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, Yin et Yang, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Painting . 81 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting . 31.9 x 25.6 x 1 inch

€1,800

Print, 523, Françoise Nielly

523

Françoise Nielly

Print . 89 x 170 cm Print . 35 x 66.9 inch

€4,200

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, 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, Bus Stop, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

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

€1,250

Painting, Pique-nique, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Painting . 54 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting . 21.3 x 25.6 x 1 inch

€900

Painting, Thorny situation, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting . 76.2 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting . 30 x 30 x 1.5 inch

€2,373

Painting, Juja 01, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 122 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 48 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€2,222

Painting, Rey mago, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 86 x 122 x 4 cm Painting . 33.9 x 48 x 1.6 inch

€2,288

Painting, Unbreakable, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

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

€350

Painting, Black woman, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 116 x 116 x 2 cm Painting . 45.7 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,552

Painting, Man V, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 100 x 70 x 4 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

€1,870

Painting, Woman XXIII, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 122 x 122 x 4 cm Painting . 48 x 48 x 1.6 inch

€2,640

Print, Tomorrow, Tosin Oyeniyi

Tosin Oyeniyi

Print . 86.4 x 66 x 2.5 cm Print . 34 x 26 x 1 inch

€1,551

Painting, Dragon boy, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 100 x 100 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 inch

€2,200

Painting, The devil inside, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting . 142.2 x 111.8 x 2.5 cm Painting . 56 x 44 x 1 inch

€3,879

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, Bonding, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 35 x 27 x 1.5 cm Painting . 13.8 x 10.6 x 0.6 inch

€500

Painting, Venus, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

€580

Painting, Queen Moth, Timothy Archer

Timothy Archer

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

€4,300