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1989 Voiture Car "Voyage au bout de la nuit" "Journey to the Edge of the Night"
Bernard Di Sciullo
Painting - 129 x 194 x 0.5 cm Painting - 50.8 x 76.4 x 0.2 inch
$19,573
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Jeune fille à la perle 2.021
Valérie-Anne Bertin
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch
$3,915
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À la lueur d'une bougie
Valérie-Anne Bertin
Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
$4,474
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The Happy Villagers I
Angu Walters
Painting - 99 x 119 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39 x 46.9 x 0 inch
$2,700
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Mother, Father and Child
Angu Walters
Painting - 99 x 78 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39 x 30.7 x 0 inch
$2,800
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Long distance call 2/23
J/Y Delaunay-Israël
Painting - 30 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,174
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Ballet Dancer
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$1,500
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2021 25 (Bunny en bleu)
Marc Petrusa
Painting - 128 x 71 x 3 cm Painting - 50.4 x 28 x 1.2 inch
$2,684
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Village en août
Albena Vatcheva
Painting - 43 x 43 x 0.3 cm Painting - 16.9 x 16.9 x 0.1 inch
$1,118
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Petite fille au maillot rouge
Valérie-Anne Bertin
Painting - 18 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 7.1 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$503
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Chemin de campagne
Patrice Marchal
Painting - 40 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,293
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Paul McCartney Iconic
Alexandra Parikova
Painting - 155 x 100 x 15 cm Painting - 61 x 39.4 x 5.9 inch
$13,422
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What more do you want
Max Baris
Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$6,263
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Paysage marin breton
Lionel le Jeune
Painting - 35 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$336
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Frida Khalo Les Palpitantes
Alice Laverty
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
$3,355
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Colette Les Palpitantes
Alice Laverty
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
$3,355
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Beyonce Knowles Les Palpitantes
Alice Laverty
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
$3,355
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Timidité des cimes
Réjane LeChat
Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$3,132
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Poissons dans mes cheveux 2
Albena Vatcheva
Painting - 18.5 x 18.5 x 2 cm Painting - 7.3 x 7.3 x 0.8 inch
$559
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Exuberance printanière.
Odile Pinto-Corbin
Painting - 50 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch
$1,678
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Hendrick 1
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 42 x 55 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 21.7 x 0 inch
$839
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Diaphane
Steliana Mocanu
Painting - 54.5 x 45.5 x 2 cm Painting - 21.5 x 17.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,566 $1,174
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N° 1127 Elle et la mère malade.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 38 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,118
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N° 1126 Elle, à vingt ans.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,141
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N° 1125 Elle, à douze ans donc.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,141
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The Ocean Shore in Italy
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.75 inch
$4,800
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Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$3,200
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Lovers in the City
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.75 inch
$2,200
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The warmth of your memories
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 30 x 0.75 inch
$2,200
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La sirène de Porto
Albena Vatcheva
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,571
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Portrait of Mrs. Canals (after Picasso)
Joyce Fournier
Painting - 91.4 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 30 x 1.5 inch
$2,750
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Second Thoughts
Joyce Fournier
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 1 inch
$2,360 $1,888
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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.
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.
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.
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.