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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, Blue water lilies, ZiB

Blue water lilies

ZiB

Painting - 33 x 46 x 1.7 cm Painting - 13 x 18.1 x 0.7 inch

$686

Painting, Portrait, Gago Chtchyan

Portrait

Gago Chtchyan

Painting - 42 x 42 x 2 cm Painting - 16.5 x 16.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,060

Painting, 7UP, Cacou

7UP

Cacou

Painting - 100 x 160 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 63 x 1.6 inch

$1,786

Painting, Vent de liberté, ZiB

Vent de liberté

ZiB

Painting - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,322

Painting, Wake up, Catherine Clare

Wake up

Catherine Clare

Painting - 60 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 1 inch

$1,667

Painting, Ukraina, Catherine Clare

Ukraina

Catherine Clare

Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,667

Painting, Temps couvert, Irene Mahon

Temps couvert

Irene Mahon

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,095

Print, Buna, Aurélie Trabaud

Buna

Aurélie Trabaud

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

$298

Painting, Fonds marins, Irene Mahon

Fonds marins

Irene Mahon

Painting - 90 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch

$1,185

Painting, Hello Wolrd, Gago Chtchyan

Hello Wolrd

Gago Chtchyan

Painting - 65 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,429

Painting, Cherry, Iglesias15680

Cherry

Iglesias15680

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

$1,548

Painting, Friendship, Iglesias15680

Friendship

Iglesias15680

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

$1,548

Painting, Olivia, Iglesias15680

Olivia

Iglesias15680

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

$1,548

Painting, Serenity, Iglesias15680

Serenity

Iglesias15680

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

$1,548

Painting, Glance, Gago Chtchyan

Glance

Gago Chtchyan

Painting - 65 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,548

Painting, Inclination, Irene Mahon

Inclination

Irene Mahon

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1 inch

$1,095

Painting, Le ruisseau, Julien Calot

Le ruisseau

Julien Calot

Painting - 65 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$4,524

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