Painters
A painter is an artist who uses paint to create their artworks. A painter can be a professional or an amateur. The term painter can also be used to describe someone whose occupation involves painting surfaces, such as walls and doors.
Painters can use a variety different techniques and types of paints to create their artworks. The most frequently used techniques include oil paint, acrylic paint, gouache and watercolor. Watercolor is widely considered the oldest technique and it continues to be used today although oil painting has, over the centuries, become the preferred technique for many artists.
A painter can choose to work on various supports. The most common support is a canvas stretched over a frame but other popular supports include wood, paper, metal and even the human body.
For the last centuries, painting has been the dominant artistic expression and the most prevalent in the history of art. The history of painting begins in prehistoric times with the first cave paintings. Over the centuries, styles have evolved, first aiming to becoming more naturalistic and then breaking away from figurativism to move towards abstract art. Some of the key artistic movements in painting include: Gothic, Renaissance, Mannerism, Caravaggism, Baroque, classicism, Rococo, Neoclassical, romantic, Orientalist, Pre-Raphaelites, Barbizon School, Realism, Impressionism, Cubism, Fauvism, Futurism, Expressionism, Surrealism, Suprematism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art and Minimalism.
The twentieth century saw the birth of abstract painting. With this revolution in painting, the painter no longer tried to represent the world in a recognizable way but instead focussed on the formal elements of the painting such as shape, line and color. Abstract painting and figurative painting co-existed throughout modern art and continue to do so in contemporary art. Generally, these two categories of modern and contemporary are distinguished by the date of creation of the artworks . Modern art is generally seen as encompassing late 19th century works up to the mid-twentieth century, although the end date may vary between 1945 and 1960 depending on the interpretation. Contemporary art is ranges from the end of modern art up to today.
History of art is closely linked to the history of humanity. In fact, painters are often considered important witnesses of their time. The artists who have left their mark on the history of art are very often those who succeeded in innovating and going against the artistic codes of their time.
Some of the most groundbreaking and memorable artists include: Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli, Rembrandt, El Greco, Diego Velázquez, Rubens, Johannes Vermeer, Francisco de Goya, Eugène Delacroix, William Turner, Edouard Manet, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, Victor Vasarely, Claude Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, Robert Combas, Victor Vasarely, Salvador Dali, Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol, Sonia Delaunay, Niki de Saint Phalle, Keith Haring, Herve di Rosa, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and JonOne.
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Valérie Betoulaud
Le Plongeon – bleu vert
Valérie Betoulaud
Print - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$547
Alec Monopoly
Rags to Richie Astronaut
Alec Monopoly
Design - 30 x 20 x 18 cm Design - 11.8 x 7.9 x 7.1 inch
$1,674
Aspen Snow Day (EA, hand-embelished)
Alec Monopoly
Print - 78.74 x 55.88 cm Print - 31 x 22 inch
$7,814
Monopoly Carrying 2 Money Bags
Alec Monopoly
Painting - 90 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
$32,930
Elmago
Nash
Nicolas Ruelle
Charles Fazzino
Fahklumpt, and Famished in this Meshuganeh City...NYC
Charles Fazzino
Sculpture - 92 x 104 x 5 cm Sculpture - 36.2 x 40.9 x 2 inch
$8,372
Rockin´Through the 1960s
Charles Fazzino
Painting - 70 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$7,591
Take Two and Call Me in the Morning
Charles Fazzino
Print - 68.6 x 78.7 x 5.1 cm Print - 27 x 31 x 2 inch
$3,350
Per l'amore di Venezia
Charles Fazzino
Sculpture - 48 x 44 x 8 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 17.3 x 3.1 inch
$7,814
The Essence of Marilyn
Charles Fazzino
Print - 34 x 46.5 x 1 cm Print - 13.4 x 18.3 x 0.4 inch
$3,572
Rita Vandenherrewegen
Irradiations 5
Rita Vandenherrewegen
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$424
Dance Chromatique
Rita Vandenherrewegen
Painting - 39 x 39 x 1 cm Painting - 15.4 x 15.4 x 0.4 inch
$536
Pensées Confuses
Rita Vandenherrewegen
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$380
Un instant de bonheur
Rita Vandenherrewegen
Painting - 32 x 32 x 2 cm Painting - 12.6 x 12.6 x 0.8 inch
$435
Miroir aux alouettes
Rita Vandenherrewegen
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$603
Antonino Puliafico
Passaggi in laguna olio su tela
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,228
Abbaglio Marino
Antonino Puliafico
Fine Art Drawings - 80 x 90 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 31.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,395
Brezza di Porto
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 95 x 115 x 2 cm Painting - 37.4 x 45.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,898
Riflessi in porto
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 95 x 115 x 2 cm Painting - 37.4 x 45.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,898
Fluido Azzurro
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 95 x 115 x 2 cm Painting - 37.4 x 45.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,898
Lungo il canale olio su tela
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,228
Mare impetuoso al tramonto olio su canapa
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,009
Bruno Roudil
Les têtes en l'Air
Bruno Roudil
Sculpture - 23 x 45 x 35 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 17.7 x 13.8 inch
$2,177
Ivan Russev
Children dreams flight
Ivan Russev
Painting - 44 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 17.3 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,719
The Pyrenees mountain, France
Ivan Russev
Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,842
Benoît Guérin
La terre et l'horizon
Benoît Guérin
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$670
Marc Prat
Essence VIII
Marc Prat
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$447