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Lanterna verde, Antonino Puliafico

Lanterna verde

Antonino Puliafico

Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$711

5 Mars 2023, Raymond Attanasio

5 Mars 2023

Raymond Attanasio

Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,367

Atelier 15, Sophie Dumont

Atelier 15

Sophie Dumont

Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,312

Le rouge, Jéko

Le rouge

Jéko

Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch

$3,719

Brume matinale, Ralph Resch

Brume matinale

Ralph Resch

Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,411

Silver leaves, Chelsea Davine

Silver leaves

Chelsea Davine

Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,149

Masque, Li Baoxun

Masque

Li Baoxun

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$3,828

Monochrome Bleu IV, Elodie Dollat

Monochrome Bleu IV

Elodie Dollat

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,953

Effet d'eau, Trabys

Effet d'eau

Trabys

Painting - 21.7 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$1,641

Faut pas s’attacher, Béatrice Terra

Faut pas s’attacher

Béatrice Terra

Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,297

Rose 655, Aykaz Arzumanyan

Rose 655

Aykaz Arzumanyan

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,127

Confine rosso, Alessandra Bisi

Confine rosso

Alessandra Bisi

Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch

$2,953

Ciel orageux, Christine Beaufils

Ciel orageux

Christine Beaufils

Painting - 31.9 x 45.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,362

P020921, Nadine de Lespinats

P020921

Nadine de Lespinats

Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,159

Flight in a fairy tale, Seyran Gasparyan

Flight in a fairy tale

Seyran Gasparyan

Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$999

Orgasm, Dasha Pogodina

Orgasm

Dasha Pogodina

Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,320

Peinture 11-2022-71, Alain Bécanne

Peinture 11-2022-71

Alain Bécanne

Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

$1,312

Forming 6, Klaudia Lata

Forming 6

Klaudia Lata

Painting - 63 x 78.7 inch

$4,375

Noir ?, Sabine Kalka

Noir ?

Sabine Kalka

Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 1 inch

$2,953

You Are My Sunshine On A Cloudy Day, Yasna Godovanik

You Are My Sunshine On A Cloudy Day

Yasna Godovanik

Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,367

Flamingos 23, Rafal Gadowski

Flamingos 23

Rafal Gadowski

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$1,750

Nouveau départ, Marie France Garrigues

Nouveau départ

Marie France Garrigues

Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,914

Dawn, Anna Masiul-Gozdecka

Dawn

Anna Masiul-Gozdecka

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,859

Moon Shadows II, Painting, Oil on Canvas, Jo Moore

Moon Shadows II, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Jo Moore

Painting - 30 x 15 x 1.5 inch

$1,200

Magic in the air, Khrystyna Kozyuk

Magic in the air

Khrystyna Kozyuk

Painting - 43 x 25 x 1.5 inch

$1,800

Tango, Janusz Szpyt

Tango

Janusz Szpyt

Painting - 23.6 x 13.8 inch

$2,734

Portrait de Wien, René Guinand

Portrait de Wien

René Guinand

Painting - 16.3 x 13.4 x 0.2 inch

$1,010

Burst, Doug Frohman

Burst

Doug Frohman

Painting - 22 x 30 inch

$3,400

Playful reality #25, Kris Haas

Playful reality #25

Kris Haas

Painting - 24 x 18 x 1.5 inch

$650

Untitled No. 707, Jeremy Prim

Untitled No. 707

Jeremy Prim

Painting - 40 x 60 x 1.5 inch

$3,500

Flowing with Milk & Honey, Julia Swaby

Flowing with Milk & Honey

Julia Swaby

Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch

$676

Sin título, Miquel Ponce

Sin título

Miquel Ponce

Painting - 59.1 x 43.3 x 2 inch

$1,969

New Symphony No. 32: Four Noble Truths 11, Soonnam Kim

New Symphony No. 32: Four Noble Truths 11

Soonnam Kim

Painting - 44.1 x 44.1 x 1.2 inch

$13,453

Quien sueña con el sosiego II, Diego Beneítez

Quien sueña con el sosiego II

Diego Beneítez

Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,767

Untitled, Splatter painting (1), Gordon Couch

Untitled, Splatter painting (1)

Gordon Couch

Painting - 29.1 x 29.1 x 0.4 inch

$1,641

Moonlight shadows, Olena Topliss

Moonlight shadows

Olena Topliss

Painting - 21.3 x 28.3 x 0.8 inch

$687

Suspension bleu XX2, Sylvie Guyomard

Suspension bleu XX2

Sylvie Guyomard

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$2,603

Abstract-148, Nivas Kanhere

Abstract-148

Nivas Kanhere

Painting - 42 x 66 x 1 inch

$3,269

Breathe into it, Preston M Smith

Breathe into it

Preston M Smith

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 inch

$1,290

Dear Forgiveness I saved a plate for you, Elaine B. Chao

Dear Forgiveness I saved a plate for you

Elaine B. Chao

Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.2 inch

$1,422

Personal esencial, Josep Garcia Marsal

Personal esencial

Josep Garcia Marsal

Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 inch

$1,859

Abstract landscape n12, Aude Calemard

Abstract landscape n12

Aude Calemard

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

$1,750

Fluence - magical powers, Mauro Ricco Zaraj

Fluence - magical powers

Mauro Ricco Zaraj

Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$3,645

Light Refraction #41, Natasha Zupan

Light Refraction #41

Natasha Zupan

Painting - 9.5 x 7.5 x 3 inch

$1,900

John, Tanner Rhines

John

Tanner Rhines

Painting - 17 x 22 inch

$3,281

Woman at the well, Jacek Cyganek

Woman at the well

Jacek Cyganek

Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,641

The thinker, Irinka Talakhadze

The thinker

Irinka Talakhadze

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,750

Abstract on, Daniel Castan

Abstract on

Daniel Castan

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,734

Home, Emmanuel Ojebola

Home

Emmanuel Ojebola

Painting - 36 x 48 x 1 inch

$4,500

Yellow Afternoon, Didier Lourenço

Yellow Afternoon

Didier Lourenço

Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 1.6 inch

$3,773

September. Forest. Surroundings of Ilyinki, Simon Kozhin

September. Forest. Surroundings of Ilyinki

Simon Kozhin

Painting - 9.8 x 11.8 inch

$3,400 $3,162

Alkahest IV, Anne Féat Gaiss

Alkahest IV

Anne Féat Gaiss

Painting - 8.5 x 8.7 x 0.2 inch

$820

The Call, Daniel Cayo

The Call

Daniel Cayo

Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

$3,281

Plage de Porto, Karine Bartoli

Plage de Porto

Karine Bartoli

Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,312

Code 2218, Thierry Carrier

Code 2218

Thierry Carrier

Painting - 10.6 x 7.5 inch

$984

Saint pair sur mer, Pierre Riollet

Saint pair sur mer

Pierre Riollet

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$5,420

Gentle ripped, Filip Pavlik

Gentle ripped

Filip Pavlik

Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,848

Colorful meetings, Boryana Kirova

Colorful meetings

Boryana Kirova

Painting - 23.2 x 15.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,203

Faune et flore à Solentiname, Luis Alvarado

Faune et flore à Solentiname

Luis Alvarado

Painting - 29.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$3,281

Petit Clocher du Portalet, Jean Jacques Boimond

Petit Clocher du Portalet

Jean Jacques Boimond

Painting - 14 x 10.8 x 0.8 inch

$769

Bus stop 2083, Kurar

Bus stop 2083

Kurar

Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 inch

$7,875

Her sunny morning, Serghei Ghetiu

Her sunny morning

Serghei Ghetiu

Painting - 25.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,203

Oh !, Laurent Proneur

Oh !

Laurent Proneur

Painting - 48 x 36 x 2 inch

$18,800

Les gémeaux, Éléonore Deshayes

Les gémeaux

Éléonore Deshayes

Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,297

Just a girl, Olaosun Oluwapelumi

Just a girl

Olaosun Oluwapelumi

Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

$2,800

Black Circle 24, Liora

Black Circle 24

Liora

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$607

Untitled, Kim En Joong

Untitled

Kim En Joong

Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.2 inch

$5,469

Drappé géométrique, Catherine Bouigas-Baule

Drappé géométrique

Catherine Bouigas-Baule

Painting - 27.2 x 19.3 x 0.8 inch

$1,859

Saint-Suaire, Jérôme Sorolla

Saint-Suaire

Jérôme Sorolla

Painting - 62.2 x 26 x 0.1 inch

$3,062

Interlignes du bonheur, Albena Vatcheva

Interlignes du bonheur

Albena Vatcheva

Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,493 $1,419

Holding It Togetherness, Victoria Horkan

Holding It Togetherness

Victoria Horkan

Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$3,632

Sunset at Place de la Marine, Agde, South of France, Kirstin McCoy

Sunset at Place de la Marine, Agde, South of France

Kirstin McCoy

Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,312

La_bataille_des_nuages, Ahmed Zaibi

La_bataille_des_nuages

Ahmed Zaibi

Painting - 35.4 x 65 x 0.4 inch

$1,531

L'hiver (Ecosse), Youngmi Kim

L'hiver (Ecosse)

Youngmi Kim

Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch

$1,641

L'un contre l'autre, Christian Raffin

L'un contre l'autre

Christian Raffin

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$2,516

Orbit, J. Kesín

Orbit

J. Kesín

Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1.2 inch

$1,570

Horizons, Stanislav Lazarov

Horizons

Stanislav Lazarov

Painting - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.8 inch

$427

Petit pont du Marais, Corinne Foucouin

Petit pont du Marais

Corinne Foucouin

Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,094

Grey Simphony, Julia Niiazbekova

Grey Simphony

Julia Niiazbekova

Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.5 inch

$3,750

Under The Golden Moon Of Prague III, Kirill Postovit

Under The Golden Moon Of Prague III

Kirill Postovit

Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$984

Heat Beneath My Feet, Jean Guy Morin

Heat Beneath My Feet

Jean Guy Morin

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 inch

$2,329

Évolution pour un papillon, Pierre Poillet

Évolution pour un papillon

Pierre Poillet

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch

$1,641

Pirate bay, Irina Alexandrina

Pirate bay

Irina Alexandrina

Painting - 32 x 16 x 1 inch

$860

Front Ranch, Richard Szkutnik

Front Ranch

Richard Szkutnik

Painting - 12 x 36 x 1.5 inch

$2,070

Rose, Madi

Rose

Madi

Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,531

Vers le bleu, Eric Turlot

Vers le bleu

Eric Turlot

Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch

$853

Zuma Beach Malibu, John Kilduff

Zuma Beach Malibu

John Kilduff

Painting - 20 x 24 x 0.8 inch

$1,600

Poétiques du paysage 29, Carole Bressan

Poétiques du paysage 29

Carole Bressan

Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch

$2,953

Landscape, Martine Elhaik

Landscape

Martine Elhaik

Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$328

Bodhisattva Vow, Tommaso Fattovich

Bodhisattva Vow

Tommaso Fattovich

Painting - 60 x 48 x 0 inch

$8,267

Hameau en bord de côte - série paysage abstrait, Patricia Duguin

Hameau en bord de côte - série paysage abstrait

Patricia Duguin

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$809

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 this technique first appeared and began to be develop 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…

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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.