Animal Paintings
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
1930s American Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil
Early 2000s Photorealist Animal Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Gold Leaf
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Modern Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1780s Other Art Style Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Animal Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Wax, Oil
1910s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1950s Surrealist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Animal Paintings
Acrylic, Board
Mid-19th Century Barbizon School Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
1930s Cubist Animal Paintings
Acrylic Polymer, Gouache
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper
2010s Expressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Artist Comments
A grey bird swoops past a dog and dives into a berry bush in artist Jaime Ellsworth's playful piece. The playful work captures the whimsical sense of their un...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Animal Paintings
Acrylic
1940s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Wood, Spray Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s American Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings
Acrylic, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil, Board
1990s Expressionist Animal Paintings
Masonite, Oil
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Animal Paintings
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Animal Paintings
Canvas, Tempera
2010s Pop Art Animal Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
1850s Victorian Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings
Wood, Oil, Acrylic
1890s Italian School Animal Paintings
Oil, Wood
20th Century American Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
"This is a loosely painted scene based on a visit to a ranch in Stanley, New Mexico," shares artist Heather Foster. "I think they thought I was going to feed them. Sometimes a group of cattle will see me and run away like they imagine I'm thinking about burgers. But this group was curious and started towards me, with the ones in the distance moving at a quick pace, worried that they might miss out on something. Then we just paused & looked at each other for a bit." Heather captured the moment with her painting vividly portraying the scene. The cattle stand with inquisitive gazes before her. A bright underpainting shows through exemplifying the heat of the day and the amusing instance.
About the Artist
Artist Heather Foster captures an enduring image of the West. She paints the dramatic landscapes and stalwart animals she encounters on her adventures to ranches and rodeos. Heather says she has always known she wanted to be an artist. As a child, she spent her weekends and summers riding the bus into Philadelphia to attend art classes at Philadelphia College of Art, Moore College of Art, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Over the years, she's moved around the country quite a bit and done many jobs - everything from driving a pedicab (a giant tricycle that transports passengers) to art restoration and conservation (for one project, she unstretched and then restretched a $17 million painting that would not fit through the door of the buyer's house). The one constant though, no matter where she lived or what side jobs she held, she always made space and time to paint. Today, she works from a home studio in Santa Fe, painting from thousands of reference photographs she shoots on her travels. Her artwork has been featured in the magazines Southwest Art, American Art Collector, and Western Art Collector, and published in the books Art Journey New Mexico and The Book of the Horse.
Words that describe this painting: ranch, cattle, cow, herd, animal, western, country, countryside, panoramic, New Mexico, impressionism, animals, landscape, western, acrylic painting, purple
Gathering on the Plains...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Animal Paintings
Glass, Wood, Acrylic
18th Century Animal Paintings
Watercolor, Engraving
19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Expressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
20th Century Contemporary Animal Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Masonite, 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.




