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Explosion de Couleurs
Nicole Azoulay
Painting - 60 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
$1,803
Lumière bleutée sur la ville
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 19 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 7.5 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$85
La connexion d'êtres lumineux
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 24 x 19 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 7.5 x 0.8 inch
$85
Profondeur de l’Océan
Nicole Azoulay
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,155
Red Fish Painting Underwater Original Art Ocean
Olga Nikitina
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$225
Amoncellement de colère
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$85
The Still Life Of The Sun
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 100 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,915 $958
Spring Impression near Mount Fuji
Vik Schroeder
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$1,070
Vento con Rossi
Antonino Puliafico
Painting - 130 x 154 x 1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 60.6 x 0.4 inch
$4,056
Breath of Antarctica South Africa
Olga Nikitina
Painting - 76 x 91 x 2 cm Painting - 29.9 x 35.8 x 0.8 inch
$2,254
Reading woman in a flower field
Schagen Vita
Painting - 15 x 15 x 0.2 cm Painting - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch
$141
Walensee. Impression of Heidiland.
Vik Schroeder
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,465
Tropical School of Fish
Olga Nikitina
Painting - 60 x 85 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,127
Entrée maritime (avec de la feuille d'or véritable 24 carats)
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 40 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
$282
The purple butterfly
Davide Angelillo
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$327
Woman with umbrella in a rainy city
Schagen Vita
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$901
African Landscape Painting Savannah Original Art
Olga Nikitina
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
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Barcas y flores rojas
Josep Teixido
Painting - 65 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$3,099
Grand éclat d'algue marine
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
$394
Grand éclat d'aurore boréale
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
$394
Riflesso di luna sul mare
Davide Angelillo
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$146
Grand éclat flamboyant violacé
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
$394
Caribbean Coral Reef Textured Painting
Olga Nikitina
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$304
The Dreamed Life of IAlice - La vie révée d'IAlice
Cecile Gonne Victoria
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,454
Coral Reef Abstract Fish
Olga Nikitina
Painting - 20 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$282
Les regates bleues
Sophie Petetin
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,352
The Muse Of The Sun
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 180 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 70.9 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$5,746
Grand éclat or gris
Jonathan Pradillon
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
$394
The Journey Of The Sun
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 180 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 70.9 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$5,408
Une vague de changement
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$85
Le mont sacré de l'Atlantique
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$85
Au détour d'une promenade
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$85
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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!