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A picturesque corner. Stuzhytsya
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 40 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,000
The end of summer
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 90 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$8,000
On the outskirts of Kolochava
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 60 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$2,400
Summer Synevyrska Polyana
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,800
The colorful Mizhhirshchyna
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 86 x 98 x 3 cm Painting - 33.9 x 38.6 x 1.2 inch
$4,000
Carefree silence
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 77 x 36 x 0.2 cm Painting - 30.3 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch
$1,600
Fragrant shadow
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$2,000
Spring has awakened the lilac
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 51 x 60 x 0.2 cm Painting - 20.1 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
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A fragrant bouquet
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$3,000
The harmony of calm
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 60 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch
$2,000
Lilac on the red
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 69 x 72 x 0.2 cm Painting - 27.2 x 28.3 x 0.1 inch
$2,400
Prcanj waterfront
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$3,000
Palms of Croatia
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 60 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$2,400
Embankment in Prcanj
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 65 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,800
They Wash Things
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 75 x 85 x 3 cm Painting - 29.5 x 33.5 x 1.2 inch
$6,000
Festive day in Verkhovyna
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 75 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,500
Spring in the village of Negrovets
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$3,400
Don't cry geese and ducks
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 45 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 17.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,600
Spring bouquet
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 40 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,000
The first spring flowers
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 50 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,700
Barbarian sea spit
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 70 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$3,200
Crimean vineyards
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 70 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,000
The bottle and roses
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$4,000
Mountain Crimea
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$6,000
Small Garden Village
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 70 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,200
Hersonissos Overcast
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 70 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,400
Winter in the Carpathians
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 65 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
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Sunny winter day
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 60 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,400
Still life with a yellow plate
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,200
Mountains in backlight
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 42 x 65 x 0.2 cm Painting - 16.5 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,600
Stones in the Sea
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$800
Autumn is amazing
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 60 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$3,000
Autumn reigns here
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 60 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$5,000
Her majesty autumn
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$4,000
Splashes of the sun
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
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The rustle of autumn
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$5,200
The bank of the river Tisza
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$3,800
The Evening Vineyards
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 70 x 100 x 0.2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$4,200
Vineyards under the mountain
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$4,100
Blooming sakura crown
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
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Colorful colors of spring
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,500
It's getting colder
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 55 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,600
Flowers of the East
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 48 x 64 x 2 cm Painting - 18.9 x 25.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,800
Spring freshness
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 45 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,800
The day goes by
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 48 x 64 x 2 cm Painting - 18.9 x 25.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,400
Delicate sakura flowers
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
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In the village of Studeny
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
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Silence and Calmness
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 85 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
$7,000
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Oil Painting for Sale
Oil painting is a type of paint which involves mixing crushed color pigments usually with linseed oil, although poppy seed oil can also be used. The support on which it is painted must be covered with a primer beforehand so that the layer of paint can adhere to the support; an additional step which is crucial to the creative process and also means that it can be adapted to many types of surfaces.
It was during the Middle Ages that oil painting first appeared and began to be developed in the Western world. The discovery of oil painting is often attributed to the Flemish painter, Jan Van Eyck who had been experimenting with various mixtures. With this new painting technique, his works benefited from new transparency effects and a new type of aesthetic was born. His approach was copied and later shared more widely by other primitive Flemish painters. Oil painting replaced the tempera technique, which uses egg as a binder.
Similarly, the wood on which artists painted was replaced by linen canvas, installed on a frame from the 15th century onwards and later placed on an easel. Although it was well-liked by painters, this medium had its drawbacks; its components were toxic and its preparation required a great amount of artisan savoir-faire in the studio. Despite this, it became closely linked to the visual arts and and was hugely popularised during the Renaissance thanks to the Venetian painters such as Titian, followed closely by the Flemish, including Rubens, before it reached the Netherlands who made it their own, with Rembrandt leading the way.
The 19th and 20th centuries saw oil painting became the number one choice and the preferred medium for for modern times. The mixture no longer had to be prepared by artists in the studio; industrialization had made things easier and the paint came pre-prepared, packaged in tubes. The tin tube was commercialized in France in 1840 and revolutionised the history of art by encouraging the Impressionists to take their brushes and paints outside and paint en plein air. It would slowly be overtaken by acrylic paint a century later which simplified things even further as it was dried faster.
An oil painting canvas also implies that the painter must respect the fat-over-lean principle, meaning that a colors with high oil content (fat) should be applied over layers of paint with lower oil content (lean) to ensure that the painting will last longer and to prevent cracking. Oil painting remains a widely used method and numerous artworks are still made using this technique.
Contemporary artists still master oil painting but sometimes avoid working with it in the same traditional ways of the 20th century. The canvas is often not prepared so that its texture can be seen under the layer of paint, as certain abstract painters have done. Jackson Pollock for example used oil painting but did not glaze his works. He didn't even truly paint his canvases as he used a dripping technique; by shaking his brush he created splashes of paint over the canvas…
On Artsper, explore contemporary paintings by well-known artists including Arman, Salvador Dali and Robert Combas.
Oil painting allows for very efficient mixing of colors and tones. Due to its long drying time, it is possible to alter an oil painting days after the paint has been applied. Oil painting also allows for precision and a range of visual effects.
Oil paint and acrylic paint are produced using different materials. While oil painting consists of pigments suspended in drying oils, acrylic paint is water-based. The main difference between the two is that acrylic paints can be thinned down with water, and dry faster than oil paints.
It is easier to correct mistakes when working in oil paint as they are more opaque than watercolors and can be easily scraped off a surface.