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Antique American Nocturnal Street Scene Nicely Framed Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very finely painted American modernist street scene painting. Oil on canvas board. In excellent
Category
1940s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Nocturnal Modernist Landscape Oil Painting by American artist Earl Sherm 1940
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil painting by American artist Earl Sherm depicting a nocturnal view of Lake Erie
Category
1940s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Nocturnal London Bridge Cityscape River Oil Painting George Hyde Pownall
By George Hyde Pownall
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist nocturnal cityscape signed oil painting of the Victoria Embankment from Hungerford Bridge
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nocturnal Pathways (Red Moon) (Abstract Painting)
By Jeremy Annear
Located in London, GB
Nocturnal Pathways (Red Moon) (Abstract Painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed.
Annear works with oil
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
NYC Nocturnal Train Yard Industrial Oil Painting Framed Signed 1930
s
Located in Buffalo, NY
Original modern nocturnal cityscape painting depicting buildings and train tracks in The Bronx or
Category
1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Original Antique Dutch Seascape Oil Painting Nocturnal Rare Original Frame 1937
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil painting by Dutch artist Alfred V. Jenson depicting the ship the "Lilimar" dated 4
Category
1930s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Antique American Modernist New York City Nocturnal Ashcan School Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist painting of New York City at night. Oil on board, circa 1940. Signed
Category
1940s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist New York City Nocturnal Ashcan School Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist painting of New York City at night. Oil on board, circa 1940. Signed
Category
1940s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Nocturnal Seascape Oil Painting View of Venice by Marshall Johnson Jr.
By Marshall Johnson Jr.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nocturnal seascape of Venice by Marshall Johnson Jr (1850 - 1921). Oil on canvas, circa 1880
Category
1870s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
California Nocturnal
By Gene Hale
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful and compelling nocturnal painting of a house overlooking the sea with the moon reflecting
Category
1940s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
"The City At Night" Impressionist Nocturnal Street Scene Oil Painting on Canvas
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
This painting depicts an impressionistic scene of New York City at night. Following the great
Category
2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1931 American Impressionist TONALIST Nocturnal Missouri Landscape Painting
Located in New York, NY
Missouri and studied with James McNeal Whistler, an American impressionist.
This painting is a nocturnal
Category
1920s Tonalist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pacific Grove Nocturnal
By Jean Allen Center
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid-century nocturnal of Pacific Grove, California by Jean Allen Center (American, 1885
Category
1950s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Nocturnal Downtown Abstract
By Tom Hamil
Located in Soquel, CA
, group shows, and has been represented in galleries in the US and Mexico.
In addition to his painting
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Impressionist California Beach Scene Nocturnal Surf Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1968. Signed Image size, 23L x
Category
1960s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nocturnal Landscape with Nymph
By Jacques Willett
Located in Buffalo, NY
A breath-taking antique American tonalist nocturnal landscape painting created by Russian born
Category
Early 1900s Tonalist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Moonlit Waves - Nocturnal Seascape
Located in Soquel, CA
Dramatic nocturnal seascape of moonlit waves crashing on the shore by California artist Lee Maize
Category
1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nocturnal Spanish Town landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful nocturnal Spanish street scene by S. Gomez (Spanish, 20th Century), c. 1970. Signed lower
Category
1970s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Antique American School Nocturnal Florida Tropical Palm Tree Moonlit Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school nocturnal palm tree tropical oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1900
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Welsh Nocturnal Village Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful atmospheric nocturnal Welsh village scene of Maes-Y-Cymmar by Nan Youngman (English, 1906
Category
1970s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Nocturnal Landscape Troy Grevenbroeck Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Centur
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
with the mythological episode of the fire of the city of Troy
Oil painting on canvas - 50 x 65 cm
Category
17th Century Old Masters Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century French Barbizon Oil Figure Gathering Firewood Nocturnal Woodland
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed
framed: 23.5 x 27 inches
canvas: 18 x 21.75 inches
Provenance
Category
19th Century Barbizon School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Nocturnal Monterey Cypress Point
By William M. Lemos
Located in Soquel, CA
Luminous painting of Cypress Point in Monterey, California by listed artist William M. Lemos
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Paris Cafe Nocturnal Landscape
By (After) Vincent van Gogh
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful fauvist painting of a street café lit up at night by J. Garrah (American, 20th Century
Category
1980s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Nocturnal Splendor, Oil Painting
By Onelio Marrero
Located in San Francisco, CA
, blueNocturnal SplendorOnelio MarreroOil painting on stretched canvas
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist More Art
Materials
Oil
Antique American Moonlit Nocturnal Lake View Signed Framed Landscape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Incredible 1932 American modernist landscape moonlit painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed.
Category
1930s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nocturnal Forest Lights, Abstract Painting Diptych, Red, Yellow Flower on Black
By Natalia Roman
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Nocturnal Forest Lights" is an abstract painting by Spanish artist Natalia Roman. It is a
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache
Three Trees
Two Buildings Nocturnal
By Collins J. Peeke
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Expressionist nocturnal landscape painting from a Berkeley, California artist of the 1970
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Art Deco Signed Nocturnal Cityscape Street Scene Trolley Car Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Antique modernist street scene painting. Oil and gouache on board. Signed. Framed. Image
Category
1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique GERMAN 19thC Oil On Panel NOCTURNAL MOONLIT SCENE VENICE LAGOON Italian
Located in Cirencester, GB
"
Medium: Oil on panel
Size: 39cm x 33cm inc frame
Condition: Excellent (one area of the ornate frame has
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"If Our Paths Should Meet" - Nocturnal Street Scene in Oil on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
"If Our Paths Should Meet" - Nocturnal Street Scene in Oil on Masonite
Romantic nocturnal street
Category
2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Early 20th Century Nocturnal Coast of Maine
By Frederick K. Detwiller
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful early 20th Century nocturnal painting of Maine titled Moon Showers by listed artist
Category
1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bay Area Nocturnal Urban Landscape with Figure
By Tari Sigman Bowman
Located in Soquel, CA
Dramatic color enlivens this nocturnal scene of a figure on a San Francisco or Oakland street
Category
1960s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Mid Century Moonlight Scene - Nocturnal Forest Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Luminous nocturnal landscape of a small cottage in a forest bathed in moonlight by Eloise S
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
"Autumn Moon", Mid Century Monterey Coast Horizontal Nocturnal Seascape
Located in Soquel, CA
Dramatic mid-century nocturnal seascape of big, moonlit waves crashing along the rocky Monterey
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Plumeria Night - Surreal Nocturnal Figurative Landscape with Vase of Flowers
By Marguerite Blasingame
Located in Soquel, CA
large dynamic oil painting by Marguerite Blasingame (American, 1906-1947), c.1935. This striking
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Cent. Nocturnal Figurative Landscape - Night Caller, California Adobe
By Alfred Farnsworth
Located in Soquel, CA
Serene nocturnal figurative landscape painting of returning from a hunting outing at the rear door
Category
19th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Cardboard, Oil
Antique American Ashcan School 1916 New York City Nocturnal Winter Cityscape
By Frederick Leo Hunter
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist painting of New York City by Frederick Leo Hunter (1858 - 1943
Category
1910s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Ashcan School 1916 New York City Nocturnal Winter Cityscape
By Frederick Leo Hunter
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist painting of New York City by Frederick Leo Hunter (1858 - 1943
Category
1910s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"A WRANGLER
S CHORES" Painted 1967 WESTERN COWBOY HORSES NOCTURNAL SNOW SCENE
By G. Harvey
Located in San Antonio, TX
: 16 X 20 Frame Size: 26 X 30 Medium: Oil
Title: " A Wrangler's Chores" Dated 1967
Category
1960s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Last Run to Silver City" - Nocturnal Railroad Landscape with Steam Train
Located in Soquel, CA
Industrial nocturnal landscape scene of a train at the railroad station by California artist Roger
Category
1970s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Nocturnal Landscape - Full Moon Over Point Lobos, Carmel
Located in Soquel, CA
Full Moon Over Point Lobos, Carmel Early 20th Century Nocturnal Oil on Linen Seascape Painting
Category
1920s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Nocturnal View of Basilica San Marco, Venice Italy by Gene Magazzini
By Gene Magazzini
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressionist view of Venice by Gene Magazzini (born 1914). Oil on board, circa 1940. Signed
Category
1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Josef Theodor Hansen, Nocturnal Study Of A Mosque By A Coastline
By Josef Theodor Hansen
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This atmospheric early 20th-century oil study by eminent Danish artist Josef Theodor Hansen (1848
Category
Early 1900s Gothic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Celestial Stillness: Louis Sparre’s Nocturnal Seascape with the Big Dipper, 1918
Located in Stockholm, SE
Louis Sparre (1863-1964)
Karlavagnen (The Big Dipper), 1918
oil on canvas
signed and dated L
Category
1910s Romantic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Full Moon Cliff House Surreal Nocturnal Hawaiian 1940s Landscape
By Marguerite Blasingame
Located in Soquel, CA
Symbolic and surreal mid century nocturnal landscape with figure walking toward a lone house on a
Category
1940s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Large American Modernist WPA July 4th Celebration Portrait Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist nocturnal painting. Oil on board, circa 1940. Signed "Winter". Displayed
Category
1940s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
British seascape Fishing boats in moonlight 19th century Oil painting Signed
Located in Stockholm, SE
moonlit landscapes. Busy water surface traffic in nocturnal scenery. Antique oil painting on canvas
Category
Early 19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Southern Swamp Landscape
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original nocturnal oil on canvas painting signed J. Dwyer and dated 1926.
This beautiful
Category
1920s Tonalist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
“Moonbeam”
By Richard Dey DeRibcowsky
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas nocturnal painting of clipper ships with a moonbeam of light spotlighting
Category
1910s Academic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nocturnal Cobalt Sea
By Mary Beth Thielhelm
Located in New York, NY
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Winter Solstice", Lichen Study, Abstracted Nocturnal Landscape in Oil, 2017
By Gaétan Caron
Located in San Francisco, CA
This 2017 oil on canvas Northern California abstracted nocturnal landscape entitled "Winter
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nocturnal Sea Glow #582
By Louise LeBourgeois
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oil on Panel
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Nocturnal View of Water Mill" by Georges Philibert Charles Maroniez
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Georges Philibert Charles Maroniet (French, 1865-1933) is best known for his paintings of
Category
19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Stormy Night at Sankaty Light, nocturnal landscape by William Davis
Located in Nantucket, MA
, and the lights of the lighthouse and the keeper's house. This painting is 9 x 12 inches, oil on panel
Category
2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Starry Night, original nocturnal impressionist landscape
By Jim Rodgers
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
magical starry night nocturnal impressionist landscape. Rodgers creates a calm and restful, satisfied
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Moonlight Serenade, Nocturnal Landscape in Chadds Ford , Pennsylvania
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Moonlight Serenade" is a 30 x 40 inches, oil on panel, nocturnal landscape with cows roaming in
Category
Late 20th Century American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
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Nocturnal Oil Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a broad range of nocturnal oil paintings for sale on 1stDibs. Browse a selection of Impressionist, Abstract or Post-Impressionist versions of these works for sale today — there are 35 Impressionist, 7 Abstract, 7 Modern, 5 Contemporary and 2 Post-Impressionist examples available. These items have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a nocturnal oil paintings that pops against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of black, gray, brown, beige and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Marguerite Blasingame, Tom Hamil, Frederick Leo Hunter, Hudson Mindell Kitchell and William M. Lemos are often thought to be among the most beautiful. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in oil paint, paint and fabric — can elevate any room of your home.
How Much are Nocturnal Oil Paintings?
Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — nocturnal oil paintings in our inventory begin at $400 and can go as high as $225,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,160.
Finding the Right Landscape-paintings for You
It could be argued that cave walls were the canvases for the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict and elevate natural scenery through art, but there is a richer history to consider.
The Netherlands was home to landscapes as a major theme in painting as early as the 1500s, and ink-on-silk paintings in China featured mountains and large bodies of water as far back as the third century. Greeks created vast wall paintings that depicted landscapes and grandiose garden scenes, while in the late 15th century and early 16th century, landscapes were increasingly the subject of watercolor works by the likes of Leonardo da Vinci and Fra Bartolomeo.
The popularity of religious paintings eventually declined altogether, and by the early 19th century, painters of classical landscapes took to painting out-of-doors (plein-air painting). Paintings of natural scenery were increasingly realistic but romanticized too. Into the 20th century, landscapes remained a major theme for many artists, and while the term “landscape painting” may call to mind images of lush, grassy fields and open seascapes, the genre is characterized by more variety, colors and diverse styles than you may think. Painters working in the photorealist style of landscape painting, for example, seek to create works so lifelike that you may confuse their paint for camera pixels. But if you’re shopping for art to outfit an important room, the work needs to be something with a bit of gravitas (and the right frame is important, too).
Adding a landscape painting to your home can introduce peace and serenity within the confines of your own space. (Some may think of it as an aspirational window of sorts rather than a canvas.) Abstract landscape paintings by the likes of Korean painter Seungyoon Choi or Georgia-based artist Katherine Sandoz, on the other hand, bring pops of color and movement into a room. These landscapes refuse to serve as a background. Elsewhere, Adam Straus’s technology-inspired paintings highlight how our extreme involvement with our devices has removed us from the glory of the world around us. Influenced by modern life and steeped in social commentary, Straus’s landscape paintings make us see our surroundings anew.
Whether you’re seeking works by the world’s most notable names or those authored by underground legends, find a vast collection of landscape paintings on 1stDibs.
Questions About Nocturnal Oil Paintings
- What is abstract oil painting?1 AnswerLilac Gallery Ltd.March 17, 2021An 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, 2024To 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, 2024To 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 ExpertMay 3, 2024Jan 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.
- When was oil paint invented?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 27, 2024Oil 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, 2024A 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, 2024The 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, 2024Yes, 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, 2022To 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 ExpertFebruary 13, 2023Because 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, 2021Any 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.
- How much do oil paintings cost?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
On 1stdibs, oil paintings cost between $60 and $6,200,000.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The 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, 2022To 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, 2024Yes, 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. - Can you use oil paint on wood?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021You 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.
- Did Dali use oil paint?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, 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 ExpertAugust 15, 2024To 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 ExpertApril 5, 2022The 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Varnishing an oil is not necessary, but it is recommended because it protects the painting and corrects surface irregularities.
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Yale’s Trove of British Art Is Back on View in a Refreshed Louis Kahn Building
After a two-year closure, they Yale Center for British Art opens its doors again, with all sorts of changes to its building and programming.
At 89, Artist Lucio Pozzi Is Reaching New Career Heights
The Italian-American’s 2020 abstract painting “The Hoe” personifies his “art of not knowing.”
The 1stDibs Guide to Types of Abstract Art
Get to know the key movements and artists who have influenced visual culture for more than a century.
With a Show at MoMA, Marlon Mullen Paints Pictures That Are beyond Words
The nonspeaking California artist is having a moment, with vivacious paintings that play on art-magazine covers as well as more mysterious abstractions.
The Vibrant Beauty of Orphist Art Supersedes Its Perplexing Name
This kaleidoscopic early-modern art style has long deserved another look. Now, the Guggenheim museum is doing just that.
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