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Original Figurative Classical Mythology Paintings by Zlatka Paneva

United States

$2,780
Original Contemporary Pop Culture/Celebrity Paintings by Christy Powers

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, 6 W x 4 H x 0.8 D in

United States

$250
Original Expressionism Abstract Paintings by Tommy Lennartsson

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, 39.5 W x 47.3 H x 1 D in

$3,020

Prints from $90

Original Documentary Pop Culture/Celebrity Paintings by Christy Powers

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, 5 W x 5 H x 0.8 D in

United States

$250
Original Folk Performing Arts Paintings by Karenina Fabrizzi

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, 13 W x 18.1 H x 0.4 D in

$590

Prints from $95

Original Figurative Portrait Paintings by Christy Powers

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, 8.5 W x 11 H x 1 D in

United States

$1,170

Prints from $40

Original Contemporary Abstract Paintings by Amelia Coward

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, 19.7 W x 19.7 H x 2 D in

United Kingdom

$960
Original Documentary Pop Culture/Celebrity Paintings by Christy Powers

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, 4 W x 6 H x 0.8 D in

United States

$250
Original Abstract Floral Paintings by Eva Fialka

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, 8.3 W x 11.4 H x 2.4 D in

$263
Original Figurative People Paintings by Sophia Oshodin

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, 24 W x 36 H x 0.2 D in

United Kingdom

$2,668
Original Documentary People Paintings by Christy Powers

Paintings

, 16 W x 20 H x 1 D in

United States

$1,480

Prints from $40

Original Abstract Calligraphy Paintings by Nathalie Detsch Southworth

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, 27.6 W x 27.6 H x 1.2 D in

$2,030

Prints from $54

Original Conceptual Classical mythology Paintings by Zlatka Paneva

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, 24 W x 30 H x 0.1 D in

United States

$2,670
Original Abstract Expressionism Abstract Paintings by Armand Brac

Paintings

, 8.3 W x 13.7 H x 0.1 D in

$270
Original Abstract Paintings by Carmen Merino

Paintings

, 5.1 W x 5.1 H x 0.4 D in

Original Figurative Animal Paintings by Daisy Clarke

Paintings

, 29 W x 39 H x 0.1 D in

United Kingdom

$780
Original Abstract Expressionism Abstract Paintings by Tommy Lennartsson

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, 51.2 W x 59.1 H x 1 D in

$4,720
Original Abstract Expressionism Abstract Paintings by Armand Brac

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, 8.7 W x 11.9 H x 0.1 D in

$310
Original Documentary Women Paintings by Christy Powers

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, 16 W x 20 H x 1 D in

United States

$1,480

Prints from $40

Original Contemporary Landscape Paintings by Christy Powers

Paintings

, 16 W x 20 H x 0.8 D in

United States

$1,790

Prints from $40

Original Black & White Botanic Paintings by Blandine Bardeau

Paintings

, 22 W x 30 H x 0.1 D in

United Kingdom

$1,410
Original Documentary Pop Culture/Celebrity Paintings by Christy Powers

Paintings

, 4 W x 6 H x 0.8 D in

United States

$250
Original Contemporary Pop Culture/Celebrity Paintings by Christy Powers

Paintings

, 4 W x 6 H x 0.8 D in

United States

$250
Original Documentary Pop Culture/Celebrity Paintings by Christy Powers

Paintings

, 4 W x 6 H x 0.8 D in

United States

$250

Prints from $40

Original Documentary People Paintings by Christy Powers

Paintings

, 20 W x 16 H x 1 D in

United States

$1,430

Prints from $40

Original Portraiture Pop Culture/Celebrity Paintings by Christy Powers

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, 6 W x 4 H x 0.8 D in

United States

$260
Original Expressionism Abstract Paintings by Alec Cumming

Paintings

, 12 W x 10 H x 0.1 D in

United Kingdom

$650
Original Modern Abstract Paintings by Deb Chaney

Paintings

, 16 W x 16 H x 1.5 D in

$570

Prints from $40

Original Figurative Women Paintings by Loui Jover

Paintings

, 49.2 W x 51.2 H x 0.1 D in

Australia

$2,600

Prints from $130

Original Abstract Expressionism Abstract Paintings by Naomi Middelmann

Paintings

, 27.6 W x 39.4 H x 2 D in

Switzerland

$2,290
Original Modern Abstract Paintings by Susanne Boehm

Paintings

, 31.5 W x 35.4 H x 0.8 D in

$2,250

Prints from $70

Original Surrealism Animal Paintings by Karenina Fabrizzi

Paintings

, 13.8 W x 18.1 H x 0.8 D in

Original Abstract Nature Paintings by Muriel Napoli

Paintings

, 39.4 W x 55.1 H x 1.6 D in

$5,560

Prints from $100

Original Abstract Landscape Paintings by Carol Mcdermott

Paintings

, 30 W x 22 H x 0.1 D in

United Kingdom

$890

Prints from $49

Original Documentary People Paintings by Christy Powers

Paintings

, 16 W x 20 H x 1 D in

United States

$1,480

Prints from $40

Original Abstract Expressionism Abstract Paintings by Naomi Middelmann

Paintings

, 31.5 W x 31.5 H x 0.8 D in

Switzerland

$2,160

Prints from $40

Original Black & White Nature Paintings by Lara Meintjes

United States

$590

Prints from $49

Original Abstract Calligraphy Paintings by Newton Scheufler

Paintings

, 22.8 W x 22.8 H x 0.8 D in

$1,080

Prints from $54

Original Impressionism Floral Paintings by Ute Rathmann

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, 11.4 W x 15.4 H x 0.1 D in

$620

Prints from $40

Original Abstract Expressionism Abstract Paintings by Jean-Humbert Savoldelli

Paintings

, 39.4 W x 31.5 H x 0.8 D in

Original Fine Art People Paintings by B A H M A N

Paintings

, 11 W x 14 H x 1 D in

$960

Prints from $64

Original Illustration Portrait Paintings by Oneyung Kim

Paintings

, 9 W x 12 H x 0.5 D in

United States

$630

Prints from $72

Original Abstract Expressionism Abstract Paintings by Armand Brac

Paintings

, 11.8 W x 13.8 H x 0.2 D in

$280
Original Documentary People Paintings by Christy Powers

Paintings

, 20 W x 16 H x 1 D in

United States

$1,480

Prints from $40

Original Documentary Pop Culture/Celebrity Paintings by Christy Powers

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, 5 W x 5 H x 0.8 D in

United States

$250

Prints from $40

Original Contemporary Pop Culture/Celebrity Paintings by Christy Powers

Paintings

, 4 W x 6 H x 0.8 D in

United States

$250
Original Contemporary Pop Culture/Celebrity Paintings by Christy Powers

Paintings

, 5 W x 5 H x 0.8 D in

United States

$250
Original Contemporary Landscape Paintings by Christy Powers

Paintings

, 16 W x 20 H x 1 D in

United States

$1,790

Prints from $40

Original Figurative Nude Paintings by Félix Hemme

Paintings

, 47.2 W x 47.2 H x 0.1 D in

$1,560

Prints from $46

Original Documentary Pop Culture/Celebrity Paintings by Christy Powers

Paintings

, 5 W x 5 H x 0.8 D in

United States

$250

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Whether you are looking for an original painting or a high quality art print, Saatchi Art has over 15,128 original paintings for sale from emerging artists around the world.

Gouache paintings can run the gamut from watercolor style paintings to eye-popping minimalist works with well-defined areas of flat, saturated color. Gouache (pronounced “gwash”) is a versatile water-based medium allowing for the creation of colorwash works as well as paintings with highly-pigmented, opaque color fields (depending on amount of dilution and painting technique). We invite you to explore Saatchi Art’s international selection of gouache paintings for sale in a wide variety of styles and genres including nature paintings, portraits and abstract works. Browse our online gallery below!

History of Gouache Paintings

Gouache paintings date back to the Ancient Greeks and Egyptians who created a medium similar to the modern version by binding pigment with honey or various plant gums. From the early middle ages, it was used to create sacred illuminated manuscripts, and during the high and late middle ages gouache became a popular medium for creating miniature portraits. The medium’s modern name originates from the Italian term “guazzo,” which was originally used to describe an application of oil paint over a tempera base. Though gouache as a medium had been in use since ancient times, the term wasn’t applied to the water-based medium until the 18th century. Historically, gouache has not been as heavily used as tempera, oil, and watercolor, many artists use gouache in conjunction with other paint mediums when they require its characteristic effects such as less transparent color washes or flat color fields. 

Popular Gouache Paintings Techniques

Gouache is an extremely fast drying medium with a matte finish. For this reason, it’s often used by those who’d like to work quickly—for example, plein air painters attempting to capture a landscape before any dramatic changes in sunlight affect the scene. As gouache is essentially watercolor with the addition of chalk for opacity, many watercolor painters will use gouache in conjunction with watercolors for areas within the work where they desire less transparency. Undiluted gouache can be applied in thin, smooth layers using sable brushes, or thick impasto using bristle brushes and/or palette knife. Due to its versatility, as well as its quick-drying properties, some artists may create gouache paintings as preliminary studies in preparation for works to be later done in oils or acrylics. Though it has broad applications within the fine arts, gouache is primarily known as a “poster art” medium, and is widely used by commercial art designers, comic artists, and illustrators.

Famous Gouache Paintings

Some well-known works created using gouache include Correggio’s Annunciation (1522-25), Adoration (1760-70) by Francois Boucher, Boys in a Dory (1873) by Winslow Homer, and Lady in Gray (1183) by James McNeill Whistler. Modern painters who’ve worked in gouache include Edward Hopper and Henri Matisse who used it to color the paper cutouts (i.e. gouaches découpées) for his famous Blue Nude series (1952). Other gouache artists include Modernist pioneer Paul Klee, painter Georges Rouault, and French ‘naif’ artist Jean Dubuffet. Ben Shahn created a series of gouache paintings on panel in the ‘30’s and ‘40s depicting important social issues of the time, and contemporary artist David Hockney has created several watercolor and gouache works.