In this gallery you will find incredible artworks that have an interesting way of color. The paintings have all types of color, hot, mold, and cool. Also you will see how colors give unique emotions and feelings to the audience.
Under the Yoke (Burning the Brushwood), Eero Järnefelt, 1893, From the collection of: Ateneum Art Museum
I am very interested in this painting. You can see and even feel how sad and tired the little girl is due to the dark and sad colors. The colors used in the background makes me understand that these people have a dream to leave. The fire signifies heart and courage.
The Scream, Edvard Munch, 1910, From the collection of: The Munch Museum, Oslo
The Scream is a very known painting. I chose this painting because the colors makes the audience understand the confusion or scariness of the screamer.
The Meeting of the Theologians, Abd Allah Musawwir, 1540-1550 C.E., From the collection of: The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
I picked this artwork because the artist used different colors to make more details in the painting. The image is also clear and not blurry due to the straight coloring.
The Sibyl Agrippina, attributed to Abraham Janssens I, c. 1600, From the collection of: Kunstpalast
The color red makes the image pop out even though the majority of the color used are dark.
Title Unknown, Abdullah al-Muharraqi, 1967, From the collection of: Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art
The artist uses many mild colors and then makes the image pop out with blue. The image looks like a whirlwind. The color blue is applied with different shades to make the body and the shark.
Portrait Museum - From O-Bang Saek(5 colors), Kho, Nak Beom, 1999, From the collection of: Korean Art Museum Association
As you can see in each painting on the image there is a different color. The artist uses different colors meaning different personalities.
Country House by a River, Paul Cézanne, ca. 1890, From the collection of: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Even though trees are green the artist paints them in many different mild and cool colors. The image is blurry but due to his colors the audience can immediately understand what the image represents.
Oirase Ravine (Autumn), Okuda Gensō, 1983, From the collection of: Yamatane Museum of Art
Very soft and relaxed colors making the image flow. The artists uses red, green, and orange to make the painting look joyful.
View of İstanbul, Félix Ziem, Second half of the 19th Century, From the collection of: Pera Museum
The artists uses interesting mixes of colors to create an astonishing sunset. He also paints the water reflecting the sky to give the painting more mood.
Good Luck-Snakes, Yoo, Hyun Mi, 유현미, 2010, From the collection of: Korean Art Museum Association
The painting has many different shades of green for the audience to concentrate more on the snakes. You can also see an opening meaning something came or left. There is a suspicious mood to it.
Composition- Easel and Radio, Yoo, Hyun Mi, 유현미, 2009, From the collection of: Korean Art Museum Association
The painting has an interesting use of the color blue to make shadows and light. As you can see the color becomes dark more on the right.
Midsummer Eve bonfire on Skagen's beach, P.S. Krøyer, 1906, From the collection of: Skagens Museum
Many dark colors are used to give more emotion to the fire and the dark event happening in the image.
Diorama 34: The Revolution Against Spain Begins, Manila, 1896, Ayala Museum Staff (Historians, Researchers, Artists) and Artisans from Paete, Laguna, 1974 - 2011, From the collection of: Ayala Museum
In this image the lighting is very interesting. Though there are plants and trees all around making the floor darker, the artist still gives an opening for light for the audience to see well what is happening with the people.
View from Stalheim, Johan Christian Dahl, 1842, From the collection of: The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Norway
The colors of this image are very smooth and cool. The image is relaxed and happy due to the rainbow.
Untitled, Os Gêmeos, 2010, From the collection of: Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo - MAM São Paulo
Many different colors are used for this image. The drawings look very cartoony because of the mixture of light colors. The mood is funny and joyful.
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The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Norway
Korean Art Museum Association
Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo - MAM São Paulo
Ateneum Art Museum
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Pera Museum
Yamatane Museum of Art
The Munch Museum, Oslo
Ayala Museum
Skagens Museum
Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art
Kunstpalast