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North.Yellow lights.
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,524
La couleur et des mots
Sophie Dumont
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,228
Pine trees
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 89.9 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$1,800
In the apple orchard
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 69.9 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$1,950
In the mountains
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 59.9 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$1,550
My Ferrari, my Louboutins and my holidays
Patrick Cornée
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,638
Son Goku loves Louis Vuitton, Bitcoin and blue graffiti
Patrick Cornée
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,842
Old bridge, Painting, Oil on canvas
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 59.9 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$1,650
Midday
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 65 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$1,850
Still life with pineapple, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 69.9 x 69.9 x 2 cm Painting - 27.5 x 27.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,850
Manifestation: Cherryblossom Girl
Eury Kim
Painting - 90.9 x 72.7 x 3 cm Painting - 35.8 x 28.6 x 1.2 inch
$2,274
Abstract expression
Giorgio Lo Fermo
Painting - 148 x 48 x 1 cm Painting - 58.3 x 18.9 x 0.4 inch
$2,046
Angelic Sweetness
Laurence Hubswerlin Diradourian
Painting - 80 x 40 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 inch
$1,182
Campagna Toscana
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$682
Smile of a Stranger
George Abramidze
Painting - 76.2 x 96.5 x 6.4 cm Painting - 30 x 38 x 2.5 inch
$1,364
Toucan du Costa Rica
Catherine Clare
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,591 $1,432
Power of Transformation
Lilly Muth
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,387
From the Series Blue Lagoon Ocean 2482023
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,137
L.A 2 Personnages
Karine Bartoli
Painting - 100 x 81 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.6 inch
$1,591
Romeo and Juliet
Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 3.8 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 1.5 inch
$690
Corn Flowers
Marina Dobrovolskaya
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,387
Bleu vertige (Vortex 19)
Philippe Huart
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$9,094
Golden vertige (Vortex 25)
Philippe Huart
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$9,094
Le temps d'un bouquet
Nadine Pillon
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$966
Cannes La Croisette
Karine Bartoli
Painting - 80 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$1,591
Because hopes are high
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 121.9 x 76.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 48 x 30 x 2 inch
$1,200
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
$739
La Cathédrale de Montauban
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$739
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
$739
On n'est pas là 2
Franck-Bernard Gaulier
Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.6 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$398
Famille Marseille
Karine Bartoli
Painting - 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$1,933
Réunification N°1 (MR04)
Marie Aimer
Painting - 92 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch
$6,821
Take care of you
Soumisha Dauthel
Painting - 170 x 350 x 3 cm Painting - 66.9 x 137.8 x 1.2 inch
$7,844
Flirt, set of 9 separate paintings
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$796
White Flower / Fleur Blanche
Vinciane Closset
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,762
The Times of Love
Yasna Godovanik
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,421
No life without whimsy
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 121.9 x 152.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 48 x 60 x 2 inch
$1,550
The one who loves you a lot 24
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 121.9 x 152.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 48 x 60 x 2 inch
$1,550
Arbre de vie et papillons
Jean-francois Larrieu
Painting - 65 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$11,368
Papillons gold
Jean-francois Larrieu
Painting - 60 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$11,368
Strength your aura
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 91.4 x 177.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 36 x 70 x 2 inch
$1,300
Lead from the heart
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 inch
$900
Portrait of a gypsy woman
Serghei Ghetiu
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$909 $637
Natura morta orientale
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 45 x 51 x 0.5 cm Painting - 17.7 x 20.1 x 0.2 inch
$796
Lanzarote Famara 02
Karine Bartoli
Painting - 72 x 92 x 3 cm Painting - 28.3 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch
$1,591
Don't try to force anything
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 61 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 48 x 1.5 inch
$800
Sans titre - série Abstraction
Michel André Martin
Painting - 65 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,421
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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.