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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
Tombs of the Sultans - 19th Century Orientalist Oil Painting Royal Academy 1873
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Tombs of the Sultans’ by Frank Dillon R.I. R.O.I. (1823-1909).
The painting – which depicts the ancient Egyptian “City of the Dead” outside the old walls of Cairo – is signed by th...
Category
1870s English School Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$33,593 Sale Price
20% Off
Vigilance, Loyalty & Devotion - 19th Century Oil Painting Society Beauty & Dogs
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Vigilance, Loyalty, and Devotion’ by Arthur Wardle R.B.C. R.I. (1864-1949).
The painting – which depicts a young beauty surrounded by poppies and her three faithful canine companio...
Category
Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
News from the Front - 19th Century Oil Painting Royal Academy Exhibition 1849
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘News from the Front’ by Frederick Goodall R.A. H.R.I. (1822-1904).
The painting – which depicts a diverse cross-section of Victorian figures gathered outside a post office as they...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Awakening - Important Royal Academy Oil Painting of Neoclassical Nudes Nymphs
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘Awakening’ by Herbert James Draper (1864-1920).
This monumental masterpeice oil painting – which depicts two wood nymphs rising to meet the morning sun – is signed by the artist an...
Category
Late 19th Century Pre-Raphaelite Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
$83,003 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Oil Painting Victorian Holiday Summer Landscape Royal Academy 1859
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
‘A Day in the Country’ by William Frederick Witherington R.A. (1785-1865).
The painting – which depicts a group of Victorian figures on a summer’s day before an extensive landscape ...
Category
1850s Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
