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Aunty Mansa and daughter
Emmanuel Adiamah
Painting - 68.6 x 68.6 x 10.2 cm Painting - 27 x 27 x 4 inch
$8,200
Borrow a Kiss
Natan Elkanovich
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$16,141
Run for your Life
Ida Bagus Putu Purwa
Painting - 140 x 200 x 6 cm Painting - 55.1 x 78.7 x 2.4 inch
$6,918
Lukarrara Jukurrpa (Desert Fringe-rush Dreaming)
Valentine Nakamarra White
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$288
Ngalyipi Jukurrpa (Snake Vine Dreaming) - Purturlu
Reva Nungarrayi Dickson
Painting - 46 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$277
Wanakiji Jukurrpa (Bush Tomato Dreaming)
Justine Nakamarra
Painting - 30 x 30 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$404
Vue sur la Placette de Sigoyer
Eleanor Quellien
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$183
Early Stages of the game
Nicky Nodjoumi
Painting - 182.9 x 134.6 x 5.1 cm Painting - 72 x 53 x 2 inch
$50,729
Plastic river
Frédéric Vangeebergen
Painting - 127 x 100 x 4.6 cm Painting - 50 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch
$4,612
Joker HAHAHA
Rodolph Planchais ROD
Painting - 156 x 128 x 20 cm Painting - 61.4 x 50.4 x 7.9 inch
$34,127
When rock was popping #2
João Cardoso
Painting - 35 x 35 x 1.5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.6 inch
$427
Goldorak at fashion week
Le Youn
Painting - 160 x 126 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 49.6 x 0.8 inch
$10,953
Philosophical Doubt Smurf - Schtroumpfs
Javier Molinero - Bruto
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$288
Apprivoisement
Slimen El Kamel
Painting - 120 x 80 x 10 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 3.9 inch
$13,835
Donald Duck Family Inspired By Rembrandt’s Painting “The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp”
Tony Fernandez
Painting - 40 x 60 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 inch
$7,494
Tourbillon d'été
Jessie Raveleau
Painting - 70 x 70 x 3.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.4 inch
$1,011
Warlawurru Jukurrpa (Wedge-tailed Eagle Dreaming) / Wakurlpa & Yuwarli
Terry Jakamarra Long
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$277
Yankirri Tjukurrpa (Rêve de l'Emeu)
Mary Nangalaallan
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$225
Wanakiji Jukurrpa (Bush Tomato Dreaming)
Juliette Nakamarra Morris
Painting - 30 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch
$392
Women's ceremony
Yinarupa Nangala
Painting - 119 x 145 x 3 cm Painting - 46.9 x 57.1 x 1.2 inch
$8,071
### Songe dans une nebuleuse rouge de patates célestes orangées...
Monsieur Térez
Painting - 130 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,767
Black Hole
Ellie Sass (Sassayiannis)
Painting - 42 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$553
Habiter demain, Rose #002
Patrick Santoni
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,384
Saint Sebastian
Kateryna Rudakova
Painting - 100 x 90 x 3.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 1.4 inch
$1,937 $1,743
Between rage and Softness
Sophie D'herbercourt
Painting - 162 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 63.8 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$8,071
Nu, Fauve sur une chaise
Patricia Kleyman
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$380
Blauer Akt mit Schwert
Margarita Siebke
Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$865
Rêveries en fleurs
Glodi Kasindi Malumbe
Painting - 100 x 60 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 23.6 x 2 inch
$4,035
Les 82 lunes de Saturne
Maï Fougeront
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3.7 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.5 inch
$1,038
Study for reclining
Jonathan Chapline
Painting - 17.8 x 12.4 x 1.87 cm Painting - 7 x 4.9 x 0.7 inch
$16,500
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Acrylic Painting for Sale
Acrylic painting is a pictorial technique which is widely popular in today's art world. It uses a synthetic paint and its paste is made of pigments which are similar to those found in oil painting. It is emulsified with water and mixed with resin which binds them together.
Although the current success of acrylic paint is undeniable, its invention is nonetheless relatively recent in the history of painting. It was first developed in the 1930s in the United States. The advantages of this new technique (durability, solidity, quick to dry) were initially put to use in the industrial, construction and automobile sectors. In 1949, the printers Leonor Colour and Sam Golden decided to commercialise the invention and target artists thanks to the paint brand Magma.
At the same time, chemists at the National Polytechnic Institute in Mexico were also developing its texture, working alongside expert muralists who used it to create the mural and fresco paintings on the Mexico University's façade.
The material was embraced by the art world with important representatives of abstract expressionism, including Kooning, Rothko and Morris Louis using it in their work. But it was in 1963 that acrylic paint truly conquered the art world under the commercial brand name Liquitex, thanks to the innovations of Henry Levinson who made the paint dilutable with water and not just turpentine spirit.
Thanks to this, the paint became easier to work with, and more importantly, more accessible. It quickly became the favourite medium of Pop Art legends such as the painters Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. Previously ignored in favor of oil painting which continued to be a symbol of the fine arts par excellence, acrylic painting benefited from the influence of these big names. Mindsets gradually changed and acrylic paint continued to seduce an ever growing audience of creators.
Originally an exclusively American privilege, the paint was exported to Europe around 1965. This was mainly thanks to the Belgian painter Pierre Alechinsky who played a role in making it popular among the Western European Surrealist circles after he returned from New York. Joan Miró and Max Ernst also demonstrated a preference for the medium, which had in the meantime become a legitimate alternative to oil painting.
The two canvas painting techniques conflict with each other in several ways. Many see acrylic paint as a material which corresponds better to the fast-paced modernity of our times. Whilst oil painting requires a tremendous amount of patience and and can crack when drying, acrylic paint dries quickly, does not need varnishing, is highly waterproof and most importantly, can be conserved more easily.
Acrylic resin can also be adapted to all kinds of supports, whether it be glass or fabric, and its texture allows the artist to play intricately with the thickness and reliefs without having to worry about the chromatic purity of the palette. The works of the contemporary painters John Kokkinos, Julien Colombier and Maude Ovize are all examples of the use of the medium in artworks today.
Acrylic paint has a wide range of usages. It can be used on surfaces such as wood, canvas, paper, ceramics and metal. It is used for both fine and decorative arts.
To create an acrylic painting, you will need a surface to paint on, some acrylic paint, and a tool to apply the paint to the surface with, such as a brush or sponge. You can plan the composition of the work beforehand, or apply the paint directly to the canvas in order to achieve the desired result.
Certain types of acrylic paints can contain toxins within their ingredients, similarly to oil paints. Acrylic paint dries quickly so it can be hard to go back and alter an acrylic painting. We also do not know how long acrylic paints last for, as they have only been around for abotu 50 years.