Ab Octaves - Reflexions 19 — Watercolor on Paper by Arnaud Quercy
Watercolor on Paper, 24.0×32.0cm
Arnaud Quercy, 2024 — France
Where musical octaves 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 Melbourne, Australia, November 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.
About This Artwork
This watercolor translates the musical interval of Ab octaves into visual form through chromesthetic mapping. Part of the Synesthetic Explorations collection, the work bridges auditory and visual perception by converting specific musical notes into their corresponding colors. The composition explores how the interval spanning from D3 to A5 manifests as a harmonious arrangement of blues, warm grays, and subtle earth tones.
Light grays and steel tones dominate the surface, creating a luminous foundation that occupies nearly half the composition. Blue areas appear as lightsteelblue forms, translating the Ab5 note into visual presence. Yellow-orange silver tones provide substantial color areas, representing the A5 note in the octave relationship. Small accent notes of red-orange and dark brown emerge as precise marks, corresponding to the lower register notes G3 and D3. The watercolor technique allows these colors to blend naturally while maintaining distinct harmonic relationships.
The work measures 24.0 × 32.0 cm on paper, creating an intimate format for examining the chromesthetic relationships. Certificate of authenticity number 20240718-0181 accompanies the piece, with the artist's signature located at bottom right. The painting forms part of Quercy's systematic exploration of synesthetic translation, where specific musical structures generate corresponding visual compositions through established color-to-pitch relationships.
Details & Provenance
Technical Specifications
- Medium: Watercolor on Paper
- Dimensions: 24.0×32.0cm
- Weight:
- Created: 2024, France
- Certificate: 20240718-0181
- SKU: Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0685 / 2024
Gallery Label
Ab Octaves - Reflexions 19 Watercolor on Paper, 24.0×32.0cm Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0685 / 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.
