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![Painting, Médusa, Thomas Vinas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2147026_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Pool, Painting, Oil on Canvas, Daniel Loveday](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1815522_1_grid.jpg)
Pool, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Daniel Loveday
Painting - 70.1 x 100.1 x 4.1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
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![Painting, Vive les fleurs qui surfent, Seb Paul Michel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1236774_1_grid.jpg)
Vive les fleurs qui surfent
Seb Paul Michel
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch
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![Painting, La source site classé, Claire Laloux](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1159446_1_grid.jpg)
La source site classé
Claire Laloux
Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
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![Painting, Mike Wazowski, Stefan Thelen / Super A](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/967332_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Mi-Ange-Mi-Démon, Pierre François](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2077209_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Bankside Landscape Series 7, Kelly Jenkins](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1545360_1_grid.jpg)
Bankside Landscape Series 7
Kelly Jenkins
Painting - 44 x 39 x 0.1 cm Painting - 17.3 x 15.4 x 0 inch
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![Painting, Apollon, Smoka](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1007913_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Boulevard du Crépuscule, Florence Boré](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1512615_1_grid.jpg)
Boulevard du Crépuscule
Florence Boré
Painting - 40 x 40 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
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![Painting, En équilibre, Magali Trivino](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1461327_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Pinocchio, KiKo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1363194_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, So that the firm foot ever was the lower, Lyuben Domozetski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1354668_1_grid.jpg)
So that the firm foot ever was the lower
Lyuben Domozetski
Painting - 32 x 22 x 3 cm Painting - 12.6 x 8.7 x 1.2 inch
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![Painting, Untitled, Teppei Ikehila](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1211133_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled, Teppei Ikehila](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1211115_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Oops upside my head, Marian Williams](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/866010_1_grid.jpg)
Oops upside my head
Marian Williams
Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch
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![Painting, Les cavaliers du renouveau, Philippe Loubat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1925457_1_grid.jpg)
Les cavaliers du renouveau
Philippe Loubat
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
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![Painting, Russian Bunny (1), Karenina Fabrizzi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/909132_1_grid.jpg)
Russian Bunny (1)
Karenina Fabrizzi
Painting - 92 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 23.6 x 1 inch
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![Painting, Pink Bird (1), Karenina Fabrizzi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/908955_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sofia (2), Karenina Fabrizzi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/908478_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dreams and fantasies, Maria Esmar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/750663_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Chat de Montmartre, Olga Novokhatska](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/553261_1_grid.jpg)
Chat de Montmartre
Olga Novokhatska
Painting - 41 x 27 x 1.5 cm Painting - 16.1 x 10.6 x 0.6 inch
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![Painting, Bunny girl, Artush Voskanyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1909671_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The queen of the mountains, Artush Voskanyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1909662_1_grid.jpg)
The queen of the mountains
Artush Voskanyan
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
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![Painting, Theatrical, Maria Esmar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1056396_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Life is gift, Maria Esmar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1043904_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Chance would be a fine thing, Andrew Weir](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/823683_1_grid.jpg)
Chance would be a fine thing
Andrew Weir
Painting - 120 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
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![Painting, Fish N Chips for dinner - Hold the vinegar No2, Andrew Weir](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/621390_1_grid.jpg)
Fish N Chips for dinner - Hold the vinegar No2
Andrew Weir
Painting - 48 x 36 x 0.01 cm Painting - 18.9 x 14.2 x 0 inch
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![Painting, Conventional Wisdom, Andrew Weir](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/372363_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Keeper of the Inner Garden, Dasha Pogodina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150879_1_grid.jpg)
Keeper of the Inner Garden
Dasha Pogodina
Painting - 150 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
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![Painting, Misinterpretation, Jonathan Ouisse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1383555_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Résonance, Hom Nguyen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1059063_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Fresh air, New light, Alec Cumming](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/877014_1_grid.jpg)
Fresh air, New light
Alec Cumming
Painting - 152 x 152 x 4 cm Painting - 59.8 x 59.8 x 1.6 inch
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![Painting, Moonshiner, Leona Rose](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1967754_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Paysage démographique #1, Hélène Duclos](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/140740_1_grid.jpg)
Paysage démographique #1
Hélène Duclos
Painting - 73 x 92 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch
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![Painting, Star Search, Mark Kostabi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1108920_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Standing in the middle, Harouna Ouedraogo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/364248_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, S. Daly's portrait, Artush Voskanyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1914972_1_grid.jpg)
S. Daly's portrait
Artush Voskanyan
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
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![Painting, Sans titre - série Caraïbes, Jean-Michel Loutoby](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1091517_1_grid.jpg)
Sans titre - série Caraïbes
Jean-Michel Loutoby
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
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![Painting, Princesse des Ténèbres, Fabesko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/674076_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, From Shalott, Yoann Merienne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/590442_1_grid.jpg)
![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, Serene, Kelly Vivanco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1447140_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Horizons, Véronique Sudry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1167060_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Midnight Storyteller, Angu Walters](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1024083_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sun Shine in My Mind, Angu Walters](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1023084_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Les enfants du port, Jean-Pierre Serrier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/680226_1_grid.jpg)
Les enfants du port
Jean-Pierre Serrier
Painting - 54 x 64 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.2 x 0.8 inch
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![Painting, Coast, Valeri Tsenov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/672024_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Ancient seas - Synchrony, Valeri Tsenov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1983003_1_grid.jpg)
Ancient seas - Synchrony
Valeri Tsenov
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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![Painting, Marché estival, Pierrick Tual](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1982019_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Stroll Part I, Ryan Uy](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1462575_1_grid.jpg)
![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, Le Général dans son Labyrinthe, Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/537973_1_grid.jpg)
Le Général dans son Labyrinthe
Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez
Painting - 190 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 74.8 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch
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![Painting, Tête dans les nuages, Carlos Antonio Sablon Perez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1784718_1_grid.jpg)
Tête dans les nuages
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, Sitting Girl, Miyuki Takanashi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/784857_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Holding Knee 2, Miyuki Takanashi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/784833_1_grid.jpg)
![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, Pineapple, Esy Beluzzi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/691323_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Méduse, Edmond Li Bellefroid](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1142775_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Egg Boy Dresses to Kill, Suthamma (Ta) Byrne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2157408_1_grid.jpg)
Egg Boy Dresses to Kill
Suthamma (Ta) Byrne
Painting - 130 x 100 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 inch
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![Painting, Egg girl in ponytails, Suthamma (Ta) Byrne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138083_1_grid.jpg)
Egg girl in ponytails
Suthamma (Ta) Byrne
Painting - 100 x 90 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
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![Painting, Le géographe, Philippe Vercellotti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1952262_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Et le ciel nous regarde, Jean-Louis Mendrisse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1931841_1_grid.jpg)
Et le ciel nous regarde
Jean-Louis Mendrisse
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
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![Painting, Centaure, César Baldaccini](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1822908_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Moonie, Lotte Teussink](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1621026_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Poissons d'avril, Paule Bernard Roussel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/266326_1_grid.jpg)
Poissons d'avril
Paule Bernard Roussel
Painting - 120 x 80 x 5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 2 inch
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![Painting, Over Sunsets, Gulpinar, Yusuf Epcin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2014566_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, EOE III, Jonathan Ouisse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1903158_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, Zuloak XXIX, Alberto Letamendi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2028345_1_grid.jpg)
![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)
![Painting, The notebook, Gabrielle Rul](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1559994_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, From far, Gabrielle Rul](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1533894_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, Le Depart, Gabrielle Rul](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1102206_1_grid.jpg)
![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, Alça el vol, Vanessa Linares](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/930222_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Pégase, Vincent Pompetti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/436527_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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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.