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Jean-Philippe Berger
Painting - 122 x 122 x 4 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.6 inch
$1,794
Mowgli & Baloo (plan du métro de Paris)
Fat
Painting - 55 x 83 x 0.2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 32.7 x 0.1 inch
$2,803 $2,522
Félix (plan du métro de Paris)
Fat
Painting - 55 x 83 x 0.2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 32.7 x 0.1 inch
$2,803 $2,522
Painter's little helper (blue)
UTN
Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$280
Split panorama 4 (Action divided)
Nestor Toro
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch
$1,030
Split panorama 5 (Action divided)
Nestor Toro
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch
$1,030
Red valley (Heat wave)
Nestor Toro
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.8 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.7 inch
$1,030
3D White abstract landscape
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$3,924
Graff n°1403
Parscha Mirghawameddin
Painting - 120 x 95 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 37.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,110
Graff n°1406
Parscha Mirghawameddin
Painting - 150 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,110
Jardin aquatique
Mathilde de Bellecombe
Painting - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$802
Il y eut un matin
Mathilde de Bellecombe
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,629
Graff n°1404
Parscha Mirghawameddin
Painting - 95 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 37.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$783
In nessuna ora 1987
Paolo Ambrosio
Painting - 100 x 80 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 2 inch
$1,906
Canto degli spiriti sull'acqua 1984
Paolo Ambrosio
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$1,906
La Mécanique des Arbres
Sophie Duplain
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,570
Twelfth Night, or What You Will, or Orsino's Palace in the Magic Garden
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$549
Le reflet de tes pensées
Mathilde de Bellecombe
Painting - 146 x 97 x 4 cm Painting - 57.5 x 38.2 x 1.6 inch
$4,159
Mandorle Croccanti
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 155 x 260 x 1 cm Painting - 61 x 102.4 x 0.4 inch
$5,045
Baruffa di Vento
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 142 x 78 x 1 cm Painting - 55.9 x 30.7 x 0.4 inch
$2,377
Musica oltremare
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 100 x 300 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 118.1 x 0.4 inch
$3,924
Scroscio d'acqua
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 140 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 55.1 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$2,803
Custodi del Tempo
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 110 x 190 x 0.1 cm Painting - 43.3 x 74.8 x 0 inch
$2,803
Gocce Di Pioggia
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 125 x 160 x 0.1 cm Painting - 49.2 x 63 x 0 inch
$3,027
Elementi primordiali
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 120 x 240 x 0.1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 94.5 x 0 inch
$2,747
Asfalto bagnato
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 115 x 140 x 0.1 cm Painting - 45.3 x 55.1 x 0 inch
$2,579
Beautiful Coco Chanel purse handbag
Dillon Boy
Painting - 91.5 x 91.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 0 inch
$1,682
Au fil du territoire
Pascale Corones
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,031
Flaques de lumière en saison sèche
Pascale Corones
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$740
Le vent l’emportera
Pascale Corones
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$886
Des pistes interieures
Pascale Corones
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$740
Soleil d'hiver
Mathilde de Bellecombe
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,629
Les deux mondes
Mathilde de Bellecombe
Painting - 97 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,655
Symbol of strength and beauty
Kehinde Mayowa
Painting - 90.2 x 90.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.5 x 35.5 x 1 inch
$2,250
Riflessi Smeraldo
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 160 x 580 x 1 cm Painting - 63 x 228.3 x 0.4 inch
$24,104
Big spring
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 190 x 550 x 0.1 cm Painting - 74.8 x 216.5 x 0 inch
$11,872
Trasparenze di monti
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 150 x 220 x 0.1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 86.6 x 0 inch
$6,502
Cage / Sans titre
Meteo Meteo
Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$129 $65
Sunflowers and Bluebells - Life is Possible
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$549
Tulip Field - A Garden for Dreaming
Joanna Glazer
Painting - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$549
L'automne n'est pas encore là (1)
Mathilde de Bellecombe
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,218
Femme au regard au-dessus de son épaule
Sandra Paris
Painting - 51 x 29 x 0.2 cm Painting - 20.1 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch
$404
Rare bored ape street art 3
Freda People Art
Painting - 105 x 105 x 0.3 cm Painting - 41.3 x 41.3 x 0.1 inch
$1,110
Mona Lisa Vandal Desfragmentation
Utopia
Painting - 120 x 105 x 0.1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 41.3 x 0 inch
$897
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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.