C Major9 - Research on Harmony - Variation 11 — Acrylic on Paper by Arnaud Quercy
Acrylic on Paper, 10.0×15.0cm
Arnaud Quercy, 2024 — France
Where jazz harmony becomes visible — a chord you can see
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 United Kingdom, April 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 work translates the C Major9 chord into visual form through chromesthetic mapping, part of the Synesthetic Explorations collection. The piece explores how musical harmony can become visible through color relationships, converting the chord's six notes into corresponding hues based on the artist's synesthetic experience.
Red-orange tones dominate the composition, with warm coral and salmon colors filling most areas. Violet shades appear throughout in varying intensities, creating substantial presence in darker purple-gray regions. The colors organize into distinct geometric zones, with a curved boundary separating the warmer right section from the cooler violet-dominated left area. Small accent notes of deep blue-violet and muted orange provide contrast points within the larger color fields.
The acrylic work measures 10.0 × 15.0 cm on paper, creating an intimate study format. Certificate of authenticity number 20240306-0055 accompanies the piece, with the artist's signature on the back. The work represents Variation 11 within the broader harmonic research series, specifically examining how the major ninth chord's extended harmony translates into visual color relationships.
Details & Provenance
Technical Specifications
- Medium: Acrylic on Paper
- Dimensions: 10.0×15.0cm
- Weight:
- Created: 2024, France
- Certificate: 20240306-0055
- SKU: Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0559 / 2024
Gallery Label
C Major9 - Research on Harmony - Variation 11 Acrylic on Paper, 10.0×15.0cm Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0559 / 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.
