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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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Airplane in landscape - landscape painting
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful painting by Jeroen Allart is part of his minimalist landscape and animal painting he did in his home country the Netherlands.
'A farm stands before you on the horizon....
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,800 Sale Price
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"Rosa Pristina" (contemporary, original, abstract, floral, pink flower, natural)
Located in Paris, IDF
ROSA PRISTINA Latin for "earliest rose" or "pristine rose," captures a bloom suspended forever between full vitality and delicate decay. The painting is an abstract elegy to the rose...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Dye, Oil, Plaster, Cotton Canvas
Quiette
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Quiette . the space is built from soft transitions between muted light and dark tones. Layers of color flow gradually into one another, creating a sense of calmness and quiet moveme...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,425
Large landscape oil painting of houses by Spanish artist Julián Ugarte Munozabal
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Landscape Oil Painting, European Art, Mid-Century Art, Wall Art, Vintage Décor, Vintage art, Pastoral Landscape, Countryside painting, Vintage Painting, Original oil painting, French...
Category
1970s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Huge Scottish Loch Landscape Signed Oil Painting British 20th century
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Highland Loch
signed by Prudence Turner, British b. 1930
oil painting on board, framed
framed: 25 x 45 inches
board: 21 x 41 inches
Provenance: private collection, England.
Con...
Category
20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Norwegian idyll" Original landscape painting. Winter. Oil on canvas
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork captures a serene winter landscape with a cluster of quaint, colorful houses nestled against a snow-covered mountainside. The vivid pastels of the buildings contrast sha...
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
