Oil Painting for Sale

Painting, Maxa, Alec Franco

Maxa

Alec Franco

Painting - 129.8 x 214.9 x 0.3 cm

$5,500

Painting, Célestes (Alcaline), Dorothée Louise Recker

Célestes (Alcaline)

Dorothée Louise Recker

Painting - 120 x 100 x 5 cm

$3,388

Painting, Le Vieux Plongeoir, Anne du Planty

Le Vieux Plongeoir

Anne du Planty

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,581

Painting, Light, Olga García

Light

Olga García

Painting - 43 x 60 cm

$675

Painting, Sans nom, Emerich Meerson

Sans nom

Emerich Meerson

Painting - 73 x 54 x 3 cm

$5,082

Painting, Wild, Filip Pavlik

Wild

Filip Pavlik

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm

$2,033

Painting, Sweet kiss, Mateos Sargsyan

Sweet kiss

Mateos Sargsyan

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,200

Painting, Femme au champ préparant un cheval de trait, Léon Georges Calves

Femme au champ préparant un cheval de trait

Léon Georges Calves

Painting - 27 x 35 x 1.5 cm

$1,042

Painting, Peony, Tanya Grinevich

Peony

Tanya Grinevich

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm

$779

Painting, Green Hills, Yannick Aaron

Green Hills

Yannick Aaron

Painting - 130 x 130 x 2 cm

$5,082

Painting, Sad love story, Andranik Harutyunyan

Sad love story

Andranik Harutyunyan

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm

$1,000

Painting, Gloomy, Gultakin Nasibova

Gloomy

Gultakin Nasibova

Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm

$2,033

Painting, Demeure la nuit, Jean-Roch Klethi

Demeure la nuit

Jean-Roch Klethi

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2.5 cm

$339

Painting, Jewish wedding, Edward Ben Avram

Jewish wedding

Edward Ben Avram

Painting - 61 x 51 x 3 cm

$3,700

Painting, Sans titre, Daniel Lacomme

Sans titre

Daniel Lacomme

Painting - 97 x 130 x 3 cm

$4,517

Painting, Capolago, Lucia Bergamini

Capolago

Lucia Bergamini

Painting - 101.6 x 71.1 x 3.8 cm

$3,300

Painting, Study 232, Barbara McGivern

Study 232

Barbara McGivern

Painting - 31 x 31 x 3 cm

$1,694

Painting, Moon Light, Adrien Lombardo

Moon Light

Adrien Lombardo

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm

$621

Painting, Entry, Richard Szkutnik

Entry

Richard Szkutnik

Painting - 40.6 x 50.8 x 0.5 cm

$1,520

Painting, Elephants, Valeria Radzievska

Elephants

Valeria Radzievska

Painting - 71.1 x 50.8 x 2 cm

$1,200

Painting, In Dark Blue Forest, Vladimir Volosov

In Dark Blue Forest

Vladimir Volosov

Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm

$1,200

Painting, Sun 2, Valérie Butters

Sun 2

Valérie Butters

Painting - 36 x 36 x 2 cm

$3,049

Painting, À la lisière des bois, Erica Boimare

À la lisière des bois

Erica Boimare

Painting - 92 x 72 x 3 cm

$1,807

Painting, Coffee pot with lemon tree in blue, Gordon Hopkins

Coffee pot with lemon tree in blue

Gordon Hopkins

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3.5 cm

$5,082

Painting, Portrait 10, FeiWoux Chan

Portrait 10

FeiWoux Chan

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,694

Painting, Graduation Day, Rockefeller Chapel, UChicago, Painting, Oil on Canvas, Leon Sarantos

Graduation Day, Rockefeller Chapel, UChicago, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Leon Sarantos

Painting - 55.9 x 71.1 x 2.5 cm

$3,890

Painting, Foggy morning, Frédéric Lemonnier

Foggy morning

Frédéric Lemonnier

Painting - 60 x 120 x 3 cm

$1,333

Painting, Silence of Autumn - river autumn landscape painting, Nikolay Dmitriev

Silence of Autumn - river autumn landscape painting

Nikolay Dmitriev

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,581

Painting, Girl with bird, Gevorg Martirosyan

Girl with bird

Gevorg Martirosyan

Painting - 25 x 25 x 2 cm

$1,500

Painting, No.71, Ludwig Mannhalter

No.71

Ludwig Mannhalter

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm

$2,880

Painting, Bouquet d'été_, Liubov Orlova

Bouquet d'été_

Liubov Orlova

Painting - 49 x 39 x 1.5 cm

$960

Painting, Elisabeth Marcadet - Firmin, Elisabeth Marcadet

Elisabeth Marcadet - Firmin

Elisabeth Marcadet

Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm

$1,807

Painting, Autoportrait rouge, Carmen Selma

Autoportrait rouge

Carmen Selma

Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm

$1,270

Painting, Reclusion, Pierre-Marie Ziegler

Reclusion

Pierre-Marie Ziegler

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$2,484

Painting, Bote salvavidas, Javier Artica

Bote salvavidas

Javier Artica

Painting - 92 x 66 x 3 cm

$2,597

Painting, Fairy Tail, Anna Ugryumova

Fairy Tail

Anna Ugryumova

Painting - 150 x 200 x 5 cm

$3,840

Painting, War and Peace, Sebastian Picker

War and Peace

Sebastian Picker

Painting - 100 x 240 x 1 cm

$19,198

Painting, Paysage animé, Sartorelli

Paysage animé

Sartorelli

Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm

$973

Painting, Integration of Personality, Khachik Yeghikyan

Integration of Personality

Khachik Yeghikyan

Painting - 150 x 200 x 2 cm

$5,647

Painting, L'homme à la chope de bière, I. Tomig

L'homme à la chope de bière

I. Tomig

Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm

$718

Painting, Bouquet printanier en carafe, Alexis Louis Roche

Bouquet printanier en carafe

Alexis Louis Roche

Painting - 45.7 x 55 x 0.5 cm

$672

Painting, Paris, dernières lueurs, Pierre Allard

Paris, dernières lueurs

Pierre Allard

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm

$903

Painting, Gleichzeit 6/20, Ernst Wolf

Gleichzeit 6/20

Ernst Wolf

Painting - 35 x 70 x 3 cm

$2,259

Painting, The fields of yesterday, Ziad Dib Jreige

The fields of yesterday

Ziad Dib Jreige

Painting - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm

$756

Painting, Wuthering Heights, Zoe Elizabeth Norman

Wuthering Heights

Zoe Elizabeth Norman

Painting - 61 x 51.1 x 2 cm

$2,010

Painting, Warmth of the evening sun, Vasyl Khodakivskyi

Warmth of the evening sun

Vasyl Khodakivskyi

Painting - 40 x 70 x 2 cm

$1,694

Painting, Family ties part 2, Art By Son

Family ties part 2

Art By Son

Painting - 200 x 200 x 5 cm

$24,845

Painting, Sans titre, Jean-Michel Mefort

Sans titre

Jean-Michel Mefort

Painting - 73 x 54 x 5 cm

$1,525

Painting, L'affamé est l'amalgame, Timothy Archer

L'affamé est l'amalgame

Timothy Archer

Painting - 150 x 209 x 5 cm

$16,827

Painting, September, Sergeï Inkatov

September

Sergeï Inkatov

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,637

Painting, Michigan Lake v8, Elise Barat

Michigan Lake v8

Elise Barat

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm

$248

Painting, Love In Shades Of Black And Blue : Nocturnal Embrace, Hiro Ando

Love In Shades Of Black And Blue : Nocturnal Embrace

Hiro Ando

Painting - 110 x 110 x 3 cm

$5,082

Painting, Byebye Speyer, Gernot Kissel

Byebye Speyer

Gernot Kissel

Painting - 98 x 63 x 1 cm

$12,510

Painting, Antoine, Françoise Nielly

Antoine

Françoise Nielly

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm

$11,858

Painting, Estran #2, Maxence Doré

Estran #2

Maxence Doré

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm

$2,372

Painting, Scène de rue en soirée, Fausto Zonaro

Scène de rue en soirée

Fausto Zonaro

Painting - 28.5 x 36 x 0.5 cm

$2,142

Painting, Illimani IV, Ramiro Machaca

Illimani IV

Ramiro Machaca

Painting - 14 x 18 cm

$282 $226

Painting, Composition, Alain Jacquet

Composition

Alain Jacquet

Painting - 65 x 50 x 1 cm

$10,841

Painting, Heavy, Melanie Bizard

Heavy

Melanie Bizard

Painting - 116 x 89 x 3 cm

$1,807

Painting, Joy, Gabriella Moussette

Joy

Gabriella Moussette

Painting - 130 x 97 x 3 cm

$6,211

Painting, El gallo, Isaac Pelayo

El gallo

Isaac Pelayo

Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 3.8 cm

$5,250

Painting, Untitled 22033, Martin Reyna

Untitled 22033

Martin Reyna

Painting - 70 x 49.5 cm

$4,016

Painting, A Lovely Date With Venus, Sahara

A Lovely Date With Venus

Sahara

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm

$1,525 $793

Painting, Space Travelers, Lena Applebaum

Space Travelers

Lena Applebaum

Painting - 130 x 180 x 2 cm

$5,136

Painting, En allant au bord de la mer, Gabriel Riesnert

En allant au bord de la mer

Gabriel Riesnert

Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm

$1,016

Painting, Surrounded by four clouds, Khrystyna Kozyuk

Surrounded by four clouds

Khrystyna Kozyuk

Painting - 121.92 x 116.84 x 3 cm

$3,444

Painting, Ombre et lumière, Gilles Grimon

Ombre et lumière

Gilles Grimon

Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm

$5,647

Painting, Masts, Ema Szabo

Masts

Ema Szabo

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm

$1,581

Painting, Reticulum with mask, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Reticulum with mask

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm

$2,033

Painting, Renaissance of Dawn, Vasil Vasilev-Vaso

Renaissance of Dawn

Vasil Vasilev-Vaso

Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm

$2,372

Painting, Composition, Jacqueline Pavlowsky

Composition

Jacqueline Pavlowsky

Painting - 18 x 8 x 1 cm

$1,129

Painting, How I failed to see you, Sava Harris

How I failed to see you

Sava Harris

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,790

Painting, Red, Doïna Vieru

Red

Doïna Vieru

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm

$4,517

Painting, Sans titre, Franck Duminil

Sans titre

Franck Duminil

Painting - 61 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,694

Painting, Four Person in One, Hrair Gharib

Four Person in One

Hrair Gharib

Painting - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm

$565

Painting, Desires, Sabine W

Desires

Sabine W

Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm

$2,089

Painting, Bassin, S de Vergnette

Bassin

S de Vergnette

Painting - 65 x 54 x 3 cm

$1,637

Painting, Sign of Surprise, Pei Ou

Sign of Surprise

Pei Ou

Painting - 51 x 41 x 3 cm

$2,146

Painting, Antepasadas II, Angelesg

Antepasadas II

Angelesg

Painting - 73 x 100 x 3 cm

$1,750

Painting, Sans titre - Habibi Neshama, Julie Ruelle

Sans titre - Habibi Neshama

Julie Ruelle

Painting - 130 x 97 x 3 cm

$5,082

Painting, Lady Bloody Mary, Marian Smith

Lady Bloody Mary

Marian Smith

Painting - 96.5 x 76.2 x 3 cm

$2,259

Painting, We Are Just Talking About the War, Ilia Balavadze

We Are Just Talking About the War

Ilia Balavadze

Painting - 25 x 35 x 1 cm

$678

Painting, Sunset, Avril Haubrich

Sunset

Avril Haubrich

Painting - 50 x 70 x 3 cm

$2,259

Painting, Carpet Weavers 1, Tutu Kiladze

Carpet Weavers 1

Tutu Kiladze

Painting - 21 x 30 x 3 cm

$1,468

Painting, Still life swimming duck with croissant, Gevorg Sinanyan

Still life swimming duck with croissant

Gevorg Sinanyan

Painting - 37 x 47 x 0.6 cm

$450

Painting, The Hidden Beyond, Michael Milkin

The Hidden Beyond

Michael Milkin

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2.5 cm

$4,600

Painting, Abstraction Black/Gold, Vinciane Closset

Abstraction Black/Gold

Vinciane Closset

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm

$1,694

Painting, Feuilles Solitaires, Georges Mathieu

Feuilles Solitaires

Georges Mathieu

Painting - 73 x 92 x 1 cm

$169,395

Painting, Still life with smoked fish, Igor Sventitski

Still life with smoked fish

Igor Sventitski

Painting - 40.3 x 40.3 x 2.5 cm

$1,355

Painting, Empire, Winnie Seifert

Empire

Winnie Seifert

Painting - 130 x 100 x 5 cm

$6,776

Painting, Casa i globus, Àlex Prunés

Casa i globus

Àlex Prunés

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,694

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.