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Rich and colorful figurations

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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Fine Art Drawings, Isolde - Yseult, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$969 $872

Print, El Festejo, Aryz

Aryz

Print - 100 x 70 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 inch

$1,696

Painting, L'arbre, Christian Vey

Christian Vey

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

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Painting, Sud Rose, Christian Vey

Christian Vey

Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

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Painting, Dragonfly, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Painting - 65 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

$1,696

Painting, La persane, Catherine Clare

Catherine Clare

Painting - 65 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 1 inch

$1,453

Painting, Demain, Julien Raynaud

Julien Raynaud

Painting - 120 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 2 inch

$4,723

Painting, Hello Wolrd, Gago Chtchyan

Gago Chtchyan

Painting - 65 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,453

Painting, Poissons, Pierrick Tual

Pierrick Tual

Painting - 27 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

$799

Painting, Bouillon, Pierrick Tual

Pierrick Tual

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

$4,941

Painting, So kult, Rico Sab

Rico Sab

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$327

Painting, Imagine, Rico Sab

Rico Sab

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$327

Painting, Dj M.M, Rico Sab

Rico Sab

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$327

Painting, Albator, Rico Sab

Rico Sab

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$327

Painting, Minotaure, Adélaïde Leferme

Adélaïde Leferme

Painting - 115 x 75 x 3 cm Painting - 45.3 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,090 $545

Painting, Le mas, Pierrick Tual

Pierrick Tual

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

$484

Painting, La vague, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

Painting - 100 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch

$4,360

Painting, Les voiles en fleurs, ZiB

ZiB

Painting - 60 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,616

Painting, La chatte en chasse, ZiB

ZiB

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

$2,907

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