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![Painting, Senza titolo, Antonio Possenti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1503750_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Charles Bridge in Pragu, Bohuslav Slansky](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1482117_1_grid.jpg)
The Charles Bridge in Pragu
Bohuslav Slansky
Painting - 56 x 75 x 0.1 cm Painting - 22 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$1,794
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![Painting, Rome from the Pincio, Mario Evangelisti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1448556_1_grid.jpg)
Rome from the Pincio
Mario Evangelisti
Painting - 50 x 70 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0 inch
$1,345
![Painting, Cambodge Rizière - Série Paysage d'Asie, Marie-Thérèse Chanel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1426983_1_grid.jpg)
Cambodge Rizière - Série Paysage d'Asie
Marie-Thérèse Chanel
Painting - 61 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,312
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![Painting, The Joy 1971 La Joie, Jan Cornelis Van holthe](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1186959_1_grid.jpg)
The Joy 1971 La Joie
Jan Cornelis Van holthe
Painting - 28 x 11 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11 x 4.3 x 0.2 inch
$1,065
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From the series 'Horizon'
Volodymyr Tryntsolyn
Painting - 50.2 x 61.4 x 2 cm Painting - 19.8 x 24.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,242
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April in Alsace
Mehran Rashidfarokhy
Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 inch
$950
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La niña de la ventana
Maritza Bernal
Painting - 61 x 76 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 29.9 x 0.8 inch
$2,018
![Painting, Promenade dans la forêt, Wilma Ramos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2156834_1_grid.jpg)
Promenade dans la forêt
Wilma Ramos
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$729
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Beth Harmon II (The Queen’s Gambit)
Josie McCoy
Painting - 15 x 20 x 3 cm Painting - 5.9 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch
$1,110
![Painting, Daddy issue, Rogers Akamike Akachukwubuikem](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2118312_1_grid.jpg)
Daddy issue
Rogers Akamike Akachukwubuikem
Painting - 109.2 x 88.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 43 x 35 x 1 inch
$1,810 $1,629
![Painting, Tulips IV, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel, Ken Karlic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2074260_1_grid.jpg)
Tulips IV, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel
Ken Karlic
Painting - 20.3 x 20.3 x 3.8 cm Painting - 8 x 8 x 1.5 inch
$590
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![Painting, The goddess, Kolawole Samson Oluwadare](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2039289_1_grid.jpg)
The goddess
Kolawole Samson Oluwadare
Painting - 119.9 x 89.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1 inch
$1,950 $1,755
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BD Henry IV, Cadillac 1932
Henry Marcaillou
Painting - 60 x 30 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch
$1,121
![Painting, En attendant le jour, Xavier Jallais](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2173403_1_grid.jpg)
En attendant le jour
Xavier Jallais
Painting - 55 x 46 x 5 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 2 inch
$1,626 $1,463
![Painting, Into the Waves, Painting, Oil on Canvas, Livia Mosanu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2167977_1_grid.jpg)
Into the Waves, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Livia Mosanu
Painting - 27.9 x 35.6 x 2 cm Painting - 11 x 14 x 0.8 inch
$520
![Painting, Blonde comme tes pieds, Matthias Gaillaguet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2158165_1_grid.jpg)
Blonde comme tes pieds
Matthias Gaillaguet
Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$897
![Painting, Three Red Apples, Miljan Vasiljevic](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155217_1_grid.jpg)
Three Red Apples
Miljan Vasiljevic
Painting - 22.9 x 38.1 x 5.1 cm Painting - 9 x 15 x 2 inch
$1,050
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![Painting, Egg girl in green, Suthamma (Ta) Byrne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2132680_1_grid.jpg)
Egg girl in green
Suthamma (Ta) Byrne
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,570
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Spring on the Shore of the Aquamarine Ocean
Rusiko Chikvaidze
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,682
![Painting, Le coeur et l'âme, Fabienne Ribeyrolles](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1973178_1_grid.jpg)
Le coeur et l'âme
Fabienne Ribeyrolles
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,401
![Painting, Always alive, Galia Chuntova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1935168_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Double Dose of Elegance, Elena Kanevsky](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1909857_1_grid.jpg)
Double Dose of Elegance
Elena Kanevsky
Painting - 75 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 29.5 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch
$800
![Painting, Melting in the Heat, Stephanie Berry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1875291_1_grid.jpg)
Melting in the Heat
Stephanie Berry
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 2 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.8 inch
$1,900
![Painting, Playground blue, Yue Zeng](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1866456_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Post cards from the beach #25, Sylvia Shanahan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1831305_1_grid.jpg)
Post cards from the beach #25
Sylvia Shanahan
Painting - 45.7 x 45.7 x 5.1 cm Painting - 18 x 18 x 2 inch
$800
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Le bois de bouleaux - Paysage et forêt
Dorothée Denquin
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,682
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“- ¿Ya viste el cielo? - ¿Ya viste el suelo?”
Soy Roy
Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,993
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Main Entrance WPKiW
Sylwia Wozniczka
Painting - 140 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$1,738
![Painting, Aviator, Margaret Neill](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/657318_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Soirée à Montmartre, Bertrand De Cointet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/629442_1_grid.jpg)
Soirée à Montmartre
Bertrand De Cointet
Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
$874
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![Painting, Défense d'afficher, Dominique Appia](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2157395_1_grid.jpg)
Défense d'afficher
Dominique Appia
Painting - 65 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,018
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Space and Chromatic - Mysterious York - Path near Halifax - 1
Raffaella
Painting - 41 x 31.5 x 3 cm Painting - 16.1 x 12.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,962
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Red (Hommage to Rembrandt)
Melinda Matyas
Painting - 45.7 x 35.6 x 2 cm Painting - 18 x 14 x 0.8 inch
$1,906
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Migrant (Bordeaux-Green-Gold)
Bernadette Jiyong Frank
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 5 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 2 inch
$3,712
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An unkept appointment
John Popkess
Painting - 50 x 39.9 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,881
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François Bossière
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch
$1,009
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Isabel Tronçon
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,883
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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.