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Colors of Art: The Story of Art in 80 Palettes

Colors of Art: The Story of Art in 80 Palettes

Ashby, Chloë

Paperback

Art Criticism & TheoryArt HistoryColor

Publisher Price: $24.99

PREORDER - Expected ship date September 22, 2026

ISBN10: 1805701495
ISBN13: 9781805701491
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
Published: Sep 22 2026
Pages: 256
Weight: 1.70
Height: 0.88 Width: 7.33 Depth: 9.62
Language: English
Colors of Art takes the reader on a journey through history via 80 carefully curated artworks and their palettes. For these pieces, color is not only a tool (like a paintbrush or a canvas) but the fundamental secret to their success.

Color allows artists to express their individuality, evoke certain moods, and portray positive or negative subliminal messages. And throughout history the greatest of artists have experimented with new pigments and new technologies to lead movements and deliver masterpieces. But as something so cardinal, we sometimes forget how poignant color palettes can be, and how much they can tell us.

When Vermeer painted The Milkmaid, the amount of ultramarine he could use was written in the contract. How did that affect how he used it? When Turner experimented with Indian Yellow, he captured roaring flames that brought his paintings to life. If he had used a more ordinary yellow, would he have created something so extraordinary? And how did Warhol throw away the rulebook to change what color could achieve?

Structured chronologically, Colors of Art provides a fun, intelligent, and visually engaging look at the greatest artistic palettes in art history -- from Rafael's use of perspective and Vermeer's ultramarine, to Andy Warhol's hot pinks and Lisa Brice's blue women.

Colors of Art offers a refreshing take on the subject and acts as a primer for artists, designers, and art lovers who want to look at art history from a different perspective.

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