C Octaves - Reflexions 35 — Watercolor on Paper by Arnaud Quercy
Watercolor on Paper, 14.8×21.0cm
Arnaud Quercy, 2025 — France
Where musical octaves become visible through color
First exhibited at arnaudquercy.art, Paris, January 2025 — Permanent Collection 2025 – Resonance in Form.
This work entered a private collection in Canada, February 2026.
- ✓ 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 chromesthetic translation of C octaves, transforming musical intervals into visual color relationships. Part of the Synesthetic Explorations collection, the work demonstrates how octave doubling in music creates corresponding shifts in color intensity and saturation. The painting investigates the perceptual bridge between auditory and visual experience through systematic color mapping.
Warm orange tones dominate the composition, with burlywood occupying the largest areas and tan providing substantial secondary presence. Darker ochre and salmon tones create depth in the lower regions, while geometric forms organize the color relationships into distinct zones. A delicate pink accent appears as a small circular form, providing chromatic contrast to the predominantly orange palette. The watercolor technique allows colors to blend naturally at edges while maintaining clear geometric boundaries.
The work measures 14.8 × 21.0 cm on paper and carries certificate of authenticity number 20250125-0011. The artist's signature appears at bottom right. The painting translates the musical chord D4, D5, D6, C7 into corresponding color values, with each note mapped to specific orange and red tones. This systematic approach connects musical octave relationships to visual color harmonies within the compact format.
Details & Provenance
Technical Specifications
- Medium: Watercolor on Paper
- Dimensions: 14.8×21.0cm
- Weight:
- Created: 2025, France
- Certificate: 20250125-0011
- SKU: Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0815 / 2025
Gallery Label
C Octaves - Reflexions 35 Watercolor on Paper, 14.8×21.0cm Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0815 / 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.
