Oil Painting for Sale

Painting, The Surface Of Summer, Delyafruz Bagirova

The Surface Of Summer

Delyafruz Bagirova

Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,118

Painting, From the series "Infinite Flight" gold, yellow, black large abstraction, drops, expressionism dropping, Nataliia Krykun

From the series "Infinite Flight" gold, yellow, black large abstraction, drops, expressionism dropping

Nataliia Krykun

Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm

$2,259

Painting, Abstract word, Daniel Castan

Abstract word

Daniel Castan

Painting - 160 x 80 x 2 cm

$4,856

Painting, One?guine, Cyb

One?guine

Cyb

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,129

Painting, Ethereal Iris, Arevik Gasparyan

Ethereal Iris

Arevik Gasparyan

Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,200

Painting, French Riviera Series - turquoise seascape horizon impressionsm, Nataliia Krykun

French Riviera Series - turquoise seascape horizon impressionsm

Nataliia Krykun

Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm

$1,694

Painting, French Riviera, turquoise horizon, Nataliia Krykun

French Riviera, turquoise horizon

Nataliia Krykun

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$2,259

Painting, Seascape blue minimalism - Sunset, skyline, turquoise waves, Nataliia Krykun

Seascape blue minimalism - Sunset, skyline, turquoise waves

Nataliia Krykun

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,129

Painting, Turquoise seascape - 3D Seascape, ocean, water gold leaf, Nataliia Krykun

Turquoise seascape - 3D Seascape, ocean, water gold leaf

Nataliia Krykun

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$2,033

Painting, Spring leaves Series - green energy power garden landscape, Nataliia Krykun

Spring leaves Series - green energy power garden landscape

Nataliia Krykun

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,694

Painting, Morning Manhattan, Daniel Castan

Morning Manhattan

Daniel Castan

Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm

$2,089

Painting, Passaggi in laguna olio su tela, Antonino Puliafico

Passaggi in laguna olio su tela

Antonino Puliafico

Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,242

Painting, The Guard, Alexander Levich

The Guard

Alexander Levich

Painting - 20 x 30 x 3.5 cm

$847

Painting, Coffee, Alexander Levich

Coffee

Alexander Levich

Painting - 20 x 30 x 3.5 cm

$847

Painting, Daylight Walk, Julia Whitehead

Daylight Walk

Julia Whitehead

Painting - 50 x 60 x 4 cm

$1,514

Painting, Daylight Tribe, Julia Whitehead

Daylight Tribe

Julia Whitehead

Painting - 54.5 x 74 x 4 cm

$2,107

Painting, City Crossing, Julia Whitehead

City Crossing

Julia Whitehead

Painting - 61 x 61 x 4 cm

$1,580

Painting, Rhytm and construction, Clari Netzer

Rhytm and construction

Clari Netzer

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm

$2,033

Painting, Perception and abstraction, Clari Netzer

Perception and abstraction

Clari Netzer

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm

$2,033

Painting, New excitements, Clari Netzer

New excitements

Clari Netzer

Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,468

Painting, Equinoxe du Printemps, Sange

Equinoxe du Printemps

Sange

Painting - 50 x 73 x 2 cm

$994

Painting, Minimal Forms 01, Poonam Choudhary

Minimal Forms 01

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm

$650

Painting, Rose 345, Aykaz Arzumanyan

Rose 345

Aykaz Arzumanyan

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm

$4,630

Painting, Paysage Marin 10, Christine Barrès

Paysage Marin 10

Christine Barrès

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.3 cm

$260

Painting, Paysage Marin 11, Christine Barrès

Paysage Marin 11

Christine Barrès

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.3 cm

$260

Painting, Paysage Marin 12, Christine Barrès

Paysage Marin 12

Christine Barrès

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.3 cm

$260

Painting, Paysage Marin 13, Christine Barrès

Paysage Marin 13

Christine Barrès

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.3 cm

$260

Painting, Paysage Marin 14, Christine Barrès

Paysage Marin 14

Christine Barrès

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.3 cm

$260

Painting, Paysage Marin 15, Christine Barrès

Paysage Marin 15

Christine Barrès

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.3 cm

$260

Painting, Paysage Marin 16, Christine Barrès

Paysage Marin 16

Christine Barrès

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.3 cm

$260

Painting, Paysage Marin 17, Christine Barrès

Paysage Marin 17

Christine Barrès

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.3 cm

$260

Painting, Paysage Marin 9, Christine Barrès

Paysage Marin 9

Christine Barrès

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.3 cm

$260

Painting, Holy Bitcoin, Kseniya Rai

Holy Bitcoin

Kseniya Rai

Painting - 80 x 70 x 2 cm

$2,755

Painting, Impermanence 09-2022, Françoise Utrel

Impermanence 09-2022

Françoise Utrel

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm

$2,259

Painting, Graffiti all stars, Vincent Bardou

Graffiti all stars

Vincent Bardou

Painting - 80 x 116 x 4 cm

$2,936

Painting, Anticipation in Bloom, Roxana Khonkulova

Anticipation in Bloom

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting - 90 x 75 x 2 cm

$903

Painting, The city waking up, Mónica Castanys

The city waking up

Mónica Castanys

Painting - 120 x 120 x 4 cm

$6,098

Painting, Civita Di Bagnoregio, Ahn Sung Kyu

Civita Di Bagnoregio

Ahn Sung Kyu

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm

$2,259

Painting, Paysage de Chine, Weiquan Liu

Paysage de Chine

Weiquan Liu

Painting - 50 x 150 x 1 cm

$1,807

Painting, Melody in Color, Seyran Gasparyan

Melody in Color

Seyran Gasparyan

Painting - 50 x 70 x 1 cm

$2,000

Painting, Blue VR777, Kseniya Rai

Blue VR777

Kseniya Rai

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,129

Painting, I wasn't expecting you, Lilly Muth

I wasn't expecting you

Lilly Muth

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm

$1,807

Painting, A corner of the Garden, Elena Lukina

A corner of the Garden

Elena Lukina

Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm

$982

Painting, Through the Fog, Maria Matveyeva

Through the Fog

Maria Matveyeva

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$1,242

Painting, Road to the sea, Elena Lukina

Road to the sea

Elena Lukina

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,220

Painting, Beloved, Michele Morata

Beloved

Michele Morata

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm

$5,800

Painting, Week-end en provence, Louis Magre

Week-end en provence

Louis Magre

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm

$3,275

Painting, La Piscine, Marcel Jungvirt

La Piscine

Marcel Jungvirt

Painting - 65 x 90 x 1 cm

$1,016

Painting, Ocean, cloud and Champagne, Selma Tunca

Ocean, cloud and Champagne

Selma Tunca

Painting - 20 x 20 x 3 cm

$903

Painting, The night, Selma Tunca

The night

Selma Tunca

Painting - 20 x 20 x 3 cm

$903

Painting, Ocean, sun and chocolate, Selma Tunca

Ocean, sun and chocolate

Selma Tunca

Painting - 20 x 20 x 3 cm

$903

Painting, My sunshine 1, Selma Tunca

My sunshine 1

Selma Tunca

Painting - 20 x 20 x 3 cm

$903

Painting, In my dreams 3, Selma Tunca

In my dreams 3

Selma Tunca

Painting - 20 x 20 x 3 cm

$903

Painting, In my dreams 2, Selma Tunca

In my dreams 2

Selma Tunca

Painting - 20 x 20 x 3 cm

$903

Painting, Main Complice, Christian Raffin

Main Complice

Christian Raffin

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm

$429

Painting, Rose 712, Aykaz Arzumanyan

Rose 712

Aykaz Arzumanyan

Painting - 55 x 46 x 3 cm

$2,089

Painting, Rose 719, Aykaz Arzumanyan

Rose 719

Aykaz Arzumanyan

Painting - 55 x 46 x 3 cm

$2,089

Painting, Go Girl!, Yasna Godovanik

Go Girl!

Yasna Godovanik

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm

$1,412

Painting, From the Series Blue Lagoon Ocean 2482023, Nataliia Krykun

From the Series Blue Lagoon Ocean 2482023

Nataliia Krykun

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,129

Painting, The street is beautiful, Vincent Bardou

The street is beautiful

Vincent Bardou

Painting - 90 x 60 x 4 cm

$2,597

Painting, Bright magical flowers and funny birds, Lilya Volskaya

Bright magical flowers and funny birds

Lilya Volskaya

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$903 $795

Painting, Composition Mars 2024, Emily Starck

Composition Mars 2024

Emily Starck

Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.5 cm

$1,129

Painting, Turquoise blue horizon, Nataliia Krykun

Turquoise blue horizon

Nataliia Krykun

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$2,259

Painting, From the series "Infinite Flight", blue, navy, white, black large abstraction, drops, expressionism dropping (1), Nataliia Krykun

From the series "Infinite Flight", blue, navy, white, black large abstraction, drops, expressionism dropping (1)

Nataliia Krykun

Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm

$2,259

Painting, From the series Infinite Flight, Nataliia Krykun

From the series Infinite Flight

Nataliia Krykun

Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm

$2,259

Painting, Flower series 16 - spring gardens, blue violet pink exspressionism, Nataliia Krykun

Flower series 16 - spring gardens, blue violet pink exspressionism

Nataliia Krykun

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

$1,129

Painting, Flower series 11 - spring garden, blue violet pink energy expression abstraction, Nataliia Krykun

Flower series 11 - spring garden, blue violet pink energy expression abstraction

Nataliia Krykun

Painting - 50 x 39 x 2 cm

$1,129

Painting, Flower series 10 - spring garden, blue violet pink energy expression abstraction (1), Nataliia Krykun

Flower series 10 - spring garden, blue violet pink energy expression abstraction (1)

Nataliia Krykun

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

$1,129

Painting, Flower series 7 - spring garden, Nataliia Krykun

Flower series 7 - spring garden

Nataliia Krykun

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

$1,129

Painting, Blossom, Natalya Mougenot

Blossom

Natalya Mougenot

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm

$3,953

Painting, The emergence of spring, Natalya Mougenot

The emergence of spring

Natalya Mougenot

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm

$3,953

Painting, A moment of calmness, Natalya Mougenot

A moment of calmness

Natalya Mougenot

Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm

$2,823

Painting, I am your rock, Natalya Mougenot

I am your rock

Natalya Mougenot

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm

$2,823

Painting, Say Something, Mariusz Makula

Say Something

Mariusz Makula

Painting - 70.1 x 119.9 x 2 cm

$900

Painting, Caldera 3, Raymond Attanasio

Caldera 3

Raymond Attanasio

Painting - 90 x 90 x 5 cm

$2,710

Painting, A Break in Reality, Katharina Husslein

A Break in Reality

Katharina Husslein

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$2,033

Painting, Above the Sun, Katharina Husslein

Above the Sun

Katharina Husslein

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$2,033

Painting, A Burst of Gold, Katharina Husslein

A Burst of Gold

Katharina Husslein

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm

$1,807

Painting, Waiting for the order II, Serghei Ghetiu

Waiting for the order II

Serghei Ghetiu

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,694

Painting, Enjoji, Cyb

Enjoji

Cyb

Painting - 73 x 92 x 3 cm

$3,388

Painting, Enjoji, Cyb

Enjoji

Cyb

Painting - 92 x 73 x 3 cm

$3,388

Painting, Night shine, Serhii Cerniakovskyi

Night shine

Serhii Cerniakovskyi

Painting - 70 x 80 x 2 cm

$1,841

Painting, Flirt, set of 9 separate paintings, Olha Vlasova

Flirt, set of 9 separate paintings

Olha Vlasova

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm

$791

Painting, From the series "Infinite Flightt", Nataliia Krykun

From the series "Infinite Flightt"

Nataliia Krykun

Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm

$5,082

Painting, Galaxy in nude tones, Nataliia Krykun

Galaxy in nude tones

Nataliia Krykun

Painting - 120 x 150 x 2 cm

$5,082

Painting, From the series Infinite Flight blooming garden, Nataliia Krykun

From the series Infinite Flight blooming garden

Nataliia Krykun

Painting - 150 x 120 x 2 cm

$5,082

Painting, Infinite Flight blooming garden, Nataliia Krykun

Infinite Flight blooming garden

Nataliia Krykun

Painting - 95 x 85 x 2 cm

$3,388

Painting, Blue Galaxy, minimalistic dripping abstraction Pollock’s Style, Nataliia Krykun

Blue Galaxy, minimalistic dripping abstraction Pollock’s Style

Nataliia Krykun

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm

$3,388

Painting, Turquoise Galaxy blue abstraction style Pollock, Nataliia Krykun

Turquoise Galaxy blue abstraction style Pollock

Nataliia Krykun

Painting - 95 x 85 x 2 cm

$3,388

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.