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
Agnieszka Staak-Janczarska
A prologue
Agnieszka Staak-Janczarska
Painting - 50 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$999
Delicate
Agnieszka Staak-Janczarska
Sculpture - 26 x 20 x 17 cm Sculpture - 10.2 x 7.9 x 6.7 inch
$1,998
Winter landscape
Agnieszka Staak-Janczarska
Fine Art Drawings - 14 x 14 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.5 x 5.5 x 0 inch
$222
What's hidden
Agnieszka Staak-Janczarska
Sculpture - 28 x 22 x 17 cm Sculpture - 11 x 8.7 x 6.7 inch
$1,998
Still life with flutist
Agnieszka Staak-Janczarska
Painting - 124 x 115 x 2 cm Painting - 48.8 x 45.3 x 0.8 inch
$2,220
Double life
Agnieszka Staak-Janczarska
Painting - 100 x 75 x 0.2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,998
In a snow
Agnieszka Staak-Janczarska
Painting - 35 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$610
VeraD
Amor de Agua
La sagesse dans les branches
Amor de Agua
Painting - 120 x 108 cm Painting - 47.2 x 42.5 inch
$1,221
Because we need colors 2
Amor de Agua
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.8 inch
$133
To protect your heart
Amor de Agua
Sculpture - 6.5 x 6 x 1.5 cm Sculpture - 2.6 x 2.4 x 0.6 inch
$55
La femme et l'enfant sur les racines de l'arbre
Amor de Agua
Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
$888
Les poumons de la Terre
Amor de Agua
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,221
Irene Nelson
Gergana Balabanova
They were breakwaters
Gergana Balabanova
Painting - 80 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$955
In the death car
Gergana Balabanova
Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,643
Is there a bridge there
Gergana Balabanova
Painting - 54 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,443
Pitu
Collection Tête
Pitu
Painting - 162 x 114 x 2 cm Painting - 63.8 x 44.9 x 0.8 inch
Price upon request
Réjane LeChat
Les Esprits de la terre groupe 1
Réjane LeChat
Sculpture - 25 x 42 x 11 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 16.5 x 4.3 inch
$3,330
Les Esprits de la terre groupe 2
Réjane LeChat
Sculpture - 30 x 26 x 5 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 10.2 x 2 inch
$2,331
L'Offrande et la pierre plate
Réjane LeChat
Sculpture - 45 x 9 x 14 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 3.5 x 5.5 inch
$1,998
Stéphane Joannes
Tanker - (AD 2021 07)
Stéphane Joannes
Painting - 50 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
Price upon request
Tanker
Stéphane Joannes
Painting - 45 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
Price upon request
Tanker
Stéphane Joannes
Painting - 60 x 180 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch
Price upon request
Tanker
Stéphane Joannes
Painting - 60 x 180 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch
Price upon request
Thierry Zdzieblo
David Casals
Rachael Dalzell
Carnival of colour
Rachael Dalzell
Painting - 110 x 140 x 6 cm Painting - 43.3 x 55.1 x 2.4 inch
$7,006
There is a silent eloquence
Rachael Dalzell
Painting - 80 x 80 x 6 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 2.4 inch
$1,866
My joys run high
Rachael Dalzell
Painting - 55 x 75 x 0.5 cm Painting - 21.7 x 29.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,222
Late afternoon in the fields
Rachael Dalzell
Painting - 55 x 75 x 1 cm Painting - 21.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
$965
Boats at low tide in Blakeney
Rachael Dalzell
Painting - 70 x 90 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
$1,023
After the rain at Happisburg
Rachael Dalzell
Painting - 75 x 55 x 1 cm Painting - 29.5 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch
$766
Yasen Zgurovski
Venus Violet
Yasen Zgurovski
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$233
Chihuahua. Looking for Laika
Yasen Zgurovski
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$799
The Biggest Fish in the World
Yasen Zgurovski
Painting - 69 x 79 x 2 cm Painting - 27.2 x 31.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,443
Elephants for Peace
Yasen Zgurovski
Painting - 69 x 79 x 2 cm Painting - 27.2 x 31.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,443