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, Miss Pink, Cacou

Cacou

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

$98

Fine Art Drawings, Léviathan, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

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

$733

Painting, Scandale 951, Cacou

Cacou

Painting - 55 x 55 x 4 cm Painting - 21.7 x 21.7 x 1.6 inch

$330

Painting, Red roses, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

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

$550

Painting, Sunny-Girl, Armen Vahramyan

Armen Vahramyan

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

$1,050

Painting, Dragonfly, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Painting - 65 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

$1,711

Painting, Canvas 208, Frantisek Florian

Frantisek Florian

Painting - 118.1 x 199.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 46.5 x 78.7 x 0.1 inch

$3,809

Painting, Mutation, Brigitte Derbigny

Brigitte Derbigny

Painting - 32 x 24 x 0.2 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

$367

Painting, Canvas 163, Frantisek Florian

Frantisek Florian

Painting - 118.9 x 148.8 x 3.8 cm Painting - 46.8 x 58.6 x 1.5 inch

$2,396

Print, Les muses, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Print - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,320

Painting, Domstadt, Annette Schmucker

Annette Schmucker

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

$2,567

Painting, Éclosion, Irene Mahon

Irene Mahon

Painting - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,173

Painting, Home, Karishma D'Souza

Karishma D'Souza

Painting - 46 x 54 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.3 inch

$6,845

Painting, Movement, Klimenko Olena

Klimenko Olena

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$373

Print, Fugu, Samuel Favarica

Samuel Favarica

Print - 90 x 90 x 1 cm Print - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$2,445

Print, Hanafuda, Samuel Favarica

Samuel Favarica

Print - 90 x 90 x 1 cm Print - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$2,445

Painting, Pamela, Inna Sych

Inna Sych

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$3,667

Painting, Stand by, Irish Galon

Irish Galon

Painting - 62 x 46 x 1 cm Painting - 24.4 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch

$2,438

Painting, My pet bull, Nguyen Dinh Vu

Nguyen Dinh Vu

Painting - 185.4 x 139.7 x 5.1 cm Painting - 73 x 55 x 2 inch

$5,400

Painting, Drrring, Cacou

Cacou

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

$1,039

Painting, Brillant, Cacou

Cacou

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$1,039

Painting, Hello:), Gago Chtchyan

Gago Chtchyan

Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,545

Painting, Mademoiselle Pop, Cacou

Cacou

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,039

Painting, Tomatoes, Klimenko Olena

Klimenko Olena

Painting - 35 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$397

Print, Chakras, Samuel Favarica

Samuel Favarica

Print - 90 x 90 x 1 cm Print - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$2,445

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