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
Bernard Saint-Maxent
Style Graffiti 04.24
Bernard Saint-Maxent
Painting - 89 x 29 x 7 cm Painting - 35 x 11.4 x 2.8 inch
£1,253
La vie est belle
Bernard Saint-Maxent
Painting - 29 x 24 x 3 cm Painting - 11.4 x 9.4 x 1.2 inch
£260
Bleu c'est bleu 01.03.24
Bernard Saint-Maxent
Painting - 29 x 24 x 3 cm Painting - 11.4 x 9.4 x 1.2 inch
£260
Jaune c'est jaune
Bernard Saint-Maxent
Painting - 29 x 24 x 3 cm Painting - 11.4 x 9.4 x 1.2 inch
£260
Basquiat 03.03.24
Bernard Saint-Maxent
Painting - 29 x 24 x 3 cm Painting - 11.4 x 9.4 x 1.2 inch
£260
Nathanael Koffi
Masque Senoufo de Côte d’Ivoire
Nathanael Koffi
Sculpture - 31 x 11 x 7 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 4.3 x 2.8 inch
£358
Need to reconnect with reality print
Nathanael Koffi
Print - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
£313
Dervis Akdemir
Skull in the Meditation with Neon Design
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 32 x 32 x 25 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 12.6 x 9.8 inch
£600
In the end, everything comes back
Dervis Akdemir
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1 inch
£450
Hercule & Basquiat
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 90 x 55 x 25 cm Sculpture - 35.4 x 21.7 x 9.8 inch
£1,350
Earing Girl & Basquiat
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 50 x 46 x 32 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 18.1 x 12.6 inch
£1,350
Hercule & Bond Basquiat
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 53 x 25 x 25 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch
£800
Lighted Medusa Neon Design
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 50 x 25 x 25 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch
£750
Mickey Colourful Delights
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 60 x 33 x 24 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 13 x 9.4 inch
£650
Iron-man & Hercule
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 58 x 34 x 25 cm Sculpture - 22.8 x 13.4 x 9.8 inch
£900
Damien Hirst
Beautiful Self-Constitutive Vortex
Damien Hirst
Print - 23 x 23 x 2 cm Print - 9.1 x 9.1 x 0.8 inch
£2,953
The Currency : Assiette en porcelaine fine de Chine
Damien Hirst
Design - 20 x 20 x 1.5 cm Design - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.6 inch
£447
The currency: 6274. nobody should hear it
Damien Hirst
Painting - 21.5 x 30 cm Painting - 8.5 x 11.8 inch
£16,557
The Currency 1781- You don’t go all summer long
Damien Hirst
Painting - 20 x 30 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 inch
£47,434
Meteo Meteo
Banana
Meteo Meteo
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
£58 £41
Cage / Sans titre
Meteo Meteo
Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
£103 £62
Cage / Sans titre
Meteo Meteo
Painting - 84.1 x 59.4 x 0.1 cm Painting - 33.1 x 23.4 x 0 inch
£582 £291
Onemizer
Le street art c’était mieux avant
Onemizer
Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 x 0.3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
£1,244
Bart I Love Skate
Onemizer
Sculpture - 81.5 x 20.5 x 4.5 cm Sculpture - 32.1 x 8.1 x 1.8 inch
£1,423
Color Your Colors (Réhaussé / Hand-embellished)
Onemizer
Print - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
£895
Color is Love (Réhaussé/Hand-Embellished)
Onemizer
Print - 50 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
£895
Enrique Pichardo
Serie Terra Retrato en fondo beige
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 70 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
£773
Composición en acua y negro
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 83 x 120 x 1 cm Painting - 32.7 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
£1,597
Retrato en fondo blanco
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 150 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
£3,605
Composición en fondo naranja
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
£2,405
Retrato de colores con luna
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 150 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
£3,605
Retrato Fondo Azul
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
£767
Retrato en fondo rojo
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 220 x 222 x 2 cm Painting - 86.6 x 87.4 x 0.8 inch
£7,829
Retrato en Fondo Negro
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
£766
Liora
Ivan Tzonev
Sandra Chevrier
La Cage De Lamentables Harmonies
Sandra Chevrier
Painting - 96.52 x 50.8 x 2.54 cm Painting - 38 x 20 x 1 inch
£20,741
La cage où les gens pleurent
Sandra Chevrier
Sculpture - 30 x 22 x 17 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 8.7 x 6.7 inch
£1,656
La cage de la Lumière Eblouissante et de l'Ombre Profonde
Sandra Chevrier
Painting - 102 x 76 x 5 cm Painting - 40.2 x 29.9 x 2 inch
£15,125
La cage où le silence fût brisé par la voix d'un homme au bord des larmes
Sandra Chevrier
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£9,397
La cage dans un combat électrique
Sandra Chevrier
Painting - 121 x 96 x 3 cm Painting - 47.6 x 37.8 x 1.2 inch
£16,557
La Cage et la trace du crayon
Sandra Chevrier
Print - 36 x 30.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 14.2 x 12 x 0 inch
£1,790
David Gerstein
Porsche 911 | 80th Birthday 2024
David Gerstein
Sculpture - 62 x 161 x 15 cm Sculpture - 24.4 x 63.4 x 5.9 inch
£8,502
White Hope - Paper Cut
David Gerstein
Print - 73 x 93 x 3.5 cm Print - 28.7 x 36.6 x 1.4 inch
£4,206
Lifestyle - Paper Cut
David Gerstein
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 100 x 4 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
£4,206
Graffiti Heart - Paper Cut
David Gerstein
Painting - 70 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
£4,206
Marathon - New York - Wall Sculpture | 80th Birthday
David Gerstein
Sculpture - 84 x 160 x 15 cm Sculpture - 33.1 x 63 x 5.9 inch
£11,187
Dutch Bouquet - Wall Sculpture - Flowers | 80th Birthday 2024
David Gerstein
Sculpture - 76 x 56 x 15 cm Sculpture - 29.9 x 22 x 5.9 inch
£8,502
Drop Of Love
David Gerstein
Sculpture - 115 x 115 x 15 cm Sculpture - 45.3 x 45.3 x 5.9 inch
£11,411