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L'arbre plie mais ne casse pas
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
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La promenade des arbres en fleurs
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
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L'arbre en pleine campagne
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
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L'arbre en fleurs, le souffle du vent
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
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Grand éclat couleurs or gris
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
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Grand éclat nuances blanc noir
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
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Fondu couleur bleu irisé rose
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Fondu couleur or orange magenta
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Fondu couleur blanc bleu
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Dégradé carré bleu violet irisé
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Dégradé carré bleu irisé
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Dégradé carré bleu
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Grand fondu or cuivre
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.6 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
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Grand fondu rose rouge violet iridescent
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.6 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
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Grand fondu rose violet bleu
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.6 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
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Grand Fondu Flamboyant
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.6 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
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Grand Fondu Blanc Perlé Bleu Iridescent
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.6 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
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Matrice bleue violette iridescente
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch
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Matrice flamboyante
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch
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Matrice or orange rouge grise iridescente
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch
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Matrice végétale
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch
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Matrice froide
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch
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Matrice chaleureuse
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch
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Texture couteau argentée étain grise iridescente
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
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Texture Couteau Verte Iridescente
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.6 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Grand éclat couleurs or rose
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
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Fondu couleur violet bleu
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Poésie des Champs en Fleurs - Paysage
Sylvie Adaoust
Painting - 97 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
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Fondu couleur or marron
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Éclat de couleur rouge violet 2
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Dégradé carré or marron
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Dégradé carré or rouge
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Dégradé carré vert bleu irisé
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Dégradé carré or
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Dégradé carré chaleureux
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Texture couteau or rose rouge violet allongée
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch
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Éclat de couleur or bleu
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Fondu or vert bleu iridescent 2
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
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Grand fondu rose bleu iridescent
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.6 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
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Grand Fondu Rose Violet Iridescent
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.6 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
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Grand Fondu Or Orange Pourpre
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.6 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
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Grand Fondu Orange Rouge Violet
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.6 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
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Grand Fondu Bleu Iridescent Violet
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.6 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
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Grand Fondu Bleu Iridescent
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.6 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
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Matrice or rose orange grise iridescente
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch
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Texture couteau blanc nacrée bleue iridescente
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
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Texture couteau or cuivre grise iridescente
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
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Texture couteau blanc bleue océan
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
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Texture couteau or
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.6 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Texture couteau rose violette
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.6 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Silhouette d’arbre sombre
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 102 x 1.6 cm Painting - 19.7 x 40.2 x 0.6 inch
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Vent chaleureux
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 40 x 82 x 3.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 32.3 x 1.4 inch
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Daffodil Dreamscape
Olga McNamara
Painting - 150 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch
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Party in the Champs Elysée 1
Tharwet Kamoun
Painting - 65 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 1 inch
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Triptyque silhouettes d’arbres de nuit
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 46 x 116 x 1.5 cm Painting - 18.1 x 45.7 x 0.6 inch
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My Faith is Growing (Miniature)
Olga McNamara
Painting - 40 x 30 x 4.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.8 inch
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Where Dreams Come True
Olga McNamara
Painting - 122 x 92 x 1.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36.2 x 0.6 inch
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Scarlet Poppy Soiree (miniature)
Olga McNamara
Painting - 25 x 25 x 4 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 1.6 inch
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It's All a Question of Perspective
Olga McNamara
Painting - 122 x 92 x 1.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36.2 x 0.6 inch
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Tableau abstrait acrylique Horizon
Julien Abstrait
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
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Tableau abstrait acrylique Jade
Julien Abstrait
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
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Peinture originale abstraite Forest
Julien Abstrait
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
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Tableau abstrait acrylique orange jaune Phoenix
Julien Abstrait
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
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Tableau abstrait acrylique célèbre Guerrier
Julien Abstrait
Painting - 50 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
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Tableau acrylique Colorado
Julien Abstrait
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
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Tableau abstrait acrylique Océan
Julien Abstrait
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
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Tableau acrylique violet Fugace
Julien Abstrait
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
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Tableau bleu violet Givre
Julien Abstrait
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
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Tableau abstrait acrylique Sunset
Julien Abstrait
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
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Tableau rouge Passion
Julien Abstrait
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
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Peinture abstraite multicolore Fusion
Julien Abstrait
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
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Palette knife painting for Sale
The painting knife, or palette knife, as it is often called, has been a part of painters' tools for many centuries. Originally, it wasn't used to apply paint or to produce impastos but to mix pigments, to superimpose one layer of paint over another to modify it appearance or to remove excess paint from the canvas. Consisting of a curved handle and a flexible steel blade, its shape is comparable to that of a small trowel. It was during the Renaissance that the palette knife began to be used for something other than its original purpose and that artists started to use it to paint. Before that, painters sought to create a realistic and therefore smooth result. But artists such as Rembrandt, Titian or Fragonard noticed that scraping paint to create impasto helped to create eye-catching texture, relief and light.
Gustave Courbet is well-known for having brought palette knives back into fashion in the 19th century, a pivotal period when the art of painting, and art in general, underwent many changes and transformations. He was followed by the Impressionists and the modern painters (Monet, Van Gogh, Turner, etc) who used it to create thick impastos. Impressionists were particularly keen on this tool which was well-suited to the way in which they sought to represent light realistically, as our eyes see it. The invention of the easel and paint tubes allowed them to leave their workshops and to paint outside, enabling them to depict the shimmering reflections of water and the ever changing nature. They applied paint quickly in small thin strokes on the canvas and created texture using the knife. To create this effect, they used oil paint and acrylic, working them as little as possible so as to ensure their thick, dense appearance.
On Artsper, find works by Richard Dubure, Martta Weg and Ryan Hewett who all use the palette knife in unique ways in their practice!