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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Tarek Butayhi
B241
Tarek Butayhi
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€883
Philippe Geluck
L'Atlas
Cosmic Snake 1
L'Atlas
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 45 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.2 inch
€1,100
Kirill Postovit
The Tree Of Life
Kirill Postovit
Fine Art Drawings - 77 x 56 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30.3 x 22 x 0 inch
€690
A Little Rabbit
Kirill Postovit
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,500 €915
Midnight Flowers
Kirill Postovit
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,500 €870
The Wings Of Love
Kirill Postovit
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,500
An Autumn Song Of Love
Kirill Postovit
Painting - 100 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,300
Jazzu
Jef Aérosol
De la musique avant toute chose
Jef Aérosol
Print - 60 x 60 x 0.01 cm Print - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€700
La vie comme une mélodie...
Jef Aérosol
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€4,600
Fred Boutet
Marine abstraite 2024-42
Fred Boutet
Painting - 97 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1 inch
€1,100
Marine abstraite 55
Fred Boutet
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1 inch
€1,200
Marine abstraite 54
Fred Boutet
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1 inch
€1,200
Marine abstraite 2024-51
Fred Boutet
Painting - 40 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
€700
Marine abstraite 2024-48
Fred Boutet
Painting - 50 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€600
Petr Strnad
So Near, So Far 2.
Petr Strnad
Photography - 33.3 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.1 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€160
Tempo 1
Petr Strnad
Fine Art Drawings - 34.8 x 28.4 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.7 x 11.2 x 0 inch
€180
Place Within Reach 12.
Petr Strnad
Painting - 70.4 x 50.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 27.7 x 19.9 x 0 inch
€450
Place Within Reach 24
Petr Strnad
Painting - 70.2 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€450
Antoine Josse
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Antoine Josse
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€2,900
La guerre des couleurs
Antoine Josse
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
€800
Quand les Montagnes se Rencontrent
Antoine Josse
Painting - 99.8 x 99.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 39.3 x 39.3 x 2 inch
€3,530
Karl Lagasse
One Dollar ondulé Karl Lagasse Pink & blue
Karl Lagasse
Sculpture - 39 x 18 x 2 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch
€900
Lithographie Store Housse Blue
Karl Lagasse
Print - 46.5 x 32 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.3 x 12.6 x 0 inch
€1,900
One Dollar Blue Maldives
Karl Lagasse
Sculpture - 38 x 16 x 5 cm Sculpture - 15 x 6.3 x 2 inch
€1,500
One Dollar Rolls Bleu Electrique
Karl Lagasse
Sculpture - 40 x 5 x 5 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 2 x 2 inch
€800
One Dollar ondulé Karl Lagasse Gold & Black
Karl Lagasse
Sculpture - 39 x 18 x 2 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch
€900
One Dollar Rolls Red Tokyo
Karl Lagasse
Sculpture - 40 x 5 x 5 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 2 x 2 inch
€800