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.
Discover the styles & movements
Liana Asatryan
Two Hearts, One Canvas
Liana Asatryan
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,200
Echoes of Contemplation
Liana Asatryan
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$450
Soulful solitude
Liana Asatryan
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,200 $1,020
Mary Noga
Marta Lafuente
J/Y Delaunay-Israël
Curva 20/39
J/Y Delaunay-Israël
Fine Art Drawings - 158 x 108 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 62.2 x 42.5 x 0.4 inch
$2,562
Curva 20/39 (1)
J/Y Delaunay-Israël
Painting - 108 x 108 x 1 cm Painting - 42.5 x 42.5 x 0.4 inch
$2,247
Danses 4/29 Tarentelle
J/Y Delaunay-Israël
Painting - 40 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,742
Prémices Diptyque N° 17
J/Y Delaunay-Israël
Painting - 200 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$5,888
Prémices Diptyque N° 14
J/Y Delaunay-Israël
Painting - 100 x 200 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch
$5,888
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Afrocentric Radiance
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 139.7 x 124.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 55 x 49 x 1 inch
$3,400 $3,060
Wetin Man Go Do
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 114.3 x 113 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45 x 44.5 x 1 inch
$2,800 $2,520
Deserving More
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 114.3 x 111.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45 x 44 x 1 inch
$2,800
Fierce Fabrication 1
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 114.3 x 113 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45 x 44.5 x 1 inch
$2,800
Beauty In Her Space
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 83.8 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm Painting - 33 x 32 x 1 inch
$1,800
Gazing Through Ankara 2
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 76.2 x 68.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 27 x 1 inch
$1,850
Beauty is what I posessed 2
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 86.4 x 71.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 34 x 28 x 1 inch
$1,500
Beauty is what I posessed
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 111.8 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 44 x 36 x 1 inch
$1,950
Oluwafemi Afolabi
Sisters in Yellow 2
Oluwafemi Afolabi
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
$3,699
Change and Growth 1
Oluwafemi Afolabi
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,200
Change and Growth 2
Oluwafemi Afolabi
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,200
Teach us to love ourselves
Oluwafemi Afolabi
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,800 $2,520
You May Be Lucky
Oluwafemi Afolabi
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$3,200
Stephanie Godann
Olivier Massebeuf
The girl who knew too much
Olivier Massebeuf
Print - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$79
The scene shifters III
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 130 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35 x 1 inch
$1,573
Elizabeth Hefty-Khoury
Scars
Elizabeth Hefty-Khoury
Painting - 82.5 x 44.5 x 3.2 cm Painting - 32.5 x 17.5 x 1.3 inch
$1,146
Elementals
Elizabeth Hefty-Khoury
Painting - 100 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,169
The moon split in two
Elizabeth Hefty-Khoury
Painting - 101.5 x 88 x 6 cm Painting - 40 x 34.6 x 2.4 inch
$1,708
Dust particles in sunlight
Elizabeth Hefty-Khoury
Painting - 90.5 x 71.5 x 1.8 cm Painting - 35.6 x 28.1 x 0.7 inch
$1,461
Sheelagh Na Gig #2
Elizabeth Hefty-Khoury
Painting - 7.5 x 7.5 x 1 cm Painting - 3 x 3 x 0.4 inch
$325
Sheelagh Na Gig #3
Elizabeth Hefty-Khoury
Painting - 7.5 x 7.5 x 1 cm Painting - 3 x 3 x 0.4 inch
$325
Sheelagh Na Gig #5
Elizabeth Hefty-Khoury
Painting - 7.5 x 7.5 x 1 cm Painting - 3 x 3 x 0.4 inch
$325
Juan Carlos Navarro
To embrace the presence I am
Juan Carlos Navarro
Painting - 100 x 170 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 66.9 x 1.6 inch
$9,711
Veronica Botticelli
Lontano
Veronica Botticelli
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 inch
$3,146
Candice Grant
Let the Magic Happen
Candice Grant
Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1.5 inch
$1,100
A Collision of Energy
Candice Grant
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 1.5 inch
$480
The Layers of Perception
Candice Grant
Painting - 81.3 x 71.1 x 1.9 cm Painting - 32 x 28 x 0.75 inch
$1,050
The Ever Shifting Mood
Candice Grant
Painting - 61 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 36 x 1.5 inch
$1,050