Friday, July 25, 2014

A Guide To Acquiring Original Oil Paintings For Sale

By Paulette Mason


Art and human civilization has come a long way since the earliest settlements and empires. It has provided man with an outlet for effective self expression. It has provided man with a creative way to tell stories. These old art forms have also given historians a brilliant and very effective way to trace events. Indeed, art has become a most beneficial tool for all humankind.

There are many different art forms. There is the sketch artist and his array of trusty pencils. There is the sculptor and his clay, wood, and marble creations. There is also the painter at his easel, bringing a blank canvas to life with every stroke of his brush, every blend of color. His adept fingers produce original oil paintings for sale, one that you can happily add to your collection.

Oil painting is a form of visual art that makes use of paint pigments dissolved in special oils. These drying oils have a natural origin, as they can be derived from safflower, walnut, poppy seed, and linseed. The oil one can get from such plants are then boiled with special resin to give each brush stroke the body and the gloss that has made it quite a sensation.

Since painting with oil produces very fine effects, they have become the most prized among other art forms of its kind. Original pieces could cost quite a fortune, even more so if the piece is very well known. Before you buy one and spend hard earned fortune on it, it is then essential to really think things through.

A wise buyer does not take the word of the seller as unadulterated truth. Instead, he has become a master at noting details, checking all the sides of the story if they match. For starters, it is best to buy what you love. These are investment pieces, yes, but they should also give you joy when you see them hanging from the wall.

It should also fit in perfectly with the room where you plan on hanging it for quite some time. These frames serve to beautify a space, but not every art is created equal. Different rooms require different tastes, with which you will need specific themes when choosing the canvases to buy.

Take your time. Do not jump on a frame just because you think it is pretty on first sight. Impulsive buying can lead to poor choices and haunting regrets. There is nothing quite like the feeling of waiting for that piece which awakens something in you enough to enable you to say that the said piece is the one you have been waiting for.

There are many swindlers in the world of visual art. They can talk you into buying a fake by telling you rather convincingly about its legitimacy. A wise buyer is not easily fooled, because he or she does her research about the painting he or she was planning to purchase even before she actually saw it.

One can also check the frame. The patina is hard to fake, and could be one of the telltale signs of originality. Sometimes, the true copy has its own notations at the back that could also offer a note of historical proof to back up on its authenticity.




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