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![Painting, Sérénité, Maude Ovize](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/777309_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Infinity Stone (Thomas), New Things Series, Alexander Lufer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2208594_1_grid.jpg)
Infinity Stone (Thomas), New Things Series
Alexander Lufer
Painting - 100 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,678
![Painting, Mexico 4, Google Earth Landscapes Series, 2019-2021. (Mexican Triptych, right panel), Alexander Lufer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2208569_1_grid.jpg)
Mexico 4, Google Earth Landscapes Series, 2019-2021. (Mexican Triptych, right panel)
Alexander Lufer
Painting - 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,069
![Painting, Mexico 3, Google Earth Landscapes series, 2019-2021. (Mexican triptych, central panel), Alexander Lufer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2208558_1_grid.jpg)
Mexico 3, Google Earth Landscapes series, 2019-2021. (Mexican triptych, central panel)
Alexander Lufer
Painting - 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,069
![Painting, Mexico 2, Google Earth Landscapes Series, 2019-2021 (Mexican Triptych, left panel), Alexander Lufer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2208542_1_grid.jpg)
Mexico 2, Google Earth Landscapes Series, 2019-2021 (Mexican Triptych, left panel)
Alexander Lufer
Painting - 90 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,069
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![Painting, Pomegranates: A Textured Contrast, Hasmik Mamikonyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200230_1_grid.jpg)
Pomegranates: A Textured Contrast
Hasmik Mamikonyan
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$199
![Painting, No Voy, Maria Luisa Osácar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2199493_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Duedilà, Nicola Facchini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197634_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Houses among sunflowers - Tuscany painting & frame, Domenico Ronca](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192045_1_grid.jpg)
Houses among sunflowers - Tuscany painting & frame
Domenico Ronca
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$447
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![Painting, La saison des plaisirs, Ksenia Milicevic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189114_1_grid.jpg)
La saison des plaisirs
Ksenia Milicevic
Painting - 130 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$6,040 $5,436
![Painting, Foldon, Stefano Mazzolini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187128_1_grid.jpg)
Foldon
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 154 x 125 x 1 cm Painting - 60.6 x 49.2 x 0.4 inch
$3,915 $3,132
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![Painting, Pink Painting (Landscape No.7), Doris Marten](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2113614_1_grid.jpg)
Pink Painting (Landscape No.7)
Doris Marten
Painting - 30 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$3,020
![Painting, Océan 23011, Laurence Hubswerlin Diradourian](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1765773_1_grid.jpg)
Océan 23011
Laurence Hubswerlin Diradourian
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch
$871
![Painting, Space abstraction-2, Anand Manchiraju](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215360_1_grid.jpg)
Space abstraction-2
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$6,000 $5,400
![Painting, Bird on a branch, Elena Lukina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204002_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, White boat, Elena Lukina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203786_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Ruin. Side at sunset, Simon Kozhin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2201879_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Murmure Printanier 1, Charlotte Pivard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200148_1_grid.jpg)
Murmure Printanier 1
Charlotte Pivard
Painting - 80 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$503
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![Painting, The Wall 5, Léo Pansard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200058_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Wall, Léo Pansard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200053_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Evening Beach, La Garoup, Antibes, Andrey Chebotaru](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197737_1_grid.jpg)
Evening Beach, La Garoup, Antibes
Andrey Chebotaru
Painting - 80 x 150 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 59.1 x 1 inch
$6,400
![Painting, Paradise Courtyard, Andrey Chebotaru](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195936_1_grid.jpg)
Paradise Courtyard
Andrey Chebotaru
Painting - 100 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch
$5,300
![Painting, Marina Antibes. France, Andrey Chebotaru](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195122_1_grid.jpg)
Marina Antibes. France
Andrey Chebotaru
Painting - 90 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$5,200
![Painting, Birch Forest Sunset II, Helen Brough](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194535_1_grid.jpg)
Birch Forest Sunset II
Helen Brough
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$2,544
![Painting, Cerulean Blue Birches small, Helen Brough](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194441_1_grid.jpg)
Cerulean Blue Birches small
Helen Brough
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$2,539
![Painting, Birch forest study I NY, Helen Brough](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194243_1_grid.jpg)
Birch forest study I NY
Helen Brough
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$2,544
![Painting, Strength. Rebirth. Purify., Maria Matveyeva](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190432_1_grid.jpg)
Strength. Rebirth. Purify.
Maria Matveyeva
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$7,717
![Painting, Vivacious Vignette, Anush Emiryan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189292_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Old Town Vibe, Anush Emiryan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2188787_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, My way 09, Karina Antonczak](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2074020_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Landscape 10, Karina Antonczak](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2073822_1_grid.jpg)
Landscape 10
Karina Antonczak
Painting - 70.1 x 100.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$1,500
![Painting, Abstract oil painting "Abstract city 24", Painting, Oil on Canvas, Karina Antonczak](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1771776_1_grid.jpg)
Abstract oil painting "Abstract city 24", Painting, Oil on Canvas
Karina Antonczak
Painting - 100.1 x 70.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1 inch
$1,210
![Painting, 10 décembre 2015, Raymond Attanasio](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/833292_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 7 décembre 2008, Raymond Attanasio](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/833157_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 6 février 2013, Raymond Attanasio](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/833121_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 5 février 2013, Raymond Attanasio](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/833094_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Cielo de Jalisco, Nicolas Sanchez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192471_1_grid.jpg)
Cielo de Jalisco
Nicolas Sanchez
Painting - 35.6 x 45.7 x 3.8 cm Painting - 14 x 18 x 1.5 inch
$8,000
![Painting, Ballerina de Sol, Nicolas Sanchez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192470_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tree of Destiny Painting, Artur Soletskyi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192074_1_grid.jpg)
Tree of Destiny Painting
Artur Soletskyi
Painting - 150 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$5,592
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![Painting, Generational feelings 20, David Murcia](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191398_1_grid.jpg)
Generational feelings 20
David Murcia
Painting - 195 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 76.8 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
$7,687
![Painting, White spring, Galya Popova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191291_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Bird 3, Schagen Vita](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190133_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Bird 2, Schagen Vita](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2188862_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Ascensionnel, Françoise Dugourd-Caput](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1925601_1_grid.jpg)
Ascensionnel
Françoise Dugourd-Caput
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$738
![Painting, Esprit, Françoise Dugourd-Caput](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1925592_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Allégresse au bout d’une table, Pascha Pascha](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1734000_1_grid.jpg)
Allégresse au bout d’une table
Pascha Pascha
Painting - 200 x 220 x 4 cm Painting - 78.7 x 86.6 x 1.6 inch
$5,480
![Painting, Find a way, Poonam Choudhary](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1555308_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled N°3, Gauthier Bruel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1514556_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Fond noir noeud rouge, Joël Kermarrec](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1472907_1_grid.jpg)
Fond noir noeud rouge
Joël Kermarrec
Painting - 82 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 32.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,013
![Painting, Without Title (Sans Titre), Emerich Meerson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1246227_1_grid.jpg)
Without Title (Sans Titre)
Emerich Meerson
Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$5,591
![Painting, Il y a ..., Maude Ovize](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/504719_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, The Quiet Contemplation, Gegham Hunanyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204513_1_grid.jpg)
The Quiet Contemplation
Gegham Hunanyan
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$350
![Painting, Timeless Elegance, Hrach Baghdasaryan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204425_1_grid.jpg)
Timeless Elegance
Hrach Baghdasaryan
Painting - 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$199
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Evening Dream (Rêve d'un Soir)
Alain Rigollier
Painting - 55 x 46 x 1 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$548
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Morning Rose Symphony
Hrach Baghdasaryan
Painting - 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$199
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Vase fantôme
Nadine de Lespinats
Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$2,528
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Golden meteorites 2 in 3D - stars, skylights, gold leaf, gilding, plaster, objects
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 120 x 180 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch
$7,829
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Golden Petal Symphony
Vahe Bagumyan
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$450
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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.
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.
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.
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.