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![Painting, Blue night bar, Susana Mata](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197969_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Porthole Series #26, Gabrielle Strong](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2196333_1_grid.jpg)
Porthole Series #26
Gabrielle Strong
Painting - 92 x 92 x 4 cm Painting - 36.2 x 36.2 x 1.6 inch
$1,678
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![Painting, The Edge of Silence, Gabrielle Strong](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2196331_1_grid.jpg)
The Edge of Silence
Gabrielle Strong
Painting - 76 x 76 x 4 cm Painting - 29.9 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch
$1,258
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Emotional Eruption
Seyran Gasparyan
Painting - 45 x 35 x 0.2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
$360
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Booknote 9. From The Beaches series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 24 x 88.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 9.45 x 35 x 1 inch
$2,300
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Passerelle métallique
Armand Marie Guérin
Painting - 53.5 x 72.6 x 0.5 cm Painting - 21.1 x 28.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,583
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Eclipse (1) (after pina bausch) forbidden collage (13)
Julien Delagrange
Painting - 80 x 60 x 0.1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$3,758
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Metaphysical weight (3) (After pina bausch) Forbidden collage (14)
Julien Delagrange
Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$3,221
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Sentados en las Ramblas
Jordi Turbau
Painting - 80.5 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.7 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,572
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Artist Brushes. still life
Schagen Vita
Painting - 25 x 25 x 0.3 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
$224
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Public library interior
Schagen Vita
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,796
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Room with a chair and artwork
Schagen Vita
Painting - 25 x 25 x 1 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch
$224
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Lavender field in PIsa countryside panoramic version - Tuscany painting
Biagio Chiesi
Painting - 40 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$576
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![Painting, Evening of New York, Serhii Cherniakovskyi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197271_1_grid.jpg)
Evening of New York
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 85 x 94 x 2.5 cm Painting - 33.5 x 37 x 1 inch
$2,500
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![Painting, River in the canyon, Serhii Cherniakovskyi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195867_1_grid.jpg)
River in the canyon
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 90 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 1 inch
$2,400
![Painting, Deep blue water - 3d plaster minimalism impressionist seascape navy black, Nataliia Krykun](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195270_1_grid.jpg)
Deep blue water - 3d plaster minimalism impressionist seascape navy black
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 60 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$2,796
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Evening lights of new york
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 60 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,300
![Painting, Autumn forest, Serhii Cherniakovskyi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195047_1_grid.jpg)
Autumn forest
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 55 x 110 x 2.5 cm Painting - 21.7 x 43.3 x 1 inch
$2,300
![Painting, Last days of autumn, Serhii Cherniakovskyi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194855_1_grid.jpg)
Last days of autumn
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 80 x 95 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 37.4 x 1 inch
$2,300
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![Painting, Breath of Nature, Serhii Cherniakovskyi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2193843_1_grid.jpg)
Breath of Nature
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 80 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 51.2 x 1 inch
$2,500
![Painting, La Chiesa D'ell ara, Roma, Luigi Surdi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2193642_1_grid.jpg)
La Chiesa D'ell ara, Roma
Luigi Surdi
Painting - 49 x 58.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.3 x 23 x 0.2 inch
$1,524
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![Painting, Floral Outburst, Natalya Mougenot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192542_1_grid.jpg)
Floral Outburst
Natalya Mougenot
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
$2,572
![Painting, Burst of spring nature, Natalya Mougenot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192541_1_grid.jpg)
Burst of spring nature
Natalya Mougenot
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$3,915
![Painting, Cherry blossom / Sakura Spring, Nataliia Krykun](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192365_1_grid.jpg)
Cherry blossom / Sakura Spring
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$3,355
![Painting, Spring colors landscape n°2 - Tuscany painting & frame, Biagio Chiesi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191718_1_grid.jpg)
Spring colors landscape n°2 - Tuscany painting & frame
Biagio Chiesi
Painting - 50 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$688
![Painting, Blossom, Natalya Mougenot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189770_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The emergence of spring, Natalya Mougenot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189769_1_grid.jpg)
The emergence of spring
Natalya Mougenot
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$3,132
![Painting, A moment of calmness, Natalya Mougenot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189755_1_grid.jpg)
A moment of calmness
Natalya Mougenot
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
$2,796
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I am your rock
Natalya Mougenot
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
$2,796
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Emotional Connection
Natalya Mougenot
Painting - 100.1 x 100.1 x 4.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$3,579
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Serenity in Chaos
Natalya Mougenot
Painting - 100.1 x 100.1 x 4.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$3,355
![Painting, Countryside with vineyard - Tuscany painting landscape, Biagio Chiesi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187218_1_grid.jpg)
Countryside with vineyard - Tuscany painting landscape
Biagio Chiesi
Painting - 40 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$576
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The beauty of dance XII
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 80 x 49 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 19.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,901
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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.