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Poussières d'étoiles 05
Théo Le Franc
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,018
Behind the Sunglasses
Narek Qochunc
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$550
Summer, sea, beach, girl
Elena Lukina
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,641
Bouquet aux tournesols
Pierrick Tual
Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$1,697
Tree of love Early spring 2024 - spring in France, flowers garden
Ulyana Korol
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
$792
Azure serenity - blue turquoise water, sea, waves
Ulyana Korol
Painting - 81 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,490
Sombras. Antonio Banderas
José Luis Pagador Ponce
Painting - 81 x 65 x 3.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 1.4 inch
$2,037
Apaleado
José Luis Pagador Ponce
Painting - 75 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting - 29.5 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch
$2,263
French Riviera Series - turquoise seascape horizon impressionsm
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,697
French Riviera Series 2024 - seascape horizon blue
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 60 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,263
Spring leaves Series - green energy power garden landscape
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,697
Turquoise blue horizon
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,263
From the series "Infinite Flight", blue, navy, white, black large abstraction, drops, expressionism dropping (1)
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$2,263
From the series Infinite Flight
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
$2,263
Colorful Garden Bouquet
Aram Sevoyan
Painting - 30 x 24 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch
$250
Summer rain
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 30 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
$600
Critical Infrastructure Facility
Halyna Abramova
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$1,132
Among predators
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$5,000
The Scent of a Flower: Woman and Thistle
Samvel Atasunts
Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$600
Contemplative Beauty
Mateos Sargsyan
Painting - 58 x 42 x 2 cm Painting - 22.8 x 16.5 x 0.8 inch
$890
Castelmezzano
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,700
Roses in a Jug
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$905
Lumières littorales
Sophie Dumont
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,120
Les versants du silence
Sophie Dumont
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$2,252
Embracing Imperfections
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 121.9 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 48 x 30 x 1.5 inch
$800
Minimal Forms 02
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1.5 inch
$650
Minimal Forms 01
Poonam Choudhary
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 3.8 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 1.5 inch
$650
Room interior with a chair and lamp
Schagen Vita
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,811
Olympic Swimming Pool Paris 2024 (Piscine Olympique Paris 2024)
Christian Jodin
Painting - 80 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$549
L'amour en bleu
Joseph Piermatteo
Painting - 73 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 28.7 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,961
Dream Big In New York City
Yasna Godovanik
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,415
The Pink King Of Glamour
Yasna Godovanik
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,415
Her Universe
Rakhmet Redzhepov (Ramzi)
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,018
Round courtyard
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 40 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,200
Peinture 06-2023-45
Alain Bécanne
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$962
In the end of summer
Stanislav Lazarov
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,433
Autumn sun
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,100 $880
At the river
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,200
Be Careful What You Wish For
Zena Blackwell
Painting - 45 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,464
Oppressor and the Oppressed
Abiodun Nafiu Azeez
Painting - 116.8 x 88.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 46 x 35 x 1 inch
$1,550
Peinture 12-2023-71
Alain Bécanne
Painting - 120 x 120 x 4.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.8 inch
$1,358
Peinture 11-2023-65
Alain Bécanne
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.8 inch
$792
Peinture 11-2023-67
Alain Bécanne
Painting - 120 x 120 x 4.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.8 inch
$1,358
Peinture 11-2023-69
Alain Bécanne
Painting - 120 x 120 x 4.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.8 inch
$1,358
Peinture 11-2023-63
Alain Bécanne
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.8 inch
$792
The Swan Lake of Love
Yasna Godovanik
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,415
Voll aufgeregt - Tout excité
Hans Mendler
Painting - 110 x 110 x 4.5 cm Painting - 43.3 x 43.3 x 1.8 inch
$3,395
Tuscan hills
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,700
Evening Los Angeles
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 60 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,200
9. Saint Gilles de Croix de Vie’s magical dunepath
Peter de Boer
Painting - 150 x 190 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 74.8 x 0.8 inch
$6,337
Disappointment
Francesco Calistri
Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$2,263
Woman in yellow blouse
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,867
Woman in blue with a basket
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,867
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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.