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, Secret desires, Julia Ruf

Julia Ruf

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$970

Painting, Bla Bla Bla 659, Cacou

Cacou

Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$667

Painting, Navacelle, Irene Mahon

Irene Mahon

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

$679

Painting, Sketch #2, Gabriel Marian

Gabriel Marian

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$946

Painting, Sketch #6, Gabriel Marian

Gabriel Marian

Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch

$946

Painting, Imagine, Fabio Purino

Fabio Purino

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

$1,213

Painting, Bonding, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting - 35 x 27 x 1.5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.6 inch

$607

Painting, Rituels 1, Hélène Duclos

Hélène Duclos

Painting - 56 x 77 x 4 cm Painting - 22 x 30.3 x 1.6 inch

$3,518

Painting, Summertime, Julien Raynaud

Julien Raynaud

Painting - 100 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 2 inch

$4,246

Painting, Etincelle 943, Cacou

Cacou

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$97

Painting, Sketch #11, Gabriel Marian

Gabriel Marian

Painting - 42 x 29.7 x 0.2 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch

$1,334

Painting, Night Falls, Anne Böddeker

Anne Böddeker

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

$5,823

Painting, Night out, Anne Böddeker

Anne Böddeker

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

$5,823

Painting, Sea Wolf, Bulat Valeriy

Bulat Valeriy

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$910