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Journey to meet the ocean
Harouna Ouedraogo
Painting - 144 x 144 cm Painting - 56.7 x 56.7 inch
$4,495
Snowman in a fairy forest
Elena Lukina
Painting - 25 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$584
The snowman and the rabbit are handing out gifts to everyone
Elena Lukina
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$584
Snowy winter. Children make a snowman
Elena Lukina
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$584
Snowman and Christmas trees
Elena Lukina
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$584
Origen del Deseo - Ritmo del Despertar
Mari Ito
Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$7,753
Another roots saga
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,247
Plus vite que le temps
Roland Serge Gnakabi
Painting - 130 x 95 x 1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 37.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,809
Magical manipulation
Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 76.2 x 121.9 x 1.9 cm Painting - 30 x 48 x 0.75 inch
$2,160
L'armoire mange le bourdon
RG RG
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,023
Verdes claro y oscuro
Javier Ortega
Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
$3,596
Caballito que pinta
Javier Ortega
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$4,045
Bubble blowers
Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 91.4 x 76.2 x 3.2 cm Painting - 36 x 30 x 1.25 inch
$2,160
Une pensée pacifique renouvelable
Willy Charps
Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,079
La révolte des Ouraniens
Timothy Archer
Painting - 150 x 207 x 5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 81.5 x 2 inch
$16,855
Go tell it on the trees
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Painting - 89.5 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35.2 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,023
Look who's blowing in the wind !
Thiemoko Claude Diarra
Painting - 32 x 46 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$1,686
La chambre bleue
Clémence Dupuch
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$2,023
Seaside rendez-vous
Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 30.5 x 61 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 24 x 0.12 inch
$420
bal masqué au village
Jean-Louis Mendrisse
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$4,045
Buste de Minotaure
Fabien Hemard
Painting - 130 x 81 x 4 cm Painting - 51.2 x 31.9 x 1.6 inch
$4,158
Rencontre 1981 Meeting
Moon JANG CHULL
Painting - 40 x 57 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 22.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,315
Un giorno qualunque
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 32 x 28 x 0.5 cm Painting - 12.6 x 11 x 0.2 inch
$365
Ninna nanna per Napoleone
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 28 x 20 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11 x 7.9 x 0 inch
$175
Bacco e pirati
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$292
Mind Labyrinth
Eugene Gorbachenko
Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$1,387
Capricorno, serie Segni zodiacali
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 19 x 19 x 0.2 cm Painting - 7.5 x 7.5 x 0.1 inch
$88 $75
I Will Live, Existence series
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch
$730 $657
Fragole per tartaruga
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 30 x 21 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$175
Un teatime extrêmement renversant
Philippe Loubat
Painting - 81 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 1 inch
$2,135
Le beau temps du printemps
Magali Trivino
Painting - 120 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,686
Battaglia degli angeli
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 48 x 66 x 0.2 cm Painting - 18.9 x 26 x 0.1 inch
$348
A spasso con Virgilio (serie Giochi in spiaggia)
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 23 x 22 x 0.3 cm Painting - 9.1 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
$202
Leone serie Segni Zodiacali
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$315
Les veilleurs roses
Timothy Archer
Painting - 170 x 205 x 2 cm Painting - 66.9 x 80.7 x 0.8 inch
$16,855
Snow Blossom Day
Miyuki Takanashi
Painting - 91 x 72.7 x 3 cm Painting - 35.8 x 28.6 x 1.2 inch
$3,820
Imagined destinations, Gargoyle tree ( Arbre à gargouilles )
Taisia Korotkova
Painting - 36 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 14.2 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$562
Imagined destinations, Old tree ( Vieil arbre )
Taisia Korotkova
Painting - 36 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 14.2 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$562
Imagined destinations, Underwater ( Sous l’eau )
Taisia Korotkova
Painting - 36 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 14.2 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$562
Imagined destinations, Oak sprout ( Pousse de chêne )
Taisia Korotkova
Painting - 36 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 14.2 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$562
Imagined destinations, Road sign ( Panneau indicateur )
Taisia Korotkova
Painting - 36 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 14.2 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$562
Imagined destinations, Water (L’eau)
Taisia Korotkova
Painting - 76 x 56 x 0.2 cm Painting - 29.9 x 22 x 0.1 inch
$1,686
En Compagnie
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 48 x 36 x 4 cm Painting - 18.9 x 14.2 x 1.6 inch
$5,057
Recovery of the weary spirit
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 120 x 205 x 0.1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 80.7 x 0 inch
$4,270
Tête de Satyre
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$3,371
Dans le fond c'est pas si mâle
Jean-Luc Curabet
Painting - 160 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 63 x 47.2 x 2 inch
$12,585
Fontaine de Jouvence III
Patricia Dubois
Painting - 113 x 150 x 3.5 cm Painting - 44.5 x 59.1 x 1.4 inch
$4,095
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Epicycle - série portrait onirique et surréalisme
Samuel Boudaud
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,388
Le génie incompris apparaît à nos yeux
Mohamed Lekleti
Fine Art Drawings - 75 x 110 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 43.3 x 1.2 inch
$6,517
Twist, Gradient Ordinal Murmuration
Jake Michael Singer
Sculpture - 100 x 82 x 90 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 32.3 x 35.4 inch
$30,339
The beautiful spring flowers of my garden.
Lilya Volskaya
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$899
Portrait d'un ange
Laurence Chouzenoux
Painting - 23 x 17 x 0.5 cm Painting - 9.1 x 6.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,686
It_helped_me_diamond
Axel Jenny
Painting - 125 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting - 49.2 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$2,247
The effect of propaganda
Mykola Mamchur
Painting - 50 x 70 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.2 inch
$1,910
Fantastical painting for Sale
Fantasy painting is a style of art which explores the supernatural, depicting fantastical elements such as legends, ancient myths and divine figures. Mythical creatures are also prevalent in this genre where elves, fairies, dragons and wizards are often depicted alongside deities, angels and demons.
Fantasy painting grew in popularity after the invention of photography replaced the demand for Realism in the 19th century. The 20th century saw the introduction of new idealistic movements such as Expressionism, Cubism, Abstraction and Surrealism, where artists abandoned portraying subjects truthfully and embraced the implausible and supernatural. Although Fantasy Painting can technically be traced back to antiquity, it wasn't until the 20th century that it became an accepted art form. Artists of the Italian Renaissance were equally inspired by mythological characters in Greek and Roman culture. However, religious mythology was a highly sophisticated and incredibly important topic during the Renaissance, and is therefore not an example of fantasy painting.
Contemporary fantasy art has certainly been influenced by a surge in demand for science fiction and whimsical literary plots. This pushed artists to explore the darker corners of fantasy art, employing vampires and werewolves into their artwork. In 1923 the first all-fantasy fiction magazine was created called “Weird Tales", which helped bring fantasy painting onto a contemporary platform. As a result, fantasy painting became a powerful tool in the marketing of fantasy literature and film. Robert E. Howard's comic book hero “Conan the Barbarian" was a prominent feature in Weird Tales magazine. However, when the stories were re-released in 1960 with cover art by notable fantasy painter, Frank Frazetta, over 10 million copies were sold. This success lead to the creation of other fantasy art magazines. French magazine, “Métal Hurlant" (howling metal) was created in 1974. Due to its huge readership and demand, it was translated and republished in the United States as “Heavy Metal" in 1977. The late 70s also saw a boom in computer games and blockbuster films, which only furthered the popularity of fantasy painting. Hugely successful films like Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, The Hobbit and Twilight were paramount in fantasy painting's not only rise to prominence, but also increasing acceptance as an art form.
Despite the skill of artists that produce fantasy paintings, it is still not considered canonical. Since it is not an example of “high art", the genre is generally not exhibited in galleries or taught in art schools, which many claim is due to the popularity of fantasy literature and film. However, as fantasy painting's reputation grows, so does the acceptance for a wider variety of art forms. Therefore, we can't eliminate the possibility that this massively prominent genre won't be considered highbrow one day.
Discover our selection of original paintings by contemporary artists and painters who have been inspired by all things supernatural, mythical and divine.
What inspired the fantastical elements in the painting?
The fantastical elements in the painting were inspired by the artist's imagination and creativity. The use of vibrant colors, surreal imagery, and dreamlike landscapes were intended to evoke a sense of wonder and mystery in the viewer.
How did the artist create such intricate details in the painting?
The artist used a combination of techniques such as layering, blending, and fine brushwork to create the intricate details in the painting. They also paid close attention to light and shadow, color harmony, and composition to bring the artwork to life.
What emotions or messages does the painting convey through its fantastical elements?
The painting conveys a sense of wonder and imagination through its fantastical elements, evoking emotions of awe and curiosity. The use of vibrant colors and intricate details also suggests a message of creativity and individuality.