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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Yuriy Demiyanov
Cornflowers and Phloxes
Yuriy Demiyanov
Painting - 40 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
€1,300 €1,105
Still Life in White
Yuriy Demiyanov
Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
€3,800 €3,230
Chrysanthemum
Yuriy Demiyanov
Painting - 50 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
€1,400 €1,190
Novembre Ensoleillé
Yuriy Demiyanov
Painting - 35 x 45 x 4 cm Painting - 13.8 x 17.7 x 1.6 inch
€1,900 €1,615
Floraison De Poire
Yuriy Demiyanov
Painting - 50 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
€1,400 €1,190
Parscha Mirghawameddin
Abstract N°4154 - XL
Parscha Mirghawameddin
Painting - 105 x 105 x 0.1 cm Painting - 41.3 x 41.3 x 0 inch
€990
Graff N°1974
Parscha Mirghawameddin
Painting - 135 x 105 x 0.1 cm Painting - 53.1 x 41.3 x 0 inch
€990
Graff n°1870 - XXL
Parscha Mirghawameddin
Painting - 135 x 110 x 1 cm Painting - 53.1 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch
€990
Minimalist N°297 - XXL
Parscha Mirghawameddin
Painting - 165 x 165 x 1 cm Painting - 65 x 65 x 0.4 inch
€990
Abstract N°3614 - XXL
Parscha Mirghawameddin
Painting - 135 x 110 x 1 cm Painting - 53.1 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch
€1,300
Graff n°1406
Parscha Mirghawameddin
Painting - 150 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€990
Graff n°1400
Parscha Mirghawameddin
Painting - 120 x 95 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch
€600
Rémi Planche
Boreli
Miaz Brothers
Portrait of a Gentleman IX
Miaz Brothers
Painting - 102 x 76 x 5 cm Painting - 40.2 x 29.9 x 2 inch
€14,000
Portrait of a Gentleman VI
Miaz Brothers
Painting - 102 x 76 x 5 cm Painting - 40.2 x 29.9 x 2 inch
€14,000
Fernand Léger
La preuve que l'homme descend du singe
Fernand Léger
Photography - 15 x 10 cm Photography - 5.9 x 3.9 inch
€12,000
Le Campeur et la femme en rouge
Fernand Léger
Print - 90 x 60 x 1 cm Print - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
€800
Christophe Hohler
Gravure "Le saxophoniste bleu"
Christophe Hohler
Print - 76 x 56 x 0.05 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
€700
Portrait 2
Christophe Hohler
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 3.1 inch
€2,000
lithographie originale "Il se passe quelque chose dans le ciel"
Christophe Hohler
Print - 76 x 56 x 1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0.4 inch
€740
Benoit Thiel
Jeremy Dickinson
Southern California Wall Map
Jeremy Dickinson
Painting - 30.5 x 40.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 12 x 15.9 x 1 inch
€4,256
Stanislav Lazarov
Invisible sea
Stanislav Lazarov
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€2,150
In the end of summer
Stanislav Lazarov
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€2,150
Purple day in harbour
Stanislav Lazarov
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€3,200
A bold expectation
Stanislav Lazarov
Painting - 60 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€1,400
Vertical reasoning
Stanislav Lazarov
Painting - 100 x 76 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 29.9 x 0.8 inch
€1,650
Orit Fuchs
Vivid 52, Giclee print on canvas female figure painting
Orit Fuchs
Print - 100 x 100 cm Print - 39.4 x 39.4 inch
€7,000
B. Yaghi
Black Forest - Blue Gradient
B. Yaghi
Painting - 152 x 122 x 6 cm Painting - 59.8 x 48 x 2.4 inch
€10,639