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
Martin Singer
Nadezda Stupina
The mood of the night
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
£1,163
Nyhavn.Red ship .
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
£1,521
Antique games.Reflexes.
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
£1,342
Portrait of a mysterious rose
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£850
Antique games.. A look through time 2
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,253
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Peonies Giving Happiness
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 70 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
£716
Her Universe
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
£805
Poppies and Two Jugs
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 59 x 69 x 2 cm Painting - 23.2 x 27.2 x 0.8 inch
£626
Her Universe
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
£805
Roses in a Jug
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£716
In the Garden
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 40 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
£626
Flowers 2
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£537
Isaac Pelayo
All the Homies Fucked Your Bitch
Isaac Pelayo
Painting - 59.7 x 49.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.5 x 19.5 x 1 inch
£5,766
Rembrandt El Chingon
Isaac Pelayo
Painting - 58.4 x 43.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23 x 17 x 1 inch
£9,541
Fuck the bill collector, my rent is due
Isaac Pelayo
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 7.6 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 3 inch
£17,423
So I Drink These Broken Dreams and Hide in Despair
Isaac Pelayo
Painting - 78.7 x 68.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31 x 27 x 1 inch
£9,126
Nina Urushadze
A foral pattern
Nina Urushadze
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 41 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.1 x 0.2 inch
£716
Blue Sombreros - Dec
Nina Urushadze
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,074
Thalia Dalecky
Baiser suspendu
Thalia Dalecky
Sculpture - 41 x 39 x 39 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 15.4 x 15.4 inch
£1,521
Formes sculpturales
Thalia Dalecky
Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£573
Mikhail Baranovskiy
LadyBug
Mikhail Baranovskiy
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1 inch
£1,611 £1,289
Lost in time
Mikhail Baranovskiy
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1 inch
£1,790 £1,432
Two-Moon Junction
Mikhail Baranovskiy
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
£1,163
Lifeline
Mikhail Baranovskiy
Painting - 70 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£2,864 £2,291
So little roads have been traveled, so many mistakes have been made
Mikhail Baranovskiy
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
£1,253
Sea dog
Mikhail Baranovskiy
Painting - 70 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,342 £1,074
25th frame
Mikhail Baranovskiy
Painting - 100 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch
£1,790
Elena Lukina
Colorful woman portrait
Elena Lukina
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
£984
Inspired by Monet Flowers in a vase
Elena Lukina
Painting - 80 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
£984
Dive into the water
Elena Lukina
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
£4,206
Noa Grayevsky
Mark Ronson
Noa Grayevsky
Photography - 10.752 x 8.847 x 0.3 cm Photography - 4.2 x 3.5 x 0.1 inch
£1,342
On Top
Noa Grayevsky
Photography - 8.847 x 10.752 x 0.2 cm Photography - 3.5 x 4.2 x 0.1 inch
£1,342
New York City lanscape
Noa Grayevsky
Photography - 35 x 35 x 0.2 cm Photography - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
£895
Niki Singleton
Love in the time of forest fires
Niki Singleton
Painting - 40.64 x 30.48 x 2 cm Painting - 16 x 12 x 0.8 inch
£1,714
Pride in the Garden
Niki Singleton
Painting - 30.48 x 40.64 x 2 cm Painting - 12 x 16 x 0.8 inch
£1,714
Raphael van der Haegen
Love = Blind
Raphael van der Haegen
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch
£1,477
Shopping Daisy
Raphael van der Haegen
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
£4,430
Selfmade
Raphael van der Haegen
Painting - 140 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 1 inch
£2,327
Dream Plan Do
Raphael van der Haegen
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
£2,909
Shopping Pinocchio
Raphael van der Haegen
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
£4,430
Monopoly dollar
Raphael van der Haegen
Painting - 123 x 88 x 3.5 cm Painting - 48.4 x 34.6 x 1.4 inch
£7,607
Time is money
Raphael van der Haegen
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
£6,712
Atom Hovhanesyan
The Journey
Atom Hovhanesyan
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 1.9 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.75 inch
£37,335
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
£66,373
Janechka (TR21)
Atom Hovhanesyan
Painting - 51 x 40.5 x 1.5 cm Painting - 20.1 x 15.9 x 0.6 inch
£48,328
Bound (DIV015)
Atom Hovhanesyan
Painting - 101.5 x 76 x 3 cm Painting - 40 x 29.9 x 1.2 inch
£129,771
Melancholy (DIV 104)
Atom Hovhanesyan
Painting - 122 x 76 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 29.9 x 1.5 inch
£116,152
Untitled (A094)
Atom Hovhanesyan
Painting - 71.1 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28 x 22 x 1 inch
£28,208
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
£120,300