Ab Major 9 - Research on Harmony - Variation 4 — Acrylic on Paper by Arnaud Quercy
Acrylic on Paper, 14.8×21.0cm
Arnaud Quercy, 2024 — France
Where complex jazz chords become visible through color
First exhibited at Marché de la Création – Paris Montparnasse, Paris, April 2024 — Rencontres au Marché de la Création.
This work entered a private collection in France, September 2024.
- ✓ 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.
Series: Ab Major 9
Part of Synesthetic Explorations · 8 works in this series
Ab Major 9
About This Artwork
This work explores the visual translation of musical harmony through chromesthetic mapping. Part of the Synesthetic Explorations collection, it transforms an Ab Major 9 chord into its corresponding color relationships. The piece investigates how complex jazz harmonies can be made visible through systematic color translation.
Red-orange tones dominate the composition, appearing as indianred and burnt sienna that fill substantial areas of the surface. Deep violet hues create strong presence through indigo and very dark purple, establishing the foundational harmonic structure. Light gray provides subtle contrast, while blue-violet and red-violet accent colors appear as precise touches. The acrylic medium allows for clean color separation and clear harmonic relationships.
The work measures 14.8 × 21.0 cm on paper, maintaining the intimate scale appropriate for detailed harmonic study. Certificate of authenticity number 20240228-0032 accompanies the piece, with the artist's signature located bottom right. The resolved chord voicing spans from Ab1 to Bb4, with each note assigned its chromesthetic color equivalent based on the artist's synesthetic perception system.
Details & Provenance
Technical Specifications
- Medium: Acrylic on Paper
- Dimensions: 14.8×21.0cm
- Weight:
- Created: 2024, France
- Certificate: 20240228-0032
- SKU: Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0536 / 2024
Gallery Label
Ab Major 9 - Research on Harmony - Variation 4 Acrylic on Paper, 14.8×21.0cm Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0536 / 2024
Materials & Technique
This painting is created using professional-grade acrylic paints, known for their vibrant color saturation and excellent lightfastness. Acrylic allows for both thick impasto techniques and thin glazing layers.
The work is executed on paper, primed for optimal paint adhesion and longevity. Each piece is signed by the artist and includes a certificate of authenticity with unique registration number.
Provenance
This work is held in a private collection. Provenance and exhibition history are maintained in the gallery archives.
