Oil Painting for Sale

Painting, Early spring, Elena Lukina

Early spring

Elena Lukina

Painting - 40 x 55 x 2 cm

$2,033

Painting, Danaé, Maude Ovize

Danaé

Maude Ovize

Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm

$2,710

Painting, Printemps, Louis Magre

Printemps

Louis Magre

Painting - 60 x 73 x 3 cm

$2,710

Painting, Lover’s ballet, Etienne Quesnay

Lover’s ballet

Etienne Quesnay

Painting - 55 x 46 x 2.5 cm

$1,355

Painting, Union of souls, Liana Asatryan

Union of souls

Liana Asatryan

Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm

$900

Painting, Les travailleurs de la mère, Roberto Matta

Les travailleurs de la mère

Roberto Matta

Painting - 102 x 98 x 2 cm

$95,991

Painting, Flame of life, Selma Tunca

Flame of life

Selma Tunca

Painting - 20 x 20 x 3 cm

$903

Painting, Le musicien, Pierre Sojo

Le musicien

Pierre Sojo

Painting - 110 x 95 x 2 cm

$4,178

Painting, Go West, Dominik Jasinski

Go West

Dominik Jasinski

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$2,936

Painting, Landscape, Marilina Marchica

Landscape

Marilina Marchica

Painting - 53.3 x 45.7 x 2 cm

$1,480

Painting, Joy, Emily Starck

Joy

Emily Starck

Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm

$903

Painting, Trinity, Philippe Huart

Trinity

Philippe Huart

Painting - 124 x 114 cm

$10,728

Painting, Sérenité abstraite, Sophie Dumont

Sérenité abstraite

Sophie Dumont

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm

$2,247

Painting, Les oiseaux, Eurgal

Les oiseaux

Eurgal

Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm

$1,084

Painting, Feel my body touch my soul, Mariusz Makula

Feel my body touch my soul

Mariusz Makula

Painting - 70.1 x 119.9 x 2 cm

$900

Painting, Le chaman, Julien Cuny

Le chaman

Julien Cuny

Painting - 100 x 70 cm

$678

Painting, Célestes (Alcaline), Dorothée Louise Recker

Célestes (Alcaline)

Dorothée Louise Recker

Painting - 120 x 100 x 5 cm

$3,388

Painting, Les deux amies II, Thérèse Boucraut

Les deux amies II

Thérèse Boucraut

Painting - 130 x 130 x 2 cm

$5,647

Painting, Autumn's Bounty, Kamo Ohanyan

Autumn's Bounty

Kamo Ohanyan

Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm

$600

Painting, On se marche dessus, AE2

On se marche dessus

AE2

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm

$1,299

Painting, Birds, Sjöfn Kolbeins

Birds

Sjöfn Kolbeins

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$1,412

Painting, Père et enfant (Série par dessus les grillages), Hélène Deghilage

Père et enfant (Série par dessus les grillages)

Hélène Deghilage

Painting - 60 x 80 cm

$2,259

Painting, Golden Trail, Sergey Miqayelyan

Golden Trail

Sergey Miqayelyan

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm

$750

Painting, Symphony of Sails, Arto Mkrtchyan

Symphony of Sails

Arto Mkrtchyan

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$750

Painting, Résonances sous le Feuillage, Muriel Deumie

Résonances sous le Feuillage

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 50 x 70 x 4 cm

$903

Painting, Vestige, Laurens Heurtebise

Vestige

Laurens Heurtebise

Painting - 40 x 30 x 3 cm

$1,920

Painting, Three horses on the sea - Italian painting, Romano Mussolini

Three horses on the sea - Italian painting

Romano Mussolini

Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm

$2,089

Painting, Bugs, Ventzislav Dikov

Bugs

Ventzislav Dikov

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$1,523

Painting, Tinned, Karl Bielik

Tinned

Karl Bielik

Painting - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm

$1,054

Painting, Portrait in Blue and Red, Ihar Barkhatkou

Portrait in Blue and Red

Ihar Barkhatkou

Painting - 105 x 70 x 3 cm

$2,259

Painting, Bouquet et livres, Benjamin II Vautier

Bouquet et livres

Benjamin II Vautier

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm

$892

Painting, Vibration spirituelle… (Expression libre), Olivier Messas

Vibration spirituelle… (Expression libre)

Olivier Messas

Painting - 40 x 40 x 7 cm

$1,355

Painting, Landscape, Areg Vahramyan

Landscape

Areg Vahramyan

Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm

$1,468

Painting, Thy Brother's Keeper, Eniafe Gbenga

Thy Brother's Keeper

Eniafe Gbenga

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm

$2,000 $1,700

Painting, Groundswell, Matthew Dibble

Groundswell

Matthew Dibble

Painting - 38.1 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm

$1,750

Painting, Dans les champs, en fin d´après-midi., José Saboia

Dans les champs, en fin d´après-midi.

José Saboia

Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,807

Painting, French School - PS 241 Noyée dans Monet Impressionnist, Bazévian Delacapucinière

French School - PS 241 Noyée dans Monet Impressionnist

Bazévian Delacapucinière

Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm

$1,807

Painting, Still life with cherries, Simona Tsvetkova

Still life with cherries

Simona Tsvetkova

Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm

$994

Painting, Plage de Saint-Cast, Bernard Buffet

Plage de Saint-Cast

Bernard Buffet

Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm

$203,274

Painting, Euphorie solitaire, Cécile Desserle

Euphorie solitaire

Cécile Desserle

Painting - 89 x 116 x 2 cm

$4,291

Painting, Waterfall Study 2- By The River, Victoria Horkan

Waterfall Study 2- By The River

Victoria Horkan

Painting - 90 x 120 x 4 cm

$5,004

Painting, Light #4, Luca Raimondi

Light #4

Luca Raimondi

Painting - 38.1 x 58.4 x 2 cm

$1,487

Painting, Fleurs n°2, Georges Darel

Fleurs n°2

Georges Darel

Painting - 45.7 x 33 x 0.5 cm

$811

Painting, Gondolier, Venice, Ellie Hesse

Gondolier, Venice

Ellie Hesse

Painting - 60 x 60 x 5 cm

$2,107

Painting, Renaissance I, Myron Kataran

Renaissance I

Myron Kataran

Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm

$2,236

Painting, Basin I, Theresa Möller

Basin I

Theresa Möller

Painting - 190 x 160 x 5 cm

$10,841

Painting, Ultra Marine N.75, Tanc

Ultra Marine N.75

Tanc

Painting - 78 x 78 x 4 cm

$4,065

Painting, L'entente dans la foi, André Lanskoy

L'entente dans la foi

André Lanskoy

Painting - 55 x 46.2 x 2 cm

$33,314

Painting, Still life - tangerines (1), Shahen Aleksandryan

Still life - tangerines (1)

Shahen Aleksandryan

Painting - 30 x 50 x 2 cm

$750

Painting, Sans titre, Karls

Sans titre

Karls

Painting - 92 x 73 x 3 cm

$2,710

Painting, Pinkie with Green Marks, Liz Zorn

Pinkie with Green Marks

Liz Zorn

Painting - 86.4 x 78.7 x 2.5 cm

$1,575

Painting, Lamente, Gianluca Fascetto

Lamente

Gianluca Fascetto

Painting - 65 x 63 x 1 cm

$1,107

Painting, Le château, Charles Lapicque

Le château

Charles Lapicque

Painting - 89 x 116 x 6 cm

$39,526

Painting, Calanque d'En Vau, Chantal Buissart

Calanque d'En Vau

Chantal Buissart

Painting - 65 x 92 x 2.5 cm

$1,016

Painting, Modern Borrowed Scenery Commute, Teppei Ikehila

Modern Borrowed Scenery Commute

Teppei Ikehila

Painting - 41 x 41 x 3 cm

$1,807

Painting, Tas de sable jaune, Paris, Armand Marie Guérin

Tas de sable jaune, Paris

Armand Marie Guérin

Painting - 60 x 72.5 x 0.5 cm

$1,563

Painting, Lavender Field, Zakhar Shevchuk

Lavender Field

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 34 x 66 x 2 cm

$2,259

Painting, Landscape I, Lu Ma

Landscape I

Lu Ma

Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm

$5,872

Painting, Abstract n°479 Abstract Free Fall, Harry James Moody

Abstract n°479 Abstract Free Fall

Harry James Moody

Painting - 71.1 x 61 x 2.5 cm

$2,033

Painting, Luz #1, Laure-Anne Lemaire

Luz #1

Laure-Anne Lemaire

Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm

$2,033

Painting, Les estrans (série), Jacques Robert

Les estrans (série)

Jacques Robert

Painting - 114 x 146 x 2 cm

$8,470

Painting, Out of the tube, Patrick Chevailler

Out of the tube

Patrick Chevailler

Painting - 61 x 91 x 2 cm

$926

Painting, Paysage printanier, Arthur Morard

Paysage printanier

Arthur Morard

Painting - 50 x 61 x 2 cm

$903

Painting, Lemon yelow and violet, Luis Miguel Aparisi

Lemon yelow and violet

Luis Miguel Aparisi

Painting - 81.3 x 100.1 x 3 cm

$2,020

Painting, Sing song, Matthew Keith Davies

Sing song

Matthew Keith Davies

Painting - 46 x 56 x 3 cm

$2,259

Painting, Vue de port, Victor Philipsen

Vue de port

Victor Philipsen

Painting - 43 x 65 x 2 cm

$2,050

Painting, Uncovering Night, Dela Quarshie

Uncovering Night

Dela Quarshie

Painting - 97 x 97 x 1 cm

$6,211

Painting, From the Streets of South East London, Ray Richardson

From the Streets of South East London

Ray Richardson

Painting - 112 x 112 x 2 cm

$11,858

Painting, Empire, Winnie Seifert

Empire

Winnie Seifert

Painting - 130 x 100 x 5 cm

$6,776

Painting, Echapper - série Composition abstraite, Claire de Noinville

Echapper - série Composition abstraite

Claire de Noinville

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.3 cm

$158

Painting, Cantarum Urbis 2, Bernard Ambielle

Cantarum Urbis 2

Bernard Ambielle

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,863

Painting, Lavender and Roses, Ania Pieniazek

Lavender and Roses

Ania Pieniazek

Painting - 60 x 50 x 10 cm

$922

Painting, Mystic Dawn, Laverne Chisan

Mystic Dawn

Laverne Chisan

Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm

$1,800

Painting, Inner Peace 2, Meshach Charity

Inner Peace 2

Meshach Charity

Painting - 86.4 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm

$2,000 $1,800

Painting, By the trees 2, Juliette June

By the trees 2

Juliette June

Painting - 81 x 65 x 3 cm

$1,581

Painting, African Boy II, Faith Gbadero

African Boy II

Faith Gbadero

Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm

$1,800 $1,620

Painting, Blue vibes, James Chiew

Blue vibes

James Chiew

Painting - 170 x 70 x 5 cm

$14,116

Painting, Uprooted people, Catherine Clare

Uprooted people

Catherine Clare

Painting - 92 x 79 x 2 cm

$2,033

Painting, Harmony, Kiro Urdin

Harmony

Kiro Urdin

Painting - 160 x 120 x 3 cm

$28,233

Painting, April in Alsace, Mehran Rashidfarokhy

April in Alsace

Mehran Rashidfarokhy

Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm

$1,140

Painting, Lieu commun, Nathan Chantob

Lieu commun

Nathan Chantob

Painting - 162 x 130 x 3 cm

$16,375

Painting, Eclosion, Paskal Hotman

Eclosion

Paskal Hotman

Painting - 120 x 106 x 2 cm

$2,134

Painting, Chemin, Annie Madec

Chemin

Annie Madec

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.6 cm

$282

Painting, Grow Up, Angelo Pioppo

Grow Up

Angelo Pioppo

Painting - 50 x 40 x 0.2 cm

$1,016 $518

Painting, Monde extatique, Rudyard Heaton

Monde extatique

Rudyard Heaton

Painting - 73 x 116 x 2 cm

$1,694

Painting, Seed VI, Orlando Alandia

Seed VI

Orlando Alandia

Painting - 71 x 71 cm

$2,033

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.

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What is special about oil painting?

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.

What's the difference between oil painting and acrylic?

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.

Is oil painting easier than watercolor?

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.