Db Major - Research on Harmony - Variations 13 — Acrylic on Paper by Arnaud Quercy
Acrylic on Paper, 21.0×21.0cm
Arnaud Quercy, 2025 — France
Where musical harmony becomes visible through precise color translation
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.
About This Artwork
This work translates the Db Major triad into visual form through chromesthetic mapping, part of the ongoing Synesthetic Explorations collection. The painting explores how musical harmony can be expressed through color relationships, converting the chord tones Db, F, and Ab into their corresponding visual equivalents. The work examines the structural possibilities of spread voicing, where chord tones appear across multiple octaves rather than in close position.
Blue-green tones dominate the composition, occupying the largest visual areas and corresponding to the root tone Db5. Yellow-orange colors appear throughout substantial portions, representing the A3 and A4 pitches that provide harmonic support. Blue-violet hues create significant presence through grayish purple and lighter steel tones, translating the Ab chord tones across different octaves. Orange accents provide warmth through rosybrown areas, while cornflower blue adds brightness to the overall color structure. The geometric forms organize these colors into distinct rectangular sections, each maintaining clear boundaries while allowing the harmonic relationships to remain visible.
The work measures 21.0 × 21.0 cm and weighs 0.1 kg, executed in acrylic on paper. Certificate of authenticity number 20251123-0099 accompanies the piece, with the artist's signature located at bottom right. The compact square format concentrates the chromesthetic translation into an intimate scale, making the color-to-pitch relationships immediately accessible. This piece represents variation 13 within the Research on Harmony series, continuing the systematic exploration of major chord structures through visual means.
Details & Provenance
Technical Specifications
- Medium: Acrylic on Paper
- Dimensions: 21.0×21.0cm
- Weight: 0.1 kg
- Created: 2025, France
- Certificate: 20251123-0099
- SKU: Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0902 / 2025
Gallery Label
Db Major - Research on Harmony - Variations 13 Acrylic on Paper, 21.0×21.0cm Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0902 / 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.
