Oil Painting for Sale

Painting, Pont Alexandre III et vue sur le bâtiment des Invalides, Paris, Bernard Lignon

Pont Alexandre III et vue sur le bâtiment des Invalides, Paris

Bernard Lignon

Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,641

Painting, Le pont II, François-Xavier de Boissoudy

Le pont II

François-Xavier de Boissoudy

Painting - 100 x 125 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 49.2 x 0.8 inch

$7,270

Painting, Dreaming of Paris, Johanna Seidel

Dreaming of Paris

Johanna Seidel

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$3,915

Painting, Damsel, Busari Adewale

Damsel

Busari Adewale

Painting - 121.9 x 106.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 42 x 1 inch

$2,920

Painting, T'as eu ce que t'as eu, Petrus Von Tricht

T'as eu ce que t'as eu

Petrus Von Tricht

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,237

Painting, State security, Amarkine Amarteifio

State security

Amarkine Amarteifio

Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 inch

$3,900

Painting, Lézards des lices, Jame's Prunier

Lézards des lices

Jame's Prunier

Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,980

Painting, Paysage en devenir, Erica Boimare

Paysage en devenir

Erica Boimare

Painting - 40 x 160 x 2.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 63 x 1 inch

$2,013

Painting, Aiguille du plan, Dent de Requin à Chamonix n°1, Jean Jacques Boimond

Aiguille du plan, Dent de Requin à Chamonix n°1

Jean Jacques Boimond

Painting - 33 x 41.5 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 16.3 x 0.8 inch

$1,055

Painting, Atoms, Oskar Fischinger

Atoms

Oskar Fischinger

Painting - 66 x 91.4 cm Painting - 26 x 36 inch

$53,686

Painting, Conference of the birds no 28, Yari Ostovany

Conference of the birds no 28

Yari Ostovany

Painting - 51 x 51 cm Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 inch

$2,052

Painting, Potirons en fête, Françoise Laine

Potirons en fête

Françoise Laine

Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$839

Painting, Les Couleurs du Vent, Michel Saint-Luc

Les Couleurs du Vent

Michel Saint-Luc

Painting - 40 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,230

Painting, Un jour ailleurs, Catherine Tapon

Un jour ailleurs

Catherine Tapon

Painting - 150 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch

$3,344

Painting, La plus belle pour aller danser, Stojan Milanov

La plus belle pour aller danser

Stojan Milanov

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,443 $1,083

Painting, Cargo Traffic City Landscape, Vlado Vesselinov

Cargo Traffic City Landscape

Vlado Vesselinov

Painting - 50 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,125

Painting, Buttons and Pear II, Armand Jalut

Buttons and Pear II

Armand Jalut

Painting - 65 x 54 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 inch

$7,270

Painting, Serene, Anna Peter Breton

Serene

Anna Peter Breton

Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,013

Painting, Prokuneos, Shannon Nowak

Prokuneos

Shannon Nowak

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 3 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1.2 inch

$5,089

Painting, Ensemble, c'est vraiment ce que je préfère, Ada Kafel

Ensemble, c'est vraiment ce que je préfère

Ada Kafel

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,342

Painting, Observation Post, Ad Van Riel

Observation Post

Ad Van Riel

Painting - 60 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

$5,369

Painting, Surface monstre, Julien Des Monstiers

Surface monstre

Julien Des Monstiers

Painting - 250 x 180 x 5.1 cm Painting - 98.43 x 70.87 x 2 inch

$45,000

Painting, Two Panthers, Patrick Villas

Two Panthers

Patrick Villas

Painting - 110 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$7,606

Painting, Les deux amies II, Thérèse Boucraut

Les deux amies II

Thérèse Boucraut

Painting - 130 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$5,592 $5,033

Painting, Return, Gergana Stoyanova

Return

Gergana Stoyanova

Painting - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,338

Painting, Bouquet de fleurs, René Guinand

Bouquet de fleurs

René Guinand

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$1,477

Painting, Enchanted Landscape, Martine Goeyens

Enchanted Landscape

Martine Goeyens

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$1,678

Painting, High Flyer, Kelly Jenkins

High Flyer

Kelly Jenkins

Painting - 66 x 66 x 4 cm Painting - 26 x 26 x 1.6 inch

$3,509

Painting, Never-ending story, Yunha Choi

Never-ending story

Yunha Choi

Painting - 80 x 100 x 3.6 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch

$671

Painting, Les toîts roses, Claude Balta

Les toîts roses

Claude Balta

Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,901

Painting, Paynton, Sam Peacock

Paynton

Sam Peacock

Painting - 85 x 35 x 1 cm Painting - 33.5 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch

$951

Painting, Anémones, Vinciane Closset

Anémones

Vinciane Closset

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,901

Painting, Big eyes, Artur Hakobjanyan

Big eyes

Artur Hakobjanyan

Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,500

Painting, Les tournesols, Lyne Seybel

Les tournesols

Lyne Seybel

Painting - 65 x 46 x 4 cm Painting - 25.6 x 18.1 x 1.6 inch

$1,096

Painting, La Negra Tomasa, Tsanko Tsankoff

La Negra Tomasa

Tsanko Tsankoff

Painting - 100 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch

$4,250

Painting, Salines, Jean-Luc Myskowski

Salines

Jean-Luc Myskowski

Painting - 73 x 92 x 6 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 2.4 inch

$3,568

Painting, Yellow flower, Sandra Szaja

Yellow flower

Sandra Szaja

Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$3,355

Painting, Transision, Ole Hedeager

Transision

Ole Hedeager

Painting - 150 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$3,244

Painting, Asia, Florence Bidaud

Asia

Florence Bidaud

Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,342

Painting, Nymphéa II, Trabys

Nymphéa II

Trabys

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$5,033

Painting, Summer, Tutu Kiladze

Summer

Tutu Kiladze

Painting - 21 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 8.3 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$850

Painting, Heart III, Plamen Bonev

Heart III

Plamen Bonev

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,734

Painting, Sun and Moon 2, Sharon Grimes

Sun and Moon 2

Sharon Grimes

Painting - 53 x 35 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 13.8 x 1.2 inch

$2,796

Painting, The Cleaning Lady, Max Baris

The Cleaning Lady

Max Baris

Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,237

Painting, Depuis Cologny avec vue sur le Jura, Jean Viollier

Depuis Cologny avec vue sur le Jura

Jean Viollier

Painting - 33 x 45.5 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 17.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,876

Painting, Il Duomo Milano, Marco Crippa

Il Duomo Milano

Marco Crippa

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,114

Painting, Cozy Days, Josefine Schulz

Cozy Days

Josefine Schulz

Painting - 120 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 2 inch

$7,382

Painting, Aggregate #20 (Large Abstract Contemporary Painting), G. Campbell Lyman

Aggregate #20 (Large Abstract Contemporary Painting)

G. Campbell Lyman

Painting - 121.9 x 152.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 60 x 1 inch

$4,910

Painting, La rivière bleue (Nouvelle Calédonie), Jean-Pierre Al Courty

La rivière bleue (Nouvelle Calédonie)

Jean-Pierre Al Courty

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$3,020

Painting, Ruisseau de montagne, W. A. Hahn

Ruisseau de montagne

W. A. Hahn

Painting - 45 x 35 x 0.5 cm Painting - 17.7 x 13.8 x 0.2 inch

$1,114

Painting, Le orme dell' acqua, Nadia Cascini

Le orme dell' acqua

Nadia Cascini

Painting - 73 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$4,900

Painting, La nuit tombe sur le port, Dominique Meunier

La nuit tombe sur le port

Dominique Meunier

Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,845

Painting, Bord de rivière, Michel Trapezaroff

Bord de rivière

Michel Trapezaroff

Painting - 38 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$11,140

Painting, Abstract Figure, Behçet Safa

Abstract Figure

Behçet Safa

Painting - 18 x 14 x 3 cm Painting - 7.1 x 5.5 x 1.2 inch

$962

Painting, Color sound in the golden light, Mi Jean Kang

Color sound in the golden light

Mi Jean Kang

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,684

Painting, Corbeaux, Vladimir Velickovic

Corbeaux

Vladimir Velickovic

Painting - 24 x 19 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 7.5 x 0.8 inch

$3,132

Painting, Pink mountains, Karl de la Diushes

Pink mountains

Karl de la Diushes

Painting - 140 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,980

Painting, Blue Spider, Barbara Piatti

Blue Spider

Barbara Piatti

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch

$3,915

Painting, Contemplation, Elena Seroff

Contemplation

Elena Seroff

Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.3 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.5 inch

$3,000

Painting, Landscape, Tatiana Polihronova

Landscape

Tatiana Polihronova

Painting - 90 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,454

Painting, Velsheda - série mer et voiliers, Alain Abramatic

Velsheda - série mer et voiliers

Alain Abramatic

Painting - 40 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$805

Painting, A4 - Cascade, Jean-Marie Dart

A4 - Cascade

Jean-Marie Dart

Painting - 100 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

$6,711

Painting, The sound temperament, Brad Sane

The sound temperament

Brad Sane

Painting - 61 x 89 x 5 cm Painting - 24 x 35 x 2 inch

$1,890

Painting, Gateway to Universe, Chris Barley

Gateway to Universe

Chris Barley

Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$1,935

Painting, 1995 Portrait, Bernard Di Sciullo

1995 Portrait

Bernard Di Sciullo

Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

$1,286

Painting, Le Veilleur, Didier Delamonica

Le Veilleur

Didier Delamonica

Painting - 55 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$2,852

Painting, Comme les rouges déclinant des lueurs occidentales - série mer et plage, Elfrid Auvray

Comme les rouges déclinant des lueurs occidentales - série mer et plage

Elfrid Auvray

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,543

Painting, 1902, Julie Oppermann

1902

Julie Oppermann

Painting - 170 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 66.9 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch

$9,954

Painting, Soprano 16, Catherine Le Roy

Soprano 16

Catherine Le Roy

Painting - 162 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 63.8 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$2,013

Painting, Cause Toujours, Agathe Lemaire Thalazac

Cause Toujours

Agathe Lemaire Thalazac

Painting - 146 x 149 x 2 cm Painting - 57.5 x 58.7 x 0.8 inch

$20,132

Painting, Clouds are floating, Ludmila Budanov

Clouds are floating

Ludmila Budanov

Painting - 99.1 x 78.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39 x 31 x 1 inch

$1,580

Painting, Koi anticipation  XI, Peter Goodhall

Koi anticipation XI

Peter Goodhall

Painting - 39.9 x 39.9 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,980

Painting, The thing about this place, Ngahina Belton-Bodsworth

The thing about this place

Ngahina Belton-Bodsworth

Painting - 64 x 53 x 3 cm Painting - 25.2 x 20.9 x 1.2 inch

$2,326

Painting, The Centre Cannot Hold, Syndi Kahn

The Centre Cannot Hold

Syndi Kahn

Painting - 90 x 81 x 3.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.9 x 1.4 inch

$4,431

Painting, Wee Saw, Helen Uter

Wee Saw

Helen Uter

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch

$3,915

Painting, Avocado House in Volcanic Ash, Christopher Burk

Avocado House in Volcanic Ash

Christopher Burk

Painting - 20.3 x 20.3 x 5.1 cm Painting - 8 x 8 x 2 inch

$1,440

Painting, Mental portrait, Rosen Markovski

Mental portrait

Rosen Markovski

Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$805

Painting, Le carré d'or, Jez Baille Bosio

Le carré d'or

Jez Baille Bosio

Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$1,007

Painting, Pegasus Elf, Hongda

Pegasus Elf

Hongda

Painting - 80 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$2,438

Painting, L'amour, Valentine Bouvet

L'amour

Valentine Bouvet

Painting - 50 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,409

Painting, Complotisme - série Chaos chromatique de l'Univers, Gérard Beaugrard dit GéQi

Complotisme - série Chaos chromatique de l'Univers

Gérard Beaugrard dit GéQi

Painting - 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$2,103

Painting, Incoming Call, Wang Dianyu

Incoming Call

Wang Dianyu

Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,678

Painting, Départ de la Calanque, Jean-Marc Guillaume

Départ de la Calanque

Jean-Marc Guillaume

Painting - 73 x 92 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch

$2,013

Painting, Attelage de rêve, Marabout

Attelage de rêve

Marabout

Painting - 114 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch

$11,744

Painting, Bad guys, Andrzej Gudanski

Bad guys

Andrzej Gudanski

Painting - 100 x 150 x 0.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.2 inch

$6,152

Painting, Composition 103, Brian Chen

Composition 103

Brian Chen

Painting - 67 x 55 x 1 cm Painting - 26.4 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,118

Painting, Le voyage, Mariam Mouliets

Le voyage

Mariam Mouliets

Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,342

Painting, Cioran, Ciprian Mihailescu

Cioran

Ciprian Mihailescu

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,796

Painting, Ville de Granada, Carlos Marenco

Ville de Granada

Carlos Marenco

Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$3,355

Painting, World for two, Vasil Vasilev-Vaso

World for two

Vasil Vasilev-Vaso

Painting - 73.5 x 92.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28.9 x 36.4 x 1 inch

$1,096

Painting, Portxo II, Albert Alís

Portxo II

Albert Alís

Painting - 73 x 60 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 inch

$2,125

Painting, Dream creature, Karishma D'Souza

Dream creature

Karishma D'Souza

Painting - 40 x 60 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 inch

$6,263

Painting, Sarve Abarghoo série n°1, Ibrahim Ganjian

Sarve Abarghoo série n°1

Ibrahim Ganjian

Painting - 180 x 180 x 3 cm Painting - 70.9 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch

$4,474

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.