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, 6 (1), Ia Liparteliani

Ia Liparteliani

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

€1,200

Fine Art Drawings, Red eucalyptus, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Fine Art Drawings . 58 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 22.8 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€1,100

Painting, Azurs, Cyril Destrade

Cyril Destrade

Painting . 146 x 270 x 4 cm Painting . 57.5 x 106.3 x 1.6 inch

€14,000

Painting, Bloom. Etude, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting . 30 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€500

Painting, Le Bain, Julien Raynaud

Julien Raynaud

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

€3,500

Painting, Cascade, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

Painting . 43 x 19 x 0.1 cm Painting . 16.9 x 7.5 x 0 inch

€650

Painting, Panorama, Annette Schmucker

Annette Schmucker

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

€2,200

Painting, Geislar, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting . 20 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

€500

Painting, Portal, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

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

€495

Painting, Migration, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting . 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€4,000

Painting, Fleurs de nuit, ShuJie Wang

ShuJie Wang

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

€1,400

Print, Abalé, Eduardo Arroyo

Eduardo Arroyo

Print . 30 x 40 cm Print . 11.8 x 15.7 inch

€200

Painting, Partir, Marta Grassi

Marta Grassi

Painting . 48 x 55 x 3 cm Painting . 18.9 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,400

Print, Abakan, Eduardo Arroyo

Eduardo Arroyo

Print . 30 x 40 cm Print . 11.8 x 15.7 inch

€200