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 Door Open, Gabrielle Rul

Gabrielle Rul

Painting . 31 x 23 x 0.1 cm Painting . 12.2 x 9.1 x 0 inch

$483

Painting, Pétrir, Mathilde Schmill

Mathilde Schmill

Painting . 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting . 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$737

Painting, Float, Gabrielle Rul

Gabrielle Rul

Painting . 32 x 24 cm Painting . 12.6 x 9.4 inch

$483

Painting, Angel, Francky Criquet

Francky Criquet

Painting . 172 x 122 x 4 cm Painting . 67.7 x 48 x 1.6 inch

$5,314

Painting, Pop Design N°2/20, Lydi

Lydi

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

$229

Painting, La lectrice, ShuJie Wang

ShuJie Wang

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

$1,691

Fine Art Drawings, Through the week, Gabrielle Rul

Gabrielle Rul

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$483

Fine Art Drawings, Esterelle, Marta Grassi

Marta Grassi

Fine Art Drawings . 110 x 75 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings . 43.3 x 29.5 x 0 inch

$1,087

Painting, Le volcan, Julien Calot

Julien Calot

Painting . 115 x 70 x 5 cm Painting . 45.3 x 27.6 x 2 inch

$5,435

Painting, Redhead, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 150 x 95 cm Painting . 59.1 x 37.4 inch

$3,255

Painting, Reflejos, Carmen Cañadas

Carmen Cañadas

Painting . 50 x 180 x 2.5 cm Painting . 19.7 x 70.9 x 1 inch

$7,246

Painting, Nu jaune, Do Delaunay

Do Delaunay

Painting . 76 x 51 x 3 cm Painting . 29.9 x 20.1 x 1.2 inch

$2,415

Painting, Lady 2, Nguyen Dinh Vu

Nguyen Dinh Vu

Painting . 120 x 89 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$8,152

Painting, Childhood, Kane Mclay

Kane Mclay

Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$676

Fine Art Drawings, Leda, Marta Grassi

Marta Grassi

Fine Art Drawings . 110 x 75 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings . 43.3 x 29.5 x 0 inch

$1,087

Painting, La sieste, Julien Calot

Julien Calot

Painting . 200 x 150 cm Painting . 78.7 x 59.1 inch

$12,318

Painting, Un regard, Daniel Densborn

Daniel Densborn

Painting . 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,295

Painting, Nude, Kane Mclay

Kane Mclay

Painting . 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$676

Painting, Verano, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 122.5 x 94 x 5 cm Painting . 48.2 x 37 x 2 inch

$2,869

Painting, Wolf, Eulogia Merle

Eulogia Merle

Painting . 75 x 105 x 5 cm Painting . 29.5 x 41.3 x 2 inch

$2,391

Painting, Crisis, Carmen Cañadas

Carmen Cañadas

Painting . 33.5 x 18.5 cm Painting . 13.2 x 7.3 inch

$1,510