Oil Painting for Sale

Painting, salvator dali, Louis Magre

salvator dali

Louis Magre

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm

€2,400

Painting, Saule sur les étangs, François Chauvet

Saule sur les étangs

François Chauvet

Painting - 65 x 54 x 2.5 cm

€700

Painting, Harmonie des nymphéas, François Chauvet

Harmonie des nymphéas

François Chauvet

Painting - 65 x 54 x 2.5 cm

€700

Painting, Campagne bretonne en été, Patrick Marie

Campagne bretonne en été

Patrick Marie

Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm

€2,000

Painting, Sans titre V, Yichao Sun

Sans titre V

Yichao Sun

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

€800

Painting, Redemption II, Mathieu Questel

Redemption II

Mathieu Questel

Painting - 97 x 130 x 2 cm

€4,500

Painting, MK IV, Menashe Kadishman

MK IV

Menashe Kadishman

Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm

€980

Painting, MK III, Menashe Kadishman

MK III

Menashe Kadishman

Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm

€980

Painting, Still life, Tamar Nazaryan

Still life

Tamar Nazaryan

Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm

€576

Painting, Horses on the beach, Elena Done

Horses on the beach

Elena Done

Painting - 130 x 97 x 1.5 cm

€3,603

Painting, Toro, Elena Done

Toro

Elena Done

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm

€2,498

Painting, Centrifuge, Adam Norgaard

Centrifuge

Adam Norgaard

Painting - 65.2 x 53 x 2 cm

€817

Painting, Soirée a Natashquan Canada, Louis Magre

Soirée a Natashquan Canada

Louis Magre

Painting - 70 x 70 x 3 cm

€2,700

Painting, Explosion celeste, Meskar

Explosion celeste

Meskar

Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm

€980

Painting, Triangle du Tacul, Jean Jacques Boimond

Triangle du Tacul

Jean Jacques Boimond

Painting - 34 x 24.5 x 2 cm

€801

Painting, Still life with fruits-1, Tamar Nazaryan

Still life with fruits-1

Tamar Nazaryan

Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm

€576

Painting, XXL Stillwater Reflections, Susan Wooler

XXL Stillwater Reflections

Susan Wooler

Painting - 100.1 x 100.1 x 4.1 cm

€2,918

Painting, Deliverance, Nathalie Gribinski

Deliverance

Nathalie Gribinski

Painting - 132.1 x 238.8 x 0.3 cm

€6,966

Painting, Stop wars, d'après Banksy, Patrick Cornée

Stop wars, d'après Banksy

Patrick Cornée

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm

€1,200

Painting, Salomé, Martine Grégoire

Salomé

Martine Grégoire

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

€700

Painting, Ideas XII (Turning Point Series), Jeremy Annear

Ideas XII (Turning Point Series)

Jeremy Annear

Painting - 42 x 37 x 0.1 cm

€9,232

Painting, Piccolo abete, Alessandra Bisi

Piccolo abete

Alessandra Bisi

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm

€350

Painting, Maree basse, Louis Magre

Maree basse

Louis Magre

Painting - 60 x 73 x 3 cm

€2,400

Painting, Red. 61322, Viktoria Ganhao

Red. 61322

Viktoria Ganhao

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm

€2,000

Painting, Champs de lavandes – mi ombre, Patrick Marie

Champs de lavandes – mi ombre

Patrick Marie

Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm

€1,800

Painting, Spring 2, Alessandra Bisi

Spring 2

Alessandra Bisi

Painting - 25 x 35 x 1.5 cm

€250

Painting, Aiguille du plan, Dent de Requin à Chamonix n°1, Jean Jacques Boimond

Aiguille du plan, Dent de Requin à Chamonix n°1

Jean Jacques Boimond

Painting - 33 x 41.5 x 2 cm

€748

Painting, Promenade en bretagne, Louis Magre

Promenade en bretagne

Louis Magre

Painting - 50 x 100 x 3 cm

€2,400

Painting, Le Magicien, Edmond Li Bellefroid

Le Magicien

Edmond Li Bellefroid

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm

€800

Painting, Prairie aux fougères, Yves Calméjane

Prairie aux fougères

Yves Calméjane

Painting - 60 x 73 x 2.5 cm

€1,780

Painting, Wanaka, Juliette June

Wanaka

Juliette June

Painting - 97 x 130 x 4 cm

€2,700

Painting, De Maraui à Christchurch, Juliette June

De Maraui à Christchurch

Juliette June

Painting - 130 x 162 x 4 cm

€4,200

Painting, Fragments of poetry and silence no. 42, Yari Ostovany

Fragments of poetry and silence no. 42

Yari Ostovany

Painting - 51 x 51 cm

€1,883

Painting, Par un après-midi, Maude Ovize

Par un après-midi

Maude Ovize

Painting - 92 x 73 x 3 cm

€730

Painting, Le gardien du désert salé, Yves Calméjane

Le gardien du désert salé

Yves Calméjane

Painting - 60 x 73 x 2 cm

€1,780

Painting, Benephis, Seyran Gasparyan

Benephis

Seyran Gasparyan

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

€3,459

Painting, I am not alone 2, Joshua Salami

I am not alone 2

Joshua Salami

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm

€2,402

Painting, UltraMarine 143, Tanc

UltraMarine 143

Tanc

Painting - 150 x 150 x 5 cm

€18,000

Painting, Shared vision, Abiodun Nafiu Azeez

Shared vision

Abiodun Nafiu Azeez

Painting - 106.7 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm

€1,393

Painting, Brotherhood, Abiodun Nafiu Azeez

Brotherhood

Abiodun Nafiu Azeez

Painting - 96.5 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm

€1,249

Painting, Cowboy, Joshua Salami

Cowboy

Joshua Salami

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm

€2,104

Painting, Untitled (home), Natia Sapanadze

Untitled (home)

Natia Sapanadze

Painting - 33 x 38 x 2.5 cm

€680

Painting, Code 2223, Thierry Carrier

Code 2223

Thierry Carrier

Painting - 41 x 43 x 2 cm

€1,800

Painting, Uniform Fonction, Swiz

Uniform Fonction

Swiz

Painting - 142 x 142 x 3 cm

€7,260

Painting, Portrait of truth, Amarkine Amarteifio

Portrait of truth

Amarkine Amarteifio

Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm

€3,747

Painting, Mother earth, Amarkine Amarteifio

Mother earth

Amarkine Amarteifio

Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm

€3,747

Painting, Tropical Beauty, Christine Drummond

Tropical Beauty

Christine Drummond

Painting - 101.6 x 61 x 10.2 cm

€5,669

Painting, Cemetery Flowers, Natia Sapanadze

Cemetery Flowers

Natia Sapanadze

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

€700

Painting, Paysage en devenir, Erica Boimare

Paysage en devenir

Erica Boimare

Painting - 40 x 160 x 2.5 cm

€1,800

Painting, Mother's Ring, Katie Egerton

Mother's Ring

Katie Egerton

Painting - 10 x 10 x 0.3 cm

€819

Painting, En equilibre, Jean Jourdan

En equilibre

Jean Jourdan

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm

€145

Painting, In Harmony, Christine Drummond

In Harmony

Christine Drummond

Painting - 119.4 x 59.7 x 5.1 cm

€7,110

Painting, Code 1959, Thierry Carrier

Code 1959

Thierry Carrier

Painting - 38 x 46 x 3 cm

€1,800

Painting, Sans titre, Shirley Goldfarb

Sans titre

Shirley Goldfarb

Painting - 13 x 20 cm

€3,000

Painting, Clématite et rosier grimpant, Patrick Marie

Clématite et rosier grimpant

Patrick Marie

Painting - 92 x 124 x 2 cm

€1,950

Painting, Treehouse at waterfall, Peter de Boer

Treehouse at waterfall

Peter de Boer

Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm

€1,610

Painting, CARVEline, Simon Ledson

CARVEline

Simon Ledson

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm

€4,373

Painting, Paradise van, Peter de Boer

Paradise van

Peter de Boer

Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm

€1,260

Painting, Kabalana-R, Simon Ledson

Kabalana-R

Simon Ledson

Painting - 122 x 76 x 4 cm

€4,130

Painting, Rose solo, Agnès Tiollier

Rose solo

Agnès Tiollier

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm

€330

Painting, Soirée provençale, Patrick Marie

Soirée provençale

Patrick Marie

Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm

€1,800

Painting, Colour of Love, Nivas Kanhere

Colour of Love

Nivas Kanhere

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm

€2,989

Painting, Invisible Void, Poonam Choudhary

Invisible Void

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm

€961

Painting, Your Absence, Poonam Choudhary

Your Absence

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 121.9 x 152.4 x 5.1 cm

€1,922

Painting, Facing the sun, Poonam Choudhary

Facing the sun

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 61 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm

€1,153

Painting, Operating Room, Katalin Soós

Operating Room

Katalin Soós

Painting - 60 x 120 x 2 cm

€6,000

Painting, Glistening Water, Suzanne Vaughen

Glistening Water

Suzanne Vaughen

Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 0 cm

€1,614

Painting, You can See, Simon Ledson

You can See

Simon Ledson

Painting - 55 x 76 x 3 cm

€2,186

Painting, Feel 3, Liora

Feel 3

Liora

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

€500

Painting, Find an Hotel Tree 2, Teppei Ikehila

Find an Hotel Tree 2

Teppei Ikehila

Painting - 33 x 33 x 3 cm

€620

Painting, Morning Heat, Simon Ledson

Morning Heat

Simon Ledson

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm

€4,373

Painting, Morning Heat, Simon Ledson

Morning Heat

Simon Ledson

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm

€4,373

Painting, Le gardien, Timothy Archer

Le gardien

Timothy Archer

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm

€1,350

Painting, Floral Majesty, Olga Volna

Floral Majesty

Olga Volna

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

€413

Painting, Perfume vase with Japanese chrysanthemum design, Hikaru O

Perfume vase with Japanese chrysanthemum design

Hikaru O

Painting - 62.5 x 50 x 0.1 cm

€730

Painting, French style vase with Japanese bellflower design, Hikaru O

French style vase with Japanese bellflower design

Hikaru O

Painting - 62.5 x 50 x 0.1 cm

€730

Painting, Gourd-shaped bottle with Japanese palm tree design, Hikaru O

Gourd-shaped bottle with Japanese palm tree design

Hikaru O

Painting - 62 x 50 x 0.1 cm

€730

Painting, French style vase in blue, Hikaru O

French style vase in blue

Hikaru O

Painting - 62.5 x 50 x 0.1 cm

€730

Painting, English style vase with Japanese oak design, Hikaru O

English style vase with Japanese oak design

Hikaru O

Painting - 62.5 x 50 x 0.1 cm

€730

Painting, English style vase with Japanese peony design, Hikaru O

English style vase with Japanese peony design

Hikaru O

Painting - 62.5 x 50 x 0.1 cm

€730

Painting, English style vase with Japanese ginkgo design, Hikaru O

English style vase with Japanese ginkgo design

Hikaru O

Painting - 62.5 x 50 x 0.1 cm

€730

Painting, French style vase with Japanese bamboo design, Hikaru O

French style vase with Japanese bamboo design

Hikaru O

Painting - 50 x 62.5 x 0.1 cm

€730

Painting, Gourd-shaped bottle, Hikaru O

Gourd-shaped bottle

Hikaru O

Painting - 50 x 62 x 0.1 cm

€730

Painting, Four vases, Hikaru O

Four vases

Hikaru O

Painting - 50 x 62.5 x 0.1 cm

€730

Painting, Vase with flower, Hikaru O

Vase with flower

Hikaru O

Painting - 63 x 50 x 0.1 cm

€730

Painting, Vase with Dianthus, Hikaru O

Vase with Dianthus

Hikaru O

Painting - 49.5 x 62 x 0.1 cm

€730

Painting, British style vase with Japanese chrysanthemum design, Hikaru O

British style vase with Japanese chrysanthemum design

Hikaru O

Painting - 62.5 x 50 x 0.1 cm

€730

Painting, Santorini, Behshad Arjomandi

Santorini

Behshad Arjomandi

Painting - 35.1 x 50 x 2 cm

€778

Painting, Tree of knowledge and paradise, Alexandra Romano

Tree of knowledge and paradise

Alexandra Romano

Painting - 61 x 91.4 x 1.8 cm

€1,489

Painting, Primary vortex, Alexandra Romano

Primary vortex

Alexandra Romano

Painting - 61 x 61 x 3.8 cm

€1,162

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.