Oil Painting for Sale

Painting, Love from Afar 2, Emmanuel Ojebola

Love from Afar 2

Emmanuel Ojebola

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm

$4,800

Painting, 28 mai 2022, Raymond Attanasio

28 mai 2022

Raymond Attanasio

Painting - 100 x 44 x 3 cm

$2,146

Painting, 17 Mai 2022, Raymond Attanasio

17 Mai 2022

Raymond Attanasio

Painting - 50 x 72 x 3 cm

$1,920

Painting, 4 mai 2022, Raymond Attanasio

4 mai 2022

Raymond Attanasio

Painting - 60 x 40 x 3 cm

$1,468

Painting, 27 avril 2022, Raymond Attanasio

27 avril 2022

Raymond Attanasio

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm

$1,694 $1,186

Painting, 6 octobre, Raymond Attanasio

6 octobre

Raymond Attanasio

Painting - 92 x 70 x 3 cm

$2,033

Painting, 6 Avril 2022, Raymond Attanasio

6 Avril 2022

Raymond Attanasio

Painting - 60 x 92 x 3 cm

$2,259

Painting, 4 Avril 2022, Raymond Attanasio

4 Avril 2022

Raymond Attanasio

Painting - 50 x 73 x 3 cm

$1,694

Painting, 23 mars 2022, Raymond Attanasio

23 mars 2022

Raymond Attanasio

Painting - 46 x 55 x 2.5 cm

$1,355

Painting, Bois de Vincennes, Franck-Bernard Gaulier

Bois de Vincennes

Franck-Bernard Gaulier

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$1,920

Painting, Lover's Kiss, Vasyl Khodakivskyi

Lover's Kiss

Vasyl Khodakivskyi

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$3,388

Painting, Supersonic Play, Lena Applebaum

Supersonic Play

Lena Applebaum

Painting - 150 x 180 x 4 cm

$8,560

Painting, Stairs, Polina Izvekova

Stairs

Polina Izvekova

Painting - 120 x 100 x 3 cm

$3,444

Painting, The entrance number 4, Polina Izvekova

The entrance number 4

Polina Izvekova

Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm

$2,993

Painting, Marie 01, Karenina Fabrizzi

Marie 01

Karenina Fabrizzi

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm

$382

Painting, Luca, Karenina Fabrizzi

Luca

Karenina Fabrizzi

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm

$382

Painting, Plate with fresh fruits, Guido Guidi

Plate with fresh fruits

Guido Guidi

Painting - 35 x 50 x 1 cm

$469

Painting, Fantasy, Dessi Vitcheva

Fantasy

Dessi Vitcheva

Painting - 30 x 40 x 3 cm

$3,670

Painting, The entrance number 2, Polina Izvekova

The entrance number 2

Polina Izvekova

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm

$2,541

Painting, Light blue, Polina Izvekova

Light blue

Polina Izvekova

Painting - 150 x 120 x 3 cm

$4,856

Painting, In the stable - Italian old painting, Guido Guidi

In the stable - Italian old painting

Guido Guidi

Painting - 35 x 50 x 1 cm

$282

Painting, Country road - Italian old painting, Guido Guidi

Country road - Italian old painting

Guido Guidi

Painting - 35 x 50 x 1 cm

$282

Painting, Family catch ups - Italian old painting, Guido Guidi

Family catch ups - Italian old painting

Guido Guidi

Painting - 35 x 50 x 1 cm

$282

Painting, Plate with fresh fruits - Italian old painting, Guido Guidi

Plate with fresh fruits - Italian old painting

Guido Guidi

Painting - 35 x 50 x 1 cm

$282

Painting, The washerwomen - Italian old painting, Guido Guidi

The washerwomen - Italian old painting

Guido Guidi

Painting - 50 x 35 x 1 cm

$282

Painting, Charles (EA), Karenina Fabrizzi

Charles (EA)

Karenina Fabrizzi

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm

$382

Painting, Ange (EA), Karenina Fabrizzi

Ange (EA)

Karenina Fabrizzi

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm

$382

Painting, Arpèges nocturnes, Jeanne Saint-Chéron

Arpèges nocturnes

Jeanne Saint-Chéron

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm

$4,291

Painting, Beauty for a Moment, Nick Vivian

Beauty for a Moment

Nick Vivian

Painting - 80 x 80 x 10 cm

$2,765

Painting, Those Sunset Vibes, Nick Vivian

Those Sunset Vibes

Nick Vivian

Painting - 100 x 100 x 10 cm

$3,161

Painting, La ruelle, Ralph Resch

La ruelle

Ralph Resch

Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm

$666

Painting, A perte de vue, Meskar

A perte de vue

Meskar

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,107

Painting, Petit-déjeuner aux clémentines, Francine Van Hove

Petit-déjeuner aux clémentines

Francine Van Hove

Painting - 73 x 116 cm

$22,925

Painting, Parallel Universe/2, Viktoria Ganhao

Parallel Universe/2

Viktoria Ganhao

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$599

Painting, Blind, Laura Newman

Blind

Laura Newman

Painting - 77 x 56 cm

$5,399

Painting, The Hug, Reneta Isin

The Hug

Reneta Isin

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm

$11,293

Painting, Eos - Goddess of the dawn, Reneta Isin

Eos - Goddess of the dawn

Reneta Isin

Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm

$30,491

Painting, Divna, Reneta Isin

Divna

Reneta Isin

Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm

$28,233

Painting, Genesis, Reneta Isin

Genesis

Reneta Isin

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm

$31,620

Painting, Grape Harvest, Reneta Isin

Grape Harvest

Reneta Isin

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm

$33,879

Painting, Dialogue, Reneta Isin

Dialogue

Reneta Isin

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$22,586

Painting, Fertility, Reneta Isin

Fertility

Reneta Isin

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

$11,293

Painting, Golden Silence, Reneta Isin

Golden Silence

Reneta Isin

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$15,810

Painting, Morning, Reneta Isin

Morning

Reneta Isin

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm

$6,211

Painting, Forest Nymph, Reneta Isin

Forest Nymph

Reneta Isin

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$16,940

Painting, Meeting, Reneta Isin

Meeting

Reneta Isin

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$24,845

Painting, Mother Nature, Reneta Isin

Mother Nature

Reneta Isin

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$16,940

Painting, Spring, Reneta Isin

Spring

Reneta Isin

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$15,810

Painting, Contemporary Casting No.2 (5 Civilizations), Reneta Isin

Contemporary Casting No.2 (5 Civilizations)

Reneta Isin

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$16,940

Painting, Contemporary Casting No.1 ( 6 Civilizations ), Reneta Isin

Contemporary Casting No.1 ( 6 Civilizations )

Reneta Isin

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$16,940

Painting, Joker No.1, Reneta Isin

Joker No.1

Reneta Isin

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$11,293

Painting, Ballerina, Reneta Isin

Ballerina

Reneta Isin

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm

$11,293

Painting, Madonna, Reneta Isin

Madonna

Reneta Isin

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm

$7,905

Painting, Flora, Reneta Isin

Flora

Reneta Isin

Painting - 60 x 40 x 2 cm

$9,034

Painting, Egyptian Madonna - (African Woman), Reneta Isin

Egyptian Madonna - (African Woman)

Reneta Isin

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm

$10,164

Painting, Sans titre - Fruit Défendu, Julie Ruelle

Sans titre - Fruit Défendu

Julie Ruelle

Painting - 116 x 89 x 3 cm

$3,953

Painting, Vulve-monde - Fruit Défendu, Julie Ruelle

Vulve-monde - Fruit Défendu

Julie Ruelle

Painting - 89 x 116 x 3 cm

$4,291

Painting, Passion, Reneta Isin

Passion

Reneta Isin

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm

$14,116

Painting, French CIA Lady Portrait, Reneta Isin

French CIA Lady Portrait

Reneta Isin

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm

$11,293

Painting, Unpredictable CIA Lady, Reneta Isin

Unpredictable CIA Lady

Reneta Isin

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$19,198

Painting, War and Peace, Reneta Isin

War and Peace

Reneta Isin

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$62,112

Painting, Woman in Yellow - African Woman Portriat, Reneta Isin

Woman in Yellow - African Woman Portriat

Reneta Isin

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm

$10,051

Painting, Vintage - Louis Vuitton Model, Reneta Isin

Vintage - Louis Vuitton Model

Reneta Isin

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm

$24,845

Painting, African Woman, Reneta Isin

African Woman

Reneta Isin

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm

$24,845

Painting, Toubou - African Woman and Child, Reneta Isin

Toubou - African Woman and Child

Reneta Isin

Painting - 100 x 140 x 4 cm

$33,879

Painting, Village with flowering - Tuscany landscape painting, Bruno Chirici

Village with flowering - Tuscany landscape painting

Bruno Chirici

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm

$243

Painting, Personal Space, Kubra Aliyeva

Personal Space

Kubra Aliyeva

Painting - 95 x 75 x 3 cm

$2,823

Painting, Reunion, Kubra Aliyeva

Reunion

Kubra Aliyeva

Painting - 40 x 60 x 3 cm

$2,428

Painting, Landscape, Martine Elhaik

Landscape

Martine Elhaik

Painting - 15 x 30 x 3 cm

$169

Painting, Landscape, Martine Elhaik

Landscape

Martine Elhaik

Painting - 20 x 20 x 3 cm

$169

Painting, Kind Of Neutral Or Slightly Disconnected / Colourscape 101, Simon Findlay

Kind Of Neutral Or Slightly Disconnected / Colourscape 101

Simon Findlay

Painting - 20 x 15 x 2 cm

$282

Painting, The vineyard path - Tuscany landscape painting, Bruno Chirici

The vineyard path - Tuscany landscape painting

Bruno Chirici

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm

$243

Painting, Automne #4, Laure-Anne Lemaire

Automne #4

Laure-Anne Lemaire

Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm

$1,807

Painting, Retro portrait, Vincent Bardou

Retro portrait

Vincent Bardou

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm

$3,162

Painting, The gaze, Nawel Aubert

The gaze

Nawel Aubert

Painting - 120 x 90 x 2.5 cm

$1,355

Painting, In background, Patrick Rousseau

In background

Patrick Rousseau

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$3,275

Painting, Piste blanche, Ralph Resch

Piste blanche

Ralph Resch

Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm

$1,005

Painting, Without Title (Sans Titre), Emerich Meerson

Without Title (Sans Titre)

Emerich Meerson

Painting - 81 x 60 x 2 cm

$7,905

Painting, Without Title (Sans Titre), Emerich Meerson

Without Title (Sans Titre)

Emerich Meerson

Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm

$9,034

Painting, Bon Vent, Eurgal

Bon Vent

Eurgal

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm

$3,106

Painting, Tidescape - Blue Tide, Simon Ledson

Tidescape - Blue Tide

Simon Ledson

Painting - 122 x 122 x 4 cm

$4,477

Painting, Peonies, Tanya Grinevich

Peonies

Tanya Grinevich

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$3,388

Painting, Late Night III, Ruslana Levandovska

Late Night III

Ruslana Levandovska

Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 1.9 cm

$9,200

Painting, Water lilies on the lake Rørvannet, Nadezda Stupina

Water lilies on the lake Rørvannet

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 100 x 160 x 2 cm

$7,566

Painting, Virgin, Lionel le Jeune

Virgin

Lionel le Jeune

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm

$395

Painting, One day in the vineyard vertical version - Tuscany painting, Roberto Gai

One day in the vineyard vertical version - Tuscany painting

Roberto Gai

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm

$508

Painting, Illimani I, Ramiro Machaca

Illimani I

Ramiro Machaca

Painting - 14 x 18 cm

$282 $254

Painting, Illimani V, Ramiro Machaca

Illimani V

Ramiro Machaca

Painting - 14 x 18 cm

$282

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.