Animal Paintings
Artist Comments
Artist Jessica JH Roller paints a portrait of a charming pair of long-bodied dogs. She draws inspiration from the jolly pet daschunds of her friend. Jessica's...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Animal Paintings
Acrylic
20th Century Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Animal Paintings
Paper, Gouache
1930s Animal Paintings
Oil
18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings
Glass, Resin, Oil, Wood Panel
Mid-20th Century English School Animal Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
20th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel, Mixed Media
Mid-19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
A coin-operated horse ride evokes memories of simpler times. With just a quarter, it opens the imagination and offers a glimpse into the Wild West. The artwor...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Animal Paintings
Acrylic
20th Century Naturalistic Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
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
1930s Animal Paintings
Oil
1860s Victorian Animal Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1860s English School Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas
Early 20th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Oil
1990s Romantic Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media, Color Pencil
2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Late 20th Century Other Art Style Animal Paintings
Paper, Watercolor, Pigment
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Board, Oil
2010s Pop Art Animal Paintings
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic
1790s Old Masters Animal Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1850s Victorian Animal Paintings
Wood Panel, Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1830s Folk Art Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-19th Century English School Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings
Glass, Resin, Oil, Panel
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Enamel
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1990s Romantic Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1760s Old Masters Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Monarch butterflies amidst white fluff, in pink, yellow, orange, and red, flying about merrily in a bright blue sky. Their colorful wings fluttering in every ...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Naturalistic Animal Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
Artist Comments
A herd of bison descends a mist-shrouded mountain, embodying majesty and resilience. Erratic brushstrokes and bold applications of paint create a dynamic visu...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary 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
Artist Comments
Artist Heather Foster encountered this inquisitive subject while painting en plein air. "This nosy California girl wanted to be front and center to see what t...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
Late 19th Century English School Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Expressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard, Giclée
18th Century English School Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Symbolist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century English School Animal Paintings
Oil
1890s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Artist Comments
This painting was inspired by the simple joy of watching hummingbirds flit and play among the flowers in artist Karen Barton's garden. Two birds hover at the ...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Acrylic
1840s Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
19th Century English School Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Artist Comments
A red fox curls up on the snow, its fiery coat glowing against the icy background. Bold strokes capture the texture of its thick fur. The painting radiates both...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
20th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel, Wood
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Other Art Style Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Panel, Oil
Early 1900s Victorian 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.