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Who was the first artist to use oil paint?
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The name of the first artist to use oil paints isn't known. However, historians have traced the use of oils back to 7th-century Afghanistan. There, Buddhist artists used oil paintings to produce religious artworks. One of the first artists to be famous for their use of oil paints was Jan van Eyck, a Flemish artist who was active from 1422 to 1441. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of oil paintings.
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Seascape Moonlight with Crashing Waves Vintage British Oil Painting
Located in Preston, GB
Seascape Moonlight with Crashing Waves Vintage British Oil Painting
Art measures 20 x 16 inches
Frame measures 24 x 20 inches
This painting depicts a serene and dramatic coastal sc...
Category
1980s Post-War Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Fresh Snow" oil painting of woods in winter with blue sky and pink accents
Located in Edgartown, MA
“People sometimes ask me how I start a painting. Starting a painting is easy. I just put down two strokes of color. The interaction between these two marks is the beginning of the di...
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Follow Me" by Shawn Sullivan, Oil Painting of Male Mask with Red Bird
Located in Denver, CO
Shawn Sullivan's (US Based) "Follow Me" is an original, handmade oil painting in the trompe-l'œil style that depicts a male mask with a red bird. This piece is unframed yet ready to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Pocket Clementine, Original Painting, Orange, Still Life, Affordable, Food Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Clementine is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still lif...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Red Houses No. 1, Norway by Calo Carratala - Snowy landscape painting
Located in Paris, FR
Red Houses No. 1 is a unique oil on laminated wood painting from the Norway series by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, dimensions are 46 × 74 cm (18.1 × 29.1 in).
The art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
White Ducks Swimming in Pond Contemporary English Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Swimming Ducks
English Impressionist, 21st century
oil on board, unframed
board : 8 x 10 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
