Painters
A painter is an artist who uses paint to create their artworks. A painter can be a professional or an amateur. The term painter can also be used to describe someone whose occupation involves painting surfaces, such as walls and doors.
Painters can use a variety different techniques and types of paints to create their artworks. The most frequently used techniques include oil paint, acrylic paint, gouache and watercolor. Watercolor is widely considered the oldest technique and it continues to be used today although oil painting has, over the centuries, become the preferred technique for many artists.
A painter can choose to work on various supports. The most common support is a canvas stretched over a frame but other popular supports include wood, paper, metal and even the human body.
For the last centuries, painting has been the dominant artistic expression and the most prevalent in the history of art. The history of painting begins in prehistoric times with the first cave paintings. Over the centuries, styles have evolved, first aiming to becoming more naturalistic and then breaking away from figurativism to move towards abstract art. Some of the key artistic movements in painting include: Gothic, Renaissance, Mannerism, Caravaggism, Baroque, classicism, Rococo, Neoclassical, romantic, Orientalist, Pre-Raphaelites, Barbizon School, Realism, Impressionism, Cubism, Fauvism, Futurism, Expressionism, Surrealism, Suprematism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art and Minimalism.
The twentieth century saw the birth of abstract painting. With this revolution in painting, the painter no longer tried to represent the world in a recognizable way but instead focussed on the formal elements of the painting such as shape, line and color. Abstract painting and figurative painting co-existed throughout modern art and continue to do so in contemporary art. Generally, these two categories of modern and contemporary are distinguished by the date of creation of the artworks . Modern art is generally seen as encompassing late 19th century works up to the mid-twentieth century, although the end date may vary between 1945 and 1960 depending on the interpretation. Contemporary art is ranges from the end of modern art up to today.
History of art is closely linked to the history of humanity. In fact, painters are often considered important witnesses of their time. The artists who have left their mark on the history of art are very often those who succeeded in innovating and going against the artistic codes of their time.
Some of the most groundbreaking and memorable artists include: Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli, Rembrandt, El Greco, Diego Velázquez, Rubens, Johannes Vermeer, Francisco de Goya, Eugène Delacroix, William Turner, Edouard Manet, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, Victor Vasarely, Claude Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, Robert Combas, Victor Vasarely, Salvador Dali, Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol, Sonia Delaunay, Niki de Saint Phalle, Keith Haring, Herve di Rosa, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and JonOne.
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Lantomo
Marino Marini
Opera Grafica, 1959-1971
Marino Marini
Print - 74 x 54 x 2 cm Print - 29.1 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$26,791
Janusz Orzechowski
Eight years later
Janusz Orzechowski
Painting - 90 x 160 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 63 x 0.8 inch
$2,009
Skyline 2219
Janusz Orzechowski
Painting - 100 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1 inch
$2,791
Back to the Future IV
Janusz Orzechowski
Painting - 80 x 110 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 43.3 x 1 inch
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Batman and the Nymphs
Janusz Orzechowski
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
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Eric Moore
Quinacridone Red Gold
Eric Moore
Painting - 61 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 48 x 1 inch
Price upon request
Pyrrole Rubine Red
Eric Moore
Painting - 88.9 x 88.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35 x 35 x 1 inch
Price upon request
ReEmergence
Eric Moore
Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 inch
Price upon request
Katherine Filice
Let's Go The Long Way Around No. 2
Katherine Filice
Painting - 61 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 30 x 1.5 inch
$2,233
Lost In The Night Sky
Katherine Filice
Fine Art Drawings - 51.4 x 41.9 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.25 x 16.5 x 1 inch
$1,563
With Only The Moonlight To Guide Me No. 3
Katherine Filice
Fine Art Drawings - 45.7 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 22 x 1 inch
$2,009
Winter No. 4
Katherine Filice
Fine Art Drawings - 47 x 40.1 x 2.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 15.8 x 1 inch
$1,228
Time Traveling No. 5
Katherine Filice
Fine Art Drawings - 41.9 x 29.2 x 1.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.5 x 0.5 inch
$1,116
Time Traveling No. 4
Katherine Filice
Fine Art Drawings - 41.9 x 29.2 x 1.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.5 x 0.5 inch
$1,116
The Time Before Time
Katherine Filice
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 1 inch
$1,340
Spirit Guide
Katherine Filice
Fine Art Drawings - 57.2 x 35.1 x 0.6 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.5 x 13.8 x 0.25 inch
$1,228
Marielle Simzer
Gutxi Skye Dreams
Marielle Simzer
Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 4 cm Painting - 12 x 12 x 1.6 inch
$1,116
Strenght of Ekilorea
Marielle Simzer
Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 4 cm Painting - 12 x 12 x 1.6 inch
$1,116
Ekene Stanley Emecheta
Signs I
Ekene Stanley Emecheta
Painting - 75 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 29.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
Price upon request
City Girl
Ekene Stanley Emecheta
Painting - 152 x 121 x 3 cm Painting - 59.8 x 47.6 x 1.2 inch
Price upon request
Lady Agnes
Ekene Stanley Emecheta
Painting - 150 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
Price upon request
Signs II
Ekene Stanley Emecheta
Painting - 75 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 29.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
Price upon request
Behind curtains
Ekene Stanley Emecheta
Painting - 121 x 121 x 3 cm Painting - 47.6 x 47.6 x 1.2 inch
Price upon request
Anne
Ekene Stanley Emecheta
Painting - 207 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 81.5 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
Price upon request
Poppie
Ekene Stanley Emecheta
Painting - 140 x 95 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch
Price upon request
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Portrait #2. From the Portraits series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch
$1,200
Portrait #1. From the Portraits series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch
$1,200
Booknote 8. From The Beaches series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 24 x 59.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 9.45 x 23.6 x 1 inch
$1,900
Portrait #13. From the Portraits series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch
$1,200
Portrait #3. From the Portraits series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch
$1,200
Senza titolo. From the Portraits series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 48 x 33 x 0.3 cm Painting - 18.9 x 13 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Muse. From the Portraits series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 140 x 140 x 0.3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 55.1 x 0.1 inch
$12,000
Al mare. From the Beaches series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 33 x 48 x 2.5 cm Painting - 13 x 18.9 x 1 inch
$2,500
Seb Paul Michel
Vive les cooleurs (2)
Seb Paul Michel
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,228
Vive les customisations II
Seb Paul Michel
Sculpture - 20 x 10 x 11 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 3.9 x 4.3 inch
$201
Vive les cooleurs (1)
Seb Paul Michel
Painting - 81 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,228
Vive les bears customisés
Seb Paul Michel
Sculpture - 50 x 26 x 21 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 10.2 x 8.3 inch
$447
Vive les fleurs et le pop art
Seb Paul Michel
Sculpture - 23 x 13 x 13 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 5.1 x 5.1 inch
$257
Vive les fleurs customisées
Seb Paul Michel
Sculpture - 62 x 30 x 26 cm Sculpture - 24.4 x 11.8 x 10.2 inch
$447
Vive les customisations
Seb Paul Michel
Sculpture - 21 x 12 x 11 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 4.7 x 4.3 inch
$201
Zakhar Shevchuk
Embrace
Zakhar Shevchuk
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$335
The Dawn of Perception
Zakhar Shevchuk
Painting - 80 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,791
Riders in the Night
Zakhar Shevchuk
Painting - 60 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,233
Richard Texier
Angel Bear - 24K Gold Plated
Richard Texier
Sculpture - 22 x 18 x 16.5 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 7.1 x 6.5 inch
$1,005
Stanislav Lazarov
Invisible sea
Stanislav Lazarov
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,400
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
A bold expectation
Stanislav Lazarov
Painting - 60 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$1,563
Vertical reasoning
Stanislav Lazarov
Painting - 100 x 76 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 29.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,842
Urban composition
Stanislav Lazarov
Painting - 120 x 85 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 33.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,902