Question 1

Who are the famous painted horses?

Accepted Answer

The names of the horses in most paintings are unknown, but a few famous horses do stand out in the equestrian art produced over the centuries. Andy Warhol depicted Silky Sullivan and jockey Bill Shoemaker in 1978, and George Stubbs created a painting of Whistlejacket, a horse owned by Charles Watson-Wentwort, the second Marquess of Rockingham, in 1762. You'll find a range of horse paintings on 1stDibs.

Question 2

What is abstract oil painting?

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

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 4

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 5

Who is the father of oil painting?

Accepted Answer

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 6

When was oil paint invented?

Accepted Answer

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 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

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

Accepted Answer

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 9

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 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 much do oil paintings cost?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

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 15

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 16

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 17

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 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

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 20

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.

Oil Paintings With Horses

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Anne-Louise EwenMe and My Big Strong Capable Hands (With Tiny Horses), 2021

1950s Landscape Paintings

Grégoire MichonzeThe Village with Grey Horse - Russian Ecole de Paris French, 1958

Early 2000s Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings

Joseph O SickeyAt the Stable, Landscape Scene with Horse and Jockey, 2000

Early 19th Century Romantic Landscape Paintings

Johan Frederik Cornelis Scherrewitz Spring Ploughing with Two Horses by Johan Scherrewitz (1868 – 1951), Early 19th Century

2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings

FEROSSurrealist Large Purple Figurative Dreamscape with Horse, A Walk During Eclipse, 2022

2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings

Ricky Lee GordonRicky Lee Gordon Abstract Horse Landscape with Water Reflections 2025, 2025

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Fanch LelImpressionist Horse Racing Scene with Jockeys and Spectators under Violet Sky

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Ludwig GschossmannLudwig Gschossmann, Summer Beach landscape with riders, horses, people, Seascape

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Fanch LelImpressionist Coastal Scene with Horse Cart Seaweed Gatherers and Pastel Sky

1850s Victorian Landscape Paintings

Henry Brittan Willis19th century English Harvest landscape with horses, farmers, children, family, circa 1850

Early 1900s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

W.FergusonEnglish Impressionist landscape , late 19th century with horse hay cart, cottage, 1900

19th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

William Edward Millner19th century landscape/portrait horse with army officer, William Edward Millner, 19th century

Mid-19th Century Landscape Paintings

Adolf Schreyer"Arab Scouts, " Adolph Schreyer, Middle Eastern Orientalist Scene with Horses

1990s Impressionist Animal Paintings

Jonny JonasPair of English Impressionist Horse and Buggy scenes with drivers

1870s Victorian Landscape Paintings

Victorian English 19th century Summer River with horses in a landscape, circa 1870

1980s English School Figurative Paintings

Ronald MoseleyShire Horses with Cart Figures outside Farmhouse in the Cotswolds of England, 1980 Circa

Mid-18th Century Italian School Landscape Paintings

Bamboccianti Countryside Scenes with Horses and Card Players, Rome circa 1740

Antique Late 18th Century English George III Paintings

Fox Hunter on Horse with Hounds, Attributed to Gilpin, Oil on Canvas, Circa 1790

Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

David MorganRiver Landscape Scene with Horses in the English Countryside by British Artist, 1999 (Circa)

1860s Victorian Figurative Paintings

David HardyAntique English 19th century man with horse in landscape on pathway with friend, Circa 1860

1980s Realist Landscape Paintings

Chris HowellsRural Scene with Horses, Farm Workers Thatched Cottage in English Countryside, 1980 Circa

1840s Victorian Landscape Paintings

19th century English River landscape with figures, horses, cottage, sheep, circa 1840

Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Gudrun SibbonsIdyllic Countryside Scene with River Boat, Horses, Figures Dogs in Sunshine, 1960 Circa

Late 20th Century English School Landscape Paintings

European ArtistTraditional English Rural Country Scene Horse Drinking from Pool with Figures

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Fanch LelImpressionist Rural Scene with Horse Cart and Farm Worker in Coastal Village

1990s Romantic Landscape Paintings

James WrightHorses with Ploughmen in the English Countryside by Realist Landscape Artist, 1990 Circa

Mid-20th Century English School Animal Paintings

JBCHorses Ploughing Field with Farmer in the English Countryside by British Artist, 1970 Circa

Late 20th Century Photorealist Landscape Paintings

Christopher OsborneTraditional English Farm with Horses, Figures, Trees Lake by British Artist, Circa 1985

1880s Victorian Animal Paintings

English 19th century English Farm with shire Clydesdale horses in a landscape, Circa 1880

Early 2000s Land Animal Paintings

Gregory MooreHorses with Farmer Plough in Ireland Countryside by Contemporary Irish Artist, 2000 Circa

1830s Victorian Landscape Paintings

Charles Towne19th Century Shepherd with sheep and horse in a river mountain landscape, Circa 1830

1970s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Keith JohnsonImpressionist English 20th century landscape with white horse, and wild flowers, 1970

1890s Victorian Landscape Paintings

Georgina Lara19th century English village scene with cottages, horses landscape and people, Circa 1890

1890s Victorian Landscape Paintings

Georgina Lara19th century English village scene with cottages, horses landscape and people, Circa 1890

1920s Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings

Julius Paul Junghanns“Young Farmer with Draft Horses and Favorite Dog” Paul Junghanns (1876-1958)

19th Century Figurative Paintings

Old master landscape of musketeers/Huntsman gathered with their dogs and horses

20th Century Animal Paintings

Barbara Garvin"Cold Saddle Sunset" Snowy Western Scene with Horses Barn Windmill Country Farm

1850s Victorian Landscape Paintings

J.Klee19th Century German landscape with harvesters, horse and cart, lake, mountains, Circa 1853

1920s Victorian Landscape Paintings

Arthur WillettEnglish early 20th century landscape with fox hunters, hounds on horse back, circa 1920

1820s Victorian Landscape Paintings

Anne-Louise Ewen
Me and My Big Strong Capable Hands (With Tiny Horses), 2021

Grégoire Michonze
The Village with Grey Horse - Russian Ecole de Paris French, 1958

Joseph O Sickey
At the Stable, Landscape Scene with Horse and Jockey, 2000

Johan Frederik Cornelis Scherrewitz
Spring Ploughing with Two Horses by Johan Scherrewitz (1868 – 1951), Early 19th Century

FEROS
Surrealist Large Purple Figurative Dreamscape with Horse, A Walk During Eclipse, 2022

Ricky Lee Gordon
Ricky Lee Gordon Abstract Horse Landscape with Water Reflections 2025, 2025

Fanch Lel
Impressionist Horse Racing Scene with Jockeys and Spectators under Violet Sky

Ludwig Gschossmann
Ludwig Gschossmann, Summer Beach landscape with riders, horses, people, Seascape

Fanch Lel
Impressionist Coastal Scene with Horse Cart Seaweed Gatherers and Pastel Sky

Henry Brittan Willis
19th century English Harvest landscape with horses, farmers, children, family, circa 1850

W.Ferguson
English Impressionist landscape , late 19th century with horse hay cart, cottage, 1900

William Edward Millner
19th century landscape/portrait horse with army officer, William Edward Millner, 19th century

Adolf Schreyer
"Arab Scouts, " Adolph Schreyer, Middle Eastern Orientalist Scene with Horses

Jonny Jonas
Pair of English Impressionist Horse and Buggy scenes with drivers

Ronald Moseley
Shire Horses with Cart Figures outside Farmhouse in the Cotswolds of England, 1980 Circa

David Morgan
River Landscape Scene with Horses in the English Countryside by British Artist, 1999 (Circa)

David Hardy
Antique English 19th century man with horse in landscape on pathway with friend, Circa 1860

Chris Howells
Rural Scene with Horses, Farm Workers Thatched Cottage in English Countryside, 1980 Circa

Gudrun Sibbons
Idyllic Countryside Scene with River Boat, Horses, Figures Dogs in Sunshine, 1960 Circa

European Artist
Traditional English Rural Country Scene Horse Drinking from Pool with Figures

Fanch Lel
Impressionist Rural Scene with Horse Cart and Farm Worker in Coastal Village

James Wright
Horses with Ploughmen in the English Countryside by Realist Landscape Artist, 1990 Circa

JBC
Horses Ploughing Field with Farmer in the English Countryside by British Artist, 1970 Circa

Christopher Osborne
Traditional English Farm with Horses, Figures, Trees Lake by British Artist, Circa 1985

Gregory Moore
Horses with Farmer Plough in Ireland Countryside by Contemporary Irish Artist, 2000 Circa

Charles Towne
19th Century Shepherd with sheep and horse in a river mountain landscape, Circa 1830

Keith Johnson
Impressionist English 20th century landscape with white horse, and wild flowers, 1970

Georgina Lara
19th century English village scene with cottages, horses landscape and people, Circa 1890

Georgina Lara
19th century English village scene with cottages, horses landscape and people, Circa 1890

Julius Paul Junghanns
“Young Farmer with Draft Horses and Favorite Dog” Paul Junghanns (1876-1958)

Barbara Garvin
"Cold Saddle Sunset" Snowy Western Scene with Horses Barn Windmill Country Farm

J.Klee
19th Century German landscape with harvesters, horse and cart, lake, mountains, Circa 1853

Arthur Willett
English early 20th century landscape with fox hunters, hounds on horse back, circa 1920

John Henries
John Henries, N.Y. 09, Playful Young Boys and Older Tradesman With Horse, 1909

19th Century American School
19th Century American School - Gentleman with Groom, Horse and Hounds by a House, 1830

William Edward Millner
Victorian English 19th century farm yard scene with Shire Horses and a couple, 1872

J.A Terry
19th century English landscape with a Mail coach and Horses on a road, Circa 1890

Henry Bernard Chalon
19th century English Race Horse in Newmarket with Owner and Groom in a landscape, 1807

Glynn Williams
English Farm scene with a Shire horse, chickens, ducks and thatched cottage, circa 2000

William Bradley
English 19th century forest landscape with horses in the New Forest Hampshire UK, Circa 1860

Richard Henry Brock
End of the fox hunting day. Hunter with his horse trying to open a gate, signed, 1907

Gerald Coulson
English fox hunting scene with fox hounds, men up on horse back in a landscape, 1970

Michael Lucero
Colored Drawing with Ceramics and Horse Pop Folk Art 1980s, 1980

Bill McCullough
Original Pastel Drawing of Horse Race at Royal Ascot 2002 with Golan Nayef, 2002 Circa

Ashley Collins
Mist, Beige and Sepia Mixed Media Painting with horse, 2011