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Jessica Rabbit
Patrice Murciano
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,600
Let's cultivate our weirdness
Emily Starck
Painting - 60 x 54 x 0.1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 21.3 x 0 inch
€1,300
Le fond de ma tasse de café (2)
Andisheh Moghtaderpour
Painting - 30 x 24 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.6 inch
€190
The Beauty of a Bell Pepper
Marlene Llanes
Painting - 25.4 x 25.4 x 4.6 cm Painting - 10 x 10 x 1.8 inch
€518
Meeting across the river
Mariusz Makula
Painting - 80 x 100.1 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€672
Walking in Memphis
Mariusz Makula
Painting - 100.1 x 119.9 x 4.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
€672
You Said Something
Mariusz Makula
Painting - 80 x 100.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1 inch
€672
Gulf Island Arbutus
Linda Yurgensen
Painting - 45.7 x 58.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 18 x 23 x 1.5 inch
€743
Le Flatiron Building
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,750
Refracted Visage 3
Niall Pickvance
Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
€2,150
Island study, windy and white
Chrissy Nickerson
Painting - 41 x 64 x 4 cm Painting - 16.1 x 25.2 x 1.6 inch
€680
Spring colors landscape n°1 - Tuscany painting
Biagio Chiesi
Painting - 50 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
€415
Flowering of sunflowers - Tuscany painting landscape + frame
Biagio Chiesi
Painting - 30 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
€450
The Lullaby Of The New Moon
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€2,400
Country flowers path - Tuscany painting landscape + frame
Biagio Chiesi
Painting - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€485
Wildflowers field - Tuscany painting landscape + frame
Biagio Chiesi
Painting - 20 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
€275
One day in the countryside n°2 - Tuscany painting landscape
Biagio Chiesi
Painting - 50 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
€415
I Brought You the Blessing of Love
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 75 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,100
Series “Between Heaven and Earth” - turquoise blue
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 150 x 200 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch
€10,000 €9,000
Farewell to Venice - Old Italy Belle Epoque painting & frame
Francesco Tammaro
Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€650
Paysage instantané #2
Marie Rauzy
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€3,700
Sunset snowed in Paris - France Belle Epoque painting + frame
Francesco Tammaro
Painting - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€815
The Path To Sunset
Lisa H Ridabock
Painting - 25.4 x 25.4 x 1.3 cm Painting - 10 x 10 x 0.5 inch
€576
Bulbs and Seeds in Fall
Andrea Simmonds
Painting - 51 x 51 x 4 cm Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 x 1.6 inch
€530
Bulbs Underground in Winter
Andrea Simmonds
Painting - 51 x 51 x 4 cm Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 x 1.6 inch
€530
Sunny day in the mountains
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 35 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€912
Wild flowers bouquet
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 50 x 35 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
€864
Surrounded by fantasy
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 35 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
€864
Mysterious lake
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 46 x 35 x 0.3 cm Painting - 18.1 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
€864
Full moon in green
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 50 x 35 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
€864 €691
Red colors of sunset
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 35 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
€864
Venice in silver
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 45 x 60 x 1.8 cm Painting - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch
€1,151
Moonrise
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 50 x 35 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
€864
From the series Ecology of soul and nature III
Mykola Mamchur
Painting - 50 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
€1,500 €1,350
From the series Ecology of soul and nature I
Mykola Mamchur
Painting - 50 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
€1,500 €1,350
On the beach
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 35 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
€864
Bleasure 7 (The Invented Destiny)
Ajegbomogun Damilola
Painting - 121.9 x 106.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 42 x 1 inch
€3,118
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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.
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.
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.
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.