Ab Octaves - Reflexions 32 — Watercolor on Paper by Arnaud Quercy
Watercolor on Paper, 14.8×21.0cm
Arnaud Quercy, 2025 — France
Where musical octaves become visible through synesthetic color translation
First exhibited at arnaudquercy.art, Paris, January 2025 — Permanent Collection 2025 – Resonance in Form.
This work entered a private collection in Guadalupe, Mexico, April 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.
About This Artwork
This watercolor explores the note Ab across multiple octaves through chromesthetic translation, where musical intervals become visible color relationships. Part of the Synesthetic Explorations collection, the work maps the harmonic structure of Ab octaves onto paper, creating a visual representation of musical space and tonal relationships.
Blue-violet tones dominate the composition, with lightsteelblue and lightblue creating the primary color mass across the upper portions. Steel gray and dusty mauve provide substantial presence in the middle areas, while darker gray tones anchor the lower sections. Small accent notes of orange burlywood and violet slateblue punctuate the composition, adding harmonic complexity to the predominantly cool palette. The watercolor technique allows these colors to flow and blend naturally, creating soft transitions between tonal areas.
The work measures 14.8 × 21.0 cm on paper, positioned as the thirty-second exploration in the Reflexions series. The composition references the specific octave relationship of Ab, translating musical intervals into spatial arrangements through the artist's synesthetic perception. Certificate of authenticity number 20250125-0002 accompanies the work, with the artist's signature located at bottom right.
Details & Provenance
Technical Specifications
- Medium: Watercolor on Paper
- Dimensions: 14.8×21.0cm
- Weight:
- Created: 2025, France
- Certificate: 20250125-0002
- SKU: Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0806 / 2025
Gallery Label
Ab Octaves - Reflexions 32 Watercolor on Paper, 14.8×21.0cm Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0806 / 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.
