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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" Pura Vida " , Vie pure
Catherine Clare
Painting - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
$536
Les chemins de la tendresse
Timothy Archer
Painting - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$5,007
Le sourire de Pan
Timothy Archer
Painting - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$5,007
Le faune en Prométhée
Timothy Archer
Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
$4,888
Portrait homme à la veste rouge (2)
Catherine Clare
Print - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$584
Portrait homme à la veste rouge (1)
Catherine Clare
Print - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$584
Dissension au confessionnal
Timothy Archer
Painting - 120 x 80 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 inch
$5,365
Tête entre les jambes
Timothy Archer
Painting - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$5,126
Travailleur au bonnet noir #3
Timothy Archer
Painting - 65 x 50 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
$3,934
Travailleur au bonnet noir #1
Timothy Archer
Painting - 65 x 50 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
$3,934
On her majesty's Reine 007 james bond cinéma
Adélaïde Leferme
Painting - 75 x 115 x 3 cm Painting - 29.5 x 45.3 x 1.2 inch
$417
Voyages immobiles Gandhi Paix liberté prière freedom peace india elephant
Adélaïde Leferme
Painting - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$536
Wonder Princess Lady Di Reine Queen Diana England Pop art
Adélaïde Leferme
Painting - 115 x 75 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.3 x 29.5 x 1 inch
$536
John Lennon Imagine One Peace Beatles Paix Rock'n'Roll
Adélaïde Leferme
Painting - 29 x 29 x 5 cm Painting - 11.4 x 11.4 x 2 inch
$536
Yellow girl portrait
Nguyen Dinh Vu
Painting - 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$15,200
Empress Nam Phuong
Nguyen Dinh Vu
Painting - 120 x 120 x 1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$17,584
Emperor Bao Dai
Nguyen Dinh Vu
Painting - 125 x 200 x 1 cm Painting - 49.2 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch
$17,584
Portrait of a King
Nguyen Dinh Vu
Painting - 150 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$18,567
Portrait of a red girl
Nguyen Dinh Vu
Painting - 150 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$16,392
Jaguar du Costa Rica II, N°4/5
Catherine Clare
Print - 35 x 25 x 0.1 cm Print - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$298
Jaguar du Costa Rica II, N°3/5
Catherine Clare
Print - 35 x 25 x 0.1 cm Print - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$298
Sainte Thérèse de Lisieux aux roses - Santa ROSA
Adélaïde Leferme
Painting - 81 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$453
Athéna sagesse - Dior - Déesse - Mucha - Klimt
Adélaïde Leferme
Painting - 29 x 29 x 5 cm Painting - 11.4 x 11.4 x 2 inch
$477
Mon égosystème 2
Brigitte Derbigny
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
$358
Mange ta main
Brigitte Derbigny
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 32 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch
$358
Le sourire complice des amants
Timothy Archer
Painting - 160 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$8,583
La reine de Saba
Timothy Archer
Painting - 149.5 x 149.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 58.9 x 58.9 x 0 inch
$7,034
Le faune et la dernière colonne
Timothy Archer
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$6,914
Hécate et la loi du triple retour
Timothy Archer
Painting - 150 x 150 x 5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 2 inch
$7,749
Le souper d'Hécate
Timothy Archer
Painting - 150 x 150 x 5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 2 inch
$7,749
Le sylvain silencieux
Timothy Archer
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$8,226
Le faune instable
Timothy Archer
Painting - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$6,914
La botaniste exaltée
Timothy Archer
Painting - 160 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 63 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$8,583
Green planet - Peacock wheel - gold mirror
Adélaïde Leferme
Design - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Design - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$298
Three heads are better than one
Jacob Kwesi Bennett
Painting - 80 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 24 x 0.8 inch
$414
Sculpture Shetani
George Lilanga
Sculpture - 65 x 15 x 10 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 5.9 x 3.9 inch
$1,788
Should we love again or not ?
Natalya Mougenot
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$417
Summer in La Baule VI - Sun Bathing LA french school artist basel
Bazévian Delacapucinière
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch
$536
Sculpture Shetani
George Lilanga
Sculpture - 63 x 15 x 10 cm Sculpture - 24.8 x 5.9 x 3.9 inch
$2,980
La femme et l'enfant sur les racines de l'arbre
Amor de Agua
Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
$954