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The Golden Sunrise of the Old Town
Kirill Postovit
Painting - 99 x 69 x 2 cm Painting - 39 x 27.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,678
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Super Mario loves Barbie
Patrick Cornée
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,007
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Layer city 46
Karina Antonczak
Painting - 70.1 x 200.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 78.8 x 1 inch
$2,000
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Layer city 3 (diptych)
Karina Antonczak
Painting - 70.1 x 200.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 78.8 x 1 inch
$2,000
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Landscape 8, Painting
Karina Antonczak
Painting - 70.1 x 100.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$1,150
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Horses on the beach
Elena Done
Painting - 130 x 97 x 1.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.6 inch
$4,250
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Suspensions IX (SG-P10)
Sylvie Guyomard
Painting - 65 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$615
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The Golden Bridge Under The Full Moon
Kirill Postovit
Painting - 67 x 105 x 2 cm Painting - 26.4 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch
$1,398
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Abstract oil painting "Abstract city 25", Painting, Oil on Canvas
Karina Antonczak
Painting - 70.1 x 100.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$1,210
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Abstract oil painting "Abstract city 26", Painting, Oil on Canvas
Karina Antonczak
Painting - 70.1 x 100.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$1,210
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Land 03, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Karina Antonczak
Painting - 70.1 x 100.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$1,200
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Spring Thoughts
Anastasia Kurakina
Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 x 1 cm Painting - 12 x 12 x 0.4 inch
$1,342
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Demain, peut-être, il fera beau
Thérèse Bosc
Painting - 100 x 100 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 inch
$1,633
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Le Pont des Consuls de Montauban
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$727
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La Cathédrale de Montauban
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$727
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Le Roxy Hôtel Do you hear music
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$727
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Le château des ombres - Les Dieux aussi…
Julie Ruelle
Painting - 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
$5,145
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Chaleur Humaine - Fruit Défendu
Julie Ruelle
Painting - 89 x 116 x 3 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch
$3,579
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Vulve-monde - Fruit Défendu
Julie Ruelle
Painting - 89 x 116 x 3 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch
$4,250
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From the Streets of South East London
Ray Richardson
Painting - 112 x 112 x 2 cm Painting - 44.1 x 44.1 x 0.8 inch
$11,744
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Abstract Sunset Landscape VIII
Behshad Arjomandi
Painting - 50 x 100.1 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,030
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Phantom of the Brotherhood
Eniafe Gbenga
Painting - 152.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 36 x 1 inch
$5,000
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XXL Stillwater Reflections
Susan Wooler
Painting - 100.1 x 100.1 x 4.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$3,037
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Fantasia and Fugue
Behshad Arjomandi
Painting - 100.1 x 100.1 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,680
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Aqua Verde 3
Pascale Jacquemond-Collet
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$727
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In Her Prime
Okeowo Oluwaferanmi
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,500
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Bouteilles bleues
Christian Jodin
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$895
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Natural Predators in Captivity
Teona Yamanidze
Painting - 25 x 20 x 3 cm Painting - 9.8 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch
$895
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Natural Predators in Captivity
Teona Yamanidze
Painting - 20 x 25 x 3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch
$895
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Gauthier Bruel
Painting - 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
$1,678
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Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$727
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Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$984
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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.