Eb7 — Acrylic on Paper by Arnaud Quercy

About This Artwork

Eb7 - Research on Harmony translates a piano étude into visual form within the Synesthetic Explorations collection. The work maps the Eb7 dominant seventh chord through color relationships, exploring how harmonic structures can become visible through systematic color assignment. Each pitch receives a specific color family, creating a direct correspondence between musical and visual elements.

Gray tones dominate the composition, appearing across multiple octaves from very dark charcoal through dusty mauve to steel gray and silver. Blue-violet steelblue provides the strongest single presence, while grayish purple creates additional depth in the same family. Red-orange areas offer contrast, with mediumturquoise adding brightness and small accent notes of skyblue and wheat completing the harmonic palette. The acrylic medium allows precise color definition on paper support.

The work measures 21.0 × 30.0 cm and weighs 0.1 kg, executed in acrylic on paper. Part of the Synesthetic Explorations collection, it bears certificate of authenticity number 20260305-0013 and carries the artist's signature at bottom right. The piece draws inspiration from piano studies and cycle of fifths mapping, demonstrating how musical harmony can find expression through systematic color relationships.