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Can you use oil paint on wood?
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You can use oil paint on wood as long as you prep the wood first. The first thing you should do is seal the wood with a primer. Ideally, paint two coats of sealer onto the wood so that the paint doesn't cause the wood to rot over time.
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
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Brittany Nocturne Round Oil Painting on Wood, 1900s
Located in Lisbon, PT
A rare round oil painting on wood capturing a moody nocturnal scene in Brittany, France, from the
Category
Early 20th Century French Paintings
Materials
Wood
Large 17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil Painting on Wood Panel Biblical Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Biblical Figures, Large Gathering around Christ?
Dutch Old Master, early 17th century
oil painting
Category
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Located in Stockholm, SE
painting on wood panel.
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Category
Late 18th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Mid-19th Century Alpine Oil Painting on Wood – Madonna /Child with Flaming Heart
Located in Hamburg, DE
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Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Wood
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Located in Firenze, FI
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Miniature Pastoral Landscape 19th century Romanticism Oil Painting on Wood
Located in Stockholm, SE
tranquility to any space. Oil painting on wooden panel, unframe.
Size app.: 18.6 x 23.9 cm (roughly 6.7 x 4.9
Category
19th Century Romantic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
