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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Cécile Colombo
Les trois colibris
Cécile Colombo
Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
€1,900
Les filles en bleu
Cécile Colombo
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€2,450
Philippe Eric Marius
Cécile Colombo
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.6 inch
€190
Antoine Hypolite Charly
Cécile Colombo
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.6 inch
Sold
Narek Qochunc
Behind the Sunglasses
Narek Qochunc
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€535
A Dash to the Finish Line
Narek Qochunc
Painting - 24 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€193
Evening Radiance on Red Tram Avenue
Narek Qochunc
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€369
Echoes of the Mountains
Narek Qochunc
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€369
Toxic
One of Ten
Toxic
Fine Art Drawings - 51 x 36 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.1 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch
€3,500
Guesswhoski
Toxic
Fine Art Drawings - 51 x 36 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.1 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch
Sold
So Green & Blue
Toxic
Fine Art Drawings - 51 x 36 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.1 x 14.2 x 1.2 inch
Sold
Cyril Destrade
Les jardins de Fontainebleau
Cyril Destrade
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 33 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 13 inch
€600
Garden of dream
Cyril Destrade
Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 9.8 inch
€650
Sunset in Paris
Cyril Destrade
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 35 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 13.8 inch
€650
Le jardin des lépidoptères
Cyril Destrade
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 27 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 10.6 inch
€1,150
Intérieur parisien Haussmanien
Cyril Destrade
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 18 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 7.1 inch
€750
Buisson Sémillant
Cyril Destrade
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 15 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 5.9 inch
€550
Théâtre antique
Cyril Destrade
Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 15 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 5.9 inch
€550
Lilly Muth
Aiming High to the Sky
Lilly Muth
Painting - 120 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
€2,400
Mountain Sunsets calling
Lilly Muth
Painting - 100 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
€1,700
Nataliia Krykun
Walk in the sky - blue pink geometry abstraction
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,300
Blue ocean waves
Nataliia Krykun
Sculpture - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
€2,000
The first white snow
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
Series Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding, winter mountains white 3D plaster
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€2,000
Waves blue horizon - Sunset, skyline, seascape, ocean turquoise waves
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€820
Spring in Ukraine - green, black, white, yellow large abstraction, drops, expressionism dropping
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€3,000
Sunset on the sea
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 80 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
€2,000
Winter forest - 3d minimalism textured abstraction
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€850
Pierre-François Grimaldi
Les 2 Perrier
Pierre-François Grimaldi
Sculpture - 80 x 80 x 5 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 31.5 x 2 inch
€5,700
Gitanes
Pierre-François Grimaldi
Painting - 110 x 148 x 3 cm Painting - 43.3 x 58.3 x 1.2 inch
€12,000
Gare du Nord
Pierre-François Grimaldi
Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
€6,500
Le Grand Perrier
Pierre-François Grimaldi
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€9,500
Daumesnil
Pierre-François Grimaldi
Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
€3,800
Concorde
Pierre-François Grimaldi
Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
€3,800
Mariah Birsak
"Garden l" Painting
Mariah Birsak
Painting - 150 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,900
"Focus" Limited Edition Fine Art Print
Mariah Birsak
Print - 100 x 70 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
€380
“Encounters 4.0” Framed Painting
Mariah Birsak
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€2,800
Patient prowess lll
Mariah Birsak
Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€2,400
Christian Silvain
Les oiseaux dans la neige
Christian Silvain
Painting - 80 x 70 x 8 cm Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 x 3.1 inch
€13,000
Série "Faux Ciel" 14/15
Christian Silvain
Painting - 90 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€1,900
Arthur Hent
Intussusception 24.03
Arthur Hent
Painting - 42 x 30 x 0.2 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€400
Self-Portrait 24.67
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.1 inch
€300
Self-Portrait 20.62
Arthur Hent
Photography - 40 x 30 x 2.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1 inch
€1,500
Self-Portrait 21.29
Arthur Hent
Sculpture - 120 x 80 x 2.5 cm Sculpture - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1 inch
€3,600
East Side Story 24.04
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€560
East Side Story 24.05
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€560
East Side Story 24.01
Arthur Hent
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€560
Takeru Amano
Sans titre
Takeru Amano
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0 inch
€1,300 €1,105
VL.
Banksyskull and La Linéa
VL.
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch
€110