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Art Subject: Animal
Cuckoo Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
409
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2025
Style: Classic Art
Title: Cuckoo
Size: 12 x 16 inch, ...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Big Red Bug - Gyotaku Red Lobster Painting on Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
Locals know them as "bugs". A small bug is a one pound lobster. Artist Jeff Conroy was able to print this "bug" - a behemoth weighing in at almost 8 pounds aptly named "Big Bug". The artist uses a style of gyotaku printing which uses various inks directly on a fish (or in this case, a lobster) and then "prints" it to paper. Here he has used acrylic to print this monster on mulberry paper. This work is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options.
Jeff Conroy
Big Red Bug...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Blue Jay Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
405
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2025
Style: Classic Art
Title: Blue Jay
Size: 12 x 16 inch,...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Surrealist Fantasy Creatures
Located in Houston, TX
Surrealist etching of fantasy creatures, 2005. Signed lower center.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival p...
Category
Early 2000s Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Etching
Puissance, Horse Drawing, Charcoal and graphite on Fabriano paper, white frame
Located in Dallas, TX
Puissance is a beautiful and unique charcoal drawing on paper of a dynamic horse. The Fabriano paper is a high quality watercolor grade set in a custom white wood frame, all archival...
Category
2010s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
Koi Island, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Challenging conventional still-life pieces, artist Dwight Smith paints a contemporary koi pond with metal screws in the center. "Industrial or organic, animat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Drawings and Water...
Materials
Watercolor
House Sparrow Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
402
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2025
Style: Classic Art
Title: House Sparrow
Size: 12 x 16 ...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Yellow Cardinal Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
400
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2025
Style: Classic Art
Title: Yellow Cardinal
Size: 12 x 1...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Gold Finch Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
399
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2025
Style: Classic Art
Title: Goldfinch
Size: 12 x 16 inch...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Woodpecker, realist animal portrait, watercolor and gouache
By Dina Brodsky
Located in New York, NY
Dina Brodsky is a contemporary realist miniaturist painter and curator known for her detailed drawings of architecture, trees, and wildlife. Her miniatures carry with them the tradit...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Cardinal Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
397
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2025
Style: Classic Art
Title: Cardinal
Size: 12 x 16 inch,...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Great Tit Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
395
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2025
Style: Classic Art
Title: Great Tit
Size: 12 x 16 inch...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Wren Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
394
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2025
Style: Classic Art
Title: Wren
Size: 12 x 16 inch, (3...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Gold Finch Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
393
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2025
Style: Classic Art
Title: Gold Finch
Size: 12 x 16 inc...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Things are Looking Up" Charcoal Drawing
Located in Denver, CO
Tammy Liu-Haller's "Things are Looking Up" is an original, handmade charcoal and graphite drawing that depicts a fox in profile looking upwards towards the s...
Category
2010s Photorealist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
Three Fish Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Three Fish Watercolor on Paper
Lively watercolor of three fish by unknown Japanese artist "Eichito" (20th Century). The fish are swimming from left to...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Jersey Girl" Graphite Drawing
Located in Denver, CO
Tammy Liu-Haller's "Jersey Girl" is an original, handmade charcoal and graphite drawing that depicts a cow in profile.
Category
2010s Photorealist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
"The Oracle" Framed Hand-Drawn Chicken Illustration
Located in Westport, CT
This small original hand-drawn illustration by Elizabeth Iadicicco is made with illustration marker, pen, and matte and metallic gold colored pencil on Strathmore marker paper. The d...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pen, Permanent Marker, Color Pencil
Swallows and stars -turkey feather back and white abstract composition on paper
Located in New York, NY
American artist Chris Maynard gives homage to nature through the plumage of birds -using feathers acquired from legal sources such as zoos and private aviaries all naturally shed by ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper
Two Black Drums - Japanese Style Gyotaku Painting on Mulberry Paper of Two Fish
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
Artist Jeff Conroy is an avid fisherman. He is also an accomplished artist. He brought these two disciplines together by learning the art of Gyotaku Painting. After having caught ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper
H.C. Babington - 1980 Watercolour, Scimitar-Horned Oryx
Located in Corsham, GB
With watercolour. Bears signature, date and title. Presented in a card mount and in a bird's eye maple veneer frame. On wove.
Category
20th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Crouching Leopard drawing by British 20th Century artist Elsie Marian Henderson
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Elsie Marian Henderson (British, 1880-1967)
Crouching Leopard
Charcoal and pastel on paper
8 x 12.1/8 in. (20.3 x 30.8 cm.)
Provenance: The estate of the artist
Sally Hunter Fine Art, London
Elsie Marian Henderson was born in Eastbourne in Sussex and with the encouragement of her mother, a keen amateur painter, she attended the South Kensington Schools before studying at the Slade School of Fine Art between 1903 and 1905. She continued her art education in Paris and in 1916, after returning to London she enrolled at the Chelsea Polytechnic, where she was taught lithography by the artist Francis Ernest Jackson...
Category
20th Century English School Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel
Dina Brodsky, Egret, Realist oil paint on mylar animal miniature, 2018
By Dina Brodsky
Located in New York, NY
Dina Brodsky's realist oil on mylar animal miniature, "Egret," 2018, depicts an Egret preening itself, its neck arched elegantly as it reaches for its furthest wings. The bird's bril...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mylar, Oil
Two Love Birds II, Animal Art, Original Gold Leaf Bird Art, 3D Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Sally-Ann Johns’ striking work often depicts everyday birds and animals, sometimes portraits, displayed in a unique and exciting way. Set into a gold lined box, they conjure images o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold Leaf
An English scene of a Donkey and Rabbits in a field, with wild flowers
Located in Woodbury, CT
A wonderful English watercolor painting depicting A Donkey, Lambs and a Robin in a stable the night before Christmas..
This piece was drawn ...
Category
1990s Romantic Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Neapolitan - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus on Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
Chabellard - Signed & Framed Mid 20th Century Watercolour, Hung Pheasant
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine watercolour depiction of game handing on a brick wall.
The artwork is full of radiant, deep colour, and truly captures the form of the pheasant in a highly detailed manner.
...
Category
20th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Three Little Cats - China Ink Drawing by L.-E- Lambert - 1890 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful drawing by the painter Eugène-Louis Lambert, famous for his representations of animals.
Lambert was a pupil of Eugène Delacroix, who financed his studies, and of Paul Dela...
Category
1890s Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Christmas Winter English watercolor of a Robin on a holly bush
By Ella Bruce
Located in Woodbury, CT
An outstanding painting by author and painter Ella Bruce. This watercolor is of the finest quality and shows the skill of the painter to the full. A vibrant and unique piece. The white highlights are painted in gouache or body color, which gives the piece great depth and and added level of quality.
This and the others from the collection were Im sure painted for Christmas or Holiday cards...
Category
1970s Victorian Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Contemporary, sentimental painting of a Terrier with graphite drawings
Located in Charleston, US
"Kinda a Terrier" a sentimental dog painting by Robert Zakanitch a founder of the Pattern and Decoration movement of the 1970's believes in painting subjects of beauty with delicate ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Graphite
Original Pastel Drawing of Horse Race at Royal Ascot 2002 with Golan & Nayef
Located in Preston, GB
Original Pastel Drawing on Paper of Horse Race at Royal Ascot 2002 with Golan & Nayef
Art measures 25 x 18 inches
Frame measures 33 x 26 inches
Nayef was pipped by Golan in the 2...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Pastel
Raven 2, realist gouache on paper miniature bird portrait, 2023
By Dina Brodsky
Located in New York, NY
We are thrilled to present one of our first works on paper of 2023 by Dina Brodsky - the striking Raven, in her signature tondo format. Like most of her miniature works, the charm ex...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Lioness - Pastel Drawing by Marino Lenci - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Lioness is an artwork realized by Marino Lenci (Naples 1874 - 1939).
Pastel on paper.
Signed at the bottom to the left.
36 x 36 cm, not framed.
Good conditions.
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Christmas Winter English watercolor of a Robin with holly and berries
By Ella Bruce
Located in Woodbury, CT
An outstanding painting by author and painter Ella Bruce. This watercolor is of the finest quality and shows the skill of the painter to the full. A vibrant and unique piece. The white highlights are painted in gouache or body color, which gives the piece great depth and and added level of quality.
This and the others from the collection were Im sure painted for Christmas or Holiday cards...
Category
1970s Victorian Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Hummingbird Augury: Cobalt Blue Pastel Drawing on Handmade Paper w/ Gold Stars
Located in Hudson, NY
Hummingbird Augury (Circular Cobalt Blue Pastel Drawing of Golden Hummingbird and Stars on Indian Handmade Cotton Paper by Kahn & Selesnick)
11 inch diameter unframed
pastel, conte c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Pastel, Handmade Paper, Graphite
"The Heart Of America VI" Bison Bull Buffalo Charcoal Drawing, Steffen Bue
By Steffen Bue
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Charcoal drawing of a bison bull by Steffen Bue. This portrait of a bison bull is part of Steffen Bue's "The Heart of America" series, an intimate exploration of the bison bull, a cr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Handmade Paper
Reunion - Japanese Style Gyotaku Painting of Koi on Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
In Japan they are known as Nishikigoi, or living jewels. These brilliantly colored varieties of the Amur carp have been selectively bred by family owned fisheries for generations. Wh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper
George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Birds
Located in Richmond, GB
George Edwards: ""A History of Uncommon Birds"", 1749-1761.
A prominent English naturalist and ornithologist, George Edwards (1694 -1773) is best known for his work, ""A Natural His...
Category
18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving
Blue Blood - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of a Multi-Colored Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extraordinary dimensionality. By printing it on Mulberry paper, which mimics the swirl of water, the artist achieves a beautiful aesthetic. The artwork is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options.
Jeff Conroy
Blue Blood...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
Cat Family on a Couch - Handsigned Original Ink Drawing
By Laszlo Tibay
Located in Paris, IDF
Laszlo TIBAY
Cat Family On a Couch
Original India ink and lavish drawing
Handsigned
Bearing the stamp of the artist
On light board 40x 30cm (c. 14 x 11.8inch)
Excellent condition
Category
2010s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink
Vulture - Pencil and Pastel Drawing by Jane Le Soudier - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vulture is an original drawing in pencil and pastel realized Jane Le Soudier (1885-1976). with the monogram of the artist's name on the lower right. The state of preservation of the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Pencil
The One That Didn't Get Away (Mahi-mahi) Watercolor by Chet Reneson, Fishing Art
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Chet Reneson (American, Born 1934)
Signed: Reneson (Lower, Right)
" The One That Didn't Get Away " (Mahi-mahi)
Watercolor on Paper
22 1/2" x 30 1/4"
" For Wanda - The One That Didn't Get Away - Chet " (Lower, Left)
Stapled to backing along top outermost edger but in otherwise excellent original condition.
Reneson’s work has been featured on the covers of Sporting Classics, Gray’s Sporting Journal, Sports Afield and several others. He is a past member of the Old Lyme Art Association and the Connecticut Watercolor Association. He was the Atlantic Salmon...
Category
20th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Welsh Section A Stallion Wales Native Heritage Horse Breed Original Drawing
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Elin Siân Blake.
Welsh ( b.1981).
Welsh Section A Stallion.
Ink On Paper.
Signed Lower Right.
Image size 8.5 inches x 10.4 inches ( 21.5cm x 26.5cm ).
Frame size 16.5 inches x 18.1 inches ( 42cm x 46cm ).
Available for sale; this original drawing in ink is by the contemporary Welsh artist Elin Sian Blake.
The drawing is presented and supplied in a glazed sympathetic frame (which is shown in these photographs) and is supplied ready to hang and display.
The drawing is signed lower right.
Elin Siân Blake is a contemporary Brecon-based artist, originally from the South Wales valleys, whose work delves deeply into the rich tapestry of Welsh heritage. Through various mediums, she creates poignant reflections of societal and cultural issues that have shaped the Welsh identity.
Born in 1981, Elin Siân Blake began producing commissioned artwork from an early age, focussing on the traditional Welsh ponies and landscapes of her childhood. She was particularly inspired by the agricultural and equestrian events she attended. As a teenager she spent all her spare money on art supplies. Blake graduated from the University of Glamorgan in 2002 with a degree in graphic design and illustration, but quickly realised that she wanted to create conventional paintings, rather than producing digital images. She then spent several years living on the road in vintage vehicles, painting the scenes and characters she encountered on her travels.
Blake taught herself oil painting using library...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Study on a Mouse - Drawing by Augusto Monari - 1935
Located in Roma, IT
Study on a Mouse is a Drawing in pencil realized by Augusto Monari in 1935.
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted through confident strokes in a well-balanced composition.
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Christmas Winter English watercolor of a Robin standing on a garden fork handle
By Ella Bruce
Located in Woodbury, CT
An outstanding painting by author and painter Ella Bruce. This watercolor is of the finest quality and shows the skill of the painter to the full. A vibrant and unique piece. The white highlights are painted in gouache or body color, which gives the piece great depth and and added level of quality.
This and the others from the collection were Im sure painted for Christmas or Holiday cards...
Category
1970s Victorian Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Hugo Anton Fisher Setter in a Landscape
Located in San Francisco, CA
Hugo Anton Fisher: 1854-1916. Well listed American artist, mostly associated with California and New York. He has auction results over $38,000. This fabulous watercolor with a setter...
Category
Late 19th Century American Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Yellow Bird Akimbo, contemporary realist gouache miniature animal portrait
By Dina Brodsky
Located in New York, NY
Dina Brodsky's realist miniature gouache painting, Yellow Bird Akimbo, is kinetic and visceral. Clinging to diverging branches, the little yellow shock of a bird is caught betwixt an...
Category
2010s American Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Eileen Soper - 20th Century British pencil drawing of Lizards
By Eileen Soper
Located in London, GB
EILEEN SOPER
(1905-1990)
Lizards
Pencil
Unframed
8 by 9 cm., 3 by 3 ½ in.
(mount size 20 by 20.5 cm., 8 by 8 ¼ in.)
Provenance:
The artist’s estate;
Chris Beetles, London;
Privat...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Big Turquoise Bug - Gyotaku Lobster Painting in Blue on Marbled Mulberry Paper
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
Locals know them as "bugs". A small bug is a one pound lobster. Artist Jeff Conroy was able to print this "bug" - a behemoth weighing in at almost 8 pounds aptly named "Big Bug". ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Mustang Horse Drawing
Located in Soquel, CA
Masterful sketch of a mustang horse by Laurence Sassoon (American, 1928-2015). This piece is unsigned, but was acquired from David Sassoon, the artist's son, and is initialed "DS" on verso as an indication of authenticity. Presented in a new black mat with foamcore backing. Image size: 7"H x 9"W.
Laurence Sisson, was a student of Herbert Barnett (1910-1972), he was one of America's preeminent realist painters today. His work may be found in the permanent collections of museums nationwide including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Portland Museum of Art, Maine.
Laurence Sisson painted landscapes for sixty years. He was known for his paintings of the Maine coast...
Category
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Permanent Marker
Vigilant Fox - The psyche of the fox -
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Friedrich Deiker (1838 Wetzlar - 1892 Düsseldorf). Vigilant fox. Pencil drawing on brown paper, 18 × 29.5 cm (inside measurement), 31.5 x 43.5 cm (mount), signed and dated "Deiker [18]54" at lower right.
- a little bit stained, with a light water stain at lower right
About the artwork
Carl Friedrich Deiker's consummate ability to depict animals is already evident in this early work. He brought a whole new psychological dimension to animal painting, so that one could literally speak of animal portraits.
The naturalistic appearance of the fox alone makes it seem alive. Every strand of muscle, even every hair, is captured, which requires an intensive artistic study of animal anatomy and physiology. But the fox's real liveliness comes not from its natural appearance, but from its internal movement: Stretched out, it has been brought out of rest. It turns around and, with its ears pricked up, looks intently in the direction from which it has seen something. His mouth is slightly open and his pointed teeth are bared, as if he were growling. Tension gradually takes hold of his whole body. While the hind legs were still in a relaxed position, closely observed by Deiker, one front leg was already raised, ready to begin a rising movement. The fox seems so alarmed with all its senses that one gets the impression that, at any moment, its tail will move jerkily and the animal will jump up.
While wild animals have traditionally been portrayed as beasts or anthropomorphised, often for caricatural purposes, Deiker explores their inherent nature by attempting to capture their psychic impulses. The wild animal is neither bestial nor human, but a creature in its own right, valued by Deiker for its own sake. In this way, he brought the dignity of the animal into representation and raised animal painting to a whole new artistic level.
About the artist
Carl Friedrich Deiker was the son of the drawing teacher Christian Friedrich Deiker and the younger brother of the animal painter Johannes Deiker. In addition to the family art lessons, Christian Friedrich shared a studio with his brother Johannes at Braunfels Castle, Deiker attended the drawing academy in Hanau, and from 1858 he was a student at the Karlsruhe Art Academy, where he studied under the landscape painter Johann Wilhelm Schirmer. Carl Friedrich Deiker was already in demand as an artist during his first year: Grand Duke Frederick I of Baden, Margrave Max of Baden and Grand Duke Michael of Russia bought hunting scenes by him.
In 1859 he went on a study trip to the Reinhardswald. Just as the Barbizon School had rediscovered the landscape, Deiker opened up the forest for animal painting.
From 1861-64 Deiker had his own studio in Karlsruhe, then moved to Düsseldorf, where his brother Johannes followed four years later. Deiker married a daughter of the landscape painter Karl Hilger and remained in Düsseldorf until his death.
In 1868 he finally achieved international fame with his painting 'Pursued Noble Deer' and was regarded as a virtuoso new founder of animal painting.
"Deiker brought for the first time a truly great artistic quality to animal painting [...]".
- Hans Vollmer
From 1870 he participated in the academic art exhibitions in Berlin, Dresden, Munich and Hanover. He was also very busy as an illustrator. He drew for the Gartenlaube, the Salon, the Universum, and produced many of the finely illustrated hunting and animal books of the period. He also worked as a printmaker, while his oil paintings circulated as reprints by Franz Dinger.
From 1865 to 1892 Deiker was a member of the artists' association Malkasten.
Carl Friedrich Deiker's life's work was honoured with a large posthumous memorial exhibition at the Düsseldorf Kunsthalle in 1892.
His son Carl Deiker, born in 1879, also became a painter.
Selection of art museums that own works by Carl Friedrich Deiker:
Hamburger Kunsthalle / Kunsthalle Karlsruhe / Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf / Wallraff Richartz Cologne.
Selected Bibliography
H. Schmidt: Johannes and...
Category
1850s Naturalistic Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Grape of Wrath - Gyotaku Style Japanese Sumi Ink Painting, Large Purple Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A Gyo-Tako print of large octopus is seen here in Jeff Conroy's work entitled "Grapes of Wrath". To achieve this remarkable painting, the artist inks...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper
Christmas Winter English watercolor of two turtle doves on a snow covered tree
By Ella Bruce
Located in Woodbury, CT
An outstanding painting by author and painter Ella Bruce. This watercolor is of the finest quality and shows the skill of the painter to the full. A vibrant and unique piece. The white highlights are painted in gouache or body color, which gives the piece great depth and an added level of quality.
This and the others from the collection were I'm sure painted for Christmas or Holiday cards...
Category
1970s Victorian Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Cute Baby Cats - Handsigned Original Ink Drawing
By Laszlo Tibay
Located in Paris, IDF
Laszlo TIBAY
Cute Baby Cats
Original India ink and lavish drawing
Handsigned
Bearing the stamp of the artist
On light board 40 x 30cm (c. 14 x 11.8inch)
Excellent condition
Category
2010s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink
Christmas Winter English watercolor of a Robin on a holly bush
By Ella Bruce
Located in Woodbury, CT
An outstanding painting by author and painter Ella Bruce. This watercolor is of the finest quality and shows the skill of the painter to the full. A vibrant and unique piece. The whi...
Category
1970s Victorian Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Long-tailed Tit bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
391
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2024
Style: Classic Art
Title: Long-tailed tit
Size: 12 x 1...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Hoppoe bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
390
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2024
Style: Classic Art
Title: Hoopoe
Size: 12 x 16 inch, ...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Wren Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
385
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan,
Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
Year: 2024
Style: Classic Art
Title: Wren
Size: 12 x 16 inch, (3...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
