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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Print, Rock Viril, Robert Combas

Robert Combas

Print - 65 x 65 x 1 cm Print - 25.6 x 25.6 x 0.4 inch

$3,869

Painting, Untilted, Julien Raynaud

Julien Raynaud

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

$3,022

Painting, So hype, Rico Sab

Rico Sab

Painting - 100 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

$1,148

Painting, Fantasy, Iglesias15680

Iglesias15680

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

$1,572

Painting, Evening, Annette Schmucker

Annette Schmucker

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

$2,660

Painting, Keep kalm be free, Rico Sab

Rico Sab

Painting - 100 x 100 x 1.8 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.7 inch

$1,148

Painting, Paris 2024, Rico Sab

Rico Sab

Painting - 150 x 150 x 2.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1 inch

$2,297

Painting, Ecume N°1, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

Painting - 37 x 37 x 0.2 cm Painting - 14.6 x 14.6 x 0.1 inch

$2,720

Painting, Famille de coeur, Max Rovira

Max Rovira

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$4,715 $4,243

Painting, Venus, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$701

Painting, Moon N°5, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

Painting - 10.7 x 10.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 4.2 x 4.2 x 0.1 inch

$302

Fine Art Drawings, White rhino, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 20 x 0.4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

$665

Painting, Fleurs d'été, Irene Mahon

Irene Mahon

Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$629

Painting, Hot trip, Ia Liparteliani

Ia Liparteliani

Painting - 70 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$967

Painting, My Angel, Ia Liparteliani

Ia Liparteliani

Painting - 53 x 53 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 20.9 x 1.2 inch

$967

Painting, Au port, Pierrick Tual

Pierrick Tual

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

$2,781

Painting, Mouillage, Pierrick Tual

Pierrick Tual

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

$2,176