D Major - Research on Harmony - Variation 5 — Acrylic on Wood Panel by Arnaud Quercy
Acrylic on Wood Panel, 30.0×42.0cm
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 Paris, France, May 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.
Series: D Major
Part of Synesthetic Explorations · 16 works in this series
D Major
About This Artwork
This work explores the visual translation of a D Major triad through chromesthetic mapping, part of the Synesthetic Explorations collection. The composition presents the fundamental chord tones D, F#, and A as their corresponding color equivalents, creating a direct bridge between musical harmony and visual experience. The piece functions as both a color study and a sonic investigation, examining how harmonic relationships can be expressed through pigment and form.
Yellow-orange tones dominate the composition, with rich peru and burlywood colors occupying substantial areas alongside vibrant orange sections in chocolate and goldenrod. The warm palette creates layered harmonies that mirror the chord's acoustic properties. Very dark gray provides foundational contrast, while green tones in cadetblue and darkslategrey add structural depth. Small accent colors appear throughout, including red-orange, blue, yellow, yellow-green, and blue-green fragments that create subtle harmonic tensions and resolutions.
The acrylic work measures 30.0 × 42.0 cm on wood panel, creating a compact vertical format that concentrates the chromesthetic relationships. Certificate of authenticity number 20241201-0223 documents this piece within the Synesthetic Explorations series. The painting translates a spread voicing of the D Major chord across multiple octaves, with each color family representing specific pitches and their acoustic properties. The work demonstrates how traditional harmonic analysis can be visualized through systematic color mapping, creating a tangible representation of musical structure.
Details & Provenance
Technical Specifications
- Medium: Acrylic on Wood Panel
- Dimensions: 30.0×42.0cm
- Weight:
- Created: 2024, France
- Certificate: 20241201-0223
- SKU: Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0727 / 2024
Gallery Label
D Major - Research on Harmony - Variation 5 Acrylic on Wood Panel, 30.0×42.0cm Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0727 / 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.
