Oil Painting for Sale

Painting, Paysages 240, Yun Zhi

Paysages 240

Yun Zhi

Painting - 80 x 40 x 1 cm

€2,000 €1,800

Painting, La Paternale, Giannino Marchig

La Paternale

Giannino Marchig

Painting - 118.5 x 87.5 x 2 cm

€4,914

Painting, Yellow Snail, Judith Ruiz

Yellow Snail

Judith Ruiz

Painting - 150 x 120 x 3 cm

€3,000

Painting, Gluttony, Mando Roman

Gluttony

Mando Roman

Painting - 115 x 75 cm

€6,500

Painting, Catharsis, Gaspard Alexanders

Catharsis

Gaspard Alexanders

Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm

€24,650

Painting, The Journey, Atom Hovhanesyan

The Journey

Atom Hovhanesyan

Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm

€43,237

Painting, Sans Titre V, Elvire Ferle

Sans Titre V

Elvire Ferle

Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm

€3,500

Painting, Tangerine, Julius Babilonia

Tangerine

Julius Babilonia

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm

€1,129

Painting, Coffee Reading, Adam Norgaard

Coffee Reading

Adam Norgaard

Painting - 65.3 x 53 x 2 cm

€1,009

Painting, Composition 15, Shahram Nabati

Composition 15

Shahram Nabati

Painting - 36 x 36 x 2 cm

€600

Painting, SAMO, T H P

SAMO

T H P

Painting - 120 x 150 x 5 cm

€6,300

Painting, Avenue Trudaine, Béatrice Duroure

Avenue Trudaine

Béatrice Duroure

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm

€2,400

Painting, Mont de Grange, Edmond Li Bellefroid

Mont de Grange

Edmond Li Bellefroid

Painting - 35 x 46 x 2 cm

€500

Painting, Homme devant la fenêtre, Victor Ruzo

Homme devant la fenêtre

Victor Ruzo

Painting - 85 x 54.5 x 0.5 cm

€2,104

Painting, Funeral Procession (Authenticated Clementine Hunter Folk Art Painting), Clementine Hunter

Funeral Procession (Authenticated Clementine Hunter Folk Art Painting)

Clementine Hunter

Painting - 61 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm

€13,821

Painting, The Dance, Manal Stino

The Dance

Manal Stino

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm

€2,250

Painting, Fluidites Marines, Josette Dubost

Fluidites Marines

Josette Dubost

Painting - 100 x 70 x 4 cm

€800

Painting, Lumenis 43, Tracey Adams

Lumenis 43

Tracey Adams

Painting - 61 x 61 cm

€3,280

Painting, Abstract, Moshe Leider

Abstract

Moshe Leider

Painting - 61 x 77 x 2.5 cm

€1,729

Painting, Incendie, Véronique Sudry

Incendie

Véronique Sudry

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

€1,800

Painting, Cosi after the rain, Linda McCluskey

Cosi after the rain

Linda McCluskey

Painting - 92 x 65 x 2 cm

€1,400

Painting, Reasonless II, Klaudia Lata

Reasonless II

Klaudia Lata

Painting - 100 x 80 cm

€1,100

Painting, N104, Céline de Abreu

N104

Céline de Abreu

Painting - 92 x 73 x 3 cm

€2,060

Painting, Orange Face Child, Gabo Mendoza

Orange Face Child

Gabo Mendoza

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

€3,000

Painting, Forrest with waterfall, Jacqueline Perez Saleh

Forrest with waterfall

Jacqueline Perez Saleh

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm

€1,770

Painting, Une descente rapide, Josep Teixido

Une descente rapide

Josep Teixido

Painting - 73 x 116 x 2 cm

€4,000

Painting, Jeunes filles au repos, W. Metz

Jeunes filles au repos

W. Metz

Painting - 92 x 78 x 2 cm

€2,628

Painting, The fruit stand - Italian old painting, Guido Guidi

The fruit stand - Italian old painting

Guido Guidi

Painting - 50 x 35 x 1 cm

€250

Painting, Catherine II, Karenina Fabrizzi

Catherine II

Karenina Fabrizzi

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm

€338

Painting, Echeveau N°16, Thierry Pertuisot

Echeveau N°16

Thierry Pertuisot

Painting - 60 x 60 x 5 cm

€4,200

Painting, A demi-mots, Jeanne Saint-Chéron

A demi-mots

Jeanne Saint-Chéron

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm

€3,800

Painting, Cadavre exquis N°1, Till Rabus

Cadavre exquis N°1

Till Rabus

Painting - 170 x 120 x 5 cm

€10,200

Painting, Brouillon d'or pâle, Christophe Crépin

Brouillon d'or pâle

Christophe Crépin

Painting - 96 x 159 x 2.5 cm

€7,900

Painting, Portrait d'un notable, J.F. Meyer

Portrait d'un notable

J.F. Meyer

Painting - 58 x 47.5 x 2 cm

€2,083

Painting, Sunset Rooftops, Mark Jeffrey Weiss

Sunset Rooftops

Mark Jeffrey Weiss

Painting - 117 x 86 x 4 cm

€1,680

Painting, The Peace of Wild Things, Maria Alquicira

The Peace of Wild Things

Maria Alquicira

Painting - 90 x 90 x 4 cm

€960

Painting, Terrasse enneigée à Venise, Aimé Venel

Terrasse enneigée à Venise

Aimé Venel

Painting - 50 x 61 x 3 cm

€3,500

Painting, La danse, Jean-Yves Madec

La danse

Jean-Yves Madec

Painting - 130 x 97 x 3 cm

€2,500

Painting, Intimité, Michel Saint-Luc

Intimité

Michel Saint-Luc

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

€1,200

Painting, Sweet dreams, Nawel Aubert

Sweet dreams

Nawel Aubert

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm

€1,200

Painting, The london hotel. Los Angeles, Andrés Agustín Comastri

The london hotel. Los Angeles

Andrés Agustín Comastri

Painting - 85 x 120 x 3 cm

€4,950

Painting, Magic Day, Timur Ernst Akhmedov

Magic Day

Timur Ernst Akhmedov

Painting - 119.4 x 119.4 cm

€5,285

Painting, Force of nature, Nigel Forbes Moores

Force of nature

Nigel Forbes Moores

Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm

€1,930

Painting, Draperies VIII, Madar Lili Adrienn

Draperies VIII

Madar Lili Adrienn

Painting - 140 x 120 x 3 cm

€2,200

Painting, Rose épanouie, Françoise De Beaucé

Rose épanouie

Françoise De Beaucé

Painting - 81 x 100 x 2.5 cm

€4,900

Painting, Abstract circle, Ghost Art

Abstract circle

Ghost Art

Painting - 150 x 150 x 3 cm

€7,500

Painting, Sans titre (Perce-Neige), Jean-Baptiste Bernadet

Sans titre (Perce-Neige)

Jean-Baptiste Bernadet

Painting - 160 x 144 x 3.5 cm

€21,000

Painting, Belvedere on the sea - Ravello Italy painting, Ernesto De Michele

Belvedere on the sea - Ravello Italy painting

Ernesto De Michele

Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm

€365

Painting, Auprès des 3 arbres, Lucia Buccini

Auprès des 3 arbres

Lucia Buccini

Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm

€850

Painting, Victory lights, Olena Topliss

Victory lights

Olena Topliss

Painting - 100.1 x 100.1 x 20.1 cm

€1,087

Painting, Femme paysage, Pasturo

Femme paysage

Pasturo

Painting - 115 x 150 x 3 cm

€1,500

Painting, Les Ames Paysannes N°1 (MR32), Marie Aimer

Les Ames Paysannes N°1 (MR32)

Marie Aimer

Painting - 50 x 65 x 0.2 cm

€1,500

Painting, Médiation, Carmen Marti

Médiation

Carmen Marti

Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm

€1,100

Painting, East Side Snow, Sonya Sklaroff

East Side Snow

Sonya Sklaroff

Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 1.5 cm

€6,900

Painting, The birth of Venus, Evgeniya Buravleva

The birth of Venus

Evgeniya Buravleva

Painting - 35 x 45 x 1.5 cm

€950

Painting, Gdynia 2, Lukasz Fruczek

Gdynia 2

Lukasz Fruczek

Painting - 60 x 60 cm

€1,300

Painting, Two Panthers, Patrick Villas

Two Panthers

Patrick Villas

Painting - 110 x 130 x 2 cm

€6,800

Painting, Coca Cola, Elena Molinari

Coca Cola

Elena Molinari

Painting - 110 x 110 x 3 cm

€10,900

Painting, Triunfo de la castidad, Armen Gasparian

Triunfo de la castidad

Armen Gasparian

Painting - 90 x 120 cm

€13,000

Painting, Terra Rossa, Didier Caudron

Terra Rossa

Didier Caudron

Painting - 46 x 55 x 3 cm

€1,300

Painting, Melt 1, Hoel Gwern

Melt 1

Hoel Gwern

Painting - 115 x 76 x 5 cm

€1,250

Painting, Il était une fois dans l'ouest - série Bande dessinée, Philippe Maillebuau

Il était une fois dans l'ouest - série Bande dessinée

Philippe Maillebuau

Painting - 65 x 80 x 2 cm

€1,200

Painting, Lake, Beatriz Oggero

Lake

Beatriz Oggero

Painting - 100 x 80 cm

€1,000

Painting, Longue vue, Alain Rothstein

Longue vue

Alain Rothstein

Painting - 40 x 38 x 3 cm

€1,500

Painting, Farmers in Maremma - Tuscany painting, Giacomo Vaccaro

Farmers in Maremma - Tuscany painting

Giacomo Vaccaro

Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm

€275

Painting, Phase Beyond Ours, Zack Goulet

Phase Beyond Ours

Zack Goulet

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm

€913

Painting, Parure Number 3, Corinne Garèse

Parure Number 3

Corinne Garèse

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

€8,000

Painting, Gondolier in Venice, Amy Benedict

Gondolier in Venice

Amy Benedict

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3.5 cm

€3,800

Painting, In The Kingdom, Marius Zabinski

In The Kingdom

Marius Zabinski

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm

€7,975

Painting, L'ouverture, Richard Dubure

L'ouverture

Richard Dubure

Painting - 54 x 65 x 3 cm

€1,100

Painting, Fajni w domu, Jacek Cyganek

Fajni w domu

Jacek Cyganek

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm

€1,200

Painting, Mad Idealist, Luka Tsetskhladze

Mad Idealist

Luka Tsetskhladze

Painting - 115 x 100 x 2.5 cm

€1,000

Painting, Laura, Joanna Wojtowicz

Laura

Joanna Wojtowicz

Painting - 75 x 50 x 2 cm

€1,600

Painting, In a reverie she saw The fox on a mast, Berit Louise Sara-Grønn

In a reverie she saw The fox on a mast

Berit Louise Sara-Grønn

Painting - 170 x 130 x 4 cm

€7,257

Painting, Market Man & Market Woman, Laurent Messager

Market Man & Market Woman

Laurent Messager

Painting - 106 x 160 x 2 cm

€2,970

Painting, Splash 5, Sasha Sokolova

Splash 5

Sasha Sokolova

Painting - 80 x 134.6 cm

€6,582

Painting, Still life with fruits and flowers - Italian old painting, Gino Guidi

Still life with fruits and flowers - Italian old painting

Gino Guidi

Painting - 50 x 70 x 1 cm

€250

Painting, Plum Mood, Marina Dobrovolskaya

Plum Mood

Marina Dobrovolskaya

Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm

€1,700

Painting, Terrace, Nino Karumidze

Terrace

Nino Karumidze

Painting - 71 x 60 x 2.5 cm

€1,800

Painting, Opéra, Hyo-Sik Park

Opéra

Hyo-Sik Park

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2.5 cm

€1,600

Painting, Reflets sur table, Nadine Pillon

Reflets sur table

Nadine Pillon

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm

€850

Painting, Marine à l'aube d'une nouvelle journée, Jacques Gorde

Marine à l'aube d'une nouvelle journée

Jacques Gorde

Painting - 46 x 55 x 3 cm

€1,390

Painting, Finally, Kyra Cowan

Finally

Kyra Cowan

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm

€4,900

Painting, La Petite Lampe 1930, Francine Van Hove

La Petite Lampe 1930

Francine Van Hove

Painting - 54 x 81 cm

€13,200

Painting, Le grand départ, Benoît Montet

Le grand départ

Benoît Montet

Painting - 59.9 x 39.9 x 2.8 cm

€1,780

Painting, Village, Harut Mnatsakanyan

Village

Harut Mnatsakanyan

Painting - 94 x 125 x 2 cm

€1,150

Painting, Sunset, Lisa Lebret

Sunset

Lisa Lebret

Painting - 25 x 25 x 3 cm

€890

Painting, Candy, Anya Spielman

Candy

Anya Spielman

Painting - 199 x 158 cm

€19,071

Painting, Essai sur toile blanche, Jean-Louis Mendrisse

Essai sur toile blanche

Jean-Louis Mendrisse

Painting - 33 x 41 x 3 cm

€1,800

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.