Summer Afternoon Selfie — Watercolor on Paper by Arnaud Quercy
Watercolor on Paper, 10.0×15.0cm
Arnaud Quercy, 2024 — France
Where summer light becomes geometry — a moment captured in essential forms
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, September 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: The Sound of the Grillons
Part of Mediterranean Echoes · 6 works in this series
The Sound of the Grillons
About This Artwork
This watercolor explores the essence of a summer afternoon through geometric abstraction and minimal forms. Part of the Mediterranean Echoes collection, the work distills the experience of a moment into essential shapes and color relationships. The composition questions how personal experience translates into visual language through simplified geometric elements.
Warm yellow-orange tones dominate the upper portion, creating a luminous field that suggests afternoon light. Blue-green areas occupy the lower section, establishing a cool counterpoint to the warm upper register. Red-orange accents appear as circular and rectangular forms, connected by delicate black lines that create a network across the composition. The watercolor technique allows colors to blend at their edges while maintaining distinct geometric boundaries.
The work measures 10.0 × 15.0 cm on paper, making it an intimate study in color and form. Certificate of authenticity number 20240302-0037 accompanies the piece, with the artist's signature on the back. The composition organizes itself around a horizontal division between warm and cool zones, with geometric elements that suggest both architectural and organic forms through their interconnected linear relationships.
Details & Provenance
Technical Specifications
- Medium: Watercolor on Paper
- Dimensions: 10.0×15.0cm
- Weight:
- Created: 2024, France
- Certificate: 20240302-0037
- SKU: Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0541 / 2024
Gallery Label
Summer Afternoon Selfie Watercolor on Paper, 10.0×15.0cm Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0541 / 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.
