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, Support, Inna Sych

Inna Sych

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

$1,098

Painting, Cat IV, Olga Oreshnikov

Olga Oreshnikov

Painting - 31.8 x 36.8 x 3.8 cm Painting - 12.5 x 14.5 x 1.5 inch

$1,684 $1,515

Painting, Cat III, Olga Oreshnikov

Olga Oreshnikov

Painting - 26.7 x 36.8 x 3.8 cm Painting - 10.5 x 14.5 x 1.5 inch

$1,562 $1,405

Painting, Mi amor, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$488

Sculpture, Black horse, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Sculpture - 30 x 24 x 13 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 9.4 x 5.1 inch

$1,098

Sculpture, Agape, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Sculpture - 26 x 11 x 8 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 4.3 x 3.1 inch

$1,098

Painting, Movement, Klimenko Olena

Klimenko Olena

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

$372

Fine Art Drawings, Mamographie, Brigitte Derbigny

Brigitte Derbigny

Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch

$366

Painting, Portrait, Gago Chtchyan

Gago Chtchyan

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

$1,086

Painting, Twilight, Klimenko Olena

Klimenko Olena

Painting - 31 x 23 x 2 cm Painting - 12.2 x 9.1 x 0.8 inch

$360

Painting, Cottage, Irish Galon

Irish Galon

Painting - 39 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 15.4 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch

$1,068

Painting, Beauty V, Gago Chtchyan

Gago Chtchyan

Painting - 28 x 20 cm Painting - 11 x 7.9 inch

$256

Painting, Noisy yard, Klimenko Olena

Klimenko Olena

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

$567

Painting, Sunny beach, Klimenko Olena

Klimenko Olena

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

$567

Painting, Tomatoes, Klimenko Olena

Klimenko Olena

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

$397

Painting, Carefree, Klimenko Olena

Klimenko Olena

Painting - 35 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

$464

Painting, Peonies, Julia Ruf

Julia Ruf

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

$268

Painting, Lou, Istraille

Lou

Istraille

Painting - 20.3 x 30.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 8 x 12 x 0.1 inch

$1,464

Painting, Amber Light, Bulat Valeriy

Bulat Valeriy

Painting - 35 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

$482

Painting, Silk Fire, Bulat Valeriy

Bulat Valeriy

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

$567

Painting, Modest, Bulat Valeriy

Bulat Valeriy

Painting - 32 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

$482

Painting, Fox, Bulat Valeriy

Fox

Bulat Valeriy

Painting - 30 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

$482