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, Inside # 01, Nguyen Dinh Vu

Nguyen Dinh Vu

Painting . 180 x 140 x 1 cm Painting . 70.9 x 55.1 x 0.4 inch

CHF 14,330

Painting, Les Gloutons, Kej

Kej

Painting . 61 x 46 x 5 cm Painting . 24 x 18.1 x 2 inch

CHF 777

Fine Art Drawings, L'arbre 2, Martial Raysse

Martial Raysse

Fine Art Drawings . 24 x 24 cm Fine Art Drawings . 9.4 x 9.4 inch

CHF 4,663

Painting, Bouquet 42, Nathalie Maquet

Nathalie Maquet

Painting . 100 x 81 x 3.8 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.5 inch

CHF 1,749

Painting, Endless moment, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

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

CHF 933

Print, Felicitation, Tosin Oyeniyi

Tosin Oyeniyi

Print . 99.1 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm Print . 39 x 32 x 1 inch

CHF 1,281

Painting, Water bloom, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 59.4 x 42 x 0.1 cm Painting . 23.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch

CHF 389

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, Sofoco, Carmen Cañadas

Carmen Cañadas

Painting . 41 x 22 x 3 cm Painting . 16.1 x 8.7 x 1.2 inch

CHF 1,263

Painting, La cascade, Cyril Destrade

Cyril Destrade

Painting . 180 x 130 x 1 cm Painting . 70.9 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch

CHF 9,715

Painting, La Bretonne, Diane Rosaz

Diane Rosaz

Painting . 100 x 65 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 25.6 x 1.6 inch

CHF 1,749

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

Print, Vacarme, Peter Klasen

Peter Klasen

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

CHF 486

Painting, Les chevaux, Juan Benito

Juan Benito

Painting . 50 x 60 x 0.3 cm Painting . 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch

CHF 670

Painting, T'chin, Virginia Benedicto

Virginia Benedicto

Painting . 81 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,622

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, Quince, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting . 20 x 20 x 4 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch

CHF 622

Print, Tête 2, Hervé Di Rosa

Hervé Di Rosa

Print . 32 x 25 x 0.2 cm Print . 12.6 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

CHF 340