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, Glance, Gago Chtchyan

Gago Chtchyan

Painting - 65 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

Painting, Chic, Cacou

Cacou

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

€80

Painting, Escape, Cacou

Cacou

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

€80

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

€2,830

Painting, Canvas 177, Frantisek Florian

Frantisek Florian

Painting - 111.8 x 148.8 x 3.8 cm Painting - 44 x 58.6 x 1.5 inch

€2,097

Painting, Canvas 180, Frantisek Florian

Frantisek Florian

Painting - 122.9 x 149.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48.4 x 59 x 1.5 inch

€2,124

Sculpture, Black horse, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

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

€900

Sculpture, Agape, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

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

€900

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

€1,848

Painting, Le ruisseau, Julien Calot

Julien Calot

Painting - 65 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€3,800

Painting, Imagine, Fabio Purino

Fabio Purino

Painting - 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€1,000

Painting, Sunset, Iglesias15680

Iglesias15680

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

€350

Painting, Oh bazaaar !, Cacou

Cacou

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

€850

Painting, Home, Karishma D'Souza

Karishma D'Souza

Painting - 46 x 54 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.3 inch

€5,600

Painting, Le gardien, Timothy Archer

Timothy Archer

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€1,350

Painting, Fleeting beauty, Julia Ruf

Julia Ruf

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

€220

Painting, Marathon, Klimenko Olena

Klimenko Olena

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

€475

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

€400

Painting, True self, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

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

€350

Painting, Sisters, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

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

€350

Painting, Liberty, Georges Corominas

Georges Corominas

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€11,900

Painting, Red roses, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

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

€450

Painting, Canvas 118, Frantisek Florian

Frantisek Florian

Painting - 110 x 130 x 3.8 cm Painting - 43.3 x 51.2 x 1.5 inch

€1,712

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

€1,618

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

€1,606

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

€2,128

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