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, Assise en lecture, Lydi

Lydi

Painting . 100 x 140 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,650

Painting, Baignade à Toulon, ZiB

ZiB

Painting . 46 x 61 x 1.7 cm Painting . 18.1 x 24 x 0.7 inch

CHF 883

Painting, Sans titre, Francky Criquet

Francky Criquet

Painting . 110 x 82 x 2 cm Painting . 43.3 x 32.3 x 0.8 inch

CHF 3,882

Print, Weekend, Françoise Nielly

Françoise Nielly

Print . 110 x 110 x 2 cm Print . 43.3 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

CHF 3,251

Painting, Fiat 500, Virginia Benedicto

Virginia Benedicto

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

CHF 2,718

Painting, Sunset, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

Painting . 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch

CHF 2,038

Painting, Pont du Gard, Natalia Kuruch

Natalia Kuruch

Painting . 80 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

CHF 3,116

Painting, Green washing, Cyril Destrade

Cyril Destrade

Painting . 78 x 107 x 1 cm Painting . 30.7 x 42.1 x 0.4 inch

CHF 6,115

Painting, Solar Bloom, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 80 x 42 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 16.5 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,068

Painting, Vase Dream, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 80 x 42 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 16.5 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,068

Painting, Lou, Istraille

Lou

Istraille

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

CHF 1,165

Fine Art Drawings, Confusion, Marta Grassi

Marta Grassi

Fine Art Drawings . 66 x 46 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings . 26 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

CHF 582

Painting, Défilé high level, Lydi

Lydi

Painting . 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,165

Print, Saint Sébastien, Paxal

Paxal

Print . 60 x 60 x 0.5 cm Print . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

CHF 286

Painting, Peony duet, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 46 x 33 x 1.5 cm Painting . 18.1 x 13 x 0.6 inch

CHF 485

Painting, Short Cuts, Fabio Purino

Fabio Purino

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

CHF 1,407

Print, 710, Françoise Nielly

710

Françoise Nielly

Print . 110 x 110 x 3 cm Print . 43.3 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch

CHF 3,251

Painting, Floral Muse, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

CHF 1,941

Painting, Bound apart, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

CHF 1,941

Painting, Musique et ondulations, Lydi

Lydi

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

CHF 1,165

Painting, Sans titre, Timothy Archer

Timothy Archer

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

CHF 3,106