Animal Paintings
19th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Artist Comments
A pair of sandhill cranes stand on opposite sides, their intense eyes seemingly watching each other's backs. Their stoic stance accentuates as the pond they inhabit fades into the grayish rainy mist of California's Central Valley in early winter. Rendered with a loose, watercolor-like technique, the birds' portrayal carries an expressive touch.
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
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Silk, Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper, Carbon Pencil
Late 20th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1880s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Metal
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Expressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Expressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Oil
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1880s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
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
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Mixed Media, Board
1990s Expressionist Animal Paintings
Masonite, Oil
Mid-20th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Silk, Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper, Carbon Pencil
Early 20th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Masonite, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
1950s Expressionist Animal Paintings
Acrylic, Board
2010s Expressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Wood, Oil
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Copper
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Panel
Late 20th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
1890s Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Linen
Late 19th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil
1940s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
2010s Expressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Expressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
1990s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Expressionist 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.