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La Cathédrale
Xavier Albert Fiala
Painting - 108.5 x 89 x 1 cm Painting - 42.7 x 35 x 0.4 inch
$2,265
Pink Panther Visits Paris
Sahara
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,130 $792
Fleurs fanées
Alexandre Rochat
Painting - 26.5 x 22 x 0.5 cm Painting - 10.4 x 8.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,133
Morning preparations
Victor Sheleg
Painting - 120 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$10,743
Composition
Xavier Albert Fiala
Painting - 60 x 49 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.3 x 0.2 inch
$1,144
Ukrainian still life
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 89.9 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$2,450
Autumn in carpatian
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 89.9 x 110 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 43.3 x 1 inch
$2,750
White Shadow
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 80 x 89.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 35.4 x 1 inch
$2,950
Sinding across the water
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 80 x 100.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$2,950
The mystery of roses
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 69.9 x 89.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.5 x 35.4 x 1 inch
$2,850
Paysage avec un Banc
Yuriy Demiyanov
Painting - 40 x 55 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 21.7 x 1.6 inch
$2,262
Hue, Saturation and Lightness, Painting wall installations.
Jose Ricardo Contreras Gonzalez
Painting - 129.8 x 38.9 x 2.8 cm Painting - 51.1 x 15.3 x 1.1 inch
$1,800
St. James's Park, London
David Hinchliffe
Painting - 100 x 180 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch
$5,030
Fête en vieille ville, Genève
René Guinand
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,631
Sans titre
Marie-France de la Cochetière (Titus)
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,221
Musique à Paris Série La Ville
Michel de Alvis
Painting - 27 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch
$565
At the Turn Ascot
David Hinchliffe
Painting - 101 x 152 x 4 cm Painting - 39.8 x 59.8 x 1.6 inch
$4,236
Under Eros, Piccadilly
David Hinchliffe
Painting - 120 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
$2,912
London Bustle by Night
David Hinchliffe
Painting - 98 x 93 x 3 cm Painting - 38.6 x 36.6 x 1.2 inch
$3,706
Last Light Over Westminster
David Hinchliffe
Painting - 120 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$4,633
Nature morte à la pipe et aux fruits
Alexandre Rochat
Painting - 33 x 36 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 14.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,430
Flaques de Printemps
Yuriy Demiyanov
Painting - 35 x 55 x 4 cm Painting - 13.8 x 21.7 x 1.6 inch
$679
Jeune femme en costume folklorique
Adrien Holy
Painting - 53 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 20.9 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch
$4,347
VAn Gogh Sanglier
Adrien Lombardo
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$622
Rue de marché animée par jour de pluie
Bernard Lignon
Painting - 46.5 x 55.5 x 2 cm Painting - 18.3 x 21.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,441
L'Usine à Châtelaine
Alexandre Rochat
Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,830
Autoportrait au clin d'œil
René Guinand
Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$4,118
Portrait de Wien
René Guinand
Painting - 41.5 x 34 x 0.5 cm Painting - 16.3 x 13.4 x 0.2 inch
$4,004
Night in Paris Nuit 1966 Danseurs Casino Dancers
Jochen Michaelis
Painting - 30 x 39.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.6 x 0.2 inch
$2,205
La place animée et la Piazza Governo, à Bellinzone
Adrien Holy
Painting - 33 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$3,203
Autour de la place de la Concorde, Paris
Bernard Lignon
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,441
Promenade à la fête foraine
Adolfo Carducci
Painting - 40 x 55.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 21.9 x 0.2 inch
$2,059
Attablés en terrasse
Adolfo Carducci
Painting - 33 x 46 x 0.3 cm Painting - 13 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch
$1,647
Rencontre sur la Place
Adolfo Carducci
Painting - 41.5 x 56.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 16.3 x 22.2 x 0.1 inch
$1,567
Nature morte aux fruits
Adolfo Carducci
Painting - 33.5 x 48 x 0.5 cm Painting - 13.2 x 18.9 x 0.2 inch
$1,258
Promenade sous les réverbères
Adolfo Carducci
Painting - 28.5 x 28.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.2 x 11.2 x 0.2 inch
$1,602
Café en terrasse
Adolfo Carducci
Painting - 35 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,716
Sous bois et ruisseau
Adolfo Carducci
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,476
Paysage urbain animé
Adolfo Carducci
Painting - 47 x 67.5 x 2 cm Painting - 18.5 x 26.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,540
Trois pions et Cavalier bleu
Adrien Lombardo
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$622
Balade avenue William Favre
Eugène Louis Martin
Painting - 40.5 x 26.5 x 1 cm Painting - 15.9 x 10.4 x 0.4 inch
$1,945
Fête de la Restauration du 31 décembre, Genève
Eugène Louis Martin
Painting - 35 x 27.5 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 10.8 x 0.8 inch
$3,432
Soirée à Pouilly sur loire
Patrick Briere
Painting - 50 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch
$905 $724
Le bouqet rouge
Patrick Briere
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,018 $712
Immeubles et Constructions à Genève
René Guinand
Painting - 55.5 x 59 x 2 cm Painting - 21.9 x 23.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,402
Paysage à la Belotte, Genève, Lac Léman
René Guinand
Painting - 62 x 81.5 x 2 cm Painting - 24.4 x 32.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,602
Un jardin à la Queue d'Arve
René Guinand
Painting - 53 x 72 x 2 cm Painting - 20.9 x 28.3 x 0.8 inch
$2,402
Bouquet printanier
René Guinand
Painting - 39 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.4 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$1,293
A la fête foraine
Herbert Theurillat
Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,288
Banc au bord de l'eau
Alexandre Rochat
Painting - 38 x 46.5 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,258
The National Theatre
David Walker
Painting - 120 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 2 inch
$5,559
Paysage avec Grange
Yuriy Demiyanov
Painting - 45 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 17.7 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
$3,619
A Kentish Fieldsong
Adam de Ville
Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
$2,316
Nature morte aux fleurs et poteries
Gabriel Edouard Haberjahn
Painting - 59.5 x 49.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.4 x 19.5 x 0.2 inch
$2,631
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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.
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.
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.
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.