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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, You & Me, Sarah Elqa

Sarah Elqa

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

€897

Painting, Portraite, Gago Chtchyan

Gago Chtchyan

Painting - 16 x 16 x 2 cm Painting - 6.3 x 6.3 x 0.8 inch

€330

Photography, Yellow buoys, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Photography - 27 x 20 x 0.1 cm Photography - 10.6 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€250 €225

Painting, Lilac, Iglesias15680

Iglesias15680

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

€350

Painting, Le Mourillon La Source, ZiB

ZiB

Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.6 inch

€235

Fine Art Drawings, Together, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€360

Painting, Phare de Cassis, ZiB

ZiB

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

€235

Painting, Summer, Iglesias15680

Iglesias15680

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

€350

Painting, Zanzibar, Angelo Pioppo

Angelo Pioppo

Painting - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Painting - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch

€1,280

Painting, Rayons X, Angelo Pioppo

Angelo Pioppo

Painting - 32 x 23 x 0.1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.1 x 0 inch

€580

Painting, World, Natalia Kuruch

Natalia Kuruch

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

€2,300

Painting, The Kingdom, Sarah Elqa

Sarah Elqa

Painting - 120 x 100 x 4.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch

€2,872

Painting, Golden Age, Reneta Isin

Reneta Isin

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€550,000

Fine Art Drawings, Peyote Coyote, Angelo Pioppo

Angelo Pioppo

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch

€580

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

€3,210

Print, Miss Moune, Robert Combas

Robert Combas

Print - 46 x 35 x 1 cm Print - 18.1 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

€2,600

Painting, Guinness, Fabio Purino

Fabio Purino

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

€1,400

Painting, Always by My Side, Julia Ruf

Julia Ruf

Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

€1,200

Painting, I Dreamed of You, Julia Ruf

Julia Ruf

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€600

Painting, Naked Freedom, Inna Sych

Inna Sych

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

€800

Print, L’abbé, Robert Combas

Robert Combas

Print - 50 x 38 x 1.5 cm Print - 19.7 x 15 x 0.6 inch

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Print, Sans titre, Robert Combas

Robert Combas

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

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Painting, Flowers V, Olga Oreshnikov

Olga Oreshnikov

Painting - 80 x 91 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 35.8 x 0.8 inch

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Print, Sans titre, Robert Combas

Robert Combas

Print - 21 x 29.8 x 1 cm Print - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0.4 inch

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