A Major - Research on Harmony - Variation 5 — Watercolor on Paper by Arnaud Quercy
Watercolor on Paper, 14.8×21.0cm
Arnaud Quercy, 2025 — France
Where musical harmony becomes visible through geometric color
First exhibited at arnaudquercy.art, Paris, January 2025 — Permanent Collection 2025 – Resonance in Form.
This work entered a private collection in Montreal, Canada, July 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: A Major
Part of Synesthetic Explorations · 11 works in this series
A Major
About This Artwork
This watercolor explores the visual translation of an A Major chord through chromesthetic mapping. Part of the Synesthetic Explorations collection, the work transforms musical harmony into color relationships, presenting the A Major triad as yellow-orange, green, and white tones arranged in geometric forms.
The composition centers on warm yellow-orange tones that dominate the surface, with substantial areas of orange and white creating the harmonic structure. A bright golden yellow semicircle anchors the upper portion, while black geometric elements provide rhythmic punctuation. A small green accent appears as a vertical strip, representing the chromesthetic translation of F# within the chord voicing. The colors organize into overlapping rectangular and curved forms, creating spatial depth through layered transparent washes.
The work measures 14.8 × 21.0 cm on paper, using traditional watercolor techniques to achieve the translucent color relationships. Certificate of authenticity number 20250125-0004 accompanies the piece, with the artist's signature located at bottom right. The compact format allows the geometric forms to interact closely, creating harmonic resonances between the mapped musical tones and their visual counterparts.
Details & Provenance
Technical Specifications
- Medium: Watercolor on Paper
- Dimensions: 14.8×21.0cm
- Weight:
- Created: 2025, France
- Certificate: 20250125-0004
- SKU: Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0808 / 2025
Gallery Label
A Major - Research on Harmony - Variation 5 Watercolor on Paper, 14.8×21.0cm Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0808 / 2025
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.
