Oil Painting for Sale

Painting, Constructing Dawn, Delphine Hogarth

Constructing Dawn

Delphine Hogarth

Painting - 36.6 x 63.8 x 1.6 inch

£3,726

Painting, Envol et profondeur, Alain Beraud

Envol et profondeur

Alain Beraud

Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

£10,273

Painting, Arbre de vie blanc, Jean-francois Larrieu

Arbre de vie blanc

Jean-francois Larrieu

Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch

£17,866

Painting, Falaises Bretagne, Laurence Gasior

Falaises Bretagne

Laurence Gasior

Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch

£1,340

Painting, Cubism - tree, Artur Hakobjanyan

Cubism - tree

Artur Hakobjanyan

Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

£371

Painting, Ceci n'est pas un bouquet 1, Trabys

Ceci n'est pas un bouquet 1

Trabys

Painting - 28.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

£2,296

Painting, Vue sur le lac dans les hauteurs de Vully, William Victor Aubert

Vue sur le lac dans les hauteurs de Vully

William Victor Aubert

Painting - 29.5 x 39.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,484

Painting, Angela, Frédérique Samama

Angela

Frédérique Samama

Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

£1,787

Painting, Kaleidoscope of Water Lilies, Olga Volna

Kaleidoscope of Water Lilies

Olga Volna

Painting - 19.7 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

£700

Painting, Sans titre n° 52, Mory Ouattara

Sans titre n° 52

Mory Ouattara

Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch

£1,429

Painting, Mazots et Cervin, M. Broquet

Mazots et Cervin

M. Broquet

Painting - 17.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,685

Painting, Lagune de Venise animée, Moretti

Lagune de Venise animée

Moretti

Painting - 15 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,484

Painting, Silver leaves, Chelsea Davine

Silver leaves

Chelsea Davine

Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,755

Painting, Mano Veil 003, Giacomo Tuand

Mano Veil 003

Giacomo Tuand

Painting - 12 x 12 x 1.2 inch

£3,528

Painting, Rebel without a cause, Jos One

Rebel without a cause

Jos One

Painting - 57.9 x 47.2 x 1.8 inch

£4,466

Painting, Printemps précoce, Youngmi Kim

Printemps précoce

Youngmi Kim

Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.6 inch

£357

Painting, Gir with Peacock, Artavazd Talalyan

Gir with Peacock

Artavazd Talalyan

Painting - 35.4 x 14.2 x 0.8 inch

£2,591

Painting, Longing - diptych, Ruslana Levandovska

Longing - diptych

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting - 24 x 36 x 0.75 inch

£7,581

Painting, Uncle Josh, Akinboye Akinola Peter

Uncle Josh

Akinboye Akinola Peter

Painting - 37.4 x 33.8 x 1 inch

£2,060 £1,854

Painting, Colours of the Pain, Kubra Aliyeva

Colours of the Pain

Kubra Aliyeva

Painting - 19.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

£1,697

Painting, Ephiphany 1, Orioye Bukola

Ephiphany 1

Orioye Bukola

Painting - 24 x 18 x 1 inch

£2,884

Painting, 106 - from La Transvaloración de todos los valores, Armando de la Garza

106 - from La Transvaloración de todos los valores

Armando de la Garza

Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1 inch

£1,483

Painting, Landscape, Martine Elhaik

Landscape

Martine Elhaik

Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

£134

Painting, Tulipanes, Milagros Elorz

Tulipanes

Milagros Elorz

Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

£1,608

Painting, Girl with the yellow towel, GerDa

Girl with the yellow towel

GerDa

Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

£1,161

Painting, Entrelacée 20, Nathalie Maquet

Entrelacée 20

Nathalie Maquet

Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.5 inch

£1,608

Painting, Paysage, Frédéric Goerg

Paysage

Frédéric Goerg

Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

£476

Painting, Abstract oil painting "Abstract city 24", Painting, Oil on Canvas, Karina Antonczak

Abstract oil painting "Abstract city 24", Painting, Oil on Canvas

Karina Antonczak

Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1 inch

£997

Painting, Vortex of reverie, Narine Vardanyan

Vortex of reverie

Narine Vardanyan

Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

£148

Painting, Coucher de soleil, Noa Grayevsky

Coucher de soleil

Noa Grayevsky

Painting - 39.8 x 29.9 x 2.8 inch

£1,787

Painting, Dive Down Deep, Alec Cumming

Dive Down Deep

Alec Cumming

Painting - 47.6 x 59.8 x 1.2 inch

£4,824

Painting, Expanded Metal Painting Black and Grey, Clemens Wolf

Expanded Metal Painting Black and Grey

Clemens Wolf

Painting - 59 x 47.2 x 1 inch

£11,824

Painting, Surf, Sun & Sand XIV, Peter Goodhall

Surf, Sun & Sand XIV

Peter Goodhall

Painting - 30.3 x 50 x 1.2 inch

£2,104

Painting, L’Œil, Michaël Brack

L’Œil

Michaël Brack

Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch

£983

Painting, La baie des anges1, Electre

La baie des anges1

Electre

Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

£277

Painting, Light among the olive trees, Andrea Borella

Light among the olive trees

Andrea Borella

Painting - 14.6 x 18.5 x 0.4 inch

£505

Painting, Venice Lights, Rob Buntin

Venice Lights

Rob Buntin

Painting - 51.2 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

£3,394

Painting, Black Beauty, Emmanuel Ojebola

Black Beauty

Emmanuel Ojebola

Painting - 42 x 37.5 x 1 inch

£1,648

Painting, Fleures, Vira Hrabar

Fleures

Vira Hrabar

Painting - 47.2 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

£1,769

Painting, A Break in the Clouds, Kate Seaborne

A Break in the Clouds

Kate Seaborne

Painting - 41.3 x 57.1 x 1.2 inch

£2,055

Painting, Jeunes filles au repos, W. Metz

Jeunes filles au repos

W. Metz

Painting - 36.2 x 30.7 x 0.8 inch

£2,253

Painting, Composition abstraite en couleurs, Jean-Louis Bellon

Composition abstraite en couleurs

Jean-Louis Bellon

Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

£147

Painting, See Beyond 2, Abiola Olabamiji

See Beyond 2

Abiola Olabamiji

Painting - 54.5 x 64 x 1 inch

£2,637

Painting, Vue sur un port animé, Ezelino Briante

Vue sur un port animé

Ezelino Briante

Painting - 12.8 x 20.7 x 0.2 inch

£861

Painting, What a bliss the wind twisted again, Izabela Apananska

What a bliss the wind twisted again

Izabela Apananska

Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

£3,394

Painting, Sans titre, Menachem Gueffen

Sans titre

Menachem Gueffen

Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 2 inch

£1,519

Painting, Velvet blueberries, Tamar Nazaryan

Velvet blueberries

Tamar Nazaryan

Painting - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch

£99

Painting, Nature_Port, Ahmed Zaibi

Nature_Port

Ahmed Zaibi

Painting - 16.5 x 16.5 inch

£357

Painting, L'amoureuse du marin, Christopher Lecoutre

L'amoureuse du marin

Christopher Lecoutre

Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

£2,323

Painting, Duet Time, Michael Kachan

Duet Time

Michael Kachan

Painting - 29.9 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

£824

Painting, SN8 Arqueología de lo que escondo, David Murcia

SN8 Arqueología de lo que escondo

David Murcia

Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 1.6 inch

£4,496

Painting, A17 - Semblance, Jean-Marie Dart

A17 - Semblance

Jean-Marie Dart

Painting - 31.9 x 25.2 x 2 inch

£3,930

Painting, Alphabet Basel grün a, Rainer Nepita

Alphabet Basel grün a

Rainer Nepita

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

£3,573

Painting, Cozy Days, Josefine Schulz

Cozy Days

Josefine Schulz

Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 2 inch

£5,896

Painting, Basin I, Theresa Möller

Basin I

Theresa Möller

Painting - 74.8 x 63 x 2 inch

£8,576

Painting, Shadow on concrete, Polina Izvekova

Shadow on concrete

Polina Izvekova

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

£1,474

Painting, Rue Saint Romain Rouen, Bernard Guilain

Rue Saint Romain Rouen

Bernard Guilain

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

£759

Painting, Paysage des Alpes Suisse, Edoardo De Grada

Paysage des Alpes Suisse

Edoardo De Grada

Painting - 11.8 x 14 x 0.2 inch

£1,099

Painting, Le plateau d’huîtres, Edmond Ceria

Le plateau d’huîtres

Edmond Ceria

Painting - 10.6 x 16.1 x 1.2 inch

£2,233

Painting, Santorini Magic, Sokratis Evgenidis

Santorini Magic

Sokratis Evgenidis

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

£8,844

Painting, Boats under the moon - Italy painting, Vittorio Colucci

Boats under the moon - Italy painting

Vittorio Colucci

Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£335

Painting, Face Your Fears 2, Obeka Simon

Face Your Fears 2

Obeka Simon

Painting - 30 x 24 x 1 inch

£1,854 £1,576

Painting, Sea sunset swell n*5 - Italian painting, Bruno Di Giulio

Sea sunset swell n*5 - Italian painting

Bruno Di Giulio

Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£567

Painting, Campoussy, Aude, Pierre Loeb

Campoussy, Aude

Pierre Loeb

Painting - 21.3 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

£3,037

Painting, Tanker, Stéphane Joannes

Tanker

Stéphane Joannes

Painting - 19.7 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

£4,377

Painting, Crépuscule sur le pont, Jérôme Guillet

Crépuscule sur le pont

Jérôme Guillet

Painting - 19.7 x 28.7 x 1 inch

£1,143

Painting, Woman Walking II, Milburn-Foster

Woman Walking II

Milburn-Foster

Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 inch

£4,288

Painting, Fruits et vin en Touraine, Jacques Despierre

Fruits et vin en Touraine

Jacques Despierre

Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

£6,700

Painting, Night Klezmer, Yosl Bergner

Night Klezmer

Yosl Bergner

Painting - 11.8 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch

£4,202

Painting, Glade with waterfall in backlight - Italian impressionist old painting, Luciano Torsi

Glade with waterfall in backlight - Italian impressionist old painting

Luciano Torsi

Painting - 23.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£491

Painting, Gray Portrait, Mikhail Roginsky

Gray Portrait

Mikhail Roginsky

Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

£13,399

Painting, Eternidad, Andreaguzarte

Eternidad

Andreaguzarte

Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

£983

Painting, Cristal Morning, Asya Feoktistova

Cristal Morning

Asya Feoktistova

Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£13,399

Painting, Reedines potentieel ratio, Wiegen Den Uyl

Reedines potentieel ratio

Wiegen Den Uyl

Painting - 35.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

£4,377

Painting, Water, Nils Thornander

Water

Nils Thornander

Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 3 inch

£3,573

Painting, Sur le chemin pour aller au champs, Raimundo Bida

Sur le chemin pour aller au champs

Raimundo Bida

Painting - 51.2 x 74.8 x 1.6 inch

£5,360

Painting, Lubéron bastide fleurie, Francis Riehl

Lubéron bastide fleurie

Francis Riehl

Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

£523

Painting, Morning Heat, Simon Ledson

Morning Heat

Simon Ledson

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

£3,600

Painting, Future Plans, Moutaz Al-Bashar

Future Plans

Moutaz Al-Bashar

Painting - 13.8 x 10.6 inch

£1,161

Painting, Sans titre, Laurent Betremieux

Sans titre

Laurent Betremieux

Painting - 76.8 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

£3,394

Painting, Path of light II, Anna Sobczak

Path of light II

Anna Sobczak

Painting - 47.2 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

£2,948

Painting, Niolon, Jean-Marc Guillaume

Niolon

Jean-Marc Guillaume

Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 1.6 inch

£1,429

Painting, Composition rouge, Alexandre Istrati

Composition rouge

Alexandre Istrati

Painting - 9.4 x 13 x 0.8 inch

£2,264

Painting, Ajala Travel 1, Abdulateef Salaudeen

Ajala Travel 1

Abdulateef Salaudeen

Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

£2,060 £1,751

Painting, Le poulailler, Kurt Conrad Loew

Le poulailler

Kurt Conrad Loew

Painting - 28.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£797

Painting, Sunny plants, Carlos Diaz

Sunny plants

Carlos Diaz

Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

£4,377

Painting, View of Fribourg, Switzerland with the Saint-Nicolas cathedral, Kim En Joong

View of Fribourg, Switzerland with the Saint-Nicolas cathedral

Kim En Joong

Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

£9,380

Painting, Metamorphosis, Julia Kempa

Metamorphosis

Julia Kempa

Painting - 66.9 x 55.1 x 1 inch

£3,573

Painting, Dumnares, Gabriele Glas

Dumnares

Gabriele Glas

Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£3,618

Painting, Fishes, Taeree Park

Fishes

Taeree Park

Painting - 24 x 20 x 1.5 inch

£3,394 £3,055

Painting, Bain de nuage, Ewa Hauton

Bain de nuage

Ewa Hauton

Painting - 78.7 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch

£8,933

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.