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Color Theory

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Used in describing the work of artists who paint in accordance with principles regarding color mixing and the visual impact of color combinations.

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Linear Forms, Post-Painterly Abstraction, Geometric, Contemporary Color Fields, Color Gradient, Hard-Edged, Abstract Painting, Concrete Art, Visual Perception, 1970–present

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Georges Seurat, Josef Albers, James Turrell, Leon Berkowitz, Diana Thater, Carlos Cruz-Diez, Howard Mehring, Jack Bush, John Stephan, Richard Anuszkiewicz
Blinn Jacobs, ‘Shifting’, 2013
Blinn Jacobs
Shifting, 2013
FRED.GIAMPIETRO Gallery
$4,000
Josef Albers, ‘SP-J’, 1971
Josef Albers
SP-J, 1971
Cristea Roberts Gallery
$8,000 - 9,600
Chuck Close, ‘Cecily/ Felt Hand Stamp’, 2012
Chuck Close
Cecily/ Felt Hand Stamp, 2012
Pace Prints
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Sam Francis
Under Blue, 1973
Bernard Jacobson Gallery
$8,800
Sam Francis
Untitled, 1987
Bernard Jacobson Gallery
$7,700
Sam Francis
Untitled, 1978
Bernard Jacobson Gallery
$7,200
Josef Albers
WLS II, 1966
Cristea Roberts Gallery
$16,500 - 19,800
Yves Klein
Table IKB®, from the edition begun in 1963 / produced upon order
Artware Editions
$22,000
Victor Vasarely
Operenccia, 1954-1986
RoGallery
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Josef Albers
Mitered Squares, Plus II, 1976
Cristea Roberts Gallery
$7,500 - 9,000
Carlos Cruz-Diez
Color Aditivo Serie Caracas B1, 2009
Marion Gallery
$200,000
Chuck Close
Self-Portrait, 2007
Adamson Gallery
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Ellsworth Kelly
Blue Curve, 2013
Gemini G.E.L. at Joni Moisant Weyl
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Victor Vasarely
Folkokta, 1973
Galerie Thomas
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Sam Francis
Untitled (Yellow Down Centre), 1990
Bernard Jacobson Gallery
$5,500
Jesús Rafael Soto, ‘Ovalo Rojo’, ca. 1980
Jesús Rafael Soto
Ovalo Rojo, ca. 1980
RoGallery
$3,500
Zin Helena Song, ‘Polygon in Space #10’, 2014
Zin Helena Song
Polygon in Space #10, 2014
River
$1,200
Josef Albers, ‘Variant II’, 1966
Josef Albers
Variant II, 1966
Caviar20
Contact for price
Sam Francis
Blue Cut Sail, 1969
Bernard Jacobson Gallery
$4,400
Ellsworth Kelly
Small Blue Curve, 2013
ICA Philadelphia
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Jesús Rafael Soto
Mirroire d'Artiste, 2005
RoGallery
$24,000
Sam Francis
Untitled (SF-343), 1990
Kenneth A. Friedman & Co.
Contact for price
Raul de la Torre
Believed 2, 2014
Artspace Warehouse
$2,400
Chuck Close
Self Portrait, 2000
Adamson Gallery
Contact for price
Howard Hodgkin
Moonlight, 1980
Bernard Jacobson Gallery
Contact for price
Gabriele Evertz
(A-) Chromatic + BG, 2015
Minus Space
$4,000
Jesús Rafael Soto
Composition I, ca. 1990
Galería RGR
Contact for price
Carmelo Arden Quin
Forme Galvée, 1971
Galería de las Misiones
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Vasa
Violet C, 1992
Caviar20
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Victor Vasarely
Karim, 1949
Galeria Filomena Soares
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Blinn Jacobs, ‘Shifting’, 2013
Blinn Jacobs
Shifting, 2013
FRED.GIAMPIETRO Gallery
$4,000
Josef Albers, ‘SP-J’, 1971
Josef Albers
SP-J, 1971
Cristea Roberts Gallery
$8,000 - 9,600
Chuck Close, ‘Cecily/ Felt Hand Stamp’, 2012
Chuck Close
Cecily/ Felt Hand Stamp, 2012
Pace Prints
Contact for price
Sam Francis
Under Blue, 1973
Bernard Jacobson Gallery
$8,800
Sam Francis
Untitled, 1987
Bernard Jacobson Gallery
$7,700
Sam Francis
Untitled, 1978
Bernard Jacobson Gallery
$7,200
Josef Albers
WLS II, 1966
Cristea Roberts Gallery
$16,500 - 19,800
Yves Klein
Table IKB®, from the edition begun in 1963 / produced upon order
Artware Editions
$22,000
Victor Vasarely
Operenccia, 1954-1986
RoGallery
Contact for price
Josef Albers
Mitered Squares, Plus II, 1976
Cristea Roberts Gallery
$7,500 - 9,000
Carlos Cruz-Diez
Color Aditivo Serie Caracas B1, 2009
Marion Gallery
$200,000
Chuck Close
Self-Portrait, 2007
Adamson Gallery
Contact for price
Ellsworth Kelly
Blue Curve, 2013
Gemini G.E.L. at Joni Moisant Weyl
Contact for price
Victor Vasarely
Folkokta, 1973
Galerie Thomas
Contact for price
Sam Francis
Untitled (Yellow Down Centre), 1990
Bernard Jacobson Gallery
$5,500
Jesús Rafael Soto, ‘Ovalo Rojo’, ca. 1980
Jesús Rafael Soto
Ovalo Rojo, ca. 1980
RoGallery
$3,500
Zin Helena Song, ‘Polygon in Space #10’, 2014
Zin Helena Song
Polygon in Space #10, 2014
River
$1,200
Josef Albers, ‘Variant II’, 1966
Josef Albers
Variant II, 1966
Caviar20
Contact for price
Sam Francis
Blue Cut Sail, 1969
Bernard Jacobson Gallery
$4,400
Ellsworth Kelly
Small Blue Curve, 2013
ICA Philadelphia
Contact for price
Jesús Rafael Soto
Mirroire d'Artiste, 2005
RoGallery
$24,000
Sam Francis
Untitled (SF-343), 1990
Kenneth A. Friedman & Co.
Contact for price
Raul de la Torre
Believed 2, 2014
Artspace Warehouse
$2,400
Chuck Close
Self Portrait, 2000
Adamson Gallery
Contact for price
Howard Hodgkin
Moonlight, 1980
Bernard Jacobson Gallery
Contact for price
Gabriele Evertz
(A-) Chromatic + BG, 2015
Minus Space
$4,000
Jesús Rafael Soto
Composition I, ca. 1990
Galería RGR
Contact for price
Carmelo Arden Quin
Forme Galvée, 1971
Galería de las Misiones
Contact for price
Vasa
Violet C, 1992
Caviar20
Contact for price
Victor Vasarely
Karim, 1949
Galeria Filomena Soares
Contact for price
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