C Minor - Research on Harmony - Variations 12 — Acrylic on Paper by Arnaud Quercy
Acrylic on Paper, 10.5×15.0cm
Arnaud Quercy, 2025 — France
Where C minor becomes visible — a piano chord you can see
First exhibited at Halle des Blancs Manteaux, Paris, December 2025 — Salon d'art contemporain – Metamorphose 2025–2026, Paris.
This work entered a private collection in France, December 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 work explores the visual translation of C minor harmony through chromesthetic mapping, where musical pitches correspond to specific colors. Part of the Synesthetic Explorations collection, the piece converts a piano chord voicing into its color equivalent, creating a visual study of harmonic relationships.
Red-violet tones occupy the largest areas of the composition, appearing as steel gray and thistle across geometric forms. Orange hues create substantial presence through rosybrown and tan sections, while deep red appears in very dark gray areas that anchor the composition. Crimson provides bright red-orange accents, with violet tones adding depth through dusty mauve elements. The acrylic medium allows clean color separation while maintaining smooth transitions between adjacent areas.
The work measures 10.5 × 15.0 cm on paper and weighs 0.1 kg, making it part of the small format studies in this series. Certificate of authenticity number 20251123-0089 accompanies the work, with the artist's signature located at bottom right. The piece represents variation 12 within the Research on Harmony subset of the Synesthetic Explorations collection, focusing specifically on piano chord translations through color mapping.
Details & Provenance
Technical Specifications
- Medium: Acrylic on Paper
- Dimensions: 10.5×15.0cm
- Weight: 0.1 kg
- Created: 2025, France
- Certificate: 20251123-0089
- SKU: Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0868 / 2025
Gallery Label
C Minor - Research on Harmony - Variations 12 Acrylic on Paper, 10.5×15.0cm Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0868 / 2025
Materials & Technique
This painting is created using professional-grade acrylic paints, known for their vibrant color saturation and excellent lightfastness. Acrylic allows for both thick impasto techniques and thin glazing layers.
The work is executed on paper, primed for optimal paint adhesion and longevity. 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.
