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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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Hunt Slonem "Pink View" Butterflies on Metallic
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Pink View" Butterflies on Metallic
Pink and orange butterflies on a metallic gold and silver etched background in a vintage frame.
Unframed: 10 x 8 inches
Framed: 14.5 ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Nude Female Holding a Seashell, 19th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
"Femme Nue Avec Coquillage" , 19th Century
School of Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796-1875)
Large 19th Century French portrait of a nude female holding a shell, oil on canvas scho...
Category
19th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
A Ways Away, Contemporary Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting uses cool earth colors and a combination of oil and wax to create a landscape focusing on brushwork, color and form. Like many of the artists paintings the landscape co...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wax, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Cardinals" Two Red Birds
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Cardinals" Two Red Birds
Two red Cardinal birds sitting on a branch over a gold metallic and blue etched background. Framed in an antique frame.
Unframed: 10 x 8 inche...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Pocke Yellowy Orange Clementine, Original painting, Still life, Clementine
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Yellowy Orange 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 ba...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pocket Mauve Anemone, Original Painting, Flower, Black
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Anemone 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 life p...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
