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At the port in the afternoon
Trayko Popov
Painting - 100 x 125 x 0.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 49.2 x 0.2 inch
$3,979
Sweet morning with a cup of coffee
Natalya Mougenot
Painting - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch
$432
La vie est une aventure de différente couleurs
JBesset
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$3,183
An evening in the Mediterranean
Trayko Popov
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,501
Playful & Eccentric
Tony Pharo
Painting - 96.52 x 71.12 x 2.54 cm Painting - 38 x 28 x 1 inch
$6,500
I Want To Be A Celebrity
Plastic Jesus
Painting - 120 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$11,368
Golden Bull, Myths series
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,194
Enchanted Ride, Myths series
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$966
Bonding in Open Fields, The Happiness Series: Exploring Inner Joy series
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$966
Guided by Love, The Happiness Series: Exploring Inner Joy series
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$966
Harmony Amidst Chaos, The Happiness Series: Exploring Inner Joy series
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$966
En solitaire... (Esprit Voile)
Olivier Messas
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,137
Solitude in the Garden, The Happiness Series: Exploring Inner Joy series
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$966
You are my sweet strawberry berry
Lilya Volskaya
Painting - 50 x 60 x 0.2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,023
Abstract R 2410
Alex Senchenko
Painting - 140 x 200 x 0.1 cm Painting - 55.1 x 78.7 x 0 inch
$3,337 $2,336
French Riviera Series 2024 - seascape horizon blue
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$455
Abstract R2408
Alex Senchenko
Painting - 140 x 200 x 0.1 cm Painting - 55.1 x 78.7 x 0 inch
$3,337 $2,336
Dawn of Metamorphoses
Helen Mount
Painting - 80 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,137
Red Building with Trees on Violet Background
Michael Gutteridge
Painting - 48.3 x 38.1 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19 x 15 x 0.1 inch
$1,309
Abstract 2415
Alex Senchenko
Painting - 150 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch
$2,536 $1,775
Abstract 2412
Alex Senchenko
Painting - 100 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$2,536 $1,775
Battement vital… (Expression libre)
Olivier Messas
Painting - 40 x 40 x 7 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 2.8 inch
$1,364
Dramatic Sunset Over Berlin
Marc Todd
Painting - 100.1 x 119.9 x 4.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$2,514
Color square P14
Xavier Wttrwulghe
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,421
L'olivier - arbre et nature
Véronique Saudez
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$188
Phare dans la tourmente - Paysage de mer
Véronique Saudez
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$188
La côte de Granit - Paysage de bord de mer
Véronique Saudez
Painting - 25 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$273
Dans la tempête - Paysage de mer et voilier
Véronique Saudez
Painting - 25 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$273
Scandola - Paysage de Corse et falaises
Véronique Saudez
Painting - 25 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$273
Etretat - Paysage de falaise en Normandie
Véronique Saudez
Painting - 25 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$273
Sunflowers in blooming - Tuscany landscape painting
Raimondo Pacini
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$341
Flowering in the vineyard - Tuscany landscape painting
Raimondo Pacini
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$267
Red wildflowers - Tuscany landscape painting
Raimondo Pacini
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$267
Collection Couleurs d'automne - "Mars"
Thomas Jeunet
Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
$1,080
Collection privée - "Smashed 6"
Thomas Jeunet
Painting - 120 x 90 x 1.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.6 inch
$2,217
Collection privée - "Smashed 5"
Thomas Jeunet
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
$1,023
Collection été Le grand bleu - "Junior suite sea view - Windy"
Thomas Jeunet
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch
$2,160
Racing Formula Twenty Three
Cosmos
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.4 inch
$7,048
Los Jardines Del Prado
Cosmos
Painting - 140 x 200 x 3.5 cm Painting - 55.1 x 78.7 x 1.4 inch
$13,528
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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.