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Landscape with brooms
Andrea Borella
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$516
The adventures of the desert
Mariusz Makula
Painting - 80 x 89.9 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$500
Streets of Northern City
Mariusz Makula
Painting - 80 x 100.1 x 4.1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$500
Relax your Dogs
Mariusz Makula
Painting - 100.1 x 70.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1 inch
$500
Future., Painting, Oil on Canvas, canvas art, stretched
Karina Antonczak
Painting - 70.1 x 100.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$1,260
Abstract n°545
Harry James Moody
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 inch
$5,200
SN8 Arqueología de lo que escondo
David Murcia
Painting - 114 x 146 x 4 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 1.6 inch
$5,586 $5,308
N°1242 Bet She’an. Scythopolis 1.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 38 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$599
Les enfants de la guerre...
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 100 x 81 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.6 inch
$1,110
Among the mountains
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 204 x 280 x 4 cm Painting - 80.3 x 110.2 x 1.6 inch
$30,000
Hay bales and poppies - Tuscany landscape painting
Gino Masini
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$333
Om mani padme hum
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 97 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch
$1,998
Country path with sunflowers - Tuscany landscape painting
Gino Masini
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$305
Summer countryside - Tuscany landscape painting
Gino Masini
Painting - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$305
Wheat field & flowers - Tuscany landscape painting
Gino Masini
Painting - 20 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$333
Wheat field & flowers - Tuscany landscape painting
Gino Masini
Painting - x cm Painting - 0 x 0 inch
$372
Field of poppies - Tuscany landscape painting
Gino Masini
Painting - 20 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$333
Flowery landscape - Tuscany landscape painting
Gino Masini
Painting - 20 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$333
The lavender road - Tuscany landscape painting
Gino Masini
Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$372
Village with sunflowers - Tuscany landscape painting
Gino Masini
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$372
Yellow Sky landscape
Laura Spring
Painting - 35.6 x 27.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$180
Danse sur le pont au double
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 97 x 130 x 5 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 2 inch
$1,776
La mort de Desdémone
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 89 x 116 x 4 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 1.6 inch
$1,443
Burn-out au paradis.
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 60 x 51 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 20.1 x 1.6 inch
$888
Nuit blanche
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 97 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch
$1,776
Génération Sms
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 89 x 116 x 4 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 1.6 inch
$1,998
Une chanson pour elle
Mara Toledo
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,220
Bleu sur la côte 9
Francis L'Huillier
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
$999
Les Pieds dans les nuages
Francine Van Hove
Painting - 89 x 116 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 inch
$25,862
Une touche de modernité
Eric Munsch
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,165
Parallel Universe/2
Viktoria Ganhao
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$588
Speaking with the stars
Genia Sheyn
Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,330
Deep blu : azure reflections, Tokyo’s depths in manga palette
Jimmy Yoshimura
Painting - 220 x 160 x 5 cm Painting - 86.6 x 63 x 2 inch
$9,768
Purple arlequin : Harajuku rhapsody, the enigmatic dance of colors
Jimmy Yoshimura
Painting - 180 x 137 x 5 cm Painting - 70.9 x 53.9 x 2 inch
$6,660
Tatoo : ink and skin
Jimmy Yoshimura
Painting - 200 x 160 x 5 cm Painting - 78.7 x 63 x 2 inch
$7,770
Un coin de paradis
Patrick Delorme
Painting - 39 x 29 x 0.01 cm Painting - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0 inch
$699
Stop wars, d'après Banksy
Patrick Cornée
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,332 $1,199
Vague Nocturne
Nicolas Fropo de Habart
Painting - 73 x 92 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,331
Les chagrin des Dieux - la fresque
Julie Ruelle
Painting - 100 x 195 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 76.8 x 1.2 inch
$8,880
Rose fairy tale-2
Vasyl Khodakivskyi
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,663
Generational feelings 24
David Murcia
Painting - 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$4,298
Paris. autumn melody
Volodymyr Kolesnyk
Painting - 38 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 15 x 0.8 inch
$1,054
Lights of Paris
Volodymyr Kolesnyk
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,998
Strawberries and Vinegar
Linda Yurgensen
Painting - 30.5 x 35.6 x 2 cm Painting - 12 x 14 x 0.8 inch
$377
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Peinture 03-2023-18
Alain Bécanne
Painting - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$1,332
Autumn forest
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,000
The tree of life
Seyran Gasparyan
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,200
Walk in the sky - blue pink geometry abstraction
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,443
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.
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.