Rich and colorful figurations

Pigments were invented about 40,000 years ago and since then have been used by artists as a visual element to form works of art. From the use of red in ancient Egypt to blue being more sought after than gold in the middle ages, the use of color and its value has shifted through the ages. This has led to the subsequent color theory in art. It was the German poet Jonathan Wolfgang Goethe who first developed a theory about color (1810). According to him, colors are composed of both light and shadow. Later, the Impressionists would disregard the classic visual elements of painting and indeed figurations and focus on the essence of color, using colors that compliment and capture light rather than use dark colors for shadow. At the turn of the 20th century Vassily Kandinsky created a grid for colors, which associated emotions and sounds with 10 colors. In our selection of works the use and admiration of color is still being explored with Guive Khosravi's works, high in vivid colors are juxtapositions of images mixing well-known characters and images whilst Robert Combas, who in the early 80s invented a new figurative painting (Free Figuration), uses color to manipulate daily life.

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Painting, Imagine, Rico Sab

Rico Sab

Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.8 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch

$387

Painting, Simpler days II, Rico Sab

Rico Sab

Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.8 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch

$387

Painting, Support, Inna Sych

Inna Sych

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$1,088

Painting, Pray for Ukraine, Inna Sych

Inna Sych

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,417

Painting, Reminder, Inna Sych

Inna Sych

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,417

Print, Les muses, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Print - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,305

Painting, Exaltation, Irene Mahon

Irene Mahon

Painting - 80 x 105 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 41.3 x 1.2 inch

$1,184 $1,066

Painting, Carnaval, Irene Mahon

Irene Mahon

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1 inch

$1,148 $1,033

Painting, Persée, Adélaïde Leferme

Adélaïde Leferme

Painting - 115 x 89 x 3.5 cm Painting - 45.3 x 35 x 1.4 inch

$967

Painting, Minuit, Julien Calot

Julien Calot

Painting - 162 x 130 cm Painting - 63.8 x 51.2 inch

$11,843

Painting, Sable, Irene Mahon

Irene Mahon

Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$568 $511

Painting, Pez, Cacou

Pez

Cacou

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,027

Painting, Silent Disco, Cacou

Cacou

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,027

Painting, Le parfum, Cacou

Cacou

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,027

Painting, Venus, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$701

Painting, Red, Iglesias15680

Red

Iglesias15680

Painting - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$1,571

Painting, Pink, Iglesias15680

Iglesias15680

Painting - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$1,571

Painting, L'oiseau bleu, Julien Calot

Julien Calot

Painting - 148 x 114 x 5 cm Painting - 58.3 x 44.9 x 2 inch

$9,910

Painting, Portrait, Gago Chtchyan

Gago Chtchyan

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,076

Painting, Frida Kahlo, Julia Ruf

Julia Ruf

Painting - 75 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$906

Photography, Les Moais, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

Photography - 29.3 x 21 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.5 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$254

Painting, Hécate, Timothy Archer

Timothy Archer

Painting - 65 x 50 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$4,230

Painting, Le faune, Timothy Archer

Timothy Archer

Painting - 65 x 50 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$4,230

Painting, Mademoiselle Pop, Cacou

Cacou

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,027

Painting, Famille, Max Rovira

Max Rovira

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch

$4,713

Painting, Famille de coeur, Max Rovira

Max Rovira

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$4,713

Painting, Hot trip, Ia Liparteliani

Ia Liparteliani

Painting - 70 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$967

Painting, My Angel, Ia Liparteliani

Ia Liparteliani

Painting - 53 x 53 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 20.9 x 1.2 inch

$967

Painting, Face, Iglesias15680

Iglesias15680

Painting - 47 x 37 x 2.5 cm Painting - 18.5 x 14.6 x 1 inch

$967

Painting, Love, Iglesias15680

Iglesias15680

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$967

Painting, Denim, Iglesias15680

Iglesias15680

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$967

Painting, Mon amour, Cacou

Cacou

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$665

Painting, Kiss me, Cacou

Cacou

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$665

Painting, Rencontre, Irene Mahon

Irene Mahon

Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$628 $566