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A l'orée des champs (1)
Sophie Dumont
Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$3,293
In the end of summer
Stanislav Lazarov
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,400
Paysage abstrait 9
Cécile Girard
Painting - 138 x 94 x 3 cm Painting - 54.3 x 37 x 1.2 inch
$11,163 $10,046
Pêcherie aux arbres
Pierrick Tual
Painting - 46 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,674
A Dash to the Finish Line
Narek Qochunc
Painting - 24 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$199
Floral Expression
Natalya Mougenot
Painting - 73 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,116
Roses in a Jug
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$893
Sunset in New York
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1 inch
$2,100
The Symphony Of Summer
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 70 x 95 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,898
The Etude Of Summer
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 70 x 95 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,898
Yellow swirl with balls
Jeff Engberg
Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$1,116
Yellow green violet balls 2
Jeff Engberg
Painting - 60 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$1,116
Yellow green violet balls 1
Jeff Engberg
Painting - 60 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$1,116
Purple atmosphere with green balls
Jeff Engberg
Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$1,116
Green balls on yellow brown
Jeff Engberg
Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$1,116
Nada mejor que con el abuelo
Baptiste Laurent
Painting - 252 x 180 x 3 cm Painting - 99.2 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch
$5,302
Burgundy peonies, blue flowers in a vase. Candles and antique table.
Lilya Volskaya
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,116
III (Three) Imperfect Imperfections
Makama John
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 inch
$2,299
Garden Plants
Tinatin Chkhikvishvili
Painting - 56 x 76 x 1.5 cm Painting - 22 x 29.9 x 0.6 inch
$1,898
Dog in a Chair
Tinatin Chkhikvishvili
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,005
White Dog in Schönbrunn
Tinatin Chkhikvishvili
Painting - 26 x 32 x 2 cm Painting - 10.2 x 12.6 x 0.8 inch
$893
Yard Near the Forest
Tinatin Chkhikvishvili
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,233
House Near the Forest
Tinatin Chkhikvishvili
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,233
Botanical Garden
Tinatin Chkhikvishvili
Painting - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,233
In the time of dreaming
Francesca Miotto
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,340
Peinture 12-2023-74
Alain Bécanne
Painting - 180 x 59.9 x 3 cm Painting - 70.9 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,674
Somewhere North
Mariusz Makula
Painting - 70.1 x 100.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$700
Goodbye Brick Town
Mariusz Makula
Painting - 59.9 x 119.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 1 inch
$700
Heart knows the path
Anna Alfanana
Painting - 50 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$6,530
Calm and Pacification
Anna Alfanana
Painting - 50 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$6,530
Grand Canal of Venice
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 45 x 65 x 2.5 cm Painting - 17.7 x 25.6 x 1 inch
$840
The proposal (4) (after pina bausch) forbidden collage (7)
Julien Delagrange
Painting - 270 x 180 x 0.1 cm Painting - 106.3 x 70.9 x 0 inch
$10,828
El pueblo que no tengo II
Eulogia Merle
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,456
Vivid Poppies in Bloom
Mateos Sargsyan
Painting - 50 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch
$450
Un bain de tendresse
Brigitte Di Scala
Painting - 81 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch
$2,233 $2,009
The Swan Lake of Love
Yasna Godovanik
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,395
Paysage abstrait III
Cécile Girard
Painting - 43 x 45 x 1 cm Painting - 16.9 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,340 $1,206
12 series Ultramarine arctic summer
Alvaro Petritoli
Painting - 42 x 42 x 3 cm Painting - 16.5 x 16.5 x 1.2 inch
$651
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The tree of life
Seyran Gasparyan
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,200
A boy with a violin
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,005 $854
Autumn forest
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,000
Peinture 03-2023-18
Alain Bécanne
Painting - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$1,340
Walk in the sky - blue pink geometry abstraction
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,451
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.
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.