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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Historical journey
Jacob Kwesi Bennett
Painting - 94 x 117.1 x 3 cm Painting - 37 x 46.1 x 1.2 inch
€2,622
Landscape swatch N°2
Aurélie Trabaud
Painting - 36 x 13 x 0.1 cm Painting - 14.2 x 5.1 x 0 inch
€380
La fontaine des Girondins
Aurélie Trabaud
Painting - 65 x 81 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.4 inch
€4,400
Geometrical shapes VII
Aurélie Trabaud
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
€250
Spring on the horizon
Natalya Mougenot
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.6 inch
€400
Plaisir à deux
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€380
Passionnément
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€380
Femme à la cigarette
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 29 x 23 x 1 cm Painting - 11.4 x 9.1 x 0.4 inch
€330
Ecorces de platane
Catherine Clare
Painting - 130 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,900
Reclamo a azul
Ernest Carneado Ferreri
Painting - 80 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch
€2,200
Reclamo a marillo
Ernest Carneado Ferreri
Painting - 80 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch
€2,200
Bleu Orange et Citron
Pierrick Tual
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€2,400
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
€850
Des nouvelles d'Eéa
Timothy Archer
Painting - 210 x 300 x 5 cm Painting - 82.7 x 118.1 x 2 inch
€19,500
Musique en fête
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 27 x 19 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 7.5 x 0.8 inch
€290
Madame au piano
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 25 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch
€285
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
€150
Irrésistible
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 27 x 22 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch
€290
Madame est servie
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 19 x 19 x 1 cm Painting - 7.5 x 7.5 x 0.4 inch
€280
Une histoire
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 75 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch
€450
The Mosaic of Colors
Natalya Mougenot
Painting - 70 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
€1,100
Whirlwind of summer flowers
Natalya Mougenot
Painting - 92 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 23.6 x 1 inch
€1,500
Pomegranates Crown
Armen Vahramyan
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,113
Heart Full of Roses
Armen Vahramyan
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,252
In Harmony with Nature
Armen Vahramyan
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€974
Pianiste au collier de perles
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€380
Four Eyes and One Rabbit
Ia Liparteliani
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€1,500
In Search of New Planets
Ia Liparteliani
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€1,200
