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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Mike Jacobs
Three masted ship in Sète Harbor
Mike Jacobs
Painting - 51 x 82 x 0.4 cm Painting - 20.1 x 32.3 x 0.2 inch
$1,776
Adrienn Krahl
Nordic Waves (Abstract Painting)
Adrienn Krahl
Painting - 109 x 79 cm Painting - 42.9 x 31.1 inch
$1,801
Monochrome abstraction Part 1 (Abstract painting)
Adrienn Krahl
Painting - 51 x 51 cm Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 inch
$1,094
Monochrome abstraction Part 2 (Abstract painting)
Adrienn Krahl
Painting - 51 x 51 cm Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 inch
$1,094
Graphic romantic– Part 1 (Abstract painting)
Adrienn Krahl
Painting - 70 x 51 cm Painting - 27.6 x 20.1 inch
$1,222
Graphic romantic– Part 2 (Abstract painting)
Adrienn Krahl
Painting - 70 x 51 cm Painting - 27.6 x 20.1 inch
$1,222
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
$10,980
Untitled 16
Abdulrahman Naanseh
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
$1,020
Don’t make your glory easy II
Abdulrahman Naanseh
Painting - 29.7 x 21 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
$1,020
The language of speech was disrupted
Abdulrahman Naanseh
Painting - 29.7 x 21 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 inch
$948 $854
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
$1,020
Florence Boré
Humeur printanière
Florence Boré
Painting - 120 x 40 x 0.3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$2,553
Équation à trois inconnus
Florence Boré
Painting - 35 x 31.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 13.8 x 12.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,665
Neige au clair de lune
Florence Boré
Painting - 39.5 x 59.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.6 x 23.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,054
Kathleen Ney
High Tops, acrylic painting
Kathleen Ney
Painting - 60.3 x 45.1 x 0.3 cm Painting - 23.75 x 17.75 x 0.1 inch
$1,898
Sky and Shadows I
Kathleen Ney
Fine Art Drawings - 49.5 x 31.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.5 x 12.5 inch
$475
Contemporary Expressionist Style, Ancestor Oil Painting
Kathleen Ney
Painting - 43.2 x 35.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 17 x 14 x 0.1 inch
$670
Shape Shifter, abstract figurative collage
Kathleen Ney
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.9 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 0.75 inch
$800
Aatmica Ojha
Resurrection Of Christ (II)
Aatmica Ojha
Painting - 235 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 92.5 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,109
Blue & White Series- Painting 1
Aatmica Ojha
Photography - 60 x 45 x 2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,109
Metamorphic Pleasures
Aatmica Ojha
Painting - 160 x 135 x 0.1 cm Painting - 63 x 53.1 x 0 inch
$2,109
The League of Extraordinary Emotions_Purple
Aatmica Ojha
Painting - 100 x 75 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$2,109
Fluid Emotions: Pastels
Aatmica Ojha
Painting - 102 x 76 x 2 cm Painting - 40.2 x 29.9 x 0.8 inch
$2,109
Tiemar Tegene
Patterns in my wall III
Tiemar Tegene
Painting - 48 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 18.9 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
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Isabelle Fournet
Mediterranean Sea, Composition III
Isabelle Fournet
Painting - 116 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,997
El coral rojo del mediterráneo
Isabelle Fournet
Painting - 115 x 115 x 2 cm Painting - 45.3 x 45.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,942
Le vent du printemps
Isabelle Fournet
Painting - 120 x 123 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 48.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,332
White Series, Profondeur
Isabelle Fournet
Painting - 90 x 90 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
$1,609
Franck Bailleul
Colleville sur Mer en Hiver
Franck Bailleul
Painting - 90 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
$4,329
Il n'y a pas que la terre qui saigne
Franck Bailleul
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$4,995
Humeur Brouillonne
Franck Bailleul
Painting - 131 x 162 x 4 cm Painting - 51.6 x 63.8 x 1.6 inch
$4,995
Sky is the limit
Franck Bailleul
Painting - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$3,885
Swing des oranges
Franck Bailleul
Painting - 131 x 162 x 4 cm Painting - 51.6 x 63.8 x 1.6 inch
$6,660
Jean-François Zanette
Larissa Uvarova
I feel you spring
Larissa Uvarova
Painting - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,010