Cycladic Stillness - Fragmants of Silence — Watercolor on Paper by Arnaud Quercy
Watercolor on Paper, 15.0×21.0cm
Arnaud Quercy, 2024 — France
Where ancient Cycladic forms meet contemporary watercolor precision
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.
About This Artwork
This watercolor explores the intersection of geometric abstraction and ancient Mediterranean aesthetics through the Mediterranean Echoes collection. The work translates the essential forms of Cycladic art into contemporary watercolor language, creating a visual dialogue between past and present through simplified circular and linear elements.
Steel gray tones dominate the composition, with blue-violet hues appearing throughout the surface in varying intensities. The piece organizes overlapping circular forms along a central vertical axis, each shape rendered in translucent washes that allow underlying colors to show through. Cadet blue accents provide contrast within the larger circular elements, while darker purple tones define smaller geometric details and linear structures.
The work measures 15.0 × 21.0 cm on paper, part of the Mediterranean Echoes collection that examines connections between ancient and contemporary visual languages. Certificate of authenticity number 20241205-0296 accompanies the piece. The composition balances geometric precision with the fluid properties of watercolor, creating forms that reference both architectural elements and organic shapes found in Cycladic sculpture.
Details & Provenance
Technical Specifications
- Medium: Watercolor on Paper
- Dimensions: 15.0×21.0cm
- Weight:
- Created: 2024, France
- Certificate: 20241205-0296
- SKU: Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0799 / 2024
Gallery Label
Cycladic Stillness - Fragmants of Silence Watercolor on Paper, 15.0×21.0cm Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0799 / 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.
