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Sheep With a Wreath
Menashe Kadishman
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1 inch
$1,400
Abstract 2421
Alex Senchenko
Painting - 100 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$2,445 $1,711
Cratères sur Ondulations
Rita Di Benedetto
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,332
Retrato Fondo Azul
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$951
Monochrome Tiger Pattern
Irena Tone
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.4 inch
$322 $290
You are the Sunshine of my Life
Katharina Hormel
Painting - 100 x 160 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 63 x 0.4 inch
$2,442
Composition No. 453
Sumit Mehndiratta
Painting - 97 x 135 x 3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 53.1 x 1.2 inch
$1,443
Bloom into infinite joy 01
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 106.7 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 42 x 36 x 1 inch
$350 $315
Impossible architectures IV
Orlando Alandia
Painting - 80 x 80 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 inch
$1,443
Impossible architectures III
Orlando Alandia
Painting - 80 x 80 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 inch
$1,443
Impossible architectures II
Orlando Alandia
Painting - 80 x 80 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 inch
$1,443
The daemon of the valley does not die
Peggy Bell
Painting - 76 x 76 x 4 cm Painting - 29.9 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch
$1,304
Dim as dusk and sunshine bright
Peggy Bell
Painting - 91 x 91 x 4 cm Painting - 35.8 x 35.8 x 1.6 inch
$1,737
Personaje en azul
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 150 x 160 x 1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 63 x 0.4 inch
$4,780
La délicatesse du printemps
Jeong Min Lee
Painting - 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,221
Les Collines Perdues
Alex Claude
Painting - 60 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
$1,276
Let us hold each other
Barbara Piller
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,110
Embracing Imperfections
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 121.9 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 30 x 1.5 inch
$800
Lab #2 Painting. From the Lab series
Alec Franco
Painting - 49.8 x 34.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.6 x 13.7 x 0.1 inch
$750
Sleeping, Sweet Home series
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$666
Retrato en black
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 75 x 75 x 1 cm Painting - 29.5 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,102
Serie Terra Retrato en fondo oro
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 120 x 90 x 1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,114
Retrato en naranja
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 75 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,091
Retrato en Fondo Negro
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$950
Tant qu'il aura des fleurs
David Jamin
Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
$943
FRESQUE
Emmanuelle Vroelant
Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,664 $2,398
Happy morning time (stretched)
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 90 x 120 x 0.1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0 inch
$1,720
For Ever, Together (Triptych)
Nikolaos Schizas
Painting - 80 x 240 x 0.1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 94.5 x 0 inch
$5,468
Composition No. 454
Sumit Mehndiratta
Painting - 91 x 135 x 3 cm Painting - 35.8 x 53.1 x 1.2 inch
$1,554
Composition No. 459
Sumit Mehndiratta
Painting - 74 x 152 x 3 cm Painting - 29.1 x 59.8 x 1.2 inch
$1,998
Composition No. 458
Sumit Mehndiratta
Painting - 106 x 137 x 3 cm Painting - 41.7 x 53.9 x 1.2 inch
$1,998
Composition No. 457
Sumit Mehndiratta
Painting - 86 x 137 x 3 cm Painting - 33.9 x 53.9 x 1.2 inch
$1,665
Contemporary portrait "Cat Country"
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 90 x 55 x 1.8 cm Painting - 35.4 x 21.7 x 0.7 inch
$2,209
Abstract 2420
Alex Senchenko
Painting - 150 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$2,445 $1,711
Les demoiselles
Virginia Benedicto
Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,332
Pink wind - blossoms, spring in France, flowers garden
Ulyana Korol
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,110
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Maison avec une grande histoire, Rome II
Alexei Lantsev
Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,997
Drawing No. 453
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,332
Serie Terra Retrato en fondo beige
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 70 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$959
An Angel Passes By
Thierry Corpet
Painting - 70 x 70 x 3.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.4 inch
$1,665
Acrylic Painting for Sale
Acrylic painting is a pictorial technique which is widely popular in today's art world. It uses a synthetic paint and its paste is made of pigments which are similar to those found in oil painting. It is emulsified with water and mixed with resin which binds them together.
Although the current success of acrylic paint is undeniable, its invention is nonetheless relatively recent in the history of painting. It was first developed in the 1930s in the United States. The advantages of this new technique (durability, solidity, quick to dry) were initially put to use in the industrial, construction and automobile sectors. In 1949, the printers Leonor Colour and Sam Golden decided to commercialise the invention and target artists thanks to the paint brand Magma.
At the same time, chemists at the National Polytechnic Institute in Mexico were also developing its texture, working alongside expert muralists who used it to create the mural and fresco paintings on the Mexico University's façade.
The material was embraced by the art world with important representatives of abstract expressionism, including Kooning, Rothko and Morris Louis using it in their work. But it was in 1963 that acrylic paint truly conquered the art world under the commercial brand name Liquitex, thanks to the innovations of Henry Levinson who made the paint dilutable with water and not just turpentine spirit.
Thanks to this, the paint became easier to work with, and more importantly, more accessible. It quickly became the favourite medium of Pop Art legends such as the painters Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. Previously ignored in favor of oil painting which continued to be a symbol of the fine arts par excellence, acrylic painting benefited from the influence of these big names. Mindsets gradually changed and acrylic paint continued to seduce an ever growing audience of creators.
Originally an exclusively American privilege, the paint was exported to Europe around 1965. This was mainly thanks to the Belgian painter Pierre Alechinsky who played a role in making it popular among the Western European Surrealist circles after he returned from New York. Joan Miró and Max Ernst also demonstrated a preference for the medium, which had in the meantime become a legitimate alternative to oil painting.
The two canvas painting techniques conflict with each other in several ways. Many see acrylic paint as a material which corresponds better to the fast-paced modernity of our times. Whilst oil painting requires a tremendous amount of patience and and can crack when drying, acrylic paint dries quickly, does not need varnishing, is highly waterproof and most importantly, can be conserved more easily.
Acrylic resin can also be adapted to all kinds of supports, whether it be glass or fabric, and its texture allows the artist to play intricately with the thickness and reliefs without having to worry about the chromatic purity of the palette. The works of the contemporary painters John Kokkinos, Julien Colombier and Maude Ovize are all examples of the use of the medium in artworks today.
What is acrylic paint used for?
Acrylic paint has a wide range of usages. It can be used on surfaces such as wood, canvas, paper, ceramics and metal. It is used for both fine and decorative arts.
How do you do acrylic paintings?
To create an acrylic painting, you will need a surface to paint on, some acrylic paint, and a tool to apply the paint to the surface with, such as a brush or sponge. You can plan the composition of the work beforehand, or apply the paint directly to the canvas in order to achieve the desired result.
What is the weakness of acrylic paint?
Certain types of acrylic paints can contain toxins within their ingredients, similarly to oil paints. Acrylic paint dries quickly so it can be hard to go back and alter an acrylic painting. We also do not know how long acrylic paints last for, as they have only been around for abotu 50 years.