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, A flower, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting . 30 x 20 x 0.4 cm Painting . 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

$586

Print, 60 km/h, Peter Klasen

Peter Klasen

Print . 56 x 90 x 0.05 cm Print . 22 x 35.4 x 0 inch

$528

Painting, Ensemble, Marta Grassi

Marta Grassi

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

$2,228

Painting, Blue, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

Painting . 61 x 46 x 1 cm Painting . 24 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch

$821

Print, Pot of Joy, Tosin Oyeniyi

Tosin Oyeniyi

Print . 106.7 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Print . 42 x 36 x 1 inch

$1,719

Fine Art Drawings, L'arbre 4, Martial Raysse

Martial Raysse

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 24 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 9.4 inch

$5,630

Painting, Rouge Vif, Fabio Purino

Fabio Purino

Painting . 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$1,231

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

$586

Painting, Flowers II, Olga Oreshnikov

Olga Oreshnikov

Painting . 53.3 x 109.2 x 3.8 cm Painting . 21 x 43 x 1.5 inch

$3,683

Painting, Kiss me, Natalia Kuruch

Natalia Kuruch

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

$3,636

Painting, Le combat amoureux, Kej

Kej

Painting . 73 x 60 x 5 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 2 inch

$1,642

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

$1,290

Painting, Summer flood, Gabrielle Rul

Gabrielle Rul

Painting . 29.7 x 21 x 1 cm Painting . 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

$528

Painting, Hot trip, Ia Liparteliani

Ia Liparteliani

Painting . 70 x 70 x 3 cm Painting . 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$938

Painting, Delay, Gabrielle Rul

Gabrielle Rul

Painting . 31 x 23 x 1 cm Painting . 12.2 x 9.1 x 0.4 inch

$469

Print, Perception, Tosin Oyeniyi

Tosin Oyeniyi

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

$1,558

Painting, Voiliers au près, ZiB

ZiB

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

$3,167

Painting, Waiting, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting . 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$774

Painting, Dream, Gago Chtchyan

Gago Chtchyan

Painting . 69 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 27.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,167

Painting, Grey cat, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting . 20 x 20 x 1.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.6 inch

$751

Painting, Le mec, Robert Combas

Robert Combas

Painting . 35 x 25 x 2 cm Painting . 13.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

$26,389

Painting, L'an 2000, Robert Combas

Robert Combas

Painting . 65 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 25.6 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$58,642

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

$3,683