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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Michael Alan
Essential Workers
Michael Alan
Photography - 27.9 x 35.6 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11 x 14 x 0.04 inch
$2,800
Every day is indigenous peoples day
Michael Alan
Fine Art Drawings - 295.9 x 58.2 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 116.5 x 22.9 x 0.04 inch
$1,236
Dirty magic
Michael Alan
Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 21.6 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.5 x 0.04 inch
$1,798
Clear Glisten
Michael Alan
Fine Art Drawings - 30.5 x 22.9 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 9 x 0.04 inch
$1,686
Motor functions
Michael Alan
Fine Art Drawings - 58.2 x 38.9 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22.9 x 15.3 x 0.04 inch
$1,124
Dominik Jasinski
Keeping an eye on you (Hera)
Dominik Jasinski
Print - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$494
Thierry Zdzieblo
Tiny de Bruin
Blue, burned sienna
Tiny de Bruin
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,472
Golden brown, white golden
Tiny de Bruin
Painting - 70 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
$1,978
Azure Horizons: Where Sea and Above Collide 1
Tiny de Bruin
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$955
David Casals
Rachael Dalzell
Vase of flowers #3
Rachael Dalzell
Painting - 75 x 55 x 1 cm Painting - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,242
Vase of flowers #4
Rachael Dalzell
Painting - 75 x 55 x 1 cm Painting - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,242
Vase of flowers #5
Rachael Dalzell
Painting - 75 x 55 x 1 cm Painting - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,242
Carnival of colour
Rachael Dalzell
Painting - 110 x 140 x 6 cm Painting - 43.3 x 55.1 x 2.4 inch
$7,121
There is a silent eloquence
Rachael Dalzell
Painting - 80 x 80 x 6 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 2.4 inch
$1,896
My joys run high
Rachael Dalzell
Painting - 55 x 75 x 0.5 cm Painting - 21.7 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,242
Édouard Pignon
Les plongeurs dans les vagues vertes
Édouard Pignon
Painting - 77 x 57 x 1 cm Painting - 30.3 x 22.4 x 0.4 inch
$4,270
Mêlée de coqs blancs
Édouard Pignon
Painting - 58 x 78 x 1 cm Painting - 22.8 x 30.7 x 0.4 inch
$4,270
Gagik Ghazanchyan
Perpetuum Mobile
Gagik Ghazanchyan
Painting - 60 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,686
Perpetuum Mobile
Gagik Ghazanchyan
Painting - 60 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,686
Perpetuum Mobile
Gagik Ghazanchyan
Painting - 60 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,686
Perpetuum Mobile
Gagik Ghazanchyan
Painting - 60 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,686
Perpetuum Mobile
Gagik Ghazanchyan
Painting - 60 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,686
Perpetuum Mobile
Gagik Ghazanchyan
Painting - 60 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,686
Perpetuum Mobile
Gagik Ghazanchyan
Painting - 60 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,686 $1,517
Perpetuum Mobile
Gagik Ghazanchyan
Painting - 60 x 80 x 0.3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,686
Yasen Zgurovski
The Biggest Fish in the World
Yasen Zgurovski
Painting - 69 x 79 x 2 cm Painting - 27.2 x 31.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,461
Elephants for Peace
Yasen Zgurovski
Painting - 69 x 79 x 2 cm Painting - 27.2 x 31.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,461
Chihuahua. Looking for Laika
Yasen Zgurovski
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$809
Kokimoto
Anti-heroes in the matrix
Kokimoto
Sculpture - 30 x 20 x 10 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 7.9 x 3.9 inch
$3,450
Lyuben Domozetski
Thracian tulip (Tulipa thracica)
Lyuben Domozetski
Painting - 28 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$517
Ixobrychus minutus II
Lyuben Domozetski
Painting - 20 x 15 x 3.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 5.9 x 1.4 inch
$405
Maiolica (hommage à Ivan Lazarov)
Lyuben Domozetski
Painting - 21.5 x 31.5 x 3.5 cm Painting - 8.5 x 12.4 x 1.4 inch
$899
Secret Nature
Lyuben Domozetski
Painting - 20.5 x 29 x 0.2 cm Painting - 8.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,315
St. Pimen (hommage à Ivan Lazarov)
Lyuben Domozetski
Painting - 40 x 29.5 x 3.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.6 x 1.4 inch
$1,315
The Fall of Dürer’s Hare
Lyuben Domozetski
Painting - 22 x 35 x 0.2 cm Painting - 8.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
$674
Serapias – Serapias bergonii
Lyuben Domozetski
Painting - 30 x 20 x 3.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 1.4 inch
$1,236
Leo Guida
Italian Landscape with Signals
Leo Guida
Painting - 50 x 61 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.4 inch
$1,573