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, Quince, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

Painting . 20 x 20 x 4 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch

€640

Painting, Cat II, Olga Oreshnikov

Olga Oreshnikov

Painting . 25.4 x 25.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 10 x 10 x 1.5 inch

€1,424

Painting, Fleeting beauty, Julia Ruf

Julia Ruf

Painting . 24 x 18 x 2 cm Painting . 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch

€220

Painting, Cat I, Olga Oreshnikov

Olga Oreshnikov

Painting . 25.4 x 25.4 x 3.8 cm Painting . 10 x 10 x 1.5 inch

€1,424

Fine Art Drawings, L'arbre 2, Martial Raysse

Martial Raysse

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

€4,800

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, Grey cat, Galya Popova

Galya Popova

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

€640

Painting, La femme libre, ShuJie Wang

ShuJie Wang

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

€160

Fine Art Drawings, White rhino, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

Fine Art Drawings . 20 x 20 x 0.4 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€550

Print, Un jet d'eau, Valerio Adami

Valerio Adami

Print . 22 x 13.8 x 0.1 cm Print . 8.7 x 5.4 x 0 inch

€250

Fine Art Drawings, Donald's trunk 3, Odin Pigelet

Odin Pigelet

Fine Art Drawings . 15 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 5.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch

€120

Fine Art Drawings, Lines - Geo 8, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

Fine Art Drawings . 20 x 20 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

€295

Print, Sans-titre, Peter Klasen

Peter Klasen

Print . 25 x 25 cm Print . 9.8 x 9.8 inch

€200

Fine Art Drawings, Lines - Geo 9, Aurélie Trabaud

Aurélie Trabaud

Fine Art Drawings . 20 x 20 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

€280

Print, Dessiner, Valerio Adami

Valerio Adami

Print . 20.3 x 17 cm Print . 8 x 6.7 inch

€250