Oil Painting for Sale

Painting, N-0,043, Romeo Melikyan

N-0,043

Romeo Melikyan

Painting - 43.3 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch

£3,930 £3,459

Painting, Fake Abstract, Lino Lago

Fake Abstract

Lino Lago

Painting - 52.8 x 44.9 x 1 inch

£6,551

Painting, Racines miraculeuses haïtiennes, Christophe Mert

Racines miraculeuses haïtiennes

Christophe Mert

Painting - 35.8 x 30.7 inch

£3,573

Painting, Femme au panier de fleurs sauvages, Edouard Duparc

Femme au panier de fleurs sauvages

Edouard Duparc

Painting - 19.7 x 29.9 x 0.8 inch

£797

Painting, Jeune fille à la plage, Valérie-Anne Bertin

Jeune fille à la plage

Valérie-Anne Bertin

Painting - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch

£402

Painting, Village 28, Daozhou Huang

Village 28

Daozhou Huang

Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

£447

Painting, Le mas de Gros Jean, Michèle Delimeux

Le mas de Gros Jean

Michèle Delimeux

Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 2 inch

£1,876

Painting, Eve, Natalia Yampolskaya

Eve

Natalia Yampolskaya

Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

£1,161

Painting, Seven Sisters, no. 1, Brooks Anderson

Seven Sisters, no. 1

Brooks Anderson

Painting - 13 x 21 x 1.5 inch

£1,112

Painting, Draw Us Into Love, Afeez Aregbede

Draw Us Into Love

Afeez Aregbede

Painting - 42.5 x 29.1 x 1 inch

£1,648

Painting, Horizonte Blanco Perla, Jose Ramón Campomanes

Horizonte Blanco Perla

Jose Ramón Campomanes

Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£1,295

Painting, Playground blue, Yue Zeng

Playground blue

Yue Zeng

Painting - 20 x 24 x 0.8 inch

£1,673

Painting, Amarillo y lila, Javier Ortega

Amarillo y lila

Javier Ortega

Painting - 6.3 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch

£1,251

Painting, Untitled, Manel Pujol Baladas

Untitled

Manel Pujol Baladas

Painting - 11.4 x 5.3 inch

£1,429

Painting, Instant de paix - série arbres et rivières, Chantal Szymoniak

Instant de paix - série arbres et rivières

Chantal Szymoniak

Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

£732

Painting, Farewell to Fremantle, Margarita Voynova

Farewell to Fremantle

Margarita Voynova

Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

£1,340

Painting, Requiem for Missing Ships, Dimitar Cholakov

Requiem for Missing Ships

Dimitar Cholakov

Painting - 43.3 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

£1,206

Painting, Début d'Automne, Norbert Pagé

Début d'Automne

Norbert Pagé

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 inch

£3,573

Painting, Nkechi and Daniel, Ife Kalejaiye

Nkechi and Daniel

Ife Kalejaiye

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

£1,524

Painting, L’enfant, François Sauvage

L’enfant

François Sauvage

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

£670

Painting, Fest symphony, Dimitar Mitov - Komshin

Fest symphony

Dimitar Mitov - Komshin

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

£1,429

Painting, The alleged portrait., Igor Shulman

The alleged portrait.

Igor Shulman

Painting - 23.5 x 23.5 x 2 inch

£1,236

Painting, Litoral, Robin Fougeront

Litoral

Robin Fougeront

Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

£1,108

Painting, 1977 RED JOY JOIE DE VIVRE ROUGE ET BLEUE ORIENTAL THICK PAPER, Jean Cuillerat

1977 RED JOY JOIE DE VIVRE ROUGE ET BLEUE ORIENTAL THICK PAPER

Jean Cuillerat

Painting - 29.9 x 22 inch

£1,340

Painting, Image-face (model), GyoBeom An

Image-face (model)

GyoBeom An

Painting - 28.3 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

£1,429

Painting, Untitled I, Freeman Butts

Untitled I

Freeman Butts

Painting - 38 x 25 x 0.1 inch

£1,483

Painting, Sans titre, Jean-Marc Boissy

Sans titre

Jean-Marc Boissy

Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

£581

Painting, I Love New York, Ludo

I Love New York

Ludo

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

£1,787

Painting, Chakra, Daté Amouzou

Chakra

Daté Amouzou

Painting - 22.2 x 28.5 x 1.2 inch

£1,519

Painting, Planting-246732, Chia-Cheng Chou

Planting-246732

Chia-Cheng Chou

Painting - 6.7 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

£1,251

Painting, Sans titre, Pierre Jourda

Sans titre

Pierre Jourda

Painting - 44.5 x 29.5 x 2 inch

£1,340

Painting, Playas en el mar de Seto, Isabel Momparler

Playas en el mar de Seto

Isabel Momparler

Painting - 35 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch

£1,787

Painting, Woman in Doorway, Joan Blumenfeld

Woman in Doorway

Joan Blumenfeld

Painting - 18 x 24 x 1.5 inch

£1,195

Painting, Mini max 5, Michèle Destarac

Mini max 5

Michèle Destarac

Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch

£1,626

Painting, Serial Analog Pixels, Danny Frede

Serial Analog Pixels

Danny Frede

Painting - 15.7 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch

£1,420

Painting, Her disappointed kiss, Andrew Weir

Her disappointed kiss

Andrew Weir

Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£983

Painting, An unkept appointment, John Popkess

An unkept appointment

John Popkess

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

£1,388

Painting, Street art, Debbie Pacheco

Street art

Debbie Pacheco

Painting - 36 x 36 x 1.5 inch

£1,483

Painting, Fashion and Fetish, John Michael Kearney

Fashion and Fetish

John Michael Kearney

Painting - 17.9 x 17.9 x 0.8 inch

£447

Painting, Cat have a horn, Kraiwit Phothikul

Cat have a horn

Kraiwit Phothikul

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch

£1,787

Painting, Ice Debacle, Lotta Hellström

Ice Debacle

Lotta Hellström

Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

£849

Painting, Connected, Chika Idu

Connected

Chika Idu

Painting - 54 x 47 x 2 inch

£7,416

Painting, Bower, Sarah Medway

Bower

Sarah Medway

Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

£1,000

Painting, Le portrait familial, Henry Meylan

Le portrait familial

Henry Meylan

Painting - 33.1 x 44.1 x 0.8 inch

£1,173

Painting, Sin título, Emilio Tejada

Sin título

Emilio Tejada

Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 2 inch

£697

Painting, Closer 2, Anne Moses

Closer 2

Anne Moses

Painting - 15 x 11 x 1.2 inch

£950

Painting, My menhir III - a favourite from Nepal, Tomasz Lubaszka

My menhir III - a favourite from Nepal

Tomasz Lubaszka

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 inch

£893

Painting, Winter - a dusk, Jolanta Betnerowicz

Winter - a dusk

Jolanta Betnerowicz

Painting - 31.9 x 24 inch

£804

Painting, L'élan, Harry Walker

L'élan

Harry Walker

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£1,697

Painting, Coast, Steve McGuinness

Coast

Steve McGuinness

Painting - 10.2 x 22 x 1.2 inch

£1,608

Painting, Two bottles, Karin Thaler

Two bottles

Karin Thaler

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.7 inch

£804

Painting, Les Calanques, encore une fois la mer, Gérard Ricard

Les Calanques, encore une fois la mer

Gérard Ricard

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

£983

Painting, Can you sense the atmosphere I, Heini Turunen

Can you sense the atmosphere I

Heini Turunen

Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

£1,608

Painting, Meeting place I, Lisbeth Sandvall

Meeting place I

Lisbeth Sandvall

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

£1,787

Painting, Landscape V, Yael Hoenig

Landscape V

Yael Hoenig

Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

£875

Painting, Paysage poétique, Bernard Louédin

Paysage poétique

Bernard Louédin

Painting - 7.9 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

£2,501

Painting, Steam. Damp, Dorthe Gram

Steam. Damp

Dorthe Gram

Painting - 39.4 x 15.7 x 2 inch

£1,072

Painting, Untitled No. 696, Jeremy Prim

Untitled No. 696

Jeremy Prim

Painting - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch

£2,472

Painting, Hope Is Free, Trixie Pitts

Hope Is Free

Trixie Pitts

Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.5 inch

£2,575

Painting, Labyrinth, Corina Aguilar

Labyrinth

Corina Aguilar

Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 inch

£849

Painting, Two Towers 1, Alonas Stelmanas

Two Towers 1

Alonas Stelmanas

Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

£804

Painting, Sans titre 10/04535, Michel Pavin

Sans titre 10/04535

Michel Pavin

Painting - 13.8 x 17.7 x 1.2 inch

£1,030

Painting, L'épopée, Cécile Luherne

L'épopée

Cécile Luherne

Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£1,787

Painting, Senza titolo, Antonio Possenti

Senza titolo

Antonio Possenti

Painting - 5.9 x 7.9 x 2 inch

£1,161

Painting, Portrait en rouge, Conde H

Portrait en rouge

Conde H

Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

£1,519

Painting, Cambodge Rizière - Série Paysage d'Asie, Marie-Thérèse Chanel

Cambodge Rizière - Série Paysage d'Asie

Marie-Thérèse Chanel

Painting - 24 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

£1,045

Painting, Untitled, Maciej Durski

Untitled

Maciej Durski

Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

£1,519

Painting, The Tor, Florian Doru Crihana

The Tor

Florian Doru Crihana

Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

£742

Painting, 1987 Sculpture en vert Green sculpture, Catherine Reboul Berlioz

1987 Sculpture en vert Green sculpture

Catherine Reboul Berlioz

Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

£1,742

Painting, Riomaggiore between Rocks and Sea, Alex Bertaina

Riomaggiore between Rocks and Sea

Alex Bertaina

Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£3,000

Painting, A Seagull, Hiromi Sengoku

A Seagull

Hiromi Sengoku

Painting - 12.5 x 16.1 x 1.2 inch

£824

Painting, Untitled VII, Alejandra Quintanilla

Untitled VII

Alejandra Quintanilla

Painting - 24.4 x 24.4 x 0.1 inch

£824

Painting, Faust, Stéphane Chauvin

Faust

Stéphane Chauvin

Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

£938

Painting, Sky and Figures 26, Angel Patchamanov

Sky and Figures 26

Angel Patchamanov

Painting - 45.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

£1,563

Painting, Twin Rust, Rita Reychler

Twin Rust

Rita Reychler

Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.2 inch

£1,251

Painting, Blue Dream III, Dann Aubert

Blue Dream III

Dann Aubert

Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 1 inch

£1,322

Painting, Oeuvre d'André Ferrand "Jaffa n°4", André Ferrand

Oeuvre d'André Ferrand "Jaffa n°4"

André Ferrand

Painting - 41.7 x 30.7 x 2 inch

£1,072

Painting, Autumn Landscape, Agne Kulbyte

Autumn Landscape

Agne Kulbyte

Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

£822

Painting, Memories are moving transparencies, Manu Rich

Memories are moving transparencies

Manu Rich

Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,340

Painting, JOY JOIE DE VIVRE, Jean Noël Criner Youl

JOY JOIE DE VIVRE

Jean Noël Criner Youl

Painting - 8.7 x 5.5 inch

£1,027

Painting, David Hockney and Celia Birtwell, Bob Marchant

David Hockney and Celia Birtwell

Bob Marchant

Painting - 48 x 71.7 x 2.8 inch

£36,255

Painting, Blue salty, Dimitar Petrov

Blue salty

Dimitar Petrov

Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,340

Painting, L'homme triptyqué, Jean-Pierre Brissart

L'homme triptyqué

Jean-Pierre Brissart

Painting - 31.5 x 70.9 x 1.4 inch

£884

Painting, Série voile 5, Kalus

Série voile 5

Kalus

Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

£447

Painting, Nelson Mandela, Zhengyong Liu

Nelson Mandela

Zhengyong Liu

Painting - 94.5 x 86.6 x 2 inch

£25,012

Painting, Z_CL_01, Silas

Z_CL_01

Silas

Painting - 16.5 x 24 x 0.8 inch

£715

Oil Painting for Sale

Oil painting is a type of paint which involves mixing crushed color pigments usually with linseed oil, although poppy seed oil can also be used. The support on which it is painted must be covered with a primer beforehand so that the layer of paint can adhere to the support; an additional step which is crucial to the creative process and also means that it can be adapted to many types of surfaces.

It was during the Middle Ages that oil painting first appeared and began to be developed in the Western world. The discovery of oil painting is often attributed to the Flemish painter, Jan Van Eyck who had been experimenting with various mixtures. With this new painting technique, his works benefited from new transparency effects and a new type of aesthetic was born. His approach was copied and later shared more widely by other primitive Flemish painters. Oil painting replaced the tempera technique, which uses egg as a binder.

Similarly, the wood on which artists painted was replaced by linen canvas, installed on a frame from the 15th century onwards and later placed on an easel. Although it was well-liked by painters, this medium had its drawbacks; its components were toxic and its preparation required a great amount of artisan savoir-faire in the studio. Despite this, it became closely linked to the visual arts and and was hugely popularised during the Renaissance thanks to the Venetian painters such as Titian, followed closely by the Flemish, including Rubens, before it reached the Netherlands who made it their own, with Rembrandt leading the way. The 19th and 20th centuries saw oil painting became the number one choice and the preferred medium for for modern times. The mixture no longer had to be prepared by artists in the studio; industrialization had made things easier and the paint came pre-prepared, packaged in tubes. The tin tube was commercialized in France in 1840 and revolutionised the history of art by encouraging the Impressionists to take their brushes and paints outside and paint en plein air. It would slowly be overtaken by acrylic paint a century later which simplified things even further as it was dried faster. 

An oil painting canvas also implies that the painter must respect the fat-over-lean principle, meaning that a colors with high oil content (fat) should be applied over layers of paint with lower oil content (lean) to ensure that the painting will last longer and to prevent cracking. Oil painting remains a widely used method and numerous artworks are still made using this technique.


Contemporary artists still master oil painting but sometimes avoid working with it in the same traditional ways of the 20th century. The canvas is often not prepared so that its texture can be seen under the layer of paint, as certain abstract painters have done. Jackson Pollock for example used oil painting but did not glaze his works. He didn't even truly paint his canvases as he used a dripping technique; by shaking his brush he created splashes of paint over the canvas…

On Artsper, explore contemporary paintings by well-known artists including Arman, Salvador Dali and Robert Combas.

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What is special about oil painting?

Oil painting allows for very efficient mixing of colors and tones. Due to its long drying time, it is possible to alter an oil painting days after the paint has been applied. Oil painting also allows for precision and a range of visual effects.

What's the difference between oil painting and acrylic?

Oil paint and acrylic paint are produced using different materials. While oil painting consists of pigments suspended in drying oils, acrylic paint is water-based. The main difference between the two is that acrylic paints can be thinned down with water, and dry faster than oil paints.

Is oil painting easier than watercolor?

It is easier to correct mistakes when working in oil paint as they are more opaque than watercolors and can be easily scraped off a surface.