Animal Paintings
Artist Comments
A pair of little woodpeckers perch on opposite sides of a branch, busy probing the small holes they've made for fresh tree sap. The intricate features of their plumage and the textured bark create a striking contrast against the stark white background. Rendered in vibrant colors and fine detail, artist Emil Morhardt brings this charming scene to life.
About the Artist
Emil Morhardt is an acrylic painter from Santa Barbara, California who expresses his passion for birds through realistic acrylic paintings. He paints at home in a studio room that has large windows and a north-facing view of the mountains. He observes the animals from this window, watching roadrunners, foxes, bobcats, deer, and coyote run by. Surrounded by this wildlife, Emil paints bird portraits reminiscent of those by artist John James Audubon. He bases his paintings off hundreds of photographs he takes of birds in the wild and at wildlife recovery centers. Emil captures the freedom and inquisitiveness that birds display...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
1950s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Animal Paintings
Paper, Silk, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Acrylic, Board
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Lacquer, Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Animal Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
20th Century Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Outsider Art Animal Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
19th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
19th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
1750s Old Masters Animal Paintings
Oil
Late 18th Century English School Animal Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1980s Symbolist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
1980s Symbolist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Animal Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Post-Modern Animal Paintings
Permanent Marker, Acrylic
Early 20th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1940s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
Mid-18th Century Rococo Animal Paintings
Ink, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Watercolor, Sumi Ink, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
Early 1700s Old Masters Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Post-Modern Animal Paintings
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
19th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Gouache, Archival Paper
2010s Outsider Art Animal Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Minimalist Animal Paintings
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
1990s Pop Art Animal Paintings
Ink, Watercolor, Permanent Marker
19th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Pop Art Animal Paintings
Acrylic, Magazine Paper, Canvas
Late 19th Century Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Modern Animal Paintings
Paper, Ink
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
1980s Animal Paintings
Watercolor, Paper
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
2010s Post-Modern Animal Paintings
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
19th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
1850s Victorian Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Minimalist Animal Paintings
Permanent Marker
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil, Panel
1980s Abstract Expressionist Animal Paintings
Acrylic, Paper
20th Century Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Animal Paintings
Wood Panel, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
Early 1900s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Watercolor, Sumi Ink, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
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.