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1147 abstract antique series
Roger König
Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$12,440
1154 antique series white/gold
Roger König
Painting - 130 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$14,702
1124 white/red elegance
Roger König
Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$12,440
1123 abstract antique copper
Roger König
Painting - 130 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$14,702
1234 green elegance wall
Roger König
Painting - 150 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$27,707
Rain of Ruin (Flora)
Keng Wai Lee
Painting - 153 x 76 x 4 cm Painting - 60.2 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch
$3,574
Just a Yellow Rose..
Nataliya Bagatskaya
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2.3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch
$2,827
Untitled From the Mexican Ry?an-ji Series
Francisco Larios
Painting - 30.5 x 24.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 12 x 9.5 x 1 inch
$2,600
Fantasy Jejuisland - Island Girl Story Chun-Ja Healing Garden
Shin Seung-Hun
Painting - 43.5 x 35.5 x 2 cm Painting - 17.1 x 14 x 0.8 inch
$814
Fantasy Jejuisland - Island Girl Story Chun-Ja Healing Garden
Shin Seung-Hun
Painting - 41 x 27.5 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 10.8 x 0.8 inch
$611
Anno del Cane Giallo
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 29 x 43 x 1 cm Painting - 11.4 x 16.9 x 0.4 inch
$441 $375
TEMPLE OF THE SUN PHOENIX
Mauricco Zaraj
Painting - 70 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,020
Gestalt, plan, line
Remi Delaplace
Painting - 65 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
$2,816 $2,534
Fantasy Jejuisland - Island Girl Story
Shin Seung-Hun
Painting - 60.5 x 72.5 x 4 cm Painting - 23.8 x 28.5 x 1.6 inch
$1,809
Panthère noire au collier de perles
Sylvain Lang
Painting - 100 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch
$2,940 $2,646
Playing with dolphins
Gisela Gaffoglio
Painting - 140 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$4,976
Bryan (ce vaniteu, je lui ai mis trois uppercuts) is in the kitchen... et moi... im Badezimmer mit Erika !...
Jack Hironimus
Painting - 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,036
Comment surmonter la mort de son psychanalyste
Jack Hironimus
Painting - 116 x 89 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 inch
$1,923
Coleção Libertação - Liberation Collection
Paulo Canilhas
Painting - 110 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 43.3 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$5,089
Checkered Arm Lady
Leobardo Huerta
Painting - 39.4 x 32.4 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.5 x 12.75 x 0.1 inch
$1,000
Nel bosco incantato
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 40 x 17 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 6.7 x 0.6 inch
$351 $299
Mysterious gardens N°957
Keyvan Roshanbin
Painting - 150 x 110 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch
$3,958
Sous le poirier
Isabelle Schenckbecher-Quint
Painting - 35 x 125 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 49.2 x 0.8 inch
$848
Jungle Book
Martin Wojnowski
Painting - 142 x 111 x 2 cm Painting - 55.9 x 43.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,053 $2,443
Away From Freedom
Martin Wojnowski
Painting - 142 x 111 x 2 cm Painting - 55.9 x 43.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,053 $2,443
Ne cherchons plus tout est là 2
Michèle Magnien (Mileg)
Painting - 24 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$249
Contemporary artwork painting Josep Maria Codina
Josep María Codina
Painting - 90 x 130 x 5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 2 inch
$5,994
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Âme Sauvage
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch
$1,187
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Jan Kaláb
Sculpture - 70 x 45 x 35 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 17.7 x 13.8 inch
$11,309 $9,613
My village, a child and a Lego
Eulogia Merle
Painting - 100 x 120 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 inch
$2,737
The first white snow
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Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
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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.