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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, Minuit, Julien Calot

Julien Calot

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

$11,869

Painting, Dream, Gago Chtchyan

Gago Chtchyan

Painting - 69 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,270

Photography, Falaise, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$424

Painting, Pez, Cacou

Pez

Cacou

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

$1,029

Painting, Silent Disco, Cacou

Cacou

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

$1,029

Painting, Stand by, Irish Galon

Irish Galon

Painting - 62 x 46 x 1 cm Painting - 24.4 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch

$2,416

Painting, Admission, Ia Liparteliani

Ia Liparteliani

Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,211

Painting, King, Ia Liparteliani

Ia Liparteliani

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

$1,817

Painting, 6 (1), Ia Liparteliani

Ia Liparteliani

Painting - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,453

Painting, Home, Karishma D'Souza

Karishma D'Souza

Painting - 46 x 54 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.3 inch

$6,782

Painting, Red roses, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$545

Painting, The travelling cat, ZiB

ZiB

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch

$2,362

Painting, Portrait, Gago Chtchyan

Gago Chtchyan

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

$1,078

Painting, Hécate, Timothy Archer

Timothy Archer

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

$4,239

Painting, Le faune, Timothy Archer

Timothy Archer

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

$4,239

Photography, Altitude, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$424

Painting, Drrring, Cacou

Cacou

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

$1,029

Painting, Don't Panic, Cacou

Cacou

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

$1,029

Painting, Etoiles, Cacou

Cacou

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

$1,029

Painting, Dream city, Gago Chtchyan

Gago Chtchyan

Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$6,043

Fine Art Drawings, Lines - Geo 9, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$339

Fine Art Drawings, Lines - Geo 8, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$339

Fine Art Drawings, White rhino, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

$666

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