Question 1

How do you maintain oil paintings?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 2

What is abstract oil painting?

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

How do I identify an oil painting?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 4

Who is the father of oil painting?

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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.

Question 5

When was oil paint invented?

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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.

Question 6

What is the difference between a lithograph and an oil painting?

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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.

Question 7

What makes an oil painting valuable?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

How much do oil paintings cost?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Do oil paintings darken over time?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 10

How can I tell if an oil painting is real?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 11

How do you know if an oil painting is valuable?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 12

How much are oil paintings worth?

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

How do I find an artist of oil paintings?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 14

How do I find the artist of an oil painting?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 15

Does sunlight affect oil paintings?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 16

Can you use oil paint on wood?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 17

Did Dali use oil paint?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 18

How can you tell how old an oil painting is?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 19

Where is the largest oil painting in the world?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 20

Is it necessary to varnish oil paintings?

Accepted Answer

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

Oil Paintings Holland

1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Early 20th Century Dutch Impressionist Summer Cottage with Chickens, Circa 1920

Mid-19th Century Dutch School Landscape Paintings

George Willem OpdenhoffSailing Vessels in Calm Seas Offshore - Sailboat Sail Boat 19th cent oil/panel, 19th century

1850s Victorian Landscape Paintings

19th century Beach Landscape in Scheveningen, Holland with fishing boats, people, circa 1850

Late 19th Century Dutch School Portrait Paintings

After Rembrandt "The Prodigal Son in the Tavern" Old Master Style Painting, Late 19th century

Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings

Early 20th Century Dutch Street Scene with Figures and Boats, Circa 1920

1850s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Adrien Ferdinand De Braekeleer The Lover s Duet , Dutch Interior Scene, Bach Trinity, Violin, Romance, Guitar, 1854

19th Century Romantic Landscape Paintings

Andreas Schelfhout, 1787 – 1870, Dutch Painter, Summer Landscape by a Ruin, 1787 – 1870

1680s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Nicolaes MaesPortrait of Colonel Rupert Bridge in Armour with a Black Pageboy - Dutch 17thC, Circa 1680

1890s Other Art Style Landscape Paintings

William Edward NortonOn the Coast of Holland, Fishing Boat Ready for Sea, Circa 1890

1960s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

FowpreanMid Century Dutch canal city scene, in brown, orange black and white, Circa 1960

Early 1900s English School Landscape Paintings

William Lionel WyllieWILLIAM WYLLIE Day s Catch - Fishermen Sail Boats Horse Windmill Holland 1900, circa 1900

19th Century Academic Figurative Paintings

Jozef IsraëlsWoman Reading by JOZEF ISRAËLS - Dutch painter, Hague School, portrait art, circa 1870

17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Willem van Nieulandt IILaban Demanding the Return of the Teraphim from Rachel - Dutch Old Master art, Circa 1620

1920s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Adriaan LubbersManhattan from the River - Dutch 1920 s art oil crayon drawing New York city, Circa 1920

Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Axel HansenAxel Hansen (Dutch, 1896-1936) Country Farm Landscape w/ Cattle c.1920s, Circa 1920

1950s Modern Still-life Paintings

Dick ElffersModernist Still Life by renowned Dutch artist Dick Elffers, 1952

Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Cornelis Kuijpers Sunset in a Winter Forest by Cornelis Kuijpers ( 1864 – 1932 ) Dutch Painter, 1864 – 1932

Late 19th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Bernard De Hoog"Meditation" Dutch Woman Sewing Interior Genre Home scene Fruit Flowers on Table, circa 1890-1900

17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings

Circle Wouwerman, Horseman by a Tent, Riders Playing Cards, Dutch Old Master, c. 1660

Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Jean Laudy Man with a Book by Jean Laudy, 1877 – 1956, Dutch - Belgian Painter, Early 20th Century

Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Eugène Lawrence Vail"Soir de Novembre, Dordrecht, " Eugene Vail, Dutch Landscape with Boats, Cloudy

17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Pieter Nason17th century Dutch portrait of a Lady in Red adorned with Pearls, 1667

1850s Victorian Landscape Paintings

Henry King Taylor19th century English marine Sailing scene of Dutch fishing boats by a harbor, 1859

18th Century Portrait Paintings

Portrait Of A Lady In A Lace Cap Ruff, 17th Century 1640 Dutch School

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Mijndert Van Den BergWind Mills Along the Canal, Mijndert Van Den Berg, 1876 – 1967, Dutch Painter, 1876 – 1967

17th Century Baroque Landscape Paintings

Van der Bent, Southern Landscape with woman animals, Dutch Old Master, Berchem, circa 1680

Early 2000s Dutch School Still-life Paintings

Gianluca D EsteFLOWERS-In the Manner of Jacob van Wascapelle -Italian Still Life Oil on Canvas, 2000

Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Aris KnikkerDutch landscape with cows resting underneath a tree and windmill on the horizon

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Adriana van ZoestBeets- 21st Century Contemporary Dutch Still-life of Vegetables, 2021

1880s Victorian Landscape Paintings

William Raymond Dommersen19th century Dutch figures by boats on a canal or river in a Summer landscape, 1880

18th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings

Christ Falls on the Way to Calvary, Dutch-Italianate School, c.18th-19th Cent., c.1700s-1800s

Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Jan Van CouverView of a Dutch Town by Jan van Couver (Hermanus Koekkoek Jr.) Impressionism, Late 19th Century

Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Jan Van CouverView of a Dutch Town by Jan van Couver (Hermanus Koekkoek Jr.) Impressionism, Late 19th Century

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Adriana van ZoestPrimavera II- 21st Century Contemporary Dutch Still-life of Flowers, 2021

17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Nicolaes MaesA pair of Dutch 17th century old master portraits of a husband and wife, 1679

17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings

Circle of David Teniers, Landscape with Peasants by an Inn and a River, Dutch, c. 1690

Mid-20th Century Figurative Paintings

Ferdinand Gustaaf OldeweltFerdinand Gustaaf Oldewelt (1857-1935) - Framed Oil, Hayship Harbour, Unknown

Mid-20th Century Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Cornelius Anton Bartels Still Life with Sculpture , Hague School Oil, Dutch Artist, Liu Haichan, Daoism, Circa 1945

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Sietse W. JonkerLandscape Of A Still-Life - Still-Life by Dutch Painter Sietse W. Jonker, 2019

17th Century Dutch School Figurative Paintings

George Willem Opdenhoff
Sailing Vessels in Calm Seas Offshore - Sailboat Sail Boat 19th cent oil/panel, 19th century

Adrien Ferdinand De Braekeleer
The Lover s Duet , Dutch Interior Scene, Bach Trinity, Violin, Romance, Guitar, 1854

Nicolaes Maes
Portrait of Colonel Rupert Bridge in Armour with a Black Pageboy - Dutch 17thC, Circa 1680

William Edward Norton
On the Coast of Holland, Fishing Boat Ready for Sea, Circa 1890

Fowprean
Mid Century Dutch canal city scene, in brown, orange black and white, Circa 1960

William Lionel Wyllie
WILLIAM WYLLIE Day s Catch - Fishermen Sail Boats Horse Windmill Holland 1900, circa 1900

Jozef Israëls
Woman Reading by JOZEF ISRAËLS - Dutch painter, Hague School, portrait art, circa 1870

Willem van Nieulandt II
Laban Demanding the Return of the Teraphim from Rachel - Dutch Old Master art, Circa 1620

Adriaan Lubbers
Manhattan from the River - Dutch 1920 s art oil crayon drawing New York city, Circa 1920

Axel Hansen
Axel Hansen (Dutch, 1896-1936) Country Farm Landscape w/ Cattle c.1920s, Circa 1920

Dick Elffers
Modernist Still Life by renowned Dutch artist Dick Elffers, 1952

Cornelis Kuijpers
Sunset in a Winter Forest by Cornelis Kuijpers ( 1864 – 1932 ) Dutch Painter, 1864 – 1932

Bernard De Hoog
"Meditation" Dutch Woman Sewing Interior Genre Home scene Fruit Flowers on Table, circa 1890-1900

Jean Laudy
Man with a Book by Jean Laudy, 1877 – 1956, Dutch - Belgian Painter, Early 20th Century

Eugène Lawrence Vail
"Soir de Novembre, Dordrecht, " Eugene Vail, Dutch Landscape with Boats, Cloudy

Pieter Nason
17th century Dutch portrait of a Lady in Red adorned with Pearls, 1667

Henry King Taylor
19th century English marine Sailing scene of Dutch fishing boats by a harbor, 1859

Mijndert Van Den Berg
Wind Mills Along the Canal, Mijndert Van Den Berg, 1876 – 1967, Dutch Painter, 1876 – 1967

Gianluca D Este
FLOWERS-In the Manner of Jacob van Wascapelle -Italian Still Life Oil on Canvas, 2000

Aris Knikker
Dutch landscape with cows resting underneath a tree and windmill on the horizon

Adriana van Zoest
Beets- 21st Century Contemporary Dutch Still-life of Vegetables, 2021

William Raymond Dommersen
19th century Dutch figures by boats on a canal or river in a Summer landscape, 1880

Jan Van Couver
View of a Dutch Town by Jan van Couver (Hermanus Koekkoek Jr.) Impressionism, Late 19th Century

Jan Van Couver
View of a Dutch Town by Jan van Couver (Hermanus Koekkoek Jr.) Impressionism, Late 19th Century

Adriana van Zoest
Primavera II- 21st Century Contemporary Dutch Still-life of Flowers, 2021

Nicolaes Maes
A pair of Dutch 17th century old master portraits of a husband and wife, 1679

Ferdinand Gustaaf Oldewelt
Ferdinand Gustaaf Oldewelt (1857-1935) - Framed Oil, Hayship Harbour, Unknown

Cornelius Anton Bartels
Still Life with Sculpture , Hague School Oil, Dutch Artist, Liu Haichan, Daoism, Circa 1945

Sietse W. Jonker
Landscape Of A Still-Life - Still-Life by Dutch Painter Sietse W. Jonker, 2019

Cornelis Le Mair
Hurdy-gurdy with Peony and Fruit - 21st Century Classic Style Dutch Still-Life, 2020

JP Marsman
Tulip in Ginger Jar- 21st Century Dutch Oilpainting of a flower in bright colors, 2020

Frits Johan Goosen
Contemporary Twentieth Century Traditional Landscape Oil with Fresian Cows, 21st Century

Joachim van der Vlugt
Good Earth III by Joachim van der Vlugt - contemporary painting, landscape, 2025

Shawn Sullivan
"Double Dutch" Oil Painting of Red Bird on Motorcycle, 2023

Joachim van der Vlugt
Fury III by Joachim van der Vlugt - contemporary painting, seascape, blue, water, 2021

Piet Lippens
"Hay Bales in Front of a Church" Piet Lippens (Belgian, 1890-1981), Circa 1930s

Bernard Pothast
A Mother and her Children, c.1930

Johann Jungblut
The Frozen Canal, 19th Century

John Terrick Williams
Early Twentieth Century Impressionist Pastel Landscape of Canal, Leydon Holland, early 20th century

Barent Graat
Diana the huntress with her dogs, Circa 1670/80