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
Angela Morris-Winmill
Blue Lace and Silver Chinese Water Buffalo Skull
Angela Morris-Winmill
Sculpture - 75 x 55 x 20 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 21.7 x 7.9 inch
£1,995
Silver Buffalo Skull on Black, Lenticular
Angela Morris-Winmill
Print - 88.9 x 88.9 x 10.2 cm Print - 35 x 35 x 4 inch
£2,650
Aurum Hortensis II
Angela Morris-Winmill
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
£1,250
All Blue on Black Diamond Dust
Angela Morris-Winmill
Print - 88.9 x 88.9 x 2.5 cm Print - 35 x 35 x 1 inch
£945
Fallow Deer Skull on Hand Embellished Diamond Dust Paper
Angela Morris-Winmill
Print - 88.9 x 88.9 x 7.6 cm Print - 35 x 35 x 3 inch
£995
Black Diamond Dust Buffalo Skull on Black Diamond Dust Paper
Angela Morris-Winmill
Print - 88.9 x 88.9 x 7.6 cm Print - 35 x 35 x 3 inch
£945
Florentine Gold Buffalo Skull with Black Horns on White Diamond Dust Paper
Angela Morris-Winmill
Print - 50.8 x 50.8 x 7.6 cm Print - 20 x 20 x 3 inch
£495
Bertrand Riguidel
Anastassia Skopp
Powder Blue Morning - abstract textured floral art
Anastassia Skopp
Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£720
Blue Spring - floral textured painting on canvas
Anastassia Skopp
Painting - 100 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch
£840
Monochrome Elegance - black white art
Anastassia Skopp
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
£880
Flow floral artwork
Anastassia Skopp
Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£760
Powder Blue Roses II - landscape format floral art
Anastassia Skopp
Painting - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
£760
Bohemian Roses - floral textured vertical art
Anastassia Skopp
Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£760
Gianluca Fascetto
Acqua “Free Float”
Gianluca Fascetto
Painting - 90 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
£871
Mask Off (Breathe)
Gianluca Fascetto
Painting - 90 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
£1,333
Hit the Dome ( Fuoco)
Gianluca Fascetto
Painting - 90 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
£978
Flat Lies (Terra)
Gianluca Fascetto
Painting - 90 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
£978
Nikolay Dmitriev
It Is Summer Warm Rain At Sunset
Nikolay Dmitriev
Painting - 40 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
£889
Beautiful Sea Sunset
Nikolay Dmitriev
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,511
Cold Sunlight - Sunny Winter Painting
Nikolay Dmitriev
Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,244
The Frosty Evening At The Krasivaya Mecha
Nikolay Dmitriev
Painting - 25 x 25 x 0.5 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.2 inch
£622
May Night In The Blooming Garden - Lilacs painting
Nikolay Dmitriev
Painting - 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
£2,222
Sunny Lilac Branches - original lilacs painting
Nikolay Dmitriev
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,066
In The Blooming Garden - sunny spring landscape painting
Nikolay Dmitriev
Painting - 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
£1,333
Atom Hovhanesyan
The Journey
Atom Hovhanesyan
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.75 inch
£37,319
Untitled (PEN 04)
Atom Hovhanesyan
Fine Art Drawings - 45.7 x 40.6 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 16 x 0 inch
£66,345
Janechka (TR21)
Atom Hovhanesyan
Painting - 51 x 40.5 x 1.5 cm Painting - 20.1 x 15.9 x 0.6 inch
£47,990
Melancholy (DIV 104)
Atom Hovhanesyan
Painting - 122 x 76 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 29.9 x 1.5 inch
£116,104
Bound (DIV015)
Atom Hovhanesyan
Painting - 101.5 x 76 x 3 cm Painting - 40 x 29.9 x 1.2 inch
£128,863
At the foot of the mountain (DIV004)
Atom Hovhanesyan
Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
£120,250
Monk by the see, homage to Caspar D. Friedrich (DIV 013)
Atom Hovhanesyan
Painting - 91.5 x 91.5 x 3 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1.2 inch
£116,104
Alla Grande
The little white butterflies
Alla Grande
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
£1,777
The golden butterfly
Alla Grande
Sculpture - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
£2,044
The pearl butterfly
Alla Grande
Sculpture - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
£2,044
Mariusz Makula
Feel my body touch my soul
Mariusz Makula
Painting - 70.1 x 119.9 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
£746
Mystic River
Mariusz Makula
Painting - 119.9 x 100.1 x 4.1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
£581
Ride Around Shining
Mariusz Makula
Painting - 70.1 x 119.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 47.2 x 1 inch
£581
Other side of the game
Mariusz Makula
Painting - 99.1 x 88.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 39 x 35 x 0.1 inch
£746
Come and talk to me
Mariusz Makula
Painting - 87.4 x 100.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 34.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch
£581
Somewhere North
Mariusz Makula
Painting - 70.1 x 100.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1 inch
£581
On Hansen
Things aren't always what they seem
On Hansen
Photography - 69 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.2 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,244
Disappeared where it's hard to disappear
On Hansen
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 0.1 inch
£2,488
There is a hand that protects me
On Hansen
Photography - 69 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.2 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,244
A rock cannot burnt to ashes
On Hansen
Photography - 69 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.2 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
£1,244
Holds the people together
On Hansen
Painting - 89 x 65 x 0.3 cm Painting - 35.03 x 25.59 x 0.1 inch
£995
I believe in beginnings and endings
On Hansen
Painting - 89 x 65 x 0.3 cm Painting - 35.03 x 25.59 x 0.1 inch
£995
Benoit Havard
New York blue night
Benoit Havard
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
Sold
Mathilde Polidori
Green Attraction
Mathilde Polidori
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
£1,333
Printemps suspendu #1
Mathilde Polidori
Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
£3,022