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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Sculpture, Black horse, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

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

$1,080

Sculpture, Agape, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

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

$1,080

Painting, Canvas 68, Frantisek Florian

Frantisek Florian

Painting - 104.9 x 149.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 41.3 x 59 x 1.5 inch

$2,081

Painting, Circus, Cacou

Cacou

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

$1,020

Painting, Fleeting beauty, Julia Ruf

Julia Ruf

Painting - 24 x 18 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch

$264

Painting, Marathon, Klimenko Olena

Klimenko Olena

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

$570

Painting, Minuit, Julien Calot

Julien Calot

Painting - 162 x 130 cm Painting - 63.8 x 51.2 inch

$11,765

Design, Odilon, Adélaïde Leferme

Adélaïde Leferme

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

$3,001

Fine Art Drawings, Extinctions #1, Hélène Duclos

Hélène Duclos

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 2 inch

$4,202

Painting, Chic, Cacou

Cacou

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

$96

Painting, Escape, Cacou

Cacou

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

$96

Painting, E type,, Jacob Kwesi Bennett

Jacob Kwesi Bennett

Painting - 71.1 x 100.6 x 3 cm Painting - 28 x 39.6 x 1.2 inch

$3,187

Painting, Red roses, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

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

$540

Painting, Canvas 95, Frantisek Florian

Frantisek Florian

Painting - 110 x 125 x 3.8 cm Painting - 43.3 x 49.2 x 1.5 inch

$1,822

Painting, Canvas 72, Frantisek Florian

Frantisek Florian

Painting - 110 x 129.8 x 3.8 cm Painting - 43.3 x 51.1 x 1.5 inch

$1,809

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

Painting, Éclosion, Irene Mahon

Irene Mahon

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

$1,152 $1,037

Painting, Spirales, Irene Mahon

Irene Mahon

Painting - 60 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch

$1,104

Painting, Temps couvert, Irene Mahon

Irene Mahon

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,104 $994

Painting, Dream Girl, Rem Pirumov

Rem Pirumov

Painting - 55 x 30 cm Painting - 21.7 x 11.8 inch

$540

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