Animal Paintings
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
A beautiful lotus pond flourishes on artist Guigen Zha's contemporary piece. Reinterpreting Chen Hongshu's Lotus and Mandarin Ducks ...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Artist Comments
"This horse was just one in the midst of a crowd at the Santa Fe rodeo - a group that was waiting in the pens behind the action," shares artist Heather Foster...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Post-Modern Animal Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Permanent Marker
Artist Comments
"The iconic powder-blue lifeguard tower with a patriotic flag waving, stands tall on the wide Southern California beach," describes artist John Jaster. A life...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
The bison and the beetle have a prehistoric elegance about them that I thought would compliment each other perfectly. Symbolically, both represent life and mortality, which has been on my mind lately. To Native Americans, bison are symbolic of sacred life and abundance. And in ancient greek mythology the beetle became revered as a symbol of rebirth and immortality -- its daily journey across the sky became an allegory of human life. The Wallpaper collection is a juxtaposition of masculine meets feminine. I wanted to create a unique series that stands apart from traditional nature paintings, where the wild and somewhat prehistoric aspects of my animals featured contrast against their delicate backdrops. In addition to this, many of my paintings are created with a little bit of underlying symbolism usually sparked from a world event or life moment that I am experiencing. I concentrate on this theme as a therapeutic mantra throughout the creation of the painting. For each painting, different techniques and layers of design are implemented when creating the wall paper effect. To keep the patterns consistent I create a stencil to outline the shapes of my hummingbirds, bugs and fish, and then I hand paint each shape individually. In the areas where I wanted a little more chaos, I would forgo the stencil and eyeball each design. My animals are always painted first, and then I layout the design around them.
About the Artist
Australian-born Alana Clumeck...
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
1960s Abstract Expressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Watercolor, Gouache
19th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Animal Paintings
Ink, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
Late 20th Century Contemporary Animal Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
1930s French School Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s American Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Mixed Media, Board
Artist Comments
In this fantastical jungle scene, artist Miranda Gamel uses tigers as a symbol of strength and leadership. "Placing the tigers in the fire is meant to bring c...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
19th Century Romantic Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1940s Modern Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Animal Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Oil
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
1970s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Board
Artist Comments
This painting is of a black swallowtail butterfly. The butterfly is painted larger than life to show all of the detail. It has a mystical quality as the butterfly seems to float above the garden with a few stars beginning to appear on a lavender sky.
About the Artist
Kira Yustak paints fantastical scenes that come from her childhood memories, dreams, and the natural world. Each piece feels like part of a larger narrative of an alternative reality, rendered in a style she describes as comic realism. She feels art must trigger something inside the viewer’s soul.Kira currently lives in New Jersey and finds inspiration in the work of Lowbrow, Folk, and Surrealist artists.
Words that describe this painting: butterfly, insect, garden, stars, wings, animals, representational, acrylic painting, purple
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Naturalistic Animal Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Century American Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
19th Century Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Romantic Animal Paintings
Oil
19th Century Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
1970s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1870s Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Other Art Style Animal Paintings
Acrylic
19th Century Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Barbizon School Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
1930s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars
1890s English School 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.