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
Julien Cuny
Marie France Garrigues
L'Empire State Building (Vue 2)
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
£1,563
Place Dauphine
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
£1,340
Le Confinement
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
£1,563
Le Brooklyn Brigde
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
£1,563
Le Flatiron Building
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
£1,563
Rue Cortot, rus du Mont Cenis
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£581
Who is there
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch
£2,322
Une histoire de toits 1
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
£581
Stavri Kalinov
Charlie Chaplin - on camera
Stavri Kalinov
Sculpture - 30 x 8 x 8 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 3.1 x 3.1 inch
£1,161
Humanity connected with the nature
Stavri Kalinov
Print - 13 x 13 x 0.1 cm Print - 5.1 x 5.1 x 0 inch
£89
Craig Alan
Hommage to Lichtenstein
Craig Alan
Painting - 91.5 x 91.5 x 4 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1.6 inch
£14,738
Populus: Homage to Van Gogh
Craig Alan
Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 2 inch
£25,295
Love Around the Corner
Craig Alan
Painting - 91 x 91 x 10 cm Painting - 35.8 x 35.8 x 3.9 inch
£10,540
Simon Ledson
Juliette June
Les flots bleus
Juliette June
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch
£161
Baignade à Pukaki
Juliette June
Painting - 162 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 63.8 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch
£3,752
De Maraui à Christchurch
Juliette June
Painting - 130 x 162 x 4 cm Painting - 51.2 x 63.8 x 1.6 inch
£3,752
Angelo Garbo
Patrick Cornée
Abstract graffiti life
Patrick Cornée
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
£1,697
Street art revolution I
Patrick Cornée
Sculpture - 37 x 30 x 15 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 11.8 x 5.9 inch
£2,054
Iron Man loves Rock 'n Roll
Patrick Cornée
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
£1,697
The baby Panda loves Pop Art
Patrick Cornée
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
£1,697
A Pulp Fiction pop art tribute
Patrick Cornée
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
£4,377
Kiss me, I love you
Patrick Cornée
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£2,858
Snoopy drank to much Dom Pérignon champagne
Patrick Cornée
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£2,858
Homer et Marge Simpson, icône pop de la mode
Patrick Cornée
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£3,484
L'Outsider
Abstraction typographique 23
L'Outsider
Painting - 92 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch
£2,680
Jacqueline Schäfer
Strange Birds with a warm heart Nr 3 & 4
Jacqueline Schäfer
Painting - 30 x 48 x 4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 18.9 x 1.6 inch
£893
Maxime Andriot
André Robillard
Fusil Chinois rapide
André Robillard
Sculpture - 34 x 100 x 14 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 39.4 x 5.5 inch
£3,126
La statue de la liberté
André Robillard
Fine Art Drawings - 69 x 54 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.2 x 21.3 x 0.4 inch
£2,680
Fusil rapide M16 US AIr Force
André Robillard
Sculpture - 33 x 110 x 11 cm Sculpture - 13 x 43.3 x 4.3 inch
£2,680
Fusil prestorique
André Robillard
Sculpture - 31 x 96 x 8 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 37.8 x 3.1 inch
£2,680
Exploration
André Robillard
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 inch
£3,930
Pistolet Suisse
André Robillard
Sculpture - 20 x 29 x 20 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 11.4 x 7.9 inch
£1,429
Fusil russe et USA
André Robillard
Sculpture - 17 x 58 x 2 cm Sculpture - 6.7 x 22.8 x 0.8 inch
£2,233
Le daufin - de la mer - le cobra indien
André Robillard
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
£1,429