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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, Portrait, Gago Chtchyan

Gago Chtchyan

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

€890

Photography, Altitude, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

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

€350

Print, Buna, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

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

€250

Painting, Cottage, Irish Galon

Irish Galon

Painting - 39 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 15.4 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch

€875

Painting, Mi amor, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€400

Painting, Marathon, Klimenko Olena

Klimenko Olena

Painting - 50 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

€475

Painting, True self, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€350

Painting, Sisters, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€350

Painting, Sea Wolf, Bulat Valeriy

Bulat Valeriy

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€750

Painting, Lou, Istraille

Lou

Istraille

Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

€1,200

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

€210

Painting, Disconnect, Irish Galon

Irish Galon

Painting - 30 x 23 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,190

Painting, Two Seeds, Ia Liparteliani

Ia Liparteliani

Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€600

Painting, Cherries, Klimenko Olena

Klimenko Olena

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

€710

Painting, Sweet life, Klimenko Olena

Klimenko Olena

Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€710

Painting, Marilyn, Inna Sych

Inna Sych

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

€800

Painting, Princess Leya, Inna Sych

Inna Sych

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

€800

Painting, We Will, Bulat Valeriy

Bulat Valeriy

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

€550

Painting, Warm hugs, Irish Galon

Irish Galon

Painting - 30 x 23 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.1 x 0.4 inch

€1,000

Photography, Beach time, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Photography - 27 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 10.6 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€350 €298