Are oil paintings vulnerable to exposure to sunlight?

Should I pick a place without a lot of sunlight to hang paintings?Are oil paintings vulnerable to exposure to sunlight?
Yes the direct sunlight will be harmful to oil painting. The only time an oil painting should be exposed to direct sunlight is when it should be bleached.


That only occurs when the whites are so yellowed that they aren't white anymore. The sun will bleach the whites. The yellowing only occurs in Flake white paints not the newer Titanium whites.Are oil paintings vulnerable to exposure to sunlight?
Never hang art or even reproductions of art in direct sunlight, and keeping them away from bright light is even a good idea. Even archival colorfast pigment will succumb to the damage that UV light can cause.
The answer is yes.





Although I have heard that if an oil is exposed to light and fades some bringing it back to the shade will sort of restore it.





Not sure if it is true.
All paintings are vulnerable to light. Watercolor more than oils. It is best to hang art where it will not get direct sunlight.