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Nature's Vivid Canvas
Narek Qochunc
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$350
Sunset Over Skyscrapers
Narek Qochunc
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$400
Crimson Dusk on the Waterfront
Narek Qochunc
Painting - 24 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$199
La poupée celestial
Jaume Queralt
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$12,726
Spring colors landscape n°1 - Tuscany painting
Biagio Chiesi
Painting - 50 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$463
Flowering of sunflowers - Tuscany painting landscape + frame
Biagio Chiesi
Painting - 30 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$502
Red-haired girl
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,507
Impermanence 09-2022
Françoise Utrel
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,233
Memories of sweet summer
Natalya Mougenot
Painting - 59.4 x 42 x 0.1 cm Painting - 23.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch
$614
Childhood Dreams
Zakhar Shevchuk
Painting - 150 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
$3,795
Childhood Illusions
Zakhar Shevchuk
Painting - 85 x 85 x 2 cm Painting - 33.5 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,791
Sin titulo
Marcelo Suaznabar
Painting - 120 x 120 x 6 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 2.4 inch
$8,333 $6,666
Animal Painting # 022-2061
Les Thomas
Painting - 122 x 122 x 4 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.6 inch
$9,092
Vareadores de Flores
Baptiste Laurent
Painting - 162 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 63.8 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch
$3,572
Cherry blossom / Sakura Spring
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 150 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$7,814
Bosque de Fuensanta
Agustín Gancedo
Painting - 60 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,126
Équilibre illusoire 59-2020
Françoise Utrel
Painting - 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,349
Autumn's golden symphony
Sergey Miqayelyan
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$700 $595
Spectral silhouette
Arman Hayrapetyan
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,550
Couples in the Landscape
Slava Ilyayev
Painting - 75 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$11,000
Chorégraphie Minérale
Joel Giraud
Painting - 73 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,353
Transparent circus
Arman Hayrapetyan
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,000
Dreaming girl
Arman Hayrapetyan
Painting - 130 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,500
Wildflower Symphony
Hrach Baghdasaryan
Painting - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$360
Repetition, Series of Ballerinas
Ramaz Chantladze
Painting - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$6,698
Repetition, Series of Ballerinas
Ramaz Chantladze
Painting - 90 x 160 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 63 x 0.8 inch
$8,930
Repetition, Series of Ballerinas
Ramaz Chantladze
Painting - 100 x 220 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 86.6 x 1 inch
$10,046
Paris, sacré-coeur
Volodymyr Kolesnyk
Painting - 38 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 15 x 0.8 inch
$1,060
Celestial Symphony
Maria Matveyeva
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,679
Summer's Fiery Bouquet
Narek Qochunc
Painting - 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$180
Blooming arch by the sea
Elena Lukina
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,619
Evening colors by the river
Elena Lukina
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,228
Saturday evening in November
Elena Lukina
Painting - 40 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,228
River fountain in a city park
Elena Lukina
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,730
Landscape with poppy field
Elena Lukina
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,619
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The tree of life
Seyran Gasparyan
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,200 $1,020
Autumn forest
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,000
Peinture 03-2023-18
Alain Bécanne
Painting - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$1,340
Walk in the sky - blue pink geometry abstraction
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,451
The beauty of dance XII
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 80 x 49 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 19.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,898
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
$1,200
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.