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Gold & Terra Cota WildStyle N°2
Papa Mesk
Painting - 80 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
Pasukan Siluman (Stealth Troops)
Imam Sucahyo
Painting - 106 x 149 cm Painting - 41.7 x 58.7 inch
€7,500
Ref 17-20 - Le visiteur inconnu
Jeanne
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch
€520
REF 15-20 - Les couleurs plus fortes que le langage
Jeanne
Painting - 60 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
€650
REF 42-12 - Un travail de fourmi
Jeanne
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€650
REF 2-19 - Explosion de lumière
Jeanne
Painting - 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
€1,800
REF 23-18 - Cyclone tropical
Jeanne
Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,100
REF 33-17 - Splendeur volcanique
Jeanne
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
€550
REF 9-23 - Composition n°47
Jeanne
Painting - 81 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
€950
Ref 66-16 - Composition n° 34
Jeanne
Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.5 inch
€790
Ref 15-21 - Composition n° 23
Jeanne
Painting - 60 x 105 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch
€1,200
Ref 9-21 - Composition n° 18
Jeanne
Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
€780
Surface de la mer 27
LN Le Cheviller
Painting - 106 x 120 x 0.8 cm Painting - 41.7 x 47.2 x 0.3 inch
€1,410
Surface de la mer 21
LN Le Cheviller
Painting - 110 x 110 x 0.5 cm Painting - 43.3 x 43.3 x 0.2 inch
€1,410
Surface de la mer 26
LN Le Cheviller
Painting - 102 x 110 x 0.5 cm Painting - 40.2 x 43.3 x 0.2 inch
€1,410
Les objets visuels sont des touts
Remi Delaplace
Painting - 43 x 43 x 2 cm Painting - 16.9 x 16.9 x 0.8 inch
€990 €891
Barcelona (Today) (E.A)
The Catman
Painting - 150 x 150 x 6 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 2.4 inch
€2,100
Somnium No. 3, Series XI
Mario Henrique
Painting - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
€6,500
Sans Titre 13 (Prophéties d'un monde qui fuit)
Arnaud Gautron
Painting - 120 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
€2,000
Parrot feathers
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€5,753 €5,178
Rainy street
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 66 x 114.3 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 45 x 0.1 inch
€5,753 €5,178
Inner city
Anand Manchiraju
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€5,753 €5,178
Gestalt, habiter l'espace
Remi Delaplace
Painting - 73 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€2,890 €2,023
Inside, Outside, Plis
Remi Delaplace
Painting - 81 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
€3,490
Musical abstractions - XV
Stanislav Bojankov
Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0 inch
€70
The Little Things
Hal Mayforth
Painting - 76.2 x 119.4 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 47 x 0.1 inch
€4,794
Ghost of a Flea
Hal Mayforth
Painting - 58.4 x 110.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 23 x 43.5 x 0.1 inch
€4,794
What Can We Learn?
Hal Mayforth
Painting - 78.7 x 116.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 31 x 46 x 0.1 inch
€4,794
REF 18-12 - La Fournaise en éruption
Jeanne
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
REF 1-19 - L'éventail du bonheur
Jeanne
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,500
REF 27-17 - Jeune fille au chapeau
Jeanne
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€890
Ref 12 Drip13- Heureux, simplement heureux
Jeanne
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€820
Épiphanies 2/24
J/Y Delaunay-Israël
Painting - 210 x 210 x 4 cm Painting - 82.7 x 82.7 x 1.6 inch
€5,580
Ellis-Island 4/31
J/Y Delaunay-Israël
Painting - 130 x 195 x 5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 76.8 x 2 inch
€5,730
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Acrylic Painting for Sale
Acrylic painting is a pictorial technique which is widely popular in today's art world. It uses a synthetic paint and its paste is made of pigments which are similar to those found in oil painting. It is emulsified with water and mixed with resin which binds them together.
Although the current success of acrylic paint is undeniable, its invention is nonetheless relatively recent in the history of painting. It was first developed in the 1930s in the United States. The advantages of this new technique (durability, solidity, quick to dry) were initially put to use in the industrial, construction and automobile sectors. In 1949, the printers Leonor Colour and Sam Golden decided to commercialise the invention and target artists thanks to the paint brand Magma.
At the same time, chemists at the National Polytechnic Institute in Mexico were also developing its texture, working alongside expert muralists who used it to create the mural and fresco paintings on the Mexico University's façade.
The material was embraced by the art world with important representatives of abstract expressionism, including Kooning, Rothko and Morris Louis using it in their work. But it was in 1963 that acrylic paint truly conquered the art world under the commercial brand name Liquitex, thanks to the innovations of Henry Levinson who made the paint dilutable with water and not just turpentine spirit.
Thanks to this, the paint became easier to work with, and more importantly, more accessible. It quickly became the favourite medium of Pop Art legends such as the painters Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. Previously ignored in favor of oil painting which continued to be a symbol of the fine arts par excellence, acrylic painting benefited from the influence of these big names. Mindsets gradually changed and acrylic paint continued to seduce an ever growing audience of creators.
Originally an exclusively American privilege, the paint was exported to Europe around 1965. This was mainly thanks to the Belgian painter Pierre Alechinsky who played a role in making it popular among the Western European Surrealist circles after he returned from New York. Joan Miró and Max Ernst also demonstrated a preference for the medium, which had in the meantime become a legitimate alternative to oil painting.
The two canvas painting techniques conflict with each other in several ways. Many see acrylic paint as a material which corresponds better to the fast-paced modernity of our times. Whilst oil painting requires a tremendous amount of patience and and can crack when drying, acrylic paint dries quickly, does not need varnishing, is highly waterproof and most importantly, can be conserved more easily.
Acrylic resin can also be adapted to all kinds of supports, whether it be glass or fabric, and its texture allows the artist to play intricately with the thickness and reliefs without having to worry about the chromatic purity of the palette. The works of the contemporary painters John Kokkinos, Julien Colombier and Maude Ovize are all examples of the use of the medium in artworks today.
Acrylic paint has a wide range of usages. It can be used on surfaces such as wood, canvas, paper, ceramics and metal. It is used for both fine and decorative arts.
To create an acrylic painting, you will need a surface to paint on, some acrylic paint, and a tool to apply the paint to the surface with, such as a brush or sponge. You can plan the composition of the work beforehand, or apply the paint directly to the canvas in order to achieve the desired result.
Certain types of acrylic paints can contain toxins within their ingredients, similarly to oil paints. Acrylic paint dries quickly so it can be hard to go back and alter an acrylic painting. We also do not know how long acrylic paints last for, as they have only been around for abotu 50 years.