Oil Painting for Sale

Painting, Irises, Volodymyr Kolesnyk

Irises

Volodymyr Kolesnyk

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

€1,248

Painting, Paris. autumn melody, Volodymyr Kolesnyk

Paris. autumn melody

Volodymyr Kolesnyk

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

€950

Painting, Lights of Paris, Volodymyr Kolesnyk

Lights of Paris

Volodymyr Kolesnyk

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Painting, Plage du Crouton/3 (1), Jean-Jacques Venturini

Plage du Crouton/3 (1)

Jean-Jacques Venturini

Painting - 81 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,500

Painting, Three Lotuses, Kat Zhivetin

Three Lotuses

Kat Zhivetin

Painting - 100 x 90 x 0.2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

€1,124

Painting, Hapiness, Moutaz Al-Bashar

Hapiness

Moutaz Al-Bashar

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

€2,800

Painting, Reflection, Arash Etemadi

Reflection

Arash Etemadi

Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 3 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.2 inch

€3,250

Painting, Depression, Arash Etemadi

Depression

Arash Etemadi

Painting - 121.92 x 91.44 x 3 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1.2 inch

€2,650

Painting, Caterpillar, Arash Etemadi

Caterpillar

Arash Etemadi

Painting - 76.2 x 60.96 x 3 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 1.2 inch

€3,250

Painting, L'amoureuse du marin, Christopher Lecoutre

L'amoureuse du marin

Christopher Lecoutre

Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€2,600

Painting, Purple flowers, Marieta Martirosyan

Purple flowers

Marieta Martirosyan

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€965

Painting, Big fish, Victoria Horkan

Big fish

Victoria Horkan

Painting - 90 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

€3,758

Painting, Green library, Sophie Dumont

Green library

Sophie Dumont

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

€1,080

Painting, Gray tones, Sophie Dumont

Gray tones

Sophie Dumont

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

€1,080

Painting, Esenza fiorita, Antonino Puliafico

Esenza fiorita

Antonino Puliafico

Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,700

Painting, Automne #4, Laure-Anne Lemaire

Automne #4

Laure-Anne Lemaire

Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,600

Painting, Tower, Alessandra Bisi

Tower

Alessandra Bisi

Painting - 130 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 51.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€3,700

Painting, squilibrio rosso, Alessandra Bisi

squilibrio rosso

Alessandra Bisi

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

€3,400

Painting, Froidure, Nicolas Fropo de Habart

Froidure

Nicolas Fropo de Habart

Painting - 60 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 1 inch

€1,400

Painting, Terra, Alessandra Bisi

Terra

Alessandra Bisi

Painting - 80 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,350

Painting, Let's Dance II, Milburn-Foster

Let's Dance II

Milburn-Foster

Painting - 116 x 73 cm Painting - 45.7 x 28.7 inch

€6,400

Painting, S116, Jean Soyer

S116

Jean Soyer

Painting - 30 x 30 x 4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch

€950

Painting, Life in Plastic II, Gergana Tabakova

Life in Plastic II

Gergana Tabakova

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

€900 €810

Painting, La Petite Rivière, Georges R. Quinio

La Petite Rivière

Georges R. Quinio

Painting - 46 x 55 x 4 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 1.6 inch

€2,000

Painting, Head of Daphne in Green (triptych), Reinar Foreman

Head of Daphne in Green (triptych)

Reinar Foreman

Painting - 35 x 105 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch

€4,000

Painting, Head of Daphne in Blue (triptych), Reinar Foreman

Head of Daphne in Blue (triptych)

Reinar Foreman

Painting - 35 x 105 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 41.3 x 0.4 inch

€4,000

Painting, Laura And Her Cat, Mario Henrique

Laura And Her Cat

Mario Henrique

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

€8,900

Painting, The Clown From Bari, Mario Henrique

The Clown From Bari

Mario Henrique

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

€8,900

Painting, Scream, Max Rey

Scream

Max Rey

Painting - 110 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 43.3 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch

€7,850

Painting, La Piscine, Marcel Jungvirt

La Piscine

Marcel Jungvirt

Painting - 65 x 90 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

€900 €522

Painting, Bright Irises, Nikolay Dmitriev

Bright Irises

Nikolay Dmitriev

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

€1,500

Painting, Piste blanche, Ralph Resch

Piste blanche

Ralph Resch

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

€890

Painting, Tropical Light, Maude Ovize

Tropical Light

Maude Ovize

Painting - 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,890

Painting, Under the Tuscan Sun in Italy, Ruslana Levandovska

Under the Tuscan Sun in Italy

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 1.9 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 0.75 inch

€15,450

Painting, The Norwegian Madonna, Nadezda Stupina

The Norwegian Madonna

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€4,890

Painting, Nastya, Nadezda Stupina

Nastya

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,200

Painting, Peony, Tanya Grinevich

Peony

Tanya Grinevich

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€690

Painting, Bouquet on Gold, Andrei Belaichuk

Bouquet on Gold

Andrei Belaichuk

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

€2,000

Painting, Sweet adventures, Nadezda Stupina

Sweet adventures

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€900

Painting, Sleaping, Nadezda Stupina

Sleaping

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Painting, Coat for sale, Nadezda Stupina

Coat for sale

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 90 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch

€800

Painting, Agonia, Giacomo Tuand

Agonia

Giacomo Tuand

Painting - 150 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€16,700

Painting, Dio dell'Arte, Giacomo Tuand

Dio dell'Arte

Giacomo Tuand

Painting - 91 x 91 x 3 cm Painting - 35.8 x 35.8 x 1.2 inch

€11,400

Painting, London Brightness, Marta Zawadzka

London Brightness

Marta Zawadzka

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

€1,850

Painting, Femme en bleue à la terrasse d'un café, Jean-Jacques Venturini

Femme en bleue à la terrasse d'un café

Jean-Jacques Venturini

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

€1,500

Painting, Playful Reality #260, Kris Haas

Playful Reality #260

Kris Haas

Painting - 61 x 48 x 0.25 cm Painting - 24 x 18.9 x 0.1 inch

€850

Painting, Playful reality #87, Kris Haas

Playful reality #87

Kris Haas

Painting - 61 x 48 x 0.1 cm Painting - 24 x 18.9 x 0 inch

€950

Painting, Worn & Torn Series #18, Kris Haas

Worn & Torn Series #18

Kris Haas

Painting - 61 x 48 x 0.1 cm Painting - 24 x 18.9 x 0 inch

€850

Painting, Sand storm, Ralph Resch

Sand storm

Ralph Resch

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

€590

Painting, Bleu sur la cote 11, Francis L'Huillier

Bleu sur la cote 11

Francis L'Huillier

Painting - 50 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

€680

Painting, Lake, Beatriz Oggero

Lake

Beatriz Oggero

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

€1,000

Painting, Dreaming Muse #2, Lilit Soghomonyan

Dreaming Muse #2

Lilit Soghomonyan

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

€1,600

Painting, Soleil cuisant, Maude Ovize

Soleil cuisant

Maude Ovize

Painting - 81 x 116 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,600

Painting, Sea, Grazina Vitartaite

Sea

Grazina Vitartaite

Painting - 70 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,100

Painting, Baltic sea, Grazina Vitartaite

Baltic sea

Grazina Vitartaite

Painting - 80 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€3,900

Painting, Violon d'Or, Yutao Ge

Violon d'Or

Yutao Ge

Painting - 50 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 1 inch

€1,800

Painting, Violoncelliste, Yutao Ge

Violoncelliste

Yutao Ge

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

€1,400

Painting, Je joue, Yutao Ge

Je joue

Yutao Ge

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

€1,400

Painting, L'étude, Yutao Ge

L'étude

Yutao Ge

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

€1,400

Painting, Floating Colors, 10, Soumisha Dauthel

Floating Colors, 10

Soumisha Dauthel

Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€2,400

Painting, Time to Breathe, Katharina Husslein

Time to Breathe

Katharina Husslein

Painting - 90 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,200

Painting, Dreaming of Palm Trees, Katharina Husslein

Dreaming of Palm Trees

Katharina Husslein

Painting - 90 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,200

Painting, Through the Pale Twilit Meadows, Katharina Husslein

Through the Pale Twilit Meadows

Katharina Husslein

Painting - 120 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch

€3,700

Painting, Among the Flowers Face to face with the sky, Katharina Husslein

Among the Flowers Face to face with the sky

Katharina Husslein

Painting - 125 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 49.2 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch

€3,700

Painting, L´âne tétu, Lucia Buccini

L´âne tétu

Lucia Buccini

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

€1,400

Painting, Flora, Dasha Pogodina

Flora

Dasha Pogodina

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,850

Painting, What we get in return, Adewuyi Theophilus

What we get in return

Adewuyi Theophilus

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,931

Painting, Auprès des 3 arbres, Lucia Buccini

Auprès des 3 arbres

Lucia Buccini

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

€850

Painting, Complex heart, Hyunah Kim

Complex heart

Hyunah Kim

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1.5 inch

€1,729

Painting, Silentium, Hyunah Kim

Silentium

Hyunah Kim

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1.5 inch

€1,729

Painting, Choices in life, Poonam Choudhary

Choices in life

Poonam Choudhary

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

€1,835 €1,468

Painting, Rivers and Mountains, Katharina Husslein

Rivers and Mountains

Katharina Husslein

Painting - 90 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,500

Painting, Girl by the Window, Natia Sapanadze

Girl by the Window

Natia Sapanadze

Painting - 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

€970

Painting, The Path, Katharina Husslein

The Path

Katharina Husslein

Painting - 95 x 195 x 2 cm Painting - 37.4 x 76.8 x 0.8 inch

€2,800

Painting, Round 2, Zack Goulet

Round 2

Zack Goulet

Painting - 66 x 66 x 2.5 cm Painting - 26 x 26 x 1 inch

€917

Painting, Marché : Viandes, Olivier Daumas

Marché : Viandes

Olivier Daumas

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

€2,500

Painting, No Place Like Home, Jojo Anavim

No Place Like Home

Jojo Anavim

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

€7,725

Painting, Life is Good, Jojo Anavim

Life is Good

Jojo Anavim

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

€14,485

Painting, Moonman, Jojo Anavim

Moonman

Jojo Anavim

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

€9,656

Painting, Four Cereals, Jojo Anavim

Four Cereals

Jojo Anavim

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

€9,656

Painting, 24 Ice Creams, Jojo Anavim

24 Ice Creams

Jojo Anavim

Painting - 101.6 x 152.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 inch

€21,244

Painting, Stigmata, Oleg Zhivetin

Stigmata

Oleg Zhivetin

Painting - 122 x 122 x 0.2 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 0.1 inch

€1,786

Painting, Prière au soleil, Clara Crespin

Prière au soleil

Clara Crespin

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

€1,900

Painting, Transportation, Galya Popova

Transportation

Galya Popova

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€700

Painting, Meditation du boudha oasis et chemin de lumiere, Patrick Delorme

Meditation du boudha oasis et chemin de lumiere

Patrick Delorme

Painting - 39 x 29 x 0.01 cm Painting - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€630

Painting, Lueur d'esoir grace aux vertu d'un soleil non terrestre, Patrick Delorme

Lueur d'esoir grace aux vertu d'un soleil non terrestre

Patrick Delorme

Painting - 39 x 29 x 0.01 cm Painting - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€630

Painting, Deux amis en haut de la colline, Patrick Delorme

Deux amis en haut de la colline

Patrick Delorme

Painting - 39 x 29 x 0.01 cm Painting - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€630

Painting, Ame gueriere, Patrick Delorme

Ame gueriere

Patrick Delorme

Painting - 39 x 29 x 0.01 cm Painting - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€630

Painting, L'oeil du monde, Patrick Delorme

L'oeil du monde

Patrick Delorme

Painting - 39 x 29 x 0.01 cm Painting - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€630

Painting, Bleuet ville, Bernard Gaulbert

Bleuet ville

Bernard Gaulbert

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

€1,900

Painting, Le triomphe de la croix, Patrick Delorme

Le triomphe de la croix

Patrick Delorme

Painting - 39 x 29 x 0.01 cm Painting - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€630

Painting, Le coeur de vatnajokull, Patrick Delorme

Le coeur de vatnajokull

Patrick Delorme

Painting - 39 x 29 x 0.01 cm Painting - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€630

Painting, Porté par le feux divin, Patrick Delorme

Porté par le feux divin

Patrick Delorme

Painting - 39 x 29 x 0.01 cm Painting - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0 inch

€630

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.