Animal Paintings
1960s American Impressionist Animal Paintings
Panel, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Watercolor, Sumi Ink, Mulberry Paper
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Animal Paintings
Pastel, Paper
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Surrealist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Animal Paintings
Tar, Canvas
2010s Animal Paintings
Ink, Watercolor
2010s Other Art Style Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Ink, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Watercolor, Paper
1950s Modern Animal Paintings
Charcoal
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Ink, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Artist Comments
Artist Emil Morhardt captures a sanderling scurrying along the edge of incoming surf. "In a second, he'll turn around and follow ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Ink, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Ink, Watercolor
2010s Modern Animal Paintings
Ink, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Ink, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Watercolor, Ink
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Ink, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Ink, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Ink, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Animal Paintings
Panel, Oil
20th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Artist Comments
"No bad days with a dog, a ball, and a beach!" states artist Jeff Fleming. He describes his painting style as kinetic impressionism, embodying action, color and fun. "I started with a pencil sketch, then with gloved hands, applied oil paint using my fingers. Later, I added details using brushes and string. Once dried, I moved the piece to my studio floor where I whisked paint in authoritative strokes - a technique that replicates splashing."
About the Artist
Artist Jeff Fleming uses fingerpainting to create exuberant portraits of dogs. Growing up in Southern California, Jeff was first introduced to fingerpainting in kindergarten. He painted through high school and college and won several art awards, including Best of Show in a city wide student competition. After graduating with a degree in journalism and advertising, he went to work as an art director. For the next 40 years, he created print, radio and television ads for a number of top agencies. "After retiring in 2019, the clouds of stress and pressure cleared and allowed me to set my creative energy free," says Jeff. He began developing new techniques focused on the excitement and energy of painting. Today, he uses a variety of methods and tools, including fingerpainting wearing nitrile gloves, traditional paint brushes, bamboo shish kebab sticks, kite string, spraypaint and splattering. While working, Jeff always listens to music, including Broadway musicals, dance music and rhythmic Hawaiian tunes.
Words that describe this painting: dog, animal, impressionism, Iris Scott...
21st Century and Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Late 19th Century Animal Paintings
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1980s Symbolist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Board, Gouache
2010s Abstract Expressionist Animal Paintings
Metal
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
Late 19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
"The Galapágos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) is the same genus and size as the North American Red-tailed Hawk, but a little darker," explains artist Emil Morhard...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Panel, Oil
Artist Comments
An adorable puppy pile in playful shades of green, brown, blue, and yellow. Artist Jaime Ellsworth created subtle textures and ...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Animal Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
"These two long-billed curlews are gazing at us with an unmistakable curiosity," says artist Emil Morhardt. "Like many shorebirds, when I sat on the beach qui...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Animal Paintings
Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Ink, Oil, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil, Panel, Graphite
1910s Realist Animal Paintings
Watercolor
1820s American Realist Animal Paintings
Engraving, Handmade Paper
Artist Comments
A close-up view of two ducks looking astutely at the viewer. "There's something highly engaging, and perhaps a little unsettling, about the way these young fe...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
1930s Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Animal Paintings
Ink, India Ink, Mixed Media, Paint, Paper
1970s Modern Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Watercolor, Gouache
2010s Pop Art Animal Paintings
Enamel
17th Century Baroque Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
Animal Paintings for Sale
Animal paintings depict the beauty and power of nature in an elegant way that can complement any room. Interacting with animals has long captured the imagination and has been interpreted in diverse artistic media.
Some of the oldest works of art have included animals, such as a cave painting found in Indonesia dating back more than 45,500 years that shows a wild pig in red ocher pigment. Animals have continued to appear in every era and style of art, from realism to Pop art and everything in between.
Some paintings portray animals in their natural habitat, highlighting the majesty of wild creatures roaming the plains, forests and jungles. These paintings often feature deer, tigers, wild mustangs and other wildlife. Others focus on domestic animals such as dogs — pay a visit to the Museum of the Dog if you don’t believe us — as well as cats and how they interact with the world and their owners.
Picking the right animal painting for a room — as well as knowing how to arrange your new wall art — can take time. But, in the end, it will tastefully reflect your interests and passions. While an expansive landscape painting helps open up a small space, hanging a horse painting in a den shows a love for equine culture and can invite interesting conversation.
There is animal art to fit every collection on 1stDibs. Explore a wide selection of animal paintings and animal prints in a range of styles and designs to match any home or office.