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Pine trees on Ulvøya.
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,734
In the rays of the sun
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$5,658
Walking under the bridge
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,716
Clouds of Vestlandet .
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,716
Listening to silence
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$2,433
Windy day in Strømfoss
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$3,338
Short norwegian summer
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,716
Old Cozy Street - Positano, Italy
Reneta Isin
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$12,448
Trees Grow on the Stones Too
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,761
Spring in the city.
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,300
City near by see (Drøbak)
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 73 x 92 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,716
Spring twilight at the Oslo fjord
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,761
Spring evening at the fjord
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,761
Angel and peonies
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,376
Van Gogh's vibrations
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,603
Tory and Anny waiting for travel
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,829
Poisson Arlequin
Patrick Chevailler
Painting - 92 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 24 x 0.8 inch
$1,132
Poissons chirurgiens
Patrick Chevailler
Painting - 101 x 66 x 2 cm Painting - 39.8 x 26 x 0.8 inch
$1,347 $1,212
Queen angel facing
Patrick Chevailler
Painting - 75 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,064
Corail corne d'elan et poisson "gros yeux"
Patrick Chevailler
Painting - 50 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,064
French angel and corals
Patrick Chevailler
Painting - 53 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 20.9 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,132 $1,018
Le chaperon rouge de Boston
Jean-Jacques Venturini
Painting - 116 x 89 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch
$2,829
Adversary on the asphalt
Mathieu Questel
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$5,658
Les nouveaux arrivants
Joel Giraud
Painting - 92 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$4,300
Abstract 26 (diptych)
Karina Antonczak
Painting - 100.1 x 139.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 55 x 1 inch
$1,900
Green light
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 85.1 x 69.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 33.5 x 27.5 x 1 inch
$1,770
Carpathian apples in light
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 50 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$1,700
Sunset in the mountains
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 50 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$1,600
Silence
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 50 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$1,600
Roses
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 50 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,700
Yellow roses
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 50 x 69.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.5 x 1 inch
$1,500
In shine
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 59.9 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$1,750
Seacoast
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 65 x 74.9 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,850
Full moon in the bay
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 35.1 x 69.9 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 27.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,300
Summer evening
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 65 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,200
Autumn sun
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 59.9 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,300
Evening on the lake
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 45 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,200
Village house
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 59.9 x 59.9 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,400
The thaw
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 45 x 59.9 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,400
Night in the bay
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 69.9 x 59.9 x 2 cm Painting - 27.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,650
On the lake
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 39.9 x 59.9 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,200
Spring sun
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 39.9 x 59.9 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,200
In the rays of the evening sun
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 59.9 x 59.9 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,400
Sweet pears
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 50 x 59.9 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,300
Summer colors
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 45 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,300
Under the full moon
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 80 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,850
Summer mood
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 59.9 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,200
Moon rise
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 69.9 x 59.9 x 2 cm Painting - 27.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,650
Evening view
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 35.1 x 69.9 x 2 cm Painting - 13.8 x 27.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,100
One autumn day
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 45 x 59.9 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,200
Night street
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 89.9 x 69.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.5 x 1 inch
$2,050
Femmes aux chapeaux
Julien Cuny
Painting - 146 x 114 x 2.5 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1 inch
$2,829
Paysage de neige à Hirmentaz
Michel Trapezaroff
Painting - 19 x 27 x 0.5 cm Painting - 7.5 x 10.6 x 0.2 inch
$3,327
Spring still life
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 74.9 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 29.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$2,000
Sunrise by the river
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 59.9 x 69.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.5 x 1 inch
$1,650
Among the pines
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 80 x 69.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 27.5 x 1 inch
$1,950
Horizon breath, Painting, Oil on canvas
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 59.9 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$1,850
Twilight, Painting, Oil on canvas
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 74.9 x 59.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 29.5 x 23.6 x 1 inch
$1,650
Bright colors of summer, Painting, Oil on canvas
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 74.9 x 59.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 29.5 x 23.6 x 1 inch
$1,650
Still life with fish, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 69.9 x 69.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.5 x 27.5 x 1 inch
$1,650
The storm, Painting, Oil on canvas
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 69.9 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$1,850
Warm summer, Painting, Oil on canvas
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 59.9 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$1,650
At the river
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 65 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$1,850
Summer flowers
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 69.9 x 59.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.5 x 23.6 x 1 inch
$1,650
Carpathian apples
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 50 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$1,700
Land 03, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Karina Antonczak
Painting - 70.1 x 100.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$1,200
"Still life with melon", Painting, Oil on Canvas
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 50 x 69.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.5 x 1 inch
$1,450
Warm autumn, Painting, Oil on canvas
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 69.9 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$1,950
On the edge
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 65 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$1,850
Blue distance
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 50 x 69.9 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,550
Autumn. in the forest
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 89.9 x 69.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.5 x 1 inch
$1,950
Still Alive, Champagne For All
Volker Mayr
Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$3,092
Terre d'Automne
Laurence Hubswerlin Diradourian
Painting - 50 x 50 x 3.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.4 inch
$882
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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.