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![Painting, Fugue 5/26, J/Y Delaunay-Israël](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2173063_1_grid.jpg)
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Flowers Painting African Tree Pohutukawa
Olga Nikitina
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$895
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Tropical Coral Reef Underwater painting was made underwater at the depth of 8 meters
Olga Nikitina
Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$2,237
![Painting, Les arbres 02.12.23, Laurent Bouro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2155263_1_grid.jpg)
Les arbres 02.12.23
Laurent Bouro
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$3,803
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Tree of Life
Noyem Khachatryan
Painting - 160 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,901 $1,711
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Underwater painting Abstract coral reef was made underwater
Olga Nikitina
Painting - 50 x 70 x 1.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.7 inch
$2,237
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Ripples Under the Surface
Claire Wiltsher
Painting - 91 x 91 x 4 cm Painting - 35.8 x 35.8 x 1.6 inch
$2,112
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Trésor - série portrait de femme
Namy
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,538
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Mauvaise langue
Frédéric Blaimont
Painting - 40 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,790
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Le rocher de Consolation
Elise Barat
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$727
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Lever de soleil à San Francisco
Vianney
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,411
![Painting, Paris, la ville bleue, Marianne Dencausse Robbe](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/765654_1_grid.jpg)
Paris, la ville bleue
Marianne Dencausse Robbe
Painting - 73 x 54 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 inch
$1,051
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Des étoiles pour toi
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 15 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch
$336
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Suisse: Printemps
Odile Pinto-Corbin
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,230
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Warmth of the evening sun
Vasyl Khodakivskyi
Painting - 40 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,678 $1,510
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Transcender son esprit
Clara Crespin
Painting - 73 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,237
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Untitled Abstract
George Pinder
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.5 inch
$1,658
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Clowns in the sky of New York
Josh Delo
Painting - 96 x 141 x 3 cm Painting - 37.8 x 55.5 x 1.2 inch
$23,488
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Le blanc géométrique
Isabelle Fournet
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,510
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![Painting, Couleurs méditerranéennes, Isabelle Fournet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1950777_1_grid.jpg)
Couleurs méditerranéennes
Isabelle Fournet
Painting - 95 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 37.4 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,398
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![Painting, Portrait PS 198 Le Chaperon Rouge (Large), Bazévian Delacapucinière](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1769523_1_grid.jpg)
Portrait PS 198 Le Chaperon Rouge (Large)
Bazévian Delacapucinière
Painting - 55 x 55 x 3.5 cm Painting - 21.7 x 21.7 x 1.4 inch
$1,678
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![Painting, Somnium No. 8, Series VIII, Mario Henrique](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1710039_1_grid.jpg)
Somnium No. 8, Series VIII
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$7,270
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Un moment se sérénité série parcs et jardins
Danièle Badet
Painting - 81 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,007
![Painting, Rivages lointains série mer et océans, Danièle Badet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1483773_1_grid.jpg)
Rivages lointains série mer et océans
Danièle Badet
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,398
![Painting, Pulse de vie, IV, Isabelle Fournet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1449609_1_grid.jpg)
Pulse de vie, IV
Isabelle Fournet
Painting - 95 x 270 x 3 cm Painting - 37.4 x 106.3 x 1.2 inch
$1,790
![Painting, Just Relax, Liora](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1233585_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Abstract figuration of an interior with a figure, Susana Mata](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1218933_1_grid.jpg)
Abstract figuration of an interior with a figure
Susana Mata
Painting - 55 x 46 x 1 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$1,342
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Stripes
Aloyzas Smilingis
Painting - 81 x 60 x 0.3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$4,138 $3,518
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Donkey Kong: Nature's Revenge - NES
Arlo Sinclair
Painting - 70.1 x 70.1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 inch
$2,695
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Atari CX40: Joystick Driver Disk - 3.5" Grey
Arlo Sinclair
Painting - 70.1 x 70.1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 inch
$2,695
![Painting, Blackpool, Chloé Kaemmerer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197828_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The saddest dog in the world, Chloé Kaemmerer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2197825_1_grid.jpg)
The saddest dog in the world
Chloé Kaemmerer
Painting - 21 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 8.3 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$917
![Painting, Un homme mystérieux, Lisbeth Buonanno](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2193118_1_grid.jpg)
Un homme mystérieux
Lisbeth Buonanno
Painting - 13 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting - 5.1 x 3.9 x 0 inch
$559 $503
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Watkins Glen State Park in New York City. Impasto impressionism painting.
Vik Schroeder
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,118
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The faces of the world: the carpet weavers of the east
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$951 $714
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Mélodie universelle
Joseph Piermatteo
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,796
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Metaphysics of sadness
Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 1.9 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 0.75 inch
$1,700
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Rien n'était trop beau pour vous, vous n'aurez rien I
Magdalena Lamri
Painting - 100 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$3,579
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Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 81.3 x 81.3 x 3.8 cm Painting - 32 x 32 x 1.5 inch
$1,310
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Seaside. Love triangle
Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 55.9 x 76.2 x 0 cm Painting - 22 x 30 x 0.01 inch
$950
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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.
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.
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.
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.