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Rostros sin rostro 3
José Manuel Chamorro Chamorro
Painting - 100 x 81 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 2 inch
$2,009
Copain copine
Françoise Dugourd-Caput
Painting - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,407
Red Roof Triptych
Linda McCluskey
Painting - 30 x 90 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 35.4 x 0.6 inch
$781
Multicolors rouge et or
Christian Jodin
Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch
$553
Brume matinale - série paysage rural
Philippe Maillebuau
Painting - 46 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 24 x 0.8 inch
$625
Trompette de Virginie
Ludivine Corominas
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,898
Verdi ricordi
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 120 x 150 x 0.1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 0 inch
$2,567
Etonnants voyageurs 4
Francis L'Huillier
Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,674 $1,507
The Camel Dressed In White
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,340
Bearded Iris and Bumble Bee
Clive Meredith
Painting - 36 x 28 x 4 cm Painting - 14.2 x 11 x 1.6 inch
$1,302
Somnium No. 12, Series III
Mario Henrique
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$5,805
The Sounds of Trees
Lusine Abrahamyan
Painting - 90 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,005 $904
Pivoine de Chine
Corine Lescop
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1 inch
$1,116 $949
La Guitare rouge
Christian Jodin
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,115
12 décembre 2014
Raymond Attanasio
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,791 $1,395
12 novembre 2004
Raymond Attanasio
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,679 $1,340
Le retour des beaux jours
Danielle Le Bricquir
Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$893
Zapping Pictural Green
Christian Jodin
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$553
Rouge bordeaux et or
Christian Jodin
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$553
Hommage à Klimt, Zapping of colors
Christian Jodin
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$553
Rouge de parme et or, hommage à G. Klimt
Christian Jodin
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$553
Rouge clair et or, hommage à Klimt
Christian Jodin
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$553
Hommage à Klimt, rouge carmin et or
Christian Jodin
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$553
Rouge de garance et or
Christian Jodin
Painting - 49 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.3 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$445
Rouge de garance et or
Christian Jodin
Painting - 50 x 25 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch
$553
Puzzle of Colors - Tribute to Gustav Klimt
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$334
Italy, Via di Streda
Vik Schroeder
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,674
Ciel Rouge
Francis L'Huillier
Painting - 50 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$1,005 $854
Rivages 3
Francis L'Huillier
Painting - 50 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$558 $502
Flowering branches in a white mug
Irina Trushkova
Painting - 36 x 43 x 2 cm Painting - 14.2 x 16.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,788
Rostros sin rostro 3-18
José Manuel Chamorro Chamorro
Painting - 65 x 46 cm Painting - 25.6 x 18.1 inch
$815
Rostros sin rostro 11-5
José Manuel Chamorro Chamorro
Painting - 73 x 60 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 inch
$1,088
Montagne Théâtrale
Corine Lescop
Painting - 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$4,242
Apotheosis of St. Exposis
Sergiu-Bogdan Roman
Painting - 100 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
$4,298
Gene Kelly Dancing In The Rain
Brigitte Mathé
Painting - 70 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch
$781
Le Jour se Lève
Carlo Maiolini
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,060 $902
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The tree of life
Seyran Gasparyan
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,200
A boy with a violin
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,005 $854
Autumn forest
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,000
Peinture 03-2023-18
Alain Bécanne
Painting - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$1,340
Walk in the sky - blue pink geometry abstraction
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,451
Oil Painting for Sale
Oil painting is a type of paint which involves mixing crushed color pigments usually with linseed oil, although poppy seed oil can also be used. The support on which it is painted must be covered with a primer beforehand so that the layer of paint can adhere to the support; an additional step which is crucial to the creative process and also means that it can be adapted to many types of surfaces.
It was during the Middle Ages that oil painting first appeared and began to be developed in the Western world. The discovery of oil painting is often attributed to the Flemish painter, Jan Van Eyck who had been experimenting with various mixtures. With this new painting technique, his works benefited from new transparency effects and a new type of aesthetic was born. His approach was copied and later shared more widely by other primitive Flemish painters. Oil painting replaced the tempera technique, which uses egg as a binder.
Similarly, the wood on which artists painted was replaced by linen canvas, installed on a frame from the 15th century onwards and later placed on an easel. Although it was well-liked by painters, this medium had its drawbacks; its components were toxic and its preparation required a great amount of artisan savoir-faire in the studio. Despite this, it became closely linked to the visual arts and and was hugely popularised during the Renaissance thanks to the Venetian painters such as Titian, followed closely by the Flemish, including Rubens, before it reached the Netherlands who made it their own, with Rembrandt leading the way.
The 19th and 20th centuries saw oil painting became the number one choice and the preferred medium for for modern times. The mixture no longer had to be prepared by artists in the studio; industrialization had made things easier and the paint came pre-prepared, packaged in tubes. The tin tube was commercialized in France in 1840 and revolutionised the history of art by encouraging the Impressionists to take their brushes and paints outside and paint en plein air. It would slowly be overtaken by acrylic paint a century later which simplified things even further as it was dried faster.
An oil painting canvas also implies that the painter must respect the fat-over-lean principle, meaning that a colors with high oil content (fat) should be applied over layers of paint with lower oil content (lean) to ensure that the painting will last longer and to prevent cracking. Oil painting remains a widely used method and numerous artworks are still made using this technique.
Contemporary artists still master oil painting but sometimes avoid working with it in the same traditional ways of the 20th century. The canvas is often not prepared so that its texture can be seen under the layer of paint, as certain abstract painters have done. Jackson Pollock for example used oil painting but did not glaze his works. He didn't even truly paint his canvases as he used a dripping technique; by shaking his brush he created splashes of paint over the canvas…
On Artsper, explore contemporary paintings by well-known artists including Arman, Salvador Dali and Robert Combas.
What is special about oil painting?
Oil painting allows for very efficient mixing of colors and tones. Due to its long drying time, it is possible to alter an oil painting days after the paint has been applied. Oil painting also allows for precision and a range of visual effects.
What's the difference between oil painting and acrylic?
Oil paint and acrylic paint are produced using different materials. While oil painting consists of pigments suspended in drying oils, acrylic paint is water-based. The main difference between the two is that acrylic paints can be thinned down with water, and dry faster than oil paints.
Is oil painting easier than watercolor?
It is easier to correct mistakes when working in oil paint as they are more opaque than watercolors and can be easily scraped off a surface.