Oil Painting for Sale

Painting, The origin of color, Elena Chulkova

The origin of color

Elena Chulkova

Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Painting, Blue Strenght, Maria Luisa Osácar

Blue Strenght

Maria Luisa Osácar

Painting - 90 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,150

Painting, Logs - Middle Beach - AGAIN. Zoom out., Chrissy Nickerson

Logs - Middle Beach - AGAIN. Zoom out.

Chrissy Nickerson

Painting - 64 x 92 x 4 cm Painting - 25.2 x 36.2 x 1.6 inch

€1,630

Painting, It Is Summer Warm Rain At Sunset, Nikolay Dmitriev

It Is Summer Warm Rain At Sunset

Nikolay Dmitriev

Painting - 40 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

Painting, The garden VI, Andrei Sitsko

The garden VI

Andrei Sitsko

Painting - 71 x 71 x 2 cm Painting - 28 x 28 x 0.8 inch

€500

Painting, On se marche dessus, AE2

On se marche dessus

AE2

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

€1,150

Painting, L'amour chemine, Cécile Desserle

L'amour chemine

Cécile Desserle

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€2,800

Painting, Let's Go The Long Way Around No. 2, Katherine Filice

Let's Go The Long Way Around No. 2

Katherine Filice

Painting - 61 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 30 x 1.5 inch

€2,000

Painting, Together, Mónica Castanys

Together

Mónica Castanys

Painting - 60 x 100 cm Painting - 23.6 x 39.4 inch

€3,900

Painting, Thy Brother's Keeper, Eniafe Gbenga

Thy Brother's Keeper

Eniafe Gbenga

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,931

Painting, Crépis rouge, Eurgal

Crépis rouge

Eurgal

Painting - 55 x 46 x 2.5 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 1 inch

€1,350

Painting, Summer Etude (1), Aloyzas Smilingis

Summer Etude (1)

Aloyzas Smilingis

Painting - 39 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.4 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

€898

Painting, Empire, Winnie Seifert

Empire

Winnie Seifert

Painting - 130 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 2 inch

€6,000

Painting, Fleurs I, Cécile Girard

Fleurs I

Cécile Girard

Painting - 19 x 19 x 2 cm Painting - 7.5 x 7.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,000 €900

Painting, Nature morte, Zhenhua Guo

Nature morte

Zhenhua Guo

Painting - 100 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

€1,200 €1,080

Painting, In Time series, Guy Ghazanchyan

In Time series

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Painting, Reflet, Guillaume Roche

Reflet

Guillaume Roche

Painting - 25 x 25 x 0.1 cm Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch

€290

Painting, On the Back 1, Célia Eid

On the Back 1

Célia Eid

Painting - 67 x 76 x 3 cm Painting - 26.4 x 29.9 x 1.2 inch

€1,300

Painting, Aspect V, Ann Thomson

Aspect V

Ann Thomson

Painting - 54 x 54 x 2.5 cm Painting - 21.3 x 21.3 x 1 inch

€1,800

Painting, It's Getting Kind of Hectic, Emma Harrison

It's Getting Kind of Hectic

Emma Harrison

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Painting, Ultra Marine N.101, Tanc

Ultra Marine N.101

Tanc

Painting - 86 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 33.9 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

€3,600

Painting, Still Life with Ribbons, Gianni Cacciarini

Still Life with Ribbons

Gianni Cacciarini

Painting - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch

€1,500

Painting, Taylor Swift's Red Lipsticks (Les Rouges à Lèvres de Taylor Swift), Christian Jodin

Taylor Swift's Red Lipsticks (Les Rouges à Lèvres de Taylor Swift)

Christian Jodin

Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

€150 €105

Painting, The kid inside of us, Daniel Gibert

The kid inside of us

Daniel Gibert

Painting - 97 x 146 x 2 cm Painting - 38.2 x 57.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Painting, Soulages, Rafael Sliks

Soulages

Rafael Sliks

Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€6,500 €5,850

Painting, Chrysanthemum Cascade, Kamo Atoyan

Chrysanthemum Cascade

Kamo Atoyan

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€966

Painting, Monte Savello, Rome, Luigi Surdi

Monte Savello, Rome

Luigi Surdi

Painting - 55 x 65.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 21.7 x 25.8 x 0.2 inch

€1,467

Painting, Let's be fluffy, Roxana Khonkulova

Let's be fluffy

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting - 90 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€650

Painting, Handle with Care, Shen Shaomin

Handle with Care

Shen Shaomin

Painting - 91 x 91 x 1 cm Painting - 35.8 x 35.8 x 0.4 inch

€24,479

Painting, Existenciel, Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Existenciel

Françoise Dugourd-Caput

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€690

Painting, Out of the tube, Patrick Chevailler

Out of the tube

Patrick Chevailler

Painting - 61 x 91 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 35.8 x 0.8 inch

€820

Painting, Save the princess, Yannick Aaron

Save the princess

Yannick Aaron

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€700

Painting, Cherries, Valeri Tsvetkov

Cherries

Valeri Tsvetkov

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,550

Painting, Renouveau, Christine Marie Nobre

Renouveau

Christine Marie Nobre

Painting - 50 x 20 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 7.9 x 1.2 inch

€690

Painting, The beautiful spring flowers of my garden., Lilya Volskaya

The beautiful spring flowers of my garden.

Lilya Volskaya

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€800

Painting, Background, Gery Vlady

Background

Gery Vlady

Painting - 70 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€650

Painting, Calebasse striée, Françoise Danel

Calebasse striée

Françoise Danel

Painting - 114 x 146 x 3 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 1.2 inch

€3,900

Painting, Un jour calme à la campagne, Lucia Buccini

Un jour calme à la campagne

Lucia Buccini

Painting - 50 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,600

Painting, Paysage de campagne avec vue sur le Jura Suisse, Arthur Morard

Paysage de campagne avec vue sur le Jura Suisse

Arthur Morard

Painting - 60 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,042

Painting, Campagne genevoise, Charles Emile Brunner

Campagne genevoise

Charles Emile Brunner

Painting - 46 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 24 x 0.8 inch

€1,361

Painting, Seine (The Self Romantic), Ajegbomogun Damilola

Seine (The Self Romantic)

Ajegbomogun Damilola

Painting - 152.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 36 x 1 inch

€3,380

Painting, Cheers, Christiaan van Hedel

Cheers

Christiaan van Hedel

Painting - 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€3,650

Painting, Sweet Memories, Elena Mardashova

Sweet Memories

Elena Mardashova

Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€760

Painting, Apparition, Paskal Hotman

Apparition

Paskal Hotman

Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€690

Painting, Autumn Highlights, Claire Wiltsher

Autumn Highlights

Claire Wiltsher

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.4 inch

€1,570

Painting, Oiseau debout medium size, Stephanie Larène

Oiseau debout medium size

Stephanie Larène

Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€790

Painting, You are the Happiness that Flows Through Me, Slava Ilyayev

You are the Happiness that Flows Through Me

Slava Ilyayev

Painting - 76 x 76 x 3 cm Painting - 29.9 x 29.9 x 1.2 inch

€8,305

Painting, Abstract Floral Field, Mateos Sargsyan

Abstract Floral Field

Mateos Sargsyan

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€724

Painting, Animal Painting #018-1632, Les Thomas

Animal Painting #018-1632

Les Thomas

Painting - 31 x 31 x 4 cm Painting - 12.2 x 12.2 x 1.6 inch

€1,360

Painting, Portrait d'un ange, Laurence Chouzenoux

Portrait d'un ange

Laurence Chouzenoux

Painting - 23 x 17 x 0.5 cm Painting - 9.1 x 6.7 x 0.2 inch

€1,500

Painting, Lovers, Ivan Klymenko

Lovers

Ivan Klymenko

Painting - 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,950

Painting, Two Standing Figures, Vav Hakobyan

Two Standing Figures

Vav Hakobyan

Painting - 140 x 190 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 74.8 x 1.2 inch

€30,000

Painting, Spree, Carlos Diaz

Spree

Carlos Diaz

Painting - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

€2,000

Painting, La danse des cartes, Xavier de Vilmorin

La danse des cartes

Xavier de Vilmorin

Painting - 92 x 60 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 23.6 x 1 inch

€1,900

Painting, Abstrait, Claude Bellegarde

Abstrait

Claude Bellegarde

Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

€6,000

Painting, Équilibre illusoire 65, Françoise Utrel

Équilibre illusoire 65

Françoise Utrel

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch

€2,400

Painting, Fleur dans un bouquet, Ludivine Corominas

Fleur dans un bouquet

Ludivine Corominas

Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,900

Painting, Composition abstraite, Gaston Orellana

Composition abstraite

Gaston Orellana

Painting - 50 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,020

Painting, Souvenirs d'enfance, Pierre Henry

Souvenirs d'enfance

Pierre Henry

Painting - 60 x 48.5 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.1 x 0.4 inch

€2,127

Painting, Impossible architectures I, Orlando Alandia

Impossible architectures I

Orlando Alandia

Painting - 80 x 80 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 inch

€1,300

Painting, Composition, Gérard Bergerioux

Composition

Gérard Bergerioux

Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

€2,371

Painting, Au fil de l’eau, Agnès Tiollier

Au fil de l’eau

Agnès Tiollier

Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€2,400

Painting, Fenêtre I, Yu Fu

Fenêtre I

Yu Fu

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€4,500

Painting, Coquillage, François Benoit-Lison

Coquillage

François Benoit-Lison

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

€650

Painting, Calypso, Donovan Rose

Calypso

Donovan Rose

Painting - 101 x 75 x 4 cm Painting - 39.8 x 29.5 x 1.6 inch

€1,710

Painting, Blossom collector (1), Vahe Bagumyan

Blossom collector (1)

Vahe Bagumyan

Painting - 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

€290

Painting, Voilier, Xavier Albert Fiala

Voilier

Xavier Albert Fiala

Painting - 60 x 50 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

€1,489

Painting, Majesty in Monochrome, Tamar Nazaryan

Majesty in Monochrome

Tamar Nazaryan

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,159

Painting, Desira of Maritxu, Marielle Simzer

Desira of Maritxu

Marielle Simzer

Painting - 61 x 61 x 4 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 1.6 inch

€1,400

Painting, Vibration spirituelle… (Expression libre), Olivier Messas

Vibration spirituelle… (Expression libre)

Olivier Messas

Painting - 40 x 40 x 7 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 2.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, A Woman on a Blitch, Michael Gorban

A Woman on a Blitch

Michael Gorban

Painting - 80 x 120 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1 inch

€3,500

Painting, Red environment, Arman Hayrapetyan

Red environment

Arman Hayrapetyan

Painting - 61 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€2,318

Painting, Balade en mer, Richard Poumelin

Balade en mer

Richard Poumelin

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,000

Painting, Equinoxe du Printemps, Sange

Equinoxe du Printemps

Sange

Painting - 50 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

€880

Painting, Behind the mask, Grégoire Devin

Behind the mask

Grégoire Devin

Painting - 213.4 x 213.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 84 x 84 x 2 inch

€19,699

Painting, Black, Sabine Kalka

Black

Sabine Kalka

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,500 €1,350

Painting, Penumbra, David Walker

Penumbra

David Walker

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,061

Painting, Tulipes du jardin, Gabriel Riesnert

Tulipes du jardin

Gabriel Riesnert

Painting - 33 x 24 x 1.8 cm Painting - 13 x 9.4 x 0.7 inch

€750

Painting, The Heart of the Countryside, Arman Avagyan

The Heart of the Countryside

Arman Avagyan

Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,545

Painting, Tableau d'une trahison, Frédéric Lemonnier

Tableau d'une trahison

Frédéric Lemonnier

Painting - 60 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1 inch

€860

Painting, Le Moulin de la galette, Joseph Piermatteo

Le Moulin de la galette

Joseph Piermatteo

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€3,200

Painting, Boy in Wonderland, Samson Olatubosun

Boy in Wonderland

Samson Olatubosun

Painting - 74.9 x 59.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 29.5 x 23.6 x 1 inch

€1,786 €1,608

Painting, Spartan, Ron Connors

Spartan

Ron Connors

Painting - 120 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€1,911

Painting, The Still Life Of The Sun, Delyafruz Bagirova

The Still Life Of The Sun

Delyafruz Bagirova

Painting - 100 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,700

Painting, Sub-Low, Eric Moore

Sub-Low

Eric Moore

Painting - 61 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 1 inch

€1,738

Painting, Reality Isn't What It Used To Be, Idorenyin Umana

Reality Isn't What It Used To Be

Idorenyin Umana

Painting - 76.2 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 inch

€1,448 €1,304

Painting, Earth 81, Angel Patchamanov

Earth 81

Angel Patchamanov

Painting - 130 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,850

Painting, Mallas, Kenia Pérez

Mallas

Kenia Pérez

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Painting, La ceuillete, José Saboia

La ceuillete

José Saboia

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,500

Painting, La Fille au Coq ou Belarus, Svetlana Maksimenko

La Fille au Coq ou Belarus

Svetlana Maksimenko

Painting - 80 x 60 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 inch

€2,475

Painting, Go West, Dominik Jasinski

Go West

Dominik Jasinski

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€2,600

Painting, Once Upon A Time, Naomi Oyeniyi

Once Upon A Time

Naomi Oyeniyi

Painting - 71.1 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28 x 40 x 1 inch

€1,593

Painting, Tropical School of Fish, Olga Nikitina

Tropical School of Fish

Olga Nikitina

Painting - 60 x 85 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 33.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,800

Oil Painting for Sale

Oil painting is a type of paint which involves mixing crushed color pigments usually with linseed oil, although poppy seed oil can also be used. The support on which it is painted must be covered with a primer beforehand so that the layer of paint can adhere to the support; an additional step which is crucial to the creative process and also means that it can be adapted to many types of surfaces.

It was during the Middle Ages that oil painting first appeared and began to be developed in the Western world. The discovery of oil painting is often attributed to the Flemish painter, Jan Van Eyck who had been experimenting with various mixtures. With this new painting technique, his works benefited from new transparency effects and a new type of aesthetic was born. His approach was copied and later shared more widely by other primitive Flemish painters. Oil painting replaced the tempera technique, which uses egg as a binder.

Similarly, the wood on which artists painted was replaced by linen canvas, installed on a frame from the 15th century onwards and later placed on an easel. Although it was well-liked by painters, this medium had its drawbacks; its components were toxic and its preparation required a great amount of artisan savoir-faire in the studio. Despite this, it became closely linked to the visual arts and and was hugely popularised during the Renaissance thanks to the Venetian painters such as Titian, followed closely by the Flemish, including Rubens, before it reached the Netherlands who made it their own, with Rembrandt leading the way. The 19th and 20th centuries saw oil painting became the number one choice and the preferred medium for for modern times. The mixture no longer had to be prepared by artists in the studio; industrialization had made things easier and the paint came pre-prepared, packaged in tubes. The tin tube was commercialized in France in 1840 and revolutionised the history of art by encouraging the Impressionists to take their brushes and paints outside and paint en plein air. It would slowly be overtaken by acrylic paint a century later which simplified things even further as it was dried faster. 

An oil painting canvas also implies that the painter must respect the fat-over-lean principle, meaning that a colors with high oil content (fat) should be applied over layers of paint with lower oil content (lean) to ensure that the painting will last longer and to prevent cracking. Oil painting remains a widely used method and numerous artworks are still made using this technique.


Contemporary artists still master oil painting but sometimes avoid working with it in the same traditional ways of the 20th century. The canvas is often not prepared so that its texture can be seen under the layer of paint, as certain abstract painters have done. Jackson Pollock for example used oil painting but did not glaze his works. He didn't even truly paint his canvases as he used a dripping technique; by shaking his brush he created splashes of paint over the canvas…

On Artsper, explore contemporary paintings by well-known artists including Arman, Salvador Dali and Robert Combas.

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What is special about oil painting?

Oil painting allows for very efficient mixing of colors and tones. Due to its long drying time, it is possible to alter an oil painting days after the paint has been applied. Oil painting also allows for precision and a range of visual effects.

What's the difference between oil painting and acrylic?

Oil paint and acrylic paint are produced using different materials. While oil painting consists of pigments suspended in drying oils, acrylic paint is water-based. The main difference between the two is that acrylic paints can be thinned down with water, and dry faster than oil paints.

Is oil painting easier than watercolor?

It is easier to correct mistakes when working in oil paint as they are more opaque than watercolors and can be easily scraped off a surface.