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Who was the first artist to use oil paint?
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The name of the first artist to use oil paints isn't known. However, historians have traced the use of oils back to 7th-century Afghanistan. There, Buddhist artists used oil paintings to produce religious artworks. One of the first artists to be famous for their use of oil paints was Jan van Eyck, a Flemish artist who was active from 1422 to 1441. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of oil paintings.
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Airplane in landscape - landscape painting
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful painting by Jeroen Allart is part of his minimalist landscape and animal painting he did in his home country the Netherlands.
'A farm stands before you on the horizon....
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Scaffold Two - Geometric Abstract Light Blue Navy Ivory Beige Lines Shapes, 2021
Located in Kent, CT
Geometric shapes in shades of blue from cobalt to pale periwinkle, and delicate angular lines in black and dark gray are dynamic against a soft background fading from dark navy at th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Acrylic, Panel
Landscape Oil Painting, Vintage French Countryside Painting with Horses
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Vintage landscape with horses oil painting on canvas. This atmospheric and unusual painting features horses shading under a tree waiting for their owners to collect them after a day...
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage French Fauvist French Village Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#5-2815 A vintage fauvist style French village, oil painting on artist board displayed in a wood frame,signed lower left by Groendain
Category
1960s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
$350 Sale Price
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Winter Urban City Street Scene Painting American Impressionist Paul Bachem
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
A beautiful winter street scene by contemporary artist Paul Bachem.
oil on canvas on panel
signed LR
14 x 11 unframed, 20 x 17 framed in a distressed looking frame.
BIOGRAPHY
Paul B...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique French Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Figures Walking Home at Sunset
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Walking Home at Sunset
French Impressionist, late 19th century
indistinctly signed to the lower corner
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 15 x 18 inches
Provenance: private collection i...
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
