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, Mery, Iglesias15680

Mery

Iglesias15680

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

$1,503

Painting, Nature, Iglesias15680

Nature

Iglesias15680

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

$1,503

Painting, Birds, Iglesias15680

Birds

Iglesias15680

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

$1,503

Painting, Red Fantasy, Gago Chtchyan

Red Fantasy

Gago Chtchyan

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

$2,543

Painting, Sunny home, Gago Chtchyan

Sunny home

Gago Chtchyan

Painting - 70 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,387

Painting, Les voiles en fleurs, ZiB

Les voiles en fleurs

ZiB

Painting - 60 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,497

Painting, Manto, Iglesias15680

Manto

Iglesias15680

Painting - 41.5 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.3 x 11.6 x 0 inch

$867

Painting, Geranium, Iglesias15680

Geranium

Iglesias15680

Painting - 41.5 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.3 x 11.6 x 0 inch

$867

Painting, Flower pot, Iglesias15680

Flower pot

Iglesias15680

Painting - 41.5 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.3 x 11.6 x 0 inch

$867

Painting, Flowers, Iglesias15680

Flowers

Iglesias15680

Painting - 41.5 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.3 x 11.6 x 0 inch

$809

Painting, Dream city, Rem Pirumov

Dream city

Rem Pirumov

Painting - 60.5 x 22 cm Painting - 23.8 x 8.7 inch

$578

Painting, Passage, Pierrick Tual

Passage

Pierrick Tual

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

$3,121

Painting, Plaisance, Pierrick Tual

Plaisance

Pierrick Tual

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

$3,121

Painting, Telephone, Makama John

Telephone

Makama John

Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 inch

$2,000

Painting, Orchids, Aurélie Trabaud

Orchids

Aurélie Trabaud

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

$335

Painting, Self-portrait, Makama John

Self-portrait

Makama John

Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 inch

$2,000

Painting, Cold, Iglesias15680

Cold

Iglesias15680

Painting - 41.5 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.3 x 11.6 x 0 inch

$867

Painting, Porquerolles plage, ZiB

Porquerolles plage

ZiB

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

$832

Painting, Fusion, Natalya Mougenot

Fusion

Natalya Mougenot

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

$520

Painting, Le Sabat, Timothy Archer

Le Sabat

Timothy Archer

Painting - 110 x 70 x 5 cm Painting - 43.3 x 27.6 x 2 inch

$4,508

Fine Art Drawings, Gymnopédie, Catherine Clare

Gymnopédie

Catherine Clare

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$982

Painting, Bond, Natalya Mougenot

Bond

Natalya Mougenot

Painting - 90 x 90 x 0.1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$1,503

Painting, Horizon, Annette Schmucker

Horizon

Annette Schmucker

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

$2,774

Painting, Flow, Annette Schmucker

Flow

Annette Schmucker

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

$2,774

Painting, Moments, Annette Schmucker

Moments

Annette Schmucker

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

$2,543

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