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Le songe du papillon 16
Pierre Le Preux
Painting - 97 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,013
Mes petits bonheurs A
Aude Herlédan
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$6,711
Promenade au parc
Corinne Foucouin
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,845
Abstract Landscape. 9.28.22
Viktoria Ganhao
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$514
Trois barques à la mer
Josep Teixido
Painting - 81 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$3,915 $3,523
Empire Reflection
Cecile Gonne Victoria
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$324
Les couleurs du paradis
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,007 $805
Regarde dans le ciel
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2.4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.9 inch
$1,118
La femme en rouge
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch
$1,230
Les êtres de la nature
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 120 x 80 x 2.4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch
$1,174
Le bleu de l'océan
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 97 x 130 x 2.4 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.9 inch
$1,510
Les pêcheurs nocturnes
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch
$895
Trois voiles à l’horizon
Françoise Laine
Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
$660
Voiles dans la brume
Françoise Laine
Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
$660
Pour toi mon amour
Sophie Petetin
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$1,622
Printemps bouquet, merci la vie
Sophie Petetin
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1 inch
$749
En Forêt de Fontainebleau
Georges R. Quinio
Painting - 46 x 38 x 4 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 1.6 inch
$1,678
The Blue Night
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,678
JOLIE SIMPLICITE D'AILLEURS
Sophie Petetin
Painting - 65 x 55 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.7 x 1 inch
$1,113
Abstract coral and fish
Olga Nikitina
Painting - 50 x 60 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$671
Underwater Art Tridacna Sea Life
Olga Nikitina
Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$671
Spanish Dancer Nudibranch Sea Life Creation
Olga Nikitina
Painting - 50 x 60 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$671
Suspension bleue / Éclaircie dans l'azur
Sylvie Guyomard
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,662
Underwater Expression
Olga Nikitina
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.8 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.7 inch
$671
Cerfs-volants et ballons
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 60 x 73 x 2.4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.9 inch
$727
Sur un air de violoniste
Christiane Guerry
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,237
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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!