Oil Painting for Sale

Painting, A l'infini, Agnès Tiollier

A l'infini

Agnès Tiollier

Painting - 116 x 73 x 2 cm

€3,000

Painting, Connecting with you, Lilly Muth

Connecting with you

Lilly Muth

Painting - 80 x 125 x 2 cm

€1,900

Painting, Earthbound in the Forest, Claire Wiltsher

Earthbound in the Forest

Claire Wiltsher

Painting - 76 x 76 x 3.5 cm

€1,518

Painting, Peinture 12-2023-74, Alain Bécanne

Peinture 12-2023-74

Alain Bécanne

Painting - 180 x 59.9 x 3 cm

€1,500

Painting, 2290 Palm Springs, Al Freno

2290 Palm Springs

Al Freno

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm

€2,700

Painting, Central Ave, Al Freno

Central Ave

Al Freno

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm

€3,600

Painting, Green pool, Al Freno

Green pool

Al Freno

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm

€3,000

Painting, In the soft light, Maria Ruoti

In the soft light

Maria Ruoti

Painting - 110 x 110 x 3 cm

€2,600

Painting, Caldera 9, Raymond Attanasio

Caldera 9

Raymond Attanasio

Painting - 110 x 140 x 5.1 cm

€3,600

Painting, Caldera 10, Raymond Attanasio

Caldera 10

Raymond Attanasio

Painting - 146 x 114 x 5.1 cm

€3,600

Painting, Great Ebony, Alessandra Bisi

Great Ebony

Alessandra Bisi

Painting - 180 x 350 x 0.3 cm

€5,200

Painting, Peinture 12-2023-73, Alain Bécanne

Peinture 12-2023-73

Alain Bécanne

Painting - 89 x 146 x 4.5 cm

€1,500

Painting, Peinture 12-2023-71, Alain Bécanne

Peinture 12-2023-71

Alain Bécanne

Painting - 120 x 120 x 4.5 cm

€1,200

Painting, Peinture 11-2023-65, Alain Bécanne

Peinture 11-2023-65

Alain Bécanne

Painting - 100 x 80 x 4.5 cm

€700

Painting, Peinture 11-2023-67, Alain Bécanne

Peinture 11-2023-67

Alain Bécanne

Painting - 120 x 120 x 4.5 cm

€1,200

Painting, Peinture 11-2023-69, Alain Bécanne

Peinture 11-2023-69

Alain Bécanne

Painting - 120 x 120 x 4.5 cm

€1,200

Painting, Peinture 11-2023-63, Alain Bécanne

Peinture 11-2023-63

Alain Bécanne

Painting - 100 x 80 x 4.5 cm

€700

Painting, Peinture 11-2023-70, Alain Bécanne

Peinture 11-2023-70

Alain Bécanne

Painting - 100 x 150 x 4.5 cm

€1,500

Painting, Lumière du soir III, Agnès Tiollier

Lumière du soir III

Agnès Tiollier

Painting - 81 x 130 x 2 cm

€3,500

Painting, Nénuphars VII, Agnès Tiollier

Nénuphars VII

Agnès Tiollier

Painting - 81 x 116 x 2 cm

€2,800

Painting, Les arbres 02.12.23, Laurent Bouro

Les arbres 02.12.23

Laurent Bouro

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm

€3,400

Painting, The coronation (after unkown pin—dm for credit or removal) forbidden collage (3), Julien Delagrange

The coronation (after unkown pin—dm for credit or removal) forbidden collage (3)

Julien Delagrange

Painting - 109.1 x 82.5 x 0.1 cm

€4,080

Painting, Still life with wine bottles, Vlas Ayvazyan

Still life with wine bottles

Vlas Ayvazyan

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

€913

Painting, Blue not blues, Daniel Castan

Blue not blues

Daniel Castan

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

€3,500

Painting, Sans titre, Ladislas Kijno

Sans titre

Ladislas Kijno

Painting - 36.5 x 26 x 0.1 cm

€2,000

Painting, Vision lointaine, Hugo Pondz

Vision lointaine

Hugo Pondz

Painting - 90 x 60 x 2 cm

€8,000

Painting, Le temps présent, Hugo Pondz

Le temps présent

Hugo Pondz

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

€13,500

Painting, Le Conciliabule de Mai, Hugo Pondz

Le Conciliabule de Mai

Hugo Pondz

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm

€8,500

Painting, L’attente du jour prochain, Hugo Pondz

L’attente du jour prochain

Hugo Pondz

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

€13,500

Painting, Désaccord, Hugo Pondz

Désaccord

Hugo Pondz

Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm

€13,500

Painting, Au-delà de la mer, Hugo Pondz

Au-delà de la mer

Hugo Pondz

Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm

€7,300

Painting, Building a Home, Lilly Muth

Building a Home

Lilly Muth

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm

€1,600

Painting, The Song of Love, Yasna Godovanik

The Song of Love

Yasna Godovanik

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm

€1,250

Painting, Believe and act triptych, Poonam Choudhary

Believe and act triptych

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 61 x 137.2 x 2.5 cm

€192

Painting, Believe And Act 03, Poonam Choudhary

Believe And Act 03

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm

€192

Painting, Believe and act 02, Poonam Choudhary

Believe and act 02

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm

€192

Painting, Believe and act 01, Poonam Choudhary

Believe and act 01

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 2.5 cm

€192

Painting, Taxis sur Broadway, Daniel Castan

Taxis sur Broadway

Daniel Castan

Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm

€1,850

Painting, Perspectives Manhattan, Daniel Castan

Perspectives Manhattan

Daniel Castan

Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm

€1,850

Painting, Peony flower - Ranunculus, Spring garden, Nataliia Krykun

Peony flower - Ranunculus, Spring garden

Nataliia Krykun

Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm

€1,500

Painting, Seascape blue minimalism - Sunset, skyline, turquoise waves, Nataliia Krykun

Seascape blue minimalism - Sunset, skyline, turquoise waves

Nataliia Krykun

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm

€1,000

Painting, Blue VR780 (1), Kseniya Rai

Blue VR780 (1)

Kseniya Rai

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

€2,300

Painting, Château de sable, Ralph Resch

Château de sable

Ralph Resch

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm

€890

Painting, Carrare, Ralph Resch

Carrare

Ralph Resch

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm

€1,050

Painting, Tango, Ralph Resch

Tango

Ralph Resch

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm

€1,050

Painting, Street fight man, Ralph Resch

Street fight man

Ralph Resch

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm

€1,290

Painting, Silver shimmering, Ulyana Korol

Silver shimmering

Ulyana Korol

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

€2,200

Painting, Parti pris III, Agnès Tiollier

Parti pris III

Agnès Tiollier

Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm

€2,800

Painting, Sombras. Antonio Banderas, José Luis Pagador Ponce

Sombras. Antonio Banderas

José Luis Pagador Ponce

Painting - 81 x 65 x 3.5 cm

€1,200

Painting, Marseille, Karine Bartoli

Marseille

Karine Bartoli

Painting - 97 x 130 x 3 cm

€2,000

Painting, Blue skyline - 3D, ocean, water wave, gold leaf, Nataliia Krykun

Blue skyline - 3D, ocean, water wave, gold leaf

Nataliia Krykun

Painting - 60 x 90 x 2 cm

€2,000

Painting, French Riviera, Marine, seascape, Nataliia Krykun

French Riviera, Marine, seascape

Nataliia Krykun

Painting - 50 x 70 x 4 cm

€1,500

Painting, Minimal Forms 02, Poonam Choudhary

Minimal Forms 02

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm

€625

Painting, Minimal Forms 01, Poonam Choudhary

Minimal Forms 01

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm

€625

Painting, Reflections, Lilly Muth

Reflections

Lilly Muth

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm

€1,500

Painting, Les arbres 03.12.23, Laurent Bouro

Les arbres 03.12.23

Laurent Bouro

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm

€3,400

Painting, Contre-Sens, Mathieu Piffeteau

Contre-Sens

Mathieu Piffeteau

Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm

€2,000

Painting, I wasn't expecting you, Lilly Muth

I wasn't expecting you

Lilly Muth

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm

€1,600

Painting, Tropique, Ralph Resch

Tropique

Ralph Resch

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm

€890

Painting, Rhubarb and Custard, Steve Foster

Rhubarb and Custard

Steve Foster

Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm

€1,518

Painting, The grape picker, Serghei Ghetiu

The grape picker

Serghei Ghetiu

Painting - 80 x 50 x 2 cm

€1,300

Painting, Sans titre, Serge Plagnol

Sans titre

Serge Plagnol

Painting - 50 x 65 x 0.2 cm

€650

Painting, Sans Titre, Serge Plagnol

Sans Titre

Serge Plagnol

Painting - 50 x 65 x 0.2 cm

€650

Painting, Une autre vie n°7, Alain Olivieri

Une autre vie n°7

Alain Olivieri

Painting - 70 x 90 x 2 cm

€890

Painting, Stromboli, Alain Olivieri

Stromboli

Alain Olivieri

Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm

€890

Painting, Solidarité, Alain Olivieri

Solidarité

Alain Olivieri

Painting - 90 x 70 x 1.5 cm

€890

Painting, Ombre et Lumière, Alain Olivieri

Ombre et Lumière

Alain Olivieri

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

€890

Painting, Gaia, Alain Olivieri

Gaia

Alain Olivieri

Painting - 90 x 70 x 1.5 cm

€890

Painting, In the same Cafe, Mónica Castanys

In the same Cafe

Mónica Castanys

Painting - 73 x 60 x 4 cm

€2,600

Painting, Under the sun, Mónica Castanys

Under the sun

Mónica Castanys

Painting - 120 x 80 x 4 cm

€4,500

Painting, See you again, Mónica Castanys

See you again

Mónica Castanys

Painting - 100 x 120 x 4 cm

€4,850

Painting, Mirror's Secret, Hayk Miqayelyan

Mirror's Secret

Hayk Miqayelyan

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm

€1,441

Painting, The proposal (4) (after pina bausch) forbidden collage (7), Julien Delagrange

The proposal (4) (after pina bausch) forbidden collage (7)

Julien Delagrange

Painting - 270 x 180 x 0.1 cm

€9,700

Painting, Sueno, Michele Morata

Sueno

Michele Morata

Painting - 61 x 127 x 4.6 cm

€3,843

Painting, Sueno IX, Michele Morata

Sueno IX

Michele Morata

Painting - 61 x 127 x 4.6 cm

€3,843

Painting, Florecer, Michele Morata

Florecer

Michele Morata

Painting - 61 x 127 x 4.6 cm

€3,843

Painting, Camino, Michele Morata

Camino

Michele Morata

Painting - 61 x 127 x 4.6 cm

€3,843

Painting, Sundream VIII, Michele Morata

Sundream VIII

Michele Morata

Painting - 61 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm

€3,843

Painting, The Surface Of Summer, Delyafruz Bagirova

The Surface Of Summer

Delyafruz Bagirova

Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm

€990

Painting, Go Girl!, Yasna Godovanik

Go Girl!

Yasna Godovanik

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm

€1,250

Painting, In the shades of transparency 1, Ulyana Korol

In the shades of transparency 1

Ulyana Korol

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

€2,200

Painting, Paysage de Chine, Weiquan Liu

Paysage de Chine

Weiquan Liu

Painting - 50 x 150 x 1 cm

€1,600

Painting, Poppies and Peace, Narek Qochunc

Poppies and Peace

Narek Qochunc

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm

€528

Painting, Turquoise seascape - 3D Seascape, ocean, water gold leaf, Nataliia Krykun

Turquoise seascape - 3D Seascape, ocean, water gold leaf

Nataliia Krykun

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

€1,800

Painting, Spring leaves Series - green energy power garden landscape, Nataliia Krykun

Spring leaves Series - green energy power garden landscape

Nataliia Krykun

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm

€1,500

Painting, Morning Manhattan, Daniel Castan

Morning Manhattan

Daniel Castan

Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm

€1,850

Painting, Passaggi in laguna olio su tela, Antonino Puliafico

Passaggi in laguna olio su tela

Antonino Puliafico

Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm

€1,100

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.