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Seascape blue minimalism - Sunset, skyline, turquoise waves
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
€1,000
II (two) Imperfect Imperfections
Makama John
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 inch
€1,955
Echoes of the highlands
Arman Avagyan
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,564
Plumes d'Estran
Nadine de Lespinats
Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
€890
La lumière du Volcan
Nadine de Lespinats
Painting - 64 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 25.2 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
€1,260
Cliff edge by the sea
Natalya Mougenot
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
€1,500
A bold expectation
Stanislav Lazarov
Painting - 60 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€1,400
La danse d'un fou et d'un roi
Timothy Archer
Painting - 65 x 50 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 inch
€3,500
L'atelier du printemps
Sophie Dumont
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€2,499
A l'orée des champs (1)
Sophie Dumont
Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
€2,950
In the end of summer
Stanislav Lazarov
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€2,150
Human preservation (6) (after pina bausch) forbidden collage (17)
Julien Delagrange
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€1,800
Riders in the Night
Zakhar Shevchuk
Painting - 60 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
€2,000
The Symphony Of Summer
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 70 x 95 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,700
L’apprentissage du ciel
Hugo Pondz
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€5,800
From the series Infinite Flight
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 80 x 160 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 63 x 1.6 inch
€4,000
Basilica San Marco
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 120 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
€2,900
Two Figures in Sunglasses
Noah Becker
Painting - 122 x 91 x 4 cm Painting - 48 x 35.8 x 1.6 inch
€4,415
Two People in Sunglasses
Noah Becker
Painting - 122 x 91 x 4 cm Painting - 48 x 35.8 x 1.6 inch
€4,415
Two Persons in Sunglasses
Noah Becker
Painting - 122 x 91 x 4 cm Painting - 48 x 35.8 x 1.6 inch
€4,415
Two Figures with Blue Background
Noah Becker
Painting - 102 x 76 x 4 cm Painting - 40.2 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch
€2,580
Two People with Yellow Background
Noah Becker
Painting - 102 x 76 x 4 cm Painting - 40.2 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch
€2,580
Reflections of the Harbor
Vahe Bagumyan
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€1,173
Paysage abstrait III
Cécile Girard
Painting - 43 x 45 x 1 cm Painting - 16.9 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
€1,200
La face cachée
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
Autumn Symphony
Serhii Cerniakovskyi
Painting - 60 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 39.4 x 1 inch
€1,857
Last rays of the sun
Serhii Cerniakovskyi
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 1 inch
€978
The last rays of the sun
Serhii Cerniakovskyi
Painting - 70 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 1 inch
€1,760
Among the mountains
Serhii Cerniakovskyi
Painting - 60 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1 inch
€1,857
Evening in the mountains
Serhii Cerniakovskyi
Painting - 60 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 1 inch
€1,173
Before the rain
Serhii Cerniakovskyi
Painting - 55 x 75 x 2.5 cm Painting - 21.7 x 29.5 x 1 inch
€1,369
Golden shine
Serhii Cerniakovskyi
Painting - 70 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 1 inch
€1,564
Smell of spring
Serhii Cerniakovskyi
Painting - 50 x 75 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 29.5 x 1 inch
€1,447
Red moon time
Serhii Cerniakovskyi
Painting - 70 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 1 inch
€1,466
Evening Garden
Serhii Cerniakovskyi
Painting - 70 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 1 inch
€1,369
Smell of spring
Serhii Cerniakovskyi
Painting - 60 x 45 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 17.7 x 1 inch
€880
In the shade of trees
Serhii Cerniakovskyi
Painting - 80 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 x 1 inch
€1,564
Spring garden
Serhii Cerniakovskyi
Painting - 60 x 85 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 33.5 x 1 inch
€1,564
Evening regatta
Serhii Cerniakovskyi
Painting - 75 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 29.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch
€1,417
Before the storm
Serhii Cerniakovskyi
Painting - 80 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 35.4 x 1 inch
€1,466
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Peinture 03-2023-18
Alain Bécanne
Painting - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
€1,200
Autumn forest
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€978
The tree of life
Seyran Gasparyan
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,173
Mozarts in Vienna
Tinatin Chkhikvishvili
Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
€1,400
Portrait #2. From the Portraits series
Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku
Painting - 30 x 20.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.2 x 0.1 inch
€1,173
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.
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.