Oil Painting for Sale

Painting, Bord de mer - Variation II, Gabriel Riesnert

Bord de mer - Variation II

Gabriel Riesnert

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

$1,315

Painting, Wings of Love, Armen Vahramyan

Wings of Love

Armen Vahramyan

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

$1,350

Painting, Sables mouvants, Ralph Resch

Sables mouvants

Ralph Resch

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$1,201

Painting, Black and White Manhattan, Daniel Castan

Black and White Manhattan

Daniel Castan

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

$2,116

Painting, Peinture 03-2023-18, Alain Bécanne

Peinture 03-2023-18

Alain Bécanne

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

$1,372

Painting, The sadness of Maria Magdalena, Serghei Ghetiu

The sadness of Maria Magdalena

Serghei Ghetiu

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

$2,059

Painting, Musical Symphony of Colors, Marieta Martirosyan

Musical Symphony of Colors

Marieta Martirosyan

Painting - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$999

Painting, Love looks not with the Eyes but with the Mind, Katharina Husslein

Love looks not with the Eyes but with the Mind

Katharina Husslein

Painting - 120 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$3,317

Painting, White sun, Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska

White sun

Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska

Painting - 45 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 17.7 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,200 $960

Painting, A Visual Journey Through History I, Gor Avetisyan

A Visual Journey Through History I

Gor Avetisyan

Painting - 50 x 35 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.8 inch

$572

Painting, Burning down the House 6, Ima Montoya

Burning down the House 6

Ima Montoya

Painting - 22 x 14 x 3 cm Painting - 8.7 x 5.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,315

Painting, When you come to see me, Mónica Castanys

When you come to see me

Mónica Castanys

Painting - 60 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch

$3,889

Painting, Oysters in Etretat, Irina Trushkova

Oysters in Etretat

Irina Trushkova

Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,601

Painting, Snoopy, life is beautiful in a Porsche 911, Patrick Cornée

Snoopy, life is beautiful in a Porsche 911

Patrick Cornée

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

$3,660 $3,294

Painting, Golden Serenity, Anush Emiryan

Golden Serenity

Anush Emiryan

Painting - 70 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$890

Painting, Santa Maria della Salute, Serhii Cherniakovskyi

Santa Maria della Salute

Serhii Cherniakovskyi

Painting - 80 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,600

Painting, Reflections of Form, Artyom Basenci

Reflections of Form

Artyom Basenci

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

$1,950

Painting, I'm in the cabin, Ekaterina Krylova

I'm in the cabin

Ekaterina Krylova

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

$2,000

Painting, Free falling in Love, Lilly Muth

Free falling in Love

Lilly Muth

Painting - 105 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 41.3 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,830

Painting, Just breathe, Mathieu Questel

Just breathe

Mathieu Questel

Painting - 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

$5,604

Painting, Pheonix Within, Poonam Choudhary

Pheonix Within

Poonam Choudhary

Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 3.8 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 1.5 inch

$1,500

Painting, She knows the names birds and flowers (2), Andrew Weir

She knows the names birds and flowers (2)

Andrew Weir

Painting - 60 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,144

Painting, Night on the move, Thong Le

Night on the move

Thong Le

Painting - 61 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 30 x 1 inch

$2,000

Painting, Confession, Nawel Aubert

Confession

Nawel Aubert

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch

$1,029

Painting, Blue Circles on Orange, Giorgio Lo Fermo

Blue Circles on Orange

Giorgio Lo Fermo

Painting - 100 x 70 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,372

Painting, Bretagne, Georges Laporte

Bretagne

Georges Laporte

Painting - 22 x 27 x 3 cm Painting - 8.7 x 10.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,315

Painting, Tangled Harmony, Vlas Ayvazyan

Tangled Harmony

Vlas Ayvazyan

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

$999

Painting, The Tree of Life, Kateryna Ocheredko

The Tree of Life

Kateryna Ocheredko

Painting - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,800

Painting, Summer is Back - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women Chilling, Jason Langa

Summer is Back - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women Chilling

Jason Langa

Painting - 100.1 x 70.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1 inch

$1,450

Painting, La couleur des rêves, Florence V. Henric

La couleur des rêves

Florence V. Henric

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

$1,830

Painting, Esprit vintage, Pascale Simon

Esprit vintage

Pascale Simon

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,202

Painting, Country Bread, Enzo Montana

Country Bread

Enzo Montana

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

$1,944

Painting, Clementine Close Up, Michael Gorban

Clementine Close Up

Michael Gorban

Painting - 20 x 33 x 2.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 13 x 1 inch

$1,578

Painting, Animal Series - Cat, Liana Ohanyan

Animal Series - Cat

Liana Ohanyan

Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,500

Painting, Tolerance, Theophile Delaine

Tolerance

Theophile Delaine

Painting - 59.9 x 100.1 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,359

Painting, Water2, Clément Verdière

Water2

Clément Verdière

Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$4,003

Painting, Potted Plant (Views & Vantage Points), Theresa Vandenberg Donche

Potted Plant (Views & Vantage Points)

Theresa Vandenberg Donche

Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 4.6 cm Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.8 inch

$1,075

Painting, Don Quijote I-XIX, José Manuel Chamorro Chamorro

Don Quijote I-XIX

José Manuel Chamorro Chamorro

Painting - 61 x 46 x 1 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch

$1,830

Painting, Moment of Friendship, Itzchak Tarkay

Moment of Friendship

Itzchak Tarkay

Painting - 55 x 74 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 29.1 x 0.8 inch

$4,600

Painting, Juste une averse, Patrick Rousseau

Juste une averse

Patrick Rousseau

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

$1,453

Painting, As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (9), Alaa Ayman

As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (9)

Alaa Ayman

Painting - 15 x 15 x 3 cm Painting - 5.9 x 5.9 x 1.2 inch

$457

Painting, 5141, Jeremy Annear

5141

Jeremy Annear

Painting - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$11,731

Painting, Chrysanthemum Cascade, Kamo Atoyan

Chrysanthemum Cascade

Kamo Atoyan

Painting - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,100 $935

Painting, Toujours plus haut, Marie France Garrigues

Toujours plus haut

Marie France Garrigues

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

$1,830

Painting, Partage secret, Maude Ovize

Partage secret

Maude Ovize

Painting - 90 x 90 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,745

Painting, A Different Light, Nick Vivian

A Different Light

Nick Vivian

Painting - 100 x 100 x 10 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 3.9 inch

$3,274

Painting, Sailboat on the lake, Schagen Vita

Sailboat on the lake

Schagen Vita

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

$915

Painting, Summer impressions, Andrei Sitsko

Summer impressions

Andrei Sitsko

Painting - 71 x 71 x 2 cm Painting - 28 x 28 x 0.8 inch

$892

Painting, Anima, Jean-Roch Klethi

Anima

Jean-Roch Klethi

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

$984

Painting, Chaoscopy, Tic

Chaoscopy

Tic

Painting - 150 x 210 x 0.1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 82.7 x 0 inch

$1,716

Painting, Yachts at the pier, Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Yachts at the pier

Evgeny Chernyakovsky

Painting - 65 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,600 $1,280

Painting, An Alley Of The Sun, Delyafruz Bagirova

An Alley Of The Sun

Delyafruz Bagirova

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,098

Painting, GÉO 2, Art Rez

GÉO 2

Art Rez

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

$778

Painting, Pulse, Elia Bechtel

Pulse

Elia Bechtel

Painting - 120 x 165 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 65 x 1.2 inch

$18,585

Painting, N78, Anne-Marie Mary

N78

Anne-Marie Mary

Painting - 61 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 1 inch

$904

Painting, Abstract 1, Jenny D'ormond

Abstract 1

Jenny D'ormond

Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,464

Painting, My children's magical garden, Yehor Dulin

My children's magical garden

Yehor Dulin

Painting - 100 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch

$4,000

Painting, These ghosts! - a father!, Bruno Marrapodi

These ghosts! - a father!

Bruno Marrapodi

Painting - 55 x 55 x 4 cm Painting - 21.7 x 21.7 x 1.6 inch

$2,093

Painting, Female bodies intimacy IV, Petra Schott

Female bodies intimacy IV

Petra Schott

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

$3,660

Painting, Valley of the Mountains, Melkon Hovhannisyan

Valley of the Mountains

Melkon Hovhannisyan

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

$1,800

Painting, Sea View at Tresaith, Bill Bate

Sea View at Tresaith

Bill Bate

Painting - 110 x 70 x 4 cm Painting - 43.3 x 27.6 x 1.6 inch

$3,410

Painting, Spanish landscape, Olga Afanasiadi

Spanish landscape

Olga Afanasiadi

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

$1,944

Painting, The Rising Sun, David Hinchliffe

The Rising Sun

David Hinchliffe

Painting - 90 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,728

Painting, Dawn of the Wild, Aleqsandr Hovhannisyan

Dawn of the Wild

Aleqsandr Hovhannisyan

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

$900

Painting, Black, Grey and Gold - Tribute to Gustav Klimt (Noir, Gris et Or - Hommage à Gustav Klimt), Christian Jodin

Black, Grey and Gold - Tribute to Gustav Klimt (Noir, Gris et Or - Hommage à Gustav Klimt)

Christian Jodin

Painting - 160 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,132

Painting, Murmures du vent, Sophie Dumont

Murmures du vent

Sophie Dumont

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

$1,933

Painting, Chevaux, Antoine De La Boulaye

Chevaux

Antoine De La Boulaye

Painting - 46 x 30.5 cm Painting - 18.1 x 12 inch

$2,516

Painting, Purple Surf, Timon Sloane

Purple Surf

Timon Sloane

Painting - 45.7 x 61 x 1.3 cm Painting - 18 x 24 x 0.5 inch

$1,700

Painting, Golden Rain, Ruzanna Melqumyan

Golden Rain

Ruzanna Melqumyan

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

$700

Painting, Santorini, Summer Eve, Dondi Schwartz

Santorini, Summer Eve

Dondi Schwartz

Painting - 70 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$1,144

Painting, Goodbyes - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Fashion, Woman, Love, Phone, Akinboye Akinola Peter

Goodbyes - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Fashion, Woman, Love, Phone

Akinboye Akinola Peter

Painting - 100.1 x 74.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 29.5 x 1 inch

$2,650

Painting, The Kiss, Tom Furey

The Kiss

Tom Furey

Painting - 22.9 x 30.5 x 0.8 cm Painting - 9 x 12 x 0.3 inch

$1,550

Painting, The Autumn Sky, Ewa Czarniecka

The Autumn Sky

Ewa Czarniecka

Painting - 82 x 107 x 4 cm Painting - 32.3 x 42.1 x 1.6 inch

$2,319 $1,971

Painting, Sometimes I Talk To My Shadow 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Obeka Simon

Sometimes I Talk To My Shadow 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women

Obeka Simon

Painting - 96.5 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm Painting - 38 x 32 x 1 inch

$3,100

Painting, can this be a real thing? can it?, Painting, Oil on Canvas, Shannon Evans

can this be a real thing? can it?, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Shannon Evans

Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 3.3 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 1.3 inch

$1,600

Painting, Virus de esperanza 190223, Mainman

Virus de esperanza 190223

Mainman

Painting - 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

$3,831

Painting, Blue Ocean Fish Motion, Olga Nikitina

Blue Ocean Fish Motion

Olga Nikitina

Painting - 40 x 50 x 1.8 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.7 inch

$629

Painting, Azure Vine 4, Mathieu Piffeteau

Azure Vine 4

Mathieu Piffeteau

Painting - 61 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$2,631

Painting, Set of Four, Barbara Schaumann

Set of Four

Barbara Schaumann

Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,830

Painting, Wind and Waves, Tiffany Blaise

Wind and Waves

Tiffany Blaise

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1.5 inch

$922

Painting, Alter ego, Jade Mouge

Alter ego

Jade Mouge

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

$1,087

Painting, French School - PS 246 Ou veux tu que je regarde Impressionist Banksy Balloon girl (Large), Bazévian Delacapucinière

French School - PS 246 Ou veux tu que je regarde Impressionist Banksy Balloon girl (Large)

Bazévian Delacapucinière

Painting - 55 x 55 x 3.5 cm Painting - 21.7 x 21.7 x 1.4 inch

$1,716

Painting, La ferme, André Demonchy

La ferme

André Demonchy

Painting - 38 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 24 x 0.8 inch

$5,147

Painting, La slack à Ambleteuse, Gérard Mortier

La slack à Ambleteuse

Gérard Mortier

Painting - 38 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 15 x 24 x 1 inch

$2,002 $1,841

Painting, Intermission., Roxana Khonkulova

Intermission.

Roxana Khonkulova

Painting - 84 x 71 x 2 cm Painting - 33.1 x 28 x 0.8 inch

$1,258

Painting, River Among the Heights, Alexander Shandor

River Among the Heights

Alexander Shandor

Painting - 55 x 85 x 0.2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 33.5 x 0.1 inch

$2,000

Painting, Metamorphosis, Fintan Whelan

Metamorphosis

Fintan Whelan

Painting - 80 x 160 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 63 x 1.6 inch

$4,449

Painting, Jean-Pierre, Sylvian et leurs amants, Filippa Bjerling

Jean-Pierre, Sylvian et leurs amants

Filippa Bjerling

Painting - 100 x 140 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 55.1 x 1 inch

$3,889

Painting, Woman with a white bonnet and green circle, Damien Bassez

Woman with a white bonnet and green circle

Damien Bassez

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

$4,232

Painting, Mésange bleue, Elyo

Mésange bleue

Elyo

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

$2,116

Painting, Crimson Elegance, Tamar Nazaryan

Crimson Elegance

Tamar Nazaryan

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

$750

Painting, Blackout, Célia Eid

Blackout

Célia Eid

Painting - 80 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$1,372

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.