Fantastical painting for Sale

Painting, The Childhood of Chaos 10 original masterpiece O Kloska (1977), Ovidiu Kloska

The Childhood of Chaos 10 original masterpiece O Kloska (1977)

Ovidiu Kloska

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$1,355

Painting, Over clouds, Vladimir Kolosov

Over clouds

Vladimir Kolosov

Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 1.9 cm

$990

Painting, Distrait, Fabrice Leito

Distrait

Fabrice Leito

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$3,840

Painting, Inattendu, steHp

Inattendu

steHp

Painting - 90 x 90 x 4 cm

$960

Painting, Double Origine, Camille Adra

Double Origine

Camille Adra

Painting - 89 x 116 x 2 cm

$2,033

Painting, Les travailleurs de la mère, Roberto Matta

Les travailleurs de la mère

Roberto Matta

Painting - 102 x 98 x 2 cm

$95,991

Painting, Tu viens avec nous ?, Antoine Josse

Tu viens avec nous ?

Antoine Josse

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm

$3,275

Painting, Angel 4, Schagen Vita

Angel 4

Schagen Vita

Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.3 cm

$260

Painting, Epicycle - série portrait onirique et surréalisme, Samuel Boudaud

Epicycle - série portrait onirique et surréalisme

Samuel Boudaud

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm

$2,400

Painting, Nyx, Yoann Merienne

Nyx

Yoann Merienne

Painting - 200 x 140 x 3 cm

$13,326

Painting, L’enfant de la Liane, Clémence Dupuch

L’enfant de la Liane

Clémence Dupuch

Painting - 115 x 90 x 3 cm

$2,033

Painting, Les ombres blanches, Anne Bachelier

Les ombres blanches

Anne Bachelier

Painting - 65 x 81 x 3 cm

$7,679

Painting, Between Dreams, Oleg Zhivetin

Between Dreams

Oleg Zhivetin

Painting - 90 x 121 x 0.2 cm

$1,699

Painting, Fire in my soul, Nolwenn Samson

Fire in my soul

Nolwenn Samson

Painting - 180 x 180 x 6 cm

$14,116

Painting, Childhood dreams-57, Abgar Khachatryan

Childhood dreams-57

Abgar Khachatryan

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm

$320

Painting, Pénurie d'eau, Cobalt

Pénurie d'eau

Cobalt

Painting - 57 x 76 cm

$1,920

Painting, Om Namah Shivaya, Kat Zhivetin

Om Namah Shivaya

Kat Zhivetin

Painting - 40 x 80 x 4 cm

$660

Painting, Vade retro, Jean-Luc Braesch

Vade retro

Jean-Luc Braesch

Painting - 70 x 50 x 1 cm

$791

Painting, Portrait d'un ange, Laurence Chouzenoux

Portrait d'un ange

Laurence Chouzenoux

Painting - 23 x 17 x 0.5 cm

$1,694

Painting, L'échappée belle, Catherine Chauloux

L'échappée belle

Catherine Chauloux

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm

$6,324

Painting, L'océan - et nous, Albena Vatcheva

L'océan - et nous

Albena Vatcheva

Painting - 40 x 50 x 0.3 cm

$1,005 $955

Painting, The Night We Meet, Ewa Czarniecka

The Night We Meet

Ewa Czarniecka

Painting - 82 x 102 x 4 cm

$2,259

Painting, Kintsugo - Xi, Kina Lee

Kintsugo - Xi

Kina Lee

Painting - 50.8 x 40.64 x 2 cm

$2,146

Painting, Alice searches for her wonderland - Alice recherche son pays des merveilles, Cecile Gonne Victoria

Alice searches for her wonderland - Alice recherche son pays des merveilles

Cecile Gonne Victoria

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm

$847

Painting, Blue fishes, Simon Blau

Blue fishes

Simon Blau

Painting - 40 x 40 x 0.3 cm

$1,680

Painting, Space Travelers, Lena Applebaum

Space Travelers

Lena Applebaum

Painting - 130 x 180 x 2 cm

$5,136

Painting, What's Up Dubai ?, Alain Mimouni

What's Up Dubai ?

Alain Mimouni

Painting - 100 x 80 x 1 cm

$6,211

Painting, Lovers, I’ll put a spell on you. (I was listening to Nina Simone), Suthamma (Ta) Byrne

Lovers, I’ll put a spell on you. (I was listening to Nina Simone)

Suthamma (Ta) Byrne

Painting - 130 x 180 x 4 cm

$6,652

Painting, Désintégration (La princesse aux petits pois), Céline Achour

Désintégration (La princesse aux petits pois)

Céline Achour

Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm

$1,807

Painting, Untitled, Ani Hovak

Untitled

Ani Hovak

Painting - 95 x 73 x 0.3 cm

$1,920

Painting, A Falcaroo Named Knievel, Brett Crawford

A Falcaroo Named Knievel

Brett Crawford

Painting - 101.6 x 101.6 x 2.54 cm

$75,000

Painting, Le petit prince rencontre Hockney, Sokar

Le petit prince rencontre Hockney

Sokar

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm

$2,823

Painting, Portals to My Bedroom, Yusuf Epcin

Portals to My Bedroom

Yusuf Epcin

Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm

$3,029

Painting, El bosque de los Guspirus, Vanessa Linares

El bosque de los Guspirus

Vanessa Linares

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3.5 cm

$1,525

Painting, Rêverie onirique, Théo Le Franc

Rêverie onirique

Théo Le Franc

Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm

$1,129

Painting, Qui aurait cru cuire ?, Florent Meyer

Qui aurait cru cuire ?

Florent Meyer

Painting - 250 x 400 x 0.2 cm

$28,233

Painting, La chasseuse, Hasb

La chasseuse

Hasb

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2.5 cm

$4,969

Painting, Imagined destinations, Night (Nuit), Taisia Korotkova

Imagined destinations, Night (Nuit)

Taisia Korotkova

Painting - 36 x 50 x 0.2 cm

$565

Painting, Connection Matrix, Frédéric Florit

Connection Matrix

Frédéric Florit

Painting - 120 x 150 x 3 cm

$5,082

Painting, Roots, Henrik Sjöström

Roots

Henrik Sjöström

Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm

$844

Painting, Metamorphosis, Julia Kempa

Metamorphosis

Julia Kempa

Painting - 170 x 140 x 2.5 cm

$4,517

Painting, It_helped_me_diamond, Axel Jenny

It_helped_me_diamond

Axel Jenny

Painting - 125 x 100 x 0.1 cm

$2,259

Painting, Untitled, Matija Bobicic

Untitled

Matija Bobicic

Painting - 73.66 x 58.42 x 2 cm

$4,200

Painting, Platillos volador, Federico Calandria

Platillos volador

Federico Calandria

Painting - 31 x 21 x 0.1 cm

$226

Painting, A break in the Rain Frogs Croak, Eric Johnston

A break in the Rain Frogs Croak

Eric Johnston

Painting - 41 x 51 x 2 cm

$6,832

Painting, Blue Wildflower, Tanya Sviatlichnaya

Blue Wildflower

Tanya Sviatlichnaya

Painting - 38 x 27 x 0.1 cm

$378

Painting, The Magic, Koko Davlasheridze

The Magic

Koko Davlasheridze

Painting - 80 x 65 x 2 cm

$9,034

Painting, Fly me to the moon, Cali Artiste

Fly me to the moon

Cali Artiste

Painting - 120 x 80 x 1 cm

$10,728

Painting, Yellow Snail, Judith Ruiz

Yellow Snail

Judith Ruiz

Painting - 150 x 120 x 3 cm

$3,388

Painting, Funky Metropolis London, Maria Luisa Azzini

Funky Metropolis London

Maria Luisa Azzini

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.8 cm

$1,468

Painting, Priest, Yoko d'Holbachie

Priest

Yoko d'Holbachie

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm

$2,259

Painting, Catherine II, Karenina Fabrizzi

Catherine II

Karenina Fabrizzi

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm

$382

Painting, Le petit poisson et le pêcheur, Lukas Kandl

Le petit poisson et le pêcheur

Lukas Kandl

Painting - 35 x 27 x 2 cm

$4,291

Painting, Dos en la bañera, BL2A

Dos en la bañera

BL2A

Painting - 89 x 146 x 4 cm

$2,823

Painting, Triunfo de la castidad, Armen Gasparian

Triunfo de la castidad

Armen Gasparian

Painting - 90 x 120 cm

$14,681

Painting, Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman in Kinshasa Zaire, Dumisani Karamanski

Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman in Kinshasa Zaire

Dumisani Karamanski

Painting - 150 x 180 x 3 cm

$2,823

Painting, I Got the Power, Alina Shimova

I Got the Power

Alina Shimova

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 cm

$6,950

Painting, N°156 - Sans-Titre, Massoud Monahavandi

N°156 - Sans-Titre

Massoud Monahavandi

Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm

$2,259

Painting, Allégorie de fertilité, Anne-Marie Vesco

Allégorie de fertilité

Anne-Marie Vesco

Painting - 33 x 26 x 2 cm

$1,694

Painting, Manifestation: Camomile tea, Eury Kim

Manifestation: Camomile tea

Eury Kim

Painting - 72.7 x 60.6 x 2 cm

$1,683

Painting, Spring, Adam Burczyc

Spring

Adam Burczyc

Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm

$1,107

Painting, Vera, George Abramidze

Vera

George Abramidze

Painting - 68.6 x 48.3 x 2.5 cm

$791

Painting, Collectif zombie, Barbara d'Antuono

Collectif zombie

Barbara d'Antuono

Painting - 33 x 55 x 5 cm

$3,275

Painting, Couleurs du vent, Paule Bernard Roussel

Couleurs du vent

Paule Bernard Roussel

Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm

$2,259

Painting, Sunny Landscape, Michalina Czurakowska

Sunny Landscape

Michalina Czurakowska

Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm

$15,189

Painting, Origen del deseo - Energia Invisible, Mari Ito

Origen del deseo - Energia Invisible

Mari Ito

Painting - 73 x 60 x 3 cm

$7,380

Painting, Rupture intergénérationnelle et lettre à Lucillius, Julien Sama

Rupture intergénérationnelle et lettre à Lucillius

Julien Sama

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm

$734

Painting, Sans titre, Jaber El Mahjoub

Sans titre

Jaber El Mahjoub

Painting - 50 x 38 x 1 cm

$734

Painting, Miss Flowers, Fabien Verschaere

Miss Flowers

Fabien Verschaere

Painting - 55 x 46 x 4 cm

$3,614

Painting, Cocoon, Lotte Teussink

Cocoon

Lotte Teussink

Painting - 76 x 56 cm

$1,011

Painting, Labyrinth Interior, Brad Sane

Labyrinth Interior

Brad Sane

Painting - 61 x 89 x 5 cm

$1,909

Painting, Le Veilleur, Didier Delamonica

Le Veilleur

Didier Delamonica

Painting - 55 x 38 x 2 cm

$2,880

Painting, El regalo de la persistencia, Tahuanty Jacanamijoy

El regalo de la persistencia

Tahuanty Jacanamijoy

Painting - 35 x 27 x 0.3 cm

$1,000

Painting, Gelatin pavillon - some like it hot, Gelitin

Gelatin pavillon - some like it hot

Gelitin

Painting - 101.8 x 73 cm

$6,776

Painting, MULTIVERSE 13, Mauricco Zaraj

MULTIVERSE 13

Mauricco Zaraj

Painting - 70 x 100 x 3 cm

$8,532

Painting, Fire Eater, Sergio Barletta

Fire Eater

Sergio Barletta

Painting - 23 x 33 x 0.1 cm

$847

Painting, Swimming in the Sky, Harman

Swimming in the Sky

Harman

Painting - 120 x 150 cm

$1,925

Painting, Cent Titres #8, Philippe Hérard

Cent Titres #8

Philippe Hérard

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm

$3,388

Painting, The inside of a watering can (Das Innere einer Gießkanne), Paul Verstraten

The inside of a watering can (Das Innere einer Gießkanne)

Paul Verstraten

Painting - 140 x 110 x 2 cm

$1,976

Painting, Bygone, Alex Manea

Bygone

Alex Manea

Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm

$2,259

Painting, Looner Vision to Watch for Pitfalls, Joey Doyle

Looner Vision to Watch for Pitfalls

Joey Doyle

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm

$2,902

Painting, A Girl With a Knitted Cap, Miyuki Takanashi

A Girl With a Knitted Cap

Miyuki Takanashi

Painting - 72.7 x 72.7 x 3 cm

$3,840

Painting, Toulouse Dawn, Olivier Lamboray

Toulouse Dawn

Olivier Lamboray

Painting - 50.8 x 68.6 x 5.1 cm

$6,500

Painting, We Used to Believe in Story, Yi Zhang

We Used to Believe in Story

Yi Zhang

Painting - 15 x 30 x 2 cm

$1,694

Painting, Adaba, RG RG

Adaba

RG RG

Painting - 39.5 x 44 x 2 cm

$1,355

Painting, 12.120B, Ërell

12.120B

Ërell

Painting - 144.8 x 88.9 cm

$7,500

Painting, Patience, Thrill No.10, Deok Hee YUN

Patience, Thrill No.10

Deok Hee YUN

Painting - 53 x 34 x 2.5 cm

$1,676

Painting, Matière première, Marie Labat

Matière première

Marie Labat

Painting - 89 x 59 x 0.2 cm

$791

Painting, Neo Surrealistic Sunrise, José Galant

Neo Surrealistic Sunrise

José Galant

Painting - 78.7 x 147.3 x 5.1 cm

$2,200

Painting, Le Paradis Perdu, Omid Hallaj

Le Paradis Perdu

Omid Hallaj

Painting - 180 x 380 x 5 cm

$11,293

Fantastical painting for Sale

Fantasy painting is a style of art which explores the supernatural, depicting fantastical elements such as legends, ancient myths and divine figures. Mythical creatures are also prevalent in this genre where elves, fairies, dragons and wizards are often depicted alongside deities, angels and demons.

Fantasy painting grew in popularity after the invention of photography replaced the demand for Realism in the 19th century. The 20th century saw the introduction of new idealistic movements such as Expressionism, Cubism, Abstraction and Surrealism, where artists abandoned portraying subjects truthfully and embraced the implausible and supernatural. Although Fantasy Painting can technically be traced back to antiquity, it wasn't until the 20th century that it became an accepted art form. Artists of the Italian Renaissance were equally inspired by mythological characters in Greek and Roman culture. However, religious mythology was a highly sophisticated and incredibly important topic during the Renaissance, and is therefore not an example of fantasy painting. 

Contemporary fantasy art has certainly been influenced by a surge in demand for science fiction and whimsical literary plots. This pushed artists to explore the darker corners of fantasy art, employing vampires and werewolves into their artwork. In 1923 the first all-fantasy fiction magazine was created called “Weird Tales", which helped bring fantasy painting onto a contemporary platform. As a result, fantasy painting became a powerful tool in the marketing of fantasy literature and film. Robert E. Howard's comic book hero “Conan the Barbarian" was a prominent feature in Weird Tales magazine. However, when the stories were re-released in 1960 with cover art by notable fantasy painter, Frank Frazetta, over 10 million copies were sold. This success lead to the creation of other fantasy art magazines. French magazine, “Métal Hurlant" (howling metal) was created in 1974. Due to its huge readership and demand, it was translated and republished in the United States as “Heavy Metal" in 1977. The late 70s also saw a boom in computer games and blockbuster films, which only furthered the popularity of fantasy painting. Hugely successful films like Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, The Hobbit and Twilight were paramount in fantasy painting's not only rise to prominence, but also increasing acceptance as an art form. 

Despite the skill of artists that produce fantasy paintings, it is still not considered canonical. Since it is not an example of “high art", the genre is generally not exhibited in galleries or taught in art schools, which many claim is due to the popularity of fantasy literature and film. However, as fantasy painting's reputation grows, so does the acceptance for a wider variety of art forms. Therefore, we can't eliminate the possibility that this massively prominent genre won't be considered highbrow one day. 

Discover our selection of original paintings by contemporary artists and painters who have been inspired by all things supernatural, mythical and divine.

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What inspired the fantastical elements in the painting?

The fantastical elements in the painting were inspired by the artist's imagination and creativity. The use of vibrant colors, surreal imagery, and dreamlike landscapes were intended to evoke a sense of wonder and mystery in the viewer.

How did the artist create such intricate details in the painting?

The artist used a combination of techniques such as layering, blending, and fine brushwork to create the intricate details in the painting. They also paid close attention to light and shadow, color harmony, and composition to bring the artwork to life.

What emotions or messages does the painting convey through its fantastical elements?

The painting conveys a sense of wonder and imagination through its fantastical elements, evoking emotions of awe and curiosity. The use of vibrant colors and intricate details also suggests a message of creativity and individuality.