Painters
A painter is an artist who uses paint to create their artworks. A painter can be a professional or an amateur. The term painter can also be used to describe someone whose occupation involves painting surfaces, such as walls and doors.
Painters can use a variety different techniques and types of paints to create their artworks. The most frequently used techniques include oil paint, acrylic paint, gouache and watercolor. Watercolor is widely considered the oldest technique and it continues to be used today although oil painting has, over the centuries, become the preferred technique for many artists.
A painter can choose to work on various supports. The most common support is a canvas stretched over a frame but other popular supports include wood, paper, metal and even the human body.
For the last centuries, painting has been the dominant artistic expression and the most prevalent in the history of art. The history of painting begins in prehistoric times with the first cave paintings. Over the centuries, styles have evolved, first aiming to becoming more naturalistic and then breaking away from figurativism to move towards abstract art. Some of the key artistic movements in painting include: Gothic, Renaissance, Mannerism, Caravaggism, Baroque, classicism, Rococo, Neoclassical, romantic, Orientalist, Pre-Raphaelites, Barbizon School, Realism, Impressionism, Cubism, Fauvism, Futurism, Expressionism, Surrealism, Suprematism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art and Minimalism.
The twentieth century saw the birth of abstract painting. With this revolution in painting, the painter no longer tried to represent the world in a recognizable way but instead focussed on the formal elements of the painting such as shape, line and color. Abstract painting and figurative painting co-existed throughout modern art and continue to do so in contemporary art. Generally, these two categories of modern and contemporary are distinguished by the date of creation of the artworks . Modern art is generally seen as encompassing late 19th century works up to the mid-twentieth century, although the end date may vary between 1945 and 1960 depending on the interpretation. Contemporary art is ranges from the end of modern art up to today.
History of art is closely linked to the history of humanity. In fact, painters are often considered important witnesses of their time. The artists who have left their mark on the history of art are very often those who succeeded in innovating and going against the artistic codes of their time.
Some of the most groundbreaking and memorable artists include: Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli, Rembrandt, El Greco, Diego Velázquez, Rubens, Johannes Vermeer, Francisco de Goya, Eugène Delacroix, William Turner, Edouard Manet, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, Victor Vasarely, Claude Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, Robert Combas, Victor Vasarely, Salvador Dali, Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol, Sonia Delaunay, Niki de Saint Phalle, Keith Haring, Herve di Rosa, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and JonOne.
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Seen
Looney Lenny with tags
Seen
Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.3 x 3.3 inch
$1,923
Poonam Choudhary
Sky is the limit 02
Poonam Choudhary
Design - 21.6 x 17.8 x 15.2 cm Design - 8.5 x 7 x 6 inch
$1,000
I choose peace 01
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1.5 inch
$790
Ceremic sculpture- Thoughts
Poonam Choudhary
Sculpture - 25.4 x 17.8 x 15.2 cm Sculpture - 10 x 7 x 6 inch
$1,000
Breeze - Arm Chair
Poonam Choudhary
Design - 73.7 x 65 x 82 cm Design - 29 x 25.6 x 32.3 inch
$1,500
Decorative sculpture - Vase
Poonam Choudhary
Design - 25.4 x 17.8 x 17.8 cm Design - 10 x 7 x 7 inch
$800
Minimal Forms 03
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 76.2 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 48 x 1.5 inch
$650
Dervis Akdemir
Might of nature: The Herculean naturalistic bust 1/1
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 40 x 29 x 16 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 11.4 x 6.3 inch
$1,257
In the end, everything comes back
Dervis Akdemir
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1 inch
$596
Eye of God Original Painting
Dervis Akdemir
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1 inch
$596
Medusa out of this world
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 85 x 25 x 25 cm Sculpture - 33.5 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch
$1,853
Pikachu in the colour & limited edition
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 55 x 33 x 30 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 13 x 11.8 inch
$1,522
Cosmic Messenger: The rustic Hermes bust 1/1
Dervis Akdemir
Sculpture - 50 x 36 x 16 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 14.2 x 6.3 inch
$993
Damien Hirst
Beautiful Self-Constitutive Vortex
Damien Hirst
Print - 23 x 23 x 2 cm Print - 9.1 x 9.1 x 0.8 inch
$3,732
The Currency : Assiette en porcelaine fine de Chine
Damien Hirst
Design - 20 x 20 x 1.5 cm Design - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.6 inch
$565
The currency: 6274. nobody should hear it
Damien Hirst
Painting - 21.5 x 30 cm Painting - 8.5 x 11.8 inch
$20,922
The Currency 1781- You don’t go all summer long
Damien Hirst
Painting - 20 x 30 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 inch
$59,937
Damien Hirst Spin Painting
Damien Hirst
Painting - 52.1 x 52.1 x 0.3 cm Painting - 20.5 x 20.5 x 0.1 inch
$20,000
Onemizer
Le street art c’était mieux avant
Onemizer
Painting - 20.1 x 20.1 x 0.3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$1,696
Bart I Love Skate
Onemizer
Sculpture - 81.5 x 20.5 x 4.5 cm Sculpture - 32.1 x 8.1 x 1.8 inch
$1,798
Color Your Colors (Réhaussé / Hand-embellished)
Onemizer
Print - 60 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,696
Color is Love (Réhaussé/Hand-Embellished)
Onemizer
Print - 50 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$1,696
Enrique Pichardo
Cuerpo escueto cuadrado
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 70 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$977
Cuerpo escueto en fondo blanco cuadrado
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 70 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$977
Serie Terra Retrato en fondo beige
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 70 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$977
Composición en acua y negro
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 83 x 120 x 1 cm Painting - 32.7 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$2,018
Desfile de gala
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 179 x 240 x 2 cm Painting - 70.5 x 94.5 x 0.8 inch
$8,203
Retrato en fondo blanco
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 150 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
$4,555
Composición en fondo naranja
Enrique Pichardo
Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$3,039
Nathanael Koffi
Masque Senoufo de Côte d’Ivoire
Nathanael Koffi
Sculpture - 31 x 11 x 7 cm Sculpture - 12.2 x 4.3 x 2.8 inch
$452
Liora
Ivan Tzonev
Alessandra Bisi
Ibrid Cracovia
Alessandra Bisi
Photography - 47 x 35 x 1.5 cm Photography - 18.5 x 13.8 x 0.6 inch
$373
Quando le terre stavano finendo
Alessandra Bisi
Fine Art Drawings - 127 x 94 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 37 x 0.4 inch
$2,884
Marcos Zrihen
Boys and girls online
Marcos Zrihen
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$679
Meteo Meteo
Banana
Meteo Meteo
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$74
Cage / Sans titre
Meteo Meteo
Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$130 $66
Cage / Sans titre
Meteo Meteo
Painting - 29.7 x 21 x 0.2 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0.1 inch
$130 $66