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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Olga Volna
Jason Lincoln Jeffers
Essen 19., Mixed Media on Canvas
Jason Lincoln Jeffers
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 1.5 inch
$1,350
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Le café renversé
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 60 x 73 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 1.6 inch
$1,051
Protect me ! / 2
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 63 x 75 x 4 cm Painting - 24.8 x 29.5 x 1.6 inch
$885
Protect me ! / 5
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 75 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$1,770
Protect me ! / 3
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 89 x 116 x 3 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,770
Les enfants de la guerre...
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 100 x 81 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.6 inch
$1,106
Elle aime la couleur rouge.
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 61 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$885
Femme en bleu à la terrasse d'un café.
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 81 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,106
Sous le soleil exactement/15
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 50 x 61 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 1.2 inch
$885
Ghislaine Ferreira
Chaperon rouge illustration 4
Ghislaine Ferreira
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$553
Les bleus à l'âme 3
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,051
Blonde Brune Rousse
Ghislaine Ferreira
Painting - 115 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.3 x 35 x 0.8 inch
$1,361
Louis Marius Ferreira
Vivre en paix
Louis Marius Ferreira
Painting - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,766 $2,185
Le chemin de l'eau
Louis Marius Ferreira
Painting - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
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La Pointe
H-Nguyen
Petya Deneva
Leaving with the moon
Petya Deneva
Painting - 40 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,295
The light of the green world
Petya Deneva
Painting - 40 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,295
The tree of knowledge
Petya Deneva
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$2,047
Tomasz Mistak
Corten Steel Plate 08
Tomasz Mistak
Painting - 90 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$1,881
Quantum Entanglment II
Tomasz Mistak
Painting - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$1,881
Levitation (crossed)
Tomasz Mistak
Painting - 90 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
$1,881
Quantum entanglement
Tomasz Mistak
Painting - 90 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
$1,328
Bertrand Dorny
Suite des architectures non répertoriées
Bertrand Dorny
Print - 50 x 65 cm Print - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
$719
Bridg'
Freda People Art
Abstract Guernica Collection - Tribute to Picasso
Freda People Art
Painting - 105 x 105 x 0.3 cm Painting - 41.3 x 41.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,660
Working on Pop Art (Warning Sign)
Freda People Art
Sculpture - 82.6 x 73 x 7.6 cm Sculpture - 32.5 x 28.75 x 3 inch
$1,600
Rare Lichtenstein Street Art Girl
Freda People Art
Painting - 105 x 105 x 0.3 cm Painting - 41.3 x 41.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,328
Rare Lichtenstein Street Art Girl 2
Freda People Art
Painting - 105 x 105 x 0.3 cm Painting - 41.3 x 41.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,328
Rare Bored Ape Bowie
Freda People Art
Painting - 105 x 105 x 0.3 cm Painting - 41.3 x 41.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,095
Banksy and Haring
Freda People Art
Painting - 105 x 105 x 0.3 cm Painting - 41.3 x 41.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,095
Pink Panther
Freda People Art
Painting - 105 x 105 x 0.3 cm Painting - 41.3 x 41.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,095
Rare Bored Ape Street Art 2
Freda People Art
Painting - 105 x 105 x 0.3 cm Painting - 41.3 x 41.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,095