Painters
A painter is an artist who uses paint to create their artworks. A painter can be a professional or an amateur. The term painter can also be used to describe someone whose occupation involves painting surfaces, such as walls and doors.
Painters can use a variety different techniques and types of paints to create their artworks. The most frequently used techniques include oil paint, acrylic paint, gouache and watercolor. Watercolor is widely considered the oldest technique and it continues to be used today although oil painting has, over the centuries, become the preferred technique for many artists.
A painter can choose to work on various supports. The most common support is a canvas stretched over a frame but other popular supports include wood, paper, metal and even the human body.
For the last centuries, painting has been the dominant artistic expression and the most prevalent in the history of art. The history of painting begins in prehistoric times with the first cave paintings. Over the centuries, styles have evolved, first aiming to becoming more naturalistic and then breaking away from figurativism to move towards abstract art. Some of the key artistic movements in painting include: Gothic, Renaissance, Mannerism, Caravaggism, Baroque, classicism, Rococo, Neoclassical, romantic, Orientalist, Pre-Raphaelites, Barbizon School, Realism, Impressionism, Cubism, Fauvism, Futurism, Expressionism, Surrealism, Suprematism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art and Minimalism.
The twentieth century saw the birth of abstract painting. With this revolution in painting, the painter no longer tried to represent the world in a recognizable way but instead focussed on the formal elements of the painting such as shape, line and color. Abstract painting and figurative painting co-existed throughout modern art and continue to do so in contemporary art. Generally, these two categories of modern and contemporary are distinguished by the date of creation of the artworks . Modern art is generally seen as encompassing late 19th century works up to the mid-twentieth century, although the end date may vary between 1945 and 1960 depending on the interpretation. Contemporary art is ranges from the end of modern art up to today.
History of art is closely linked to the history of humanity. In fact, painters are often considered important witnesses of their time. The artists who have left their mark on the history of art are very often those who succeeded in innovating and going against the artistic codes of their time.
Some of the most groundbreaking and memorable artists include: Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli, Rembrandt, El Greco, Diego Velázquez, Rubens, Johannes Vermeer, Francisco de Goya, Eugène Delacroix, William Turner, Edouard Manet, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, Victor Vasarely, Claude Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, Robert Combas, Victor Vasarely, Salvador Dali, Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol, Sonia Delaunay, Niki de Saint Phalle, Keith Haring, Herve di Rosa, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and JonOne.
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Tommaso Fattovich
Bones (Abstract Painting)
Tommaso Fattovich
Painting - 152.4 x 121.92 cm Painting - 60 x 48 inch
€6,547
Holograms Cascade
Tommaso Fattovich
Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 0.1 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 0 inch
€6,547
Olivier Biarez
Diary of a painter
Olivier Biarez
Painting - 20 x 20 x 3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch
€520 €390
Gone catching the butterfly
Olivier Biarez
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
€750
Kardesch
Équilibre vert et orange
Kardesch
Painting - 162 x 97 x 2.5 cm Painting - 63.8 x 38.2 x 1 inch
€7,600
Muriel Deumie
Manga French
Muriel Deumie
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 20 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch
€1,070
Résonances sous le Feuillage
Muriel Deumie
Painting - 50 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
€800
Vahid Mohammadi
Ref. 736 - Variations
Vahid Mohammadi
Painting - 140 x 200 x 4 cm Painting - 55.1 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch
€7,000
N° 1301 _ Red connection
Vahid Mohammadi
Painting - 140 x 200 x 5 cm Painting - 55.1 x 78.7 x 2 inch
€5,000
Mosaik & Scratchs n°13
Vahid Mohammadi
Painting - 140 x 200 x 4 cm Painting - 55.1 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch
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Bishop Parigo
Yellow birds - édition rose
Bishop Parigo
Print - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
€1,500
Art'Mony
Jean Feinberg
Bruno Cantais
Abstract Energy (Energie Abstraite)
Bruno Cantais
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1 inch
€1,495
Taylor Swift with Fans in New York
Bruno Cantais
Print - 60 x 60 x 0.4 cm Print - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
€295
Silence Please (Silence S'Il Vous Plait)
Bruno Cantais
Sculpture - 25 x 7 x 8 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 2.8 x 3.1 inch
€195
Magic Sand (Sable Magique)
Bruno Cantais
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1 inch
€300 €240
Spring Day (Jour de Printemps)
Bruno Cantais
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1 inch
€245
Taylor Swift with Birds in the Jungle
Bruno Cantais
Print - 80 x 60 x 0.4 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
€295
Pat Andrea
L'apparence réaliste du végétal
Pat Andrea
Painting - 160 x 180 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch
€12,500
Jesús-Rafael Soto
Permutacion Museo Moltiplicato
Jesús-Rafael Soto
Sculpture - 25 x 21 x 15 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 8.3 x 5.9 inch
€6,000