C Minor - Research on Harmony - Variations 14 — Acrylic on Paper by Arnaud Quercy
Acrylic on Paper, 21.0×30.0cm
Arnaud Quercy, 2025 — France
Where Miles Davis's introspective C minor becomes visible through color and form.
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 Sao Paulo, Brazil, 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.
Series: C minor
Variation 14 of Synesthetic Explorations · 16 works in this series
C minor
About This Artwork
This acrylic painting translates the C minor chord into visual form through chromesthetic mapping, converting musical tones into geometric shapes and color relationships. The work draws inspiration from Miles Davis's jazz classic "Solar," where the introspective qualities of C minor unfold through layered improvisation. Working on twenty-one by thirty centimeter paper, the piece organizes warm and cool tones into interlocking geometric forms that echo the tension and resolution found in jazz harmony.
Orange and red-orange tones dominate the composition, filling nearly half the surface with warm earth tones ranging from wheat to deep tomato red. A large curved violet form occupies the upper right quadrant, while a smaller violet rectangle anchors the lower portion. A bold orange-brown circle sits at the compositional center, creating a focal point where warm and cool hues meet. Dark red-violet passages provide depth in the corners and edges, with pale cream and pink areas offering moments of visual rest. The acrylic medium produces clean edges between color zones while allowing subtle gradations within each shape.
As Variation 14 in the Synesthetic Explorations collection, this piece demonstrates how chromesthetic translation converts minor-key harmony into corresponding visual structure. The geometric organization reflects the structured yet emotionally complex nature of the C minor tonality. The medium format invites close viewing to perceive how individual color relationships create the overall harmonic effect.
The work includes certificate of authenticity number 20251123-0091 and bears the artist's signature at bottom right.
Details & Provenance
Technical Specifications
- Medium: Acrylic on Paper
- Dimensions: 21.0×30.0cm
- Weight: 0.1 kg
- Created: 2025, France
- Certificate: 20251123-0091
- SKU: Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0922 / 2025
Gallery Label
C Minor - Research on Harmony - Variations 14 Acrylic on Paper, 21.0×30.0cm Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0922 / 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.
