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A Sunny Day Of August
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 24 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
£364
Whale tail in sunset
Olga Nikitina
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1.8 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.7 inch
£311
Jacaranda Tree South Africa
Olga Nikitina
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
£240
Dégradé carré jaune
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
£124
Grand fondu or verdoyant
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.6 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
£213
Grand fondu algue marine
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.6 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
£213
Matrice jaune orange rouge
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 70 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
£124
Texture couteau blanc verte bleue
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
£80
The Spring has come
Vik Schroeder
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
£355 £320
Petit éclat de lueur violette
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.6 inch
£53
Petit éclat de lueur rose violette iridescente
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.6 inch
£53
Mouvement texture / Rouge Violet
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 24 x 18 x 1.5 cm Painting - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.6 inch
£53
Petit éclat de lueur marron
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.6 inch
£53
Petit éclat de lueur orange iridescente
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.6 inch
£53
Petit éclat de lueur jaune violette
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.6 inch
£53
Petit éclat de lueur bleue grise iridescente
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.6 inch
£53
Grand dégradé carré d'or
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
£311 £280
Grand dégradé carré chaleureux
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
£311 £280
Éclat bleu fragmenté
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 40 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch
£133
Fondu couleur or cuivre de terre
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
£142
Fondu couleur or algue marine
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
£142
Fondu nuance noir blanc
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
£142
Fondu couleur or gris irisé
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
£142
Fondu couleur or vert bleu irisé
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
£142
Fondu couleur rose violet
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
£142
Fondu couleur cuivre magenta violet
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
£142
Fondu couleur flamboyant
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
£142
Fondu couleur chaleureux
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
£142
Fondu couleur jaune marron
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
£142
Fondu couleur argent bleu gris
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
£142
Éclat argent vert
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.7 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch
£178
Éclat argent bleu violet
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.7 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch
£178
Éclat argent rouge iridescent
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.7 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch
£178
Éclat violet iridescent
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.7 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch
£178
Éclat or bronze
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
£178
Éclat mixte marron rouge
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
£204
Éclat mixte bleu vert iridescent
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
£204
Éclat mixte violet rouge
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
£204
Éclat mixte bleu violet
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
£204
Éclat or gris iridescent
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
£178
Éclat or rose bleu iridescent
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
£178
Éclat or violet
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
£178
Éclat violet bleu
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
£178
Petit éclat verdoyant
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.6 inch
£53
La ronde de l'innocence - Enfants du monde
Sylvie Adaoust
Painting - 50 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
£2,035
Les fées de l'élégance céleste - le mouvement dans la danse
Sylvie Adaoust
Painting - 81 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£2,035
Triptyque abstrait moderne bleu Tempête
Julien Abstrait
Painting - 40 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
£729
Texture couteau dorée rose rouge violette
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.6 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
£124
Dégradé carré orange rouge violet irisé
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
£124
Dégradé carré rose
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
£124
Dégradé carré verte
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
£124
Dégradé carré violet
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
£124
Matrice spirituelle
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch
£151
Matrice or orange rouge iridescente
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 70 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
£124
Texture couteau or rouge grise
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
£80
Texture couteau dorée rouge iridescente
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
£80
Texture couteau étain or cuivre
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
£80
Texture couteau or orange cuivre
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
£80
Texture couteau blanc nacre or
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
£80
Texture couteau blanc orange violette
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
£80
Texture couteau blanc jaune rose
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
£80
Texture couteau blanc jaune rouge
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
£80
Texture couteau blanc violette magenta
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
£80
Texture couteau blanc verte rose magenta
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
£80
Texture couteau blanc rose violette
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
£80
Texture couteau blanc bleue violette
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
£80
Texture Couteau Blanc Verte Pomme
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
£80
Texture couteau blanc verte Véronèse
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
£80
Grande Texture Couteau Blanc Rose Violette
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1 inch
£267
Texture couteau rose rouge iridescente
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.6 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
£133
Cornflower carnival
Olga McNamara
Painting - 60 x 50 x 1.2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.5 inch
£978
Unspoken Tales of Pansy Petals
Olga McNamara
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.5 inch
£1,689
Celestial Spring Ensemble
Olga McNamara
Painting - 60 x 40 x 0.4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
£1,022
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Un Soir de Printemps
Georges R. Quinio
Painting - 46 x 55 x 4 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 1.6 inch
£1,777 £1,511
Palette knife painting for Sale
The painting knife, or palette knife, as it is often called, has been a part of painters' tools for many centuries. Originally, it wasn't used to apply paint or to produce impastos but to mix pigments, to superimpose one layer of paint over another to modify it appearance or to remove excess paint from the canvas. Consisting of a curved handle and a flexible steel blade, its shape is comparable to that of a small trowel. It was during the Renaissance that the palette knife began to be used for something other than its original purpose and that artists started to use it to paint. Before that, painters sought to create a realistic and therefore smooth result. But artists such as Rembrandt, Titian or Fragonard noticed that scraping paint to create impasto helped to create eye-catching texture, relief and light.
Gustave Courbet is well-known for having brought palette knives back into fashion in the 19th century, a pivotal period when the art of painting, and art in general, underwent many changes and transformations. He was followed by the Impressionists and the modern painters (Monet, Van Gogh, Turner, etc) who used it to create thick impastos. Impressionists were particularly keen on this tool which was well-suited to the way in which they sought to represent light realistically, as our eyes see it. The invention of the easel and paint tubes allowed them to leave their workshops and to paint outside, enabling them to depict the shimmering reflections of water and the ever changing nature. They applied paint quickly in small thin strokes on the canvas and created texture using the knife. To create this effect, they used oil paint and acrylic, working them as little as possible so as to ensure their thick, dense appearance.
On Artsper, find works by Richard Dubure, Martta Weg and Ryan Hewett who all use the palette knife in unique ways in their practice!
What is a palette knife painting and how is it different from traditional brush painting?
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What are some famous artists who have used palette knife painting in their work and what are some of their notable pieces?