C# minor - Research on Harmony — Acrylic on Paper by Arnaud Quercy
Acrylic on Paper, 21.0×30.0cm
Arnaud Quercy, 2024 — France
Where piano harmony becomes visible color — 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 Geneva, USA, 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.
Series: C# minor
Part of Synesthetic Explorations · 5 works in this series
C# minor
About This Artwork
This work translates a C# minor piano étude into visual form through chromesthetic mapping, exploring how musical harmony can become color harmony. Part of the Synesthetic Explorations collection, the piece demonstrates the direct correspondence between musical intervals and color relationships, creating a visual chord structure that mirrors its sonic counterpart.
Blue-green tones dominate the composition, appearing throughout the upper areas and connecting to darker blue forms that occupy substantial portions of the work. Yellow accents provide bright contrast points, while orange and yellow-green notes create smaller harmonic tensions. The color arrangement follows the spread voicing of the original étude, with lighter blues rising toward the top and deeper tones anchoring the lower sections.
The work measures 21.0 × 30.0 cm and weighs minimal as acrylic on paper. Created in 2024, it carries certificate of authenticity number 20240602-0083 with the artist's signature appearing on the front right. The piece translates the specific pitches Db, E, and Ab into their corresponding chromesthetic colors, maintaining the harmonic relationships of the C# minor triad while expanding them across multiple octaves in both visual and implied sonic space.
Details & Provenance
Technical Specifications
- Medium: Acrylic on Paper
- Dimensions: 21.0×30.0cm
- Weight:
- Created: 2024, France
- Certificate: 20240602-0083
- SKU: Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0587 / 2024
Gallery Label
C# minor - Research on Harmony Acrylic on Paper, 21.0×30.0cm Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0587 / 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.
