What is a painting?
Painting is the process of applying media to a surface, using a tool such as a brush. The term refers to both the action and the resulting object. Artists use many tools to paint, such as brushes, airbrushes, palette knives, sponges or fingers and hands.
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Larry Rivers
Rainbow Rembrandt III, 1977
Painting
Mixed Media
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Man Ray
La Palette, 1944
Painting
Oil on paper
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Sam Francis
Untitled, 1988
Painting
Acrylic on canvas
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Damien Hirst
Untitled (Spin circle), 2009
Painting
Acrylic on paper
GBP 15,000 - 20,000
Damien Hirst
Untitled (spin star), 2009
Painting
Acrylic on paper
GBP 15,000 - 20,000
Damien Hirst
Untitled (spin butterfly), 2009
Painting
Acrylic on paper
GBP 15,000 - 20,000
Walter Leblanc
Antwerp, 1958
Painting
Mixed Media
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Gavin Turk
Boot, 2009
Painting
Acrylic on paper
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Ross Bleckner
Untitled, 2001
Painting
Mixed Media
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Eva Claessens
A kiss , 2025
Painting
Mixed Media
EUR 3,800
Eva Claessens
Grace, 2025
Painting
Mixed Media
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Eva Claessens
Seeking the silence, 2025
Painting
Mixed Media
EUR 4,200
Damien Hirst
Circle Spin, 2009
Painting
Acrylic on paper
EUR 5,000
Richard Anuszkiewicz
Soft Gray, 1975
Painting
Acrylic paint
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Eva Claessens
Embrace, 2025
Painting
Mixed Media
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Alex Katz
Red Tulips, 1967
Painting
Oil on canvas
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