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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Le collier rouge de la vallée des lys
Hélène Duclos
Painting - 73 x 92 x 5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 2 inch
$4,855
Graceful vulnerability
Natalya Mougenot
Painting - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Painting - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$289
Resilient reflection
Natalya Mougenot
Painting - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Painting - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$289
Delicate resilience
Natalya Mougenot
Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$520
Whisper of a Blooming Dream
Julia Ruf
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,040
Contemplation and Purring
Julia Ruf
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,156
Nu sur 103, luxe et liberté
Catherine Clare
Painting - 60 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.9 x 1 inch
$1,676
Vénus Déesse de l'océan
Catherine Clare
Painting - 61 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 1 inch
$2,081
Ligne de mire #5
Hélène Duclos
Fine Art Drawings - 56.5 x 38 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.2 x 15 inch
$2,196
Ligne de mire #2
Hélène Duclos
Fine Art Drawings - 56.5 x 38 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.2 x 15 inch
$2,196
Portrait PS 249 French School Hail Storm Chut les Barbizons! NSWE (1)
Bazévian Delacapucinière
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2.7 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.1 inch
$4,046
Muchacha frente al lago
Ernest Carneado Ferreri
Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$2,312
Pareja de amantes 1
Ernest Carneado Ferreri
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,734
Ardiente esencia
Ernest Carneado Ferreri
Painting - 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$2,052
Rencontre d'un faune dans le silence de la forêt
Catherine Clare
Painting - 65 x 92 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 1 inch
$1,907
Seduction, the girl and the peacock
Catherine Clare
Painting - 60 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 1 inch
$1,734
Pareja de amantes 2
Ernest Carneado Ferreri
Painting - 90 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
$1,849
French School - PS 240 Van Gogh Swimsuit Girl Impressionnist
Bazévian Delacapucinière
Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,734
PS 238 Le temps des jonquilles
Bazévian Delacapucinière
Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,618
The Perception of Love
Gago Chtchyan
Painting - 48 x 99 x 2 cm Painting - 18.9 x 39 x 0.8 inch
$2,774
Vénus, Adonis & Cupidon
Catherine Clare
Painting - 92 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,659
French School - Portrait PS243 La Contrebasse d'Ingres
Bazévian Delacapucinière
Painting - 58.5 x 54 x 3.5 cm Painting - 23 x 21.3 x 1.4 inch
$1,156
Mélisande lost her love Pélléasse
Catherine Clare
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1 inch
$2,081
Luxe, calme et volupté
Catherine Clare
Painting - 60 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.9 x 1 inch
$1,711
L'air du grand large
Catherine Clare
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 1 inch
$1,849
Les îles - Pearl diver
Catherine Clare
Painting - 160 x 55 x 2.5 cm Painting - 63 x 21.7 x 1 inch
$2,514
All pain drops in ocean of hope and faith
Inna Sych
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,890
From Series "Human trafficking"
Inna Sych
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,503
Au pays du soleil
Rebecca de Cachard
Painting - 50 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,387
Les îles (triptyque)
Catherine Clare
Painting - 160 x 165 x 2.5 cm Painting - 63 x 65 x 1 inch
$6,068
Achille - Egon Schiele - Mars - Hadès - Dieu
Adélaïde Leferme
Painting - 130 x 93 x 5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 36.6 x 2 inch
$1,907
Party at the Eiffel Tower, inspired by Delaunay
Catherine Clare
Print - 115 x 50 x 3 cm Print - 45.3 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,387
Nu - Raphaelle
Aurélie Trabaud
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$92
French School - PS 239 Sed Non Satiata - Impressionist
Bazévian Delacapucinière
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2.8 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.1 inch
$4,046
Gonflant a coque
Robert Combas
Painting - 114 x 152 x 3 cm Painting - 44.9 x 59.8 x 1.2 inch
$107,496
Alors les filles, on m'aime
Christian Esctal
Painting - 92 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch
$2,890
All pain drops in ocean of hope and faith
Inna Sych
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$4,046
Le jardin aux oiseaux
Julien Calot
Painting - 148 x 114 x 5 cm Painting - 58.3 x 44.9 x 2 inch
$9,131
Woman under an apple tree
Natalya Mougenot
Painting - 42 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.6 x 0 inch
$405
