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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Tiberiu Soos
Tranquil XVII - Large Blue Painting
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 80 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
CHF 1,531
Water meets Fire - Large Colorful Vivid Abstract Painting
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 80 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
CHF 1,123
Happy gypsy dance 33
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 80 x 140 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
CHF 1,225
Flowing Energy 4 - Large Fluid Abstract, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 80 x 140 x 4.1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
CHF 1,209
Gypsy Skirt Rounded in Amsterdam 2
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
CHF 1,021
Happy gypsy girl dancing in the forest V
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 80 x 180 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 70.9 x 1.6 inch
CHF 1,225
Abstract decorative intensity
Tiberiu Soos
Painting - 80 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
CHF 1,225
Kotaro Machiyama
World reflected
Kotaro Machiyama
Painting - 41 x 60.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 16.1 x 23.9 x 1 inch
CHF 1,183
Give (clipping series - understand)
Kotaro Machiyama
Painting - 72.7 x 60.6 x 2 cm Painting - 28.6 x 23.9 x 0.8 inch
CHF 2,081
See (clipping series - understand)
Kotaro Machiyama
Painting - 72.7 x 60.6 x 2 cm Painting - 28.6 x 23.9 x 0.8 inch
CHF 2,081
Hide and seek
Kotaro Machiyama
Painting - 130.3 x 97 x 0.1 cm Painting - 51.3 x 38.2 x 0 inch
CHF 4,768
Veronica Vilsan
Violet Flame 13
Veronica Vilsan
Painting - 115 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 45.3 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
CHF 816
Garden of Joy 50
Veronica Vilsan
Painting - 80 x 115 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 45.3 x 1.6 inch
CHF 1,123
Life in Colors 72
Veronica Vilsan
Painting - 60 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
CHF 918
Life in Colors 59
Veronica Vilsan
Painting - 145 x 200 x 0.1 cm Painting - 57.1 x 78.7 x 0 inch
CHF 4,898
Life in Colors 74
Veronica Vilsan
Painting - 160 x 200 x 0.1 cm Painting - 63 x 78.7 x 0 inch
CHF 4,592
Interstellar 7
Veronica Vilsan
Painting - 114.3 x 78.7 x 5.1 cm Painting - 45 x 31 x 2 inch
CHF 1,822
Interstellar 4
Veronica Vilsan
Painting - 78.7 x 78.7 x 5.1 cm Painting - 31 x 31 x 2 inch
CHF 1,328
Jade Mouge
La clef est toute une vie
Jade Mouge
Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
CHF 1,225
Cécile Desserle
L'amour chemine
Cécile Desserle
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
CHF 2,857
L'aube de tes jours
Cécile Desserle
Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch
CHF 3,878
Le printemps dans l'air
Cécile Desserle
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
CHF 3,368
A l'encre bleue
Cécile Desserle
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
CHF 3,062
Voix de secours
Cécile Desserle
Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch
CHF 3,878
Liberté de penser
Cécile Desserle
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
CHF 1,837
Issa Halloum
Anthony Grip
Never give up boombox
Anthony Grip
Sculpture - 24 x 43 x 9 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 16.9 x 3.5 inch
CHF 714
2 pac Ghettoblaster
Anthony Grip
Sculpture - 23 x 51 x 16 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 20.1 x 6.3 inch
CHF 918
Lil’ crazy Boombox
Anthony Grip
Sculpture - 25 x 51 x 20 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 20.1 x 7.9 inch
CHF 918
Mr Garcia
Steel tool 2
Mr Garcia
Painting - 130 x 195 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 76.8 x 0.8 inch
CHF 1,735 CHF 1,561
Jean Cocteau
Divinity - III
Jean Cocteau
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 10.2 x 0 inch
CHF 23,472
Londres
Jean Cocteau
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 26 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 10.2 x 0.1 inch
CHF 21,431
The Olympus
Jean Cocteau
Fine Art Drawings - 32 x 24.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.6 x 0 inch
CHF 18,369
Couple de danseurs Barcelone
Jean Cocteau
Print - 50 x 65 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch
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Adrienn Krahl
Ingenuity (Abstract Painting)
Adrienn Krahl
Painting - 109 x 79 cm Painting - 42.9 x 31.1 inch
CHF 1,663
Nodus (Abstract painting)
Adrienn Krahl
Painting - 109 x 78.5 cm Painting - 42.9 x 30.9 inch
CHF 1,663
Monochrome abstraction Part 1 (Abstract painting)
Adrienn Krahl
Painting - 51 x 51 cm Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 inch
CHF 1,010
Monochrome abstraction Part 2 (Abstract painting)
Adrienn Krahl
Painting - 51 x 51 cm Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 inch
CHF 1,010
Graphic romantic– Part 1 (Abstract painting)
Adrienn Krahl
Painting - 70 x 51 cm Painting - 27.6 x 20.1 inch
CHF 1,128
Graphic romantic– Part 2 (Abstract painting)
Adrienn Krahl
Painting - 70 x 51 cm Painting - 27.6 x 20.1 inch
CHF 1,128
Abdulrahman Naanseh
A nap in the embers
Abdulrahman Naanseh
Painting - 200 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 78.7 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
CHF 10,388
Composition
Abdulrahman Naanseh
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 7.9 inch
CHF 602
Don’t make your glory easy II
Abdulrahman Naanseh
Painting - 29.7 x 21 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
CHF 965
I am the fugitive whose country is pursuing and the stranger II
Abdulrahman Naanseh
Painting - 29.7 x 21 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
CHF 965
Has been urinating since the last century, the statue of the public square
Abdulrahman Naanseh
Painting - 35.5 x 27.5 cm Painting - 14 x 10.8 inch
CHF 976
The language of speech was disrupted
Abdulrahman Naanseh
Painting - 29.7 x 21 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
CHF 897