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![Painting, Sans Titre, Pierre Mantra](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/997020_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 1987 - 8 fenêtres 8 windows, Kim Han Chang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/952980_1_grid.jpg)
1987 - 8 fenêtres 8 windows
Kim Han Chang
Painting - 99 x 51 cm Painting - 39 x 20.1 inch
$1,401 $701
![Painting, African Boy I, Faith Gbadero](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2158932_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Unchained soul, Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1927248_1_grid.jpg)
Unchained soul
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 121.9 x 111.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 44 x 1 inch
$2,500
![Painting, Not A Space For One, Chinedu Chidebe](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1925925_1_grid.jpg)
Not A Space For One
Chinedu Chidebe
Painting - 111.8 x 111.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 44 x 44 x 1 inch
$2,000
![Painting, Bathing at sunset, Alexander Levich](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1620522_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Les Jolis Coeurs, Christian Jodin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/967002_1_grid.jpg)
Les Jolis Coeurs
Christian Jodin
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$331 $298
![Painting, Arewà, Michael Adetula](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2098269_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, I need some love 2, Michael Adetula](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2098266_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Blue, Aurélie Trabaud](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2027910_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, I need some love, Michael Adetula](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2018664_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Prémonitions, Valérie Polizzano](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1949355_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Naufrage, Valérie Polizzano](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1949340_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Orageux, Valérie Polizzano](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1949325_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Rouge carmin et or, Christian Jodin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1674213_1_grid.jpg)
Rouge carmin et or
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$443 $222
![Painting, Mauve, violet et or Hommage à Klimt, Christian Jodin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1674138_1_grid.jpg)
Mauve, violet et or Hommage à Klimt
Christian Jodin
Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$331 $265
![Painting, Rouge et or, Christian Jodin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1674120_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Hôtel rive gauche, Christian Jodin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1671552_1_grid.jpg)
Hôtel rive gauche
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$443 $244
![Painting, Fierce Fabrication 1, Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2176068_1_grid.jpg)
Fierce Fabrication 1
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 114.3 x 113 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45 x 44.5 x 1 inch
$2,800
![Painting, Untitled, Max Rey](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2175898_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Girl with parrot, Anahit Mirijanyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2148979_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Les 2 amis, Bruno Feitussi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1558236_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le cygne d'Antalya, Bruno Feitussi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1558152_1_grid.jpg)
Le cygne d'Antalya
Bruno Feitussi
Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,570
![Painting, Le soleil dans la vallée, Danielle Le Bricquir](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/693702_1_grid.jpg)
Le soleil dans la vallée
Danielle Le Bricquir
Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,233
![Painting, Le sentier du rêve, Danielle Le Bricquir](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/24337_1_grid.jpg)
Le sentier du rêve
Danielle Le Bricquir
Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$589
![Painting, Bicolore 14 Rothko, Mr Garcia](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2159585_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Entreprise, Françoise Dugourd-Caput](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2152096_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Misteros, Stefano Mazzolini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1620654_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Mascc, Stefano Mazzolini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1620651_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Canrag, Stefano Mazzolini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1620645_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Michel Houellebecq, Jean-Michel Lourenço](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1544064_1_grid.jpg)
Michel Houellebecq
Jean-Michel Lourenço
Painting - 100 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$841
![Painting, Non titrée, Pierre Prèneron](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/741666_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Pink Dip, Katherine Russell](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/538918_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Hommage à Picasso, Victor Hasch](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2086977_1_grid.jpg)
Hommage à Picasso
Victor Hasch
Painting - 76 x 57 x 1 cm Painting - 29.9 x 22.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,130 $1,385
![Painting, Derrière sa fenêtre, AE2](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1524765_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Taylor Swift's Red Lipsticks (Les Rouges à Lèvres de Taylor Swift), Christian Jodin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/844005_1_grid.jpg)
Taylor Swift's Red Lipsticks (Les Rouges à Lèvres de Taylor Swift)
Christian Jodin
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$269 $242
![Painting, Dancers in the Wood, Joanna Glazer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1444311_1_grid.jpg)
Dancers in the Wood
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$549 $303
![Painting, Parisian Gallery Opening - Amazed, Christian Jodin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1054989_1_grid.jpg)
Parisian Gallery Opening - Amazed
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$443 $244
![Painting, Taylor Swift's Red Lipsticks (Les Rouges à Lèvres de Taylor Swift), Christian Jodin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/759339_1_grid.jpg)
Taylor Swift's Red Lipsticks (Les Rouges à Lèvres de Taylor Swift)
Christian Jodin
Painting - 65 x 54 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.4 inch
$331 $298
![Painting, Jardin Valsansibio ( Série reflets), Ellen Geerts](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/682743_1_grid.jpg)
Jardin Valsansibio ( Série reflets)
Ellen Geerts
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$785
![Painting, Vénus sort ce soir, Christophe Vilar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2014953_1_grid.jpg)
Vénus sort ce soir
Christophe Vilar
Painting - 90 x 117 x 5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 46.1 x 2 inch
$6,727 $6,054
![Painting, Rêve sur toile, Christophe Vilar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2013759_1_grid.jpg)
Rêve sur toile
Christophe Vilar
Painting - 117 x 90 x 5 cm Painting - 46.1 x 35.4 x 2 inch
$6,727 $6,054
![Painting, Procession laïque, Christophe Vilar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2013639_1_grid.jpg)
Procession laïque
Christophe Vilar
Painting - 90 x 117 x 5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 46.1 x 2 inch
$6,727 $6,054
![Painting, Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs, Kate Seaborne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1944813_1_grid.jpg)
Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs
Kate Seaborne
Painting - 95 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 37.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,579
![Painting, View from Taylor Swift's Private Plane, Christian Jodin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1680912_1_grid.jpg)
View from Taylor Swift's Private Plane
Christian Jodin
Painting - 46 x 38 x 1 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.4 inch
$280 $252
![Painting, Taylor Swift's Lipsticks (Les Rouges à Lèvres de Taylor Swift), Christian Jodin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1677489_1_grid.jpg)
Taylor Swift's Lipsticks (Les Rouges à Lèvres de Taylor Swift)
Christian Jodin
Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$219 $197
![Painting, Taylor Swift's Red Lipsticks (Les Rouges à Lèvres de Taylor Swift), Christian Jodin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1676259_1_grid.jpg)
Taylor Swift's Red Lipsticks (Les Rouges à Lèvres de Taylor Swift)
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$168 $151
![Painting, Rouge bordeaux et or, Christian Jodin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1675176_1_grid.jpg)
Rouge bordeaux et or
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$168 $151
![Painting, Angels of the night, Maria Esmar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1514190_1_grid.jpg)
Angels of the night
Maria Esmar
Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$3,027
![Painting, A world of our own, Maria Esmar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1161780_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 1970 Abstraction MOON SHIN MMCA Museum Modern Contemporary Art Seoul, Moon Shin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1010649_1_grid.jpg)
1970 Abstraction MOON SHIN MMCA Museum Modern Contemporary Art Seoul
Moon Shin
Painting - 29.5 x 23 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.6 x 9.1 x 0.2 inch
$5,045
![Painting, Vitalité florale, Catherine Clare](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2142666_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, EMBRYC, Stefano Mazzolini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1952202_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Matyc, Stefano Mazzolini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1867338_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, TTSCM, Stefano Mazzolini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1681275_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Quary, Stefano Mazzolini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1591398_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dofy, Stefano Mazzolini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1588797_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Grilsuba, Stefano Mazzolini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1588680_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lumarana, Stefano Mazzolini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1538274_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Pfot, Stefano Mazzolini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1522668_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, O3M, Stefano Mazzolini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1520295_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Gavo, Stefano Mazzolini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1520277_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, L'inconditionnel, Diana Malivani](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1318812_1_grid.jpg)
L'inconditionnel
Diana Malivani
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$15,135 $11,351
![Painting, The Voices, Diana Malivani](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1098954_1_grid.jpg)
The Voices
Diana Malivani
Painting - 120 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$15,135 $11,351
![Painting, When the sea merges with the sky., Vik Schroeder](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154397_1_grid.jpg)
When the sea merges with the sky.
Vik Schroeder
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$561
![Painting, J'irai dormir à Hollywood, Virginie Seigneul](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2149275_1_grid.jpg)
J'irai dormir à Hollywood
Virginie Seigneul
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,794
![Painting, Transparent, Lazarus Massavo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2125656_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, L’automne, Raymond Berthelot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2046540_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Summer Butterflies, Christian Jodin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/769272_1_grid.jpg)
Summer Butterflies
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$549 $303
![Painting, Géographie improbable (jaune), Chesca](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/728904_1_grid.jpg)
Géographie improbable (jaune)
Chesca
Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,031
![Painting, Géographie improbable 3, Chesca](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/728901_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Géographie improbable B, Chesca](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/728898_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Surviving Elsewhere, Katherine Russell](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/538834_1_grid.jpg)
Surviving Elsewhere
Katherine Russell
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$1,345
![Painting, Champs joyeux 10, Patrick Briere](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2149586_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Moulin rouge, un soir d'été, Paris, Christian Jodin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/970698_1_grid.jpg)
Moulin rouge, un soir d'été, Paris
Christian Jodin
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$549 $303
![Painting, April Fish - Smilling, Christian Jodin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1044753_1_grid.jpg)
April Fish - Smilling
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$443 $244
![Painting, Les poissons, Alain Beraud](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2171097_1_grid.jpg)
Les poissons
Alain Beraud
Painting - 153 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 60.2 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$21,301 $19,171
![Painting, Storm Within (Emotional Tapestry Series), Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2131552_1_grid.jpg)
Storm Within (Emotional Tapestry Series)
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 114.3 x 104.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45 x 41 x 1 inch
$2,800
![Painting, Threads of resilience, Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2131525_1_grid.jpg)
Threads of resilience
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 152.4 x 127 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 50 x 1 inch
$3,800
![Painting, Ray of Hope, Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2118342_1_grid.jpg)
Ray of Hope
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 116.8 x 111.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 46 x 44 x 1 inch
$2,800
![Painting, Purity, Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2064732_1_grid.jpg)
Purity
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 116.8 x 111.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 46 x 44 x 1 inch
$2,800
![Painting, Eternity's Embrace, Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2064720_1_grid.jpg)
Eternity's Embrace
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 139.7 x 124.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 55 x 49 x 1 inch
$3,400
![Painting, Contemplative Moment, Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2006220_1_grid.jpg)
Contemplative Moment
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 114.3 x 111.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45 x 44 x 1 inch
$2,800
![Painting, Tribal Identity, Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1988499_1_grid.jpg)
Tribal Identity
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,400
![Painting, Resilient Beauty, Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1988472_1_grid.jpg)
Resilient Beauty
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 116.8 x 111.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 46 x 44 x 1 inch
$2,800
![Painting, African radiant: Celebration of beauty and joy, Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1961958_1_grid.jpg)
African radiant: Celebration of beauty and joy
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 114.3 x 109.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45 x 43 x 1 inch
$2,800
![Painting, Goal getter, Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1961949_1_grid.jpg)
Goal getter
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 114.3 x 111.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45 x 44 x 1 inch
$2,800
![Painting, Onigele Yii, Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1961907_1_grid.jpg)
Onigele Yii
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 152.4 x 149.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 59 x 1 inch
$5,000
![Painting, Regal beauty 1, Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1961859_1_grid.jpg)
Regal beauty 1
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 106.7 x 106.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 42 x 42 x 1 inch
$2,500
![Painting, Crown of glory 2, Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1961847_1_grid.jpg)
Crown of glory 2
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 116.8 x 111.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 46 x 44 x 1 inch
$2,800
![Painting, Exhilaration, Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1961835_1_grid.jpg)
Exhilaration
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 116.8 x 111.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 46 x 44 x 1 inch
$2,800
![Painting, Poised, Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1961832_1_grid.jpg)
Poised
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 109.2 x 109.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 43 x 43 x 1 inch
$2,500
![Painting, Young, gifted and black, Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1961814_1_grid.jpg)
Young, gifted and black
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 111.8 x 94 x 2.5 cm Painting - 44 x 37 x 1 inch
$2,500
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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.