New Figuration

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, The clown, Sargis Zaqaryan

Sargis Zaqaryan

Painting . 33.5 x 23.5 x 2 cm Painting . 13.2 x 9.3 x 0.8 inch

CHF 198 CHF 168

Painting, Le souper, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

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

CHF 729

Painting, Carefree, Klimenko Olena

Klimenko Olena

Painting . 35 x 25 x 2 cm Painting . 13.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

CHF 369

Painting, Un bon godet !, Odin Pigelet

Odin Pigelet

Painting . 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,312

Painting, Venus, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Painting . 50 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 24 x 1 inch

CHF 1,943

Print, Buste, François Boisrond

François Boisrond

Print . 50 x 35 x 1 cm Print . 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

CHF 340

Painting, Dante, Fabio Purino

Fabio Purino

Painting . 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

CHF 1,263

Painting, Serie Plage 1, Marie Renaud

Marie Renaud

Painting . 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,457

Painting, Childhood, Kane Mclay

Kane Mclay

Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

CHF 544

Painting, Nude, Kane Mclay

Kane Mclay

Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

CHF 544 CHF 490

Painting, Medrana, Carmen Cañadas

Carmen Cañadas

Painting . 27 x 10 cm Painting . 10.6 x 3.9 inch

CHF 1,214

Painting, Dance, Kateryna Ocheredko

Kateryna Ocheredko

Painting . 30 x 21 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 8.3 x 0.8 inch

CHF 312

Painting, Southern Belle, Harry Ergott

Harry Ergott

Painting . 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

CHF 1,943

Painting, Le bain, Odin Pigelet

Odin Pigelet

Painting . 38 x 56 x 0.1 cm Painting . 15 x 22 x 0 inch

CHF 311

Painting, Modèle, Anton

Anton

Painting . 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

CHF 680

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