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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Lorna Holdcroft - Kirin
Wave I
Lorna Holdcroft - Kirin
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch
€1,455
Tidal Estuary
Lorna Holdcroft - Kirin
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€2,667
Weathered Meadow
Lorna Holdcroft - Kirin
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch
€2,425
Wave II
Lorna Holdcroft - Kirin
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch
€1,455
Birch Copse
Lorna Holdcroft - Kirin
Painting - 120 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
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Reeds, Walberswick
Lorna Holdcroft - Kirin
Painting - 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
Sold
Pure Evil
Carlo Pomti’s Nightmare (original)
Pure Evil
Painting - 75 x 75 x 1.5 cm Painting - 29.5 x 29.5 x 0.6 inch
€3,300
Arthur Miller's Nightmare - Vertical Dots
Pure Evil
Print - 85 x 70 x 0.01 cm Print - 33.5 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€970
Artistotle Onassis’ Nightmare - Jackie Kennedy
Pure Evil
Painting - 100 x 100 x 6.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2.6 inch
€2,425
Rafael Sliks
Prune Pauchet
Rafael Sliks
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€6,000 €5,400
Prune Pauchet
Rafael Sliks
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€6,000 €5,400
A silver and a black angel were flying together
Rafael Sliks
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€12,000
Nicolas Pichon
Art stories: Campbells
Nicolas Pichon
Sculpture - 160 x 15 x 5 cm Sculpture - 63 x 5.9 x 2 inch
€1,500
Art Stories: Campbells
Nicolas Pichon
Painting - 165 x 15 x 5 cm Painting - 65 x 5.9 x 2 inch
€1,700
Benoit Thiel
Joseph
Luis Feito
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Field of flowers
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,931 €1,545
Water Lilies
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 45 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,062
Blooming irises
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,062
Santorini streets - Greece
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 60 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch
€869
Night lights of Prague
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€1,448 €1,231
Before the Rain
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 50 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€1,545
Peaches on the tree
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,448
Ritchelly Oliveira
There must have been an angel by my side
Ritchelly Oliveira
Painting - 65 x 54 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch
€7,300
Não Me Esqueça
Ritchelly Oliveira
Painting - 190 x 145 x 3 cm Painting - 74.8 x 57.1 x 1.2 inch
€16,500
Jardim das Fragilidades II
Ritchelly Oliveira
Painting - 150 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€13,500
Jardim das Fragilidades
Ritchelly Oliveira
Painting - 190 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 74.8 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
€18,350
Deus é Um Sentimento
Ritchelly Oliveira
Painting - 150 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€15,000
Intimidade (Triptych)
Ritchelly Oliveira
Painting - 100 x 180 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch
€20,600
Fred Borghesi
Abstract Study N20
Fred Borghesi
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.2 inch
€700
Useless Dream
Fred Borghesi
Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 42 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
€1,700
Ara Gasparyan
Eternal Moments: Bird and Timepiece
Ara Gasparyan
Painting - 50 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
€464
Still life with birds
Ara Gasparyan
Painting - 35 x 72 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 28.3 x 0.8 inch
€869
Portrait with koi fishes
Ara Gasparyan
Painting - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€821 €698