E Major - Research on Harmony - Variations 9 — Acrylic on Paper by Arnaud Quercy
Acrylic on Paper, 10.5×15.0cm
Arnaud Quercy, 2025 — France
See what E major sounds like — harmony made visible through color
- ✓ 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: E Major
Part of Synesthetic Explorations · 12 works in this series
E Major
About This Artwork
This work explores the visual translation of E major harmony through chromesthetic mapping, part of the Synesthetic Explorations collection. The piece renders the E major triad — E, G#, B — as yellow-orange, blue, and yellow-green tones, creating a compact study in musical color correspondence. The composition demonstrates how harmonic relationships can be made visible through systematic color assignment.
Golden yellow-orange dominates the composition, occupying nearly a quarter of the surface and corresponding to the root note E. Blue tones appear throughout in multiple variations, representing the third degree G# through darker grayish purple and lighter blue-gray areas. The geometric forms create distinct zones for each harmonic element, with dark brown anchoring the lower register and burlywood providing intermediate transitions. Small accent notes of ochre yellow-green and bright gold complete the chromesthetic vocabulary, representing the fifth degree B and higher octave positions.
The work measures 10.5 × 15.0 cm on paper, executed in acrylic with precise geometric divisions that separate each color zone. Certificate number 20251123-0102 documents the work's authenticity, with the artist's signature located at bottom right. The compact format allows the harmonic relationships to read clearly while maintaining the structural integrity of the chord voicing across six distinct pitch levels from E2 through E5.
Details & Provenance
Technical Specifications
- Medium: Acrylic on Paper
- Dimensions: 10.5×15.0cm
- Weight: 0.1 kg
- Created: 2025, France
- Certificate: 20251123-0102
- SKU: Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0878 / 2025
Gallery Label
E Major - Research on Harmony - Variations 9 Acrylic on Paper, 10.5×15.0cm Arnaud Quercy Creations / AQC0878 / 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.
Collection Notice
This work is part of the artist's permanent collection and is not available for acquisition.
