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Poisson voyageur
Paule Bernard Roussel
Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,128
Elle et son prince charmant
Anne-Marie Vesco
Painting - 27 x 22 x 4.05 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 1.6 inch
$1,692
La clé des songes
Anne-Marie Vesco
Painting - 34 x 26 x 3 cm Painting - 13.4 x 10.2 x 1.2 inch
$1,692
Collectors of Antique
Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 121.9 x 152.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 60 x 1 inch
$2,180
Bubble blowers
Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 91.4 x 76.2 x 3.2 cm Painting - 36 x 30 x 1.25 inch
$2,160
Aux confins de la forêt amazonienne - série Bande dessinée
Philippe Maillebuau
Painting - 65 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,354
I Leave My Days Like Autumn Forest Leaves
Ovidiu Kloska
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,128
Enigma of Creation Greyscape Divine Silence
Ovidiu Kloska
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$1,410
Des espoirs - série portrait onirique et surréalisme
Samuel Boudaud
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$2,398
En attendant Charon - série portrait onirique et surréalisme
Samuel Boudaud
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,680
Inéluctable crépuscule - série portrait onirique et surréalisme
Samuel Boudaud
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$2,398
Restez sur sa faim - série portrait onirique et surréalisme
Samuel Boudaud
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,680
Ça mord ou c'est mort - série portrait onirique et surréalisme
Samuel Boudaud
Painting - 81 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
$2,680
La faim est proche - série portrait onirique et surréalisme
Samuel Boudaud
Painting - 73 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,398
Stockholm Syndrome
Jacques Tange
Painting - 120 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$6,995
We're very happy in the tropics
Patrick Cornée
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,611
Seaside rendez-vous
Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 30.5 x 61 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 24 x 0.12 inch
$420
The Biggest Fish in the World
Yasen Zgurovski
Painting - 69 x 79 x 2 cm Painting - 27.2 x 31.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,467
Rideau d'Etoiles
Marie-Blanche Bayon
Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,625
Pierres de pluie
Marie-Blanche Bayon
Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,625
L'Evasion - série Petit Prince - Onirique
Marie-Blanche Bayon
Painting - 60 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,760
È la promessa di Kimra
Pablo Echaurren
Painting - 27 x 22 x 0.1 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0 inch
$1,805
Dance Dance Dance
Ia Liparteliani
Painting - 100 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,128
The Overlapping of Illusions and Darkness
Keziat
Painting - 105 x 100 x 0.1 cm Painting - 41.3 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$2,257
I Picked Some Flowers For You
Keziat
Painting - 100 x 120 x 0.1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0 inch
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Princess of the Night
Miyuki Takanashi
Painting - 72.7 x 53 x 3 cm Painting - 28.6 x 20.9 x 1.2 inch
$1,805
Il Lancio delle Raviole
Claudio Benghi
Painting - 60 x 50 x 0.4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,467
Le voyage de l'apprentissage
Christos Kalfas
Painting - 40 x 40 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 inch
$2,031
The edge of civilization
Ventzislav Dikov
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,142
Miradas en Venecia
José Luis Pagador Ponce
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$6,883
Journey Home: A Mother's Tale
Tetiana Pchelnykova
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,636
The Loch Ness Monster – cover illustration of a book from the ECO series
Tekla Aleksieva
Painting - 25 x 38 x 0.2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 15 x 0.1 inch
$1,354
La mort en fete dans le forêt profonde
Anne-Marie Vesco
Painting - 33 x 25 x 3 cm Painting - 13 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch
$1,692
Eight years later
Janusz Orzechowski
Painting - 90 x 160 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 63 x 0.8 inch
$2,031
Origen del Deseo - Ritmo del Despertar
Mari Ito
Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$7,785
Wherever I Go, I Meet Myself
Wande Oseni
Painting - 81.3 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm Painting - 32 x 32 x 1 inch
$1,950
H. Whitney's dream
Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 1.9 cm Painting - 36 x 48 x 0.75 inch
$2,100
The theft of the Mona Lisa
Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 0.3 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 0.125 inch
$3,110
L’enfant de la Liane
Clémence Dupuch
Painting - 115 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 45.3 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,031
Confused people series 10
Renjie Gao
Painting - 53 x 75.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 29.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,000
Confused people series 09
Renjie Gao
Painting - 53 x 75.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 29.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,000
Confused people series 07
Renjie Gao
Painting - 53 x 75.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 29.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,000
Confused people series 06
Renjie Gao
Painting - 53 x 75.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 29.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,000
Confused people series 05
Renjie Gao
Painting - 53 x 75.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 29.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,000
Confused people series 04
Renjie Gao
Painting - 53 x 75.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 29.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,000
Confused people series 03
Renjie Gao
Painting - 53 x 75.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 29.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,000
Confused people series 02
Renjie Gao
Painting - 53 x 75.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 29.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,000
Confused people series 01
Renjie Gao
Painting - 53 x 75.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 29.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,000
Vanarsky
Agathe Lemaire Thalazac
Painting - 160 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$18,053
Métropolis
Agathe Lemaire Thalazac
Painting - 180 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 70.9 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$20,309
Elle était fort déshabillée
Agathe Lemaire Thalazac
Painting - 160 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$18,053
Arsène
Agathe Lemaire Thalazac
Painting - 150 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$18,053
Destruction, The End of the of the Earth! Stay Calm serie
Olha Vlasova
Painting - 100 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,015
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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.