C# minor - Research on Harmony - Variation 2 — Watercolor on Paper by Arnaud Quercy
Watercolor on Paper, 12.0×16.0cm
Arnaud Quercy, 2024 — France
Where musical harmony 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 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# minor
Part of Synesthetic Explorations · 5 works in this series
C# minor
About This Artwork
This watercolor explores the chromesthetic translation of a C# minor chord through direct color mapping. Part of the Synesthetic Explorations collection, the work converts musical harmony into visual form using the artist's personal sound-to-color associations. The piece investigates how chord structures can exist as spatial relationships between colors.
Light silvery tones dominate the upper portion of the composition, with blue-green areas creating substantial presence throughout the middle ground. Green tones appear in the lower sections, while small yellow-orange and violet accents provide harmonic contrast. The watercolor technique allows colors to blend and layer naturally, creating soft transitions between the mapped tones. Black ink lines define geometric shapes that organize the color areas into distinct zones.
The work measures 12 × 16 cm on paper and weighs minimal for easy handling. Created in France during 2024, it carries certificate of authenticity number 20240718-0162 with the artist's signature located at bottom right. The piece represents the C# minor triad through specific color assignments where C# appears as blue-green, E as white, and G# as blue-violet, following the artist's chromesthetic system.
Details & Provenance
Technical Specifications
- Medium: Watercolor on Paper
- Dimensions: 12.0×16.0cm
- Weight:
- Created: 2024, France
- Certificate: 20240718-0162
- SKU: Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0666 / 2024
Gallery Label
C# minor - Research on Harmony - Variation 2 Watercolor on Paper, 12.0×16.0cm Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0666 / 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.
