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.
Discover the styles & movements
Tarek
Jan Kaláb
Ashen Rainbow Ellipse 324
Jan Kaláb
Painting - 100 x 70 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
£8,486 £7,213
Ellipse of azure echoes
Jan Kaláb
Painting - 80 x 60 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 2 inch
£7,146 £6,074
Petite Azure Abyss
Jan Kaláb
Painting - 30 x 20 x 7 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 2.8 inch
£1,340 £1,206
John Matos Crash
Sans titre
John Matos Crash
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 26.6 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 10.5 x 0.4 inch
£1,117
Untitled (Arrows)
John Matos Crash
Sculpture - 85.1 x 36.8 x 29.2 cm Sculpture - 33.5 x 14.5 x 11.5 inch
£6,220
Untitled (one-of-a-kind original )
John Matos Crash
Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.03 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
£5,181
The Revisionist (édition)
John Matos Crash
Print - 65 x 50 x 5 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 x 2 inch
£1,429
Feng Kaixuan
Don de soi XXVII
Feng Kaixuan
Photography - 80 x 120 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
£6,431
Extrait poussière des sens A_S
Feng Kaixuan
Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
£983
Cheveux d'Encre - Emotion III
Feng Kaixuan
Painting - 200 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 78.7 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
£2,948
Cheveux d'Encre - Amour 1
Feng Kaixuan
Painting - 40 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
£1,429
Dr. Love
A magic day (a tribute to Mirò) diptych
Dr. Love
Painting - 80 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£151 £129
Mickey and Minnie (Candyland)
Dr. Love
Sculpture - 53 x 44 x 3 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 17.3 x 1.2 inch
£267
Self portrait (a tribute to Basquiat)
Dr. Love
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£132 £79
Lonely man (artist's proof)
Dr. Love
Painting - 30 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0 inch
£79 £44
Emotional anatomy of a nightmare
Dr. Love
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£151 £129
Marian Williams
Rotterdam et moi 1
Marian Williams
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
£2,635
For Your Eyes Only 19
Marian Williams
Fine Art Drawings - 44.5 x 31.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.5 x 12.4 x 0 inch
£223
Rotterdam et moi 2
Marian Williams
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
£2,635
Rotterdam et moi 3
Marian Williams
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
£2,635
Jonathan Pradillon
Grand dégradé carré noir et blanc
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
£313
Lampe réverbère mécanique
Jonathan Pradillon
Design - 65 x 27 x 27 cm Design - 25.6 x 10.6 x 10.6 inch
£447
Grand éclat noir et blanc
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
£313
Grand dégradé carré or nacré
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
£313
Grand dégradé carré or rose violet
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
£313
Grand dégradé carré bleu rose irisé
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
£313
Grand dégradé carré bleu grisé
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
£313
Grand dégradé carré blanc bleu sombre
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
£313
Fat
Plaque de métro Alice au pays des merveilles
Fat
Sculpture - 30 x 80 x 3 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£1,697
C215
Gainsbourg sur billet de 500 F (W310)
C215
Painting - 10 x 18 x 0.1 cm Painting - 3.9 x 7.1 x 0 inch
£1,063
Jérôme Mesnager
Basquiat Warhol 8 mains
Jérôme Mesnager
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.02 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£447
Vivent les animaux
Jérôme Mesnager
Painting - 50 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
£3,126
Gainsbourg N 32
Jérôme Mesnager
Painting - 55 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch
£1,161 £1,045
Chaplin n°46
Jérôme Mesnager
Painting - 61 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
£1,786 £1,608
Daniela Pasqualini
Weaving Poetry
Daniela Pasqualini
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
£6,303
Ethereal Tides
Daniela Pasqualini
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 inch
£3,317
Dancing in Hues
Daniela Pasqualini
Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
£4,230
Melodie Monocromatiche - Classic Blue
Daniela Pasqualini
Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 12 x 12 x 1 inch
£415
Ethereal Blue and Gold Landscape II
Daniela Pasqualini
Painting - 121.9 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 24 x 1 inch
£2,820
Bright Love - Blue & Gold
Daniela Pasqualini
Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 3.8 cm Painting - 12 x 12 x 1.5 inch
£415
Invisible landscape
Daniela Pasqualini
Painting - 101.6 x 157.5 x 20.3 cm Painting - 40 x 62 x 8 inch
£10,367
Radiating Love
Daniela Pasqualini
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1.5 inch
£2,322
Piotre
Untitled
Piotre
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 32 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 12.6 x 0.4 inch
£447 £313