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![Painting, Shadow Theater, Yoko d'Holbachie](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1518228_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Soft Downy Ears, Yoko d'Holbachie](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1518204_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Hard boiled eggs and buttered toasts for breakfast, Gabrielle Rul](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1325082_1_grid.jpg)
Hard boiled eggs and buttered toasts for breakfast
Gabrielle Rul
Painting - 31 x 23 cm Painting - 12.2 x 9.1 inch
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![Painting, Being is love / 321, Christine Zanella](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1025208_1_grid.jpg)
Being is love / 321
Christine Zanella
Painting - 25.4 x 25.4 x 0.1 cm Painting - 10 x 10 x 0 inch
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![Painting, The Sphinx, Alkis Matheos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/682128_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Split milk (Original), Brady Willmott](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1724223_1_grid.jpg)
Split milk (Original)
Brady Willmott
Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 2.54 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 1 inch
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![Painting, Nowhere to hide, Brady Willmott](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1724211_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Ein Abend in Paris / Une soirée à Paris, Franz Roth](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/322486_1_grid.jpg)
Ein Abend in Paris / Une soirée à Paris
Franz Roth
Painting - 120 x 100 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 inch
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![Painting, Keep Punching, Hico](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2149346_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Cosmopolita V, Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1784724_1_grid.jpg)
Cosmopolita V
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 100 x 81 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.6 inch
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![Painting, La Récolte, Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1784712_1_grid.jpg)
La Récolte
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 195 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 76.8 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch
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![Painting, L'approche, Thierry Van Quickenborne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/135403_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Ma muse Médusa m'use et m'amuse, Jean-Luc Curabet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1250097_1_grid.jpg)
Ma muse Médusa m'use et m'amuse
Jean-Luc Curabet
Painting - 100 x 75 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 29.5 x 2 inch
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![Painting, Beyond the Setting Sun, Miyuki Takanashi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/784800_1_grid.jpg)
Beyond the Setting Sun
Miyuki Takanashi
Painting - 17.9 x 13.9 x 3 cm Painting - 7 x 5.5 x 1.2 inch
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![Painting, Goldorak & Actarus, Papaz](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1740180_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, I turn any Difficulties into a Treasure, Teppei Ikehila](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/883686_1_grid.jpg)
I turn any Difficulties into a Treasure
Teppei Ikehila
Painting - 73 x 91 x 4 cm Painting - 28.7 x 35.8 x 1.6 inch
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![Painting, Sitting Girl, Miyuki Takanashi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/784857_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Forest Telling Spring 2, Miyuki Takanashi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/784824_1_grid.jpg)
Forest Telling Spring 2
Miyuki Takanashi
Painting - 24.3 x 33.4 x 3 cm Painting - 9.6 x 13.1 x 1.2 inch
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![Painting, Futuristic View of St. Paul's London, Maria Luisa Azzini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1965282_1_grid.jpg)
Futuristic View of St. Paul's London
Maria Luisa Azzini
Painting - 14.5 x 14.5 x 2 cm Painting - 5.7 x 5.7 x 0.8 inch
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![Painting, Capteurs énergétiques, Âme Sauvage](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1631127_1_grid.jpg)
Capteurs énergétiques
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
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![Painting, Scintille sous la lune, Âme Sauvage](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1622472_1_grid.jpg)
Scintille sous la lune
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
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![Painting, Drop of Life, Anaël](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1601370_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Fantasy Jeju Island, Follow Me, Shin Seung-Hun](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1590144_1_grid.jpg)
Fantasy Jeju Island, Follow Me
Shin Seung-Hun
Painting - 65.5 x 53 x 3 cm Painting - 25.8 x 20.9 x 1.2 inch
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![Painting, Unicorn and his partner, Igor Skaletsky](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1478706_1_grid.jpg)
Unicorn and his partner
Igor Skaletsky
Painting - 165 x 98 x 4 cm Painting - 65 x 38.6 x 1.6 inch
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![Painting, Empress, Stephen Irving (Zero Gradient)](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1186122_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Feel Free, Maria Esmar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1025823_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Nature morte en forêt, Sylvain Loisant](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/479245_1_grid.jpg)
Nature morte en forêt
Sylvain Loisant
Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
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![Painting, Nature morte pour pharaon, Sylvain Loisant](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/478879_1_grid.jpg)
Nature morte pour pharaon
Sylvain Loisant
Painting - 22 x 27 x 2 cm Painting - 8.7 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch
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![Painting, Zeus, Paul Richard Mason](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/43019_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Origami travel 5, Gabrielle Rul](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1548564_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Fantastic landscape II, Ivan Yahnadzhiev](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/676371_1_grid.jpg)
Fantastic landscape II
Ivan Yahnadzhiev
Painting - 50 x 35.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 14 x 0.2 inch
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![Painting, Origami Travel 3, Gabrielle Rul](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1548558_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Origami Travel 2, Gabrielle Rul](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1548555_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Origami Travel 1, Gabrielle Rul](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1548552_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Hold It Close, Gabrielle Rul](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1256994_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Pink dream with you, Nadine Antoniuk](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2009937_1_grid.jpg)
Pink dream with you
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 95 x 140 x 0.1 cm Painting - 37.4 x 55.1 x 0 inch
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![Painting, Be like a tree. Green, Nadine Antoniuk](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2002530_1_grid.jpg)
Be like a tree. Green
Nadine Antoniuk
Painting - 120 x 205 x 0.1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 80.7 x 0 inch
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![Painting, I'm at home, Raminta Blazeviciute - Mozuraitiene](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1563414_1_grid.jpg)
I'm at home
Raminta Blazeviciute - Mozuraitiene
Painting - 90 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
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![Painting, Globe au seuil de ma vallée, Anne Maillet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/692793_1_grid.jpg)
Globe au seuil de ma vallée
Anne Maillet
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
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![Painting, Île flottante, Anne Maillet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/692778_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Angel 6, Schagen Vita](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2198299_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Angel 6, Schagen Vita](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2181755_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, LDSO #0043, MANA](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1580358_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, l’Incroyable Cheval Magique dans sa Constellation d’Etoiles, Danielle Balagé](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2151980_1_grid.jpg)
l’Incroyable Cheval Magique dans sa Constellation d’Etoiles
Danielle Balagé
Painting - 97 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch
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![Painting, Hold Fast, Brady Willmott](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1724229_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dress for Success, Brady Willmott](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1724202_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Childhood dreams-60, Abgar Khachatryan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2188323_1_grid.jpg)
Childhood dreams-60
Abgar Khachatryan
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
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![Painting, Pretty young Egg Girl, Suthamma (Ta) Byrne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2168581_1_grid.jpg)
Pretty young Egg Girl
Suthamma (Ta) Byrne
Painting - 120 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
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![Painting, Music, Odette Muller](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160378_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Paysage arbre, Thomas Berthier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1744452_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Le rire infini de la Gorgone, Timothy Archer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1389021_1_grid.jpg)
Le rire infini de la Gorgone
Timothy Archer
Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
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![Painting, Phoenix, Ludovic Isidore](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1110633_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Artiste jusqu'au bout, Anne-Marie Vesco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/771804_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Arthur et Guenièvre, Vincent Pompetti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/436719_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The gust of wind 4 by M.Y., Max Yaskin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1699071_1_grid.jpg)
The gust of wind 4 by M.Y.
Max Yaskin
Painting - 95 x 200 x 1 cm Painting - 37.4 x 78.7 x 0.4 inch
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![Painting, Manifestations of spontaneous order, Lotte Teussink](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1621041_1_grid.jpg)
Manifestations of spontaneous order
Lotte Teussink
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
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![Painting, Opus 22, Benjamin Aviv](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1408503_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Centaures et bacchantes avec les cygnes curieux, Philippe Jacq](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1207569_1_grid.jpg)
Centaures et bacchantes avec les cygnes curieux
Philippe Jacq
Painting - 60 x 89 x 5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 35 x 2 inch
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![Painting, Don Quichotte et Sancho, Willy Charps](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/461176_1_grid.jpg)
Don Quichotte et Sancho
Willy Charps
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
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![Painting, The portrait with dogs, surrealistic artwork, Artush Voskanyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1897809_1_grid.jpg)
The portrait with dogs, surrealistic artwork
Artush Voskanyan
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
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![Painting, Surreal portrait with turkey , surrealistic, Artush Voskanyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1897800_1_grid.jpg)
Surreal portrait with turkey , surrealistic
Artush Voskanyan
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
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![Painting, Lovers, surrealistic artwork, Artush Voskanyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1897797_1_grid.jpg)
Lovers, surrealistic artwork
Artush Voskanyan
Painting - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
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![Painting, Wedding, surrealistic artwork, Artush Voskanyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1897794_1_grid.jpg)
Wedding, surrealistic artwork
Artush Voskanyan
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
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![Painting, The sly, surrealistic artwork, Artush Voskanyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1897782_1_grid.jpg)
The sly, surrealistic artwork
Artush Voskanyan
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
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![Painting, The right choice, surrealistic artwork, Artush Voskanyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1897776_1_grid.jpg)
The right choice, surrealistic artwork
Artush Voskanyan
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
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![Painting, Mating season , surrealistic artwork, Artush Voskanyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1897773_1_grid.jpg)
Mating season , surrealistic artwork
Artush Voskanyan
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
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![Painting, With One Thing Missing the Whole Thing's Broken..., Grafter](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/968973_1_grid.jpg)
With One Thing Missing the Whole Thing's Broken...
Grafter
Painting - 72.4 x 72.4 cm Painting - 28.5 x 28.5 inch
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![Painting, Sans titre, Alexis Peterson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/246991_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, L'océan - et nous, Albena Vatcheva](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2189708_1_grid.jpg)
L'océan - et nous
Albena Vatcheva
Painting - 40 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
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Fantastical painting for Sale
Fantasy painting is a style of art which explores the supernatural, depicting fantastical elements such as legends, ancient myths and divine figures. Mythical creatures are also prevalent in this genre where elves, fairies, dragons and wizards are often depicted alongside deities, angels and demons.
Fantasy painting grew in popularity after the invention of photography replaced the demand for Realism in the 19th century. The 20th century saw the introduction of new idealistic movements such as Expressionism, Cubism, Abstraction and Surrealism, where artists abandoned portraying subjects truthfully and embraced the implausible and supernatural. Although Fantasy Painting can technically be traced back to antiquity, it wasn't until the 20th century that it became an accepted art form. Artists of the Italian Renaissance were equally inspired by mythological characters in Greek and Roman culture. However, religious mythology was a highly sophisticated and incredibly important topic during the Renaissance, and is therefore not an example of fantasy painting.
Contemporary fantasy art has certainly been influenced by a surge in demand for science fiction and whimsical literary plots. This pushed artists to explore the darker corners of fantasy art, employing vampires and werewolves into their artwork. In 1923 the first all-fantasy fiction magazine was created called “Weird Tales", which helped bring fantasy painting onto a contemporary platform. As a result, fantasy painting became a powerful tool in the marketing of fantasy literature and film. Robert E. Howard's comic book hero “Conan the Barbarian" was a prominent feature in Weird Tales magazine. However, when the stories were re-released in 1960 with cover art by notable fantasy painter, Frank Frazetta, over 10 million copies were sold. This success lead to the creation of other fantasy art magazines. French magazine, “Métal Hurlant" (howling metal) was created in 1974. Due to its huge readership and demand, it was translated and republished in the United States as “Heavy Metal" in 1977. The late 70s also saw a boom in computer games and blockbuster films, which only furthered the popularity of fantasy painting. Hugely successful films like Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, The Hobbit and Twilight were paramount in fantasy painting's not only rise to prominence, but also increasing acceptance as an art form.
Despite the skill of artists that produce fantasy paintings, it is still not considered canonical. Since it is not an example of “high art", the genre is generally not exhibited in galleries or taught in art schools, which many claim is due to the popularity of fantasy literature and film. However, as fantasy painting's reputation grows, so does the acceptance for a wider variety of art forms. Therefore, we can't eliminate the possibility that this massively prominent genre won't be considered highbrow one day.
Discover our selection of original paintings by contemporary artists and painters who have been inspired by all things supernatural, mythical and divine.
The fantastical elements in the painting were inspired by the artist's imagination and creativity. The use of vibrant colors, surreal imagery, and dreamlike landscapes were intended to evoke a sense of wonder and mystery in the viewer.
The artist used a combination of techniques such as layering, blending, and fine brushwork to create the intricate details in the painting. They also paid close attention to light and shadow, color harmony, and composition to bring the artwork to life.
The painting conveys a sense of wonder and imagination through its fantastical elements, evoking emotions of awe and curiosity. The use of vibrant colors and intricate details also suggests a message of creativity and individuality.