Originals in this selection, Oil, Impressionism, Material Wood.
Buttery paint on the board
Oil is the ideal medium for impressionism because it allows strong color and soft transitions at once. Anyone seeking impressionist oil paintings on wood for sale gets pictures with visible brushwork and a rich surface.
Thickly applied oil forms small ridges that catch the light. On a wooden panel this relief holds particularly well because the surface does not give way. Clouds, blossoms and water are built from a few strokes that add up to a whole from a distance.
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Care and placement
Thick oil takes months to dry through. Read the description to see whether the picture is varnished and how old the paint layer is. Keep it off a radiator, since wood and paint react to heat. A wide, plain wooden frame suits the material.
A frame for buttery oil paint
Thick oil paint tolerates no pressure from the front. A frame with a rabbet and some air between it and the paint layer protects the relief. Pictures like these are better shown without glass, because reflections spoil the play of brushstrokes. A wide frame in wood or gold gives a classic look.