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![Painting, Cayman, Silvia Cuello](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1128864_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Chimère bleue, Plaf](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182874_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Angel, Natalie Shiporina](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2129266_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Gaspard au piano, Martine Fauve Dechavanne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1992180_1_grid.jpg)
Gaspard au piano
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
€2,500
![Painting, Victor et le petit tome vert, Philippe Vercellotti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1944144_1_grid.jpg)
Victor et le petit tome vert
Philippe Vercellotti
Painting - 34 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 13.4 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
€1,600
![Painting, Le secret de la pomme à trois trous, Philippe Vercellotti](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1944135_1_grid.jpg)
Le secret de la pomme à trois trous
Philippe Vercellotti
Painting - 15 x 22 x 1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 8.7 x 0.4 inch
€1,200
![Painting, Joie Sereine, Patricia Dubois](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1641144_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Little World Of The Little Prince, Kirill Postovit](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1455945_1_grid.jpg)
The Little World Of The Little Prince
Kirill Postovit
Painting - 160 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€6,000
![Painting, Le Phoenix, Jez Baille Bosio](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/907698_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Les chevaux et la tour, Michèle Vincent](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/761802_1_grid.jpg)
Les chevaux et la tour
Michèle Vincent
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
€504
![Painting, La poursuite, Michèle Vincent](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/761775_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Malédiction de la sorcière, Frieda Mouroum](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/712299_1_grid.jpg)
Malédiction de la sorcière
Frieda Mouroum
Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€600
![Painting, Sweet Dreams, David Popiashvili](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/699858_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Urbichromie, Paule Bernard Roussel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/550477_1_grid.jpg)
Urbichromie
Paule Bernard Roussel
Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
€2,000
![Painting, Rauba cap, Paule Bernard Roussel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/550471_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Quitter la route, Paule Bernard Roussel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/550465_1_grid.jpg)
Quitter la route
Paule Bernard Roussel
Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
€1,000
![Painting, Veranda View, Alec Cumming](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/395194_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Study for into the Lodhi, Alec Cumming](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/395146_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Tour d'horizon, Paule Bernard Roussel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/262189_1_grid.jpg)
Tour d'horizon
Paule Bernard Roussel
Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
€1,000
![Painting, Poissons chats, Paule Bernard Roussel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/262177_1_grid.jpg)
Poissons chats
Paule Bernard Roussel
Painting - 50 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€1,500
![Painting, Mouton migrateur, Paule Bernard Roussel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/262147_1_grid.jpg)
Mouton migrateur
Paule Bernard Roussel
Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch
€2,000
![Painting, Country dance, Du Ke](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1991973_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Angels over the city, Svetla Koseva](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1447101_1_grid.jpg)
Angels over the city
Svetla Koseva
Painting - 65 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,500
![Painting, Community, Svetla Koseva](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1318206_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Charlot à vélo au coucher de soleil, série mer et bateaux, Jean-Louis Manuel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1250139_1_grid.jpg)
Charlot à vélo au coucher de soleil, série mer et bateaux
Jean-Louis Manuel
Painting - 54 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
€2,000
![Painting, L'homme au faucon, série Art animalier, Jean-Louis Manuel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1250094_1_grid.jpg)
L'homme au faucon, série Art animalier
Jean-Louis Manuel
Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
€1,800
![Painting, Remembering Pure Rhythms, Alec Cumming](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1051512_1_grid.jpg)
Remembering Pure Rhythms
Alec Cumming
Painting - 96.5 x 96.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 38 x 38 x 1 inch
€3,100
![Painting, Moyen-Orient, Clara Castagné](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2165956_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lets sail together, Mani Mustafa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2124060_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Surprise awaiting, Mani Mustafa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2124045_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Desert invitation 2, Mani Mustafa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2124039_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Desert invitation, Mani Mustafa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2124036_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Aláàárù Ajé (Carrier of Wealth), Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1911468_1_grid.jpg)
Aláàárù Ajé (Carrier of Wealth)
Ayandare Adeniran Ayanmuyiwa
Painting - 61 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 1 inch
€1,747
![Painting, Goldo Alu I, David Cumps](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1898598_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Horloge Métaphorique, Orest Hrytsak](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1582887_1_grid.jpg)
Horloge Métaphorique
Orest Hrytsak
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
€14,000
![Painting, Personnages surréalistes, Georges Hugnet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1481004_1_grid.jpg)
Personnages surréalistes
Georges Hugnet
Painting - 45 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 17.7 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
€750
![Painting, Les Gloutons, Kej](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1228377_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Devil, Kej](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1228365_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Les Créatures de Prométhée, Franck Bailleul](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/883413_1_grid.jpg)
Les Créatures de Prométhée
Franck Bailleul
Painting - 131 x 195 x 4 cm Painting - 51.6 x 76.8 x 1.6 inch
€7,000
![Painting, La danse des dragons, Moïse-Lisette Grulet](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/749307_1_grid.jpg)
La danse des dragons
Moïse-Lisette Grulet
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€580
![Painting, Bosc de guspirus en color, Vanessa Linares](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2172578_1_grid.jpg)
Bosc de guspirus en color
Vanessa Linares
Painting - 90 x 146 x 3.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 57.5 x 1.4 inch
€1,740
![Painting, Night of purring, Olha Vlasova](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2152395_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Bird, Stavri Kalinov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1697577_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Autumn in Prague, Alexandr Klemens](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1294158_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The married and the guests, Makenol Profil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1130814_1_grid.jpg)
The married and the guests
Makenol Profil
Painting - 61 x 51 x 4 cm Painting - 24 x 20.1 x 1.6 inch
€3,655
![Painting, Petra Luminis, Alex Manea](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1053756_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Les girafes pianistes en bord de mer / Giraffes playing piano on the seaside, Peter Stilton](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/962841_1_grid.jpg)
Les girafes pianistes en bord de mer / Giraffes playing piano on the seaside
Peter Stilton
Painting - 40 x 51 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 20.1 x 0.4 inch
€1,950 €975
![Painting, Climate change, Josep Garcia Marsal](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/509594_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Flying Dragon Playing with Pearl, Hongda](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2175242_1_grid.jpg)
Flying Dragon Playing with Pearl
Hongda
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,700
![Painting, Difflora Nº230415, Chia - Yen Ho](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2157908_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Vue du Mont Cantal II, Simon Blau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154410_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Turtle III - 10 figure, Simon Blau](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2153175_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Minds that try to control their destiny, George Koutsouris](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2099598_1_grid.jpg)
Minds that try to control their destiny
George Koutsouris
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3.6 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.4 inch
€700
![Painting, Chimere, Françoise Dugourd-Caput](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1950618_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Admission, Ia Liparteliani](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1913934_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Unwillingness to notice obvious, Vladimir Kolosov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1886739_1_grid.jpg)
Unwillingness to notice obvious
Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 167.6 x 137.2 cm Painting - 66 x 54 inch
€5,143
![Painting, Treasure hunters, Vladimir Kolosov](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1647603_1_grid.jpg)
Treasure hunters
Vladimir Kolosov
Painting - 137.2 x 167.6 x 5.1 cm Painting - 54 x 66 x 2 inch
€5,143
![Painting, Brume de Naïade et Hamadryade, Emilie Serris](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1479705_1_grid.jpg)
Brume de Naïade et Hamadryade
Emilie Serris
Painting - 82 x 20 x 1.5 cm Painting - 32.3 x 7.9 x 0.6 inch
€590
![Painting, Gargouille, Edmond Li Bellefroid](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1405170_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Abstraction, Moon JANG CHULL](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1197081_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Simply Irresistible, Mark Kostabi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1108938_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Population 26 09 1976 Population d'images, Maurice Rapin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/899478_1_grid.jpg)
Population 26 09 1976 Population d'images
Maurice Rapin
Painting - 31.5 x 44 cm Painting - 12.4 x 17.3 inch
€1,075
![Painting, Population 20 11 1976, Population d'images, Maurice Rapin](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/899475_1_grid.jpg)
Population 20 11 1976, Population d'images
Maurice Rapin
Painting - 31.5 x 44 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12.4 x 17.3 x 0.1 inch
€1,075
![Painting, Progress, Andrea Vandoni](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/531530_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cavaliere, Alexander Daniloff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/419187_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Across the Universe. The Beatles 1970, Lilya Volskaya](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2173848_1_grid.jpg)
Across the Universe. The Beatles 1970
Lilya Volskaya
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,200
![Painting, Hamlet, Jordi Sàbat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2173541_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Wolverine, Seen](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2147406_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Series “Between Heaven and Earth” - turquoise blue, Nataliia Krykun](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2147016_1_grid.jpg)
Series “Between Heaven and Earth” - turquoise blue
Nataliia Krykun
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,000
![Painting, Egg girls on a bike, Suthamma (Ta) Byrne](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2129458_1_grid.jpg)
Egg girls on a bike
Suthamma (Ta) Byrne
Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
![Painting, Infanta, Alexander Daniloff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2039439_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The love of mermaid, Sergey Khachatryan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1905999_1_grid.jpg)
The love of mermaid
Sergey Khachatryan
Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€4,852 €4,124
![Painting, Blanc XV, Jordi Sàbat](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1258434_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Uscita dalla porta principale, Alexander Daniloff](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1081749_1_grid.jpg)
Uscita dalla porta principale
Alexander Daniloff
Painting - 40 x 23 x 0.6 cm Painting - 15.7 x 9.1 x 0.2 inch
€190
![Painting, Balade à la lune, Jean-Pierre Lorand](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/693420_1_grid.jpg)
Balade à la lune
Jean-Pierre Lorand
Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch
€1,350
![Painting, Totem, Fabien Verschaere](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/422730_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Snake Arch, David Supper](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2045844_1_grid.jpg)
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![Painting, Like an angel XL 1, Peter Nottrott](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1977726_1_grid.jpg)
Like an angel XL 1
Peter Nottrott
Painting - 105 x 155 x 4 cm Painting - 41.3 x 61 x 1.6 inch
€2,390
![Painting, Phantasmagory, Mariam Odishvili](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1967688_1_grid.jpg)
Phantasmagory
Mariam Odishvili
Painting - 23.5 x 28.5 x 0.2 cm Painting - 9.3 x 11.2 x 0.1 inch
€1,000
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Escaliers tentaculaires
André Guillarmain
Painting - 93 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.6 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,400
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The most beautiful thing is that you and I meet
Wei-Hong Ma
Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch
€1,700
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Disaster fantastic!
Katrina Avotina
Painting - 51.1 x 76.5 x 4.1 cm Painting - 20.1 x 30.1 x 1.6 inch
€1,907
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Fantastical painting for Sale
Fantasy painting is a style of art which explores the supernatural, depicting fantastical elements such as legends, ancient myths and divine figures. Mythical creatures are also prevalent in this genre where elves, fairies, dragons and wizards are often depicted alongside deities, angels and demons.
Fantasy painting grew in popularity after the invention of photography replaced the demand for Realism in the 19th century. The 20th century saw the introduction of new idealistic movements such as Expressionism, Cubism, Abstraction and Surrealism, where artists abandoned portraying subjects truthfully and embraced the implausible and supernatural. Although Fantasy Painting can technically be traced back to antiquity, it wasn't until the 20th century that it became an accepted art form. Artists of the Italian Renaissance were equally inspired by mythological characters in Greek and Roman culture. However, religious mythology was a highly sophisticated and incredibly important topic during the Renaissance, and is therefore not an example of fantasy painting.
Contemporary fantasy art has certainly been influenced by a surge in demand for science fiction and whimsical literary plots. This pushed artists to explore the darker corners of fantasy art, employing vampires and werewolves into their artwork. In 1923 the first all-fantasy fiction magazine was created called “Weird Tales", which helped bring fantasy painting onto a contemporary platform. As a result, fantasy painting became a powerful tool in the marketing of fantasy literature and film. Robert E. Howard's comic book hero “Conan the Barbarian" was a prominent feature in Weird Tales magazine. However, when the stories were re-released in 1960 with cover art by notable fantasy painter, Frank Frazetta, over 10 million copies were sold. This success lead to the creation of other fantasy art magazines. French magazine, “Métal Hurlant" (howling metal) was created in 1974. Due to its huge readership and demand, it was translated and republished in the United States as “Heavy Metal" in 1977. The late 70s also saw a boom in computer games and blockbuster films, which only furthered the popularity of fantasy painting. Hugely successful films like Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, The Hobbit and Twilight were paramount in fantasy painting's not only rise to prominence, but also increasing acceptance as an art form.
Despite the skill of artists that produce fantasy paintings, it is still not considered canonical. Since it is not an example of “high art", the genre is generally not exhibited in galleries or taught in art schools, which many claim is due to the popularity of fantasy literature and film. However, as fantasy painting's reputation grows, so does the acceptance for a wider variety of art forms. Therefore, we can't eliminate the possibility that this massively prominent genre won't be considered highbrow one day.
Discover our selection of original paintings by contemporary artists and painters who have been inspired by all things supernatural, mythical and divine.
The fantastical elements in the painting were inspired by the artist's imagination and creativity. The use of vibrant colors, surreal imagery, and dreamlike landscapes were intended to evoke a sense of wonder and mystery in the viewer.
The artist used a combination of techniques such as layering, blending, and fine brushwork to create the intricate details in the painting. They also paid close attention to light and shadow, color harmony, and composition to bring the artwork to life.
The painting conveys a sense of wonder and imagination through its fantastical elements, evoking emotions of awe and curiosity. The use of vibrant colors and intricate details also suggests a message of creativity and individuality.