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.
Discover the styles & movements
Xavier Jambon
Art Vladi
Formule Ford Kent-Zetec
Art Vladi
Sculpture - 965.2 x 215.9 x 279.4 cm Sculpture - 380 x 85 x 110 inch
$25,116
Angela Morris-Winmill
Blue Lace and Silver Chinese Water Buffalo Skull
Angela Morris-Winmill
Sculpture - 75 x 55 x 20 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 21.7 x 7.9 inch
$2,610
Silver Buffalo Skull on Black, Lenticular
Angela Morris-Winmill
Print - 88.9 x 88.9 x 10.2 cm Print - 35 x 35 x 4 inch
$3,467
Aurum Hortensis II
Angela Morris-Winmill
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$1,635
All Blue on Black Diamond Dust
Angela Morris-Winmill
Print - 88.9 x 88.9 x 2.5 cm Print - 35 x 35 x 1 inch
$1,236
Fallow Deer Skull on Hand Embellished Diamond Dust Paper
Angela Morris-Winmill
Print - 88.9 x 88.9 x 7.6 cm Print - 35 x 35 x 3 inch
$1,302
Black Diamond Dust Buffalo Skull on Black Diamond Dust Paper
Angela Morris-Winmill
Print - 88.9 x 88.9 x 7.6 cm Print - 35 x 35 x 3 inch
$1,236
Florentine Gold Buffalo Skull with Black Horns on White Diamond Dust Paper
Angela Morris-Winmill
Print - 50.8 x 50.8 x 7.6 cm Print - 20 x 20 x 3 inch
$648
Bertrand Riguidel
Territoire(s) n°8
Bertrand Riguidel
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$335
Anastassia Skopp
Powder Blue Morning - abstract textured floral art
Anastassia Skopp
Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$904
Monochrome Elegance - black white art
Anastassia Skopp
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,105
Flow floral artwork
Anastassia Skopp
Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$954
Rose Ephemerality floral art
Anastassia Skopp
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,507
Powder Blue Roses II - landscape format floral art
Anastassia Skopp
Painting - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$954
Calm Day II - square floral romantic art
Anastassia Skopp
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,407
Nikolay Dmitriev
It Is Summer Warm Rain At Sunset
Nikolay Dmitriev
Painting - 40 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,116
Beautiful Sea Sunset
Nikolay Dmitriev
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,898
Cold Sunlight - Sunny Winter Painting
Nikolay Dmitriev
Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,563
The Frosty Evening At The Krasivaya Mecha
Nikolay Dmitriev
Painting - 25 x 25 x 0.5 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.2 inch
$781
May Night In The Blooming Garden - Lilacs painting
Nikolay Dmitriev
Painting - 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,791
Sunny Lilac Branches - original lilacs painting
Nikolay Dmitriev
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,340
In The Blooming Garden - sunny spring landscape painting
Nikolay Dmitriev
Painting - 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,674
Atom Hovhanesyan
The Journey
Atom Hovhanesyan
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.75 inch
$45,000
Untitled (PEN 04)
Atom Hovhanesyan
Fine Art Drawings - 45.7 x 40.6 x 0.05 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 16 x 0 inch
$80,000
Janechka (TR21)
Atom Hovhanesyan
Painting - 51 x 40.5 x 1.5 cm Painting - 20.1 x 15.9 x 0.6 inch
$60,279
Melancholy (DIV 104)
Atom Hovhanesyan
Painting - 122 x 76 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 29.9 x 1.5 inch
$140,000
Untitled (A094)
Atom Hovhanesyan
Painting - 71.1 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28 x 22 x 1 inch
$34,000
At the foot of the mountain (DIV004)
Atom Hovhanesyan
Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 48 x 1.5 inch
$145,000
Bound (DIV015)
Atom Hovhanesyan
Painting - 101.5 x 76 x 3 cm Painting - 40 x 29.9 x 1.2 inch
$161,860
Alla Grande
The little white butterflies
Alla Grande
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$2,233
The golden butterfly
Alla Grande
Sculpture - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$2,567
The pearl butterfly
Alla Grande
Sculpture - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$2,567
Mariusz Makula
Feel my body touch my soul
Mariusz Makula
Painting - 70.1 x 119.9 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$900
Mystic River
Mariusz Makula
Painting - 119.9 x 100.1 x 4.1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$700
Ride Around Shining
Mariusz Makula
Painting - 70.1 x 119.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 47.2 x 1 inch
$700
Other side of the game
Mariusz Makula
Painting - 99.1 x 88.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 39 x 35 x 0.1 inch
$900
Come and talk to me
Mariusz Makula
Painting - 87.4 x 100.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 34.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$700
Goodbye Brick Town
Mariusz Makula
Painting - 59.9 x 119.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 1 inch
$700
On Hansen
Things aren't always what they seem
On Hansen
Photography - 69 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.2 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
Disappeared where it's hard to disappear
On Hansen
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 0.1 inch
$3,000
There is a hand that protects me
On Hansen
Photography - 69 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.2 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
A rock cannot burnt to ashes
On Hansen
Photography - 69 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 27.2 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
I believe in beginnings and endings
On Hansen
Painting - 89 x 65 x 0.3 cm Painting - 35.03 x 25.59 x 0.1 inch
$1,200
The Struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man's heart
On Hansen
Painting - 98 x 65 x 0.3 cm Painting - 38.6 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,000
Benoit Havard
New York blue night
Benoit Havard
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
Sold
Homek & Jerome Mesnager
Peinture sur brique (8)
Homek & Jerome Mesnager
Painting - 22 x 11 x 5.5 cm Painting - 8.7 x 4.3 x 2.2 inch
$424
Peinture sur brique (1)
Homek & Jerome Mesnager
Painting - 22 x 11 x 5.5 cm Painting - 8.7 x 4.3 x 2.2 inch
$424
Peinture sur brique (3)
Homek & Jerome Mesnager
Painting - 22 x 11 x 5.5 cm Painting - 8.7 x 4.3 x 2.2 inch
$424