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Velo Karoussell
Christine Seiterle
Painting - 74 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 29.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,871
Japonaises
Dominique Andrier
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,297 $2,802
White Chrysanthemums
Natalia Tretyakova
Painting - 65 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,501
HACHIOJI’S NOCTURNAL WHISPERS : JOURNEY TO THE SUBLIME
Hiro Ando
Painting - 90 x 112 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 44.1 x 1.2 inch
$5,115
EARLY SUMMER WHISPERS IN BATTLE SYMPHONY : TOKYO TWILIGHT REVERIE
Hiro Ando
Painting - 60 x 78 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 30.7 x 1.2 inch
$3,183
Warm Evening
Alexandr Reznichenko
Painting - 80 x 75 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch
$5,115
Aznavour's song
Alexandr Reznichenko
Painting - 70 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
$4,661
The Circus In The Beginning Of The World
Hiromi Sengoku
Painting - 162 x 162 x 5 cm Painting - 63.8 x 63.8 x 2 inch
$15,000
Where The Sky Meets The Ocean
Hiromi Sengoku
Painting - 162 x 162 x 5 cm Painting - 63.8 x 63.8 x 2 inch
$15,000
An Apple Falls Though, The Moon Keeps Turning In The Sky, And We Gravitate Each Other
Hiromi Sengoku
Painting - 162 x 162 x 5 cm Painting - 63.8 x 63.8 x 2 inch
$15,000
Let’s Talk About A Republic, Which Was Born At The World’s End
Hiromi Sengoku
Painting - 162 x 162 x 5 cm Painting - 63.8 x 63.8 x 2 inch
$15,000
Etude from the series 191
Anastasiia Kolibaba
Painting - 53 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 20.9 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$500
Pouvoirs magiques
Harald Wolff
Painting - 180 x 200 x 5 cm Painting - 70.9 x 78.7 x 2 inch
$19,325 $16,426
Les marches du temple sous la neige, Kyoto
Dominique Andrier
Painting - 65 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$3,297 $2,967
Agent Chronos Tricks
Izabela Apananska
Painting - 90 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,410
To the sea first light
Peter de Boer
Painting - 120 x 170 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 66.9 x 0.8 inch
$4,945
The Queen Elizabeth II
Abraham Dayan
Painting - 100 x 73 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 1.6 inch
$6,000
Chat des Collines
Richard Boigeol
Painting - 65 x 92 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 1 inch
$10,231
September's Sun
Alexandr Kryushyn
Painting - 60 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$3,638
Evening in the Spring Garden
Alexandr Kryushyn
Painting - 70 x 75 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch
$3,751
Urban Coordinates : 939 Nights in Tokyo’s Dreamscape
Hiro Ando
Painting - 108 x 162 x 3 cm Painting - 42.5 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch
$7,957
Alice et sa chatte Dina
Danielle Le Bricquir
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$341
Nature morte avec thé
Henry Meylan
Painting - 54.5 x 74 x 2 cm Painting - 21.5 x 29.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,421
EVOLVING NIGHTS : SHINJUKU’S LOVE INVERTED
Hiro Ando
Painting - 120 x 132 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 52 x 1.2 inch
$6,252
NO LOAN TWILIGHT : PANDASAN’S LUMINESCENT REVERIE
Hiro Ando
Painting - 137 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 53.9 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$6,252
Marie-Antoinette
Jean-Christophe Martinez
Painting - 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch
$5,115 $4,348
Serge Gainsbourg
Keith O'Connor
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,501
Rest of the Plastic Swans
Eleonora Drumeva
Painting - 60 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch
$3,001
Quand le chat n'est pas là
Jérôme Romain
Painting - 135 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 53.1 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$3,979
Invitation To Dance
Bonaventura Aumatell Tarradellas
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$3,979
Mazots au pied du Cervin
Marius Chambaz
Painting - 33 x 22 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,492
Coucher Du Soleil
Alina Khrapchynska
Painting - 60 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,808
Sunshine Again
María José Concha
Painting - 100 x 200 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch
$6,082
Le chêne à la millières
André Boubounelle
Painting - 73 x 92 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch
$8,526 $7,673
Matinée bleutée en Toscane
André Boubounelle
Painting - 97 x 130 x 1 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.4 inch
$14,210 $12,789
Le pin aux cigales
Michèle Delimeux
Painting - 92 x 73 x 5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 2 inch
$2,387
Grand bouquet
Christoff Debusschere
Painting - 97 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
$7,389 $6,650
Garage à Rambouillet
Christoff Debusschere
Painting - 130 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35 x 0.8 inch
$7,389 $6,650
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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.