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Red experimentel reserach
James Chiew
Painting - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$14,145
Blue experimental research
James Chiew
Painting - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$14,145
Trafalgar Square, London
Ellie Hesse
Painting - 60 x 60 x 5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 2 inch
$2,129
Light and shadow drawing
Carlos Diaz
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$5,545
Capacity For Grief
Katherine Filice
Painting - 182.9 x 111.8 x 3.8 cm Painting - 72 x 44 x 1.5 inch
$6,337
Port de Villefranche-sur-Mer
Neal Turner
Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch
$837
Pêcherie aux arbres
Pierrick Tual
Painting - 46 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,697
Dans le Bleu qui Pétille
Sophie Duplain
Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
$962
Tagpfauenauge (Peacock butterfly)
Dirk Klose
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$622
Blue morning
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$500
To meet the Sun
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 40 x 30 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$500
On the beach
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$500
Evening in the Meadows
Arman Avagyan
Painting - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$24,000
Taylor Swift's Concert in Paris
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$170
The Muse Of The Sun
Delyafruz Bagirova
Painting - 180 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 70.9 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$5,771
A glimpse into rural tranquility
Narek Qochunc
Painting - 24 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$199
Fresh Roses
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$679
Flowers 5
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$566
Flowers on the background of the Sea
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$792
Royal Roses
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$792
Flowers 2
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$679
Sword Fight Orange Sig
Ron Connors
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,890
Bondadoso
José Luis Pagador Ponce
Painting - 92 x 65 x 3.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 1.4 inch
$2,829
Sakura in the city park
Elena Lukina
Painting - 55 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,245
Landscape in blue
Ludmila Budanov
Painting - 99.1 x 149.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 39 x 59 x 2 inch
$3,550
April evening near the poplar
Simon Kozhin
Painting - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$7,356
Taylor Swift's Hotel in Cannes
Christian Jodin
Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
$170
Taylor Swift near Notre Dame during Concert in Paris
Christian Jodin
Painting - 65 x 46 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch
$334
Preparation for the New Day
Falope Ibrahim
Painting - 105.9 x 75.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 41.7 x 29.9 x 1 inch
$2,250
Self Portrait of a Southern Man
Grégoire Devin
Painting - 72.9 x 59.9 x 4.6 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.8 inch
$5,400
Waiting for the Sun
Grégoire Devin
Painting - 72.9 x 59.9 x 4.6 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.8 inch
$5,400
Yellow swirl with balls
Jeff Engberg
Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$1,132
Yellow green violet balls 2
Jeff Engberg
Painting - 60 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$1,132
Yellow green violet balls 1
Jeff Engberg
Painting - 60 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$1,132
Purple atmosphere with green balls
Jeff Engberg
Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$1,132
Green balls on yellow brown
Jeff Engberg
Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$1,132
Mystic River
Mariusz Makula
Painting - 119.9 x 100.1 x 4.1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$700
Ride Around Shining
Mariusz Makula
Painting - 70.1 x 119.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 47.2 x 1 inch
$700
Splendor of Still Life
Narek Qochunc
Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$300
Atinuke (Precious From Birth)
Daniel Owoeye
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
$3,250
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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.
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.
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.
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.