Oil Painting for Sale

Painting, Dandelions, Jeanne Belyanina

Dandelions

Jeanne Belyanina

Painting - 45 x 55 x 3 cm

$1,920

Painting, Night by the lake, Marzena Skupien

Night by the lake

Marzena Skupien

Painting - 60 x 70 x 3 cm

$1,118

Painting, The long wait, Panos Kampylis

The long wait

Panos Kampylis

Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm

$1,016

Painting, Cartografía II, Angie Vega

Cartografía II

Angie Vega

Painting - 49.7 x 64.7 x 2 cm

$1,468

Painting, Le violoncelliste, Otto Pilny

Le violoncelliste

Otto Pilny

Painting - 84 x 71.5 x 2 cm

$1,505

Painting, Place and Time do not Matter, Tadas Dromantas

Place and Time do not Matter

Tadas Dromantas

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm

$2,259

Painting, Bang! 6, Olena Shtepura

Bang! 6

Olena Shtepura

Painting - 150 x 185 x 2.5 cm

$4,517

Painting, I had to wait, Astor Salcedo

I had to wait

Astor Salcedo

Painting - 56 x 76 x 0.2 cm

$2,823

Painting, Sonidos orquestrales III, Font Cleries

Sonidos orquestrales III

Font Cleries

Painting - 120 x 120 x 4 cm

$6,221

Painting, Wake not the dragon, James Jean

Wake not the dragon

James Jean

Painting - 41 x 51 x 2 cm

$20,327

Painting, Rocket man, Hans Mendler

Rocket man

Hans Mendler

Painting - 60 x 40 x 3 cm

$903

Painting, La Drize à Troinex, Genève, Jules Robert Chatelain

La Drize à Troinex, Genève

Jules Robert Chatelain

Painting - 42.5 x 55.5 x 2 cm

$753

Painting, Uomo con bastone e cappello, Mario Poggiali

Uomo con bastone e cappello

Mario Poggiali

Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm

$565

Painting, Toits enneigés, C. Démolis

Toits enneigés

C. Démolis

Painting - 19 x 25.5 x 0.3 cm

$649

Painting, La mère et l'enfant, B. Jung

La mère et l'enfant

B. Jung

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm

$683

Painting, Artiste et modèle à l'atelier, Franz Wanger

Artiste et modèle à l'atelier

Franz Wanger

Painting - 73 x 58 x 1 cm

$1,459

Painting, Don Quichotte, Roberto Colella

Don Quichotte

Roberto Colella

Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm

$1,100

Painting, New York Night, Adam Wajerczyk

New York Night

Adam Wajerczyk

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm

$621

Painting, Jeune femme en costume oriental et bouquet de fleurs, Blanche Pierron

Jeune femme en costume oriental et bouquet de fleurs

Blanche Pierron

Painting - 85 x 55 x 2 cm

$1,042

Painting, 1980 ADN Vie  DNA Life, Caluc

1980 ADN Vie DNA Life

Caluc

Painting - 60 x 40 x 2 cm

$1,073

Painting, Mer 1990 Deep Sea, Ana Maria Lorenzen

Mer 1990 Deep Sea

Ana Maria Lorenzen

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm

$2,202

Painting, From The Park, Alexis Gorodine

From The Park

Alexis Gorodine

Painting - 93 x 141 x 1 cm

$14,116

Painting, Port 1983 Harbour, Sung Soo KWAK

Port 1983 Harbour

Sung Soo KWAK

Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.3 cm

$2,202

Painting, 1980 ROI ANTHROPOS KING, Antoine Boroffe

1980 ROI ANTHROPOS KING

Antoine Boroffe

Painting - 99 x 69 x 1 cm

$1,299

Painting, Montagnes à dents, Lucien Jaggi

Montagnes à dents

Lucien Jaggi

Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm

$776

Painting, Pivoines, Marie Jussé

Pivoines

Marie Jussé

Painting - 61.5 x 50 x 2 cm

$734

Painting, Untitled, Moko Khachatryan

Untitled

Moko Khachatryan

Painting - 197 x 80 x 2 cm

$5,872

Painting, Dame au parapet, Giuseppe De Santis

Dame au parapet

Giuseppe De Santis

Painting - 80 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,827

Painting, Sprinkling in the city, Elis Lin

Sprinkling in the city

Elis Lin

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm

$4,065

Painting, Mester de Juglaria, Carlos Velilla

Mester de Juglaria

Carlos Velilla

Painting - 195 x 250 x 4 cm

$33,879

Painting, Sans Titre, Aurel Cojan

Sans Titre

Aurel Cojan

Painting - 50 x 65 x 3 cm

$3,162

Painting, Eglise San Giovanni degli Eremiti, Antonio Ferrigno

Eglise San Giovanni degli Eremiti

Antonio Ferrigno

Painting - 39.5 x 19.5 x 2 cm

$994

Painting, Aalsmeer Gold, Rhea Standke

Aalsmeer Gold

Rhea Standke

Painting - 100 x 80 cm

$4,641

Painting, Paysage 1, Anastas Kamburov

Paysage 1

Anastas Kamburov

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$5,308

Painting, Bakken (Parc d'attractions près de Copenhague), Wilhelm Wils

Bakken (Parc d'attractions près de Copenhague)

Wilhelm Wils

Painting - 70 x 90 x 1 cm

$2,033

Painting, Sailboat Painting Alaska, Tetiana Teresh

Sailboat Painting Alaska

Tetiana Teresh

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,129

Painting, Ireti (Hope), Olalekan Adeyemi

Ireti (Hope)

Olalekan Adeyemi

Painting - 97 x 130 x 2.5 cm

$3,000

Painting, La Canne, Jean-Yves Fremaux

La Canne

Jean-Yves Fremaux

Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm

$1,626

Painting, In my pride 2, Uhule Nguemo Martha

In my pride 2

Uhule Nguemo Martha

Painting - 127 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm

$3,650

Painting, La fille aux cartes, Gérald Engelvin

La fille aux cartes

Gérald Engelvin

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$3,727

Painting, Arise!!!, Omoyemi Ogedengbe

Arise!!!

Omoyemi Ogedengbe

Painting - 106.7 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm

$3,590

Painting, Homard, Mohsine Alaoui

Homard

Mohsine Alaoui

Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm

$2,259

Painting, Cityscape with figures..., John Haanstra

Cityscape with figures...

John Haanstra

Painting - 25.7 x 20.5 x 1 cm

$1,976

Painting, Kuluso (Ant-Lion Larvae), Adegbenro Adeola

Kuluso (Ant-Lion Larvae)

Adegbenro Adeola

Painting - 147.3 x 116.8 x 2.5 cm

$5,000

Painting, Still life, Giordano Becciani

Still life

Giordano Becciani

Painting - 40 x 50 x 1 cm

$858

Painting, Virus de esperanza 03, Mainman

Virus de esperanza 03

Mainman

Painting - 130 x 97 x 3 cm

$2,767

Painting, L'Infini rouge, Esperanza

L'Infini rouge

Esperanza

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm

$2,033

Painting, Summernights, Karl Gietl

Summernights

Karl Gietl

Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm

$1,355

Painting, End of Season, Sunhwa Jeon

End of Season

Sunhwa Jeon

Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm

$2,146

Painting, Mont Saint Michel 1963 Saint Michael Mount, Gilbert L'Héritier

Mont Saint Michel 1963 Saint Michael Mount

Gilbert L'Héritier

Painting - 12 x 16 cm

$1,186

Painting, Paysage et Village Sud Coréen 1974 South Korean Village and landscape, Jun Myung Ja

Paysage et Village Sud Coréen 1974 South Korean Village and landscape

Jun Myung Ja

Painting - 32.5 x 42 cm

$1,976

Painting, Des heures si douces, Nicole Pfund

Des heures si douces

Nicole Pfund

Painting - 80 x 65 x 3 cm

$1,694

Painting, Léopard, Georges Rossi

Léopard

Georges Rossi

Painting - 60 x 80 x 4 cm

$2,033

Painting, Jazz Divas, Marc Ferrero

Jazz Divas

Marc Ferrero

Painting - 60 x 120 x 3 cm

$1,694

Painting, Paysage lacustre, Gilles Berger

Paysage lacustre

Gilles Berger

Painting - 33 x 41 x 2 cm

$845

Painting, Nature morte bouquet de fleurs, Taki Kawa

Nature morte bouquet de fleurs

Taki Kawa

Painting - 35 x 20 x 2 cm

$602

Painting, Sin título, Alex Jul

Sin título

Alex Jul

Painting - 25 x 23 x 1.5 cm

$1,129

Painting, Peau et chair, Emna Daoud

Peau et chair

Emna Daoud

Painting - 72 x 91 x 3 cm

$1,694

Painting, Windmaster, Alex Lavrov

Windmaster

Alex Lavrov

Painting - 71.1 x 50.8 x 1.9 cm

$2,560

Painting, Fauteuil, Serge Griggio

Fauteuil

Serge Griggio

Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm

$2,259

Painting, Trees Fly, Fariba Rahnavard

Trees Fly

Fariba Rahnavard

Painting - 35 x 50 x 1 cm

$3,614

Painting, Gobelin Story, Wioletta Jaskólska

Gobelin Story

Wioletta Jaskólska

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm

$4,404

Painting, Afternoon Coffee, Nguyen Vinh Trung

Afternoon Coffee

Nguyen Vinh Trung

Painting - 165.1 x 144.8 x 5.1 cm

$9,000

Painting, Winter N-1, Retne

Winter N-1

Retne

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm

$5,534

Painting, Amanacer, Leticia de Prado

Amanacer

Leticia de Prado

Painting - 100 x 70 x 4 cm

$3,388

Painting, Nature Morte aux Sardines, Constantin Terechkovitch

Nature Morte aux Sardines

Constantin Terechkovitch

Painting - 39 x 47 x 0.5 cm

$926

Painting, Papillons multi, Sophie Raskopf

Papillons multi

Sophie Raskopf

Painting - 162 x 114 x 2.5 cm

$6,663

Painting, Cote d'Azur, Claude Hemeret

Cote d'Azur

Claude Hemeret

Painting - 60 x 73 x 2 cm

$7,453

Painting, Bouquet rose et la canne au pommeau d'argent, Jean Verdier

Bouquet rose et la canne au pommeau d'argent

Jean Verdier

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm

$683

Painting, Campagne genevoise, Louis Rheiner

Campagne genevoise

Louis Rheiner

Painting - 30 x 22 x 0.3 cm

$1,251

Painting, Foxi, Sylwester Stabryla

Foxi

Sylwester Stabryla

Painting - 80 x 90 cm

$1,242

Painting, Tundra, Ulla Bolin

Tundra

Ulla Bolin

Painting - 74 x 70 x 3 cm

$2,710

Painting, Moving on 1, Christina Hoffmann

Moving on 1

Christina Hoffmann

Painting - 70 x 70 x 3 cm

$5,082

Painting, Into the valley, Ingegerd K Westin

Into the valley

Ingegerd K Westin

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm

$4,969

Painting, Hollywood series, Eamon Colman

Hollywood series

Eamon Colman

Painting - 30 x 30 x 5 cm

$2,710

Painting, Le Grandi Calle, Vittorio Angini

Le Grandi Calle

Vittorio Angini

Painting - 105 x 65 x 2 cm

$4,291

Painting, L’écoute, Anne Zamo

L’écoute

Anne Zamo

Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm

$1,694

Painting, Flowers in the round vase, Elena Mardashova

Flowers in the round vase

Elena Mardashova

Painting - 40 x 40 x 0.2 cm

$791

Painting, Grid number 5, Paul Manwaring

Grid number 5

Paul Manwaring

Painting - 34.8 x 45 x 0.3 cm

$385

Painting, Grails, Magdalena Gronowska

Grails

Magdalena Gronowska

Painting - 40 x 60 x 1 cm

$3,254

Painting, Crystal Awareness, Fríða Freyja

Crystal Awareness

Fríða Freyja

Painting - 110 x 100 x 4 cm

$3,778

Painting, Cloudy, Martin Safarik

Cloudy

Martin Safarik

Painting - 52 x 72 x 2 cm

$4,312

Painting, Abstract nr.35, Ludovic Laffineur

Abstract nr.35

Ludovic Laffineur

Painting - 78 x 98 x 1 cm

$4,199

Painting, Les valses pluvieuses de Jérusalem, Elena Hohlov

Les valses pluvieuses de Jérusalem

Elena Hohlov

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,073

Painting, Tren misterioso, llegué tarde, Andrei Shchurok

Tren misterioso, llegué tarde

Andrei Shchurok

Painting - 90 x 60 x 2 cm

$4,178

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.

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What is special about oil painting?

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.

What's the difference between oil painting and acrylic?

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.

Is oil painting easier than watercolor?

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.