Painters
A painter is an artist who uses paint to create their artworks. A painter can be a professional or an amateur. The term painter can also be used to describe someone whose occupation involves painting surfaces, such as walls and doors.
Painters can use a variety different techniques and types of paints to create their artworks. The most frequently used techniques include oil paint, acrylic paint, gouache and watercolor. Watercolor is widely considered the oldest technique and it continues to be used today although oil painting has, over the centuries, become the preferred technique for many artists.
A painter can choose to work on various supports. The most common support is a canvas stretched over a frame but other popular supports include wood, paper, metal and even the human body.
For the last centuries, painting has been the dominant artistic expression and the most prevalent in the history of art. The history of painting begins in prehistoric times with the first cave paintings. Over the centuries, styles have evolved, first aiming to becoming more naturalistic and then breaking away from figurativism to move towards abstract art. Some of the key artistic movements in painting include: Gothic, Renaissance, Mannerism, Caravaggism, Baroque, classicism, Rococo, Neoclassical, romantic, Orientalist, Pre-Raphaelites, Barbizon School, Realism, Impressionism, Cubism, Fauvism, Futurism, Expressionism, Surrealism, Suprematism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art and Minimalism.
The twentieth century saw the birth of abstract painting. With this revolution in painting, the painter no longer tried to represent the world in a recognizable way but instead focussed on the formal elements of the painting such as shape, line and color. Abstract painting and figurative painting co-existed throughout modern art and continue to do so in contemporary art. Generally, these two categories of modern and contemporary are distinguished by the date of creation of the artworks . Modern art is generally seen as encompassing late 19th century works up to the mid-twentieth century, although the end date may vary between 1945 and 1960 depending on the interpretation. Contemporary art is ranges from the end of modern art up to today.
History of art is closely linked to the history of humanity. In fact, painters are often considered important witnesses of their time. The artists who have left their mark on the history of art are very often those who succeeded in innovating and going against the artistic codes of their time.
Some of the most groundbreaking and memorable artists include: Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli, Rembrandt, El Greco, Diego Velázquez, Rubens, Johannes Vermeer, Francisco de Goya, Eugène Delacroix, William Turner, Edouard Manet, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, Victor Vasarely, Claude Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, Robert Combas, Victor Vasarely, Salvador Dali, Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol, Sonia Delaunay, Niki de Saint Phalle, Keith Haring, Herve di Rosa, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and JonOne.
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Wifredo Lam
Le regard vertical
Wifredo Lam
Painting - 65 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
CHF 1,888
Untitled
Wifredo Lam
Fine Art Drawings - 55.9 x 67.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 26.5 inch
CHF 118,255
Ils ont le cou des échassiers
Wifredo Lam
Print - 65 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch
CHF 867
Le regard vertical
Wifredo Lam
Painting - 65 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
CHF 1,888
Le regard vertical
Wifredo Lam
Painting - 65 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
CHF 1,888
Quik (Lin Felton)
Quik/Haze 1987
Quik (Lin Felton)
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 20.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.25 x 8 inch
CHF 1,939
Pay Me
Quik (Lin Felton)
Painting - 141.5 x 127.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 55.7 x 50.2 x 1 inch
CHF 6,633
Sergey Bondarev
Rich imagination
Sergey Bondarev
Painting - 145 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 57.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
CHF 25,513
Floral skirt 6
Sergey Bondarev
Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
CHF 1,837
This is for you 5
Sergey Bondarev
Painting - 100 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
CHF 15,206
Signora cattiva
Sergey Bondarev
Painting - 205 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 80.7 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
CHF 24,492
Smoke in her face 3
Sergey Bondarev
Painting - 125 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 49.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
CHF 19,288
Smoke in her face 1
Sergey Bondarev
Painting - 125 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 49.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
CHF 19,288
Smoke in her face 2
Sergey Bondarev
Painting - 125 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 49.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
CHF 19,288
Alexander Daniloff
Il vaso di raku
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 75 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting - 29.5 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch
CHF 796
Calcio
Alexander Daniloff
Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 20 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
CHF 92
Natura morta
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 44.5 x 34.5 x 1 cm Painting - 17.5 x 13.6 x 0.4 inch
CHF 398
Il potere
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 80 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
CHF 663 CHF 564
Natura morta con teiera
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 35 x 35 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
CHF 398
Patrick Moya
Dolly dans les nuages
Patrick Moya
Sculpture - 30 x 14.5 x 5 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 5.7 x 2 inch
CHF 1,000
Carnaval des animaux
Patrick Moya
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
CHF 1,939
Carnaval des animaux
Patrick Moya
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
CHF 1,531
Gabriela Lavezzari
White love
Gabriela Lavezzari
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
CHF 3,470
Pop bamboo
Gabriela Lavezzari
Painting - 130 x 195 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 76.8 x 1.2 inch
CHF 5,360
Jazmin del cielo
Gabriela Lavezzari
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
CHF 3,470
No entres docilmente en esa buena noche
Gabriela Lavezzari
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
CHF 3,794
Adelfas blancas de perséfone para hades
Gabriela Lavezzari
Painting - 100 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
CHF 3,157
Siesta ( bajo la sombra del bambú )
Gabriela Lavezzari
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
CHF 3,794
El gran vacio
Gabriela Lavezzari
Painting - 100 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
CHF 4,592
Brian Nash
Four Times the Living Space
Brian Nash
Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 inch
CHF 1,656
Home Alone in the Pink and Green
Brian Nash
Painting - 61 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 1.5 inch
CHF 1,324
Kelly Bags on Pink
Brian Nash
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1.5 inch
CHF 2,270
Three Houses on Black
Brian Nash
Painting - 30.5 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 12 x 36 x 1.5 inch
CHF 1,324
Leo Labelle
Travellers - IV
Leo Labelle
Fine Art Drawings - 26.7 x 33 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.5 x 13 x 0.1 inch
CHF 1,135
Alien platform
Leo Labelle
Sculpture - 111.8 x 48.3 x 14 cm Sculpture - 44 x 19 x 5.5 inch
CHF 9,366
The Players VI
Leo Labelle
Painting - 26.7 x 34.3 x 0.3 cm Painting - 10.5 x 13.5 x 0.1 inch
CHF 1,041
Tracey Adams
Anything you lose comes round in a different form
Tracey Adams
Painting - 122 x 91.4 x 0.1 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 0 inch
CHF 8,077
Aziz Anzabi
Festival of death
Aziz Anzabi
Painting - 102 x 86 x 4 cm Painting - 40.2 x 33.9 x 1.6 inch
CHF 22,451
Fatality of judgement
Aziz Anzabi
Painting - 102 x 66 x 4 cm Painting - 40.2 x 26 x 1.6 inch
CHF 1,225
Sven Pfrommer
Urban blur VII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
CHF 1,929
Fluid horizon XLVI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
CHF 1,929
Fluid horizon XXXIV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
CHF 1,929
Fluid horizon IL
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
CHF 1,929
Saigon blur LXX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
CHF 1,929
Waterworld VI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
CHF 1,623
Fluid horizon IV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
CHF 1,929
Viktoria Ganhao
Rainy Day I
Viktoria Ganhao
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
CHF 133
Spring Energy
Viktoria Ganhao
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
CHF 2,347
Pure Happiness II
Viktoria Ganhao
Painting - 130 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
CHF 2,755
Pure Happiness
Viktoria Ganhao
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
CHF 1,837