Alaska — Watercolor on Paper by Arnaud Quercy
Watercolor on Paper, 19.0×26.0cm
Arnaud Quercy, 2023 — France
Where Alaska's vast wilderness becomes intimate through watercolor's gentle touch
Technical Specifications
- Medium: Watercolor on Paper
- Dimensions: 19.0×26.0cm
- Weight:
- Created: 2023, France
- Certificate: 20231231-0050
- SKU: Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0463 / 2023
- ✓ Original artwork, hand-painted by Arnaud Quercy
- ✓ Certificate of authenticity included
Arnaud Quercy is a Parisian artist working across painting, music, and sculpture. His practice is grounded in Ideamorphism — the principle that a work of art does not carry meaning, but triggers it. Each piece is engineered to diffract differently through each person who encounters it.
He creates and exhibits at Art Quam Anima, his gallery-atelier at 28 rue du Dragon, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris.
About This Artwork
Alaska explores the atmospheric qualities of northern landscapes through fluid watercolor techniques. Part of the American Voyage collection, this work captures the essence of vast wilderness through subtle color relationships and layered washes that suggest both distance and intimacy.
Silver and steel gray tones dominate the composition, creating a foundation of cool atmospheric effects. Blue-violet hues appear throughout the surface, while yellow-green accents provide organic contrast in the lower portions. The watercolor medium allows colors to blend naturally, creating soft transitions between forms that suggest both architectural and natural elements. Dark blue and deep green areas anchor the composition with structural weight.
The work measures 19.0 × 26.0 cm on paper, making it a compact study within the broader American Voyage series. Certificate of authenticity number 20231231-0050 documents the piece, with the artist's signature appearing on the back. The painting demonstrates watercolor's capacity for both precision and spontaneity, balancing controlled geometric forms with fluid organic passages.
Where this work lives
Provenance
- Origin: Arnaud Quercy, Paris, France, 2023
- Acquired: 2025-05-25 — Private collection — France during Rencontres au Marché de la Création
- Series: 50 States
- Collection: American Voyage
- Technique: Watercolor
Exhibitions 2
- Transcendence – World Premiere of Ephemera Arts (2023-10-29 → 2023-11-15, Koblenzer Kunstverein e.V., Koblenz)
- Rencontres au Marché de la Création (2024-04-23 → 2024-12-31, Marché de la Création – Paris Montparnasse, Paris)
