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![Painting, Poséidon, Bertrand Bataille](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1227252_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, I think it's best to play outside with the tank, Kawamura Gun](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/753186_1_grid.jpg)
I think it's best to play outside with the tank
Kawamura Gun
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€16,000
![Painting, Lotus, Jojo Wang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2028681_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le Minotaure à la tête dorée, Martine Littot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/388082_1_grid.jpg)
Le Minotaure à la tête dorée
Martine Littot
Painting - 92 x 73 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 inch
€2,300
![Painting, Chlordékounia 2, Chantaléa Commin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2188848_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dance of Pleasure, Ekatherina Savtchenko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/966423_1_grid.jpg)
Dance of Pleasure
Ekatherina Savtchenko
Painting - 70 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
€10,000
![Painting, Man dating in the ruins of another love, Susano Correia](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1963740_1_grid.jpg)
Man dating in the ruins of another love
Susano Correia
Painting - 58 x 62 x 1 cm Painting - 22.8 x 24.4 x 0.4 inch
€16,500
![Painting, Man confortably poetic and melancholic, Susano Correia](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1963731_1_grid.jpg)
Man confortably poetic and melancholic
Susano Correia
Painting - 116 x 88 x 1 cm Painting - 45.7 x 34.6 x 0.4 inch
€20,900
![Painting, Man aboard his own loneliness, Susano Correia](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1963728_1_grid.jpg)
Man aboard his own loneliness
Susano Correia
Painting - 129 x 89 x 1 cm Painting - 50.8 x 35 x 0.4 inch
€17,300
![Painting, N°22013 Hommes Taureaux Etude 3, Capton](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1776429_1_grid.jpg)
N°22013 Hommes Taureaux Etude 3
Capton
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
€200
![Painting, Nouvelle ère ? Heu ... Sérieusement ?, Grégory Dreyfus](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1278162_1_grid.jpg)
Nouvelle ère ? Heu ... Sérieusement ?
Grégory Dreyfus
Painting - 146 x 97 cm Painting - 57.5 x 38.2 inch
€21,000
![Painting, Bare your Soul, Sergiu Ciochina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2174669_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Paradis perdus n°10, Alain Fabreal](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2001021_1_grid.jpg)
Paradis perdus n°10
Alain Fabreal
Painting - 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
€5,200
![Painting, Despair, Juan C. Estrada](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1990482_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Joy, Juan C. Estrada](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1990476_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lying figure with heads, Judith Berry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2016030_1_grid.jpg)
Lying figure with heads
Judith Berry
Painting - 152.4 x 213.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 60 x 84 x 2 inch
€11,000
![Painting, Lent et grave, hommage à Erik Satie, Katell Le Goarnig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/160984_1_grid.jpg)
Lent et grave, hommage à Erik Satie
Katell Le Goarnig
Painting - 100 x 81 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.4 inch
€10,000
![Painting, La dame du temps jadis, Gérard Willemenot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1924521_1_grid.jpg)
La dame du temps jadis
Gérard Willemenot
Painting - 30 x 20 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.6 inch
€7,200
![Painting, From The Depths Within, Elijah Emmanuel Wilson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160187_1_grid.jpg)
From The Depths Within
Elijah Emmanuel Wilson
Painting - 121.92 x 90.17 x 3.175 cm Painting - 48 x 35.5 x 1.3 inch
€15,000
![Painting, The fight, Smoka](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1561008_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Empty space, Tatyana Podmarkova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2136986_1_grid.jpg)
Empty space
Tatyana Podmarkova
Painting - 220 x 370 x 3 cm Painting - 86.6 x 145.7 x 1.2 inch
€18,997
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![Painting, Erotic dream. The last dinner, Genia Sheyn](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2180612_1_grid.jpg)
Erotic dream. The last dinner
Genia Sheyn
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,270
![Painting, Déesse de Paris N1, Valentin Savtcheko](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1524534_1_grid.jpg)
Déesse de Paris N1
Valentin Savtcheko
Painting - 54 x 72.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 21.3 x 28.5 x 1 inch
€1,800
![Painting, Erotic dream. Trio, Genia Sheyn](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2180616_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled (M&R20), Atom Hovhanesyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1769484_1_grid.jpg)
Untitled (M&R20)
Atom Hovhanesyan
Painting - 86.4 x 106.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 34 x 42 x 1 inch
€52,398
![Painting, Ange déchu, Lionel le Jeune](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1266570_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, N° 983 Les chants de Maldoror., R. Cavalié](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1288803_1_grid.jpg)
N° 983 Les chants de Maldoror.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 60 x 73 x 2.4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.9 inch
€600
![Painting, Femme coupée, Natacha Birds](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1967469_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 16) Envol, envolons-nous. Espagne, Isis Bi-M](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1437441_1_grid.jpg)
16) Envol, envolons-nous. Espagne
Isis Bi-M
Painting - 21 x 29 x 1 cm Painting - 8.3 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch
€70
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![Painting, Study After Giorgione's "Sleeping Venus" (DIV 100), Atom Hovhanesyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1732929_1_grid.jpg)
Study After Giorgione's "Sleeping Venus" (DIV 100)
Atom Hovhanesyan
Painting - 76.2 x 122 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 48 x 1.5 inch
€5,100,000
![Painting, Transhumanisme sentimental, Patrick Fuvel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1395621_1_grid.jpg)
Transhumanisme sentimental
Patrick Fuvel
Painting - 84 x 118 x 5 cm Painting - 33.1 x 46.5 x 2 inch
€3,000
![Painting, Despair (DIV 028), Atom Hovhanesyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1731738_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 20) Volercommeun poissonausoleilunjourdepluie. Espagne, Isis Bi-M](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1440612_1_grid.jpg)
20) Volercommeun poissonausoleilunjourdepluie. Espagne
Isis Bi-M
Painting - 21 x 29 x 1 cm Painting - 8.3 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch
€70
![Painting, Mangaille, Jacques Resch](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2127976_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dragon et fumeur d’un truc que les moyens orientaux disent que ça fait rêver et des fois degueuler !, Robert Combas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2137258_1_grid.jpg)
Dragon et fumeur d’un truc que les moyens orientaux disent que ça fait rêver et des fois degueuler !
Robert Combas
Painting - 40 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
Price upon request
![Painting, Abstract portrait, Maciej Durski](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2180744_1_grid.jpg)
Abstract portrait
Maciej Durski
Painting - 80 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
Price upon request
![Painting, Alexia, Sébastien Allart](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1795095_1_grid.jpg)
Alexia
Sébastien Allart
Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
Price upon request
![Painting, The Cure, Mark Kostabi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1108896_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Bête rouge, Qiongfei Zhang](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1696116_1_grid.jpg)
Bête rouge
Qiongfei Zhang
Painting - 135 x 250 x 0.4 cm Painting - 53.1 x 98.4 x 0.2 inch
Price upon request
![Painting, Luxe Prince, Jisbar](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138641_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Fictions, Erwann Tirilly](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/864051_1_grid.jpg)
Fictions
Erwann Tirilly
Painting - 200 x 340 x 3 cm Painting - 78.7 x 133.9 x 1.2 inch
Price upon request
![Painting, Eikona, Erwann Tirilly](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/868104_1_grid.jpg)
Eikona
Erwann Tirilly
Painting - 70 x 245 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 96.5 x 1.2 inch
Price upon request
![Painting, Immémoriales cicatrices des sources d'une vie (bien ou mal) remplie ? Telle est la question (avec Ladislas Kijno), Robert Combas](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2151759_1_grid.jpg)
Immémoriales cicatrices des sources d'une vie (bien ou mal) remplie ? Telle est la question (avec Ladislas Kijno)
Robert Combas
Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
Price upon request
![Painting, Animus, Erwann Tirilly](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1060659_1_grid.jpg)
Animus
Erwann Tirilly
Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
Price upon request
![Painting, Concretio, Photosynthesis, Eclipse, Erwann Tirilly](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/863907_1_grid.jpg)
Concretio, Photosynthesis, Eclipse
Erwann Tirilly
Painting - 130 x 291 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 114.6 x 1.2 inch
Price upon request
![Painting, Phoenix, Erwann Tirilly](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2174782_1_grid.jpg)
Phoenix
Erwann Tirilly
Painting - 143 x 135 x 2 cm Painting - 56.3 x 53.1 x 0.8 inch
Price upon request
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![Painting, Repos au bord de l’étan, Philippe Henriot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2211306_1_grid.jpg)
Repos au bord de l’étan
Philippe Henriot
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch
Sold
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Una fumata di pipa
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 35 x 25 x 0.1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch
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![Painting, Childhood dreams-64, Abgar Khachatryan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2194427_1_grid.jpg)
Childhood dreams-64
Abgar Khachatryan
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
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![Painting, Childhood dreams-61, Abgar Khachatryan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2191691_1_grid.jpg)
Childhood dreams-61
Abgar Khachatryan
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
Sold
![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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![Painting, Being is love / 437, Christine Zanella](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2216456_1_grid.jpg)
Being is love / 437
Christine Zanella
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
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![Painting, Being is love / 438, Christine Zanella](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2216454_1_grid.jpg)
Being is love / 438
Christine Zanella
Painting - 18 x 18 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.1 x 7.1 x 0 inch
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![Painting, Au loin les collines, Alexandra Battezzati](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1158243_1_grid.jpg)
Au loin les collines
Alexandra Battezzati
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
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![Painting, La solitude des branches, Antoine Josse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1471635_1_grid.jpg)
La solitude des branches
Antoine Josse
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.4 inch
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![Painting, Origen del deseo - Energia Invisible, Mari Ito](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/975948_1_grid.jpg)
Origen del deseo - Energia Invisible
Mari Ito
Painting - 73 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
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![Painting, Dans le secret des bois, Antoine Josse](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2166492_1_grid.jpg)
Dans le secret des bois
Antoine Josse
Painting - 40 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
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Arbre en couleur
Alexandra Battezzati
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
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Les yeux dans les yeux
Antoine Josse
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
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Et s'il n'aimait pas le rouge
Antoine Josse
Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
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Thésée Vs Minautor
Chloé Kelly Miller
Painting - 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch
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Das Distelherz / Le cœur de chardon
Franz Roth
Painting - 125 x 200 cm Painting - 49.2 x 78.7 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.