Taste · Medium
Oil on canvas
Objects on Discover-Art working in Oil on canvas — how contemporary artists are using the medium and where to see it.
27 objects · 19 artists
Artists in this facet
- Johannes Vermeer
- Vincent van Gogh
- Rembrandt van Rijn
- Claude Monet
- Olivia van Kuiken
- Georges Seurat
- Gustave Caillebotte
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
- Paul Cézanne
- Mary Cassatt
- Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi)
- Jacques Louis David
- Emanuel Leutze
- John Singer Sargent
- Jan Havicksz. Steen
- Jan Asselijn
- Jan Willem Pieneman
- George Hendrik Breitner
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Georges Seurat
A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884
1884
A verified collection highlight at Art Institute of Chicago: Georges Seurat, 1884. Oil on canvas.
Vincent van Gogh
The Bedroom
September 1889
A verified collection highlight at Art Institute of Chicago: Vincent van Gogh, September 1889. Oil on canvas.
Gustave Caillebotte
Paris Street; Rainy Day
1877
A verified collection highlight at Art Institute of Chicago: Gustave Caillebotte, 1877. Oil on canvas.
Claude Monet
Water Lilies
1906
A verified collection highlight at Art Institute of Chicago: Claude Monet, 1906. Oil on canvas.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Two Sisters (On the Terrace)
1881
A verified collection highlight at Art Institute of Chicago: Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1881. Oil on canvas.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
At the Moulin Rouge
1892–1895
A verified collection highlight at Art Institute of Chicago: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1892–1895. Oil on canvas.
Paul Cézanne
The Basket of Apples
c. 1893
A verified collection highlight at Art Institute of Chicago: Paul Cézanne, c. 1893. Oil on canvas.
Mary Cassatt
The Child's Bath
1893
A verified collection highlight at Art Institute of Chicago: Mary Cassatt, 1893. Oil on canvas.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Vincent van Gogh
Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat (obverse: The Potato Peeler)
1887
A verified collection highlight at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Vincent van Gogh, 1887. Oil on canvas.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Claude Monet
Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies
1899
A verified collection highlight at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Claude Monet, 1899. Oil on canvas.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Johannes Vermeer
Young Woman with a Water Pitcher
ca. 1662
A verified collection highlight at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Johannes Vermeer, ca. 1662. Oil on canvas.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Rembrandt van Rijn
Aristotle with a Bust of Homer
1653
A verified collection highlight at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Rembrandt van Rijn, 1653. Oil on canvas.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi)
The Musicians
1597
A verified collection highlight at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi), 1597. Oil on canvas.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Jacques Louis David
The Death of Socrates
1787
A verified collection highlight at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Jacques Louis David, 1787. Oil on canvas.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Vincent van Gogh
Wheat Field with Cypresses
1889
A verified collection highlight at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Vincent van Gogh, 1889. Oil on canvas.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Emanuel Leutze
Washington Crossing the Delaware
1851
A verified collection highlight at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Emanuel Leutze, 1851. Oil on canvas.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
John Singer Sargent
Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau)
1883–84
A verified collection highlight at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: John Singer Sargent, 1883–84. Oil on canvas.
Rembrandt van Rijn
The Night Watch
1642
A verified collection highlight at Rijksmuseum: Rembrandt van Rijn, 1642. Oil on canvas.
Johannes Vermeer
The Milkmaid
c. 1660
A verified collection highlight at Rijksmuseum: Johannes Vermeer, c. 1660. Oil on canvas.
Rembrandt van Rijn
Isaac and Rebecca, Known as ‘The Jewish Bride’
c. 1665–1669
A verified collection highlight at Rijksmuseum: Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1665–1669. Oil on canvas.
Johannes Vermeer
Woman Reading a Letter
c. 1663
A verified collection highlight at Rijksmuseum: Johannes Vermeer, c. 1663. Oil on canvas.
Jan Havicksz. Steen
The Merry Family
1668
A verified collection highlight at Rijksmuseum: Jan Havicksz. Steen, 1668. Oil on canvas.
Jan Asselijn
The Threatened Swan
c. 1650
A verified collection highlight at Rijksmuseum: Jan Asselijn, c. 1650. Oil on canvas.
Jan Willem Pieneman
The Battle of Waterloo
1824
A verified collection highlight at Rijksmuseum: Jan Willem Pieneman, 1824. Oil on canvas.
George Hendrik Breitner
The Singel Bridge at the Paleisstraat in Amsterdam
1896; reworked 1898
A verified collection highlight at Rijksmuseum: George Hendrik Breitner, 1896; reworked 1898. Oil on canvas.
Johannes Vermeer
View of Houses in Delft, Known as ‘The Little Street’
c. 1658
A verified collection highlight at Rijksmuseum: Johannes Vermeer, c. 1658. Oil on canvas.