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, I Dreamed of You, Julia Ruf

Julia Ruf

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$720

Print, Hit, Richard Lindner

Hit

Richard Lindner

Print - 63.5 x 50.8 cm Print - 25 x 20 inch

$5,000

Print, Feu N 2, Robert Combas

Robert Combas

Print - 50 x 40 x 0.05 cm Print - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$720

Painting, Venus, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Painting - 50 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 1 inch

$2,401

Painting, Amoorea, Julien Calot

Julien Calot

Painting - 148 x 114 x 5 cm Painting - 58.3 x 44.9 x 2 inch

$9,484

Painting, Secret visit, Julia Ruf

Julia Ruf

Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$840

Painting, Chloé, G. Carta

G. Carta

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

$780

Painting, Baigneuse, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Painting - 46 x 38 x 0.1 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0 inch

$780

Painting, I Cloud, Ia Liparteliani

Ia Liparteliani

Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,681

Painting, Pachéco, Robert Combas

Robert Combas

Painting - 46 x 55 x 3 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch

$63,626

Sculpture, La lecture, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Sculpture - 19 x 17 x 10 cm Sculpture - 7.5 x 6.7 x 3.9 inch

$720

Painting, Nu 2, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$144

Painting, Ça c'est formidable, Cacou

Cacou

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

$960

Painting, Nymph of Eden, Julia Ruf

Julia Ruf

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

$1,321

Painting, Lady 2, Nguyen Dinh Vu

Nguyen Dinh Vu

Painting - 120 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$8,103

Painting, Nude 10, Nguyen Dinh Vu

Nguyen Dinh Vu

Painting - 120 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$14,106

Painting, Nude 03, Nguyen Dinh Vu

Nguyen Dinh Vu

Painting - 120 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$15,906

Fine Art Drawings, Venus couleur, Brigitte Derbigny

Brigitte Derbigny

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch

$600

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