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Pintores de la Rambla
Jordi Turbau
Painting - 64.5 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 25.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
$1,346
Équilibre illusoire 61-2020
Françoise Utrel
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$2,693
Équilibre illusoire 06-2018
Françoise Utrel
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,693
Empilement 02-2016
Françoise Utrel
Painting - 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch
$3,366
Moving like she’s got diamonds
Berit Louise Sara-Grønn
Painting - 110 x 110 x 4 cm Painting - 43.3 x 43.3 x 1.6 inch
$6,109
Untitled (From People Series)
Elene Melikidze
Painting - 23.5 x 19 x 3 cm Painting - 9.3 x 7.5 x 1.2 inch
$393
Untitled (From People Series)
Elene Melikidze
Painting - 23.5 x 19 x 3 cm Painting - 9.3 x 7.5 x 1.2 inch
$393
Morning Rose Symphony
Hrach Baghdasaryan
Painting - 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$199
Birch forest Orange NY
Helen Brough
Painting - 125 x 125 x 3 cm Painting - 49.2 x 49.2 x 1.2 inch
$8,504
Birch Forest Saffron
Helen Brough
Painting - 125 x 125 x 3 cm Painting - 49.2 x 49.2 x 1.2 inch
$8,504
Sans titre - Les Dieux aussi ont parfois du chagrin
Julie Ruelle
Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
$4,488
The Frosty Evening At The Krasivaya Mecha
Nikolay Dmitriev
Painting - 25 x 25 x 0.5 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.2 inch
$785
Ma colère brûle tout - Les Dieux aussi…
Julie Ruelle
Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
$4,488
Circus performance
Seyran Gasparyan
Painting - 45 x 35 x 1 cm Painting - 17.7 x 13.8 x 0.4 inch
$350
Flying Over Wuzhi Mountain
Hongda
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$3,141
La jeune fille et son perroquet
Sônia Furtado
Painting - 20 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,066
With what strength am I going to continue?
Reinaldo Chavez
Painting - 27.5 x 22 x 0.3 cm Painting - 10.8 x 8.7 x 0.1 inch
$325
Paper Landscape
Marilina Marchica
Painting - 99.1 x 99.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39 x 39 x 1 inch
$2,500
Paper Landscape
Marilina Marchica
Painting - 99.1 x 109.2 x 5.1 cm Painting - 39 x 43 x 2 inch
$2,600
Landscape
Marilina Marchica
Painting - 150.1 x 119.9 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$5,000
Entering the hardcore
Maria Bacha
Painting - 99.8 x 99.8 x 3 cm Painting - 39.3 x 39.3 x 1.2 inch
$2,840
Impact on pink
Luis Miguel Aparisi
Painting - 162.6 x 114.3 x 3 cm Painting - 64 x 45 x 1.2 inch
$2,650
Blue and Orange Match
Giorgio Lo Fermo
Painting - 150 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,244
Abstract Expression
Giorgio Lo Fermo
Painting - 70 x 100 x 0.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch
$2,019
Abstract Expression
Giorgio Lo Fermo
Painting - 60.5 x 60.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 23.8 x 23.8 x 0.1 inch
$2,019
Abstract Expression
Giorgio Lo Fermo
Painting - 37 x 27 x 0.5 cm Painting - 14.6 x 10.6 x 0.2 inch
$673
Abstract Post-Cubism
Giorgio Lo Fermo
Painting - 110 x 61 x 0.5 cm Painting - 43.3 x 24 x 0.2 inch
$2,019
Vareadores de Flores
Baptiste Laurent
Painting - 162 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 63.8 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch
$3,590
Homer et Marge Simpson, icône pop de la mode
Patrick Cornée
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,375
Bouquet in a blue vase
Tigran Mamikonyan
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$800
Bouquet in a vase
Tigran Mamikonyan
Painting - 80 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$800
Still life with cherries
Simona Tsvetkova
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$987
Minnie Mouse, hotel, pool, champagne and sunbathing
Patrick Cornée
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,375
Postcard From Tug
Matthew Dibble
Painting - 91.4 x 152.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 36 x 60 x 2 inch
$4,850
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The tree of life
Seyran Gasparyan
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,200 $1,020
Autumn forest
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,000
Still life with wine bottles
Vlas Ayvazyan
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$950 $808
Peinture 03-2023-18
Alain Bécanne
Painting - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$1,346
Minimal Forms 03
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 76.2 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 48 x 1.5 inch
$650
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.
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.