Eb Major - Research on Harmony - Variation 1 — Acrylic on Paper by Arnaud Quercy
Acrylic on Paper, 10.0×15.0cm
Arnaud Quercy, 2024 — France
Where the Eb Major chord 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, August 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: Eb Major
Part of Synesthetic Explorations · 8 works in this series
Eb Major
About This Artwork
This work translates the Eb Major triad into its chromesthetic equivalent, exploring how harmonic relationships manifest through color. Part of the Synesthetic Explorations collection, it presents the fundamental chord tones — Eb, G, and Bb — as their corresponding visual frequencies in a spread voicing that opens the harmonic structure across multiple octaves.
Violet tones dominate the composition, appearing in dusty mauve and grayish purple that represent the Bb notes in different registers. Blue-violet areas provide the Eb foundation, while orange accents emerge as chocolate and peru tones. White and yellow-green elements appear as precise accent points, with gray undertones creating depth throughout the surface. The acrylic medium allows these colors to maintain distinct boundaries while creating subtle transitions between harmonic zones.
The work measures 10.0 × 15.0 cm on paper, with certificate of authenticity number 20240615-0123 and signature located at bottom right. This compact format concentrates the harmonic exploration into an intimate study, where each color area corresponds to specific pitches in the resolved voicing: Eb3, Bb3, Eb4, A4, Bb4, and G7. The piece demonstrates how musical intervals translate into visual relationships, with the major third and perfect fifth intervals creating the color contrasts between violet, blue-violet, and orange families.
Details & Provenance
Technical Specifications
- Medium: Acrylic on Paper
- Dimensions: 10.0×15.0cm
- Weight:
- Created: 2024, France
- Certificate: 20240615-0123
- SKU: Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0627 / 2024
Gallery Label
Eb Major - Research on Harmony - Variation 1 Acrylic on Paper, 10.0×15.0cm Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0627 / 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.
