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Le bassin Majorelle
Agnès Tiollier
Painting - 97 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1 inch
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L'allée d'Agapanthes
Agnès Tiollier
Painting - 114 x 146 x 2.5 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 1 inch
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Instant Majorelle III
Agnès Tiollier
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1 inch
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Éclaté de couleur rose rouge
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch
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Fondu Or Orange Rose Iridescent
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
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Fondu Blanc Argenté Vert Noir Iridescent
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
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Fondu blanc argenté bleu noir iridescent
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
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Grand éclat couleurs bleu violet iridescent
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
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Grand éclat couleurs or orange
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
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Grand éclat couleurs or rose orange iridescent
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
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Grand éclat couleurs verdoyant
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
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Éclat de couleur chatoyante
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Éclat de couleur jaune 2
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Texture couteau blanc noire
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.6 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Texture couteau blanc verte
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.6 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Texture couteau or orange rose iridescente
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.6 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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![Painting, Texture couteau or rouge violette, Jonathan Pradillon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/685737_1_grid.jpg)
Texture couteau or rouge violette
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.6 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Texture couteau or verte bleue iridescente
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.6 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Texture couteau dorée
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.6 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Texture couteau or rose
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.6 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Éclat de couleur brasillant violacé
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Éclat de couleur bleuté
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Éclat de couleur jaune
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Éclat de couleur or violet
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Texture couteau rouge iridescente violette
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.6 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Texture couteau bleue iridescente
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.6 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Texture Couteau Bleue Iridescente Violette
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.6 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Texture Couteau Blanc Nacrée Bleue
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.6 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Grand éclat couleurs or orange rouge
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
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Grand éclat couleurs or orange 3
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
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Fondu Or Orange Magenta
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
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Fondu Or Orange Rouge
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
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Éclat de couleur blanc noir
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Texture couteau blanc perlée argentée rose iridescente
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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Texture couteau or noire
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.6 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Texture couteau blanc rouge
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.6 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Texture couteau blanc rose
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.6 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Texture couteau flamboyante
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.6 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Texture couteau blanc bleue
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.6 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Texture couteau blanc bleue rose violette
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.6 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Texture couteau multicolore
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.6 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Texture couteau or rose bleue verte iridescente
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.6 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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![Painting, Texture couteau or bleue violette, Jonathan Pradillon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/687696_1_grid.jpg)
Texture couteau or bleue violette
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.6 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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![Painting, Texture couteau or bleue, Jonathan Pradillon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/681486_1_grid.jpg)
Texture couteau or bleue
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.6 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Texture couteau dorée violette
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.6 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Texture couteau or orange
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.6 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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![Painting, Texture couteau verdoyante, Jonathan Pradillon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/674088_1_grid.jpg)
Texture couteau verdoyante
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.6 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Éclaté de couleur bleu profond
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch
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![Painting, Éclaté de couleur verdoyant, Jonathan Pradillon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/659550_1_grid.jpg)
Éclaté de couleur verdoyant
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch
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![Painting, Éclaté de couleur doré violet, Jonathan Pradillon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/659091_1_grid.jpg)
Éclaté de couleur doré violet
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch
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![Painting, Éclaté de couleur or marron, Jonathan Pradillon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/658464_1_grid.jpg)
Éclaté de couleur or marron
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch
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Éclat de couleur or rouge vermillon
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Éclat de couleur rose magenta
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Texture couteau chaleureuse allongée
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 100 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.6 inch
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Party in the Champs Elysee 2
Tharwet Kamoun
Painting - 116 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
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Les deux monts sur la mer
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
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L'arbre en fleurs, la beauté de l'instant
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
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![Painting, Grand dégradé carré bleu violacé, Jonathan Pradillon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2180083_1_grid.jpg)
Grand dégradé carré bleu violacé
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
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![Painting, Grand dégradé carré or vert bleu irisé, Jonathan Pradillon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2175626_1_grid.jpg)
Grand dégradé carré or vert bleu irisé
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
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![Painting, Grand dégradé carré bleu argenté, Jonathan Pradillon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2173686_1_grid.jpg)
Grand dégradé carré bleu argenté
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
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![Painting, Fondu couleur or orange rose irisé, Jonathan Pradillon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138983_1_grid.jpg)
Fondu couleur or orange rose irisé
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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![Painting, Fondu couleur blanc doré, Jonathan Pradillon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2133505_1_grid.jpg)
Fondu couleur blanc doré
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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![Painting, Fondu couleur blanc bleu clair, Jonathan Pradillon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2128528_1_grid.jpg)
Fondu couleur blanc bleu clair
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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![Painting, Fondu couleur or cuivre, Jonathan Pradillon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2124165_1_grid.jpg)
Fondu couleur or cuivre
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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Enlacement passionné : L'Harmonie d'un duo de danse
Sylvie Adaoust
Painting - 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch
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![Painting, Éclat argent bleu foncé, Jonathan Pradillon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1949445_1_grid.jpg)
Éclat argent bleu foncé
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.7 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.7 inch
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![Painting, Éclat bleuté irisé, Jonathan Pradillon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1926756_1_grid.jpg)
Éclat bleuté irisé
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
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![Painting, Éclat or bleu violet irisé, Jonathan Pradillon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1925148_1_grid.jpg)
Éclat or bleu violet irisé
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 60 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
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Palette knife painting for Sale
The painting knife, or palette knife, as it is often called, has been a part of painters' tools for many centuries. Originally, it wasn't used to apply paint or to produce impastos but to mix pigments, to superimpose one layer of paint over another to modify it appearance or to remove excess paint from the canvas. Consisting of a curved handle and a flexible steel blade, its shape is comparable to that of a small trowel. It was during the Renaissance that the palette knife began to be used for something other than its original purpose and that artists started to use it to paint. Before that, painters sought to create a realistic and therefore smooth result. But artists such as Rembrandt, Titian or Fragonard noticed that scraping paint to create impasto helped to create eye-catching texture, relief and light.
Gustave Courbet is well-known for having brought palette knives back into fashion in the 19th century, a pivotal period when the art of painting, and art in general, underwent many changes and transformations. He was followed by the Impressionists and the modern painters (Monet, Van Gogh, Turner, etc) who used it to create thick impastos. Impressionists were particularly keen on this tool which was well-suited to the way in which they sought to represent light realistically, as our eyes see it. The invention of the easel and paint tubes allowed them to leave their workshops and to paint outside, enabling them to depict the shimmering reflections of water and the ever changing nature. They applied paint quickly in small thin strokes on the canvas and created texture using the knife. To create this effect, they used oil paint and acrylic, working them as little as possible so as to ensure their thick, dense appearance.
On Artsper, find works by Richard Dubure, Martta Weg and Ryan Hewett who all use the palette knife in unique ways in their practice!