Oil Painting for Sale

Painting, The World through my eyes, Bella Bibiluri

The World through my eyes

Bella Bibiluri

Painting - 150 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

£2,367

Painting, Self Development, Bella Bibiluri

Self Development

Bella Bibiluri

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

£2,010

Painting, Moon Stone, Vivian Altman

Moon Stone

Vivian Altman

Painting - 76 x 102 x 3 cm Painting - 29.9 x 40.2 x 1.2 inch

£5,315

Painting, Dans le parc, Thérèse Boucraut

Dans le parc

Thérèse Boucraut

Painting - 130 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

£4,734

Painting, Promenade estivale, Francis Riehl

Promenade estivale

Francis Riehl

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

£523

Painting, Lost in the blue, Mariusz Makula

Lost in the blue

Mariusz Makula

Painting - 180.3 x 149.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 71 x 59 x 1 inch

£1,244

Painting, Haight-Ashbury, Karine Bartoli

Haight-Ashbury

Karine Bartoli

Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

£1,251 £1,063

Painting, Les Crocodiles, Maude Ovize

Les Crocodiles

Maude Ovize

Painting - 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

£1,965

Painting, Femme et Enfants Bussaghia, Karine Bartoli

Femme et Enfants Bussaghia

Karine Bartoli

Painting - 65 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

£1,161 £987

Painting, Orchid blossom, Ella Prakash

Orchid blossom

Ella Prakash

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

£2,858

Painting, Transformation, Ella Prakash

Transformation

Ella Prakash

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

£3,216

Painting, Weaves of grace, Ella Prakash

Weaves of grace

Ella Prakash

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

£3,126

Painting, Anemones, Iryna Kastsova

Anemones

Iryna Kastsova

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£2,680

Painting, Forest, Mitko Dimitrov

Forest

Mitko Dimitrov

Painting - 54 x 33.5 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 13.2 x 0.8 inch

£402

Painting, Colorful world, Mitko Dimitrov

Colorful world

Mitko Dimitrov

Painting - 41.5 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 16.3 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

£313

Painting, Landscape, Mitko Dimitrov

Landscape

Mitko Dimitrov

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

£313

Painting, Lost Souls Series 2, Selma Tunca

Lost Souls Series 2

Selma Tunca

Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

£2,903

Painting, Lost Souls Series 1, Selma Tunca

Lost Souls Series 1

Selma Tunca

Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

£2,903

Painting, Jasminum grandiflorum, Ksenia Milicevic

Jasminum grandiflorum

Ksenia Milicevic

Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

£4,645

Painting, Business partners, Andrei Sitsko

Business partners

Andrei Sitsko

Painting - 140 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

£2,251

Painting, Mind Garden 7, Ron Connors

Mind Garden 7

Ron Connors

Painting - 100 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 2 inch

£1,825

Painting, No.87, Ludwig Mannhalter

No.87

Ludwig Mannhalter

Painting - 120 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

£3,662

Painting, No.71, Ludwig Mannhalter

No.71

Ludwig Mannhalter

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

£2,278

Painting, Abstract landscape, Mitko Dimitrov

Abstract landscape

Mitko Dimitrov

Painting - 38 x 41 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch

£384

Painting, Abstract landscape, Mitko Dimitrov

Abstract landscape

Mitko Dimitrov

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

£339

Painting, Le Grand bleu - Blue II, Thomas Jeunet

Le Grand bleu - Blue II

Thomas Jeunet

Painting - 38 x 55 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15 x 21.7 x 0.6 inch

£750

Painting, Golden path of nurture, Vahe Bagumyan

Golden path of nurture

Vahe Bagumyan

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

£315 £268

Painting, Expression… (Expression libre), Olivier Messas

Expression… (Expression libre)

Olivier Messas

Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

£4,466

Painting, All about Her II, Anna Ugryumova

All about Her II

Anna Ugryumova

Painting - 135 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 53.1 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

£3,752

Painting, Symphony, Stefano Langerak

Symphony

Stefano Langerak

Painting - 120 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

£2,188

Painting, Balance, Stefano Langerak

Balance

Stefano Langerak

Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

£2,010

Painting, Deserted Island, Stefano Langerak

Deserted Island

Stefano Langerak

Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

£2,188

Painting, Life, Stefano Langerak

Life

Stefano Langerak

Painting - 70 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

£2,010

Painting, Day One, Stefano Langerak

Day One

Stefano Langerak

Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

£2,010

Painting, Digging Deep, Stefano Langerak

Digging Deep

Stefano Langerak

Painting - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

£2,367

Painting, Liberated, Stefano Langerak

Liberated

Stefano Langerak

Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

£2,188

Painting, Growing, Stefano Langerak

Growing

Stefano Langerak

Painting - 120 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

£2,367

Painting, Arabia. Golden sand series, Andrei Sitsko

Arabia. Golden sand series

Andrei Sitsko

Painting - 120 x 160 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 63 x 0.8 inch

£1,876

Painting, La crypte, Thierry Van Quickenborne

La crypte

Thierry Van Quickenborne

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

£2,233

Painting, I Dream of Country, Deanne Eccles

I Dream of Country

Deanne Eccles

Painting - 95 x 154 x 3 cm Painting - 37.4 x 60.6 x 1.2 inch

£3,037

Painting, Innate, Deanne Eccles

Innate

Deanne Eccles

Painting - 70 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

£2,590

Painting, Sublime, Deanne Eccles

Sublime

Deanne Eccles

Painting - 100 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

£3,037

Painting, Pulse, Deanne Eccles

Pulse

Deanne Eccles

Painting - 137 x 137 x 3 cm Painting - 53.9 x 53.9 x 1.2 inch

£3,126

Painting, Threshold #2, Deanne Eccles

Threshold #2

Deanne Eccles

Painting - 137 x 137 x 3 cm Painting - 53.9 x 53.9 x 1.2 inch

£3,126

Painting, Clarity #2, Deanne Eccles

Clarity #2

Deanne Eccles

Painting - 120 x 90 x 1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

£2,814

Painting, The Being of Lemon Yellow, Deanne Eccles

The Being of Lemon Yellow

Deanne Eccles

Painting - 125 x 155 x 3 cm Painting - 49.2 x 61 x 1.2 inch

£3,216

Painting, The Flow of Life, Dessi Vitcheva

The Flow of Life

Dessi Vitcheva

Painting - 120 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

£3,752

Painting, Summer. Water lilies., Iryna Kastsova

Summer. Water lilies.

Iryna Kastsova

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£1,501

Painting, The thinker, Ziad Dib Jreige

The thinker

Ziad Dib Jreige

Painting - 20 x 15 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inch

£179 £162

Painting, Mountains river, Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska

Mountains river

Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska

Painting - 50 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£1,244

Painting, Blue summer, Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska

Blue summer

Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska

Painting - 59.9 x 59.9 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£1,078

Painting, Summer Rain, Gor Avetisyan

Summer Rain

Gor Avetisyan

Painting - 110 x 80 cm Painting - 43.3 x 31.5 inch

£2,501

Painting, No Place Like Home, Jojo Anavim

No Place Like Home

Jojo Anavim

Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 inch

£6,635

Painting, Life is Good, Jojo Anavim

Life is Good

Jojo Anavim

Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 inch

£12,440

Painting, Moonman, Jojo Anavim

Moonman

Jojo Anavim

Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 inch

£8,293

Painting, Four Cereals, Jojo Anavim

Four Cereals

Jojo Anavim

Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 inch

£8,293

Painting, 24 Ice Creams, Jojo Anavim

24 Ice Creams

Jojo Anavim

Painting - 101.6 x 152.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 inch

£18,246

Painting, Childhood dreams-57, Abgar Khachatryan

Childhood dreams-57

Abgar Khachatryan

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

£265

Painting, Forest Melody, Reneta Isin

Forest Melody

Reneta Isin

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

£12,505

Painting, Euphoria, Reneta Isin

Euphoria

Reneta Isin

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£13,398

Painting, Still Life With Sunflowers, Tanya Grinevich

Still Life With Sunflowers

Tanya Grinevich

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£2,144

Painting, Partir Ailleurs, Muriel Deumie

Partir Ailleurs

Muriel Deumie

Painting - 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

£1,340

Painting, The Hidden Beyond, Michael Milkin

The Hidden Beyond

Michael Milkin

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1 inch

£3,815

Painting, Black Mirror, Arash Etemadi

Black Mirror

Arash Etemadi

Painting - 91.44 x 91.44 x 3 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1.2 inch

£3,305

Painting, The dance of affection, Vahe Bagumyan

The dance of affection

Vahe Bagumyan

Painting - 40 x 28 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11 x 0.8 inch

£332

Painting, Morning Mist, MaryAnn Cleary

Morning Mist

MaryAnn Cleary

Painting - 45.7 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 18 x 24 x 1.5 inch

£2,239

Painting, Early Morning, MaryAnn Cleary

Early Morning

MaryAnn Cleary

Painting - 45.7 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 18 x 24 x 1.5 inch

£1,990

Painting, Crustacean games, Ludmila Budanov

Crustacean games

Ludmila Budanov

Painting - 119.4 x 78.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47 x 31 x 1 inch

£1,742

Painting, Radiates a Light, Xiang Shuai

Radiates a Light

Xiang Shuai

Painting - 150 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

£4,466

Painting, Develop, Xiang Shuai

Develop

Xiang Shuai

Painting - 150 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

£4,466

Painting, Undersurge, Xiang Shuai

Undersurge

Xiang Shuai

Painting - 150 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

£4,466

Painting, Grey World, Xiang Shuai

Grey World

Xiang Shuai

Painting - 150 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

£4,466

Painting, Raging bull VI 6  1938 (Large) French school oil painting 21th - Basel, Bazévian Delacapucinière

Raging bull VI 6 1938 (Large) French school oil painting 21th - Basel

Bazévian Delacapucinière

Painting - 55 x 55 x 3.5 cm Painting - 21.7 x 21.7 x 1.4 inch

£1,990

Painting, Underworld, Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Underworld

Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Painting - 80 x 60 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 inch

£929

Painting, Clarté, Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Clarté

Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Painting - 60 x 60 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 inch

£536

Painting, Under the Alpine sun, Nadezda Stupina

Under the Alpine sun

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£965

Painting, Small hotel In Alps, Nadezda Stupina

Small hotel In Alps

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£965

Painting, Sun in the Alps, Nadezda Stupina

Sun in the Alps

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£965

Painting, Over the rooftops of Paris, Volodymyr Kolesnyk

Over the rooftops of Paris

Volodymyr Kolesnyk

Painting - 53 x 58 x 2 cm Painting - 20.9 x 22.8 x 0.8 inch

£1,384

Painting, Sea&Girl, Nadezda Stupina

Sea&Girl

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£1,206

Painting, Colourscape 66, Simon Findlay

Colourscape 66

Simon Findlay

Painting - 20 x 15 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inch

£223

Painting, Beach in Nice, Nadezda Stupina

Beach in Nice

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£1,072

Painting, Waiting for the wind, Nadezda Stupina

Waiting for the wind

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

£1,215

Painting, Small garden, Nadezda Stupina

Small garden

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

£804

Painting, Pink sky, Nadezda Stupina

Pink sky

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

£1,778

Painting, Cena para dos, Jordi Turbau

Cena para dos

Jordi Turbau

Painting - 104.6 x 114 x 4 cm Painting - 41.2 x 44.9 x 1.6 inch

£2,948

Painting, Posando en el sofá, Jordi Turbau

Posando en el sofá

Jordi Turbau

Painting - 89 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 35 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

£2,501

Painting, En jaune 7, Anna Camille

En jaune 7

Anna Camille

Painting - 122 x 82 x 4 cm Painting - 48 x 32.3 x 1.6 inch

£6,253

Painting, La musa del pintor, Jordi Turbau

La musa del pintor

Jordi Turbau

Painting - 65 x 92 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch

£1,876

Painting, En jaune 3, Anna Camille

En jaune 3

Anna Camille

Painting - 142 x 101 x 5 cm Painting - 55.9 x 39.8 x 2 inch

£7,146

Painting, Family ties part 2, Art By Son

Family ties part 2

Art By Son

Painting - 200 x 200 x 5 cm Painting - 78.7 x 78.7 x 2 inch

£19,651

Painting, Refraction of Light Green, Bernadette Jiyong Frank

Refraction of Light Green

Bernadette Jiyong Frank

Painting - 76 x 61 x 3 cm Painting - 29.9 x 24 x 1.2 inch

£4,689

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.