Animal Paintings
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Symbolist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Post-Modern Animal Paintings
Oil, Wood
2010s Minimalist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Wood, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1990s Modern Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
1970s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Ink, Pen, Watercolor
Artist Comments
A robin bird nestles among lush green foliage and bright red berries. The bird’s vivid orange chest and curious gaze exude charming qualities. Deep black and ...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Acrylic
20th Century Modern Animal Paintings
Oil, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Ink, Pen
19th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1990s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Mid-19th Century Animal Paintings
Oil
1940s Modern Animal Paintings
Paper, Oil Pastel
1970s Animal Paintings
Oil
1950s Modern Animal Paintings
Board, Plaster, Oil
1980s Other Art Style Animal Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
1960s Modern Animal Paintings
Paper, Charcoal
20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
1650s Modern Animal Paintings
Paper, Pastel
Artist Comments
Celebrating the transition of summer into fall, featuring a white fox in a field of golden and rust colored chrysanthemums. This painting is part of a series ...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
1940s Animal Paintings
Board, Gouache
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Artist Comments
"This painting depicts a pair of cheerful woodland creatures," explains artist Kira Yustak. "Two chipmunks scamper around on a log in the forest. It's a great...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Animal Paintings
Acrylic
19th Century Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
17th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s American Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Panel
18th Century Animal Paintings
Watercolor, Engraving
20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings
Thread, Acrylic, Screen
19th Century Animal Paintings
Textile
21st Century and Contemporary Animal Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
1990s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Mixed Media, Graphite
1950s Expressionist Animal Paintings
Acrylic, Board
Late 19th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
19th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
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
2010s Expressionist Animal Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
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
1980s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil
1880s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Modern Animal Paintings
Masonite, Ink, 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.