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, 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

Painting, Orchids, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

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

€190

Painting, Blossom, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch

€3,500

Fine Art Drawings, Porto Pollo_15, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€460

Painting, Le sécateur, Sandra Paris

Sandra Paris

Painting . 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting . 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€350

Painting, Playful, Olga Oreshnikov

Olga Oreshnikov

Painting . 119.4 x 116.8 x 3.8 cm Painting . 47 x 46 x 1.5 inch

€6,480

Painting, Red Bloom, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 40 x 35.5 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 14 x 0.8 inch

€600

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

Fine Art Drawings, Wilted peonies, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Fine Art Drawings . 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€460

Painting, Lilou, Virginia Benedicto

Virginia Benedicto

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

€520

Painting, Orange lilies, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting . 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting . 24 x 18 x 1 inch

€982

Painting, Quiet Joy, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

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

€650

Painting, Ukraina, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Painting . 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,400

Painting, Lilies on blue, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting . 61 x 61 x 2 cm Painting . 24 x 24 x 0.8 inch

€1,964

Painting, Red bloom, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

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

€700

Painting, Magic Land, Ia Liparteliani

Ia Liparteliani

Painting . 80 x 40 x 3 cm Painting . 31.5 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€700

Painting, Spring forest 2, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting . 91.4 x 152.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 36 x 60 x 1.5 inch

€3,349

Painting, Bells, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting . 91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 36 x 36 x 1.5 inch

€3,527

Painting, Nicki's fall, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting . 91.4 x 121.9 x 2 cm Painting . 36 x 48 x 0.8 inch

€3,170

Painting, Before the fall, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting . 91.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting . 36 x 48 x 1 inch

€3,170

Painting, Off balance, Bill Stone

Bill Stone

Painting . 76.2 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 30 x 36 x 1.5 inch

€2,590