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![Painting, Equation, Muriel Charbonnier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2211093_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Marseille, Karine Bartoli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2183338_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Interpretation II, Elise Oudin Gilles](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2217268_1_grid.jpg)
Interpretation II
Elise Oudin Gilles
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,472
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![Painting, Composition interieure, Sophie Dumont](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2216097_1_grid.jpg)
Composition interieure
Sophie Dumont
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,683
![Painting, La splendeur de la lune, Lucia Buccini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215767_1_grid.jpg)
La splendeur de la lune
Lucia Buccini
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,342
![Painting, Sisters, Rusudan Zviadadze](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215502_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Urban Explosion, Marieta Martirosyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214996_1_grid.jpg)
Urban Explosion
Marieta Martirosyan
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$999
![Painting, I choose peace 02, Poonam Choudhary](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2208887_1_grid.jpg)
I choose peace 02
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.5 inch
$1,500
![Painting, Flourishing Dreams, Anna Ceppi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215885_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Froid soleil, Charlotte Abecassis](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213293_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Shining water- Sunset Over Mountain River Captivating Oil Painting with Warm Evening Hues, Serhii Cherniakovskyi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2212767_1_grid.jpg)
Shining water- Sunset Over Mountain River Captivating Oil Painting with Warm Evening Hues
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 35 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
$900
![Painting, Evening glow, Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2208436_1_grid.jpg)
Evening glow
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 45 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,200
![Painting, Woman in a city., Schagen Vita](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2217256_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Kaba, Jan Standaert](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215605_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Romantic woman. Portrait of the female artist, Schagen Vita](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215474_1_grid.jpg)
Romantic woman. Portrait of the female artist
Schagen Vita
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$894
![Painting, Pin et cyprès, Pierrick Tual](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191660_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Nothing is perfect, Poonam Choudhary](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2216299_1_grid.jpg)
Nothing is perfect
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 71.1 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28 x 22 x 1 inch
$300
![Painting, We become who we are, Maria Esmar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215899_1_grid.jpg)
We become who we are
Maria Esmar
Painting - 120 x 190 x 0.2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 74.8 x 0.1 inch
$7,043
![Painting, Hope For Tomorrow, Poonam Choudhary](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215631_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Fournaise, Françoise Dugourd-Caput](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2212131_1_grid.jpg)
Fournaise
Françoise Dugourd-Caput
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,878
![Painting, Le poète au keffieh, Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2207485_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Silver n°3, Tanc](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215921_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Peinture 12-2023-73, Alain Bécanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2183235_1_grid.jpg)
Peinture 12-2023-73
Alain Bécanne
Painting - 89 x 146 x 4.5 cm Painting - 35 x 57.5 x 1.8 inch
$1,677
![Painting, Peinture 11-2023-65, Alain Bécanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2183232_1_grid.jpg)
Peinture 11-2023-65
Alain Bécanne
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.8 inch
$783
![Painting, Peinture 11-2023-70, Alain Bécanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2183228_1_grid.jpg)
Peinture 11-2023-70
Alain Bécanne
Painting - 100 x 150 x 4.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.8 inch
$1,677
![Painting, Barcas y flores rojas, Josep Teixido](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2216256_1_grid.jpg)
Barcas y flores rojas
Josep Teixido
Painting - 65 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$3,075
![Painting, Study for Regents Park, David Hinchliffe](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2212621_1_grid.jpg)
Study for Regents Park
David Hinchliffe
Painting - 40 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$1,255
![Painting, Walking Down the Strand, David Hinchliffe](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2212572_1_grid.jpg)
Walking Down the Strand
David Hinchliffe
Painting - 50 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch
$1,255
![Painting, Study for Green Park, David Hinchliffe](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2212569_1_grid.jpg)
Study for Green Park
David Hinchliffe
Painting - 50 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch
$1,255
![Painting, On the Trail in Hampstead Heath, David Hinchliffe](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2212563_1_grid.jpg)
On the Trail in Hampstead Heath
David Hinchliffe
Painting - 40 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$1,255
![Painting, Traffic at Whitehall, David Hinchliffe](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2212562_1_grid.jpg)
Traffic at Whitehall
David Hinchliffe
Painting - 40 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$1,255
![Painting, Paysage au chaudron, Françoise Danel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2206570_1_grid.jpg)
Paysage au chaudron
Françoise Danel
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$3,913
![Painting, L'univers de l'artiste, Sophie Dumont](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190809_1_grid.jpg)
L'univers de l'artiste
Sophie Dumont
Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$3,242
![Painting, Butterfly Melody, Armen Vahramyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2217081_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, At The Forest, Tsisia Kiladze](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2216257_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le dernier hameau - Paysage fragmenté et couleurs, Didier Caudron](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215309_1_grid.jpg)
Le dernier hameau - Paysage fragmenté et couleurs
Didier Caudron
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$878
![Painting, Flamingo’s Happy Day, Yasna Godovanik](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209839_1_grid.jpg)
Flamingo’s Happy Day
Yasna Godovanik
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,230
![Painting, The Magic Of Love, Yasna Godovanik](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209217_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Terrasse au sud, Pierrick Tual](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191653_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Evening inspiration, Serhii Cherniakovskyi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2216187_1_grid.jpg)
Evening inspiration
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,200
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![Painting, Chrysanthemum Cascade, Kamo Atoyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191073_1_grid.jpg)
Chrysanthemum Cascade
Kamo Atoyan
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,000
![Painting, Peinture 12-2023-74, Alain Bécanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2183236_1_grid.jpg)
Peinture 12-2023-74
Alain Bécanne
Painting - 180 x 59.9 x 3 cm Painting - 70.9 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,677
![Painting, H21, Anne-Marie Mary](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213038_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, H22, Anne-Marie Mary](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213036_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Whispers of the Forest, Katharina Husslein](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198738_1_grid.jpg)
Whispers of the Forest
Katharina Husslein
Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$3,242
![Painting, Mirrored Dreams, Katharina Husslein](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198736_1_grid.jpg)
Mirrored Dreams
Katharina Husslein
Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$3,242
![Painting, Harmony to the Horizon, Katharina Husslein](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198726_1_grid.jpg)
Harmony to the Horizon
Katharina Husslein
Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$3,242
![Painting, Free Spirit, Katharina Husslein](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198723_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, God gave me You, Katharina Husslein](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198718_1_grid.jpg)
God gave me You
Katharina Husslein
Painting - 90 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,683
![Painting, Love without End, Katharina Husslein](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198716_1_grid.jpg)
Love without End
Katharina Husslein
Painting - 90 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,683
![Painting, Sunset in Venice, Serghei Ghetiu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213966_1_grid.jpg)
Sunset in Venice
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$805 $724
![Painting, I choose peace 03, Poonam Choudhary](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2211871_1_grid.jpg)
I choose peace 03
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 121.9 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 30 x 1.5 inch
$800
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![Painting, Colorful Reflections, Seyran Gasparyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210203_1_grid.jpg)
Colorful Reflections
Seyran Gasparyan
Painting - 75 x 55 x 1 cm Painting - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch
$750
![Painting, Enchanted Woodland, Sergey Miqayelyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2217000_1_grid.jpg)
Enchanted Woodland
Sergey Miqayelyan
Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$700
![Painting, A portrait with a glass of wine II, Serghei Ghetiu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210998_1_grid.jpg)
A portrait with a glass of wine II
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$839
![Painting, Sunshine coast, Serhii Cherniakovskyi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209977_1_grid.jpg)
Sunshine coast
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 75 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,900
![Painting, Bouquet Fleurs rondes, Nadine de Lespinats](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215851_1_grid.jpg)
Bouquet Fleurs rondes
Nadine de Lespinats
Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,207
![Painting, Rivière au village, Pierrick Tual](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2208520_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Whimsical Wilderness, Lilly Muth](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198854_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, La pêche, Julien Cuny](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198635_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Peinture 12-2023-71, Alain Bécanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2183234_1_grid.jpg)
Peinture 12-2023-71
Alain Bécanne
Painting - 120 x 120 x 4.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.8 inch
$1,342
![Painting, Peinture 11-2023-66, Alain Bécanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2183233_1_grid.jpg)
Peinture 11-2023-66
Alain Bécanne
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.8 inch
$783
![Painting, Peinture 11-2023-67, Alain Bécanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2183231_1_grid.jpg)
Peinture 11-2023-67
Alain Bécanne
Painting - 120 x 120 x 4.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.8 inch
$1,342
![Painting, Peinture 11-2023-69, Alain Bécanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2183230_1_grid.jpg)
Peinture 11-2023-69
Alain Bécanne
Painting - 120 x 120 x 4.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.8 inch
$1,342
![Painting, Peinture 11-2023-63, Alain Bécanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2183229_1_grid.jpg)
Peinture 11-2023-63
Alain Bécanne
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.8 inch
$783
![Painting, Armenian Rural Tradition, Hayk Miqayelyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2216390_1_grid.jpg)
Armenian Rural Tradition
Hayk Miqayelyan
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$750
![Painting, River light - Golden River at Sunset Textured Oil Painting Warm Oranges and Reflective Waters, Serhii Cherniakovskyi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214626_1_grid.jpg)
River light - Golden River at Sunset Textured Oil Painting Warm Oranges and Reflective Waters
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 45 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,300
![Painting, "Evening" oil painting - Sunset Over the River Captivating Oil Painting Warm Hues and Tranquil Waters, Serhii Cherniakovskyi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214624_1_grid.jpg)
"Evening" oil painting - Sunset Over the River Captivating Oil Painting Warm Hues and Tranquil Waters
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 50 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,620
![Painting, "Evening moment" - Misty Evening Mountain Stream riginal Oil Painting with Soft Twilight Hues and Gentle Flowing Water, Serhii Cherniakovskyi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214622_1_grid.jpg)
"Evening moment" - Misty Evening Mountain Stream riginal Oil Painting with Soft Twilight Hues and Gentle Flowing Water
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,700
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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.