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Le songe du papillon 16
Pierre Le Preux
Painting - 97 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
€1,800
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Mes petits bonheurs A
Aude Herlédan
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€6,000
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Promenade au parc
Corinne Foucouin
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€1,650
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Abstract Landscape. 9.28.22
Viktoria Ganhao
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€460
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Trois barques à la mer
Josep Teixido
Painting - 81 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
€3,500 €3,150
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Empire Reflection
Cecile Gonne Victoria
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€290
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Les couleurs du paradis
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€900 €720
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Regarde dans le ciel
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2.4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.9 inch
€1,000
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La femme en rouge
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch
€1,100
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Les êtres de la nature
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 120 x 80 x 2.4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch
€1,050
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Le bleu de l'océan
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 97 x 130 x 2.4 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.9 inch
€1,350
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Les pêcheurs nocturnes
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch
€800
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Trois voiles à l’horizon
Françoise Laine
Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
€590
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Voiles dans la brume
Françoise Laine
Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
€590
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Pour toi mon amour
Sophie Petetin
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch
€1,450
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Printemps bouquet, merci la vie
Sophie Petetin
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1 inch
€670
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En Forêt de Fontainebleau
Georges R. Quinio
Painting - 46 x 38 x 4 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 1.6 inch
€1,500
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The Blue Night
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,500
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JOLIE SIMPLICITE D'AILLEURS
Sophie Petetin
Painting - 65 x 55 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.7 x 1 inch
€995
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Abstract coral and fish
Olga Nikitina
Painting - 50 x 60 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€600
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Underwater Art Tridacna Sea Life
Olga Nikitina
Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€600
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Spanish Dancer Nudibranch Sea Life Creation
Olga Nikitina
Painting - 50 x 60 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
€600
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Suspension bleue / Éclaircie dans l'azur
Sylvie Guyomard
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€2,380
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Underwater Expression
Olga Nikitina
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.8 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.7 inch
€600
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Cerfs-volants et ballons
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 60 x 73 x 2.4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.9 inch
€650
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Sur un air de violoniste
Christiane Guerry
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€2,000
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Palette knife painting for Sale
The painting knife, or palette knife, as it is often called, has been a part of painters' tools for many centuries. Originally, it wasn't used to apply paint or to produce impastos but to mix pigments, to superimpose one layer of paint over another to modify it appearance or to remove excess paint from the canvas. Consisting of a curved handle and a flexible steel blade, its shape is comparable to that of a small trowel. It was during the Renaissance that the palette knife began to be used for something other than its original purpose and that artists started to use it to paint. Before that, painters sought to create a realistic and therefore smooth result. But artists such as Rembrandt, Titian or Fragonard noticed that scraping paint to create impasto helped to create eye-catching texture, relief and light.
Gustave Courbet is well-known for having brought palette knives back into fashion in the 19th century, a pivotal period when the art of painting, and art in general, underwent many changes and transformations. He was followed by the Impressionists and the modern painters (Monet, Van Gogh, Turner, etc) who used it to create thick impastos. Impressionists were particularly keen on this tool which was well-suited to the way in which they sought to represent light realistically, as our eyes see it. The invention of the easel and paint tubes allowed them to leave their workshops and to paint outside, enabling them to depict the shimmering reflections of water and the ever changing nature. They applied paint quickly in small thin strokes on the canvas and created texture using the knife. To create this effect, they used oil paint and acrylic, working them as little as possible so as to ensure their thick, dense appearance.
On Artsper, find works by Richard Dubure, Martta Weg and Ryan Hewett who all use the palette knife in unique ways in their practice!