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European Railways Oil Can, Vintage Oil Can, Industrial Style 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Architectural or Industrial style Oil can, a nice addition to your collection. Found at an estate
Category
Early 20th Century German Industrial Antique Oil Can
Materials
Sheet Metal, Tin
Vintage Folk Art Doll / Oil Can with Articulating Arms
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Folk Art doll with tin drum body (oil can) and articulating arms, circa 1950s. The piece is
Category
Early 20th Century American Primitive Antique Oil Can
Materials
Tin
Rare Art Deco style BP domestic oil can, UK ca. 1920
Located in Meulebeke, BE
United Kingdom / 1920 / oil can / tin / Art Deco / Mid-century
Very early original BP Domestic
Category
1920s British Art Deco Antique Oil Can
Materials
Tin
Early 20th Century Red Stenciled Kerosene Oil Can for Side Table or Plant Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 20th century red stenciled kerosene oil can
Fantastic old school wooden and metal strap
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Oil Can
Materials
Wood
H 13 in W 13.5 in D 13.5 in
Carbide Coal Miners Lamp with Coal Oil Can and tin funnel by Justrite Areamlined
Located in North Hollywood, CA
, with a Coal Oil Can and a Tin Funnel. Hand Crafted by the renowned Justrite Manufacturing Company
Category
Early 20th Century American Rustic Antique Oil Can
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 12.5 in W 6 in D 6 in
Vintage Shell Motor Spirit Petrol Can with Bronze Screw Top Lid c.1940
By Shell Oil
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Vintage Shell Motor Spirit petrol can with bronze screw top lid and original red paint.
CREATOR Shell-Mex BPL, London, U.K.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940.
MATERIALS...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Oil Can
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Early 20th Century "Impervious Safety Kerosene Can", circa 1915
Located in San Francisco, CA
metal strap hand made kerosene oil can.
Though we don't use the cans today, kerosene lamps were in
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Oil Can
Materials
Wood
Dutch Silver Single Serving Coffee Pot, Amsterdam, 1905
Located in St. Catharines, ON
silver coffeepot, the plain tapering side with reeded base and rim, a fine oil can style spout and a side
Category
Early 1900s Dutch Empire Antique Oil Can
Materials
Silver
"Who Can Spell Cream of Wheat?" Advertisement, Saturday Evening Post, 1917
By Edward Vincent Brewer
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Saturday Evening Post, October 27, 1917, "Who Can Spell Cream of Wheat?" Advertisement.
Category
1910s Antique Oil Can
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Can't Keep a Good Man Down" Story Illustration for SEP, 1928
By Donald Teague
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1927
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 28.00" x 42.00"
Signature: Signed and Dated Upper
Category
1920s Antique Oil Can
Materials
Oil, Canvas
No, I can never be Mrs. Hammerschlosser!, Liberty Magazine Cover January 22, 192
By Leslie Thrasher
Located in Fort Washington, PA
work as a camouflage painter.
Date: 1927
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Sight Size 20.00" x 16.00;" Framed
Category
1920s Antique Oil Can
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Circa 1930 Japanese vintage wabi sabi rusty xtra large tin can storage container
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
materials (beeswax, linseed oil, urushi lacquer, persimmon tannin, burnt pine ink, etc) for repainted/re
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Industrial Antique Oil Can
Materials
Iron, Tin
H 354.34 in W 22.05 in D 22.05 in
The Rug Merchant, 19th Century Orientalist Oil Signed Oil Painting, 1879
By Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas, signed and dated '1879' bottom right
Image size: 38 x 59 1/2 inches (96.5 x 151 cm
Category
1870s Antique Oil Can
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life with a Basket of Flowers and a Watering Can , Jules Medard 1855-1925
Located in PARIS, FR
Oil on canvas representing a basket of flowers (peonies, wild flowers, etc.), with a tin watering
Category
Late 19th Century French Romantic Antique Oil Can
Materials
Canvas
H 37.41 in W 44.89 in D 1.97 in
Herman Jensen, A Musician, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This enchanting early 20th-century oil painting by Danish artist Herman Jensen (1893-1941) depicts
Category
1920s Impressionist Antique Oil Can
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Philippe Swyncop, Fontarabie, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 20th-century oil painting by Belgian artist Philippe Swyncop (1878-1949) depicts a
Category
1920s Impressionist Antique Oil Can
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Antique Sewing Machine Cabinet, English, Walnut, Machinist Console, Circa 1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
set of accessories and a later oil can
The machine decorated with attractive foliate motif bearing
Category
Early 20th Century British Antique Oil Can
Materials
Walnut
H 34.45 in W 24.81 in D 19.89 in
Bathers, Oil on Canvas, 1914
By Roger Grillon
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Roger GRILLON (1881-1938), France, 1914. "Bathers". With frame: 114x94 cm
Category
1910s Impressionist Antique Oil Can
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century coaching oil painting
By John Charles Maggs
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1882
Image size: 17.5 inches x 29.5 inches
Size including frame: 24
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Oil Can
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Danish Still Life Oil Painting Signed
By Johan Laurentz Jensen
Located in Holywell, GB
Attributed to Johan Laurentz Jensen (1800 – 1856)
A delightful still life oil painting on board
Category
1850s Dutch School Antique Oil Can
Materials
Oil
19th Century Oil - By the River
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful depiction of a countryside landscape with a river flowing on the verge of a small village. A church and two cottages can be seen on the far side of the water. Unsigned. ...
Category
19th Century Antique Oil Can
Materials
Oil
Scottish Cliffside, Antique Oil Painting, Signed
By Francis E. Jamieson
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Scottish Cliffside, Antique Oil Painting, Signed
by F. E. Jamieson (British 1895-1950)
Signed on
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Oil Can
Materials
Oil
Piebalga. Oil on canvas, 67x47 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Arijs Skride (1906.24.IX Madonna parish – 1987.22.XI Riga), painter.
Arijs Skride was born into a farmer's family. Wife Gundega Vaska – graphic artist.
At the age of 15, he passed ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Expressionist Antique Oil Can
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century coaching scene oil painting
By Heywood Hardy
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Heywood Hardy
British, (1842-1933)
The Arrival of the Coach
Oil on canvas, signed
Image size: 19
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Oil Can
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Framed Early 20th Century Oil - Winter Morning
Located in Corsham, GB
A pleasing oil landscape, depicting a frosty morning view over rural fields. Two chirpy blackbirds
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Oil Can
Materials
Oil
Gallantry oil on board painting spanish modernism
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
, costumbrista scenes. Gallantry, an oil on panel (8.3 x 6.3 in, framed 9.8 x 7.9 in), depicts a romantic scene
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Antique Oil Can
Materials
Oil, Board
Antique Egyptian Landscape Oil Painting by Noël
By Jules Noel
Located in London, GB
Antique Egyptian landscape oil painting by Noël
French, 19th Century
Canvas: Height 28cm, width
Category
19th Century Antique Oil Can
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
H 18.9 in W 22.84 in D 2.37 in
Oil Painting by Alexander Russell The Sailors Return"
Located in Mere, GB
Oil Painting by Alexander Russell The Sailors Return" 1859 - 1922 painter of domestic figurative
Category
Early 1900s Antique Oil Can
Materials
Oil
H 28.5 in W 37 in D 3 in
Heywood Hardy, Huntsman and Hounds, oil on canvas
By Heywood Hardy
Located in York, GB
A fantastic oil painting on canvas by the renowned artist Heywood Hardy. The image shows a
Category
19th Century Antique Oil Can
Materials
Oil
19th Century landscape oil painting of a harvest
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Arthur Walker Redgate
British, (1860-1906)
The Harvesters
Oil on canvas, signed
Image size: 19.25
Category
19th Century Antique Oil Can
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 27 in W 37 in D 2.75 in
Late 19th Century Oil - The Elderly Woman
Located in Corsham, GB
A delicate portrait study of an elderly woman in navy dress and white bonnet sat against a simple background. We can see a small smile creep across her gaunt face as she looks into t...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Oil Can
Materials
Oil
Framed 19th Century Oil - Playing by the Pond
Located in Corsham, GB
This charming Victorian oil depicts a young girl innocently playing by a pond with ducks. The child
Category
19th Century Antique Oil Can
Materials
Oil
19th Century landscape oil painting of cattle
By Thomas Baker of Leamington
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Thomas Baker
British, (1809-1864)
Cows with a Willow Tree
Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1860
Image
Category
19th Century Antique Oil Can
Materials
Oil, Canvas
H 20.5 in W 18.25 in D 2 in
Wynford Dewhurst, Impressionist oil painting of Apple Blossom
By Wynford Dewhurst
Located in Harkstead, GB
,
Oil on canvas
21½ x 28¾ inches without frame
26 x 33¾ inches with frame
Wynford Dewhurst (1864-1941
Category
1890s Impressionist Antique Oil Can
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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H 21.5 in W 28.75 in D 3 in
Thames Dockland, Oil Landscape Painting, 1912 London
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas, signed lower left and dated '1912'
Image size: 16 x 12 inches (30.5 x 40.5 cm
Category
1910s English School Antique Oil Can
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century townscape oil painting of Bruges
By Jacques François Carabain
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Jacques François Carabain
Belgian, (1834-1933)
Market Day, Bruges
Oil on canvas, signed & dated (18
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Oil Can
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 40.5 in W 47.5 in D 3.75 in
'Harvesting In Surrey'. A framed antique oil painting
By Daniel Sherrin
Located in St. Albans, GB
original, antique framed painting in oil'
It is in excellent, age-appropriate condition having benefited
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Oil Can
Materials
Oil
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H 29 in W 39 in D 3 in
Continental School Early 19th Century Oil - Thirsty Work
Located in Corsham, GB
raised spoon in a moment of complete concentration. Unsigned. The oil has been well presented in a period
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Oil Can
Materials
Oil
Early 20th Century Oil - The Old Coaching Inn
Located in Corsham, GB
A thoroughly charming early 20th century oil in an attractive impressionist style, showing a rustic
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Oil Can
Materials
Oil
Antique figurative oil painting, Landscape, Riverscape, French art
By Pierre Garnier
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Antique French landscape oil painting/figurative oil painting of a woman at the edge of the water
Category
1890s French School Antique Oil Can
Materials
Oil
Crivet - 1847 Dutch School Oil, Donkey At Sundown
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine example of a Dutch School landscape in oil. A donkey with a load bearing saddle stands on a
Category
19th Century Antique Oil Can
Materials
Oil
French Glazed Oil Pots
Located in Southampton, GB
French large scale, dribble glazed terracotta oil jars.
3 and 4 intact handles on each.
No cracks
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Oil Can
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Scottish Oil Painting Sunset Pitlochry Perthshire
By Francis E. Jamieson
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
pseudonym "W. Richards"
titled verso to canvas
oil painting on canvas, framed
canvas: 12 x 20 inches
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Oil Can
Materials
Oil
H 15.5 in W 23.5 in D 1 in
Dutch School 19th Century Oil - A Merry Tavern Drinker
Located in Corsham, GB
This Dutch style portrait depicts a merry tavern drinker in a dimly lit interior, gesturing with one hand while holding a glass of wine in the other. A flagon and clay pipe can be se...
Category
19th Century Antique Oil Can
Materials
Oil
'Feeding the Ducks' an antique oil painting
By Evert Pieters
Located in St. Albans, GB
48" (107 x 122cm)
Size: Large
Type/Medium: Oil on canvas
Biography of Artist
1856 – 1932
Evert
Category
Late 19th Century Dutch School Antique Oil Can
Materials
Oil
Welsh Pembrokeshire Coastal Seascape - British Edwardian art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This atmospheric British Edwardian oil painting is by noted Welsh artist Alan Stepney Gulston
Category
1910s Realist Antique Oil Can
Materials
Oil
"The Visionary" - Abstract Expressionist Oil on Board
By Hamilton Achille Wolf
Located in Soquel, CA
"The Visionary" - Oil on Board
Abstract expressionist painting titled "The Visionary" by Hamilton
Category
Early 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Antique Oil Can
Materials
Oil, Illustration Board
H 29.5 in W 23.5 in D 2.5 in
James ward landscape oil Bringing in the Catch
By James Ward
Located in York, GB
James ward landscape oil Bringing in the Catch
A charming scene of a family "bringing in the catch
Category
19th Century Old Masters Antique Oil Can
Materials
Oil
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H 34.26 in W 40.95 in D 2.37 in
Oil Portrait of a Victorian Lady, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
traditional oil painting. The small artwork is painted in the conventional portraiture style of the Old
Category
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Antique Oil Can
Materials
Oil
Rockport Artist Michael Stoffa Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Michael Stoffa (American,1923-2001) (Rockport, MA)
"Still LIfe with Oranges"
Oil on Panel, signed
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Oil Can
Materials
Oil
H 18.75 in W 10.75 in D 1.5 in
Village Landscape - French 19thC Impressionist oil painting France
By Pierre Edouard Frere
Located in London, GB
This charming French 19th century Impressionist landscape oil painting is by noted artist Edouard
Category
19th Century Impressionist Antique Oil Can
Materials
Oil
Animal oil painting of a cockerel, chickens & chicks
By Edgar Hunt
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Edgar Hunt
British, (1876-1953)
Cockerel, Chickens & Chicks
Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1933
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Oil Can
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Gentleman, 18th Century Oil Painting
By Anton von Maron
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas
Image size: 20 x 24 inches (51 x 61 cm)
Period gilt frame
This is a half-length
Category
1760s Antique Oil Can
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Framed Italian School Late 19th Century Oil - The Engagement
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine Italian school oil showing three women in conversation. The blonde lady to the left of the
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Oil Can
Materials
Oil
H 12.21 in W 14.57 in
Bror Kronstrand, Portrait Of Brita Söderberg, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This charming portrait by Bror Kronstrand (1875-1950) depicts Brita Söderberg (nee Browall) wearing a light blue blouse with a white hat, ribbon and flower. She was 20 at the time.
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Category
Early 20th Century Academic Antique Oil Can
Materials
Oil, Canvas
19th Century landscape oil painting of a harvest
By Alfred Augustus Glendening Senior
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Alfred Augustus Glendening Snr
British, (1840-1921)
Harvest Time
Oil on canvas, signed with
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Oil Can
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 32.5 in W 44.5 in D 3 in
18th Century portrait oil painting of a boy
By Robert Byng
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Circle of Robert Byng
British, (1666-1720)
Portrait of a Boy
Oil on canvas
Image size: 28.5 inches
Category
18th Century Antique Oil Can
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century landscape oil painting of figures harvesting
By Joseph Thors
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Joseph Thors
British, (1835-1920)
Harvest Time
Oil on canvas, signed
Image size: 19.25 inches x
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Oil Can
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 26.25 in W 36.25 in D 3.25 in
19th Century oil painting of The Dogana, Venice
By Alfred Pollentine
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Alfred Pollentine
British, (1844-1910)
The Dogana, Venice
Oil on canvas, signed & further
Category
19th Century Antique Oil Can
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 22.5 in W 30.5 in D 2.75 in
Framed Early 20th Century Oil - Bringing in the Hay
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming early 20th century oil depicting the seasonal task of bring in the hay. Here, a farmhand
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Oil Can
Materials
Oil
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Antique Oil Can For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique oil can you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each antique oil can for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, copper and wood. There are many kinds of the antique oil can you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique oil can is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Industrial and Victorian styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one antique oil can that is appealing in its simplicity, but Bill Reiter produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Antique Oil Can?
Prices for an antique oil can start at $75 and top out at $17,500 with the average selling for $1,800.
Questions About Antique Oil Can
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022There are a few key things to look for to identify an antique oil lamp. First check for a patent number anywhere on your lamp. Use a black light to inspect whether your lamp’s hardware is secured with glue, which fluoresces and would indicate a contemporary lamp. Antique lamps use plaster to attach hardware and fill gaps. An antique oil lamp may have hand-blown glass. Shop a range of professionally authenticated antique oil lamps on 1stDibs.
- What is abstract oil painting?1 AnswerLilac Gallery Ltd.March 17, 2021An abstract oil painting and an artwork that is made with oil paint on a medium like canvas, wood board, or other panels like canvas board. And the 'abstract' term refers to the Movement & Style of the piece. As abstraction indicates a departure from reality in the depiction of imagery in art, the artist creates a painting where the subject, shape, form, color, and line, is created with no particular references of the world but as a composition that may exist with a degree of independence from its vision.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To tell if an emerald has been oiled, look for white or yellow branch patterns along the surface of the gem. If you see them, the gem is likely oiled. Also, examine it under a magnifying glass for any signs of trapped bubbles. These also indicate an oiled gemstone. Consulting a licensed jewelry appraiser is the best way to accurately identify oiled emeralds. You'll find a collection of expertly vetted emerald gemstone jewelry on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Clean an oil painting by dusting it with a natural-hair artists’ brush.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024To maintain oil paintings that you purchased for your home, experts suggest that you keep them out of direct sunlight. Prolonged exposure to the sunlight coming in from a window can fade the colors in your painting. Do not hang your oil painting near a heat source or where it can get wet (bathrooms and kitchens are not safe for your oil painting).
You may wish to dust your oil painting so that layers of dust don’t begin to gather on its surface. This should only be considered to remove loose dust. Never spray any chemical substance on your oil painting. Do not use a damp cloth to dust your oil painting. (Again, your painting should not be exposed to moisture.)
To remove loose dust, use a soft brush that measures approximately one to two inches wide with natural-hair bristles. Do not use a dust cloth or a feather duster, as those items may catch or leave threads or feathers behind. Do not apply pressure or dust your painting for an extended period of time.
If you think that your oil painting is considerably dirty or believe that other issues may be at work, experts strongly suggest that you consult with a professional conservator.
Read about how to arrange your wall art and find oil paintings for sale on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertNovember 20, 2024Opinions vary on who is the most realistic oil painter. Among contemporary artists, Leng Jun, Richard Estes and John Baeder are all acclaimed for the incredibly lifelike works they produce. Other artists who could be contenders for the title include Frédéric Bazille, George Bellows, Rosa Bonheur, Gustave Caillebotte, Gustave Courbet, Honoré Daumier, Thomas Eakins and Jules Bastien-Lepage. Shop a wide range of oil paintings on 1stDibs.
- Do emeralds need to be oiled?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, natural emeralds need to be oiled. Natural emeralds will have cracks and fissures before treatment, and oils will help give the emerald a high sheen and attractive finish. Browse a wide selection of emerald jewelry pieces from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024To identify an oil painting, look closely at its surface. Compared to other paintings, pieces produced in oils usually show off a variety of textures across the canvas, and the paint will appear layered on. If you're looking to determine the name, age or creator of a work, try snapping a photo with your smartphone’s camera and conducting a reverse image search online. Shop a diverse assortment of oil paintings on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 3, 2024Jan van Eyck is widely considered by art historians to be the father of oil painting. While the usage of oil paints dates back to 7th-century China, the Flemish painter popularized the material, using oils to produce highly detailed works such as The Arnolfini Portrait. The Northern Renaissance master also influenced many other artists, such as Hugo van der Goes and Gerard David. Shop an assortment of fine art on 1stDibs.
- What is a whale oil lamp?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A whale oil lamp is a lamp that uses whale oil for fuel. Whale oil lamps were largely made from the 16th to the 19th centuries. Antique whale oil lamps are collectibles today and an older specimen will be a striking addition to your mantel or display cabinet. Find a collection of antique and vintage whale oil lamps on 1stDibs today.
- What does no oil emerald mean?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A no oil emerald is an emerald that has not been treated with oil. Generally, emeralds are oiled to fill in fractures and enhance clarity. A no oil emerald is considered rare and more valuable than standard emeralds. Shop a collection of no oil emerald jewelry on 1stDibs.
- When was oil paint invented?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 27, 2024Oil paint was invented during the 7th century A.D. The earliest examples of oil paintings have been traced to Afghanistan and depict scenes related to the Buddhist religion. Records dating back to the 12th century indicate that early Christian monks in Europe used oil paints to decorate furniture, and a century later, some artists began finishing tempera paintings with touches of oil paint. It wasn't until the 15th century that oil paints became a common medium for European painters, when Flemish artists like Jan van Eyck began favoring them over tempera. Explore a variety of oil paintings on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 3, 2024A few things make an oil painting valuable. Age has a major impact on price, with pieces made over a century ago tending to fetch the highest prices. Who created the painting also matters. The more famous the artist, the higher the selling price for a painting is likely to be. Finally, the condition of the work and whether it is in its original frame will also impact how much it is worth. Find a diverse assortment of oil paintings on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 1, 2024What oil you should use on wicker furniture varies. For best results, consult the care instructions that accompanied your piece for specific instructions and product recommendations. Depending on the properties of your piece, linseed oil, lemon oil or another natural plant oil may be the best option. Find a diverse assortment of wicker furniture on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 20, 2024The difference between a lithograph and an oil painting comes down to uniqueness and technique. To produce an oil painting, an artist applies oil-based paints to a canvas or another surface using a brush. The process results in a single work of art. Lithography is a form of printmaking that begins by drawing on or painting on a stone surface with an oil-based substance, such as a greasy crayon or tusche, an oily wash. The stone is then covered with water, which is repelled by the oily areas. Oil-based ink is then applied to the wet stone, adhering only to the oily image. Through lithography, an artist can produce dozens, or even thousands, of copies of a single image. On 1stDibs, shop a large selection of lithographs and oil paintings.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024Yes, oil paintings darken over time. As oil paint is made of pigment particles, the range of substances that are used as pigment in oil paint can render certain colors susceptible to aging. Slowing the aging process for an oil painting involves storing your painting properly and keeping the work out of exposed sunlight. Temperature control and humidity are also important in preserving the life of an oil painting and slowing the aging process.
To maintain oil paintings that you purchased for your home, experts suggest that you keep them out of direct sunlight. Prolonged exposure to the sunlight coming in from a window can fade the colors in your painting. Do not hang your oil painting near a heat source or where it can get wet (bathrooms and kitchens are not safe for your oil painting).
You may wish to dust your oil painting so that layers of dust don’t begin to gather on its surface. This should only be considered to remove loose dust. Never spray any chemical substance on your oil painting. Do not use a damp cloth to dust your oil painting. (Again, your painting should not be exposed to moisture.)
To remove loose dust, use a soft brush that measures approximately one to two inches wide with natural-hair bristles. Do not use a dust cloth or a feather duster, as those items may catch or leave threads or feathers behind. Do not apply pressure or dust your painting for an extended period of time.
If you think that your oil painting is considerably dirty or believe that other issues may be at work, experts strongly suggest that you consult with a professional conservator.
Read about how to arrange your wall art and find oil paintings for sale on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To tell if your oil painting is authentic, first check the signature of the artist to start your research. Use a magnifying glass to check the texture of the painting, and finally check the back for the painting’s original stretchers. Shop a selection of expertly vetted artwork from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023Because the value of an oil painting can vary greatly based on the artist, the subject and the condition of the piece, it's generally best to work with a certified appraiser. A knowledgeable professional can evaluate the piece and estimate its value. Shop a variety of authentic oil paintings from some of the world’s top galleries on 1stDibs.
- La ChrysomeleFebruary 24, 2021Any artwork is worth and only worth the price someone is willing to pay for it (unfortunately, whether one can afford it or not is another story). Different people may have different reasons to attribute value to an artwork, from the purest (falling in love with it) to what is often considered as the most vile (speculation), going through remembrance, pride of ownership, or brag, among other reasons. For most living artists, the price of the artworks is usually set by the artist and/or the gallery which represent him or her, by type and size of artwork, and corresponds to an equilibrium price between the rate at which artworks are sold and the rate at which new artworks are produced by the artist. For artworks from dead artists sold by professional dealers, the price is often based on auctions results for similar pieces of the same artists. Oil paintings are usually pricier than other techniques because it is considered more difficult to master, but also because oil paintings are known for their ability to last centuries.
- How much do oil paintings cost?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
On 1stdibs, oil paintings cost between $60 and $6,200,000.