Oil Painting for Sale

Painting, September 13, cows at the Mont Gerbier de Jonc, Anne Baudequin

September 13, cows at the Mont Gerbier de Jonc

Anne Baudequin

Painting - 61 x 91.9 x 2 cm

$1,600

Painting, Vanderbilt avenue, Patrick Rousseau

Vanderbilt avenue

Patrick Rousseau

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$3,275

Painting, The Waste Land (inspired by T.S Eliiot), Zhora Gasparyan

The Waste Land (inspired by T.S Eliiot)

Zhora Gasparyan

Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm

$1,355 $1,220

Painting, Ocean, Ad Van Riel

Ocean

Ad Van Riel

Painting - 100 x 100 x 1 cm

$1,120

Painting, Xavier Mundweiler, Dan Levenson

Xavier Mundweiler

Dan Levenson

Painting - 119 x 84 cm

$9,600

Painting, Tactile Memory #34, Natasha Zupan

Tactile Memory #34

Natasha Zupan

Painting - 24.1 x 19.1 x 7.6 cm

$2,150

Painting, Untitled, Yrjö Edelmann

Untitled

Yrjö Edelmann

Painting - 111.8 x 111.8 cm

$25,000

Painting, Spring passed without me, Sergiu Ciochina

Spring passed without me

Sergiu Ciochina

Painting - 108 x 145 x 3 cm

$16,093

Painting, Untitled (Flowers), Joo Yeon Judy Yang

Untitled (Flowers)

Joo Yeon Judy Yang

Painting - 61 x 61 x 4 cm

$1,016

Painting, Remember Me, Glynne James

Remember Me

Glynne James

Painting - 80 x 30 x 3 cm

$1,218

Painting, Vulnerable, Mai Farag

Vulnerable

Mai Farag

Painting - 60 x 90 x 3 cm

$1,694

Painting, 140505, Catherine Brost

140505

Catherine Brost

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$2,259

Painting, Champs de lin, Agnès Cellérier

Champs de lin

Agnès Cellérier

Painting - 81 x 100 x 3 cm

$1,723

Painting, Country path - Tuscany painting landscape + frame, Claudio Pallini

Country path - Tuscany painting landscape + frame

Claudio Pallini

Painting - 20 x 30 x 1 cm

$299

Painting, Caught in summer’s laugh, Olga McNamara

Caught in summer’s laugh

Olga McNamara

Painting - 60 x 45 x 1 cm

$565

Painting, La robe verte, Jean-Baptiste Dumont

La robe verte

Jean-Baptiste Dumont

Painting - 80 x 60 cm

$2,259

Painting, Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman in Kinshasa Zaire, Dumisani Karamanski

Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman in Kinshasa Zaire

Dumisani Karamanski

Painting - 150 x 180 x 3 cm

$2,823

Painting, Summer Scent, Ta Rui

Summer Scent

Ta Rui

Painting - 61 x 46 x 2.5 cm

$903

Painting, Cascade et tumulte, les Gorges du Loup, Claude Schürr

Cascade et tumulte, les Gorges du Loup

Claude Schürr

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2.5 cm

$2,936

Painting, Menorca. Paysage #6, Egor Plotnikov

Menorca. Paysage #6

Egor Plotnikov

Painting - 100 x 120 x 3.5 cm

$3,614

Painting, Magnificent Seven - Abstract Series No. II, Eric Sanders

Magnificent Seven - Abstract Series No. II

Eric Sanders

Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 7.6 cm

$2,000

Painting, Composition abstraite, Mady Epstein

Composition abstraite

Mady Epstein

Painting - 81 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,505

Painting, Un Soir de Printemps, Georges R. Quinio

Un Soir de Printemps

Georges R. Quinio

Painting - 46 x 55 x 4 cm

$2,259

Painting, L'homme malade, Claude Weisbuch

L'homme malade

Claude Weisbuch

Painting - 116 x 89 x 3 cm

$28,233

Painting, Pasionaria, Paco Ascón Callejo

Pasionaria

Paco Ascón Callejo

Painting - 30 x 25 x 3 cm

$452

Painting, Daydreaming, Tiffany Blaise

Daydreaming

Tiffany Blaise

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm

$1,544

Painting, Maternidad, Josè Guevara

Maternidad

Josè Guevara

Painting - 60 x 40 x 2 cm

$2,259

Painting, Colorisation, P4NEL

Colorisation

P4NEL

Painting - 130 x 138 cm

$9,034

Painting, Light red and gold, Christian Jodin

Light red and gold

Christian Jodin

Painting - 80 x 80 x 1 cm

$1,683

Painting, Absolu, Valérie Dragacci

Absolu

Valérie Dragacci

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,525

Painting, Nocturnal seaside Marina - Italian old painting, Alfredo Stengher

Nocturnal seaside Marina - Italian old painting

Alfredo Stengher

Painting - 50 x 70 x 1 cm

$243

Painting, El Mar, Leonardo Nierman

El Mar

Leonardo Nierman

Painting - 12.7 x 32.4 cm

$2,500

Painting, Coincidencies, Tomàs Sunyol

Coincidencies

Tomàs Sunyol

Painting - 80 x 80 x 5 cm

$3,286

Painting, Waterlilies 3, Adrienn Krahl

Waterlilies 3

Adrienn Krahl

Painting - 127 x 97 cm

$3,424

Painting, Abstraction in blue, Ellis Ostrowska

Abstraction in blue

Ellis Ostrowska

Painting - 74 x 65 cm

$1,807

Painting, Le Cerf-Volant, François Foucras

Le Cerf-Volant

François Foucras

Painting - 73 x 54 x 2.5 cm

$1,457

Painting, Usure du temps I, Lison Favarger

Usure du temps I

Lison Favarger

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

$1,343

Painting, Tokyo Hotel, Eric Turlot

Tokyo Hotel

Eric Turlot

Painting - 100 x 81 x 1.8 cm

$2,259

Painting, Circus bells, Trevor Kiernander

Circus bells

Trevor Kiernander

Painting - 40.6 x 30.5 x 10.2 cm

$2,088

Painting, Continuités, Théodora Vourvouri

Continuités

Théodora Vourvouri

Painting - 80 x 66 x 2 cm

$2,372

Painting, Regard d'argent - série portrait de femme, Namy

Regard d'argent - série portrait de femme

Namy

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$1,948

Painting, Lovers, Andrea Vandoni

Lovers

Andrea Vandoni

Painting - 70 x 60 x 4 cm

$2,259

Painting, White Mountain, Israel Beltrán

White Mountain

Israel Beltrán

Painting - 90 x 70 cm

$1,800

Painting, Deep blue, Hugo Auler Jr

Deep blue

Hugo Auler Jr

Painting - 76 x 60 x 4 cm

$1,400

Painting, Sky is the limit, Franck Bailleul

Sky is the limit

Franck Bailleul

Painting - 120 x 120 x 4 cm

$3,953

Painting, Les deux trains, Luis Alvarado

Les deux trains

Luis Alvarado

Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm

$5,647

Painting, Integration / True 026, Casey Grace

Integration / True 026

Casey Grace

Painting - 20.32 x 20.32 x 2.54 cm

$1,231

Painting, Buttopus, Ruben Cukier

Buttopus

Ruben Cukier

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm

$1,500

Painting, L'atmosphère du savoir, Lilly Sotirova

L'atmosphère du savoir

Lilly Sotirova

Painting - 54 x 80 x 2 cm

$1,468

Painting, Le Grand Duc à L’Opéra, Dan Jacobson

Le Grand Duc à L’Opéra

Dan Jacobson

Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm

$2,823

Painting, Blue Plate Obsession, Margaret Horvat

Blue Plate Obsession

Margaret Horvat

Painting - 61 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm

$5,000

Painting, Contemplation Opus IX, Theophile Delaine

Contemplation Opus IX

Theophile Delaine

Painting - 119.9 x 91.9 x 3 cm

$2,322

Painting, November, Barbara Hubert

November

Barbara Hubert

Painting - 85 x 120 cm

$1,694

Painting, Mallow, Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Mallow

Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Painting - 60.2 x 45.2 x 2.5 cm

$1,000

Painting, Space Patrol #2, Volker Mayr

Space Patrol #2

Volker Mayr

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1.5 cm

$1,694

Painting, Seascape, Zhivko Zhelyazkov

Seascape

Zhivko Zhelyazkov

Painting - 90 x 90 x 0.08 cm

$2,236

Painting, Silence I, Juliya Povkh

Silence I

Juliya Povkh

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$2,146

Painting, A Play (Girl on the Seashore), Malgorzata Rozmarynowska

A Play (Girl on the Seashore)

Malgorzata Rozmarynowska

Painting - 41 x 33 cm

$1,016

Painting, Vase with tea tree design, Hikaru O

Vase with tea tree design

Hikaru O

Painting - 50 x 62.5 x 0.1 cm

$824

Painting, Grand bleu, Blandine Insler

Grand bleu

Blandine Insler

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm

$553

Painting, Dios, Brandon Tellez

Dios

Brandon Tellez

Painting - 182.88 x 152.4 x 1.5 cm

$10,000

Painting, Crashing Waves, Kate Sea

Crashing Waves

Kate Sea

Painting - 130 x 100 x 2 cm

$2,146

Painting, L'automne, Fan Lin

L'automne

Fan Lin

Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm

$3,388

Painting, Le Port de Villefranche sur mer, André Lac

Le Port de Villefranche sur mer

André Lac

Painting - 38 x 46 cm

$1,129

Painting, Blanc  1960 White Monochrome, Dody

Blanc 1960 White Monochrome

Dody

Painting - 64 x 45 x 1 cm

$960

Painting, Mosaik & Scratchs n°10, Vahid Mohammadi

Mosaik & Scratchs n°10

Vahid Mohammadi

Painting - 140 x 200 x 4 cm

$3,388

Painting, L'uppercut de l'amour, Bertrand Thomassin

L'uppercut de l'amour

Bertrand Thomassin

Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,694

Painting, Untitled, Babatunde Adeogun

Untitled

Babatunde Adeogun

Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm

$3,320

Painting, Abstract composition 1, Mashkoor Raza

Abstract composition 1

Mashkoor Raza

Painting - 61 x 61 x 5.1 cm

$1,000

Painting, Money never Sleeps, ArtByAva

Money never Sleeps

ArtByAva

Painting - 48 x 42 x 3 cm

$3,049

Painting, Batman, Capocci

Batman

Capocci

Painting - 79 x 79 x 1 cm

$1,581

Painting, Morning glory, Rossana Rossignoli

Morning glory

Rossana Rossignoli

Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm

$4,257

Painting, Both of us, Iris C. Pollyanna

Both of us

Iris C. Pollyanna

Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm

$1,854

Painting, Calle de invernaderos II, Ana Garcia

Calle de invernaderos II

Ana Garcia

Painting - 35 x 50 x 4 cm

$1,005

Painting, Conscience Ephémère., Corinne Marino

Conscience Ephémère.

Corinne Marino

Painting - 65 x 85 x 1.8 cm

$1,468

Painting, Anti Forms, Brad Waters

Anti Forms

Brad Waters

Painting - 184 x 120 x 5 cm

$2,370

Painting, Mars, Baptiste Demoulin

Mars

Baptiste Demoulin

Painting - 60 x 73 x 2 cm

$2,033

Painting, Paris Boulevards extérieurs..., Michel Bianconi

Paris Boulevards extérieurs...

Michel Bianconi

Painting - 89 x 146 x 3 cm

$6,776

Painting, Silence, Okeowo Oluwaferanmi

Silence

Okeowo Oluwaferanmi

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm

$2,000

Painting, Motherhood, Iszchan Nazarian

Motherhood

Iszchan Nazarian

Painting - 101 x 87 cm

$2,033

Painting, Allégorie de fertilité, Anne-Marie Vesco

Allégorie de fertilité

Anne-Marie Vesco

Painting - 33 x 26 x 2 cm

$1,694

Painting, Locked in my heart, Jumoke Oyetunde

Locked in my heart

Jumoke Oyetunde

Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm

$1,700

Painting, Maisons Tessinoise, Adrien Holy

Maisons Tessinoise

Adrien Holy

Painting - 54.5 x 73 x 3 cm

$1,830

Painting, 1997, Painting, Oil on Canvas, Ethan Newman

1997, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Ethan Newman

Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 7.6 cm

$4,000

Painting, White shield, Kevin Brewerton

White shield

Kevin Brewerton

Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm

$4,300

Painting, Le bras long, Frédéric Blaimont

Le bras long

Frédéric Blaimont

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,581

Painting, Manu Dibango au saxophone, série Jazz et Musique, Jean-Louis Manuel

Manu Dibango au saxophone, série Jazz et Musique

Jean-Louis Manuel

Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm

$1,581

Painting, Deep state, Corey Kilmartin

Deep state

Corey Kilmartin

Painting - 122 x 92 x 4 cm

$2,484

Painting, Shining IV, Sara Jaskiewicz

Shining IV

Sara Jaskiewicz

Painting - 100 x 100 cm

$1,581

Painting, Palmiers, Omar Logang

Palmiers

Omar Logang

Painting - 73 x 60 x 3 cm

$2,259

Painting, The pink eye, María Carbonell

The pink eye

María Carbonell

Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm

$1,694

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.