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Is it necessary to varnish oil paintings?
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Varnishing an oil is not necessary, but it is recommended because it protects the painting and corrects surface irregularities.
1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
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Henri-Georges Bréard, Self-Portrait, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early to mid-20th-century self-portrait by Henri-Georges Bréard (1873-c.1939) depicts the artist deep in thought. He’s holding a pipe.
Henri-Georges Bréard was an accomplished ...
Category
1930s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Low Tide The Minnows. Islands, Cornwall. Padstow. Original Impasto Oil Painting.
By Nancy Bailey
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Nancy Bailey.
English ( b.1913 - d.2012 ).
Low Tide on The Minnows, Cornwall, 1972.
Oil on Canvas. Signed.
Image size 19.3 inches x 39.4 inches ( 49cm x 100cm ).
Frame size 25.4 inc...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Bat Nap" by Shawn Sullivan, Oil Painting of Bat Man Napping with Yellow Bird
Located in Denver, CO
Shawn Sullivan's (US Based) "Bat Nap" is an original, handmade oil painting in the trompe-l'œil style that depicts Bat Man napping with a yellow bird. This piece is unframed yet read...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"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
"Rambo" by Carrie Goller, Oil Painting of Racoon with Flower Crown
Located in Denver, CO
Carrie Goller's "Rambo" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a racoon with a floral crown of purple flowers and foliage. This piece is unframed yet ready to hang.
Bo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Encaustic
Edge of the Island, plein air wide view of an open glowing field and water
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 Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil