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The Fairy Of Midnight
Kirill Postovit
Painting - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
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Welcome to hogwarts
Kirill Postovit
Painting - 105 x 67 x 2 cm Painting - 41.3 x 26.4 x 0.8 inch
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The dream of love
Kirill Postovit
Painting - 90 x 125 x 1.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 49.2 x 0.6 inch
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Les êtres des éléments
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 81 x 130 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.9 x 51.2 x 0.9 inch
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Bateaux au clair de lune
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch
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Les couleurs du peuple
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 81 x 130 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.9 x 51.2 x 0.9 inch
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Love On A Rainy Day
Yasna Godovanik
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
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Love Saves The World
Yasna Godovanik
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
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It’s All About Love
Yasna Godovanik
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
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You Are The Joy Of My Life
Yasna Godovanik
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
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All Of Me Loves All Of You
Yasna Godovanik
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
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Déferlement de couleurs
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch
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Born for each other
Yasna Godovanik
Painting - 100 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch
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I Will Love You Forever
Yasna Godovanik
Painting - 100 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch
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It Was Always You
Yasna Godovanik
Painting - 100 x 80 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.6 inch
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Don't Lose Your Love
Yasna Godovanik
Painting - 100 x 70 x 1.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.6 inch
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Les vibrations de la musique
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch
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Comme un printemps
Agnès Tiollier
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
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Let's Walk Life Together
Yasna Godovanik
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
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We Are In Love Forever
Yasna Godovanik
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
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Une journée au marché
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch
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My Angel Of Love II
Yasna Godovanik
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
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La flotte vers l'infini
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
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Love Is The Answer II
Yasna Godovanik
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
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L'écureuil en hauteur
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch
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Art galactique, explosion de matière
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
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Le monde des magiciens
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch
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Don’t Lose Your Love II
Yasna Godovanik
Painting - 95 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 37.4 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
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The Golden Symphony
Kirill Postovit
Painting - 80 x 55 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch
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The Sunrise Over The Golden Bridge
Kirill Postovit
Painting - 66 x 104.5 x 2 cm Painting - 26 x 41.1 x 0.8 inch
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The Whisper Of Waterlilies
Gabriel Monte
Painting - 55 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
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The Watermill Of Autumn
Kirill Postovit
Painting - 90 x 63 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 24.8 x 0.8 inch
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It feel like acid rain
Nathanael Koffi
Painting - 73 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 39.4 x 1 inch
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Born For Each Other
Yasna Godovanik
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
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Under The Rain Of Love II
Yasna Godovanik
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
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Sur la plage, en orange
Michèle Kaus
Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
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Sur un air de musique
Christiane Guerry
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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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!