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Grand éclat couleur bleu 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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Fondu noir blanc
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 jaune orange rouge
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 blanc bleu
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 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 jaune orange rouge magenta
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
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Fondu doré 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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Grand éclat couleurs or cuivre
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 vert bleu 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 doré rose violet
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
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Fondu blanc rose
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 vert
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
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Fondu orange rouge violet
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
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Fondu rose orange violet
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 vert
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
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Fondu doré bronze
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
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Fondu doré violet gris 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 or vert bleu 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 doré rouge gris 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 bleu violet 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 chaleureux
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
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Mouvement texture / Bleu Violet
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 24 x 18 x 1.5 cm Painting - 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.6 inch
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The Field Kissed By The Sun
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 20 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
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Grand éclat couleurs doré rouge graphite
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
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Fondu orange violet
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
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Fondu bleu iridescent violet
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
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Fondu doré orange violet
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
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Fondu rose violet 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 or rouge violet
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
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Quarts d’éclats colorés série 1
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 61 x 49 x 1.5 cm Painting - 24 x 19.3 x 0.6 inch
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Mouvement texture série 1
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 49 x 37 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.3 x 14.6 x 0.6 inch
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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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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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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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Éclat de couleur or bleu
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 flamboyant
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 bronze
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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![Painting, Éclat de couleur rose orange rouge, Jonathan Pradillon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/642708_1_grid.jpg)
Éclat de couleur rose orange rouge
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 rouge 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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![Painting, Éclat de couleur rose rouge, Jonathan Pradillon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/640782_1_grid.jpg)
Éclat de couleur rose rouge
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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![Painting, Éclat de couleur rose violet, Jonathan Pradillon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/639087_1_grid.jpg)
Éclat de couleur rose 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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![Painting, Éclat de couleur bleu violet, Jonathan Pradillon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/638061_1_grid.jpg)
Éclat de couleur bleu 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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![Painting, Éclat de couleur vert bleu, Jonathan Pradillon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/637623_1_grid.jpg)
Éclat de couleur vert bleu
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
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![Painting, Quart d’éclat orangé, Jonathan Pradillon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/634566_1_grid.jpg)
Quart d’éclat orangé
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 30 x 24 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.6 inch
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![Painting, Quart d’éclat verdoyant, Jonathan Pradillon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/634251_1_grid.jpg)
Quart d’éclat verdoyant
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 30 x 24 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.6 inch
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Texture couteau bleutée
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 70 x 50 x 1.6 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 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!