Db Major - Research on Harmony - Variations 16

Db Major - Research on Harmony - Variations 16 — Arnaud Quercy
Db Major - Research on Harmony - Variations 16 — Arnaud Quercy
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Physical Details

  • Medium: Acrylic on Linen Canvas
  • Dimensions: 46.0 × 55.0 × 2.0 cm
  • Weight: 0.6 kg
  • Date: 2026
  • Location: France
  • Certificate of Authenticity: N°20260926-0153
  • Catalogue Number: AQC1101
  • Collection: Harmonic Crossing

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Description

A small piano étude translated into color. The Db Major triad — Db1, F3, Ab3, F5, F6, F7 — appears here as blue-green toward black, red-violet toward red and blue toward blue-violet, the harmonic-chromatic translation of this chord. From Db1 to F7, the étude breathes across the full keyboard. Some accents — orange — appear as tensions outside the chord tones.
Played Animé — with animation and a sense of forward motion, mp — at a gentle, conversational volume, legato — the notes flowing into one another. Dipping down to Db1 (black) before returning, the line traces a valley — an inward gesture. Arnaud wrote it in four, the pulse walks with a steady, even tread.
This painting belongs to my Harmonic Crossing series, an ongoing practice of translating harmonic relationships into visual form. Each variation is a study — direct, unadorned, focused on the essential character of the chord.

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Thematic Elements

D-flat major chord harmonic-chromatic translation piano étude in color Harmonic Crossing Db Major series acrylic on linen canvas lilac and coral palette slate blue geometric abstraction medium-format painting Arnaud Quercy

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