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, Harlequin Macaw, Kane Mclay

Kane Mclay

Painting . 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€950

Painting, The Muppets, Olga Oreshnikov

Olga Oreshnikov

Painting . 100 x 100 x 0.3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

€3,328

Painting, Le Sabat, Timothy Archer

Timothy Archer

Painting . 110 x 70 x 5 cm Painting . 43.3 x 27.6 x 2 inch

€3,900

Painting, Sympathie, Marta Grassi

Marta Grassi

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

€1,200

Painting, Bound by Heart, Armen Vahramyan

Armen Vahramyan

Painting . 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€824 €700

Painting, Temptress, Kane Mclay

Kane Mclay

Painting . 80 x 120 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€2,400

Painting, Titanomachie, Timothy Archer

Timothy Archer

Painting . 140 x 140 x 5 cm Painting . 55.1 x 55.1 x 2 inch

€7,500

Painting, Liaison, Marta Grassi

Marta Grassi

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

€2,200

Painting, Cercle n°2, Marta Grassi

Marta Grassi

Painting . 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

Painting, Irma La Rousse, ShuJie Wang

ShuJie Wang

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

€1,700

Painting, The Commute, Gabrielle Rul

Gabrielle Rul

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

€400

Painting, SOS pour les oiseaux, ZiB

ZiB

Painting . 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch

€1,800

Painting, Flowers II, Olga Oreshnikov

Olga Oreshnikov

Painting . 53.3 x 109.2 x 3.8 cm Painting . 21 x 43 x 1.5 inch

€3,140

Painting, Rainbow live, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Painting . 110 x 160 x 0.1 cm Painting . 43.3 x 63 x 0 inch

€2,300

Painting, Flowers I, Olga Oreshnikov

Olga Oreshnikov

Painting . 53.3 x 109.2 x 3.8 cm Painting . 21 x 43 x 1.5 inch

€3,140

Fine Art Drawings, Reciprocity 8, Agathe Wagner

Agathe Wagner

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 inch

€950

Painting, Cercle n°1, Marta Grassi

Marta Grassi

Painting . 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

Painting, Rare bird, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Painting . 140 x 114 x 2.5 cm Painting . 55.1 x 44.9 x 1 inch

€2,500

Painting, Les signes, ShuJie Wang

ShuJie Wang

Painting . 21 x 30 cm Painting . 8.3 x 11.8 inch

€190

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