Oil Painting for Sale

Painting, Eglise de St Aventin, André Lac

Eglise de St Aventin

André Lac

Painting - 61 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,403

Painting, Pink heights, Adrienn Krahl

Pink heights

Adrienn Krahl

Painting - 125 x 129 cm Painting - 49.2 x 50.8 inch

$4,391

Painting, BONHEUR TUTTI FLOWERS, Sophie Petetin

BONHEUR TUTTI FLOWERS

Sophie Petetin

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

$1,415

Painting, Bouganvillea, Marzia Trinca

Bouganvillea

Marzia Trinca

Painting - 40 x 40 x 0.4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch

$736

Painting, Ipomea, Marzia Trinca

Ipomea

Marzia Trinca

Painting - 40 x 50 x 0.4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

$736

Painting, Seborga Mimosa, Linda McCluskey

Seborga Mimosa

Linda McCluskey

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

$736

Painting, Un Ultimo Ritocco, Claudio Benghi

Un Ultimo Ritocco

Claudio Benghi

Painting - 60 x 50 x 0.4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

$1,584

Painting, Ritorno a Casa, Claudio Benghi

Ritorno a Casa

Claudio Benghi

Painting - 60 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$1,471

Painting, French connection, Richard Dubure

French connection

Richard Dubure

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

$3,848

Painting, To the North Sea with my surfboard, Peter de Boer

To the North Sea with my surfboard

Peter de Boer

Painting - 200 x 300 x 2 cm Painting - 78.7 x 118.1 x 0.8 inch

$11,316

Painting, Magie noire, Anne-Marie Vesco

Magie noire

Anne-Marie Vesco

Painting - 25 x 37 x 4 cm Painting - 9.8 x 14.6 x 1.6 inch

$1,584

Painting, Le secret des Contes, Anne-Marie Vesco

Le secret des Contes

Anne-Marie Vesco

Painting - 12 x 9 x 1 cm Painting - 4.7 x 3.5 x 0.4 inch

$566

Painting, I have a dream, Richard Dubure

I have a dream

Richard Dubure

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

$3,395

Painting, Butterfly Street, Richard Dubure

Butterfly Street

Richard Dubure

Painting - 89 x 116 x 3 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch

$3,508

Painting, The Rooftops Of The Old Town, Delyafruz Bagirova

The Rooftops Of The Old Town

Delyafruz Bagirova

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

$1,120 $560

Painting, The Golden Old Town, Delyafruz Bagirova

The Golden Old Town

Delyafruz Bagirova

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

$905 $552

Painting, Lotus 12, He Jian

Lotus 12

He Jian

Painting - 100 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$1,358

Painting, Lotus 11, He Jian

Lotus 11

He Jian

Painting - 100 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$1,358

Painting, Jaune Citron et Or, Christian Jodin

Jaune Citron et Or

Christian Jodin

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

$362

Painting, Red, Blue and Gold - Tribute to Gustav Klimt, Christian Jodin

Red, Blue and Gold - Tribute to Gustav Klimt

Christian Jodin

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

$441

Painting, Azure Blue and Marine Blue - Tribute to Gustav Klimt, Christian Jodin

Azure Blue and Marine Blue - Tribute to Gustav Klimt

Christian Jodin

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

$334

Painting, La terrasse du peintre, Laurelle Bessé

La terrasse du peintre

Laurelle Bessé

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

$905

Painting, Horizon, Christine Barrès

Horizon

Christine Barrès

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$260

Painting, Offrande II, Norbert Pagé

Offrande II

Norbert Pagé

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

$4,527

Painting, Jardin Mystique IX, Norbert Pagé

Jardin Mystique IX

Norbert Pagé

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

$4,527

Painting, Suspensions X (SG-P11), Sylvie Guyomard

Suspensions X (SG-P11)

Sylvie Guyomard

Painting - 65 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$509

Painting, Roches II, Elise Barat

Roches II

Elise Barat

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

$962

Painting, Le grand Saut, Agathe Wagner

Le grand Saut

Agathe Wagner

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

$2,263

Painting, Rouge de Garance er Or, Christian Jodin

Rouge de Garance er Or

Christian Jodin

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

$338

Painting, Cercles Rouge et Or, Christian Jodin

Cercles Rouge et Or

Christian Jodin

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

$338

Painting, Sans titre, Patrice Palacio

Sans titre

Patrice Palacio

Painting - 120 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch

$13,466

Painting, Sans titre, Patrice Palacio

Sans titre

Patrice Palacio

Painting - 150 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$13,466

Painting, Guitare et Raisins, Christian Jodin

Guitare et Raisins

Christian Jodin

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$338

Painting, Bleu orange et or, Christian Jodin

Bleu orange et or

Christian Jodin

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

$452

Painting, Idyll, Brian Neish

Idyll

Brian Neish

Painting - 76 x 76 x 4 cm Painting - 29.9 x 29.9 x 1.6 inch

$2,395

Painting, Qualm, Brian Neish

Qualm

Brian Neish

Painting - 127 x 64 cm Painting - 50 x 25.2 inch

$3,193

Painting, Paris, Notre Dame, Marianne Dencausse Robbe

Paris, Notre Dame

Marianne Dencausse Robbe

Painting - 65 x 91 cm Painting - 25.6 x 35.8 inch

$1,403

Painting, Paragon, Brian Neish

Paragon

Brian Neish

Painting - 101 x 76 x 5 cm Painting - 39.8 x 29.9 x 2 inch

$3,193

Painting, La Cerise, Marianne Dencausse Robbe

La Cerise

Marianne Dencausse Robbe

Painting - 72 x 60 cm Painting - 28.3 x 23.6 inch

$1,154

Painting, Manhattan 19, Vianney

Manhattan 19

Vianney

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

$3,451

Painting, Famille, Anton

Famille

Anton

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

$566

Painting, Make dreams, Saverio Filioli Uranio

Make dreams

Saverio Filioli Uranio

Painting - 41 x 24 x 4 cm Painting - 16.1 x 9.4 x 1.6 inch

$215

Painting, Perrache, Nicolas Curmer

Perrache

Nicolas Curmer

Painting - 30 x 41 x 5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 16.1 x 2 inch

$905

Painting, En silence, Philippe Huart

En silence

Philippe Huart

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

$7,921

Painting, Corps Affamés, Kej

Corps Affamés

Kej

Painting - 61 x 46 x 5 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 2 inch

$905

Painting, Very blue and gold, Christian Jodin

Very blue and gold

Christian Jodin

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

$560

Painting, Blue Zapping, Christian Jodin

Blue Zapping

Christian Jodin

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

$334

Painting, 12 mai 2013, Raymond Attanasio

12 mai 2013

Raymond Attanasio

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

$3,621

Painting, 1 juin 2016, Raymond Attanasio

1 juin 2016

Raymond Attanasio

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

$3,961

Painting, 1 avril 2016, Raymond Attanasio

1 avril 2016

Raymond Attanasio

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

$2,829

Painting, Code 1932, Thierry Carrier

Code 1932

Thierry Carrier

Painting - 200 x 160 cm Painting - 78.7 x 63 inch

$13,580

Painting, Code 1931, Thierry Carrier

Code 1931

Thierry Carrier

Painting - 130 x 160 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 63 x 1.2 inch

$10,185

Painting, Into The Forest, Where A Man Who Brings Rain Lives, Hiromi Sengoku

Into The Forest, Where A Man Who Brings Rain Lives

Hiromi Sengoku

Painting - 45.5 x 38 x 3 cm Painting - 17.9 x 15 x 1.2 inch

$1,000

Painting, Sicile, campagne, Agnès Cellérier

Sicile, campagne

Agnès Cellérier

Painting - 65 x 92 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch

$1,296

Painting, Bower, Anne Russinof

Bower

Anne Russinof

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

$10,844

Painting, Confused people series 10, Renjie Gao

Confused people series 10

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 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 07, Renjie Gao

Confused people series 07

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 06, Renjie Gao

Confused people series 06

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

$792

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

$4,300

Painting, Soirée dans le jardin, Anton

Soirée dans le jardin

Anton

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

$792

Painting, High Waters, Yuriy Demiyanov

High Waters

Yuriy Demiyanov

Painting - 30 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$792

Painting, Façades blanches en Suède, Agnès Cellérier

Façades blanches en Suède

Agnès Cellérier

Painting - 60 x 92 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 36.2 x 1.2 inch

$1,160

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

$1,141

Painting, Main dans la Main, Freddy

Main dans la Main

Freddy

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

$1,120

Painting, St. Germain, Michael Cusack

St. Germain

Michael Cusack

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

$2,395

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

$1,018

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

$3,734

Painting, Tamara Negev, John Butterworth

Tamara Negev

John Butterworth

Painting - 95 x 130 x 3 cm Painting - 37.4 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch

$3,992

Painting, Embrasement, Gabriella Moussette

Embrasement

Gabriella Moussette

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

$6,722

Painting, Aube nouvelle IV, Gabriella Moussette

Aube nouvelle IV

Gabriella Moussette

Painting - 163 x 130 x 2 cm Painting - 64.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$9,506

Painting, Ecriture 3, Gabriella Moussette

Ecriture 3

Gabriella Moussette

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

$6,677

Painting, Violet 1, Doïna Vieru

Violet 1

Doïna Vieru

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

$5,319

Painting, Untitled, Doïna Vieru

Untitled

Doïna Vieru

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

$4,300

Painting, Le Rempart de Saint Paul, Véronique Vadon

Le Rempart de Saint Paul

Véronique Vadon

Painting - 46 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,569

Painting, Pink Floyd ou Flamants rose, Jez Baille Bosio

Pink Floyd ou Flamants rose

Jez Baille Bosio

Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,037

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

$1,811

Painting, Musique à Paris Série La Ville, Michel de Alvis

Musique à Paris Série La Ville

Michel de Alvis

Painting - 27 x 35 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

$566

Painting, Morning, Kamsar Ohanyan

Morning

Kamsar Ohanyan

Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$622

Painting, L'église en ruines, le sage et le loup, Michèle Vincent

L'église en ruines, le sage et le loup

Michèle Vincent

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

$570

Painting, Le chevalier avec l'épée, Michèle Vincent

Le chevalier avec l'épée

Michèle Vincent

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

$570

Painting, Red Swash, Anne Russinof

Red Swash

Anne Russinof

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

$2,794

Painting, Persian 1, Anne Russinof

Persian 1

Anne Russinof

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

$3,592

Painting, A Boy, Guy Ghazanchyan

A Boy

Guy Ghazanchyan

Painting - 50 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$849

Painting, Modus 7, Colin Lawson

Modus 7

Colin Lawson

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

$2,328

Painting, White Paris Blanc 1969 Cinq passants  Five passers-by, Jochen Michaelis

White Paris Blanc 1969 Cinq passants Five passers-by

Jochen Michaelis

Painting - 26 x 37.5 cm Painting - 10.2 x 14.8 inch

$2,207

Painting, Paris, Jockeys d'Auteuil Paris Horse Jockeys, Jochen Michaelis

Paris, Jockeys d'Auteuil Paris Horse Jockeys

Jochen Michaelis

Painting - 29 x 38.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 11.4 x 15.2 x 0.1 inch

$2,207

Painting, Paysages Zen 6, Yun Zhi

Paysages Zen 6

Yun Zhi

Painting - 90 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$2,829

Painting, Whisper, Margaret Neill

Whisper

Margaret Neill

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

$4,590

Painting, Matin frais, Christine Barrès

Matin frais

Christine Barrès

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$260

Painting, La Grand Plage, Christine Barrès

La Grand Plage

Christine Barrès

Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.3 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$260

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.