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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Print, Untitled, Robert Combas

Robert Combas

Print . 38 x 28 x 0.1 cm Print . 15 x 11 x 0 inch

€2,000

Painting, The Day Before You Came, Fenx

Fenx

Painting . 162 x 130 x 4 cm Painting . 63.8 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch

€12,500

Print, Two Figures, Mario Sughi

Mario Sughi

Print . 40 x 39 cm Print . 15.7 x 15.4 inch

€800

Painting, Whispers, Sarah Elqa

Sarah Elqa

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

€3,136

Painting, Bitch 1, Nolwenn Samson

Nolwenn Samson

Painting . 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting . 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Mains Croisees, Diane Rosaz

Diane Rosaz

Painting . 92 x 73 x 3 cm Painting . 36.2 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,800

Painting, Dots, Marta Grassi

Marta Grassi

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€900

Print, Feria 2010, José Pirès

José Pirès

Print . 100 x 70 x 0.5 cm Print . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch

€1,500

Painting, One Way, Ia Liparteliani

Ia Liparteliani

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

€1,000

Painting, Pop vs Lydi N°9/20, Lydi

Lydi

Painting . 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€190

Painting, Dream city, Rem Pirumov

Rem Pirumov

Painting . 60.5 x 22 cm Painting . 23.8 x 8.7 inch

€500

Painting, Gobelet, Robert Combas

Robert Combas

Painting . 72 x 52 x 1.5 cm Painting . 28.3 x 20.5 x 0.6 inch

€54,000

Painting, Floral Muse, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€2,000

Fine Art Drawings, Withered bouquet, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Fine Art Drawings . 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch

€400

Sculpture, Punk man, Odin Pigelet

Odin Pigelet

Sculpture . 50 x 27 x 3 cm Sculpture . 19.7 x 10.6 x 1.2 inch

€500

Print, Felicitation, Tosin Oyeniyi

Tosin Oyeniyi

Print . 99.1 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm Print . 39 x 32 x 1 inch

€1,290

Painting, Water bloom, Natalya Mougenot

Natalya Mougenot

Painting . 59.4 x 42 x 0.1 cm Painting . 23.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch

€400

Painting, Ensemble, Marta Grassi

Marta Grassi

Painting . 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€1,900