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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Portrait homme à la veste rouge (2)
Catherine Clare
Print - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$573
Portrait homme à la veste rouge (1)
Catherine Clare
Print - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$573
La force tranquille
Rebecca de Cachard
Painting - 90 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,744
La jeune fille et ma mouette
Timothy Archer
Painting - 110 x 77 x 0.1 cm Painting - 43.3 x 30.3 x 0 inch
$4,446
Together
Natalya Mougenot
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$421
Les chemins de la tendresse
Timothy Archer
Painting - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$4,914
Arabesques, fleurs de tulipier rouges
Catherine Clare
Design - 29 x 29 x 3 cm Design - 11.4 x 11.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,404
Le sourire de Pan
Timothy Archer
Painting - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$4,914
Le faune en Prométhée
Timothy Archer
Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
$4,797
Dissension au confessionnal
Timothy Archer
Painting - 120 x 80 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 inch
$5,265
Tête entre les jambes
Timothy Archer
Painting - 120 x 80 x 0.1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0 inch
$5,031
Travailleur au bonnet noir #3
Timothy Archer
Painting - 65 x 50 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
$3,861
Travailleur au bonnet noir #1
Timothy Archer
Painting - 65 x 50 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
$3,861
L'influence de la pensée quantique
Timothy Archer
Painting - 120 x 80 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 inch
$4,914
Couple de paons N° 6, vert
Catherine Clare
Print - 35.5 x 25 x 0.1 cm Print - 14 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$374
Couple de paons N° 6, vert
Catherine Clare
Print - 35.5 x 25 x 0.1 cm Print - 14 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$374
Couple de paons N°4, noir
Catherine Clare
Print - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$374
L'Albatros de Baudelaire (2)
Catherine Clare
Print - 25 x 35 x 0.1 cm Print - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$281
La nymphe nostalgique
Timothy Archer
Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
$4,797
La jeune fille du bord de mer
Timothy Archer
Painting - 65 x 50 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
$3,744
Sous les draps de l'impératrice
Timothy Archer
Painting - 150 x 136.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 53.7 x 0 inch
$5,850
Nidification et crépuscule
Timothy Archer
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$4,095
One green apple and two red apples
Natalya Mougenot
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$328
Plant in a vase
Natalya Mougenot
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$328
My love for Paul Cézanne
Natalya Mougenot
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$328
Sweetness of morning summer flowers
Natalya Mougenot
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$111
The sweet smell of red roses
Natalya Mougenot
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$111
Sweet strawberries
Natalya Mougenot
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$480
Three heads are better than one
Jacob Kwesi Bennett
Painting - 80 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 24 x 0.8 inch
$414
Trois petites notes de musique
Jeannette Guichard-Bunel
Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$4,095
Aujourd'hui ou jamais
Jeannette Guichard-Bunel
Painting - 65 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
$4,095
Le jaguar du Costa Rica, N°3
Catherine Clare
Print - 35 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$374
Le jaguar du Costa Rica, N°2
Catherine Clare
Print - 35 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$374
Le jaguar du Costa Rica, N°1
Catherine Clare
Print - 35 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$374
Summer in La Baule VI - Sun Bathing LA french school artist basel
Bazévian Delacapucinière
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.4 inch
$526
Couple de paons N°7, orange
Catherine Clare
Print - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$409
Couple de paons N°2, jaune
Catherine Clare
Print - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$409
Le sourire complice des amants
Timothy Archer
Painting - 160 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$8,424
Les secrets de la dame patronnesse
Timothy Archer
Painting - 160 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$8,424
La reine de Saba
Timothy Archer
Painting - 149.5 x 149.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 58.9 x 58.9 x 0 inch
$6,903