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![Painting, Blue Yellow 4, Jeff Engberg](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191648_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Blue yellow 3, Jeff Engberg](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191644_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Blue yellow 2, Jeff Engberg](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191639_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Blue yellow 1, Jeff Engberg](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191632_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Blue balls, Jeff Engberg](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191629_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sakura in the city park, Elena Lukina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187956_1_grid.jpg)
Sakura in the city park
Elena Lukina
Painting - 55 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,230
![Painting, The second voyage of Christopher Columbus, 1493, Federico Cortese](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2055132_1_grid.jpg)
The second voyage of Christopher Columbus, 1493
Federico Cortese
Painting - 39.9 x 55.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 22 x 0.1 inch
$500
![Painting, The third voyage of Christopher Columbus, 1498, Federico Cortese](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2055129_1_grid.jpg)
The third voyage of Christopher Columbus, 1498
Federico Cortese
Painting - 39.9 x 55.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 22 x 0.1 inch
$500
![Painting, Urban Reverie, Mark Platt](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215646_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Rising III, Matteo Nannini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213612_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Rising II, Matteo Nannini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213610_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Up the Slope, Jozef Svikruha](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209028_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Les regates bleues, Sophie Petetin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2208782_1_grid.jpg)
Les regates bleues
Sophie Petetin
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,342
![Painting, The illusion of peace, Les Panchyshyn](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2207845_1_grid.jpg)
The illusion of peace
Les Panchyshyn
Painting - 76 x 106 x 2 cm Painting - 29.9 x 41.7 x 0.8 inch
$7,826
![Painting, Evening in Venice, Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205060_1_grid.jpg)
Evening in Venice
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 90 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,700
![Painting, Moonrise in blue, Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202383_1_grid.jpg)
Moonrise in blue
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 90 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,900
![Painting, Manarola. Cinque Terre, Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195984_1_grid.jpg)
Manarola. Cinque Terre
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 90 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,000
![Painting, Salpicando color, Esther Aragon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195263_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cartografía del sueño, Esther Aragon](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195262_1_grid.jpg)
Cartografía del sueño
Esther Aragon
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,789
![Painting, Intersecting Eaves, Narek Qochunc](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189882_1_grid.jpg)
Intersecting Eaves
Narek Qochunc
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,000
![Painting, Sylvia, Pol Ledent](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218686_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Me estoy enamorando de tí, Daniel Sarciat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2218063_1_grid.jpg)
Me estoy enamorando de tí
Daniel Sarciat
Painting - 93 x 87 x 4 cm Painting - 36.6 x 34.3 x 1.6 inch
$1,230
![Painting, No me abandones, Daniel Sarciat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2217419_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Réflexion printanière, Sylvie Julkowski-Egard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2216419_1_grid.jpg)
Réflexion printanière
Sylvie Julkowski-Egard
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,118
![Painting, Yerevan Morning, Aram Movsisyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215843_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Venus Demilo, Rusudan Zviadadze](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215514_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, In the heart of Yerevan, Aram Movsisyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2215113_1_grid.jpg)
In the heart of Yerevan
Aram Movsisyan
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$280
![Painting, Tranquil Composition, Arman Hayrapetyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213140_1_grid.jpg)
Tranquil Composition
Arman Hayrapetyan
Painting - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,400
![Painting, Corrida de Nimes - Taureau et Matador, Claude Frégère](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2206979_1_grid.jpg)
Corrida de Nimes - Taureau et Matador
Claude Frégère
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,845
![Painting, Let's be fluffy, Roxana Khonkulova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205542_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lab #11 Painting. From the Lab series, Alec Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205361_1_grid.jpg)
Lab #11 Painting. From the Lab series
Alec Franco
Painting - 49.8 x 34.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.6 x 13.7 x 0.1 inch
$750
![Painting, Lab #9 Painting. From the Lab series, Alec Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204717_1_grid.jpg)
Lab #9 Painting. From the Lab series
Alec Franco
Painting - 49.8 x 34.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.6 x 13.7 x 0.1 inch
$750
![Painting, Lab #8 Painting. From the Lab series, Alec Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204688_1_grid.jpg)
Lab #8 Painting. From the Lab series
Alec Franco
Painting - 49.8 x 34.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.6 x 13.7 x 0.1 inch
$750
![Painting, Lab #7 Painting. From the Lab series, Alec Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203130_1_grid.jpg)
Lab #7 Painting. From the Lab series
Alec Franco
Painting - 49.8 x 34.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.6 x 13.7 x 0.1 inch
$750
![Painting, Lab #6 Painting. From the Lab series, Alec Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203129_1_grid.jpg)
Lab #6 Painting. From the Lab series
Alec Franco
Painting - 49.8 x 34.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.6 x 13.7 x 0.1 inch
$750
![Painting, Lab #5 Painting. From the Lab series, Alec Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203128_1_grid.jpg)
Lab #5 Painting. From the Lab series
Alec Franco
Painting - 49.8 x 34.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.6 x 13.7 x 0.1 inch
$750
![Painting, Lab #4 Painting. From the Lab series, Alec Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2201443_1_grid.jpg)
Lab #4 Painting. From the Lab series
Alec Franco
Painting - 49.8 x 34.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.6 x 13.7 x 0.1 inch
$750
![Painting, Lab #3 Painting. From the Lab series, Alec Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2201440_1_grid.jpg)
Lab #3 Painting. From the Lab series
Alec Franco
Painting - 49.8 x 34.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.6 x 13.7 x 0.1 inch
$750
![Painting, Lab #2 Painting. From the Lab series, Alec Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2201066_1_grid.jpg)
Lab #2 Painting. From the Lab series
Alec Franco
Painting - 49.8 x 34.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.6 x 13.7 x 0.1 inch
$750
![Painting, Impression N°4, Gauthier Bruel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198184_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Green Field at Sunrise, Tigran Mamikonyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191514_1_grid.jpg)
Green Field at Sunrise
Tigran Mamikonyan
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$900
![Painting, Green pool, Al Freno](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190062_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dreamlike Poppies, Marieta Martirosyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2213262_1_grid.jpg)
Dreamlike Poppies
Marieta Martirosyan
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$500
![Painting, 1971 : Summer love, Pierre Prèneron](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2212230_1_grid.jpg)
1971 : Summer love
Pierre Prèneron
Painting - 116 x 94 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 37 x 1.2 inch
$2,683
![Painting, Alps, Yehor Dulin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210880_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Colorful Fantasies, Igor Navrotskyi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2209250_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, White Flowers on Window Sill, Michael Gorban](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2208798_1_grid.jpg)
White Flowers on Window Sill
Michael Gorban
Painting - 102 x 127 x 25 cm Painting - 40.2 x 50 x 9.8 inch
$6,540
![Painting, Indian Summer II, Michael Gorban](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2208540_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Across the Ijssel, Joop Overkleeft](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2208384_1_grid.jpg)
Across the Ijssel
Joop Overkleeft
Painting - 110 x 150 x 5 cm Painting - 43.3 x 59.1 x 2 inch
$3,354
![Painting, Douceur printanière, Ludivine Corominas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203841_1_grid.jpg)
Douceur printanière
Ludivine Corominas
Painting - 55 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 15 x 0.8 inch
$1,901
![Painting, Om mani padme hum, Jean-Jacques Venturini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2201938_1_grid.jpg)
Om mani padme hum
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 97 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch
$1,677
![Painting, Baignoire Bleue, Mathieu Piffeteau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2192465_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Vibrant Ensemble, Marieta Martirosyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191807_1_grid.jpg)
The Vibrant Ensemble
Marieta Martirosyan
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$999
![Painting, Winter's Silent Shroud, Hayk Miqayelyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190247_1_grid.jpg)
Winter's Silent Shroud
Hayk Miqayelyan
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$890
![Painting, Contre-Sens, Mathieu Piffeteau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2187797_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Apaissement, Emmanuelle Vroelant](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1661184_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Chantier au bassin, Pierrick Tual](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2207834_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Street of Mercy, Alexander Levich](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2207767_1_grid.jpg)
Street of Mercy
Alexander Levich
Painting - 150 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$13,416
![Painting, Les Tournesols, Pierrick Tual](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2206609_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Pêcherie aux arbres, Pierrick Tual](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191651_1_grid.jpg)
Pêcherie aux arbres
Pierrick Tual
Painting - 46 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,677
![Painting, Year of the dragon, Emma Harrison](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2190747_1_grid.jpg)
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Nothern legends .End of winter.
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,230
![Painting, Walking paint VIII, Ulpiano Carrasco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2211661_1_grid.jpg)
Walking paint VIII
Ulpiano Carrasco
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$7,267
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Walking paint IX
Ulpiano Carrasco
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$7,267
![Painting, Le Festival de Cannes, Alain Carron](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2211079_1_grid.jpg)
Le Festival de Cannes
Alain Carron
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$3,130
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Wine and Pomegranate Harmony
Narek Qochunc
Painting - 20 x 15 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inch
$99
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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.