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Morning Venice and the Gondolier
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,358
La Grande Dame (Vue 7, vue du Champs de Mars)
Marie France Garrigues
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$396
Bouée rouge, temps suspendu I
Maude Ovize
Painting - 80 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
$2,716
Abstract Composition II
Giorgio Lo Fermo
Painting - 100 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,358
Rhodante
Agathe Lemaire Thalazac
Painting - 160 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch
$20,369
To live a life...
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 78 x 55 x 3 cm Painting - 30.7 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch
$566
Abstract n°6-14
Harry James Moody
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 1.5 inch
$1,358
Abstract n°5-14
Harry James Moody
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 1.5 inch
$1,358
Abstract n°310-4
Harry James Moody
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 1.5 inch
$1,358
Abstract n°310-3
Harry James Moody
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 1.5 inch
$1,358
Abstract n°480 Abstract Free Fall
Harry James Moody
Painting - 71.1 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28 x 24 x 1 inch
$2,037
Abstract n°479 Abstract Free Fall
Harry James Moody
Painting - 71.1 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28 x 24 x 1 inch
$2,037
The decision II
Ricardo Fabián Bertona
Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,350
Les Demoiselles de Monti
Orest Hrytsak
Painting - 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch
$11,316
Mélodie universelle
Joseph Piermatteo
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,829
Bain estival - Premiers pas
Maude Ovize
Painting - 100 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$3,169
Linen with Some Abstract n°550
Harry James Moody
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 5.1 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 2 inch
$2,003
Free Fall Abstract n°542
Harry James Moody
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,471
Free Fall Abstract n°540
Harry James Moody
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,471
Free Fall Abstract n°539
Harry James Moody
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,471
Clouds Without Thoughts n°465
Harry James Moody
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 2 inch
$1,471
Des constructions blanches au bord de la mer
Josep Teixido
Painting - 46 x 55 x 1 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,415
La sérénité de la lune
Autonne
Painting - 76 x 102 x 4.5 cm Painting - 29.9 x 40.2 x 1.8 inch
$4,696
Geografia del altar 3
David Murcia
Painting - 114 x 146 x 3 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 1.2 inch
$5,695
N° 1241 Mer de Galilée. Do-Beïtenou.
R. Cavalié
Painting - 46 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
$566
The street is beautiful
Vincent Bardou
Painting - 90 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
$2,603
Graffiti all stars
Vincent Bardou
Painting - 80 x 116 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 45.7 x 1.6 inch
$2,942
Geometrical shapes III
Aurélie Trabaud
Painting - 19 x 27 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.5 x 10.6 x 0 inch
$656
I love my crazy world
Patrick Cornée
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,621 $3,259
Songe d'une Nuit d'Été
Franck Bailleul
Painting - 167 x 122 x 4 cm Painting - 65.7 x 48 x 1.6 inch
$5,884
Swing des Oranges
Franck Bailleul
Painting - 131 x 162 x 4 cm Painting - 51.6 x 63.8 x 1.6 inch
$6,790
Joli Moi de Mai
Franck Bailleul
Painting - 131 x 162 x 4 cm Painting - 51.6 x 63.8 x 1.6 inch
$7,016
29 octobre 2018
Raymond Attanasio
Painting - 90 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,037
28 octobre 2017
Raymond Attanasio
Painting - 60 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$1,358
21 septembre 2016
Raymond Attanasio
Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$905
20 novembre 2008
Raymond Attanasio
Painting - 90 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,263
20 Novembre 2018
Raymond Attanasio
Painting - 92 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,358
14 septembre 2017
Raymond Attanasio
Painting - 81 x 54 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 21.3 x 1.2 inch
$1,018
13 février 2020
Raymond Attanasio
Painting - 92 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,358
13 février 2018
Raymond Attanasio
Painting - 81 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,358
12 janvier 2017
Raymond Attanasio
Painting - 100 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch
$1,697
11 novembre 2006
Raymond Attanasio
Painting - 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch
$2,263
11 février 2020
Raymond Attanasio
Painting - 92 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$1,697
7 novembre 2013
Raymond Attanasio
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,697
5 septembre 2012
Raymond Attanasio
Painting - 90 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,263
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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.