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Mid Century Seaside View, California Seascape
By Genevieve Rogers
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous seascape oil painting of rocks along the seashore by California artist Genevieve Rogers
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
"Valley of the Rocks" Oil Painting
By Mark Harrison
Located in Denver, CO
Mark Harrison's (UK based) "Valley of the Rocks" is an oil painting that depicts an arid landscape
Category
2010s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Rocks, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original Oil painting by Ukrainian artist Evgeny Chernyakovsky "Rocks" 70.0 X 90.0 CM / 27.5 X
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rocks, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel
By luca raimondi
Located in Yardley, PA
The work is an original painting, it is a hand made oil on canvas. This series of paintings is the
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cefalu rocks, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Plain air oil on canvas painting :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rocks and ruins, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Oil on canvas plain air painting of beach rocks and ruins :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Geo Rocks I, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
forced the rocks into a 30-45 degree angle. As I was taking pictures of the waterfalls themselves, I saw
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Geo Rocks II, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
location while road tripping with my wife on her birthday. It's a bird's eye view of my Geo Rocks I
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cefalu rocks 2, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Plain air oil on canvas painting :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Blue Rocks, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Surf Between Rocks, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Timon Sloane
Located in Yardley, PA
Oil on linen mounted on gatorboard. It is available unframed. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sea. Rocks. The stones., Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Iryna Kastsova
Located in Yardley, PA
Painting Sea. Rocks. Stones: Nature is an inexhaustible source of inspiration. Seascape. Realism
Category
2010s Realist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Canyon Wren among the Rocks, " Oil Painting
By Mikael Olson
Located in Denver, CO
Mikael Olson's (US based) "Canyon Wren among the Rocks" is an original, handmade oil painting that
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Owl Canyon Rocks, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel
By Nanci Erskine
Located in Yardley, PA
This dynamic little painting was done on site- my friend and I loved going out to explore the
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Boulders and Rocks, Painting, Oil on Other
By Richard Szkutnik
Located in Yardley, PA
original oil on panel for holiday season painting is priced $435.00 from original value $865.00
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hills and Rocks, Painting, Oil on Other
By Richard Szkutnik
Located in Yardley, PA
original en plein air oil on panel paint in contemporary impressionism style :: Painting
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Blue Rocks, Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork
By Vahe Yeremyan
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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H 45 in W 30 in D 1 in
"Mid Summer Rocks" large scale oil painting of waves and rocks on the beach
By Annie Wildey
Located in Edgartown, MA
The rhythm of the waves marks time, like the breath. Moment to moment, its intensity fluctuates like emotion. Thoughts linger and pass, like a veil of fog. At the shore I am reminded...
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oil on Linen Painting -- Green River Rocks
By Conard Holton
Located in Troy, NY
create a sense of calm near the lively water. This painting is framed in a deep toned wood and is signed
Category
2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Oil
20th Century French Oil Painting Coastal Rocks
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
A Rocky Coastline
French School, mid-late 20th century
unsigned
oil painting on canvas textured
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Mossy Rocks" small scale oil painting seascape with clouds, rocks and beach
By Whitney Knapp
Located in Edgartown, MA
relationship between sky and the attendant land or sea. She is interested in the physicality of oil paint and
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
"Summer Rocks n' Surf I" oil painting of waves crashing on rocks in the ocean
By Annie Wildey
Located in Edgartown, MA
The rhythm of the waves marks time, like the breath. Moment to moment, its intensity fluctuates like emotion. Thoughts linger and pass, like a veil of fog. At the shore I am reminded...
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Summer Rocks n' Surf II" oil painting of waves crashing on rocks in the ocean
By Annie Wildey
Located in Edgartown, MA
The rhythm of the waves marks time, like the breath. Moment to moment, its intensity fluctuates like emotion. Thoughts linger and pass, like a veil of fog. At the shore I am reminded...
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Summer Rocks n' Surf IV" oil painting of waves crashing on rocks in the ocean
By Annie Wildey
Located in Edgartown, MA
The rhythm of the waves marks time, like the breath. Moment to moment, its intensity fluctuates like emotion. Thoughts linger and pass, like a veil of fog. At the shore I am reminded...
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Summer Rocks n' Surf III" oil painting of waves crashing on rocks in the ocean
By Annie Wildey
Located in Edgartown, MA
The rhythm of the waves marks time, like the breath. Moment to moment, its intensity fluctuates like emotion. Thoughts linger and pass, like a veil of fog. At the shore I am reminded...
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Figure in the Rocks, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Gregg Simpson
Located in Yardley, PA
rocks, or is camouflaged by them You'll have fun figuring this out. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rocks at the sunset, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Rocks at a sunset in Sicilian cost. Studio painting done after the plain air at the location
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Canyon Rocks, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
By Vahe Yeremyan
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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H 44.5 in W 63.5 in D 1 in
White Rocks, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
By Vahe Yeremyan
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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H 21 in W 31.5 in D 0.8 in
'Waves crashing on the Rocks'. Oil painting on canvas
Located in St. Albans, GB
" (80 x 110cm)
Oil on canvas
Chabanian was born in the village of Sunints in Karin (Erzrum, Western
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
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H 32 in W 44 in D 3 in
Coastal rocks and ocean, Charente Maritime France, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Gav Banns
Located in Yardley, PA
-Mer, in the South-West of France. It is a textured oil painting inspired by several trips to the
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 13 in W 9.4 in D 0.1 in
On the Rocks, Coastal, Impressionism, Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ara H. Hakobyan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on
Category
2010s Academic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
No Reserve
H 24 in W 24 in D 0.8 in
Rocks in Spain - 21 century, Oil landscape painting, Colourful
By Marek Niedojadło
Located in Warsaw, PL
MAREK NIEDOJADŁO (born in 1954 ) He studied at the Faculty of Painting of the Academy of Fine Arts
Category
Early 2000s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Summer Shore" oil painting of waves crashing on rocks in the ocean
By Annie Wildey
Located in Edgartown, MA
The rhythm of the waves marks time, like the breath. Moment to moment, its intensity fluctuates like emotion. Thoughts linger and pass, like a veil of fog. At the shore I am reminded...
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Oil - Perilous Rocks
Located in Corsham, GB
. The artist has signed to the lower right corner and the painting has been presented in a 20th Century
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Composition #5: Boulders & Rocks Series, ' by Regina Murphy, Oil Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This oil on canvas painting by Regina Murphy gives the viewer a closeup view of mountain boulders
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 36 in W 36 in D 1.5 in
"Streambed III, " River Rocks Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This original realistic oil painting on linen by John Harris features an earth-toned palette and
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Rocks. 2023, canvas, oil, 75x90 cm
By Rolands Krisjans
Located in Riga, LV
Rocks. 2023, canvas, oil, 75x90 cm
Rolands Krishjans (1966)
In 1984 I finished J. Rozenthals art
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Crashing Waves and Rocks, California Coast, 1920s Seascape Marine Oil Painting
By Charles Partridge Adams
Located in Denver, CO
Vintage marine seascape oil painting of waves crashing on rocks along the California coast by
Category
1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
H 10.25 in W 13.5 in D 0.75 in
The Brittany coast, Port-Blanc chapel on the rocks, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Gav Banns
Located in Yardley, PA
glimpse of the ocean was dominated by these interesting rocks, mounted by a small chapel in the small town
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 15.7 in W 15.7 in D 1.8 in
1930s Summer Landscape Oil Painting, Framed Mountain Landscape Rocks Trees House
Located in Denver, CO
Oil on board painting by Sister Mary Norbert from 1938 of a summer mountain landscape with lush
Category
1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
1970's Modern British Impressionist Oil Painting Spanish Coastal Blue Sea Rocks
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
member of the Arun Art Society.
Title: Spanish Waters
Medium: signed oil painting on canvas board
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"My Heart Rocks" Colorful Contemporary Pop Mixed Media Oil Painting on Canvas
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
you love, this stunning original oil painting brings style and grace to any medium or large-sized
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Mixed Media
H 48 in W 48 in D 1.5 in
'The West Coast of Scotland' 20th Century landscape painting of rocks, beach
By George Houston
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
painting of the Scottish coastline. Blue Sea, rocks and an expanding beach.
George Houston was born in
Category
20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary British Oil Painting Man and His Dog Walking On The Rocks, signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Dog Walk
by Ben George Powell, British contemporary artist
signed
oil on canvas, unframed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Art Deco Painting Romantic Couple on Rocks
By Dean Cornwell
Located in Miami, FL
painting type art or plagiarist art. Couple on Rocks is executed in a post-impressionist style but has
Category
1920s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Red Rocks
By Lani Vlaanderen
Located in Loveland, CO
Red Rocks by Lani Vlaanderen
30x24" Oil Painting
38x32" framed, gold leaf on wood.
Signed lower
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Laguna Rocks
By Jim Lamb
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
, including the Laguna Beach plein air painting invitational and Sonoma plein air show. "A large percentage of
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Western Seas' 20th century painting of the scottish coastline, rocks, waves
By Donald McIntyre
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Western Seas' is a stunning example of Donald McIntyre painting at his best. The painting is full
Category
20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
'Pink Skies' Contemporary Seascape painting of water, rocks, pebbles and waves
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
touch the stunning rocks and pebbles. The sun sine and glistens! Linare's works are characterised with a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
'Rising Tide' detailed hyperrealist painting of sea & rocks, blue, green & black
By Marc Esteve
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Rising Tide' is a realist Contemporary Seascape Painting by Marc Esteve. Rockpools with glistening
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
'Shallow Waters' Contemporary Blue Photorealist painting of the sea, sand, rocks
By Marc Esteve
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Shallow Waters' is a realist Contemporary Seascape Painting by Marc Esteve. Sea, sand and waves
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Blue Vista' Contemporary Seascape painting of rocks, blue skies, sunlit water
By Marc Esteve
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Blue Vista' is a realist Contemporary Seascape Painting by Marc Esteve. Sea, sand and waves make
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Seascape Painting of Waves Crashing against the Rocks at Pacific Grove, Monterey
Located in Preston, GB
Seascape Painting of Waves Crashing against the Rocks at Pacific Grove, Monterey in California by
Category
1980s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Contemporary French Impressionist Oil Tall Rocks Crashing Waves Seascape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Seascape
by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary)
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 18 x
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
No Reserve
H 18 in W 21.75 in
'The Waters Surface' Photorealist painting of sunlight on rocks, water and sea.
By Marc Esteve
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'The Waters Surface' is a realist Contemporary Seascape Painting by Marc Esteve. Sea, sand, waves
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Still Life with Rocks
By Mary Vernon
Located in Dallas, TX
Chinese landscape, both natural and cultural, permeate the oil paintings in the resulting body of work. In
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
'Green Sea, Portban' Welsh landscape painting of figures, beach, sea and rocks
By Donald McIntyre
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Green Sea, Portban' is a stunning example of Donald McIntyre painting at his best. The painting is
Category
20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
Grassland, Rocks, Downpour
Located in Manchester, GB
, and emotion. As a result, Bourne argues that his abstract paintings are timeless due to their emotive
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique Mid 19th Century Seascape Oil Painting with Rocks and Ship
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Unsigned Maritime oil painting. Very good quality, by the hand of a professional painter. The
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Classical Paintings
Materials
Wood
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There is a broad range of oil paintings of rocks for sale on 1stDibs. Today, if you’re looking for Old Masters editions of these works and are unable to find the perfect match for your home, our selection also includes Impressionist. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. You can search the oil paintings of rocks that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, black, beige and blue. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Marc Esteve, Nicholas Oberling, Frederick Blakeslee, Campbell and Xavier Desparmet-Fitzgerald are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Frequently made by artists working in oil paint, paint and panel, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.
How Much are Oil Paintings Of Rocks?
Prices for pieces in our collection of oil paintings of rocks start at $432 and top out at $7,500 with the average selling for $2,570.
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Varnishing an oil is not necessary, but it is recommended because it protects the painting and corrects surface irregularities.
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To maintain oil paintings that you purchased for your home, experts suggest that you keep them out of 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. - How much do oil paintings cost?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
On 1stdibs, oil paintings cost between $60 and $6,200,000.
- 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.
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