Oil Painting for Sale

Painting, Les dames d'Avallon, Danielle Le Bricquir

Les dames d'Avallon

Danielle Le Bricquir

Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$1,096

Painting, Le retour des beaux jours, Danielle Le Bricquir

Le retour des beaux jours

Danielle Le Bricquir

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

$899

Painting, Belle île, Danielle Le Bricquir

Belle île

Danielle Le Bricquir

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

$899

Painting, Le lapin agile, Danielle Le Bricquir

Le lapin agile

Danielle Le Bricquir

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

$590

Painting, Bower, Anne Russinof

Bower

Anne Russinof

Painting - 152.4 x 116.8 cm Painting - 60 x 46 inch

$10,659

Painting, Confused people series 08, Renjie Gao

Confused people series 08

Renjie Gao

Painting - 53 x 75.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 29.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,000

Painting, Confused people series 05, Renjie Gao

Confused people series 05

Renjie Gao

Painting - 53 x 75.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 29.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,000

Painting, Confused people series 04, Renjie Gao

Confused people series 04

Renjie Gao

Painting - 53 x 75.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 29.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,000

Painting, Confused people series 03, Renjie Gao

Confused people series 03

Renjie Gao

Painting - 53 x 75.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 29.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,000

Painting, Confused people series 02, Renjie Gao

Confused people series 02

Renjie Gao

Painting - 53 x 75.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 29.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,000

Painting, Confused people series 01, Renjie Gao

Confused people series 01

Renjie Gao

Painting - 53 x 75.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 29.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,000

Painting, Girl & Red Flower, Miyuki Takanashi

Girl & Red Flower

Miyuki Takanashi

Painting - 41 x 31.8 x 3 cm Painting - 16.1 x 12.5 x 1.2 inch

$787

Painting, 8 février 2019, Raymond Attanasio

8 février 2019

Raymond Attanasio

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

$2,809

Painting, 9 novembre 2010, Raymond Attanasio

9 novembre 2010

Raymond Attanasio

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

$4,270

Painting, Promenade derrière la croisille, Agnès Cellérier

Promenade derrière la croisille

Agnès Cellérier

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

$1,715

Painting, Reflet noir et blanc, Kalus

Reflet noir et blanc

Kalus

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$787

Painting, Pays de Cocagne 2, Agnès Cellérier

Pays de Cocagne 2

Agnès Cellérier

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

$1,672

Painting, Le sentier du rêve, Danielle Le Bricquir

Le sentier du rêve

Danielle Le Bricquir

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

$590

Painting, La plaine de Versailles, Agnès Cellérier

La plaine de Versailles

Agnès Cellérier

Painting - 65 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,133

Painting, Le Phoenix, Jez Baille Bosio

Le Phoenix

Jez Baille Bosio

Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$1,011

Painting, In the jungle, Maria Esmar

In the jungle

Maria Esmar

Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$955

Painting, Blue and Gold Zapping, Christian Jodin

Blue and Gold Zapping

Christian Jodin

Painting - 65 x 55 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch

$556 $390

Painting, Arbres fleuris dans l'Estérel, Claude Schürr

Arbres fleuris dans l'Estérel

Claude Schürr

Painting - 81 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$9,551

Painting, Brouillard à St Guénolé, Claude Schürr

Brouillard à St Guénolé

Claude Schürr

Painting - 73 x 92 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 1 inch

$8,090

Painting, Les palmiers du Suquet, Cannes, Claude Schürr

Les palmiers du Suquet, Cannes

Claude Schürr

Painting - 73 x 92 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 1 inch

$8,090

Painting, L'arc-en-ciel à marée basse, St Guénolé, Claude Schürr

L'arc-en-ciel à marée basse, St Guénolé

Claude Schürr

Painting - 73 x 92 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 1 inch

$8,090

Painting, Primorsko, Ivan Russev

Primorsko

Ivan Russev

Painting - 33 x 41 x 2 cm Painting - 13 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch

$596

Painting, Rebelles No°6, Jean-Marc Teillon

Rebelles No°6

Jean-Marc Teillon

Painting - 41 x 33 x 3 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 1.2 inch

$1,011

Painting, Rebelles No°5, Jean-Marc Teillon

Rebelles No°5

Jean-Marc Teillon

Painting - 41 x 33 x 3 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 1.2 inch

$1,011

Painting, Rebelles No°1, Jean-Marc Teillon

Rebelles No°1

Jean-Marc Teillon

Painting - 41 x 33 x 3 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 1.2 inch

$1,011

Painting, Le rempart, Véronique Vadon

Le rempart

Véronique Vadon

Painting - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,708

Painting, Aftermath, John Butterworth

Aftermath

John Butterworth

Painting - 80 x 110 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 43.3 x 0.8 inch

$2,877

Painting, Embrasement, Gabriella Moussette

Embrasement

Gabriella Moussette

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

$6,675

Painting, Soulmates, Penyo Ivanov

Soulmates

Penyo Ivanov

Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,798

Painting, Present, Sophie Dumont

Present

Sophie Dumont

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

$5,506

Painting, Rouge de garance et or, hommage à Gustav Klimt, Christian Jodin

Rouge de garance et or, hommage à Gustav Klimt

Christian Jodin

Painting - 46 x 38 x 1 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.4 inch

$556 $390

Painting, Multiolor Squares, Christian Jodin

Multiolor Squares

Christian Jodin

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

$336 $236

Painting, Entre les jambes, Jörg Hermle

Entre les jambes

Jörg Hermle

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

$1,798

Painting, Visaya, Sylvie Guyomard

Visaya

Sylvie Guyomard

Painting - 150 x 150 x 2.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1 inch

$6,967

Painting, Naked, Corey Kilmartin

Naked

Corey Kilmartin

Painting - 122 x 92 x 4 cm Painting - 48 x 36.2 x 1.6 inch

$2,360

Painting, La côte de Doëlan, Paul Natter

La côte de Doëlan

Paul Natter

Painting - 89 x 69 x 3.5 cm Painting - 35 x 27.2 x 1.4 inch

$1,573

Painting, La poursuite, Michèle Vincent

La poursuite

Michèle Vincent

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

$566

Painting, Saintes, Evelyne Portal

Saintes

Evelyne Portal

Painting - 80 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$890

Painting, Chat potées, Evelyne Portal

Chat potées

Evelyne Portal

Painting - 60 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$809

Painting, Whisper, Margaret Neill

Whisper

Margaret Neill

Painting - 45.8 x 45.8 cm Painting - 18 x 18 inch

$4,512

Painting, Green Comma, Jessica Snow

Green Comma

Jessica Snow

Painting - 91.5 x 86.4 cm Painting - 36 x 34 inch

$6,408

Painting, Breather, Anne Russinof

Breather

Anne Russinof

Painting - 61 x 76 cm Painting - 24 x 29.9 inch

$4,120

Painting, Red Swash, Anne Russinof

Red Swash

Anne Russinof

Painting - 51 x 41 cm Painting - 20.1 x 16.1 inch

$2,746

Painting, Dr. Alastair Baird, Alastair Faulkner

Dr. Alastair Baird

Alastair Faulkner

Painting - 38 x 25 x 4 cm Painting - 15 x 9.8 x 1.6 inch

$1,686

Painting, Persian 1, Anne Russinof

Persian 1

Anne Russinof

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

$3,531

Painting, Veranda View, Alec Cumming

Veranda View

Alec Cumming

Painting - 78 x 70 cm Painting - 30.7 x 27.6 inch

$2,500

Painting, Intersecting Rays, Jessica Snow

Intersecting Rays

Jessica Snow

Painting - 152 x 137 cm Painting - 59.8 x 53.9 inch

$11,771

Painting, Could this be the end ?, Jean-Roch Klethi

Could this be the end ?

Jean-Roch Klethi

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

$584

Painting, Look See, Anne Russinof

Look See

Anne Russinof

Painting - 76 x 76 cm Painting - 29.9 x 29.9 inch

$4,774

Painting, Entre Ciel & Mer, Sylvia Brotons

Entre Ciel & Mer

Sylvia Brotons

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

$2,247

Painting, Green, Sylvia Brotons

Green

Sylvia Brotons

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

$2,247

Painting, Yellow, Sylvia Brotons

Yellow

Sylvia Brotons

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

$2,247

Painting, At the Turn Ascot, David Hinchliffe

At the Turn Ascot

David Hinchliffe

Painting - 101 x 152 x 4 cm Painting - 39.8 x 59.8 x 1.6 inch

$4,185

Painting, Woman, Anastasia Kurakina

Woman

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 102 x 94.3 x 0.3 cm Painting - 40.2 x 37.1 x 0.1 inch

$2,023

Painting, Red Passion, Anastasia Kurakina

Red Passion

Anastasia Kurakina

Painting - 100 x 100 x 0.4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch

$1,573

Painting, La commode, Patricia Simsa

La commode

Patricia Simsa

Painting - 118 x 73 cm Painting - 46.5 x 28.7 inch

$3,259

Painting, Off to Ascot, David Hinchliffe

Off to Ascot

David Hinchliffe

Painting - 100 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

$4,577

Painting, Whitehall by Day, David Hinchliffe

Whitehall by Day

David Hinchliffe

Painting - 61 x 122 x 4 cm Painting - 24 x 48 x 1.6 inch

$3,270

Painting, Last Light Over Westminster, David Hinchliffe

Last Light Over Westminster

David Hinchliffe

Painting - 120 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

$4,577

Painting, Orizzonti Riflessi, Antonino Puliafico

Orizzonti Riflessi

Antonino Puliafico

Painting - 140 x 350 x 0.5 cm Painting - 55.1 x 137.8 x 0.2 inch

$11,181

Painting, Sussurri tra i rami, Antonino Puliafico

Sussurri tra i rami

Antonino Puliafico

Painting - 180 x 240 x 0.1 cm Painting - 70.9 x 94.5 x 0 inch

$8,765

Painting, Coup de Vent sur Colleville, Franck Bailleul

Coup de Vent sur Colleville

Franck Bailleul

Painting - 102 x 138 x 4 cm Painting - 40.2 x 54.3 x 1.6 inch

$5,843

Painting, Royaume de France, Franck Bailleul

Royaume de France

Franck Bailleul

Painting - 186 x 207 x 4 cm Painting - 73.2 x 81.5 x 1.6 inch

$7,866

Painting, Chapelle Sixtine, Franck Bailleul

Chapelle Sixtine

Franck Bailleul

Painting - 100 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$7,304

Painting, Michigan Lake V11, Elise Barat

Michigan Lake V11

Elise Barat

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$247

Painting, Rivages 3, Francis L'Huillier

Rivages 3

Francis L'Huillier

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

$562

Painting, Scene, Siranush Vardanyan

Scene

Siranush Vardanyan

Painting - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$843 $734

Painting, Voici L'ogre, Kej

Voici L'ogre

Kej

Painting - 79 x 63 x 3 cm Painting - 31.1 x 24.8 x 1.2 inch

$1,798

Painting, Call Me Whatever You Want, Kej

Call Me Whatever You Want

Kej

Painting - 79 x 63 x 3 cm Painting - 31.1 x 24.8 x 1.2 inch

$1,798

Painting, La Mère Nourricière, Kej

La Mère Nourricière

Kej

Painting - 71 x 58 x 3 cm Painting - 28 x 22.8 x 1.2 inch

$1,461

Painting, Homo Natura, Kej

Homo Natura

Kej

Painting - 58 x 28 x 3 cm Painting - 22.8 x 11 x 1.2 inch

$674

Painting, Terra Incognita, Kej

Terra Incognita

Kej

Painting - 79 x 52 x 3 cm Painting - 31.1 x 20.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,798

Painting, Un Petit Monde Chaotique 1, Kej

Un Petit Monde Chaotique 1

Kej

Painting - 44 x 36 x 3 cm Painting - 17.3 x 14.2 x 1.2 inch

$618

Painting, Chaos 2, Kej

Chaos 2

Kej

Painting - 71 x 58 x 3 cm Painting - 28 x 22.8 x 1.2 inch

$1,461

Painting, Untitled 7, Claude Tétot

Untitled 7

Claude Tétot

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

$2,485

Painting, Jardin Valsansibio ( Série reflets), Ellen Geerts

Jardin Valsansibio ( Série reflets)

Ellen Geerts

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

$787

Painting, Untitled 10, Claude Tétot

Untitled 10

Claude Tétot

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

$3,597

Painting, Untitled 9, Claude Tétot

Untitled 9

Claude Tétot

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

$3,597

Painting, Objects At Liberty, Andrea Vandoni

Objects At Liberty

Andrea Vandoni

Painting - 50 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$1,798

Painting, Querelle de Filles, Kej

Querelle de Filles

Kej

Painting - 65 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

$1,798

Painting, Portrait 16, Shahram Nabati

Portrait 16

Shahram Nabati

Painting - 36 x 36 x 2 cm Painting - 14.2 x 14.2 x 0.8 inch

$674

Painting, Lilacs, Siranush Vardanyan

Lilacs

Siranush Vardanyan

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

$1,124 $989

Painting, Un monde chaotique 1, Kej

Un monde chaotique 1

Kej

Painting - 60 x 60 x 5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 2 inch

$1,011

Painting, Antheor, Josette Dubost

Antheor

Josette Dubost

Painting - 70 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1 inch

$787

Painting, Forêt Argentée, Corine Lescop

Forêt Argentée

Corine Lescop

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

$4,382

Painting, Patio, Sergey Kovalenko

Patio

Sergey Kovalenko

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

$1,798

Painting, Hors les Murs, Josette Dubost

Hors les Murs

Josette Dubost

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

$674

Painting, Faded Light, Gina Werfel

Faded Light

Gina Werfel

Painting - 137 x 122 cm Painting - 53.9 x 48 inch

$8,566

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.