New Figuration

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, Echoes, Sarah Elqa

Sarah Elqa

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch

$3,801

Painting, My Poppies, Reneta Isin

Reneta Isin

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

$18,181

Painting, Blue Dream, Gago Chtchyan

Gago Chtchyan

Painting . 170 x 295 x 2 cm Painting . 66.9 x 116.1 x 0.8 inch

$10,909

Painting, Pull, Richard Lindner

Richard Lindner

Painting . 33 x 34 x 1 cm Painting . 13 x 13.4 x 0.4 inch

$21,817

Painting, Canvas 36, Frantisek Florian

Frantisek Florian

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2.8 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.1 inch

$1,217

Sculpture, Volant, Peter Klasen

Peter Klasen

Sculpture . 50 x 42 x 21 cm Sculpture . 19.7 x 16.5 x 8.3 inch

$5,454

Painting, Whispers, Sarah Elqa

Sarah Elqa

Painting . 120 x 100 x 4.5 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch

$3,801

Fine Art Drawings, 1000 Lignes, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

Fine Art Drawings . 80 x 120 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.1 inch

$5,454

Print, Sans-titre, Valerio Adami

Valerio Adami

Print . 22 x 13.8 x 0.1 cm Print . 8.7 x 5.4 x 0 inch

$303

Painting, Companionship, Lee Kaplan

Lee Kaplan

Painting . 60 x 75 x 2.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 29.5 x 1 inch

$5,104

Painting, Sans titre, Francky Criquet

Francky Criquet

Painting . 95 x 148 x 3 cm Painting . 37.4 x 58.3 x 1.2 inch

$4,970

Painting, Reverberations, Sarah Elqa

Sarah Elqa

Painting . 100 x 100 x 4.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch

$3,258

Painting, Nuée, Irene Mahon

Irene Mahon

Painting . 80 x 80 x 5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 2 inch

$994 $895

Painting, Adventure, Lee Kaplan

Lee Kaplan

Painting . 76 x 101 x 2.5 cm Painting . 29.9 x 39.8 x 1 inch

$6,625

Painting, Canvas 138, Frantisek Florian

Frantisek Florian

Painting . 104.9 x 130 x 4.1 cm Painting . 41.3 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch

$2,118

Painting, Wish, Ia Liparteliani

Ia Liparteliani

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

$1,454

Painting, The Commute, Gabrielle Rul

Gabrielle Rul

Painting . 31 x 23 x 0.1 cm Painting . 12.2 x 9.1 x 0 inch

$485

Print, Trap, Kateryna Ocheredko

Kateryna Ocheredko

Print . 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch

$760

Painting, Cactus, Ia Liparteliani

Ia Liparteliani

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

$1,697

Painting, Gaia, Ia Liparteliani

Ia Liparteliani

Painting . 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,212

Painting, Woman XXII, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 46 x 30 x 4 cm Painting . 18.1 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

$1,013

Painting, Littoral, Cyril Destrade

Cyril Destrade

Painting . 76 x 110 cm Painting . 29.9 x 43.3 inch

$7,879

Painting, Glance II, Gago Chtchyan

Gago Chtchyan

Painting . 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,061