Oil Painting for Sale

Painting, Peinture 03-2023-18, Alain Bécanne

Peinture 03-2023-18

Alain Bécanne

Painting - 120 x 120 x 4 cm

$1,355

Painting, Terrain impraticable, Ralph Resch

Terrain impraticable

Ralph Resch

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm

$1,186

Painting, Porto 09, Karine Bartoli

Porto 09

Karine Bartoli

Painting - 81 x 100 x 3 cm

$1,581

Painting, Minimal Forms 03, Poonam Choudhary

Minimal Forms 03

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 76.2 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm

$650

Painting, It's Getting Kind of Hectic, Emma Harrison

It's Getting Kind of Hectic

Emma Harrison

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm

$2,259

Painting, I love soap, Alessandra Bisi

I love soap

Alessandra Bisi

Painting - x cm

$1,807

Painting, Tree of love - cherry blossoms, spring in France, Ulyana Korol

Tree of love - cherry blossoms, spring in France

Ulyana Korol

Painting - 81 x 60 x 2 cm

$2,259

Painting, Au fil de l’eau, Agnès Tiollier

Au fil de l’eau

Agnès Tiollier

Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm

$2,710

Painting, The House on the Cliff, Natalya Mougenot

The House on the Cliff

Natalya Mougenot

Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm

$1,694

Painting, Penumbra, David Walker

Penumbra

David Walker

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm

$2,239

Painting, Cloud Watching, Claire Wiltsher

Cloud Watching

Claire Wiltsher

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3.5 cm

$1,244

Painting, The Song of Love, Yasna Godovanik

The Song of Love

Yasna Godovanik

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm

$1,412

Painting, Orchestra of the imagination, Seyran Gasparyan

Orchestra of the imagination

Seyran Gasparyan

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm

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Painting, Passage, Zena Blackwell

Passage

Zena Blackwell

Painting - 45 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,844

Painting, S 95, Jean Soyer

S 95

Jean Soyer

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2.5 cm

$1,242

Painting, Blue Vr789, Kseniya Rai

Blue Vr789

Kseniya Rai

Painting - 80 x 70 x 2 cm

$2,033

Painting, Ecce homo (2) (after pina bausch) forbidden collage (16), Julien Delagrange

Ecce homo (2) (after pina bausch) forbidden collage (16)

Julien Delagrange

Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm

$2,033

Painting, Woobles, Tic

Woobles

Tic

Painting - 120 x 75 x 1.8 cm

$1,299

Painting, Bathed in Light, Fintan Whelan

Bathed in Light

Fintan Whelan

Painting - 80 x 65 x 4 cm

$2,021

Painting, Over clouds, Vladimir Kolosov

Over clouds

Vladimir Kolosov

Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 1.9 cm

$990

Painting, French Riviera Series 2024 - seascape horizon blue, Nataliia Krykun

French Riviera Series 2024 - seascape horizon blue

Nataliia Krykun

Painting - 60 x 90 x 2 cm

$2,259

Painting, L'Etrange, Mathieu Piffeteau

L'Etrange

Mathieu Piffeteau

Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm

$1,468

Painting, The beauty of dance XII, Serghei Ghetiu

The beauty of dance XII

Serghei Ghetiu

Painting - 80 x 49 x 2 cm

$1,920

Painting, Vibrant Disarray, Vlas Ayvazyan

Vibrant Disarray

Vlas Ayvazyan

Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm

$900

Painting, Petite pluie, Christian Raffin

Petite pluie

Christian Raffin

Painting - 80 x 40 x 2 cm

$1,129

Painting, Connections, Lilly Muth

Connections

Lilly Muth

Painting - 95 x 130 x 2 cm

$2,146

Painting, Burning Daylight, Nick Vivian

Burning Daylight

Nick Vivian

Painting - 80 x 100 x 5 cm

$2,765

Painting, Le Regard de David, Miguel Guía

Le Regard de David

Miguel Guía

Painting - 70 x 70 x 4 cm

$2,089

Painting, Les arbres 01.03.24, Laurent Bouro

Les arbres 01.03.24

Laurent Bouro

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm

$2,936

Painting, Florecer  II, Michele Morata

Florecer II

Michele Morata

Painting - 61 x 61 x 4.6 cm

$2,000

Painting, Rose 707, Aykaz Arzumanyan

Rose 707

Aykaz Arzumanyan

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm

$2,089

Painting, Blue Porsche, Al Freno

Blue Porsche

Al Freno

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm

$3,388

Painting, Passage piétons - Evening, Daniel Castan

Passage piétons - Evening

Daniel Castan

Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm

$2,089

Painting, Morning, Tigran Mamikonyan

Morning

Tigran Mamikonyan

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$1,500

Painting, Passeig, Mónica Castanys

Passeig

Mónica Castanys

Painting - 60 x 100 cm

$4,404

Painting, Portrait de femme, Weiquan Liu

Portrait de femme

Weiquan Liu

Painting - 86 x 26 x 3 cm

$1,581

Painting, Fin de l'hiver, Sange

Fin de l'hiver

Sange

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,107

Painting, Dreaming on  the Bookshef, Alexandr Klemens

Dreaming on the Bookshef

Alexandr Klemens

Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm

$1,242

Painting, Abstrait I, Talon

Abstrait I

Talon

Painting - 30 x 100 x 1 cm

$1,807

Painting, Empêcher que le monde ne se défasse, Jean-Roch Klethi

Empêcher que le monde ne se défasse

Jean-Roch Klethi

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$971

Painting, Rays of future, Maria Ruoti

Rays of future

Maria Ruoti

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm

$3,614

Painting, Caldera 9, Raymond Attanasio

Caldera 9

Raymond Attanasio

Painting - 110 x 140 x 5.1 cm

$4,065

Painting, Équilibre illusoire 65, Françoise Utrel

Équilibre illusoire 65

Françoise Utrel

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm

$2,710

Painting, Ruby Richness, Stepan Ohanyan

Ruby Richness

Stepan Ohanyan

Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm

$280

Painting, The garden VI, Andrei Sitsko

The garden VI

Andrei Sitsko

Painting - 71 x 71 x 2 cm

$565

Painting, Au-delà de la mer, Hugo Pondz

Au-delà de la mer

Hugo Pondz

Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm

$8,244

Painting, Balanced by Light, Katharina Husslein

Balanced by Light

Katharina Husslein

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm

$1,807

Painting, Serious danger, Mathieu Questel

Serious danger

Mathieu Questel

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2.5 cm

$3,953

Painting, Three News, Arturas Braziunas

Three News

Arturas Braziunas

Painting - 110 x 90 x 4 cm

$1,556

Painting, Compra en el mercadillo, Jordi Turbau

Compra en el mercadillo

Jordi Turbau

Painting - 54 x 73 x 3 cm

$1,355

Painting, Sans titre, Ramiro Baptista

Sans titre

Ramiro Baptista

Painting - 60 x 80 cm

$926

Painting, Behind the mask, Grégoire Devin

Behind the mask

Grégoire Devin

Painting - 207 x 207 x 5.1 cm

$13,200

Painting, Pomegranates 10, Rafal Gadowski

Pomegranates 10

Rafal Gadowski

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm

$1,807

Painting, Cornflowers and Phloxes, Yuriy Demiyanov

Cornflowers and Phloxes

Yuriy Demiyanov

Painting - 40 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,468

Painting, Intersecting Eaves, Narek Qochunc

Intersecting Eaves

Narek Qochunc

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm

$1,000

Painting, Untitled, Noyem Khachatryan

Untitled

Noyem Khachatryan

Painting - 165 x 123 x 2 cm

$1,807 $1,626

Painting, Winter's Silent Shroud, Hayk Miqayelyan

Winter's Silent Shroud

Hayk Miqayelyan

Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm

$890

Painting, The Giant, Alexander Levich

The Giant

Alexander Levich

Painting - 20 x 30 x 3.5 cm

$847

Painting, Citizens in Colour, Julia Whitehead

Citizens in Colour

Julia Whitehead

Painting - 50 x 60 x 4 cm

$1,514

Painting, Après la pluie, Célia Eid

Après la pluie

Célia Eid

Painting - 120 x 100 x 3 cm

$3,388

Painting, Bouquet of Whimsy, Aram Sevoyan

Bouquet of Whimsy

Aram Sevoyan

Painting - 50 x 30 x 2 cm

$520

Painting, Une chanson pour elle, Mara Toledo

Une chanson pour elle

Mara Toledo

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$2,259

Painting, Chrysanthemum Cascade, Kamo Atoyan

Chrysanthemum Cascade

Kamo Atoyan

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm

$1,000

Painting, Ravello sea pointview - Amalfitan Coast painting (Italy) + frame, Gio Sannino

Ravello sea pointview - Amalfitan Coast painting (Italy) + frame

Gio Sannino

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

$412

Painting, Tuti Fruiti, Steve Foster

Tuti Fruiti

Steve Foster

Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm

$1,646

Painting, The Lullaby Of The New Moon, Delyafruz Bagirova

The Lullaby Of The New Moon

Delyafruz Bagirova

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$1,920

Painting, Noir miroir nr 002, Kardesch

Noir miroir nr 002

Kardesch

Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm

$1,073

Painting, Sans Titre, Serge Plagnol

Sans Titre

Serge Plagnol

Painting - 50 x 65 x 0.2 cm

$734 $625

Painting, St Anastasie, Serge Plagnol

St Anastasie

Serge Plagnol

Painting - 50 x 65 x 0.2 cm

$734

Painting, Fusion, Alain Olivieri

Fusion

Alain Olivieri

Painting - 80 x 40 x 4 cm

$779

Painting, Spring walk, Arevik Gasparyan

Spring walk

Arevik Gasparyan

Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,200

Painting, Full moon over lake, Serhii Cerniakovskyi

Full moon over lake

Serhii Cerniakovskyi

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

$678

Painting, When We Were Young, Olaosun Oluwapelumi

When We Were Young

Olaosun Oluwapelumi

Painting - 63.5 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm

$1,450 $1,305

Painting, How it Starts, Emma Burrow

How it Starts

Emma Burrow

Painting - 29 x 21 x 3 cm

$1,750

Painting, N26, Anne-Marie Mary

N26

Anne-Marie Mary

Painting - 60 x 73 x 2.5 cm

$1,423

Painting, Seduction 8, Liora

Seduction 8

Liora

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$627

Painting, Sans titre, Jacques Dominioni

Sans titre

Jacques Dominioni

Painting - 80 x 100 x 5 cm

$2,146

Painting, Vibrant Sun Bouquet, Marieta Martirosyan

Vibrant Sun Bouquet

Marieta Martirosyan

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm

$999

Painting, Florida Keys Fish Painting Coral Reef Impasto Painting Palette Knife Art, Olga Nikitina

Florida Keys Fish Painting Coral Reef Impasto Painting Palette Knife Art

Olga Nikitina

Painting - 60 x 85 x 2 cm

$1,807

Painting, Tender Innocence, Maria Matveyeva

Tender Innocence

Maria Matveyeva

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

$1,118

Painting, Oppressor and the Oppressed, Abiodun Nafiu Azeez

Oppressor and the Oppressed

Abiodun Nafiu Azeez

Painting - 116.8 x 88.9 x 2.5 cm

$1,550 $1,395

Painting, The wild Rose, J. Kesín

The wild Rose

J. Kesín

Painting - 89 x 130 x 3 cm

$1,988

Painting, Lungo il canale olio su tela, Antonino Puliafico

Lungo il canale olio su tela

Antonino Puliafico

Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,242

Painting, Force florale, Patricia Dubois

Force florale

Patricia Dubois

Painting - 116 x 73 x 3.5 cm

$2,881

Painting, The black king, Vincent Bardou

The black king

Vincent Bardou

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm

$2,936

Painting, Introspection, Clari Netzer

Introspection

Clari Netzer

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm

$2,033

Painting, Visaya 50/50/1 (2), Sylvie Guyomard

Visaya 50/50/1 (2)

Sylvie Guyomard

Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.2 cm

$1,118

Painting, Red-haired girl, Tetiana Pchelnykova

Red-haired girl

Tetiana Pchelnykova

Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,525

Painting, Paysage Marin 8, Christine Barrès

Paysage Marin 8

Christine Barrès

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.3 cm

$260

Painting, Dawn of Dokdo, Ahn Sung Kyu

Dawn of Dokdo

Ahn Sung Kyu

Painting - 45.5 x 53 x 3 cm

$2,259

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.

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What is special about oil painting?

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.

What's the difference between oil painting and acrylic?

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.

Is oil painting easier than watercolor?

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.