Ab Octaves - Reflexions 14 — Watercolor on Paper by Arnaud Quercy
Watercolor on Paper, 16.0×24.0cm
Arnaud Quercy, 2024 — France
Where musical octaves become visible through color harmonies
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 Paris, France, January 2025.
- ✓ 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
This watercolor explores the note Ab in octaves through chromesthetic translation, part of the Synesthetic Explorations collection. The work translates musical intervals into visual elements, creating a bridge between auditory and visual perception. The composition investigates how octave relationships can be expressed through color harmonies and geometric forms.
Silver tones dominate the composition, with warm yellow-orange areas creating substantial presence throughout the surface. Lighter gray and white regions provide balance, while violet and red-violet accents appear in smaller geometric shapes. The colors organize into distinct zones, with cooler blue-violet elements providing contrast against the predominantly warm palette. Watercolor's transparent properties allow colors to layer and interact, creating subtle gradations between defined areas.
The work measures 16.0 × 24.0 cm on paper, part of the Synesthetic Explorations series examining relationships between sound and color. Created in 2024, the piece carries certificate of authenticity number 20240718-0175 and bears the artist's signature at bottom right. The composition translates specific musical pitches into corresponding color families, with accent colors representing lower octave positions and dominant tones reflecting higher registers.
Details & Provenance
Technical Specifications
- Medium: Watercolor on Paper
- Dimensions: 16.0×24.0cm
- Weight:
- Created: 2024, France
- Certificate: 20240718-0175
- SKU: Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0679 / 2024
Gallery Label
Ab Octaves - Reflexions 14 Watercolor on Paper, 16.0×24.0cm Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0679 / 2024
Materials & Technique
This painting is created using artist-grade watercolor pigments on acid-free, archival paper. Watercolor's transparency creates luminous effects as light passes through the pigment layers to reflect off the white paper beneath.
The work demonstrates careful control of water and pigment to achieve both soft washes and precise details. 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.
