Originals in this selection, Oil, Abstract.
Formats from 40 x 30 to 50 x 120 cm.
The trace of the brush
Abstract oil painting relies on the paint’s habit of drying slowly and keeping its traces. If you want abstract oil paintings for sale, a connoisseur’s eye reads mainly the build-up of color and the movement of the brush.
With oil you can see in which direction someone painted, how fast, with how much paint. Soft zones merge, others stand as a ridge on the surface. In abstraction this handwriting is the actual content and strikes you anew with every step closer.
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Light and wall
Especially with darker tones, a spot with good daylight is worth it. Side light lifts thick areas, while strong backlight can make the color look gray. A calm wall tone lets the paint body stand for itself.
Questions for the description
A careful entry on oil paint names support, size and, if applicable, varnish. Thick layers can take months to dry through, so ask when the work was finished.