Oil Painting for Sale

Painting, Sans titre - série Abstraction, Michel André Martin

Sans titre - série Abstraction

Michel André Martin

Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,414

Painting, Une histoire de toits 1, Marie France Garrigues

Une histoire de toits 1

Marie France Garrigues

Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$735

Painting, Insaisissable 2, Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Insaisissable 2

Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Painting - 40 x 40 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 inch

$475

Painting, Resistance, Nadine Pillon

Resistance

Nadine Pillon

Painting - 114 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 44.9 x 19.7 x 1 inch

$848

Painting, Lauzerte, Janice Toulouse

Lauzerte

Janice Toulouse

Painting - 46 x 55.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.9 x 1 inch

$1,131

Painting, Indigenous Royal, Janice Toulouse

Indigenous Royal

Janice Toulouse

Painting - 46 x 63.5 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 25 x 0.8 inch

$1,357

Painting, American Farm, Adrien Faveau

American Farm

Adrien Faveau

Painting - 81 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch

$3,053

Painting, Suspension XX (SG187), Sylvie Guyomard

Suspension XX (SG187)

Sylvie Guyomard

Painting - 60 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

$735

Painting, Fontaine St Michel, Adrien Faveau

Fontaine St Michel

Adrien Faveau

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

$3,053

Painting, Vue sur Genève, le Jura et le lac depuis Cologny, Mady Epstein

Vue sur Genève, le Jura et le lac depuis Cologny

Mady Epstein

Painting - 28 x 35 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11 x 13.8 x 0.2 inch

$1,030

Painting, Bury, Anya Spielman

Bury

Anya Spielman

Painting - 28 x 26 cm Painting - 11 x 10.2 inch

$1,985

Painting, The City from Waterloo, David Walker

The City from Waterloo

David Walker

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

$5,559

Painting, Équilibre vert et orange, Kardesch

Équilibre vert et orange

Kardesch

Painting - 162 x 97 x 2.5 cm Painting - 63.8 x 38.2 x 1 inch

$8,595

Painting, Workroom, Kamsar Ohanyan

Workroom

Kamsar Ohanyan

Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$679

Painting, Untitled, Lucio Forte

Untitled

Lucio Forte

Painting - 96 x 161 x 0.8 cm Painting - 37.8 x 63.4 x 0.3 inch

$1,459

Painting, Cap vers le soleil, Patrick Delorme

Cap vers le soleil

Patrick Delorme

Painting - 39 x 29 x 0.01 cm Painting - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0 inch

$712

Painting, Végétaville, Bernard Gaulbert

Végétaville

Bernard Gaulbert

Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,262

Painting, 7ème croisade, Patrick Delorme

7ème croisade

Patrick Delorme

Painting - 39 x 29 x 0.01 cm Painting - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0 inch

$712

Painting, Entraide, Patrick Delorme

Entraide

Patrick Delorme

Painting - 39 x 29 x 0.01 cm Painting - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0 inch

$712

Painting, liberté, Patrick Delorme

liberté

Patrick Delorme

Painting - 39 x 29 x 0.01 cm Painting - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0 inch

$712

Painting, Le tombeau du christ, Patrick Delorme

Le tombeau du christ

Patrick Delorme

Painting - 39 x 29 x 0.01 cm Painting - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0 inch

$712

Painting, Dieu celte, Patrick Delorme

Dieu celte

Patrick Delorme

Painting - 39 x 29 x 0.01 cm Painting - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0 inch

$712

Painting, Hommages au soleil, Patrick Delorme

Hommages au soleil

Patrick Delorme

Painting - 39 x 29 x 0.01 cm Painting - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0 inch

$712

Painting, Le coeur de la forêt, Brigitte Di Scala

Le coeur de la forêt

Brigitte Di Scala

Painting - 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch

$6,785

Painting, Still Life in White, Yuriy Demiyanov

Still Life in White

Yuriy Demiyanov

Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$4,297

Painting, Highway, Zakhar Shevchuk

Highway

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 49 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 19.3 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,131

Painting, Whispers of the forest, Zakhar Shevchuk

Whispers of the forest

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,131

Painting, Landscape with snow, Zakhar Shevchuk

Landscape with snow

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 29 x 41 x 2 cm Painting - 11.4 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,131

Painting, Intention, Clément Verdière

Intention

Clément Verdière

Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,131

Painting, Floral geometry, Zakhar Shevchuk

Floral geometry

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 39 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 15.4 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$1,131

Painting, Snowstorm, Zakhar Shevchuk

Snowstorm

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 40 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

$1,131

Painting, Silent serenity, Zakhar Shevchuk

Silent serenity

Zakhar Shevchuk

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

$1,131

Painting, Visual perfection, Nick Vivian

Visual perfection

Nick Vivian

Painting - 80 x 100 x 10 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 3.9 inch

$2,780

Painting, Two of us, Eleonora Drumeva

Two of us

Eleonora Drumeva

Painting - 54 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,120

Painting, Silent Heights in Mist, Zakhar Shevchuk

Silent Heights in Mist

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,131

Painting, Mountains at Sunset, Zakhar Shevchuk

Mountains at Sunset

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,131

Painting, Paper Boat on Window Sill, Michael Gorban

Paper Boat on Window Sill

Michael Gorban

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

$4,467

Painting, Morning Mist, Zakhar Shevchuk

Morning Mist

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 50 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

$1,470

Painting, Mariage aux Marguerites, Raya Sorkine

Mariage aux Marguerites

Raya Sorkine

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

$20,356

Painting, Amour Fleuri, Raya Sorkine

Amour Fleuri

Raya Sorkine

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$17,529

Painting, Paysage d'occitanie III, Christine Desplanque

Paysage d'occitanie III

Christine Desplanque

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

$1,086

Painting, Vieille rue de Lourmarin, André Lac

Vieille rue de Lourmarin

André Lac

Painting - 41 x 33 x 3 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 1.2 inch

$973

Painting, Good morning, Daniel Castan

Good morning

Daniel Castan

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$3,958

Painting, Impossible Walls, Marlene Llanes

Impossible Walls

Marlene Llanes

Painting - 61 x 76.2 x 4.3 cm Painting - 24 x 30 x 1.7 inch

$2,040

Painting, Peinture 10-2022-63, Alain Bécanne

Peinture 10-2022-63

Alain Bécanne

Painting - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$1,357

Painting, Peinture 12-2022-72, Alain Bécanne

Peinture 12-2022-72

Alain Bécanne

Painting - 60 x 180 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch

$1,696

Painting, Peinture 12-2022-75, Alain Bécanne

Peinture 12-2022-75

Alain Bécanne

Painting - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$1,357

Painting, Ojulari 2, Emmanuel Ojebola

Ojulari 2

Emmanuel Ojebola

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch

$2,000

Painting, Ojulari 3, Emmanuel Ojebola

Ojulari 3

Emmanuel Ojebola

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch

$2,000

Painting, Peinture 05-2022-38, Alain Bécanne

Peinture 05-2022-38

Alain Bécanne

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch

$961

Painting, Au de la des yeux, Ahmed Zaibi

Au de la des yeux

Ahmed Zaibi

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

$588

Painting, Space_17 (summer 15), Joanne Freeman

Space_17 (summer 15)

Joanne Freeman

Painting - 46 x 46 cm Painting - 18.1 x 18.1 inch

$4,368

Painting, Space_17 (summer 10), Joanne Freeman

Space_17 (summer 10)

Joanne Freeman

Painting - 46 x 46 cm Painting - 18.1 x 18.1 inch

$4,368

Painting, Clipped, Anya Spielman

Clipped

Anya Spielman

Painting - 15.2 x 15.2 cm Painting - 6 x 6 inch

$1,721

Painting, Almost Abstract Landscape - 1 (Ocean), Zakhar Shevchuk

Almost Abstract Landscape - 1 (Ocean)

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 25 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$905

Painting, Almost Abstract Landscape - 3 (Mountain), Zakhar Shevchuk

Almost Abstract Landscape - 3 (Mountain)

Zakhar Shevchuk

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

$905

Painting, Almost Abstract Landscape – 4 (Early Morning), Zakhar Shevchuk

Almost Abstract Landscape – 4 (Early Morning)

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 25 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

$905

Painting, Almost Abstract Landscape - 6 (River Sunset), Zakhar Shevchuk

Almost Abstract Landscape - 6 (River Sunset)

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting - 30 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$905

Painting, Conversation, Simona Tsvetkova

Conversation

Simona Tsvetkova

Painting - 60 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

$848

Painting, Le guitariste, Joseph Piermatteo

Le guitariste

Joseph Piermatteo

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

$1,131

Painting, Peinture 01-2022-02, Alain Bécanne

Peinture 01-2022-02

Alain Bécanne

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

$961

Painting, California Street, Adrien Faveau

California Street

Adrien Faveau

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

$3,053

Painting, Portrait 3, Erdna André

Portrait 3

Erdna André

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

$565

Painting, Poésie maritime, Eric Munsch

Poésie maritime

Eric Munsch

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

$1,685

Painting, Stitches, Simon Ledson

Stitches

Simon Ledson

Painting - 122 x 122 x 3 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.2 inch

$6,353

Painting, Campagna Toscana, Antonino Puliafico

Campagna Toscana

Antonino Puliafico

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

$679

Painting, The Whiskey Call, Ruslana Levandovska

The Whiskey Call

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.75 inch

$29,580

Painting, Foothils - sky, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Foothils - sky

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2.2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.9 inch

$792

Painting, Saule sur les étangs, François Chauvet

Saule sur les étangs

François Chauvet

Painting - 65 x 54 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 1 inch

$792

Painting, Harmonie des nymphéas, François Chauvet

Harmonie des nymphéas

François Chauvet

Painting - 65 x 54 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 1 inch

$792

Painting, Benephis, Seyran Gasparyan

Benephis

Seyran Gasparyan

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

$3,600

Painting, Without our consent, Poonam Choudhary

Without our consent

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 1 inch

$600

Painting, Strive to be worthy, Poonam Choudhary

Strive to be worthy

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 2 inch

$750

Painting, Lost memories, Poonam Choudhary

Lost memories

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 2 inch

$680

Painting, Smile, there's rose, Poonam Choudhary

Smile, there's rose

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch

$600

Painting, I believe in pink, Poonam Choudhary

I believe in pink

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 88.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35 x 36 x 1 inch

$600

Painting, Traces of you, Poonam Choudhary

Traces of you

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 2 inch

$700 $630

Painting, Still life, Tamar Nazaryan

Still life

Tamar Nazaryan

Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$600

Painting, With strength and grace 02, Poonam Choudhary

With strength and grace 02

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 121.9 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 48 x 30 x 2 inch

$750

Painting, Faith01, Poonam Choudhary

Faith01

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 2 inch

$800

Painting, Centrifuge, Adam Norgaard

Centrifuge

Adam Norgaard

Painting - 65.2 x 53 x 2 cm Painting - 25.7 x 20.9 x 0.8 inch

$850

Painting, La Forêt de Pan, Niki Singleton

La Forêt de Pan

Niki Singleton

Painting - 30.48 x 40.64 x 2 cm Painting - 12 x 16 x 0.8 inch

$2,166

Painting, Leviathan, Niki Singleton

Leviathan

Niki Singleton

Painting - 30.48 x 40.64 x 2 cm Painting - 12 x 16 x 0.8 inch

$2,166

Painting, Pride in the Garden, Niki Singleton

Pride in the Garden

Niki Singleton

Painting - 30.48 x 40.64 x 2 cm Painting - 12 x 16 x 0.8 inch

$2,166

Painting, Hummingbird Man, Niki Singleton

Hummingbird Man

Niki Singleton

Painting - 40.64 x 30.48 x 2 cm Painting - 16 x 12 x 0.8 inch

$2,166

Painting, Sky Mirror, Niki Singleton

Sky Mirror

Niki Singleton

Painting - 40.64 x 30.48 x 2 cm Painting - 16 x 12 x 0.8 inch

$2,166

Painting, Reflection, Poonam Choudhary

Reflection

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 91.4 x 182.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 36 x 72 x 2 inch

$2,000

Painting, En la vida, Poonam Choudhary

En la vida

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 61 x 61 x 5.1 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 2 inch

$800 $720

Painting, Breathing in your dust, Poonam Choudhary

Breathing in your dust

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch

$1,500 $1,275

Painting, 5141, Jeremy Annear

5141

Jeremy Annear

Painting - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$11,383

Painting, Scoperta, Alessandra Bisi

Scoperta

Alessandra Bisi

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

$396

Painting, Lontano, Alessandra Bisi

Lontano

Alessandra Bisi

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

$396

Painting, Realms of life, Poonam Choudhary

Realms of life

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 121.9 x 182.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 48 x 72 x 2 inch

$3,500 $2,975

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.