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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L'affamé est l'amalgame
Timothy Archer
Painting - 150 x 209 x 5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 82.3 x 2 inch
$17,433
Femme à la moto
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch
$445
Still Life with a Crab
Bulat Valeriy
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$643
Plaisir musical
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$445
Le chat et sa maitresse
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$328
Musique en fête
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 27 x 19 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 7.5 x 0.8 inch
$339
Madame au piano
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 25 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch
$333
Je joue du piano debout
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 15 x 15 x 2 cm Painting - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inch
$175
Irrésistible
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 27 x 22 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch
$339
Madame est servie
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 19 x 19 x 1 cm Painting - 7.5 x 7.5 x 0.4 inch
$328
Une histoire
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 75 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch
$526
Paysage d'encre N°5
Aurélie Trabaud
Painting - 18 x 13 x 0.2 cm Painting - 7.1 x 5.1 x 0.1 inch
$175
Landscape swatch N°3
Aurélie Trabaud
Painting - 26 x 10 x 0.2 cm Painting - 10.2 x 3.9 x 0.1 inch
$374
Pink Pines - Loving trees N°5 Part 3
Aurélie Trabaud
Painting - 40 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$351
Cartographie P.oceanica
Aurélie Trabaud
Painting - 132 x 221 x 1.5 cm Painting - 52 x 87 x 0.6 inch
$3,557
Paysages d'encre N°1
Aurélie Trabaud
Painting - 10.5 x 11.2 x 0.1 cm Painting - 4.1 x 4.4 x 0 inch
$409
Historical journey
Jacob Kwesi Bennett
Painting - 94 x 117.1 x 3 cm Painting - 37 x 46.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,827
Landscape swatch N°2
Aurélie Trabaud
Painting - 36 x 13 x 0.1 cm Painting - 14.2 x 5.1 x 0 inch
$445
La fontaine des Girondins
Aurélie Trabaud
Painting - 65 x 81 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.4 inch
$5,148
Geometrical shapes VII
Aurélie Trabaud
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$292
Spring on the horizon
Natalya Mougenot
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.6 inch
$468
Ecorces de platane
Catherine Clare
Painting - 130 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,223
Reclamo a azul
Ernest Carneado Ferreri
Painting - 80 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch
$2,574
Reclamo a marillo
Ernest Carneado Ferreri
Painting - 80 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch
$2,574
Just a little game
Annette Schmucker
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,457
Woman portrait - Garden of Her Heart
Julia Ruf
Painting - 87 x 62 x 2 cm Painting - 34.3 x 24.4 x 0.8 inch
$994
Des nouvelles d'Eéa
Timothy Archer
Painting - 210 x 300 x 5 cm Painting - 82.7 x 118.1 x 2 inch
$22,815
The Mosaic of Colors
Natalya Mougenot
Painting - 70 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
$1,287
Whirlwind of summer flowers
Natalya Mougenot
Painting - 92 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 23.6 x 1 inch
$1,755
Voyage voyage
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$445
Bientôt les vacances
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$445
Tout là haut
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$328
Vacances en Provence
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 19 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 7.5 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch
$339
Les chats du bonheur
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 19 x 19 x 1 cm Painting - 7.5 x 7.5 x 0.4 inch
$328
