Painters
A painter is an artist who uses paint to create their artworks. A painter can be a professional or an amateur. The term painter can also be used to describe someone whose occupation involves painting surfaces, such as walls and doors.
Painters can use a variety different techniques and types of paints to create their artworks. The most frequently used techniques include oil paint, acrylic paint, gouache and watercolor. Watercolor is widely considered the oldest technique and it continues to be used today although oil painting has, over the centuries, become the preferred technique for many artists.
A painter can choose to work on various supports. The most common support is a canvas stretched over a frame but other popular supports include wood, paper, metal and even the human body.
For the last centuries, painting has been the dominant artistic expression and the most prevalent in the history of art. The history of painting begins in prehistoric times with the first cave paintings. Over the centuries, styles have evolved, first aiming to becoming more naturalistic and then breaking away from figurativism to move towards abstract art. Some of the key artistic movements in painting include: Gothic, Renaissance, Mannerism, Caravaggism, Baroque, classicism, Rococo, Neoclassical, romantic, Orientalist, Pre-Raphaelites, Barbizon School, Realism, Impressionism, Cubism, Fauvism, Futurism, Expressionism, Surrealism, Suprematism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art and Minimalism.
The twentieth century saw the birth of abstract painting. With this revolution in painting, the painter no longer tried to represent the world in a recognizable way but instead focussed on the formal elements of the painting such as shape, line and color. Abstract painting and figurative painting co-existed throughout modern art and continue to do so in contemporary art. Generally, these two categories of modern and contemporary are distinguished by the date of creation of the artworks . Modern art is generally seen as encompassing late 19th century works up to the mid-twentieth century, although the end date may vary between 1945 and 1960 depending on the interpretation. Contemporary art is ranges from the end of modern art up to today.
History of art is closely linked to the history of humanity. In fact, painters are often considered important witnesses of their time. The artists who have left their mark on the history of art are very often those who succeeded in innovating and going against the artistic codes of their time.
Some of the most groundbreaking and memorable artists include: Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli, Rembrandt, El Greco, Diego Velázquez, Rubens, Johannes Vermeer, Francisco de Goya, Eugène Delacroix, William Turner, Edouard Manet, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, Victor Vasarely, Claude Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, Robert Combas, Victor Vasarely, Salvador Dali, Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol, Sonia Delaunay, Niki de Saint Phalle, Keith Haring, Herve di Rosa, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and JonOne.
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Tony Soulié
Asia lithographie originale, édition limitée
Tony Soulié
Print - 90 x 76 x 0.5 cm Print - 35.4 x 29.9 x 0.2 inch
£801
London, lithograpie originale
Tony Soulié
Print - 90 x 76 x 0.5 cm Print - 35.4 x 29.9 x 0.2 inch
£801
Goddog
Guy Denning
Head study (1585)
Guy Denning
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 8.3 inch
£579
Assessment and synthesis edition
Guy Denning
Print - 76 x 56 x 1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0.4 inch
£196
Ana Seggiaro
Untitled. Hand Embroidery on map
Ana Seggiaro
Painting - 129.8 x 96.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 51.1 x 38.1 x 0.1 inch
£3,115
Untitled. Hand Embroidery on map
Ana Seggiaro
Painting - 129.8 x 96.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 51.1 x 38.1 x 0.1 inch
£3,115
Untitled. From the Cartographies series
Ana Seggiaro
Painting - 94 x 132.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 37 x 52.3 x 0.1 inch
£3,115
Untitled. From the Anatomy series
Ana Seggiaro
Painting - 119.9 x 86.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 34.2 x 0.1 inch
£2,049
Sistema Nervioso. From The Anatomy Series
Ana Seggiaro
Painting - 181.9 x 126 x 0.3 cm Painting - 71.6 x 49.6 x 0.1 inch
£3,115
Untitled. From the Cartographies series
Ana Seggiaro
Painting - 87.9 x 129.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 34.6 x 51.1 x 0.1 inch
£3,115
Rinoceronte. From The Durero series
Ana Seggiaro
Painting - 110 x 129.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 43.3 x 51.1 x 0.1 inch
£3,115
Untitled. From the Cartographies series
Ana Seggiaro
Painting - 96.8 x 129.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 38.1 x 51.1 x 0.1 inch
£3,115
Jean-Jacques Joujon
Ruban infini éclats de verres rouges
Jean-Jacques Joujon
Sculpture - 30 x 50 x 30 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 19.7 x 11.8 inch
£846
Cubes Equilibre Translucide
Jean-Jacques Joujon
Sculpture - 60 x 25 x 25 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch
£765
Ruban Infini multicolore
Jean-Jacques Joujon
Sculpture - 35 x 35 x 18 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 13.8 x 7.1 inch
£846
Nuancier cubes
Jean-Jacques Joujon
Sculpture - 41 x 36 x 6 cm Sculpture - 16.1 x 14.2 x 2.4 inch
£881
Equilibre rouge
Jean-Jacques Joujon
Sculpture - 60 x 25 x 25 cm Sculpture - 23.6 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch
£765
Courbes Arc en Ciel I
Jean-Jacques Joujon
Sculpture - 15 x 95 x 20 cm Sculpture - 5.9 x 37.4 x 7.9 inch
£1,113
Ruban infini éclats de verres bleus
Jean-Jacques Joujon
Sculpture - 30 x 50 x 30 cm Sculpture - 11.8 x 19.7 x 11.8 inch
£797
Moon Shin
Moon Shin Museum Stairs 1975
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 3.9 inch
£1,691
Blue Simphony / Symphonie en bleue
Moon Shin
Painting - 42 x 27 cm Painting - 16.5 x 10.6 inch
£2,626
Famille Family MMCA Museum Seoul Collection
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 3.9 inch
£1,736
Sculpture Moon Shin TOTEM 1975
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 3.9 inch
£1,691
Moon Shin Two Black Sculptures 1978
Moon Shin
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 inch
£2,581
Bernard Buffet
Bastide en Provence
Bernard Buffet
Painting - 50 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
£87,220
Nora Ampova
Fictional Landscape
Nora Ampova
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
£1,157
Pascal Marlin
Bonhomme
Pascal Marlin
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 32.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 12.8 x 0 inch
£356
Cherry branches # 4
Pascal Marlin
Painting - 29 x 19.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.4 x 7.7 x 0.1 inch
£205
Cherry branches # 2
Pascal Marlin
Painting - 29 x 19.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.4 x 7.7 x 0.1 inch
£205
Cherry branches # 3
Pascal Marlin
Painting - 29 x 19.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.4 x 7.7 x 0.1 inch
£205
Cherry branches # 1
Pascal Marlin
Painting - 29 x 19.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.4 x 7.7 x 0.1 inch
£205
Eduardo Arroyo
Paris-Madrid-Paris gravure originale
Eduardo Arroyo
Print - 76 x 56 x 1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0.4 inch
£1,246
Seuls mon coeur et moi sommes éveillés
Eduardo Arroyo
Print - 45 x 61 cm Print - 17.7 x 24 inch
£356
Wissam Beydoun
Intricate Maze II
Wissam Beydoun
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
£1,394
Intricate Maze III
Wissam Beydoun
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
£1,394
Carlos Diaz
Mediterranean light
Carlos Diaz
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£4,806
Light and shadow drawing
Carlos Diaz
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
£4,361