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Mes petits bonheurs B
Aude Herlédan
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€6,000
Grand dégradé carré or orange violacé
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
€350 €315
Grand dégradé carré brasillant
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
€350 €315
Grand dégradé carré verdoyant
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
€350 €315
Grand dégradé carré or orange rose irisé
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
€350 €315
La Petite Rivière
Georges R. Quinio
Painting - 46 x 55 x 4 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 1.6 inch
€2,000 €1,700
Tropical Coral Reef Underwater painting was made underwater at the depth of 8 meters
Olga Nikitina
Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€2,000
Le bassin exotique
Agnès Tiollier
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch
€1,800
Le bouquet de l’esperance
Valérie Dragacci
Painting - 55 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
Underwater painting Abstract coral reef was made underwater
Olga Nikitina
Painting - 50 x 70 x 1.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.7 inch
€2,000
Flowers Painting African Tree Pohutukawa
Olga Nikitina
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€800
Sunset Silhouettes
Juliana Haggoo
Painting - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
€2,500
Good old Schnitze
Brigitte Witzer
Painting - 133 x 186 x 0.3 cm Painting - 52.4 x 73.2 x 0.1 inch
€14,500
Roter Gesang - red song
Brigitte Witzer
Painting - 210 x 230 x 0.1 cm Painting - 82.7 x 90.6 x 0 inch
€15,400
Kaukasischer Gesang - Song of Kaukasus
Brigitte Witzer
Painting - 160 x 240 x 0.1 cm Painting - 63 x 94.5 x 0 inch
€12,600
Week end a paris
Jean-Charles Gautier
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€900
Let’s .... about it
Viktoria Ganhao
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€1,200
Pink Panther Is In Love III
Yasna Godovanik
Painting - 79 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 31.1 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
€990 €693
In Love With Pink Panther
Yasna Godovanik
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,350 €770
Le grand canal. Venise
Louis Magre
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€2,860
Fleurs des champs
Agnès Cellérier
Painting - 65 x 92 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch
€1,145
Pink Panther Is In Love I
Yasna Godovanik
Painting - 79 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 31.1 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
€990
Born To Be Loved
Yasna Godovanik
Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,250
You Are My Sunshine On A Cloudy Day
Yasna Godovanik
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,250
Reflet bleu sur papier X1/4 (1)
Sylvie Guyomard
Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
€780
Dernier couchant de l’été
Valérie Dragacci
Painting - 45 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 17.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
€1,190
Regarde dans le ciel
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2.4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.9 inch
€1,000
Underwater Art Tridacna Sea Life
Olga Nikitina
Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€1,200
Tropical Reef With Clams Tridacna Sea Life
Olga Nikitina
Painting - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€1,200
Emerald Coral Reef
Olga Nikitina
Painting - 75 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0 inch
€2,000
Underwater painting Soft Coral was made underwater
Olga Nikitina
Painting - 50 x 70 x 1.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.7 inch
€1,800
Yellow Coral Reef (underwater painting was created underwater during scuba diving)
Olga Nikitina
Painting - 50 x 70 x 1.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.7 inch
€1,800
Fish Motion Coral Reef
Olga Nikitina
Painting - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€800
Soft Corals Underwater painting was created underwater at the depth of 7 m
Olga Nikitina
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€2,000
Abstract Coral Reef
Olga Nikitina
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
€1,000
Hawaii Coral Reef
Olga Nikitina
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
€1,000
Hawaii Coral Reef Textured Painting
Olga Nikitina
Painting - 42 x 59 x 1.5 cm Painting - 16.5 x 23.2 x 0.6 inch
€1,000
Collection papillons N°1226
Patrick Salamone
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€1,700
Les fées des fleurs
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 120 x 80 x 2.4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch
€1,050
The Golden Bridge Under The Full Moon
Kirill Postovit
Painting - 67 x 105 x 2 cm Painting - 26.4 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch
€1,250
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Un Soir de Printemps
Georges R. Quinio
Painting - 46 x 55 x 4 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 1.6 inch
€2,000 €1,700
Palette knife painting for Sale
The painting knife, or palette knife, as it is often called, has been a part of painters' tools for many centuries. Originally, it wasn't used to apply paint or to produce impastos but to mix pigments, to superimpose one layer of paint over another to modify it appearance or to remove excess paint from the canvas. Consisting of a curved handle and a flexible steel blade, its shape is comparable to that of a small trowel. It was during the Renaissance that the palette knife began to be used for something other than its original purpose and that artists started to use it to paint. Before that, painters sought to create a realistic and therefore smooth result. But artists such as Rembrandt, Titian or Fragonard noticed that scraping paint to create impasto helped to create eye-catching texture, relief and light.
Gustave Courbet is well-known for having brought palette knives back into fashion in the 19th century, a pivotal period when the art of painting, and art in general, underwent many changes and transformations. He was followed by the Impressionists and the modern painters (Monet, Van Gogh, Turner, etc) who used it to create thick impastos. Impressionists were particularly keen on this tool which was well-suited to the way in which they sought to represent light realistically, as our eyes see it. The invention of the easel and paint tubes allowed them to leave their workshops and to paint outside, enabling them to depict the shimmering reflections of water and the ever changing nature. They applied paint quickly in small thin strokes on the canvas and created texture using the knife. To create this effect, they used oil paint and acrylic, working them as little as possible so as to ensure their thick, dense appearance.
On Artsper, find works by Richard Dubure, Martta Weg and Ryan Hewett who all use the palette knife in unique ways in their practice!
What is a palette knife painting and how is it different from traditional brush painting?
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