Oil Painting for Sale

Painting, Chat et son compagnon, Christopher Lecoutre

Chat et son compagnon

Christopher Lecoutre

Painting - 70 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,350

Painting, Concerto d'un Cadinal accompagné de moines, P. Dietrich

Concerto d'un Cadinal accompagné de moines

P. Dietrich

Painting - 69 x 98 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.2 x 38.6 x 1 inch

€1,988

Painting, Mazots et Cervin, M. Broquet

Mazots et Cervin

M. Broquet

Painting - 45 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,956

Painting, Chatte assise, FsT

Chatte assise

FsT

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

€1,095

Painting, Grand Espace Cosmique, Aurélie Jeannin

Grand Espace Cosmique

Aurélie Jeannin

Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,000

Painting, Joy of Twins Mother, Twins Seven Seven

Joy of Twins Mother

Twins Seven Seven

Painting - 61 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 48 x 1 inch

€6,760

Painting, sans titre, Michel Biot

sans titre

Michel Biot

Painting - 73 x 92 x 5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 2 inch

€1,900

Painting, Rotterdam et moi 1, Marian Williams

Rotterdam et moi 1

Marian Williams

Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

€2,950

Painting, Deux bouquets, Jean Commère

Deux bouquets

Jean Commère

Painting - 162 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 63.8 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch

€14,000

Painting, Nature's Jewels, Arayik Murdaynan

Nature's Jewels

Arayik Murdaynan

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

€290

Painting, The Old Country Refuge, Zhirayr Khachatryan

The Old Country Refuge

Zhirayr Khachatryan

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

€579

Painting, Chouette, Paul Rebeyrolle

Chouette

Paul Rebeyrolle

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

€29,000

Painting, Gestation, Henri Yéru

Gestation

Henri Yéru

Painting - 100 x 81 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 2 inch

€3,300

Painting, Bouquet 30, Nathalie Maquet

Bouquet 30

Nathalie Maquet

Painting - 100 x 81 x 3.8 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.5 inch

€1,800

Painting, Shadow on concrete, Polina Izvekova

Shadow on concrete

Polina Izvekova

Painting - 50 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

€1,650

Painting, Rising Moon, MaryAnn Cleary

Rising Moon

MaryAnn Cleary

Painting - 22.9 x 30.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 9 x 12 x 0.2 inch

€541

Painting, Untitled, Noyem Khachatryan

Untitled

Noyem Khachatryan

Painting - 165 x 123 x 2 cm Painting - 65 x 48.4 x 0.8 inch

€1,600

Painting, L’Œil, Michaël Brack

L’Œil

Michaël Brack

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

€1,100

Painting, Le chapeau rouge, Moreno Pincas

Le chapeau rouge

Moreno Pincas

Painting - 20 x 40 x 5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 15.7 x 2 inch

€3,500

Painting, The stream of water lilies - Italian painting & frame, Bruno Tinucci

The stream of water lilies - Italian painting & frame

Bruno Tinucci

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

€850

Painting, Composition in red, Vera Kochubey

Composition in red

Vera Kochubey

Painting - 180.3 x 149.9 cm Painting - 71 x 59 inch

€5,649

Painting, She Save Us, Samson Toba

She Save Us

Samson Toba

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

€3,090 €2,781

Painting, Blue and Black, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Blue and Black

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 50 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€1,400

Painting, Home Planet, Laura Victore

Home Planet

Laura Victore

Painting - 91.5 x 61 x 5.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 2.2 inch

€2,440

Painting, N° 1239   Nazareth., R. Cavalié

N° 1239 Nazareth.

R. Cavalié

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

€500

Painting, War and Peace, Sebastian Picker

War and Peace

Sebastian Picker

Painting - 100 x 240 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 94.5 x 0.4 inch

€17,000

Painting, Antoine, Françoise Nielly

Antoine

Françoise Nielly

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

€10,500

Painting, Black Angel, Abiola Olabamiji

Black Angel

Abiola Olabamiji

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch

€2,462 €2,216

Painting, Free Fall Abstract n°542, Harry James Moody

Free Fall Abstract n°542

Harry James Moody

Painting - 86.4 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 34 x 20 x 2 inch

€1,300

Painting, Benicio del Toro, Jean-Michel Lourenço

Benicio del Toro

Jean-Michel Lourenço

Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

€1,150

Painting, Lavender & Poppies - Tuscany landscape painting, Gino Masini

Lavender & Poppies - Tuscany landscape painting

Gino Masini

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

€300

Painting, Warrior, Ahmed Shahabuddin

Warrior

Ahmed Shahabuddin

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

€16,000

Painting, Jeune Fille Au Chapeau, André Averianov

Jeune Fille Au Chapeau

André Averianov

Painting - 50 x 60 x 3.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.4 inch

€2,500

Painting, Las ciudades y el mar XVIII, Martínez Buades Ramón

Las ciudades y el mar XVIII

Martínez Buades Ramón

Painting - 180 x 180 x 3.5 cm Painting - 70.9 x 70.9 x 1.4 inch

€5,000

Painting, Croquette, Pascha Pascha

Croquette

Pascha Pascha

Painting - 120 x 50 cm Painting - 47.2 x 19.7 inch

€1,300

Painting, Man in the fields, Karl-Karol Chrobok

Man in the fields

Karl-Karol Chrobok

Painting - 49 x 64 x 0.4 cm Painting - 19.3 x 25.2 x 0.2 inch

€1,200

Painting, Dinard - La ronde de la Malouine - série Paysage de bord de mer Bretagne, Laurent Lamare

Dinard - La ronde de la Malouine - série Paysage de bord de mer Bretagne

Laurent Lamare

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

€3,500

Painting, Lieu commun, Nathan Chantob

Lieu commun

Nathan Chantob

Painting - 162 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 63.8 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€14,500

Painting, Flowering on baroque gate - Italian painting, Giuseppe Landi

Flowering on baroque gate - Italian painting

Giuseppe Landi

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

€625

Painting, Chiaruscoro of still life, Lisbeth Buonanno

Chiaruscoro of still life

Lisbeth Buonanno

Painting - 40 x 50 x 1.8 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch

€1,200 €1,020

Painting, Summer fields III, Christine Staehelin

Summer fields III

Christine Staehelin

Painting - 33.5 x 25.5 x 2 cm Painting - 13.2 x 10 x 0.8 inch

€1,300

Painting, Eternidad, Andreaguzarte

Eternidad

Andreaguzarte

Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

€1,100

Painting, Lights on the coast - Southern Italy painting & frame, Vittorio Colucci

Lights on the coast - Southern Italy painting & frame

Vittorio Colucci

Painting - 25 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 9.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€350

Painting, Face cachée, Geneviève Chevalier-Thuillier

Face cachée

Geneviève Chevalier-Thuillier

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

€275

Painting, Bouquet printanier en carafe, Alexis Louis Roche

Bouquet printanier en carafe

Alexis Louis Roche

Painting - 45.7 x 55 x 0.5 cm Painting - 18 x 21.7 x 0.2 inch

€617

Painting, Parisian city life - France Belle Epoque painting + frame, Domenico Ronca

Parisian city life - France Belle Epoque painting + frame

Domenico Ronca

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

€715

Painting, Black Beauty, Emmanuel Ojebola

Black Beauty

Emmanuel Ojebola

Painting - 106.7 x 95.3 x 2.5 cm Painting - 42 x 37.5 x 1 inch

€1,931

Painting, Black Pearl, Alexis Portilla

Black Pearl

Alexis Portilla

Painting - 66 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 26 x 27 x 0.1 inch

€3,187

Painting, Le fond de ma tasse de café (1), Andisheh Moghtaderpour

Le fond de ma tasse de café (1)

Andisheh Moghtaderpour

Painting - 30 x 24 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.6 inch

€190

Painting, Alexandria’s Genesis, Paris Sergiou

Alexandria’s Genesis

Paris Sergiou

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

€1,250

Painting, Un parfum flotte dans l'air, Youngmi Kim

Un parfum flotte dans l'air

Youngmi Kim

Painting - 65 x 92 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 1 inch

€780

Painting, Sing song, Matthew Keith Davies

Sing song

Matthew Keith Davies

Painting - 46 x 56 x 3 cm Painting - 18.1 x 22 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Painting, The Arch, Nataliya Gurshman

The Arch

Nataliya Gurshman

Painting - 15.2 x 45.7 x 0.3 cm Painting - 6 x 18 x 0.1 inch

€520

Painting, Light, Olga García

Light

Olga García

Painting - 43 x 60 cm Painting - 16.9 x 23.6 inch

€598

Painting, Sunset snowed in Paris - France Belle Epoque painting + frame, Francesco Tammaro

Sunset snowed in Paris - France Belle Epoque painting + frame

Francesco Tammaro

Painting - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

€815

Painting, Arribada, Alejandra Caballero

Arribada

Alejandra Caballero

Painting - 65 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€3,250

Painting, Sea swell n*3 - Italian painting, Bruno Di Giulio

Sea swell n*3 - Italian painting

Bruno Di Giulio

Painting - 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€635

Painting, Femme au champ préparant un cheval de trait, Léon Georges Calves

Femme au champ préparant un cheval de trait

Léon Georges Calves

Painting - 27 x 35 x 1.5 cm Painting - 10.6 x 13.8 x 0.6 inch

€957

Painting, Hradcany and Mala Strana from Dr. Kramar’s Villa / Hradcany et Malá Strana depuis la villa du Dr. Kramá, Jindrich Styrský

Hradcany and Mala Strana from Dr. Kramar’s Villa / Hradcany et Malá Strana depuis la villa du Dr. Kramá

Jindrich Styrský

Painting - 50 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

€217,000

Painting, Vue de port, Victor Philipsen

Vue de port

Victor Philipsen

Painting - 43 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 16.9 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,882

Painting, Sans titre, Bonus

Sans titre

Bonus

Painting - 80 x 80 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 2 inch

€4,500

Painting, Scène de rue en soirée, Fausto Zonaro

Scène de rue en soirée

Fausto Zonaro

Painting - 28.5 x 36 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.2 x 14.2 x 0.2 inch

€1,967

Painting, Paysage animé, Sartorelli

Paysage animé

Sartorelli

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

€893

Painting, Betty Blue, Chloé Kaemmerer

Betty Blue

Chloé Kaemmerer

Painting - 21 x 14.5 x 2 cm Painting - 8.3 x 5.7 x 0.8 inch

€620

Painting, Frail Soldier, Alabi Azeez

Frail Soldier

Alabi Azeez

Painting - 152.4 x 106.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 42 x 1 inch

€3,718 €3,346

Painting, Hat and glasses, Timothy Carter

Hat and glasses

Timothy Carter

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

€1,550

Painting, Ponte di Rialto - Venice painting, Antonio Sgarbossa

Ponte di Rialto - Venice painting

Antonio Sgarbossa

Painting - 85 x 85 x 1 cm Painting - 33.5 x 33.5 x 0.4 inch

€785

Painting, Surrounded by four clouds, Khrystyna Kozyuk

Surrounded by four clouds

Khrystyna Kozyuk

Painting - 121.92 x 116.84 x 3 cm Painting - 48 x 46 x 1.2 inch

€3,050

Painting, L'homme à la chope de bière, I. Tomig

L'homme à la chope de bière

I. Tomig

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

€659

Painting, Woman Walking II, Milburn-Foster

Woman Walking II

Milburn-Foster

Painting - 92 x 65 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 inch

€4,800

Painting, Marché : Les Choux, Olivier Daumas

Marché : Les Choux

Olivier Daumas

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

€1,500

Painting, SN7 Arqueología de lo que escondo., David Murcia

SN7 Arqueología de lo que escondo.

David Murcia

Painting - 195 x 195 x 4 cm Painting - 76.8 x 76.8 x 1.6 inch

€7,550

Painting, Harmony, Kiro Urdin

Harmony

Kiro Urdin

Painting - 160 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 63 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

€25,000

Painting, Sam, HowardArthur Tweedie

Sam

HowardArthur Tweedie

Painting - 52 x 42 x 2 cm Painting - 20.5 x 16.5 x 0.8 inch

€1,150

Painting, Sans titre, Daniel Lacomme

Sans titre

Daniel Lacomme

Painting - 97 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

€4,000

Painting, Jewish wedding, Edward Ben Avram

Jewish wedding

Edward Ben Avram

Painting - 61 x 51 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 20.1 x 1.2 inch

€3,573

Painting, INES 04, Clemens Wolf

INES 04

Clemens Wolf

Painting - 190 x 140 x 2.5 cm Painting - 74.8 x 55.1 x 1 inch

€15,595

Painting, Nos Récoltes, Yutao Ge

Nos Récoltes

Yutao Ge

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

€3,200

Painting, No.86, Ludwig Mannhalter

No.86

Ludwig Mannhalter

Painting - 80 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

€2,550

Painting, Ajala Travel 1, Abdulateef Salaudeen

Ajala Travel 1

Abdulateef Salaudeen

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

€2,414 €2,173

Painting, Jeteuse de sort, Jeannette Guichard-Bunel

Jeteuse de sort

Jeannette Guichard-Bunel

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

€2,700

Painting, Le Regard de David, Miguel Guía

Le Regard de David

Miguel Guía

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

€1,850

Painting, Where the tower is, Rieko Kuriyama

Where the tower is

Rieko Kuriyama

Painting - 53 x 45.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 17.9 x 1.2 inch

€850

Painting, Lady Bloody Mary, Marian Smith

Lady Bloody Mary

Marian Smith

Painting - 96.5 x 76.2 x 3 cm Painting - 38 x 30 x 1.2 inch

€2,000

Painting, A Dance of Light, Kate Seaborne

A Dance of Light

Kate Seaborne

Painting - 125 x 160 x 3 cm Painting - 49.2 x 63 x 1.2 inch

€2,300

Painting, Surondasu, On Hansen

Surondasu

On Hansen

Painting - 88.9 x 63.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 35 x 25 x 0.1 inch

€1,159

Painting, Fleures, Vira Hrabar

Fleures

Vira Hrabar

Painting - 120 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

€1,980

Painting, Pikachu, Art By Son

Pikachu

Art By Son

Painting - 140 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 2 inch

€8,500

Painting, Stuckpixel II, Natja Jander

Stuckpixel II

Natja Jander

Painting - 125 x 125 x 6.1 cm Painting - 49.2 x 49.2 x 2.4 inch

€5,784

Painting, Concrete Mirage, Olivier Swiz

Concrete Mirage

Olivier Swiz

Painting - 97 x 162 x 4 cm Painting - 38.2 x 63.8 x 1.6 inch

€6,300

Painting, Autoportrait rouge, Carmen Selma

Autoportrait rouge

Carmen Selma

Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€1,125

Painting, Sans titre, Jean-Michel Mefort

Sans titre

Jean-Michel Mefort

Painting - 61 x 50 x 5 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 2 inch

€1,300

Painting, I'm A Spec 2, Azeez Salami

I'm A Spec 2

Azeez Salami

Painting - 106.7 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 42 x 40 x 1 inch

€1,931

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.