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Oil Landscape of West on Snake River
By Cyrenius Hall
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
America on a painting sojourn. This painting is in excellent condition with two minor repairs on back.
Category
Early 19th Century Hudson River School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary Oil - Lyn River
Located in Corsham, GB
An autumnal depiction of the Lyn River in Devon. The painting is unsigned in oil and presented in a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bend in the River, Painting, Oil on MDF Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
A quiet bend in the river. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"River House" River Road New Hope PA Twilight Snow Scene Landscape Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
piece is an excellent example of this as he captures a snow-filled historic setting of New Hope on River
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
New York City - Manhattan Skyline Hudson River, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Mike Rabe
Located in Yardley, PA
Painting of Midtown Manhattan skyline - New York City with Empire State Building. New York
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early Evening - Sky Reflected in River, Original oil painting
By Ahzad Bogosian
Located in Chicago, IL
Ahzad Bogosian
Early Evening, 2017
oil on canvas
11h x 14w in
27.94h x 35.56w cm
AZB059
Ahzad
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$480 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Scottish Oil Painting - Highland River Landscape at Sunset
By Francis E. Jamieson
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: F. E. Jamieson British 1895-1950
Title: The Highland River at Sunset
Medium: Oil
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,916 Sale Price
20% Off
Young Woman by the River oil on canvas painting
By Roman Frances
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
### Technical Details
- Title: "Young Woman by the River"
- Artist: Roman Francés
- Technique
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,017 Sale Price
43% Off
Large Signed Oil Painting Autumn River Landscape Gilt Framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Autumn River Landscape
European School, second half 20th century
signed oil on canvas, framed
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,095 Sale Price
20% Off
Tranquil Evening Yellow River Bank Antique Scottish Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
.
Description:
This serene oil painting captures the quiet beauty of a peaceful riverbank at dusk. The
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$580 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century landscape oil painting of a river glen
By William Mellor
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
William Mellor
British, (1851-1931)
A River Glen
Oil on canvas, signed
Image size: 19 inches x 29
Category
19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century river landscape oil painting of the Thames at Shepperton
By Alfred Augustus Glendening Senior
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Mitchell, Duke Street, London
A charming river landscape painting of the Thames at Shepperton in Surrey
Category
19th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rapids on the Carson / oil on canvas - river painting
By Peter Loftus
Located in Burlingame, CA
River painting featuring rushing water and white foamy rapids pouring over boulders on the Carson
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century landscape oil painting of a Yorkshire river
By William Mellor
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
lovely river landscape painting of the river Wharfe, Yorkshire by William Mellor. To the right, two sheep
Category
19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century landscape oil painting of a Welsh river
By William Mellor
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
pleasing landscape painting of the River Llugwy in North Wales by William Mellor. Sheep can be seen grazing
Category
19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tranquil River Landscape - Early 20th Century English Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful signed and dated 1931 English impressionist oil on board depicting a tranquil river
Category
1930s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
T.M. Nicholas Autumn River Scene Oil Landscape Painting
By T.M. Nicholas
Located in Rockport, MA
A richly atmospheric landscape by T.M. Nicholas, this painting captures the rugged serenity of a
Category
20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,720 Sale Price
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1920
s French Impressionist Oil Lush Green River Bridge Oil Landscape Painting
By Leon Dupin
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Serene River Bridge in Spring
Leon Dupin, signed and dated 1920's
signed oil on board, unframed
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
River Seine Paris City Skyline Bridge over the River 1970
s French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris, The River Seine
French School, late 20th century
signed
oil painting on canvas, unframed
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lavandieres - Impressionist River Landscape Oil Painting by Maxime Maufra
By Maxime Maufra
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed and dated oil on canvas riverscape painting by French impressionist painter Maxime Maufra
Category
1880s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oil Painting by Lawrence Kelsey
East River, From Astoria
By Lawrence Kelsey
Located in White Plains, NY
'East River, From Astoria' 2020 by American artist, Lawrence Kelsey. Oil on canvas, 6.5 x 10.5 in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
European urbanscape and river original oil on cardboard painting
By Josep Marfa Guarro
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
oil paintings.
Barcelona, Ibiza, Menorca, among other landscapes of cities that the artist visited
Category
1980s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Cardboard, Oil
19th Century landscape oil painting of the river Severn
By Robert John Hammond
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Robert John Hammond
British, (1853-1911)
On the River Severn
Oil on canvas, signed & inscribed
Category
19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Place by the River, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Jo Moore
Located in Yardley, PA
, working in multi-dimensional disciplines. Ink and Oil on canvas, abstract, zen , color, minimalism, sealed
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
WINTER SALE! The river in winter 50X70 oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I sought to capture the serene stillness of winter, with oil paints delicately
Category
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century river landscape oil painting of Colwich Hills
By Henry Dawson
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
which is in excellent condition.
Condition: As with all of our original antique oil paintings, this
Category
19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Western River Crossing Equestrian Landscape Oil Painting circa 1910
By Clarence Rowe
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6012 River Crossing Equestrian painting, a 1910"s black and white oil on canvas , signed lower
Category
1910s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Frederick George Cotman Impressionist oil painting Suffolk river landscape
By Frederick George Cotman
Located in Harkstead, GB
An impressive, panoramic view of the River Stour looking towards Harwich and Felixstowe in Suffolk
Category
19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Hudson River School Style Painting, c. 1900
Located in New York, NY
Untitled, c. 1900
Oil on canvas
16 x 24 in.
Framed: 22 3/4 x 31 x 2 in.
Signed lower right
Category
Early 1900s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Brantôme
s Bridge", River and Buildings Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting
By Yves Calméjane
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
the canvas to the left top quarter. Its symmetric reflect in the river water creates a feeling of
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Framed Impressionist River Boat Landscape Sunset Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist sunset river landscape oil painting by Lucien Biva (1878 - 1965
Category
1930s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Scottish Highland Sunny Landscape River Landscape Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Barry Peckham, British contemporary
Title: The Highland Stream
Medium: signed oil
Category
20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,478 Sale Price
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Janine Robertson "River Reflections" 34x51 Green Luminous Landscape Oil Painting
By Janine Robertson
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This peaceful work, "River Reflections", is a 34x51" oil painting on aluminum panel by artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Metal
River Birch
by James Cobb, Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This oil on canvas by James Cobb features a stand of river birch trees at the height of fall color
Category
2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Landscape with river oil on canvas painting Spain spanish
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Josep Colomer Valls (1970) - Landscape - Oil on canvas
Oil size 38x46 cm.
Frameless.
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$593 Sale Price
37% Off
Carolyn Staves Original Oil Painting Mountain River Landscape Framed, Seascape
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This original oil painting on canvas by Carolyn Staves captures a dramatic mountain river cascading
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American Impressionist Landscape Snow River Original Oil Painting
By Charles Gordon Harris
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist landscape oil painting by Charles Gordon Harris (1891 - 1963). Oil
Category
1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1930
s French Oil Painting Dark River Woodland Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
oil painting on board, unframed
measures: 7.75 high by 9.5 inches wide
condition: overall very good
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$570 Sale Price
30% Off
Larry Rivers Painting
By Andrew Lyman
Located in New Orleans, LA
interconnectivity. The resultant paintings describe a rising epidemic of estrangement through enigmatic, fractured
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Color Pencil, Graphite
"Bend of the River" (2025), Original Midwestern Landscape, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Andrzej Skorut's "Bend of the River" is an impressive landscape oil painting piece which rests at
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique Scottish Highlands Oil Painting Misty River Landscape Perthshire
By Francis E. Jamieson
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
painting on canvas, framed
canvas: 16 x 24 inches
frame: 18.5 x 26.5 inches
Fine quality antique oil
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cubist British Expressionist Abstract Original Oil Painting River Landscape
By Robert Somerton
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Superb original abstract painting by the contemporary British abstract artist Robert Somerton, born
Category
2010s Cubist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hudson River School Style Painting, Signed Brundell
Located in New York, NY
G. Brundell
Untitled, c. Early 20th Century
Oil on canvas
Sight: 10 x 18 in.
Framed: 19 7/8 x 27 7
Category
Early 20th Century Hudson River School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Scottish Highlands Oil Painting Summer River Landscape, signed
By Francis E. Jamieson
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Scottish Highlands
Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, framed
Size:
framed: 20.75 x 24.75 inches
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,053 Sale Price
20% Off
Green River – Oil-Collage, Atmospheric Nature Painting, Abstraction, Expression
By Agnieszka Zawisza
Located in Salzburg, AT
year 2000.
Oil and Acrylic painting is her most frequently used medium, but the artist also uses
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media
River 30 Abstract Oil
By Staszek Kotowski
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
River 30
Staszek Kotowski studied at Warsaw’s Academy of Fine Arts from 1979 to 1985.
After he
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Scottish Highlands Oil Painting Dunkeld River Tay Perthshire
By Francis E. Jamieson
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Dunkeld"
by F. E. Jamieson (British 1895-1950)
signed lower corner
inscribed verso
oil painting
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Tranquil River Landscape - Mid 20th Century French Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A charming mid 20th century French oil on board depicting a tranquil river landscape.
Lovely
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Highland River Landscape - British 19th century Scottish landscape oil painting
By John Brandon Smith
Located in Hagley, England
This superb very large British Victorian landscape oil painting is by much sought after landscape
Category
19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 20th Century French Post Impressionist River Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mid 20th Century French Post Impressionist River Landscape Oil Painting
oil painting on board, 16 x
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Scottish River Mountain Landscape - Victorian art oil painting exhibited artist
By Joseph Farquharson
Located in Hagley, England
A large impressive original Victorian oil painting which was painted circa 1890 by Scottish listed
Category
1890s Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cows Landscape River Wharfe Yorkshire - British 1901 Impressionist oil painting
By Bertram Priestman
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely British Edwardian Impressionist landscape oil painting is by noted Slade School artist
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Traditional English Summer River Landscape Oil Painting Swans Cygnets
By Don Vaughan
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tranquil River Landscape
by Don Vaughan (British, 20th century)
signed oil on canvas, framed
framed
Category
Mid-20th Century English School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Wooded River Landscape - Early 20th Century French Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
oil on panel depicting a wooded river landsape.
The work is superbly executed very, atmospheric and
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Spring, River Ayr - Scottish Impressionist art landscape oil painting Scotland
By George Houston
Located in Hagley, England
This superb Scottish Impressionist landscape oil painting is by noted artist George Houston. The
Category
1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Moonlit River Landscape - British Victorian 1899 Impressionist art oil painting
By Robert MacAulay Stevenson
Located in Hagley, England
This stunning Scottish Impressionist Victorian landscape oil painting is by noted Glasgow Boy
Category
1890s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage English Antique Oil Painting Winding River in Country Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Winding River
English artist, early 20th century
oil painting on thin board, unframed
board: 12
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$542 Sale Price
20% Off
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River Oil Painting For Sale on 1stDibs
You are likely to find exactly the river oil painting you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. There are many Impressionist, Contemporary and Modern versions of these works for sale. If you’re looking for a river oil painting from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 18th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right river oil painting is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes brown, gray, black and blue. Finding an appealing river oil painting — no matter the origin — is easy, but Jane Bloodgood-Abrams, Henri Duhem, Sanford Robinson Gifford, Bryan Mark Taylor and William Trost Richards each produced popular versions that are worth a look. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, oil paint and fabric. A large river oil painting can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while smaller examples are available — approximately spanning 0.5 high and 0.1 wide — and may be better suited to a more modest living area.
How Much is a River Oil Painting?
The price for a river oil painting in our collection starts at $200 and tops out at $900,000 with the average selling for $3,804.
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 River Oil Painting
- 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.
- 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, 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.
- 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. - 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.
- 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.
- 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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