of Perception
Candice Grant
Painting - 81.3 x 71.1 x 1.9 cm Painting - 32 x 28 x 0.75 inch
$1,050
![Painting, The Watchers, Candice Grant](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1319532_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, LA Facade, Clemente Vergara](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1222674_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Amazonite, Céline Weber](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1207191_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Thanaplase, Françoise Dugourd-Caput](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1076796_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Quetzal, Françoise Dugourd-Caput](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1029147_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Précieux, Françoise Dugourd-Caput](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1029141_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Abstract No. 72, Gina Vor](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203917_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, World reflected, Kotaro Machiyama](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202647_1_grid.jpg)
World reflected
Kotaro Machiyama
Painting - 41 x 60.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 16.1 x 23.9 x 1 inch
$1,250
![Painting, Vitality, Kotaro Machiyama](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200189_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cathédrale Saint Julien Le Mans, Stéphane Cantin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2179865_1_grid.jpg)
Cathédrale Saint Julien Le Mans
Stéphane Cantin
Painting - 60 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$981
![Painting, Coup de coeur, Genny B](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2178766_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Collection Rêveries d'automne - "On the move 1", Thomas Jeunet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2178150_1_grid.jpg)
Collection Rêveries d'automne - "On the move 1"
Thomas Jeunet
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
$1,385
![Painting, La danse des cartes, Xavier de Vilmorin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2176099_1_grid.jpg)
La danse des cartes
Xavier de Vilmorin
Painting - 92 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 23.6 x 1 inch
$2,193
![Photography, White Cube, Jochen Cerny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2173074_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Symphonie de la vie, Lu Ma](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2166294_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Automne après la pluie, Lu Ma](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2159504_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Landscape III, Lu Ma](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2159502_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Flow 124, Stephanie Rivet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2157512_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, ZDZ1169, Thierry Zdzieblo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2151491_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, La Liseuse, estampe originale, Speedy Graphito](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2149175_1_grid.jpg)
La Liseuse, estampe originale
Speedy Graphito
Print - 80 x 60 x 0.05 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$866
![Painting, Riding all day and all night, Manuela Karin Knaut](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2149098_1_grid.jpg)
Riding all day and all night
Manuela Karin Knaut
Painting - 155 x 155 x 2 cm Painting - 61 x 61 x 0.8 inch
$7,503
![Painting, Sweet sunshine I, H-Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2137607_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Prince, 2Kyff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2136521_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Reef Builders, Mr Jago](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2085270_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Flowers on a different Star, Karin Goeppert](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2073609_1_grid.jpg)
Flowers on a different Star
Karin Goeppert
Painting - 100.1 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,160
![Painting, Waterlinings, Karin Goeppert](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2073606_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Galaxie, Rodica Anesia](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1974987_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Abstrait en bleu, Rodica Anesia](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1974963_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sea life 1, Gina Vor](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1962645_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The sleeping crowd II, Jade Mouge](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1803708_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Couleurs festives, Pierre Lamblin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1750089_1_grid.jpg)
Couleurs festives
Pierre Lamblin
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1 inch
$2,309
![Painting, Entre l'ombre et la lumière, Stephanie Rivet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1538703_1_grid.jpg)
Entre l'ombre et la lumière
Stephanie Rivet
Painting - 122 x 152 x 4 cm Painting - 48 x 59.8 x 1.6 inch
$4,571
![Painting, Blues and Reds 19, Gina Vor](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1307916_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Blues and Reds 16, Gina Vor](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1307904_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Yellow energy node, Piotre](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1298409_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Three little birds, Yohan Storti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1264887_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, In honor of Vincent Jen Chin, Shepard Fairey (Obey)](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1195236_1_grid.jpg)
In honor of Vincent Jen Chin
Shepard Fairey (Obey)
Print - 61 x 46 x 0.2 cm Print - 24 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$577
![Painting, Fleur de Mei 2, Fan Lin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1108848_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, La Boule - orange bleu, Valérie Betoulaud](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1080012_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Bleu espoir, Benoît Guérin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/999228_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, De bruit et de fureur, Benoît Guérin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/987000_1_grid.jpg)
De bruit et de fureur
Benoît Guérin
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$796
![Painting, The Wooden Chair, Isabelle Hirtzig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2222834_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dandy, David Jamin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205179_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Peinture 11-2023-63, Alain Bécanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2183232_1_grid.jpg)
Peinture 11-2023-63
Alain Bécanne
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.8 inch
$808
![Painting, Sans titre, Jean Miotte](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2178338_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sans titre, Jean Miotte](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2178313_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sans titre, Jean Miotte](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2178311_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, MB 75, Méryl B](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2176522_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Street Dance, Benoît Guérin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2157308_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La barque rouge, Benoît Guérin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2157299_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Arabesque, Benoît Guérin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2157046_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Rural Rugged I, Godspower Odogwu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154546_1_grid.jpg)
Rural Rugged I
Godspower Odogwu
Painting - 84.5 x 86 x 2.5 cm Painting - 33.3 x 33.9 x 1 inch
$1,962
![Painting, City, Benoît Guérin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1976178_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Flux # 202307, Paul Snell](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1971060_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, My little chavrolet, Al Freno](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1957407_1_grid.jpg)
My little chavrolet
Al Freno
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,193 $1,645
![Painting, Le voleur d'arcanes, Timothy Archer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1952205_1_grid.jpg)
Le voleur d'arcanes
Timothy Archer
Painting - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$5,541
![Painting, Le quorum des trois, Timothy Archer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1941384_1_grid.jpg)
Le quorum des trois
Timothy Archer
Painting - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$5,541
![Painting, Le faune et la possible étreinte, Timothy Archer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1935627_1_grid.jpg)
Le faune et la possible étreinte
Timothy Archer
Painting - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$5,541
![Painting, La dernière danse, Benoît Guérin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1935057_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Auto-portrait en prêtre de lune, Timothy Archer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1933050_1_grid.jpg)
Auto-portrait en prêtre de lune
Timothy Archer
Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
$4,733
![Painting, Black storm, Benoît Guérin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1800186_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Autoportrait en bleu, Dominique Kennel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1765851_1_grid.jpg)
Autoportrait en bleu
Dominique Kennel
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$369
![Print, Korin The Golden River, Takashi Murakami](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1756815_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Engrenages, Benoît Guérin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1730211_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le pèlerin bleu, Timothy Archer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1672992_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Serene landscape, Dam Domido](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1598097_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Blocs turquoise, Dam Domido](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1548645_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Carmen, Hyunah Kim](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1460118_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Metaphysics, Hyunah Kim](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1454091_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Attirance, Corinne Foucouin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1348167_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Nature Épieuse, Thomas Delalande](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1333062_1_grid.jpg)
Nature Épieuse
Thomas Delalande
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,847
![Print, Blue energy node, Piotre](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1298418_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Énergie matinale, Dam Domido](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1283034_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Fragment de Paysage 0243, Didier Claes](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1269459_1_grid.jpg)
Fragment de Paysage 0243
Didier Claes
Photography - 80 x 80 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 inch
$1,905
![Print, Himalayan Valley, Peter Max](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1162845_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Vague à l'âme, Benoît Guérin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1028019_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, M.Y. Primary, Benoît Guérin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1027893_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, L’Hadès, Benoît Guérin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1027866_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le Cri, Benoît Guérin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1027269_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Face, Joaquim Falcó](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/994260_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untilted (Réf. NB04), Nebay](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/993081_1_grid.jpg)
![Sculpture, Violin Rainbow, Arman](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/518360_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Study rouge et or, Cannibal Malabar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204532_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Feuille vertes et rouge, Valérie Le Roux](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203684_1_grid.jpg)
Colored artworks
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?