Oil Painting for Sale

Painting, Stay Bold, Stay Gold, Joshua Salami

Stay Bold, Stay Gold

Joshua Salami

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm

$2,500 $2,250

Painting, Le Cerveau, Jenny D'ormond

Le Cerveau

Jenny D'ormond

Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm

$519

Painting, A4 - Cascade, Jean-Marie Dart

A4 - Cascade

Jean-Marie Dart

Painting - 100 x 73 x 3 cm

$6,776

Painting, Piccolo ciliegio, Mauro Tròlese

Piccolo ciliegio

Mauro Tròlese

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm

$112

Painting, Snow peaks, Elena Lukina

Snow peaks

Elena Lukina

Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm

$2,428

Painting, Demeure le matin, Jean-Roch Klethi

Demeure le matin

Jean-Roch Klethi

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2.5 cm

$339

Painting, In my thoughts, GerDa

In my thoughts

GerDa

Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,412

Painting, Waiting, GerDa

Waiting

GerDa

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm

$1,920

Painting, Girl with the yellow towel on the beach, GerDa

Girl with the yellow towel on the beach

GerDa

Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm

$1,694

Painting, Di sfuggita, tramonto dal finestrino della macchina (Il roveto ardente), Mauro Tròlese

Di sfuggita, tramonto dal finestrino della macchina (Il roveto ardente)

Mauro Tròlese

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm

$281

Painting, Summer Rain, Gor Avetisyan

Summer Rain

Gor Avetisyan

Painting - 110 x 80 cm

$3,162

Painting, Paysages 144, Xiu

Paysages 144

Xiu

Painting - 60 x 20 x 1 cm

$791

Painting, N° 1241  Mer de Galilée. Do-Beïtenou., R. Cavalié

N° 1241 Mer de Galilée. Do-Beïtenou.

R. Cavalié

Painting - 46 x 33 x 2 cm

$565

Painting, Forest Bathing, Kiran Chugani

Forest Bathing

Kiran Chugani

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

$655

Painting, Sunlit, Kiran Chugani

Sunlit

Kiran Chugani

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

$655

Painting, Crepuscule, Kiran Chugani

Crepuscule

Kiran Chugani

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm

$655

Painting, Garden of Eden I, Anna Ugryumova

Garden of Eden I

Anna Ugryumova

Painting - 120 x 100 x 5 cm

$1,750

Painting, Oisellement 2, Marie Rauzy

Oisellement 2

Marie Rauzy

Painting - 200 x 70 x 3 cm

$14,681

Painting, Pigeons volent, Marie Rauzy

Pigeons volent

Marie Rauzy

Painting - 100 x 100 cm

$7,905

Painting, The island, Peter de Boer

The island

Peter de Boer

Painting - 120 x 170 x 2 cm

$5,418

Painting, Seagulls on the move, Peter de Boer

Seagulls on the move

Peter de Boer

Painting - 140 x 100 x 2 cm

$4,517

Painting, Isabella, Andreaguzarte

Isabella

Andreaguzarte

Painting - 90 x 40 x 3 cm

$1,807

Painting, Infinita Frescura, Andreaguzarte

Infinita Frescura

Andreaguzarte

Painting - 90 x 40 x 3 cm

$1,807

Painting, Divina Pureza, Andreaguzarte

Divina Pureza

Andreaguzarte

Painting - 90 x 40 x 3 cm

$1,807

Painting, Luz, Andreaguzarte

Luz

Andreaguzarte

Painting - 90 x 40 x 3 cm

$1,807

Painting, Lotus, Andreaguzarte

Lotus

Andreaguzarte

Painting - 90 x 40 x 3 cm

$1,807

Painting, Renacimiento, Andreaguzarte

Renacimiento

Andreaguzarte

Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm

$1,242

Painting, Esperanza, Andreaguzarte

Esperanza

Andreaguzarte

Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm

$1,242

Painting, Armonia, Andreaguzarte

Armonia

Andreaguzarte

Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm

$1,242

Painting, Fuego, Andreaguzarte

Fuego

Andreaguzarte

Painting - 48 x 48 x 3 cm

$1,581

Painting, INES 05, Clemens Wolf

INES 05

Clemens Wolf

Painting - 190 x 220 x 2.5 cm

$19,950

Painting, INES 04, Clemens Wolf

INES 04

Clemens Wolf

Painting - 190 x 140 x 2.5 cm

$16,350

Painting, Resilient Spirit, Olaosun Oluwapelumi

Resilient Spirit

Olaosun Oluwapelumi

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm

$3,800 $3,420

Painting, You are the Happiness that Flows Through Me, Slava Ilyayev

You are the Happiness that Flows Through Me

Slava Ilyayev

Painting - 76 x 76 x 3 cm

$8,600

Painting, Mallorca I, Asya Feoktistova

Mallorca I

Asya Feoktistova

Painting - 200 x 150 cm

$16,940

Painting, Au pays du soleil levant, Jeannette Guichard-Bunel

Au pays du soleil levant

Jeannette Guichard-Bunel

Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm

$2,484

Painting, Et que chacun se laisse emporter, Jeannette Guichard-Bunel

Et que chacun se laisse emporter

Jeannette Guichard-Bunel

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm

$3,614

Painting, Brindis a la monumental, José Luis Pagador Ponce

Brindis a la monumental

José Luis Pagador Ponce

Painting - 195 x 130 x 2 cm

$6,550

Painting, Ines 03, Clemens Wolf

Ines 03

Clemens Wolf

Painting - 190 x 140 x 2.5 cm

$16,350

Painting, Ines 02, Clemens Wolf

Ines 02

Clemens Wolf

Painting - 190 x 140 x 2.5 cm

$16,350

Painting, Ines 01, Clemens Wolf

Ines 01

Clemens Wolf

Painting - 190 x 140 x 2.5 cm

$16,350

Painting, La sénégalaise, Laurence Gasior

La sénégalaise

Laurence Gasior

Painting - 35 x 27 x 2 cm

$745

Painting, Whispers of Love Amongst Trees, Slava Ilyayev

Whispers of Love Amongst Trees

Slava Ilyayev

Painting - 61 x 122 x 3 cm

$11,600

Painting, Blue and White II. Expanded Metal Painting, Clemens Wolf

Blue and White II. Expanded Metal Painting

Clemens Wolf

Painting - 69.9 x 49.8 x 1.8 cm

$7,710

Painting, Blue and White I. Expanded Metal Painting, Clemens Wolf

Blue and White I. Expanded Metal Painting

Clemens Wolf

Painting - 69.9 x 49.8 x 1.8 cm

$7,710

Painting, Sans titre, Samuel Lalier

Sans titre

Samuel Lalier

Painting - 120 x 100 x 3 cm

$2,259

Painting, Sans titre, Samuel Lalier

Sans titre

Samuel Lalier

Painting - 46 x 38 x 3 cm

$1,355

Painting, Contemplation silencieuse, Samuel Lalier

Contemplation silencieuse

Samuel Lalier

Painting - 40 x 30 x 3 cm

$1,581

Painting, Mystère sismique, Maxence Doré

Mystère sismique

Maxence Doré

Painting - 170 x 140 x 4 cm

$10,390

Painting, Mystère océanique, Maxence Doré

Mystère océanique

Maxence Doré

Painting - 170 x 140 x 4 cm

$10,390

Painting, Mystère volcanique, Maxence Doré

Mystère volcanique

Maxence Doré

Painting - 170 x 140 x 4 cm

$10,390

Painting, Expanded Metal Pigment Painting Red 2, Clemens Wolf

Expanded Metal Pigment Painting Red 2

Clemens Wolf

Painting - 199.9 x 199.9 x 0.3 cm

$19,850

Painting, Profession of Faith, Su Yu

Profession of Faith

Su Yu

Painting - 160 x 100 x 4 cm

$20,666

Painting, Expanded Metal Pigment Painting Red, Clemens Wolf

Expanded Metal Pigment Painting Red

Clemens Wolf

Painting - 144.8 x 114.3 x 0.3 cm

$14,350

Painting, Expanded Metal Painting Black and Grey 2, Clemens Wolf

Expanded Metal Painting Black and Grey 2

Clemens Wolf

Painting - 149.9 x 119.9 x 2.5 cm

$14,350

Painting, Composition with balls, Roman Rembovsky

Composition with balls

Roman Rembovsky

Painting - 80 x 100.1 x 2 cm

$3,561

Painting, L’Attente II, Michaël Brack

L’Attente II

Michaël Brack

Painting - 60 x 73 x 2 cm

$1,920

Painting, Sweet adventures, Nadezda Stupina

Sweet adventures

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 100 x 70 x 0.1 cm

$1,016

Painting, Sleaping, Nadezda Stupina

Sleaping

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm

$2,033

Painting, Coat for sale, Nadezda Stupina

Coat for sale

Nadezda Stupina

Painting - 90 x 70 x 0.1 cm

$903

Painting, Wild Garden, Anna Ugryumova

Wild Garden

Anna Ugryumova

Painting - 200 x 150 x 5 cm

$3,162

Painting, Yesterday Future 4 (The Complicated Lady), Ajegbomogun Damilola

Yesterday Future 4 (The Complicated Lady)

Ajegbomogun Damilola

Painting - 182.9 x 182.9 x 2.5 cm

$5,000 $4,500

Painting, Mullioned window with flowers, Andrea Borella

Mullioned window with flowers

Andrea Borella

Painting - 47 x 37 x 1 cm

$638

Painting, Perspectives, Laurent Betremieux

Perspectives

Laurent Betremieux

Painting - 147 x 116 x 2 cm

$3,614

Painting, Femme, Jinxian Yang

Femme

Jinxian Yang

Painting - 120 x 30 x 1 cm

$2,936

Painting, A walk in the park, Slava Ilyayev

A walk in the park

Slava Ilyayev

Painting - 92 x 120 x 2 cm

$11,180

Painting, Autoportrait dans la falaise, Thalia Dalecky

Autoportrait dans la falaise

Thalia Dalecky

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm

$1,355

Painting, Freddie Mercury, Eugene Gorbachenko

Freddie Mercury

Eugene Gorbachenko

Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm

$1,154

Painting, Autumn vineyard - Tuscany landscape painting, Andrea Borella

Autumn vineyard - Tuscany landscape painting

Andrea Borella

Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm

$774

Painting, A9 - Rivages, Jean-Marie Dart

A9 - Rivages

Jean-Marie Dart

Painting - 64 x 91 x 5 cm

$4,969

Painting, Gleichzeit 1/19, Ernst Wolf

Gleichzeit 1/19

Ernst Wolf

Painting - 110 x 170 x 5 cm

$6,776

Painting, Animal podcast, Gevorg Sinanyan

Animal podcast

Gevorg Sinanyan

Painting - 114 x 133 x 2 cm

$2,100

Painting, A8 - Rivages, Jean-Marie Dart

A8 - Rivages

Jean-Marie Dart

Painting - 54 x 81 x 5 cm

$4,517

Painting, Pure Radiance, Olga Volna

Pure Radiance

Olga Volna

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm

$430 $323

Painting, Senna - McLaren, Marta Zawadzka

Senna - McLaren

Marta Zawadzka

Painting - 130 x 130 x 2 cm

$4,235

Painting, The dark and light, Juliana Haggoo

The dark and light

Juliana Haggoo

Painting - 100 x 120 x 3 cm

$2,372

Painting, Expression… (Expression libre), Olivier Messas

Expression… (Expression libre)

Olivier Messas

Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm

$5,647

Painting, The Spirit of Love, Delyafruz Bagirova

The Spirit of Love

Delyafruz Bagirova

Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm

$3,162

Painting, Dancing Light, Kate Seaborne

Dancing Light

Kate Seaborne

Painting - 105 x 145 x 3 cm

$2,597

Painting, A Dance of Light, Kate Seaborne

A Dance of Light

Kate Seaborne

Painting - 125 x 160 x 3 cm

$2,597

Painting, Unity S 1-5, Kyle Andrew Szpyrka

Unity S 1-5

Kyle Andrew Szpyrka

Painting - 30.5 x 30.5 cm

$250

Painting, Unity In Color S 1-1, Kyle Andrew Szpyrka

Unity In Color S 1-1

Kyle Andrew Szpyrka

Painting - 25.4 x 25.4 cm

$200

Painting, Angel 2, Schagen Vita

Angel 2

Schagen Vita

Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.3 cm

$260

Painting, La Nocturne, Dessi Vitcheva

La Nocturne

Dessi Vitcheva

Painting - 40 x 30 x 3 cm

$1,412

Painting, (Uni)vers, Dessi Vitcheva

(Uni)vers

Dessi Vitcheva

Painting - 30 x 40 x 3 cm

$1,412

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.

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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.