C Major - Research on Harmony - Variation 4 — Acrylic on Wood Panel by Arnaud Quercy
Acrylic on Wood Panel, 21.0×30.0×0.3cm
Arnaud Quercy, 2024 — France
Where the C Major chord becomes 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 Los Angeles, USA, December 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: C Major
Part of Synesthetic Explorations · 20 works in this series
C Major
About This Artwork
This work explores the visual translation of the C Major triad through chromesthetic mapping, where musical pitches correspond to specific colors. Part of the Synesthetic Explorations collection, the painting transforms the fundamental harmony of C, E, and G into a visual composition that maintains the structural relationships of the original chord while creating an independent color experience.
Red-orange tones dominate the composition, appearing across multiple registers and creating substantial presence throughout the surface. Violet areas provide contrast in the upper regions, while yellow-orange and orange elements establish harmonic relationships between the warm color families. The composition organizes these colors into geometric forms with curved boundaries, creating visual rhythms that echo the spread voicing of the musical source. A deep red accent appears as a foundational element, corresponding to the root note C in the lowest register.
The acrylic painting measures 21.0 × 30.0 × 0.3 cm on wood panel, creating a compact format suitable for intimate viewing. Certificate of authenticity number 20241201-0243 accompanies the work, with the artist's signature integrated into the composition. The piece demonstrates the systematic approach of translating specific musical intervals into color relationships, maintaining the harmonic logic of the C Major triad while establishing its own visual coherence.
Details & Provenance
Technical Specifications
- Medium: Acrylic on Wood Panel
- Dimensions: 21.0×30.0×0.3cm
- Weight:
- Created: 2024, France
- Certificate: 20241201-0243
- SKU: Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0746 / 2024
Gallery Label
C Major - Research on Harmony - Variation 4 Acrylic on Wood Panel, 21.0×30.0×0.3cm Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0746 / 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 wood panel, 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.
