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, Glance, Gago Chtchyan

Gago Chtchyan

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

CHF 1,263

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 3,255

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 1,944

Painting, Marchante, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 46.5 x 30 x 4 cm Painting . 18.3 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

CHF 826

Painting, Untitled #509, Ilana Gal

Ilana Gal

Painting . 200 x 200 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 78.7 x 0.8 inch

CHF 16,034

Painting, Sans titre, Timothy Archer

Timothy Archer

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

CHF 3,110

Painting, Gobelet, Robert Combas

Robert Combas

Painting . 72 x 52 x 1.5 cm Painting . 28.3 x 20.5 x 0.6 inch

CHF 52,475

Print, Jutta, Françoise Nielly

Françoise Nielly

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

CHF 3,255

Painting, Mery, Iglesias15680

Iglesias15680

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

CHF 1,263

Painting, Glance III, Gago Chtchyan

Gago Chtchyan

Painting . 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,652

Painting, Hilda, Makama John

Makama John

Painting . 106.7 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 42 x 36 x 1 inch

CHF 2,626

Painting, Cercle n°2, Marta Grassi

Marta Grassi

Painting . 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,263

Print, Yasmina, Françoise Nielly

Françoise Nielly

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

CHF 3,255

Painting, Serenity, Iglesias15680

Iglesias15680

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

CHF 1,263

Painting, Desert, Makama John

Makama John

Painting . 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting . 48 x 36 x 1 inch

CHF 2,536

Painting, Portrait, Marlena Nizio

Marlena Nizio

Painting . 50 x 38 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15 x 0.8 inch

CHF 768

Painting, Open flame, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

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

CHF 583

Painting, One Way, Ia Liparteliani

Ia Liparteliani

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

CHF 972

Painting, Violetta, Virginia Benedicto

Virginia Benedicto

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

CHF 1,992

Painting, Dreamer, Irjan Moussin

Irjan Moussin

Painting . 254 x 254 x 5.1 cm Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 inch

CHF 8,900

Painting, Titanomachie, Timothy Archer

Timothy Archer

Painting . 140 x 140 x 5 cm Painting . 55.1 x 55.1 x 2 inch

CHF 7,288