Db Major - Research on Harmony - Variations 14 — Acrylic on Paper by Arnaud Quercy
Acrylic on Paper, 10.5×15.0cm
Arnaud Quercy, 2025 — France
Where the Db Major chord becomes visible through color
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 translates the Db Major triad into visual form through chromesthetic mapping, where specific pitches correspond to distinct colors. Part of the Synesthetic Explorations collection, the piece explores how harmonic relationships in music can be rendered as spatial color arrangements. The composition examines the chord D3-Ab4-Db5-F5-G5-Ab5-F6, presenting these tones through their visual equivalents.
Blue-violet tones dominate the composition, appearing as both light slate gray and grayish purple across substantial areas. Dark brown anchors the lower register, while coral and light steel blue create harmonic counterpoints. The geometric forms organize these colors into distinct sections - rectangular blocks, circular elements, and angular divisions that mirror the chord's voicing structure. Acrylic paint on paper allows for clean color separation while maintaining subtle texture variations.
The work measures 10.5 × 15.0 cm and weighs 0.1 kg, created on paper support using acrylic technique. Certificate of authenticity number 20251123-0093 accompanies the piece, with the artist's signature located bottom right. This variation represents the fourteenth exploration in the Research on Harmony series, completed in November 2025 in France.
Details & Provenance
Technical Specifications
- Medium: Acrylic on Paper
- Dimensions: 10.5×15.0cm
- Weight: 0.1 kg
- Created: 2025, France
- Certificate: 20251123-0093
- SKU: Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0871 / 2025
Gallery Label
Db Major - Research on Harmony - Variations 14 Acrylic on Paper, 10.5×15.0cm Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0871 / 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.
