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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Nikolay Dmitriev
It Is Summer Warm Rain At Sunset
Nikolay Dmitriev
Painting - 40 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,122
Beautiful Sea Sunset
Nikolay Dmitriev
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,907
May Night In The Blooming Garden - Lilacs painting
Nikolay Dmitriev
Painting - 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,805
Cold Sunlight - Sunny Winter Painting
Nikolay Dmitriev
Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,571
The Frosty Evening At The Krasivaya Mecha
Nikolay Dmitriev
Painting - 25 x 25 x 0.5 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.2 inch
$785
Sunny Lilac Branches - original lilacs painting
Nikolay Dmitriev
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,346
In The Blooming Garden - sunny spring landscape painting
Nikolay Dmitriev
Painting - 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,683
Simon Kozhin
Acquaintance
Simon Kozhin
Fine Art Drawings - 23.5 x 19 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.3 x 7.5 x 0 inch
$2,580
Hansel and Gretel, Original Print of Watercolor drawing
Simon Kozhin
Print - 40 x 50 x 0.2 cm Print - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$2,500
Scilla Lucilia
Simon Kozhin
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$6,170 $5,677
Spruce in the forest
Simon Kozhin
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$4,039
Sunset in a pea field
Simon Kozhin
Painting - 20 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$3,814
Alla Grande
The little white butterflies
Alla Grande
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$2,244
The golden butterfly
Alla Grande
Sculpture - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$2,580
The pearl butterfly
Alla Grande
Sculpture - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$2,580
Sona Adalyan
On Hansen
Things aren't always what they seem
On Hansen
Photography - 69 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.2 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
Disappeared where it's hard to disappear
On Hansen
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
There is a hand that protects me
On Hansen
Photography - 69 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.2 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
A rock cannot burnt to ashes
On Hansen
Photography - 69 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.2 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
I believe in beginnings and endings
On Hansen
Painting - 89 x 65 x 0.3 cm Painting - 35.03 x 25.59 x 0.1 inch
$1,200
The Struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man's heart
On Hansen
Painting - 98 x 65 x 0.3 cm Painting - 38.6 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,000
Benoit Havard
New York blue night
Benoit Havard
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
Sold
Slava Ilyayev
Couples in the Landscape
Slava Ilyayev
Painting - 75 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$11,000
You are the Happiness that Flows Through Me
Slava Ilyayev
Painting - 76 x 76 x 3 cm Painting - 29.9 x 29.9 x 1.2 inch
$8,600
Whispers of Love Amongst Trees
Slava Ilyayev
Painting - 61 x 122 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 48 x 1.2 inch
$11,600
A walk in the park
Slava Ilyayev
Painting - 92 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$11,107
50 Shades of Serenity
Slava Ilyayev
Painting - 101 x 141 x 3 cm Painting - 39.8 x 55.5 x 1.2 inch
$19,200
Arsen
Gisela Gaffoglio
Playing with dolphins
Gisela Gaffoglio
Painting - 140 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$4,936
Loving the wind
Gisela Gaffoglio
Painting - 140 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$4,936
World spins madly on
Gisela Gaffoglio
Painting - 90 x 190 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 74.8 x 1.2 inch
$4,151
Landscape waltz
Gisela Gaffoglio
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,805
Primavera porteña
Gisela Gaffoglio
Painting - 95 x 191 x 3 cm Painting - 37.4 x 75.2 x 1.2 inch
$4,263
Itzchak Tarkay
Agnès Cellérier
Paysage du Tarn Puylaurens
Agnès Cellérier
Painting - 65 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,232
Fleurs des champs
Agnès Cellérier
Painting - 65 x 92 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch
$1,285
Paysage du Tarn Lavaur
Agnès Cellérier
Painting - 54 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$821
Franck Kemkeng Noah
The Warriors of tradition
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 110 x 130 x 5 cm Painting - 43.3 x 51.2 x 2 inch
$5,609
The Heritage Custodian Tso
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 110 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 43.3 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
$6,283
The Majorelle festival
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 130 x 105 x 5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 41.3 x 2 inch
$5,609
Angkor Vat Ritual
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 160 x 200 x 5 cm Painting - 63 x 78.7 x 2 inch
$10,097
Ritual d’Initiation
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 160 x 240 x 5 cm Painting - 63 x 94.5 x 2 inch
$11,219
Débarquement Massaïs à Marrakech
Franck Kemkeng Noah
Painting - 180 x 240 x 5 cm Painting - 70.9 x 94.5 x 2 inch
$11,219