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Figurative Oil Painting On Canvas With Birds. "Yellow Symphony 2"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
This horizontal painting on canvas contains several layers of color, with textures and transparencies, representing a dreamlike scene where fantastic animals and humans in yellow and...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Arabian White Horse prancing in Landscape, huge original oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Arabian Horse in Landscape British School, late 20th century oil on canvas, framed canvas: 25.5 x 37 inches framed: 31 x 41 inches the painting is in overall very good and sound cond...
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20th Century Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mediterranean Patterns Diptych, Red & Green Abstract Gestures, Modern Seascape
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Autumn Riders and Red Wing Black Birds, 1993 - Horse & Riders in Landscape
Located in Beachwood, OH
Work sold to benefit the CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART Joseph B. O’Sickey (American, 1918–2013) Autumn Riders and Red Winged Black Birds, 1993 Oil ...
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1990s Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Hunt Slonem "Blue Ascension Easter" Metallic Butterflies
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Blue Ascension Easter" Metallic Butterflies Blue and white butterflies on a silver background Canvas 60 x 60 inches Unframed (framing options available) Hunt Slonem is...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Chinensis Parade Route
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Chinensis Parade Route Series: Bunnies Date: 2022 Medium: Oil on Canvas Unframed Dimensions: 48" x 48" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Victorian English 19th century farm yard scene with Shire Horses and a couple
Located in Woodbury, CT
William Edward Millner was born in 1849 in Lincolnshire, and was a Victorian painter of landscapes and rustic genre. He worked his entire life ...
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1870s Victorian Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Happy Helmet
Located in Dallas, TX
Artist: Ben Frost Title: Happy Helmet Size: 43 x 43" Original Australian contemporary artist Ben Frost is best known for his bold, irreverent Pop Art. His instantly recognizable ta...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Twilight Ascension Blue" White Butterflies & Golden Background Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Butterflies. This piece depicts delicate butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful golden landscape. Slonem trac...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

The Battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs - Monumental Mythological Oil Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
The battle depicted here takes place between the Lapiths and the Centaurs at the wedding feast of Pirithous to Hippodamia. Pirithous, the king of the Lapiths, had long clashed with ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Amble, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A solitary horse stands prominently against a cream-colored background. Created with multiple layers of oil paint, the artwork boasts a unique texture, reveal...

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21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Huge French Arts & Crafts Painting Shepherd & Flock in Landscape, Ornate Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School, mid 20th century indistinctly signed and dated lower right corner, inscribed into the paint. oil painting on wood panel, presented within highly ornate carved wood or...
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Mid-20th Century Art Nouveau Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Hunt Slonem "Magic Hutch" Black Outline Bunnies on White
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Magic Hutch" Bunnies on White Rabbits rendered in black on a white background. Unframed Hunt Slonem is a well-renowned American artist known for his neo-expressionist p...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Le Messager" Contemporary Mixed Media Rabbit on Canvas Framed
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Le Messager" is a framed mixed media work on canvas by Nathalie Boissonnault, depicting a rabbit holding a bright red heart shaped balloon. Boissonnault's technique of layering text...
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Hunt Slonem "Doves and Guardians" Blue Birds on Black and Silver Background
Located in Houston, TX
Doves in various shades of blue and white create perched lines atop a small black repetitive figure resembling the face of a spider monkey, known throughout Slonem’s oeuvre as "Guard...
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Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Two Koi
Located in Soquel, CA
Dramatic and colorful painting of two Koi. Circa 2000. Signed lower right corner "Linda H." Presented in white painted frame. Image size: 18"H x 36"W.
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Early 2000s Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Turn out The Lamp and Love Me Tonight - 21st Century. Contemporary, Modern Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

horses painting golden race
Located in Roma, GB
horses painting golden horse race Golden race painted in 14 years 6 canvases 7 meters long each 98 cm high 93x672cm 6 paintings canvases total ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

André Plumot, 1829 – 1906, Shepherds Couple with Herd in a River Landscape
Located in Knokke, BE
Plumot André Antwerp, Belgium 1829 – 1906 Belgian Painter Shepherds Couple with Herd in a River Landscape Signature: Signed bottom left and dated 1877 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: Image size 58,50 x 104,50 cm Biography: Plumot André (Plumot Andre) was born on February 10, 1829 in Antwerp, Belgium. He was a painter of genre scenes, interiors, animals, children and figures. In general, he painted interiors in 16th-17th century style. He was a student at the Academy of Fine Arts of Antwerp under master teacher and artist H. Van der Poorten. For a short time, he worked in N. de Keyser...
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Late 19th Century Romantic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dogs Attacking Foxes; Fox Hunt; Hunting Scene, Large Baroque Old Master, Jan Fyt
Located in Greven, DE
Jan Fyt Fox Hunt, Dogs attacking Foxes Large, decorative Baroque Painting by the Flemish Painter Jan Fyt. Provenance: London, Sotheby's 15 June 1983, lot 19 London, Sotheby's, 24 ...
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17th Century Baroque Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Elk in the Forest - Plein Aire Landscape in Acrylic on Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Elk in the Forest - Plein Aire Landscape in Acrylic on Board Lush Western landscape by California Plein Aire artist Nick White (American, 1943-2009). Several elk are grazing in a cl...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Young Man with Two Dogs in a Landscape - British Edwardian art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb British Edwardian figurative landscape oil painting is by noted animal artist Edwin Noble. Painted in 1904 it is a large and detailed painting of a young man, kneeling in a grassy thicket with his two dogs, a lurcher and terrier. He is restraining the dogs whilst his ferret goes down a rabbit hole in the hedgerow. Two dead rabbits are already lying on the grass beside them. Beyond is a county landscape of fields and trees. The young man in his stripped shirt and waistcoat and the two white dogs really stand out in the mass of greenery around them as do the white wild flowers at their feet. The detail and brushwork are superb. This is an excellent example of Edwin Noble's work as an animal painter in the Edwardian period and also depicts country pursuits. Signed and dated Edwin Noble 04 lower right. Provenance. From the collection of Derek Parker and Peter Wynne Morris, Interior designers, antique dealers and collectors over sixty years. Condition. Oil on canvas. Image size 50 inches by 40 inches and in good condition. Frame. Housed in a complementary frame, 54 inches by 44 inches and in good condition. John Edwin Noble (1876-1961). Painter and illustrator who worked as Edwin Noble. He was the son of the artist John Sargent Noble...
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Early 1900s Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Arturo Orselli, The Flirtatious Huntsman
By Arturo Orselli
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This charming late 19th-century oil painting by Arturo Orselli (fl. 1880-1896) depicts a huntsman wearing riding gear conversing somewhat flirtatiously with two ladies. Attired in o...
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1890s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dog Waiting Patiently - British Victorian art loyal dog portrait oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely Victorian oil painting is by British artist E Stott. The painting, painted circa 1880 is a portrait of a large dog. The artist is clearly a very talented dog artist and k...
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19th Century Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Hunt Slonem "Trojan Two" Metallic Birds
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Trojan Two" Metallic Birds Quetzal and Trogon Birds gestured in red, green, yellow and purple on a white background with gold and silver. Unframed Hunt Slonem is a well...
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Looking Toward Oyster Pond, Montauk, Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Looking Toward Oyster Pond, Montauk Year: 1983-2001 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Size: 42 x 60 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed rect...
Category

1980s Photorealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

La ronde des cavaliers by André Brasilier
Located in New Orleans, LA
André Brasilier b. 1929 French La ronde des cavaliers Signed "André Brasilier" (lower right) Oil on canvas "I always try to give the quintessence of a subject, to say a great dea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Schmidt Hans, Hamburg 1859 – 1950 Weimar, German Painter, Deer in a Landscape
Located in Knokke, BE
Hans Schmidt Hamburg 1859 – 1950 Weimar German Painter 'Deer in a Landscape' Signature: Signed bottom left, placed Weimar and dated 1941 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: Image siz...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of William Stonestreet - Dutch Golden Age 17thC art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb Dutch Golden Age portrait is attributed to circle of Dutch artist Wybrand Simonsz de Geest. Painted in 1666 it is a full length portrait of a young William Stonestreet. He is holding the paw of a clipped little white dog with drapes and clouds beyond. (It was common practise to dress young boys in dresses up to the age of about 6 or 7 when they were 'britched' or wore britches). An excellent example of Dutch Golden Age art that wouldn't look out of place in a museum. Wm Stonestreet 1666, Prebend of Selsely is inscribed top left. Provenance. Berkshire estate. Condition. Oil and canvas, 44 inches by 36 inches and in good condition. Frame. Housed in an ornate gilt frame, 52 inches by 44 inches and in good condition. Wybrand Simonsz. de Geest (16 August 1592 – c. 1661) was a Dutch Golden Age portrait painter from Friesland in the Netherlands. Wybrand de Geest was born and died at Leeuwarden. He learned painting from his father, Simon Juckesz, a stained glass worker. He studied later with Abraham Bloemaert. From 1614 to 1618 he travelled in France and Italy on a Grand Tour. In 1616 he met up with Leonard Bramer in Aix-en-Provence. While in Rome he became a member of the painters' circle known as the Bentvueghels. He earned the nickname 'De Friesche Adelaar', or "the Frisian Eagle". De Geest married Hendrickje Fransdr Uylenburgh in 1622, a niece of Saskia van Uylenburgh...
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1660s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Highland Cattle
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Massive size, this six-foot long oil painting makes an impression! Professionally preserved, this masterful work looks as contemporary and detailed as the day it was completed in 18...
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1870s Naturalistic Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Monida
Located in Bozeman, MT
Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...
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1990s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Encaustic, Oil

"The Path Is Made By Walking" Hyperrealistic Horse Acrylic on Canvas Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"The Path Is Made By Walking" is a framed acrylic work on canvas by Ariel Vargassal, depicting a champagne horse with a crow on its back being led by a figure out of frame of the com...
Category

2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

Huge 1830's British Oil Painting on Canvas Farmyard Scene with Animals Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Victorian Farmyard British School, circa 1830 oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 34 x 48 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: good and sound condition, though w...
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Early 19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Huntsmen and Hounds on the Hunt
Located in St. Albans, GB
Eugene Pechaubes 1890 - 1967 Canvas Size: 24 x 43" (61 x 109cm) Outside Frame Size: 33 x 51" (84 x 130cm) Signed Bottom Left. Free shipping Born on 24th June 1890 and died on 2 Fe...
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Mid-20th Century French School Animal Paintings

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Oil

"Palm Cockatoos" Black and Red Cockatoos with Scored Gold Background on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects of Cockatoos. The thick use of paint is greatly recognizable as he slathers on layer after layer of black and red oil paint with a golden rich background. He then draws in these whimsical birds perched closely together titling the piece "Palm Cockatoos...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media

English 19th century forest landscape with horses in the New Forest Hampshire UK
Located in Woodbury, CT
English landscape painter from the 1870's who exhibited at the Royal Academy and the British Institute in London. He mostly painted in watercolors and this example would have been p...
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1860s Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

WATERPROOF ANIMALS
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas without frame Shipping from Spain
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2010s Post-Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Permanent Marker

Lories Checks
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Lories Checks Series: Birds Date: 2022 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 30.5" x 26" Framed Dimensions: 42" x 37" Signature: Signed by Arti...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Goosander Birds On Ice Floes
Located in Stockholm, SE
A female and male Goosander bird on ice floes. In the center, a small opening in ice covered waters. This painting, by Christian Berg (1893-1976) is quite interesting and unusual for...
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1910s Naturalistic Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Steinbecks Sheep
Located in Bozeman, MT
Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...
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1990s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Encaustic, Oil

Large British 19th Century Oil Painting Donkey Cart on Sandy Beach Blue Skies
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Beach Cart British artist, late 19th century signed with monogram lower corner oil on canvas, framed framed: 30 x 41 inches canvas: 25 x 36 inches provenance: private collection,...
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19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

1960s Mexican-American Folk Art Oil Painting – Colorful Rural Farm Scene
Located in Denver, CO
“Ethel, The Blue Spotted Cow” is a bold and joyful original folk art oil painting by Mexican-American artist Martin Saldaña. Bursting with color and charm, this large-scale work feat...
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20th Century Folk Art Landscape Paintings

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Oil

"Wild Horses, " Oil Painting by Zoa Ace, Horses and Shells
Located in Denver, CO
Zoa Ace's (US based) "Wild Horses" is an original, handmade oil painting depicting seven horses with a coyote in the distance. The piece is on gallery wrapped stretched canvas and is...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Birds with an Upturned Basket of Fruit 1
Located in West Sussex, GB
Giovanni Agostino Cassana (c.1658 – 6 May 1720) Venetian Birds with an Upturned Basket of Fruit Oil on canvas: 25 x 35 in. Frame: 33 x 43 in. Abate, or Giovanni Agostino Cassana (c.1658 – 6 May 1720) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He was a son of Giovanni Francesco Cassana and an elder brother of Niccolò and Giovanni Battista. He was born at Venice, and was initially instructed by his father. In 1670 he worked at the court of Ferdinando de' Medici in Florence and travelled regularly between the two cities, but spent at least the years 1718-1720 in Genoa, where he later died. He painted portraits with some success, but preferred painting animals in the style of Antonio Maria Vasallo, Benedetto Castiglione, and Joannes Fyt, a style which he learned from Jacques van de Kerckhove...
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1690s Renaissance Landscape Paintings

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Oil

"WILD DREAM" TEXAS BLACK FOLK ART FRAMED 70.25 X 50.25
Located in San Antonio, TX
Leon Collins (Born 1930) Galveston / Navasota Texas Artist Image Size: 64 x 44 Frame Size: 70.25 x 50.25 Medium: Oil on Board "Wild Dream" Leon Collins Birthdate Unknown Galveston / ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Swan ride
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
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1920s Animal Paintings

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Oil

HAPPY NATURE
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas Shipped rolled in a tube
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2010s Post-Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Permanent Marker

Turkeys - Animal Oil Painting Colors Yellow Green Brown Blue White Red Pink
Located in Sofia, BG
"Turkeys " is an oil painting by the impressionist Maestro Stanislav Gedzevich. About the artwork: TECHNIQUE: oil painting STYLE: Impressionist, Contemporary Edition : Unique, sig...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Shiva (Albania)
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Shiva (Albania) Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on Canvas Unframed Dimensions: 40" x 50" Signature: Signed verso Edition: Unique
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil

Mediterranean Patterns Triptych, Multi Panel Painting on Paper, Abstract Fish
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us...
Category

2010s Minimalist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil Crayon, Oil, Archival Paper

Francisco Bartus, "Cavallo", 43.5x35.5 Textured Horse Mixed Media Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This piece, "Cavallo", is a 43.5x35.5 mixed media painting on canvas by artist Francisco Bartus. Featured is an outline of a rearing horse with it's mane caught in the wind. All made...
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Oil Painting by Thomas Sidney Cooper "The Milkmaid"
Located in Mere, GB
Oil Painting by Thomas Sidney Cooper R.A "The Milkmaid" 1803 - 1902 Pupil of the Royal Academy Schools, where he was to become the longest exhibit...
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19th Century Animal Paintings

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Oil

Hunt Slonem "Untitled" Pink Diamond Dust Bunnies
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Untitled" Pink Diamond Dust Bunnies Multiple bunnies gestured in pink on a pink Diamond Dust resin background Unframed Hunt Slonem is a well-renowned American artist kn...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Resin, Oil

Large Russian Israeli Fantastic Realism Surrealist Oil Painting Girl with Swan
Located in Surfside, FL
Rina Sutzkever Calderon (Russian/Israeli, b. 1945), Fly Away Oil on canvas, signed at lower left, presented in a gilt frame with linen liner. Frame dimensions 56 x 46 in. Rina Sut...
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20th Century Surrealist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Tip Of Your Tongue" - Oil And Wax Elephant Figurative Painting 2025
Located in Denver, CO
“Tip of Your Tongue” by Brian Keith Stephens is an original, handmade oil and wax on cotton painting completed in 2025. Measuring 70 inches high by 40 inches wide with a depth of 1.5...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Cotton, Wax, Oil

Portrait of Girls with a Cat - British Victorian Genre animal art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This charming British Victorian genre oil painting is by noted exhibited artist John Morgan. Painted circa 1870 the composition is two young girls, one dark haired one blonde, who ar...
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19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

William Skilling (American/British, 1862-1964) "Tiger" Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in New York, NY
William Skilling (American/British, 1862-1964) "Tiger" A Monumental Oil on Canvas Painting. Immerse yourself in the powerful beauty of William Skilling’s "Tiger," a stunning oil o...
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20th Century Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Flemish 17th, Orpheus and Animals, Large Decorative Wall Old Master Painting
Located in Greven, DE
Flemish school, 17th century Orpheus and the animals Oil on canvas, 146,5 x 217 cm Provenance: South German private collection. On an impressive, room-filling format, this painting depicts "Orpheus and the Animals." The harp-playing Orpheus sits centrally in front of a tree whose trunk bifurcates above his head. This central tree frames with its crown the scenery towards the horizon and at the same time offers through branches the possibility for many birds to find space. The left half of the picture is characterized by a seascape, at the edge of which the ruins of a castle can be seen deep in the background. This seascape, framed by mountains on the horizon, is the only area where sky can be seen. On this side, waterfowl such as storks, swans and ducks can be seen. In the right half, the viewer looks into a deep European forest. On this right side, more land animals can be found, such as deer, rabbits and lions, among others. Orpheus wears opulent red and gold trimmed clothing, under his blue breastplate we see a white shirt. His feet are adorned by elaborate sandals. His head is surrounded by a radiant laurel wreath ("poeta laureatus"). The young man is clearly identifiable as the singer and poet of Greek mythology, Orpheus, by his harp, the laurel wreath and the animals surrounding him. Orpheus was one of the Argonauts who, under Jason, was searching for the Golden Fleece. He sang so beautifully that he even conquered the angry sea and enemies by the magic of his lyre. During the journey, Orpheus is said to have drowned out even the sirens with his singing. It is said that he was the greatest of all poets and charmed people, animals, stones and trees with his singing. In total, 51 birds and 37 different species are depicted in the painting. The animals are mostly depicted in great detail and, except for a few, can be identified. Mainly European species of animals are shown. Exceptions are the ostrich-like nandu peeking out from behind the deer, as well as the large parrot on the upper left, and the two lions. Similar is the case for the large animal directly behind Orpheus on the right. The shape of the head suggests an arctic fox from the polar regions, even though the body is much too large. The arctic fox was first described in 1555 by Olaus Magnus. However, it could also be a depiction of a brown or black bear. An unusual detail is the animal, which is relatively isolated in the right background and looks to the left. It is not clearly identifiable, but it shows certain similarities with the Australian kangaroo. This was first described by Vespucci in 1500 and further by Francisco Pelsaert in 1629. If it is indeed a kangaroo, this would be one of the earliest surviving pictorial representations. In this painting, Orpheus is accompanied by a small monkey playing a viola da gamba. This is an iconographic peculiarity. In general, this painting has some peculiarities compared to other paintings with "Orpheus and the animals". The central positioning of Orpheus is quite common, but he usually holds a lyre and is dressed in an antique style, but not as opulently. The choice of animals is also remarkable: European animals in particular are seen, hardly any exotic features, such as camels or elephants. The two lions in the right foreground are a quotation from Peter Paul Rubens and his depiction of "Daniel in the Lion's Den", which was realized in an engraving. The present painting can be classified as belonging to the Flemish School of the 17th century on the basis of its painterly and compositional conception. From the circle of Jan Brueghel the Younger are numerous representations of this Orpheus - theme, which take it as an opportunity to show as many exotic animals. There are also echoes of Spanish painters such as Juan de Arellano...
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17th Century Baroque Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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