Oil Painting for Sale

Painting, Neighbourhood Watch, Glynne James

Neighbourhood Watch

Glynne James

Painting - 40 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,185

Painting, Maris Piper Delight, Glynne James

Maris Piper Delight

Glynne James

Painting - 80 x 30 x 3 cm

$1,422

Painting, Peinture 05-2022-38, Alain Bécanne

Peinture 05-2022-38

Alain Bécanne

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4.5 cm

$960

Painting, Hommage to Paul Klee, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Hommage to Paul Klee

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 60 x 50 x 1 cm

$1,581

Painting, Peinture 04-2021-42, Alain Bécanne

Peinture 04-2021-42

Alain Bécanne

Painting - 120 x 100 x 4.5 cm

$1,016

Painting, Peinture 11-2020-110, Alain Bécanne

Peinture 11-2020-110

Alain Bécanne

Painting - 146 x 114 x 4 cm

$1,920

Painting, Peinture 01-2022-02, Alain Bécanne

Peinture 01-2022-02

Alain Bécanne

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm

$960

Painting, On the way, Anna Jung

On the way

Anna Jung

Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.8 cm

$4,890

Painting, Peinture 05-2021-43, Alain Bécanne

Peinture 05-2021-43

Alain Bécanne

Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm

$666

Painting, Peinture 01-2021-10, Alain Bécanne

Peinture 01-2021-10

Alain Bécanne

Painting - 114 x 146 x 2.5 cm

$1,694

Painting, Pink and Red Composition, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Pink and Red Composition

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.3 cm

$1,355

Painting, Abstract Composition, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Abstract Composition

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm

$1,807

Painting, Abstract Expression, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Abstract Expression

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 140 x 57 x 1 cm

$2,033

Painting, Informal Painting, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Informal Painting

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 96 x 70 x 1 cm

$1,581

Painting, Black Painting, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Black Painting

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm

$1,468

Painting, Blue Abstract Composition, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Blue Abstract Composition

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 81 x 52 x 1 cm

$1,581

Painting, Blue Spots, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Blue Spots

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 100 x 50 x 3 cm

$2,033

Painting, Peinture Octobre 2019-73, Alain Bécanne

Peinture Octobre 2019-73

Alain Bécanne

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm

$791

Painting, Abstract Expression, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Abstract Expression

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 92 x 70 x 0.3 cm

$1,581

Painting, Abstract Expression, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Abstract Expression

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm

$1,581

Painting, Abstract expression, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Abstract expression

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 148 x 48 x 1 cm

$2,033

Painting, Abstract Expression, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Abstract Expression

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 91 x 82 x 1 cm

$1,807

Painting, Reticulum, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Reticulum

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 60 x 80 x 1 cm

$1,807

Painting, Abstract Expression, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Abstract Expression

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm

$1,920

Painting, Blue and Yellow Abstract Composition, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Blue and Yellow Abstract Composition

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm

$1,920

Painting, Abstract Expression, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Abstract Expression

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm

$2,033

Painting, Blue Expressionism, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Blue Expressionism

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 50 x 60 x 3 cm

$1,468

Painting, Stones, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Stones

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 89 x 115 x 3 cm

$1,694

Painting, Spots, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Spots

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm

$1,694

Painting, Blue and Black, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Blue and Black

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 40 x 80 x 3 cm

$1,468

Painting, Abstract Shape, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Abstract Shape

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 89 x 115 x 3 cm

$1,581

Painting, Grey Shape, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Grey Shape

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 45 x 45 x 3 cm

$1,242

Painting, Composition, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Composition

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 33 x 25 x 3 cm

$1,186

Painting, Orange Shape, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Orange Shape

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 40 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,355

Painting, Pink and Fuchsia Composition, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Pink and Fuchsia Composition

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm

$1,016

Painting, French Flag, Giorgio Lo Fermo

French Flag

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 35 x 35 x 3 cm

$1,525

Painting, Black Holes, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Black Holes

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 34.5 x 30 x 3 cm

$1,186

Painting, Red Flame, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Red Flame

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 50 x 60 x 3 cm

$1,355

Painting, Abstract Composition, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Abstract Composition

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 75 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,920

Painting, Untitled composition, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Untitled composition

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,694

Painting, Orange and Yellow, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Orange and Yellow

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 50 x 60 x 3 cm

$1,863

Painting, Abstract Composition, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Abstract Composition

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 58 x 58 x 3 cm

$1,694

Painting, Abstract Composition, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Abstract Composition

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 40 x 30 x 3 cm

$1,694

Painting, Reticulum, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Reticulum

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 45 x 54 x 3 cm

$1,863

Painting, Lines, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Lines

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 64 x 49 x 3 cm

$1,863

Painting, Pink, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Pink

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 50 x 70 x 3 cm

$1,694

Painting, Mosaic, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Mosaic

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 58 x 58 x 3 cm

$1,863

Painting, Blue Lines, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Blue Lines

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 27 x 32 x 3 cm

$1,016

Painting, Geometrical Composition, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Geometrical Composition

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$1,863

Painting, Black Lines II, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Black Lines II

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 45 x 35 x 3 cm

$1,355

Painting, Abstract Expression, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Abstract Expression

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 45 x 35 x 0.2 cm

$1,016

Painting, Ideograms III, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Ideograms III

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 40 x 80 x 0.2 cm

$2,202

Painting, Ideograms II, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Ideograms II

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 40 x 80 x 0.3 cm

$2,202

Painting, Blue minimalism, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Blue minimalism

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.1 cm

$903

Painting, Abstract animal, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Abstract animal

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 42 x 52 x 0.3 cm

$1,355

Painting, Orange Composition, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Orange Composition

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 41.2 x 35 x 0.2 cm

$1,355

Painting, Minimalism IV, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Minimalism IV

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 30 x 50 x 0.2 cm

$1,581

Painting, Minimalism II, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Minimalism II

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.2 cm

$1,355

Painting, Urban barriera margine confine, Alessandra Bisi

Urban barriera margine confine

Alessandra Bisi

Painting - 60 x 100 x 2 cm

$2,880

Painting, Dernier jour à Venise ES, Louis Magre

Dernier jour à Venise ES

Louis Magre

Painting - 50 x 61 x 3 cm

$1,942

Painting, ambiance tempete, Louis Magre

ambiance tempete

Louis Magre

Painting - 50 x 61 x 3 cm

$1,942

Painting, Aude aux coquelicots, Louis Magre

Aude aux coquelicots

Louis Magre

Painting - 55 x 46 x 3 cm

$1,649

Painting, Sereno Ghiaccio, Alessandra Bisi

Sereno Ghiaccio

Alessandra Bisi

Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm

$2,484

Painting, Kiev, Shahi Dayekh

Kiev

Shahi Dayekh

Painting - 150 x 165 x 0.5 cm

$27,225

Painting, Visitation, Patrick Delorme

Visitation

Patrick Delorme

Painting - 39 x 29 x 0.01 cm

$711

Painting, 666=9, Kat Zhivetin

666=9

Kat Zhivetin

Painting - 125 x 102 x 4 cm

$1,060

Painting, So I Drink These Broken Dreams and Hide in Despair, Isaac Pelayo

So I Drink These Broken Dreams and Hide in Despair

Isaac Pelayo

Painting - 78.7 x 68.6 x 2.5 cm

$11,000

Painting, Oscar, Peter Opheim

Oscar

Peter Opheim

Painting - 41 x 41 x 1 cm

$2,500

Painting, Portrait with koi fishes, Ara Gasparyan

Portrait with koi fishes

Ara Gasparyan

Painting - 60 x 40 x 2 cm

$850

Painting, Sable doré, Pierrick Tual

Sable doré

Pierrick Tual

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,355

Painting, Femme en bleue à la terrasse d'un café, Jean-Jacques Venturini

Femme en bleue à la terrasse d'un café

Jean-Jacques Venturini

Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm

$1,694

Painting, squilibrio rosso, Alessandra Bisi

squilibrio rosso

Alessandra Bisi

Painting - 120 x 80 x 2 cm

$3,840

Painting, Is two, Alessandra Bisi

Is two

Alessandra Bisi

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm

$3,049

Painting, La conciergerie et notre dame - Paris, Louis Magre

La conciergerie et notre dame - Paris

Louis Magre

Painting - 46 x 55 x 3 cm

$1,649

Painting, Fragments d'émotion #5, Bonus

Fragments d'émotion #5

Bonus

Painting - 36 x 48 x 0.1 cm

$1,242

Painting, Fragments d'émotion #6, Bonus

Fragments d'émotion #6

Bonus

Painting - 36 x 48 x 0.1 cm

$1,242

Painting, Time Out, Zena Blackwell

Time Out

Zena Blackwell

Painting - 165 x 115 x 3.5 cm

$3,687

Painting, Lili, AE2

Lili

AE2

Painting - 116 x 89 x 5 cm

$1,299

Painting, Still-life with bonded girl. Who killed Laura Palmer?, Vladimir Kolosov

Still-life with bonded girl. Who killed Laura Palmer?

Vladimir Kolosov

Painting - 94 x 127 x 0.3 cm

$990

Painting, Patineurs II, Elise Barat

Patineurs II

Elise Barat

Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm

$960

Painting, Towarn unknown, Vladimir Kolosov

Towarn unknown

Vladimir Kolosov

Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 2 cm

$1,800

Painting, Les Lavandières, Joel Giraud

Les Lavandières

Joel Giraud

Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm

$1,084

Painting, Face à face, Nicolas Fropo de Habart

Face à face

Nicolas Fropo de Habart

Painting - 54 x 73 x 2.5 cm

$1,355 $1,125

Painting, Seaside. Love triangle, Vladimir Kolosov

Seaside. Love triangle

Vladimir Kolosov

Painting - 55.9 x 76.2 x 0 cm

$700

Painting, Vieille Rue de Tourettes sur Loup, André Lac

Vieille Rue de Tourettes sur Loup

André Lac

Painting - 38 x 46 cm

$1,129

Painting, Mulatto, Dumisani Karamanski

Mulatto

Dumisani Karamanski

Painting - 150 x 180 x 3 cm

$5,195 $4,675

Painting, dimanche a venise, Louis Magre

dimanche a venise

Louis Magre

Painting - 40 x 80 x 3 cm

$2,146

Painting, Life, Death, and Tulips, Lena Applebaum

Life, Death, and Tulips

Lena Applebaum

Painting - 180 x 140 x 3 cm

$9,877

Painting, Courage, Marta Zawadzka

Courage

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 150 x 120 x 2 cm

$4,461

Painting, Coq Louis, Laurent Messager

Coq Louis

Laurent Messager

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm

$486

Painting, Cheval, Laurent Messager

Cheval

Laurent Messager

Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm

$531

Painting, Grub, Sonya Sklaroff

Grub

Sonya Sklaroff

Painting - 60 x 90 x 2 cm

$12,422

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.