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Dress code en el barrio chino
Franco Fasoli
Painting - 130 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$7,270 $5,816
Love Language
Oluwatobiloba Amusan
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$3,850
Ethereal Elegance, Embracing Traditional Beauty II
Taira Akiko Hiraguri
Painting - 41 x 41 cm Painting - 16.1 x 16.1 inch
$1,790
Ethereal Elegance, Embracing Traditional Beauty I
Taira Akiko Hiraguri
Painting - 41 x 41 cm Painting - 16.1 x 16.1 inch
$1,790
Frozen in Fear, Hawk Eye’s Vigil
Taira Akiko Hiraguri
Painting - 41 x 41 cm Painting - 16.1 x 16.1 inch
$1,790
Hannya Eight: Lost in a Dark Pine Forest
Taira Akiko Hiraguri
Painting - 41 x 41 cm Painting - 16.1 x 16.1 inch
$1,790
La Roque d'Anthéron
Marie Deforche
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,510
Cap sur l'ile des Embiez
Marie Deforche
Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,230
Ceci n'est pas une Porsche Barbie
Moi.
Painting - 115 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 45.3 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$4,474
Baie de Somme 4
Nadine de Lespinats
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$280
Baie de Somme 3
Nadine de Lespinats
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$280
Baie de Somme 2
Nadine de Lespinats
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$280
Baie de Somme 1
Nadine de Lespinats
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$280
Delicious, Delicate
Laura Basterra Sanz
Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$861
Ashen Rainbow Ellipse 324
Jan Kaláb
Painting - 100 x 70 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 inch
$10,625 $8,500
Close Up Of An Angelim Vermelho
Nikolaos Schizas
Painting - 146 x 114 x 0.1 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 0 inch
$4,899
Dieppe Series 2.0 / LII
Dorine van der Ploeg
Painting - 20 x 15 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
$503
Dieppe Series 2.0 / XXVI
Dorine van der Ploeg
Painting - 15 x 10 x 1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
$358
Dieppe Series 2.0 / XXV
Dorine van der Ploeg
Painting - 15 x 10 x 1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
$358
Dieppe Series 2.0 / XXIII
Dorine van der Ploeg
Painting - 15 x 10 x 1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
$358
Dieppe Series 2.0 / XX
Dorine van der Ploeg
Painting - 15 x 10 x 1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
$358
Dieppe Series 2.0 / XVI
Dorine van der Ploeg
Painting - 15 x 10 x 1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
$358
Dieppe Series 2.0 / XXII
Dorine van der Ploeg
Painting - 15 x 10 x 1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
$358
Dieppe Series 2.0 / XXXVI
Dorine van der Ploeg
Painting - 20 x 15 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
$503
Dieppe Series 2.0 / XXXV
Dorine van der Ploeg
Painting - 20 x 15 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
$503
Ángel y demonio nº 2/2
Akross The Twin
Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,510
I was lost but I'm found
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 100 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch
$1,007
Positive Thoughts
Francesco Martini
Painting - 140 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
$2,237
L'arbre Lune
Alexandra Battezzati
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$4,362
Pomme magique
Alexandra Battezzati
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$4,362
Siesta Second Twenty-Four
M.Chat
Painting - 54 x 65 x 0.5 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.2 inch
$6,152
Third flying Twenty-four
M.Chat
Painting - 54 x 65 x 1.5 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.6 inch
$6,152
Autumn's Vibrance
Liana Ohanyan
Painting - 50 x 70 x 0.2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,300
Ludwig van Beethoven / Violin concerto in D major
Jozef Svikruha
Painting - 70 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
$839
Voyages en Arcadie N°199
Gilbert Sabatier
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.8 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch
$1,622
Voyages en Arcadie N°196
Gilbert Sabatier
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.8 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch
$1,622
Voyages en Arcadie N°147
Gilbert Sabatier
Painting - 50 x 40 x 1.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.7 inch
$1,454
Voyages en Arcadie N°126
Gilbert Sabatier
Painting - 50 x 40 x 1.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.7 inch
$1,454
Marilyn Monroe Pink Bubble Gum
Nami Oz
Painting - 73 x 51 x 10 cm Painting - 28.7 x 20.1 x 3.9 inch
$10,535
Le Lac des Cygnes
Cléa-Chantal Léandri
Painting - 80 x 85 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 33.5 x 1.6 inch
$1,790
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Acrylic Painting for Sale
Acrylic painting is a pictorial technique which is widely popular in today's art world. It uses a synthetic paint and its paste is made of pigments which are similar to those found in oil painting. It is emulsified with water and mixed with resin which binds them together.
Although the current success of acrylic paint is undeniable, its invention is nonetheless relatively recent in the history of painting. It was first developed in the 1930s in the United States. The advantages of this new technique (durability, solidity, quick to dry) were initially put to use in the industrial, construction and automobile sectors. In 1949, the printers Leonor Colour and Sam Golden decided to commercialise the invention and target artists thanks to the paint brand Magma.
At the same time, chemists at the National Polytechnic Institute in Mexico were also developing its texture, working alongside expert muralists who used it to create the mural and fresco paintings on the Mexico University's façade.
The material was embraced by the art world with important representatives of abstract expressionism, including Kooning, Rothko and Morris Louis using it in their work. But it was in 1963 that acrylic paint truly conquered the art world under the commercial brand name Liquitex, thanks to the innovations of Henry Levinson who made the paint dilutable with water and not just turpentine spirit.
Thanks to this, the paint became easier to work with, and more importantly, more accessible. It quickly became the favourite medium of Pop Art legends such as the painters Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. Previously ignored in favor of oil painting which continued to be a symbol of the fine arts par excellence, acrylic painting benefited from the influence of these big names. Mindsets gradually changed and acrylic paint continued to seduce an ever growing audience of creators.
Originally an exclusively American privilege, the paint was exported to Europe around 1965. This was mainly thanks to the Belgian painter Pierre Alechinsky who played a role in making it popular among the Western European Surrealist circles after he returned from New York. Joan Miró and Max Ernst also demonstrated a preference for the medium, which had in the meantime become a legitimate alternative to oil painting.
The two canvas painting techniques conflict with each other in several ways. Many see acrylic paint as a material which corresponds better to the fast-paced modernity of our times. Whilst oil painting requires a tremendous amount of patience and and can crack when drying, acrylic paint dries quickly, does not need varnishing, is highly waterproof and most importantly, can be conserved more easily.
Acrylic resin can also be adapted to all kinds of supports, whether it be glass or fabric, and its texture allows the artist to play intricately with the thickness and reliefs without having to worry about the chromatic purity of the palette. The works of the contemporary painters John Kokkinos, Julien Colombier and Maude Ovize are all examples of the use of the medium in artworks today.
Acrylic paint has a wide range of usages. It can be used on surfaces such as wood, canvas, paper, ceramics and metal. It is used for both fine and decorative arts.
To create an acrylic painting, you will need a surface to paint on, some acrylic paint, and a tool to apply the paint to the surface with, such as a brush or sponge. You can plan the composition of the work beforehand, or apply the paint directly to the canvas in order to achieve the desired result.
Certain types of acrylic paints can contain toxins within their ingredients, similarly to oil paints. Acrylic paint dries quickly so it can be hard to go back and alter an acrylic painting. We also do not know how long acrylic paints last for, as they have only been around for abotu 50 years.