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Classic Tall Sailing Ship in Choppy Waters off Coastline, signed oil painting
By James Hardy
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
James Hardy (British contemporary, 21st century)
signed oil painting on board, framed
board: 8 x 10
Category
2010s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Classic Marine Signed Oil Painting Sailing Ship on Choppy Seas Gilt Framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sailing Ship at Sea
Signed C.S .Vokes
dated 83
signed oil painting on canvas, framed
framed: 24 x
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,261 Sale Price
20% Off
Golden Sail 12, Study (Sepia Toned Oil Painting of Sailing Ship and Figure)
By Robert Goldstrom
Located in Hudson, NY
Golden Sail 12, Study (Sepia Toned Oil Painting of Sailing Ship and Figure) by Robert Goldstrom
10
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Golden Sail 13, Study (Sepia Toned Oil Painting of Sailing Ship and Figure)
By Robert Goldstrom
Located in Hudson, NY
Golden Sail 13, Study (Sepia Toned Oil Painting of Sailing Ship and Figure) by Robert Goldstrom
10
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Golden Angel 1, Study (Sepia Toned Oil Painting of Sailing Ship and Figure)
By Robert Goldstrom
Located in Hudson, NY
Golden Angel 1, Study (Sepia Toned Oil Painting of Sailing Ship and Figure) by Robert Goldstrom
10
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Beautiful Light, A Good Sailing Day Oil painting by Michael Budden Seascape Boat
By Michael Budden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
A Good Sailing Day
oil/panel
13.5 x 23.75 framed
An oil painting on canvas by award winning
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dutch Sailing Ships in Calm Harbour Signed Antique English Marine Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Dutch Vessels Morning Light
by C.W. Smith (British, early 20th century)
signed oil on canvas
Category
Early 20th Century English School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,645 Sale Price
20% Off
Speedboats on Grey (sailing teal sailboat art sea patterns square oil painting)
By Dan Pelonis
Located in Quebec, Quebec
memory. The painting depicts rows of minimal red-and-white speedboats gliding against a muted gray
Category
2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Sailings in Havre - Oil On Canvas Hansigned
By Jean Jacques Rene
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean-Jacques RENÉ
Sailings in Havre
Oil paint on canvas
Hansigned
On canvas 38 x 46 cm (c. 15 x
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Davis Large Oil painting on canvas, Seascape, Sailing Ship in the ocean, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is an Original Large signed Oil painting on canvas depicting a Sailing ship breaking throught
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sailing Away From Shore. Oil on Board.
Located in Cotignac, FR
An oil on panel idyllic seascape by Boggio. The painting is signed bottom right.
An idealised
Category
Mid-20th Century Romantic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$171 Sale Price
20% Off
Sailing Boat, Abstract and colorful oil painting on canvas, sailboat, blue sky
By Toni Franovic
Located in Dallas, TX
and painting field work at the same Academy of Fine Arts (Legrad, Brač, Hvar, Mljet...).
He is a
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Framed 20th Century Oil - Sailing Ship at Anchor
Located in Corsham, GB
This atmospheric maritime scene captures a majestic sailing ship at anchor in a tranquil estuary
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine Marine Signed Oil Painting Old Sailing Boats on Choppy Seas Gilt Framed
By Jean Laurent
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sailing on Choppy Seas
by Jean Laurent (French 1898-1988)
signed oil on board, framed
framed: 22.5
Category
Mid-20th Century English School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,699 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique 1927 signed impressionist maritime oil painting with sailing ships
Located in Ebberup, DK
This is an antique maritime Scandinavian oil on canvas painting of a coastal landscape with rocks
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Romantic Paintings
Materials
Paint
Large British Marine Oil Painting Classic Tall Sailing Shipwreck on Rocks at Sea
By Anthony Hedges
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Shipwreck
by Anthony Hedges (British marine artist, 20th century)
signed oil painting on canvas
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Antique Sailing Seascape Diorama Carved Wood Sailboat Painting
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5-3506 Hand carved sailing diorama wood and oil paint.
Signed on verso Esposito 1920
Set in a new
Category
1920s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Lin Xu Waterscape Original Oil On Canvas "Sailing On"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Sailing On
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 15.75 x 15.75 inches
Frame: Framing options
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,560 Sale Price
35% Off
Sailing Ships
Located in Surfside, FL
Maritime Impressionist painting in somber night sky colors.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$650
Dahl Taylor, "Waiting for a Chance-a-long", 24x36 Sailing Maritime Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This piece, "Waiting for a Chance", is a 24x36 oil painting on canvas by artist Dahl Taylor
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Impressionistic Seascape Nocturne Painting Michael Budden Moonlight Sailing
By Michael Budden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Moonrise Sailing oil/panel 8 x 6 image, 11.63 x 9.63 framed
Moonrise Sailing is an oil painting
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Early 20th Century Oil - Sailing Into The Harbour
Located in Corsham, GB
This atmospheric seascape captures the tranquil mood of a harbour, with sailboats and distant ships softly rendered against a hazy sky.
Unsigned. Well presented in an ornate gilt fr...
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Tranquil Sailing" Realist Oil Painting on Canvas Board of Sailboat in Open Sea
By George Nemethy
Located in New York, NY
teachings. George is known for his pastoral miniature sail boat oil paintings. As a 20th century artist he
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
R.M. WHITE Vintage Oil painting on canvas Seascape, Sailing Ship in the ocean
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is an Original Vintage signed Oil painting on canvas depicting a sailing ship, cutting through
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$480 Sale Price
20% Off
Blue Boats on Pink (sailing teal sailboat art sea patterns square oil painting)
By Dan Pelonis
Located in Quebec, Quebec
history with modernity. Working within the pop aesthetic Dan’s painting explores the degradation and
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Loch Awe, white cottage and sailing boats , original painting, contemporary
By Dani Humberstone
Located in Deddington, GB
Oil on board - 2.5mm depth MDF. Varnished, unframed. Scottish scene painted whilst in Scotland over
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Off Monterey
, California Expressionist Oil, Stanford, Carmel, Pacific Sailing
By Robert Canete
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Canete' for Robert Canete (American, born 1948) and painted circa 2000.
Bob Canete studied with Vincent Rascon in the 1960's and, later, with Dwight Miller at St...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Oil
"Sailing on the Hudson River" American Oil Painting on Board of Ships at Sea
By Kristina Nemethy
Located in New York, NY
A Fine depiction of a Sailing Ship in the Hudson River. For this wonderful depiction, Nemethy uses
Category
Early 2000s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Large Oil Painting on Board of a Sailing Ship at Dock
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive large maritime oil painting on boards of a ship at rest at a port of call with cargo, a
Category
Mid-20th Century American Other Paintings
Materials
Paint
Sailing off Trouville
, Brittany Coast, French Impressionist Oil, Benezit
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, Impressionist oil showing a group of sailing boats leaning into the wind off the coast of Brittany near the
Category
1960s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sailing Along
By Kristina Nemethy
Located in New York, NY
A stunning depiction of a boat sailing along. Nemethy uses a bold impressionistic technique with
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Sailing ship
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood
Unsigned
Direct from the artist's studio
Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sailing, Large Abstract Expressionist Mid-Century Oil, Cleveland Artist
By Richard Andres
Located in Beachwood, OH
Richard Andres (American, 1927–2013)
Sailing, 1973
oil on canvas
signed lower right, signed and
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Sailing After the Storm" Realist Oil Painting on Board of Sailboat in Open Sea
By George Nemethy
Located in New York, NY
pastoral miniature sail boat oil paintings. As a 20th century artist he was greatly inspired when he was
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
"Sailing in the Afternoon" Realist Oil Painting on Board of Sailboat in Open Sea
By George Nemethy
Located in New York, NY
miniature sail boat oil paintings. As a 20th century artist he was greatly inspired when he was young by
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Board
"Sailing at Sunset" Realist Oil Painting on Canvas Board of Sailboat in Open Sea
By George Nemethy
Located in New York, NY
pastoral miniature sail boat oil paintings. As a 20th century artist he was greatly inspired when he was
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board, Canvas
Original Vintage Nautical Sailing Ship Seascape – Oil on Canvas – Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This expressive oil on canvas depicts a tall sailing ship cutting through rolling ocean waves under
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Impressionistic Seascape Nocturne Painting Michael Budden Moon Light Sailing
By Michael Budden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Moonlight Light Sailing
oil/canvas 26 x 26 image unframed, 31.25 x 31.25 framed
Moonlight Sailing
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Impressionistic Seascape Nocturne Painting Michael Budden Moonlight Sailing II
By Michael Budden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Moonrise Sailing II
oil/panel 6 x 8 image unframed, 11.63 x 9.63 framed
Moonrise Sailing II is
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sailing Boats in South of France Harbor Vintage French Oil Painting 20th Century
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sailing Boats
French School, 20th century
oil on board, framed
inscribed verso
framed: 20 x 24.5
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$1,518 Sale Price
20% Off
Attrib. William McAlpine - 19th Century Oil, Sailing in Choppy Waters
Located in Corsham, GB
Several sailing boats navigate turbulent waters beneath a clouded sky. A rocky headland rises
Category
19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Caulking the Seams
, American Impressionist School Oil, Sailing Boat, Schooner
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An early twentieth-century, American School oil showing a view of a sailor caulking the seams of a
Category
1920s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Unique Oil Painting Stormy Coastal Landscape with Sailing Ships
Located in Berlin, DE
Motiv: A stormy coastal landscape with sailing ships and people on the beach.
Extensively composed
Category
20th Century Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Contemporary Impressionist Marine Seascape Oil - Sailing Boats in Fowey Cornwall
By Rene Jerome Legrand
Located in ludlow, GB
Contemporary Impressionist Marine Seascape Oil Painting of Sailing Boats in Fowey Cornwall. Large
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original Mid Century Seascape Oil Painting! Ocean Ships Sailing Fishing Art 50s
By Winslow Homer
Located in Peoria, AZ
A RARE BOTTO!
SAILING BOATS SEASCAPE PAINTING!
MID CENTURY
BEAUTIFUL COLOR & STYLE!
Circa 1950
Category
Vintage 1950s American Other Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
$9,200 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Oil for Restoration - Sailing Boats In The Cove
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming 19th-century landscape scene depicting sailing boats in a rocky cove. In need of
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sailing Boats Fecamp Brittany Coastline, Signed French Impressionist Oil
By JEAN-JACQUES RENE (b.1943)
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
, Caracas 1978, 1979 and 1981.
Title: Fecamp, titled verso by the artist.
Medium: oil painting, on canvas
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Sailing Ship, Surrealist Painting by Gonzalo Endara Crow
By Gonzalo Endara Crow
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Gonzalo Endara Crow, Ecuador (1936 - 1996)
Title: The Sailing Ship
Date: 1982
Medium: Oil
Category
1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Sailing at Sunset
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
James Hamilton's "Sailing at Sunset" captures the breathtaking beauty of a seafaring adventure
Category
Mid-19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage French Impressionist Signed Oil Sailing Boats in Marseilles Harbour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
in Marseilles Harbour
Medium: signed oil painting on board, framed .
Size:
framed: 18 x
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,617 Sale Price
20% Off
Swedish 19th Century Nautical Oil Painting of a Coastline and Sailing Boats
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A 19th century oil painting on canvas representing a rocky island, coastline and sailing boats.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Romantic Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Saturday Morning, Sailing
By Donald Roy Purdy
Located in New York, NY
early day sunlight in the painting. He used a technique at this time of applying strokes with a brush
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Darling, Oil, Acrylic, Sailboat, Textured, Water, Beach House, Blue, Sailing
By Jason Wright
Located in Riverdale, NY
Darling by artist Jason Wright is a textured oil and acrylic painting on wood panel. It is 18x24
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Sailing with Dark Cloud Overhead
By Ralph Eugene Della-Volpe
Located in New York, NY
sailing paintings and all have colors that are expressive and slightly amplified from reality. Here the
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Contemporary French Impressionist Oil Sailing Boats Moored in French Harbor
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Harbor
by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary)
signed oil painting on canvas, unframed
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
“Abstract Sailing, 1945”
By Nahum Tschacbasov
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil on academy board by the Russian/American artist Nahum Tschacbasov. Signed and dated lower left
Category
1940s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Fiberboard
$4,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary Impressionist Marine Oil of Sailing boats at Fowey Cornwall UK
By Frits Johan Goosen
Located in ludlow, GB
Contemporary Impressionist Marine Oil Painting of Sailing boats on the River Fowey with the town in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
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Sailing Oil Painting For Sale on 1stDibs
On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate sailing oil painting for your needs in our varied inventory. You can easily find an example made in the Abstract style, while we also have 10 Abstract versions to choose from as well. Finding the perfect sailing oil painting may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 18th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a sailing oil painting to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of gray, brown, blue, black and more. A sailing oil painting from George Nemethy, John Stevens, Willard Dixon, Larry Horowitz and Adolphus Knell — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Frequently made by artists working in oil paint, paint and fabric, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.
How Much is a Sailing Oil Painting?
The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a sailing oil painting in our inventory may begin at $175 and can go as high as $71,713, while the average can fetch as much as $2,343.
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Cave walls were the canvases for what were arguably the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict natural scenery through art. Portrait paintings and drawings, which, along with sculpture, were how someone’s appearance was recorded prior to the advent of photography, are at least as old as Ancient Egypt. In the Netherlands, landscapes were a major theme for painters as early as the 1500s. Later, artists in Greece, Rome and elsewhere created vast wall paintings to decorate stately homes, churches and tombs.
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Questions About Sailing Oil Painting
- 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. - 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 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 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 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.
- How much do oil paintings cost?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
On 1stdibs, oil paintings cost between $60 and $6,200,000.
- 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.
- 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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