Painters
A painter is an artist who uses paint to create their artworks. A painter can be a professional or an amateur. The term painter can also be used to describe someone whose occupation involves painting surfaces, such as walls and doors.
Painters can use a variety different techniques and types of paints to create their artworks. The most frequently used techniques include oil paint, acrylic paint, gouache and watercolor. Watercolor is widely considered the oldest technique and it continues to be used today although oil painting has, over the centuries, become the preferred technique for many artists.
A painter can choose to work on various supports. The most common support is a canvas stretched over a frame but other popular supports include wood, paper, metal and even the human body.
For the last centuries, painting has been the dominant artistic expression and the most prevalent in the history of art. The history of painting begins in prehistoric times with the first cave paintings. Over the centuries, styles have evolved, first aiming to becoming more naturalistic and then breaking away from figurativism to move towards abstract art. Some of the key artistic movements in painting include: Gothic, Renaissance, Mannerism, Caravaggism, Baroque, classicism, Rococo, Neoclassical, romantic, Orientalist, Pre-Raphaelites, Barbizon School, Realism, Impressionism, Cubism, Fauvism, Futurism, Expressionism, Surrealism, Suprematism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art and Minimalism.
The twentieth century saw the birth of abstract painting. With this revolution in painting, the painter no longer tried to represent the world in a recognizable way but instead focussed on the formal elements of the painting such as shape, line and color. Abstract painting and figurative painting co-existed throughout modern art and continue to do so in contemporary art. Generally, these two categories of modern and contemporary are distinguished by the date of creation of the artworks . Modern art is generally seen as encompassing late 19th century works up to the mid-twentieth century, although the end date may vary between 1945 and 1960 depending on the interpretation. Contemporary art is ranges from the end of modern art up to today.
History of art is closely linked to the history of humanity. In fact, painters are often considered important witnesses of their time. The artists who have left their mark on the history of art are very often those who succeeded in innovating and going against the artistic codes of their time.
Some of the most groundbreaking and memorable artists include: Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli, Rembrandt, El Greco, Diego Velázquez, Rubens, Johannes Vermeer, Francisco de Goya, Eugène Delacroix, William Turner, Edouard Manet, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, Victor Vasarely, Claude Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, Robert Combas, Victor Vasarely, Salvador Dali, Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol, Sonia Delaunay, Niki de Saint Phalle, Keith Haring, Herve di Rosa, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and JonOne.
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Betty Acquah
Natures healing glory II
Betty Acquah
Painting - 91.4 x 213.4 x 7.6 cm Painting - 36 x 84 x 3 inch
$12,500
Valerio Adami
Notte di Natale
Valerio Adami
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 70 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
$16,855
Come dare i primi soccorsi ann cane
Valerio Adami
Painting - 81 x 100 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 inch
$95,512
Maria Esmar
Blooming colours
Maria Esmar
Painting - 140 x 180 x 0.2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 70.9 x 0.1 inch
$7,192 $6,472
Nagsoul
Frame me not
Nagsoul
Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.2 x 10.2 x 0 inch
$899
Urban friends on week end, Série Chat-mouflage
Nagsoul
Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$1,067
Southern winds
Nagsoul
Fine Art Drawings - 17 x 12 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.7 x 4.7 x 0 inch
$337
Spanish salsa 1
Nagsoul
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 12 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 4.7 x 0 inch
$337
L'horizon n'est qu'une illusion où se construisent les mirages.
Nagsoul
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 inch
$1,686
Peter Klasen
Grand visage avec lunettes ouvert/fermé
Peter Klasen
Painting - 73 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 28.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$7,866
Alexei Lantsev
Aux alentours d'Aix en Provence
Alexei Lantsev
Painting - 75 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,034
Quai de Montebello en octobre, Paris
Alexei Lantsev
Painting - 42 x 62 cm Painting - 16.5 x 24.4 inch
$1,011
Bateaux à Fécamp, matinée
Alexei Lantsev
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,371
Rayon de soleil après un orage, mer Noire en juin
Alexei Lantsev
Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,472
Côte rose. Matinée près de la mer
Alexei Lantsev
Painting - 42 x 61 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 24 x 0 inch
$1,011
Behshad Arjomandi
Underwater fantasy
Behshad Arjomandi
Painting - 80 x 59.9 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$950
Purple Serenade
Behshad Arjomandi
Painting - 50 x 100.1 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$920
Minimalist Landscape IX
Behshad Arjomandi
Painting - 100.1 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,140
Summer dreams
Behshad Arjomandi
Painting - 119.9 x 89.9 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,640
Inspiring landscape
Behshad Arjomandi
Painting - 100.1 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$990
Spring rain
Behshad Arjomandi
Painting - 72.9 x 150.1 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,540
Ske
James Earley
Mother and daughter
James Earley
Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$7,645
Su Yu
Mathilde de Bellecombe
Les herbes folles
Mathilde de Bellecombe
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$264
Petit Paysage 2
Mathilde de Bellecombe
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$264
L'arbre de sagesse
Mathilde de Bellecombe
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,371
Bernhard Lang
AV_Miami_III_010
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 100 x 100 x 0.2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$2,247
AV_Adria_021
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 90 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,461
AV_Adria_023
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 95.4 x 135 x 0.6 cm Photography - 37.6 x 53.1 x 0.2 inch
$3,933
Miami_III_007
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 112.5 x 150 x 0.2 cm Photography - 44.3 x 59.1 x 0.1 inch
$3,259
Bavaria_Forest_023
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 150 x 112.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 59.1 x 44.3 x 0 inch
$4,158
AV_Adria_009
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 90 x 90 x 0.2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch
$2,472
Bavaria_Forest_002
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 150 x 112.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 59.1 x 44.3 x 0 inch
$4,158