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Israeli Contemporary Abstract Geometric Pigment, Oil Painting Aharon Gluska 1985
Located in Surfside, FL
Aharon Gluska (b. 1951) Pigment and oil paint, mixed media painting on archival paper. Dimensions
Category

1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Pigment

Colorful Fantastic landscape oil painting of the well known Israel artist Simon
Located in Jerusalem, IL
Colorful Fantastic landscape oil painting by the well known Israel Kibbutz artist Yohanan Simon.
Category

1960s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jewish Klezmer Musicians, Israeli Judaica Impasto Palette Knife Oil Painting
By Raoul Raymond
Located in Surfside, FL
Raoul Raymond was born in Bucharest, Romania in 1948 and he immigrated to Israel two years later
Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Romanian Israeli Modernist Oil Painting Expressionist Figures Mothers and Babies
By Risa Propst Kraid
Located in Surfside, FL
Risa Propst Kraid (Romanian - Israeli, 1894-1983) Jewish Israeli Woman artist. enigmatic picture of
Category

1960s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Judaica Jerusalem Oil Painting Israeli Jewish Rabbi Artist Tzvi Raphaely
By Zvi Raphaeli
Located in Surfside, FL
from Safrai Gallery Lovely Israeli Chassidic Rabbi portrait oil painting, vibrant colorful painting
Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Israeli Surrealist Gentleman Dandy Figure, Benjamin Benny Levy Oil Painting
By Benjamin Levy
Located in Surfside, FL
Original oil painting signed on the back in ink and titled "II" Provenance: Gramercy National Art's
Category

20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract Expressionist "Fire Dance" Oil Painting Israeli Artist
By Judith Pins
Located in Surfside, FL
, Germany. Emigrated to Australia 1956. Immigrated to Israel 1969. Studies: 1945-47 Studio Heede, Germany
Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Surrealist Woman Oil painting French-Moroccan Israeli Bezalel School Painter
By Simon Avissar
Located in Surfside, FL
Two Women. Colorful Surrealist Portrait Genre: Surrealism Subject: woman Medium: Oil Surface
Category

20th Century Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Surrealist Beast Oil painting French-Moroccan Israeli Bezalel School Painter
By Simon Avissar
Located in Surfside, FL
A beast metamorphosing into a fish. Genre: Surrealism Subject: Animals Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas
Category

20th Century Surrealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Modernist 1960s Israeli Cubist Figures Oil Painting Ruth Naomi
By Shaoul Smira
Located in Surfside, FL
. Shaoul smira moved to Israel from Iraq as a child in 1951, found his métier in art and received his
Category

1960s Cubist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Israeli Surrealist Judaica Abstract Oil Painting Naftali Bezem Bezalel School
By Naftali Bezem
Located in Surfside, FL
Shabbat Evening Large Israeli masterpiece painting. Hand signed lower right Provenance: Sara
Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Israeli Surrealist Judaica Abstract Oil Painting Naftali Bezem Bezalel School
By Naftali Bezem
Located in Surfside, FL
Covering the Sukkah (Getting ready for Jewish holiday of Sukkot) Large Israeli masterpiece painting
Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Israeli Expressionist Orientalist Oil Painting Draped Child Kibbutz Art
By William Weintraub
Located in Surfside, FL
William (Sunny) Weintraub, Israeli (Born 1926) Oil on masonite William Weintraub (He was also
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Rare Israeli Modernist Oil Painting Exhibited 1951 Tel Aviv Museum
By Anatol Gurevitch
Located in Surfside, FL
, this was exhibited in 1951. I believe at the Tel Aviv museum of art (as per the Israel Museum
Category

1940s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Israeli Modernist Abstract Expressionist Seascape Oil Painting Tel Aviv Harbor
By Motke Blum
Located in Surfside, FL
surface. The resulting work emphasizes the physical act of painting itself as an essential aspect of the
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jerusalem Modernist Landscape Oil Painting Israeli Bezalel Artist, Judaica Art
By Ivan Schwebel
Located in Surfside, FL
Ivan Schwebel, Israeli American (1932-2011) Oil on canvas. Painting of Winter Landscape. Signed
Category

1970s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rare Jewish Yemenite Family Oil Painting Israeli Judaica Itamar Siani
By Itamar Siani
Located in Surfside, FL
a ten-meter long oil painting depicting the immigration of the Yemenite Jews, which he worked on for
Category

1970s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rare Jewish Yemenite Family Oil Painting Israeli Judaica Itamar Siani
By Itamar Siani
Located in Surfside, FL
a ten-meter long oil painting depicting the immigration of the Yemenite Jews, which he worked on for
Category

1970s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Judaica Polish Oil Painting Hasidic Jewish Prayers, Israeli Soldiers Jerusalem
By Simon Natan Karczmar
Located in Surfside, FL
jerusalem israel. Fine oil painting. 24 x 18 canvas, 32.5 x 27.5 inches with frame. Simon Natan Karczmar
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Israeli Judaica Shtetl Family Shabbat Scene Naive Art Oil Painting
By Natan Heber
Located in Surfside, FL
importance. One of Israel's greatest naive-style painters. Along with Shalom of Safed, Kopel Gurwin and
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Synagogue Interior Jerusalem Modernist Israeli Judaica Oil Painting Rabbi Prayer
By Arieh Allweil
Located in Surfside, FL
ARIEH ALLWEIL (ARIE ALWEIL) 1901-1967 Galicia 1901-1967 Safed, Israel (Ukrainian/Polish/Israeli
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Ukrainian Israeli Woman Bezalel Artist 1947 Palestine Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Abstract landscape, oil painting This is hand signed lower right dated 1947 There is also a hand
Category

1940s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Israeli Motke Blum Modernist Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Bezalel Artist
By Motke Blum
Located in Surfside, FL
greatest love. He befriended several of the clowns and other performers and, when not painting or playing
Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil, Illustration Board

Large Original Abstract Colorful Oil Painting Israeli Kibbutz Landscape Shemi
By Calman Shemi
Located in Surfside, FL
Life in Nature Canvas measures 31.5 X 39.5 (I believe this is oil it might also be acrylic.) Hand
Category

1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Judaica Modernist Oil Painting Know Thyself Israeli Kibbutz Pioneer, Prophet
By Mortimer Borne
Located in Surfside, FL
Drypoints by R.S. Biran Borne was the inventor of the color drypoint technique. He worked in oil, drypoint
Category

1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Israeli Contemporary Abstract Geometric Pigment, Oil Painting Aharon Gluska 1985
Located in Surfside, FL
Aharon Gluska (b. 1951) Pigment and oil paint, mixed media painting on archival paper. Dimensions
Category

1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Pigment

Israeli Folk Art Oil Painting Arab Pogrom Massacre Disturbing
By Yitzchak Roman
Located in Surfside, FL
Yitzchak Roman, Israeli Folk Artist Painting and sculpture, born in Safed, 1913, known for his
Category

20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Synagogue Interior Jerusalem French Judaica Oil Painting Israeli Bezalel School
By Jacques Zucker
Located in Surfside, FL
time painting in Mexico, Portugal, Greece, and Israel. Zucker's post-impressionist works including town
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Young Hasidic Boy, Oil Painting Israeli Judaica Jerusalem, Geulah Neighborhood
By Dina Rosenzweig
Located in Surfside, FL
In the tradition of Zvi Malnovitzer, Huvy and Leonid Balaklav is this sensitive contemporary depiction of a young hasidic boy from her neighborhood of Geulah.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hungarian Israeli Large Landscape Painting of Judean Hills, Jerusalem, Israel
By Zvi Adler
Located in Surfside, FL
In this painting the artist depicts the verdant hillsides outside Jerusalem, the use of
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Gouache

Shopping the Market Shuk Machane Yehuda Israeli Modernist Oil Pastel Painting
By David Azuz
Located in Surfside, FL
Tel Aviv, 1942 – Israel-born, France-based artist, Daid Azuz is FIGURATIVE painter, with a rich
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel

Jerusalem Tower of David, Sabra, Israeli British Modernist Impasto Oil Painting
By Ruth Thomas
Located in Surfside, FL
Early modernist Israeli Judaica painting, by British mid-century artist. Israel Old City of
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Large Judaica Jerusalem Oil Painting Israeli Jewish Rabbi Artist Tzvi Raphaely
By Zvi Raphaeli
Located in Surfside, FL
from Safrai Gallery Lovely Israeli Chassidic Rabbi portrait oil painting, vibrant colorful painting
Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Modernist Israeli Sabra in Haifa Landscape Harbor Oil Painting
By Bacia Gordon
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Classic Subject: Portrait, Sabra in Haifa Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: United States
Category

1960s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract Oil Painting by noted Figurative Expressionist Israeli Artist Joel Kass
By Joël Kass
Located in Surfside, FL
Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: Israel Dimensions: 29" x 21 1/4" x 3/4" Dimensions w/Frame: 29
Category

20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jerusalem Old City Oil Painting Cityscape by Noted Hungarian Israeli Artist
By Claire Szilard
Located in Surfside, FL
Israel. Her paintings and sculptures have been exhibited in Switzerland, Paris, Rome and London. In 1985
Category

20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Israeli Surrealist Judaica Jewish Oil Painting Rabbi at Table, Bottle
By Zvi Milshtein
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a small oil painting on on panel. A Rabbi at a Farbrengen 15.5 X 14.5 with frame. 6.5 X 5.5
Category

20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Itzchak Tarkay (Israel, 1935-2012) "Two Sisters" Oil on Canvas Painting
By Itzchak Tarkay
Located in Queens, NY
Itzchak Tarkay (Israel, 1935-2012) "Two Sisters" Oil on Canvas Painting, Very beautiful and
Category

20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Itzchak Tarkay (Israel, 1935-2012) "Peaceful Afternoon" Oil on Canvas Painting
By Itzchak Tarkay
Located in Queens, NY
Itzchak Tarkay (Israel, 1935-2012) "Peaceful Afternoon / Woman in Blue" Oil on Canvas Painting
Category

20th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Judaica Oil Painting 1945 Palestine Old Jewish Man Polish Israeli Artist
By Ozer Shabat
Located in Surfside, FL
Ozer Shabat 1978-1901 Ozer Shabbat was an Israeli painter, a resident of Haifa. Belonged to the
Category

1940s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Edward Ben Avram Israeli Bezalel School Jerusalem Landscape Oil Painting
By Edward Ben Avram
Located in Surfside, FL
1965 and continues to call Jerusalem his home. Most of Ben Avraham oil painting and watercolors
Category

1980s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jerusalem Old City Cityscape Israeli Modernist Oil Painting Signed in Hebrew
Located in Surfside, FL
very lovely Modernist Israeli landscape. Avraham Naton (Natanson), Israeli, born in Bessarabia, 1906
Category

1950s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rabbi in Jerusalem, Oil Painting Austrian Israeli Modernist Tel Aviv Museum
By Arieh Allweil
Located in Surfside, FL
-School, Israel, art. Tel Aviv High School Awards And Prizes 1937 Dizengoff Prize for Painting and
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rabbi in Jerusalem, Oil Painting Austrian Israeli Modernist Tel Aviv Museum
By Arieh Allweil
Located in Surfside, FL
-School, Israel, art. Tel Aviv High School Awards And Prizes 1937 Dizengoff Prize for Painting and
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Israeli Judaica Oil Painting Street Scene Jerusalem or Safed Hasidic Rabbi
By Shaul Victor
Located in Surfside, FL
Shaul Victor, (1947-2016), Russian American Israeli artist, paints vivid Judaica/Israel scenes and
Category

20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Israeli KIbbutz Artist Toddler, Swim Tube Pointilist Oil Painting Bezalel School
By Arie Kaplun
Located in Surfside, FL
Belarusian born Israeli artist. lived in germany studied at the Bezalel School. Bezalel Academy
Category

20th Century Pointillist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jerusalem Street Scene Israeli Naive Folk Art Mother Daughter Oil Painting
By Rafael Rila
Located in Surfside, FL
Laufer) born in Herzegovina, Yugoslavia, immigrated to the former British Mandate Palestine/Israel in
Category

20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Itzchak Tarkay (Israel, 1935-2012) "Afternoon Tea" Oil on Canvas Painting
By Itzchak Tarkay
Located in Queens, NY
Itzchak Tarkay (Israel, 1935-2012) "Afternoon Tea" Oil on Canvas Painting, Very beautiful and
Category

20th Century Post-Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large Russian Israeli Fantastic Realism Surrealist Oil Painting Girl with Swan
By Rina Sutzkever
Located in Surfside, FL
Rina Sutzkever Calderon (Russian/Israeli, b. 1945), Fly Away Oil on canvas, signed at lower left
Category

20th Century Surrealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rabbi in Jerusalem Modernist Israeli Judaica Oil Painting Arie Alweil Viennese
By Arieh Allweil
Located in Surfside, FL
-School, Israel, art. Tel Aviv High School Awards And Prizes 1937 Dizengoff Prize for Painting and
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rare Israeli Modernist Judaica Oil Painting Rabbi with Angels Shabbat Scene
By Anatol Gurevitch
Located in Surfside, FL
with angels. Israeli Painter and stage designer. Yakir of Tel Aviv. Born in Russia, Moscow in the mid
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Polish Israeli Abstract Flowers Tel Aviv Modernist Vibrant Floral Oil Painting
By Zvi Mairovich
Located in Surfside, FL
verso. Zvi Mairovich (1911-1974) was one of the most important Israeli abstract painters. Born in
Category

20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sephardic Jewish Men Vibrant Judaica Vintage Oil Painting Israeli Artist Goldman
By Albert Goldman
Located in Surfside, FL
Israel in September 1951 aboard the ship Artza. In 1956 he attended a drawing and painting course with
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rare Oil Painting Woman with Fruit Bezalel School Jerusalem Israeli Judaica
By Isaac Lichtenstein 1
Located in Surfside, FL
children who decided painting to be their passion Isaac moved to Paris where he was one of the co-founders
Category

Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Jute

Mea Shearim I- XXI century, Oil on canvas, Israel, Painting, Jerusalem
By Agnieszka Kozień
Located in Warsaw, PL
AGNIESZKA KOZIEŃ Studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, in the studios of prof
Category

2010s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mea Shearim II- XXI century, Oil on canvas, Israel, Painting, Jerusalem
By Agnieszka Kozień
Located in Warsaw, PL
AGNIESZKA KOZIEŃ Studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, in the studios of prof
Category

2010s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

King David, Jerusalem (after Marc Chagall) Oil Painting Israeli Judaica Art
By Zammy Steynovitz
Located in Surfside, FL
Framed 41.5 x 29.5 image 35.5 x 23.5 This large painting depicts a man and woman, Adam and Eve
Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Questions About Israeli Oil Painting
  • Lilac Gallery Ltd.March 18, 2021
    The cost of an original oil painting has a very wide range. For emerging new artist could be in the lower end, ranging from the $500 to $10,000 depending on the size and subject matter, for the mid-career artists who are already established, their prices range in the thousands and hundreds of thousands of dollars and lastly the original oil painting art of very established and popular artists that could have auction records in the millions of dollars. In this category are some of the well known examples of the old master paintings and other contemporary artworks.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To tell if your oil painting is authentic, first check the signature of the artist to start your research. Use a magnifying glass to check the texture of the painting, and finally check the back for the painting’s original stretchers. Shop a selection of expertly vetted artwork from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The largest oil painting in the world is in the main hall of the Doge's Palace located in Venice, Italy. Its name is Il Paradiso. Tintoretto painted it around 1592, and it measures 22 meters by 7 meters. Shop a large collection of oil paintings on 1stDibs.
  • Lilac Gallery Ltd.March 17, 2021
    An abstract oil painting and an artwork that is made with oil paint on a medium like canvas, wood board, or other panels like canvas board. And the 'abstract' term refers to the Movement Style of the piece. As abstraction indicates a departure from reality in the depiction of imagery in art, the artist creates a painting where the subject, shape, form, color, and line, is created with no particular references of the world but as a composition that may exist with a degree of independence from its vision.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024
    To maintain oil paintings that you purchased for your home, experts suggest that you keep them out of direct sunlight. Prolonged exposure to the sunlight coming in from a window can fade the colors in your painting. Do not hang your oil painting near a heat source or where it can get wet (bathrooms and kitchens are not safe for your oil painting).

    You may wish to dust your oil painting so that layers of dust don’t begin to gather on its surface. This should only be considered to remove loose dust. Never spray any chemical substance on your oil painting. Do not use a damp cloth to dust your oil painting. (Again, your painting should not be exposed to moisture.)

    To remove loose dust, use a soft brush that measures approximately one to two inches wide with natural-hair bristles. Do not use a dust cloth or a feather duster, as those items may catch or leave threads or feathers behind. Do not apply pressure or dust your painting for an extended period of time.

    If you think that your oil painting is considerably dirty or believe that other issues may be at work, experts strongly suggest that you consult with a professional conservator.

    Read about how to arrange your wall art and find oil paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024
    To identify an oil painting, look closely at its surface. Compared to other paintings, pieces produced in oils usually show off a variety of textures across the canvas, and the paint will appear layered on. If you're looking to determine the name, age or creator of a work, try snapping a photo with your smartphone’s camera and conducting a reverse image search online. Shop a diverse assortment of oil paintings on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 27, 2024
    Oil paint was invented during the 7th century A.D. The earliest examples of oil paintings have been traced to Afghanistan and depict scenes related to the Buddhist religion. Records dating back to the 12th century indicate that early Christian monks in Europe used oil paints to decorate furniture, and a century later, some artists began finishing tempera paintings with touches of oil paint. It wasn't until the 15th century that oil paints became a common medium for European painters, when Flemish artists like Jan van Eyck began favoring them over tempera. Explore a variety of oil paintings on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 3, 2024
    Jan van Eyck is widely considered by art historians to be the father of oil painting. While the usage of oil paints dates back to 7th-century China, the Flemish painter popularized the material, using oils to produce highly detailed works such as The Arnolfini Portrait. The Northern Renaissance master also influenced many other artists, such as Hugo van der Goes and Gerard David. Shop an assortment of fine art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 3, 2024
    A few things make an oil painting valuable. Age has a major impact on price, with pieces made over a century ago tending to fetch the highest prices. Who created the painting also matters. The more famous the artist, the higher the selling price for a painting is likely to be. Finally, the condition of the work and whether it is in its original frame will also impact how much it is worth. Find a diverse assortment of oil paintings on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 20, 2024
    The difference between a lithograph and an oil painting comes down to uniqueness and technique. To produce an oil painting, an artist applies oil-based paints to a canvas or another surface using a brush. The process results in a single work of art. Lithography is a form of printmaking that begins by drawing on or painting on a stone surface with an oil-based substance, such as a greasy crayon or tusche, an oily wash. The stone is then covered with water, which is repelled by the oily areas. Oil-based ink is then applied to the wet stone, adhering only to the oily image. Through lithography, an artist can produce dozens, or even thousands, of copies of a single image. On 1stDibs, shop a large selection of lithographs and oil paintings.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024
    Yes, sunlight affects oil paintings. Keep your oil paintings away from direct sunlight.

    To maintain oil paintings that you purchased for your home, experts suggest that you keep them out of sunlight. Prolonged exposure to the sunlight coming in from a window can fade the colors in your painting. Do not hang your oil painting near a heat source or where it can get wet (bathrooms and kitchens are not safe for your oil painting).

    You may wish to dust your oil painting so that layers of dust don’t begin to gather on its surface. This should only be considered to remove loose dust. Never spray any chemical substance on your oil painting. Do not use a damp cloth to dust your oil painting. (Again, your painting should not be exposed to moisture.)

    To remove loose dust, use a soft brush that measures approximately one to two inches wide with natural-hair bristles. Do not use a dust cloth or a feather duster, as those items may catch or leave threads or feathers behind. Do not apply pressure or dust your painting for an extended period of time.

    If you think that your oil painting is considerably dirty or believe that other issues may be at work, experts strongly suggest that you consult with a professional conservator.

    Read about how to arrange your wall art and find oil paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    Because the value of an oil painting can vary greatly based on the artist, the subject and the condition of the piece, it's generally best to work with a certified appraiser. A knowledgeable professional can evaluate the piece and estimate its value. Shop a variety of authentic oil paintings from some of the world’s top galleries on 1stDibs.
  • La ChrysomeleFebruary 24, 2021
    Any artwork is worth and only worth the price someone is willing to pay for it (unfortunately, whether one can afford it or not is another story). Different people may have different reasons to attribute value to an artwork, from the purest (falling in love with it) to what is often considered as the most vile (speculation), going through remembrance, pride of ownership, or brag, among other reasons. For most living artists, the price of the artworks is usually set by the artist and/or the gallery which represent him or her, by type and size of artwork, and corresponds to an equilibrium price between the rate at which artworks are sold and the rate at which new artworks are produced by the artist. For artworks from dead artists sold by professional dealers, the price is often based on auctions results for similar pieces of the same artists. Oil paintings are usually pricier than other techniques because it is considered more difficult to master, but also because oil paintings are known for their ability to last centuries.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    On 1stdibs, oil paintings cost between $60 and $6,200,000.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The best place to find oil paintings and discover new artists is at local art galleries. There are also many online art dealers who provide information about artists and sell their works. On 1stDibs, you’ll discover a variety of art styles from master oil painters.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To find the artist of an oil painting, look on the back of the canvas. Sometimes, you will find the artist’s name and the year of production on the back. If the canvas is in a frame, gently peel away the paper covering the back to access the canvas. In the event you cannot find any identifying information, seek the help of a licensed art appraiser. Shop a selection of oil paintings on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024
    Yes, oil paintings darken over time. As oil paint is made of pigment particles, the range of substances that are used as pigment in oil paint can render certain colors susceptible to aging. Slowing the aging process for an oil painting involves storing your painting properly and keeping the work out of exposed sunlight. Temperature control and humidity are also important in preserving the life of an oil painting and slowing the aging process.

    To maintain oil paintings that you purchased for your home, experts suggest that you keep them out of direct sunlight. Prolonged exposure to the sunlight coming in from a window can fade the colors in your painting. Do not hang your oil painting near a heat source or where it can get wet (bathrooms and kitchens are not safe for your oil painting).

    You may wish to dust your oil painting so that layers of dust don’t begin to gather on its surface. This should only be considered to remove loose dust. Never spray any chemical substance on your oil painting. Do not use a damp cloth to dust your oil painting. (Again, your painting should not be exposed to moisture.)

    To remove loose dust, use a soft brush that measures approximately one to two inches wide with natural-hair bristles. Do not use a dust cloth or a feather duster, as those items may catch or leave threads or feathers behind. Do not apply pressure or dust your painting for an extended period of time.

    If you think that your oil painting is considerably dirty or believe that other issues may be at work, experts strongly suggest that you consult with a professional conservator.

    Read about how to arrange your wall art and find oil paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, Dali did indeed use oil paint. Although he used oil paints in the traditional method, he would at times add natural resin or linseed oil to play with fluidity and texture. You can shop a selection of Salvador Dali’s pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    You can use oil paint on wood as long as you prep the wood first. The first thing you should do is seal the wood with a primer. Ideally, paint two coats of sealer onto the wood so that the paint doesn't cause the wood to rot over time.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2024
    To tell how old an oil painting is, research the artist who produced it. You can use the mobile app Smartify to snap a photo of the signature on your painting and identify the artist. Read biographical information about the artist online and look at images of their work to estimate the age of your piece. Alternatively, you can get the opinion of a knowledgeable art dealer or certified appraiser. Explore a wide variety of oil paintings on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Varnishing an oil is not necessary, but it is recommended because it protects the painting and corrects surface irregularities.

  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Oils typically command higher prices than acrylic paintings, because they generally require more skill.

  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024
    Whether unsigned oil paintings are worth anything varies. Even without a signature, a painting can potentially be identified by a certified appraiser or experienced art dealer. Once the artist is known, the value of the piece can be determined by its condition, size, historical significance and other factors. If an artist is unidentifiable, the potential selling price will likely depend more on its aesthetic appeal. Shop a large collection of oil paintings on 1stDibs.

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