Painters
A painter is an artist who uses paint to create their artworks. A painter can be a professional or an amateur. The term painter can also be used to describe someone whose occupation involves painting surfaces, such as walls and doors.
Painters can use a variety different techniques and types of paints to create their artworks. The most frequently used techniques include oil paint, acrylic paint, gouache and watercolor. Watercolor is widely considered the oldest technique and it continues to be used today although oil painting has, over the centuries, become the preferred technique for many artists.
A painter can choose to work on various supports. The most common support is a canvas stretched over a frame but other popular supports include wood, paper, metal and even the human body.
For the last centuries, painting has been the dominant artistic expression and the most prevalent in the history of art. The history of painting begins in prehistoric times with the first cave paintings. Over the centuries, styles have evolved, first aiming to becoming more naturalistic and then breaking away from figurativism to move towards abstract art. Some of the key artistic movements in painting include: Gothic, Renaissance, Mannerism, Caravaggism, Baroque, classicism, Rococo, Neoclassical, romantic, Orientalist, Pre-Raphaelites, Barbizon School, Realism, Impressionism, Cubism, Fauvism, Futurism, Expressionism, Surrealism, Suprematism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art and Minimalism.
The twentieth century saw the birth of abstract painting. With this revolution in painting, the painter no longer tried to represent the world in a recognizable way but instead focussed on the formal elements of the painting such as shape, line and color. Abstract painting and figurative painting co-existed throughout modern art and continue to do so in contemporary art. Generally, these two categories of modern and contemporary are distinguished by the date of creation of the artworks . Modern art is generally seen as encompassing late 19th century works up to the mid-twentieth century, although the end date may vary between 1945 and 1960 depending on the interpretation. Contemporary art is ranges from the end of modern art up to today.
History of art is closely linked to the history of humanity. In fact, painters are often considered important witnesses of their time. The artists who have left their mark on the history of art are very often those who succeeded in innovating and going against the artistic codes of their time.
Some of the most groundbreaking and memorable artists include: Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli, Rembrandt, El Greco, Diego Velázquez, Rubens, Johannes Vermeer, Francisco de Goya, Eugène Delacroix, William Turner, Edouard Manet, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, Victor Vasarely, Claude Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, Robert Combas, Victor Vasarely, Salvador Dali, Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol, Sonia Delaunay, Niki de Saint Phalle, Keith Haring, Herve di Rosa, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and JonOne.
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Laurent Bouro
Les arbres 01.05.24
Laurent Bouro
Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$2,940
Les arbres 03.05.24
Laurent Bouro
Painting - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$5,428
Les arbres 01.03.24
Laurent Bouro
Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$2,940
Les arbres 02.03.24
Laurent Bouro
Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$2,940
Les arbres 02.12.23
Laurent Bouro
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$3,845
Les arbres 03.12.23
Laurent Bouro
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$3,845
Louis Bottero
3 Bassins - Numéro 1
Louis Bottero
Painting - 40 x 59 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,583
Emmanuelle Vroelant
Ma bulle
Emmanuelle Vroelant
Painting - 80 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$5,428 $4,885
"Doute" bronze numéroté de 1 à 8 20x21x11cm
Emmanuelle Vroelant
Sculpture - 20 x 21 x 11 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 8.3 x 4.3 inch
$1,583
Sans titre
Emmanuelle Vroelant
Painting - 80 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$5,654 $5,089
Processus de formation.
Emmanuelle Vroelant
Painting - 61 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
$2,036
Le monde des media
Emmanuelle Vroelant
Painting - 72 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 28.3 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,262 $2,036
Au grand air
Emmanuelle Vroelant
Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$5,202 $4,682
Keymi
Josep Teixido
Trois barques au coucher du soleil
Josep Teixido
Painting - 65 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$3,110
Une descente rapide
Josep Teixido
Painting - 73 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$4,524
Des constructions blanches au bord de la mer
Josep Teixido
Painting - 46 x 55 x 1 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,414
La mer brille sous les rayons de soleil
Josep Teixido
Painting - 38 x 46 x 1 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$1,040
Le soleil couchant se reflète sur la mer
Josep Teixido
Painting - 65 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$3,110
Alain Bertrand
Indian Wind palace Jaipur
Alain Bertrand
Painting - 80 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,393
Farmer before the storm
Alain Bertrand
Painting - 89 x 116 x 3 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch
$10,178
Bonneville Salt Flats
Alain Bertrand
Painting - 65 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$7,464
Time Square 1948
Alain Bertrand
Painting - 114 x 146 x 3 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 1.2 inch
$19,225
India Tuk Tuk in Varanasi
Alain Bertrand
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,809
Hush
César Baldaccini
Arrachage
César Baldaccini
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 16.5 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 6.5 x 0.4 inch
$5,994
Le coeur éclaté
César Baldaccini
Sculpture - 53 x 14 x 14 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 5.5 x 5.5 inch
$5,541
Combustion d'allumettes
César Baldaccini
Painting - 23.5 x 18 x 1 cm Painting - 9.3 x 7.1 x 0.4 inch
$10,743
Poulette
César Baldaccini
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$4,297
Petites plaques (Compression)
César Baldaccini
Sculpture - 36 x 21 x 6 cm Sculpture - 14.2 x 8.3 x 2.4 inch
$48,063
François Boisrond
Swiss boat
François Boisrond
Fine Art Drawings - 23.5 x 30.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.3 x 12 inch
$1,018
Le Moulin Rouge
François Boisrond
Fine Art Drawings - 23.5 x 30.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.3 x 12 inch
$1,018
James Chiew
Surrogate Mother Abstract
James Chiew
Print - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Print - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$7,351
Christian Silvain
Les oiseaux dans la neige
Christian Silvain
Painting - 80 x 70 x 8 cm Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 x 3.1 inch
$11,309
17 boys at the window
Christian Silvain
Painting - 150 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$39,581
Alice de Miramon
Bonjour Printemps
Alice de Miramon
Painting - 59 x 45 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.2 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,583
Conversation d’automne
Alice de Miramon
Painting - 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,074
Chanson d’automne
Alice de Miramon
Painting - 30 x 22 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0.2 inch
$735