Oil Animal Paintings

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...

Hunt Slonem "Randy" Black and White Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a white background in a vintage frame Unframed: 8 x 6 inches Framed: 11 x 9 inches *Painting is framed...

Portrait of a Siberian kitten Technique: oil, acrylic, glue, ink on old book pages on wooden frame 40x40cm ■■ 15,7 x15,7inch ⭐Sustainability⭐: Wooden frame is made by the artist b...

Victor Joseph Gatto: 1893-1965. Very well listed American primitive artist. He is best known for these whimsical paintings in the jungle. This little gem measures 9 inches high by 6 ...

Francisco Chico da Silva was born in 1910 in Alto Tejo, Brazil. He started his career in 1935 in the city of Fortaleza. The artist grew up with north B...

This painting was created by American artist Lumen Martin Winter. Winter's figurative paintings sometimes play with the edge of abstraction, resulting in an expressionistic feel. Thi...

Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Spice Bush Whydah Series: bunnies, butterflies & birds Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on canvas Unframed Dimensions: 60" x 40" Signature: Signed Edition: ...

Original advertisement for the Treo Girdle Company, published in the October 1923 issue of McCall’s Magazine, page 93, and likely in other publications as well. This original adver...

Louis Icart (1880-1950) Canvas Size: 18 x 22" (46 x 55cm) Outside Frame Size: 26 x 30" (65 x 76cm) Signed and titled on the reverse. When Louis Icart returned to Paris after his s...

A beautiful mid 20th century oil on canvas portrait of a terrier dog, by Belgian artist René Philippe Delin. Unusual perspective depiction of the well groomed dog by this noted animal artist who studied at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles and painted pigeons and horses as well as dogs. The work is signed and dated 23/06/1951 lower right. Presented in a gilt frame. Artist: René Philippe Delin (Belgian, 1877-1961) Title: Terrier Portrait...

Antique American school dog portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas board. Signed. Framed. Measuring 17 by 21 inches and 14 by 18 painting alone.

"Turkeys " is an oil painting by the impressionist Maestro Stanislav Gedzevich. About the artwork: TECHNIQUE: oil painting STYLE: Impressionist, Contemporary Edition : Unique, sig...

Immerse yourself in the untamed beauty of "On the Prowl," a captivating wildlife painting by Catherine Ingleby. This original oil on canvas artwork masterfully captures the essence o...

Morris Katz Painting 2002: Oil paint on wood board. Unique. 8x10 inches. Very good overall vintage condition. Polish born Morris Katz (1932 – 2010) survived World War II in a Disp...

Famous for his paintings of animals, landscapes and still lifes, Giacomo (sometimes spelled Jacopo) Nani was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. Presumably born in Naples, Nani studied under Gasparo López and Andrea Belvedere whose style Nani often imitated. Nani became famous while working in the court of Charles of Bourbon, future Charles III of Spain (1716 – 1788). His work is featured in the collections of museums worldwide, especially his hometown museum in Naples. An excellent example of his work, this painting is signed in the lower left corner "Giacomo Nani." This painting depicts a hunting dog...

Hunt Slonem "Move" Chartreuse Yellow and Green Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a yellow and green background in a vintage frame Unframed: 8 x 6 inches Framed: 11 x 9 inch...

The most ordinary rural landscape. A quiet life among nature. This place is a good place to relax after the hustle and bustle of the city. • Includes a certificate of authenticity si...

Work on canvas

Plough Horses Watering Circle of Samuel Joseph Clark (1841 - 1928) British oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 27.5 x 35 inches canvas: 21 x 28 inches provenance: private collecti...

Charming impressionistic painting with allegorical theme of pale horse coming to shore by Cash Arthur Bond (American, 1876 - 1952), circa 1900. Signed "C.A. Bond" lower left corner. ...

Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Night Watch Hutch (Blue Diamond Dust) Series: Bunnies Date: 2024 Medium: Oil & acryic with diamond dust on canvas Unframed Dimensions: 48" x 48" Sig...

Portrait Of A Greyhound, early 19th Century attributed to Edmund BRISTOW (1787-1876) 19th Century English Portrait Of a Greyhound with a hunting party in the distance, oil on canva...

This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. "Golden Lady" by Nathan Neven is an enchanting piece that capt...

Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...

This is an unframed original painting on paper. Rocky Hawkins was born in 1950 in Seattle, Washington and grew up in small towns near the Cascades Mountains. His interest in the myst...

Portrait Of A Stallion, 18th Century by William Williams (1727-1791) sales to $60,000 Large circa 1770 portrait of a Stallion race horse in an open landscape, oil on panel by Willi...

Portrait of a Red Setter/Spaniel English school, mid 20th century oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 14 x 12 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: stretcher bar marks showing...

EPERGNE 2024, Paris, France This painting conveys the sense of knowing something is under the surface, in the dark, while not fully understanding it - as if looking into a cave. An ...

This captivating painting from around 1890 depicts a Swiss Golden Eagle in a dramatic mountain landscape, fending off Carrion Crows. Oil on canvas, signed F. Furet. Francois Furet...

This is a story about a couple of horses, rendered in the impressionist style with a palette knife. The painting tells us a story as vivid as the strokes that bring it to life. Again...

A Magnificent Oil Painting "A Dainty Bit" A Young Woman With Lobster and Game, by Otto Meyer (German, 1839-1868) Oil on canvas with original gilt-wood fram...

Lester Hughes (1938-2021) El Paso Artist Image Size: 24 x 36 Frame Size: 21 x 43 Medium: Oil on Canvas "Prairie Home" Biography Lester Hughes (1938-2021) From El Paso, Texas, Lester ...

Original oil on wood painting. Hand signed, titled and dated on verso by Hunt Slonem. Artwork size 10 x 8 inches. Frame size approx 16 x 14 inches. Artwork is in excellent condit...

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...

The Steeplechase English School, late 20th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 36 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very good and sound condition

Margaret Maitland Howard. English ( b.1898 - d.1983 ). Pan, God Of Nature, Playing Panpipes. Oil On Canvas. Signed Lower Left. Image size 22.6 inches x 18.1 inches ( 57.5cm x 46cm ). Frame size 26.8 inches x 22.2 inches ( 68cm x 56.5cm ). Available for sale; this original oil painting is by the English artist Margaret Maitland Howard and dates from the 1930s. The painting is presented and supplied in a sympathetic contemporary frame (which is shown in these photographs), mounted with new fixtures. The canvas has been lined and mounted on a newly constructed custom made stretcher. The painted surface has benefitted from cleaning and conservation, all of which was performed on our instruction, supervision and approval. This vintage painting is now in very good condition. It wants for nothing and is supplied ready to hang and display. The painting is signed lower left. Margaret Maitland Howard was an accomplished and versatile English artist whose works spanned the early to mid-20th century. Known for her evocative and often mythologically inspired oil paintings, Howard’s work reflects a deep engagement with classical themes and her knowledge of nature, and the human form. She was also proficient working in watercolours and pastels and an accomplished sculptor. Margaret, who was always known as “Marjorie” was born in Friern, Barnet, London on 31 July 1898, the daughter of artist and civil servant Henry James Howard. She grew up at Sutton, Surrey, where she spent most of her life. She spent many years living and working from St. Katherine’s, Malgrave Road, Sutton, Surrey. She was educated privately, at the Byam Shaw and then attended the Vicat Cole School of Art, completing her studies at the Royal Academy Schools, where she won five silver medals and other awards. She was also the recipient of a British Institute scholarship and extension and won the 1926 prize for her portrait work at the National Welsh Eisteddfod in Swansea. She exhibited paintings at the Royal Academy, showing at least ten works of classical and biblical themes at Summer Exhibitions between 1923 and 1935. She was one of the early group of women who painted nudes, a practice which was considered somewhat risqué and vulgar in the early twentieth century. She also exhibited at other leading galleries and in the provinces and consistently pursued her art despite the challenges posed by the societal norms of the time. Howard had a significant professional career for a woman of her generation. Just after World War II she was appointed draughtsman to the Institute of Archaeology at London University where she worked from 1948 to 1960. This is now part of University College, London. Here, she worked as an illustrator and sculptor, creating models for Professor Frederick Zeuner to use in his lectures. She also illustrated one of his important books (Zeuner, F.E. Dating the Past, London: Methuen). She also created the bust of Gordon Childe, now in the Institute’s Library. After her retirement from the Institute of Archaeology she collaborated with Ian Wolfran Cornwall on his series of books about the prehistoric world. In 1956, whilst working for the British Institute for the Study of Iraq, she moved to Balawat and supervised the archaeological work at the site of an ancient Assyrian city in northern Mesopotamia. She subsequently prepared drawings of the Balawat Gates, which was significant and technical work. In addition to illustrating various books on ancient history and anthropology, Howard was also known as an illustrator of fictional books, producing an illustrated edition of the Fables of Aesop that was published by John Lane at The Bodley Head in 1926. She also illustrated Elizabeth Ward...

A beautiful painting showcasing 3 horses in an open landscape at full gallop. This oil on canvas signed painting is by James Clark (1858–1943) who was a provincial English painter bo...

The measurement is of the painting surface, the canvas has 5cm/2" of extra white border around the entire edge. Shipped rolled in a tube I can make works on commission, including a...

Figures Riding Horses Joyce Roybal, (1955) Oil on canvas, signed lower right Size: 30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm) Frame Size: 35.5 x 45.5 inches

A 19th century black and white spaniel standing in a landscape, with a country house in the distance. Signed C B Spalding, lower right. Oil on canvas in a giltwood frame. Charles B...

Artist/ School: John Munnings (1916-1987), signed lower front and labelled verso. John Munnings (1916-1987) was the nephew of the famous equestrian artist Sir Alfred J. Munnings. He...

Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...

Surrounded by artistic inspiration from a very early age, Kate Salenfriend learned most of her technical skills from her great-grandfather, Stewart Robertson, the registered Californ...

Broad, whimsical and spontaneous strokes of impasto with palette knife and brush using vivid color combinations convey the unbridled joy of birds as they swim in the water. 
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This large figurative oil painting is a reinterpretation of two paintings by John Vanderbank, A young gentleman riding a schooled horse, 1729 / Man on horseback, 1728. A unique oil painting on the finest quality unprimed Belgium linen canvas. Title, year, medium and size: Crodino Aperitivo, 2023, oil, acrylic, oil stick, charcoal, pencil and spray paint on linen canvas, 220 x 180 cm (After John Vanderbank, A young gentleman riding a schooled horse, 1729 / Man on horseback, 1728) **FREE SHIPPING** Due to its large size, this painting will be shipped rolled to minimize shipping costs. The painting is shipped rolled up without stretcher bars. This method is especially safe for large works. Rolled works can be easily stretched (for canvas works, i.e. placed onto wooden stretcher bars) and/or framed by a local framer upon arrival. The painting is by Dutch contemporary artist and art teacher Rubins J...

The Military Encampment Circle of Carel van Falens (1683-1733, Flemish) oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 8 x 10.5 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very good and so...

Calvin Lai's (US based) "Koi Social" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts koi fish swimming. Artist Bio: Calvin Lai's art is a mixture of medicine, meditation, and p...

Work on canvas Molded frame in plaster and gilded wood 65.5 x 91.5 x 7 cm

Lindsey Kustusch's "The Sumatran Tiger" is a stunning handmade original oil on wood panel artwork, with dimensions of 30 x 30 x 1.50 inches. Created in 2023, this piece stands as a p...

Roosters and Hens in a Barn 19th century E. Binam (Belgian? 19th century) Oil on wood panel 8 1/4 x 5 /12 (10 1/4 x 13 1/4 frame) Though little is known about E. Binam, he was clea...

snow leopards by Ben George Powell, British contemporary artist signed acrylic on canvas, unframed canvas: 20 x 28 inches provenance: private collection of this artists work, UK The ...

Hunt Slonem "Pink Ascension Thanksgiving" Pink and Gold Butterflies Multiple butterflies gestured in black and white on a metallic and pink background. Unframed Hunt Slonem is a wel...

Winter Evening Ducks Flying over Water - English Countryside - Vintage British Art by 20th Century Artist, Walter Robin Jennings (1927-2005). W R Jennings...

GEORGE WRIGHT Plough Team horses and a Dog in a Landscape, oil on canvas A fine painting from the renowned equine artist George Wright. This oil on canvas depicts the 2 horse plough ...

Alan King, British Artist (1946- 2003) signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 27 x 37 inches canvas: 20 x 30 inches provenance: UK collection The painting is ...

The work of Santiago Garcia explores the wondrous, colorful and always intriguing world between figuration and abstraction. Through contextualization of reality, the Uruguayan artist...

The Winding River by Andrew Grant Kurtis (British, 20th century) signed oil on canvas, framed Framed: 25.5 x 35.5 inches Canvas: 20 x 30 inches Provenance: Private collection, UK Con...