Color is used everywhere and in everything. In this collection of artwork the colors in the paintings create illusions of depth and light.
Green Field, Vincent van Gogh, 1889, From the collection of: National Gallery Prague
In this painting, by Van Gogh, the use of cool toned colors creates a wonderful feeling of depth.
Woman with a Pearl Necklace in a Loge, Mary Stevenson Cassatt, American, 1844 - 1926, 1879, From the collection of: Philadelphia Museum of Art
In this beautiful painting the lighter colors, and cooler toned colors, jump off of the painting. This creates a feeling of depth.
The Scream, Edvard Munch, 1910, From the collection of: The Munch Museum, Oslo
The use of contrasting color in this painting creates an illusion of depth.
A Secret of the Forest, Seo, Sang Ik, 2011, From the collection of: Korean Art Museum Association
In this painting there is a lot of warm and cool toned colors. The cool toned colors reseed while the warm toned colors jump off at you. This creates a lot of depth.
Lovers in a Cinema, Deborah Bell, 1985, From the collection of: Iziko Museums of South Africa
In this painting there are a bunch of colors mixed and mashed together. This style of painting creates depth with color because the lighter colors jump off of the painting.
Early spring, Halonen, Pekka, 1911, From the collection of: EMMA - Espoo Museum of Modern Art
This painting uses the color in it to cut out the white and create depth.
Dancers, Edgar Degas, 1894/1904, From the collection of: Princeton University Art Museum
This painting uses lighter and darker shades of the colors to create lighter and darker areas. This creates depth.
Blue Café, Ivan Tabaković, 1937, From the collection of: The Pavle Beljanski Memorial Collection
In this painting the colors used have been muted. Though this is true, they still create some feelings and illusions of depth.
Spring (Springtime), Vilhelms Purvītis, 1933/1934, From the collection of: Latvian National Museum of Art
In this painting the muted darker tones reseed into the painting, creating depth. The bright colors are the opposite and help the darker shades make depth.
Capturing the moment, Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, 1906, From the collection of: Sorolla Museum
In this painting the darker lilac shades, against the warmer colors, create a sense of depth.
Undergrowth with Two Figures, Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, b.1853, d.1890), 1890, From the collection of: Cincinnati Art Museum
This painting uses colors to create an illusion of depth. The dark blue is used to pull your vision back, thus making depth.
The Little Worker, Helen Galloway McNicoll, c. 1907, From the collection of: Art Gallery of Ontario
The bright yellows, greens, and whites in this painting are used to create light that your eyes are drawn to. This makes the darker colors reseed and create depth.
Dark wood I, Hadjikyriakos-Ghika Nikos, 1977, From the collection of: Benaki Museum of Greek Civilization
In the mess of color, the darker colors are creating an illusion of depth and shape.
Beech Grove I, Gustav Klimt, 1902, From the collection of: New Masters Gallery, Dresden State Art Collections
In this picture the depth comes from the bright colors in the background. The darker muted colors are prominent in the foreground and the light comes from the background.
Naturaleza en silencio, Ernesto de la CÁRCOVA, 1926, From the collection of: Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Argentina
In this painting there is a contrast between light colors and dark colors. The dark colors reseed and they create illusions of depth.
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The Pavle Beljanski Memorial Collection
EMMA - Espoo Museum of Modern Art
New Masters Gallery, Dresden State Art Collections
Art Gallery of Ontario
The Munch Museum, Oslo
Korean Art Museum Association
Princeton University Art Museum
Cincinnati Art Museum
Philadelphia Museum of Art
National Gallery Prague
Benaki Museum of Greek Civilization
Sorolla Museum
Latvian National Museum of Art
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Argentina
Iziko Museums of South Africa