F# Minor - Research on Harmony - Variation 6 — Watercolor on Paper by Arnaud Quercy
Watercolor on Paper, 10.0×15.0cm
Arnaud Quercy, 2025 — France
First exhibited at arnaudquercy.art, Paris, January 2025 — Permanent Collection 2025 – Resonance in Form.
This work entered a private collection in Torino, Italy, May 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 translates the F# minor chord into visual form through chromesthetic mapping, converting the three notes F#, A, and C# into corresponding colors of green, yellow-orange, and blue-green based on the circle of fifths. Working on 10x15 cm paper, the piece organizes geometric shapes and layered colors into a harmonious composition, with watercolor applied through controlled techniques to create a visual representation of musical harmony that bridges sound and sight.
Yellow-green tones dominate the composition, with light gray and silver creating substantial presence throughout the upper areas. Green and blue-green appear prominently in the central regions, with tan and ochre accents scattered across the surface. The watercolor's transparency produces smooth color transitions where structured geometric elements meet expressive color relationships, creating unified harmonic resonance across the vertical format.
The compact scale requires close viewing to perceive how F# minor harmony manifests through layered pigments that remain cohesive yet dynamically structured. As Variation 6 in the Synesthetic Explorations collection—which translates music into visual form through systematic color mapping—this piece demonstrates how chromesthetic translation converts specific musical relationships into corresponding visual harmonies, referencing the tradition established in works like Chopin's Polonaise in F# minor, Op. 44.
The watercolor medium contributes luminous transparency to the harmonic translation, allowing color layering and creating subtle gradations between the primary chord tones. The work includes certificate of authenticity N° 20250125-0059 and bears the artist's signature in the bottom right corner, documenting this systematic exploration of synesthetic experience where musical structure finds direct visual expression.
Details & Provenance
Technical Specifications
- Medium: Watercolor on Paper
- Dimensions: 10.0×15.0cm
- Weight:
- Created: 2025, France
- Certificate: 20250125-0059
- SKU: Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0863 / 2025
Gallery Label
F# Minor - Research on Harmony - Variation 6 Watercolor on Paper, 10.0×15.0cm Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0863 / 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.
