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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Natasha Zupan
Sphere of Life, #2238, Mixed-Media Collage
Natasha Zupan
Photography - 54 x 44 x 2.5 cm Photography - 21.25 x 17.32 x 1 inch
$1,600
Tactile Memory #34
Natasha Zupan
Painting - 24.1 x 19.1 x 7.6 cm Painting - 9.5 x 7.5 x 3 inch
$2,150
Eternal Recurrence #16, deiNERI
Natasha Zupan
Sculpture - 185.4 x 50.8 x 20.3 cm Sculpture - 73 x 20 x 8 inch
$5,500
Tactile memory #120
Natasha Zupan
Painting - 45.7 x 38.1 x 7.6 cm Painting - 18 x 15 x 3 inch
$4,200
Tactile memory #145
Natasha Zupan
Painting - 45.7 x 38.1 x 7.6 cm Painting - 18 x 15 x 3 inch
$4,200
Tactile memory #138
Natasha Zupan
Painting - 69.9 x 59.9 x 7.6 cm Painting - 27.5 x 23.6 x 3 inch
$6,800
Tactile memory #134
Natasha Zupan
Painting - 24.1 x 19.1 x 7.6 cm Painting - 9.5 x 7.5 x 3 inch
$2,150
Eternal Recurrence #54
Natasha Zupan
Photography - 45.7 x 34.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 18 x 13.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,200
Bishop Parigo
Yellow birds - édition rose
Bishop Parigo
Print - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,665
Art'Mony
Camille Cottier
Portrait de classe 5
Camille Cottier
Painting - 27.5 x 22.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 10.8 x 8.9 x 1 inch
$888
Portrait de classe 2
Camille Cottier
Painting - 35 x 27 x 2.5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 10.6 x 1 inch
$1,054
Jesús-Rafael Soto
Miroir d'Artistes
Jesús-Rafael Soto
Print - 50.2 x 50.2 x 5.1 cm Print - 19.75 x 19.75 x 2 inch
$24,000
Luiza Kasprzyk
Lucio Forte
Untitled 66
Lucio Forte
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 33 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 13 x 0 inch
$111
Lia Van Leeuwen
Into the Flow II
Lia Van Leeuwen
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,998
Round & Round XII
Lia Van Leeuwen
Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$1,609
Round & Round III
Lia Van Leeuwen
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,609
Transparency II
Lia Van Leeuwen
Painting - 100 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$3,274
Christophe Faso
Sans titre 7. Série Skull
Christophe Faso
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$555
Sans titre 9. Série Skull
Christophe Faso
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$555
Sans titre 8. Série Skull
Christophe Faso
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$555
Sans titre 9. Série Skull
Christophe Faso
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$555
Sans titre 8. Série Skull
Christophe Faso
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$555
Sans titre 10. Série Skull
Christophe Faso
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 20.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.1 x 0.1 inch
$444
Sans titre 11. Série Skull
Christophe Faso
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 20.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.1 x 0.1 inch
$444
Lonzi
Ekene Stanley Emecheta
Signs I
Ekene Stanley Emecheta
Painting - 75 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 29.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
Price upon request
City Girl
Ekene Stanley Emecheta
Painting - 152 x 121 x 3 cm Painting - 59.8 x 47.6 x 1.2 inch
Price upon request
Lady Agnes
Ekene Stanley Emecheta
Painting - 150 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
Price upon request
Signs II
Ekene Stanley Emecheta
Painting - 75 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 29.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
Price upon request
Behind curtains
Ekene Stanley Emecheta
Painting - 121 x 121 x 3 cm Painting - 47.6 x 47.6 x 1.2 inch
Price upon request
Anne
Ekene Stanley Emecheta
Painting - 207 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 81.5 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
Price upon request
Poppie
Ekene Stanley Emecheta
Painting - 140 x 95 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch
Price upon request
Cyril Destrade
Les jardins de Fontainebleau
Cyril Destrade
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 33 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 13 inch
$666
Garden of dream
Cyril Destrade
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 9.8 inch
$721
Sunset in Paris
Cyril Destrade
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 13.8 inch
$721
Le jardin des lépidoptères
Cyril Destrade
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 10.6 inch
$1,276
Intérieur parisien Haussmanien
Cyril Destrade
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 18 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 7.1 inch
$832
Dina Vierny par Maillol, Banyuls sur mer
Cyril Destrade
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 53 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 20.9 inch
$1,165