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Butch at Fire Hydrant, "Wet Paint" - Original Promotional Illustration of a Dog
Located in Fort Washington, PA
A shaggy black and white dog sits in front of a fire hydrant
Promotional illustration used on items like playing cards and calendars.
In the published images, the sign on the fir...
Category
Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Board
Rural road. Cardboard, oil, 50x60 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Rural road. Cardboard, oil, 50x60 cm
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Haymaking time 1930, pastel on paper, 30x39 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Haymaking time
1930, pastel on paper, 30x39 cm
"Haymaking Time" is a serene and evocative artwork that transports viewers to a simpler time, celebrating the beauty of the countryside and the age-old agricultural activities that have shaped the lives of people for generations. The use of pastels and the light figurative style imbue the artwork with a sense of warmth and nostalgia, inviting viewers to appreciate the natural rhythms of rural life.
Aleksandra Belcova...
Category
Impressionist Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Jill, a West Highland terrier
Located in London, GB
Frances Mabel Hollams (1877-1964)
Jill, a West Highland terrier
signed and dated 'FM Hollams 38' (lower right) and inscribed 'JILL' (lower left)
oil on panel
13 ½ x 18 in. (34.3 x ...
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Victor Joseph Gatto
Located in San Francisco, CA
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 ...
Category
Outsider Art Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Birds at the Chicago Zoo" Modernist Nature Scene
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Gustav Likan
Title: Pond in the Jungle
Size: 50" x 39.5"
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Framing: Framed
Condition: Excellent
About the Artist:
Born in Yugoslavia in 1912, Gustav...
Category
Fauvist Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Butch Taking A Bath, Original cover for The Saturday Evening Post, Dog Painting
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Illustration of a shaggy black and white dog taking a bath
Original cover for The Saturday Evening Post, May 11, 1946
The Post editors described: "Artist Albe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Board, Gouache
1974 Vintage Mid-Century Interior Scene Cat Oil Painting - The Curious Encounter
Located in Bristol, GB
THE CURIOUS ENCOUNTER
Size: 53.5 x 67 cm (including frame)
Oil on Canvas
A striking and lively composition, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1974.
The canvas bursts with energ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rare Canadian Modernist Sporting Art Fishing Still Life Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique signed Canadian fishing oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Image size, 24L x 30H.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Vintage Illustration Boy with Horse Oil Painting Americana
By Ariane Beigneux
Located in Surfside, FL
This painting, exemplifies the type of traditional portraits the artist Ariane Beigneux was specially known for. Here, Beigneux depicts the portrait of a little boy and horse in a realistic, and seemingly idealized manner. The artist uses local colors and controlled brushstrokes to render the subject, paying close attention to details adding a special clarity to the naturalism of the portrait.
it is painted on Whatman illustration board. some drawing in the margins.
Ariane Beigneux was born to French parents in Roxbury, CT in 1918 and passed in 2011. She studied art at the National Academy of Design with Gifford Beal, Sidney Dickinson and Ivan Olinsky and at the Art Students League in New York with Jon Corbino and Jean Liberte. Ariane painted professional artist childrens portraits for six decades. Her work was included in the book 6 Artists Paint a Portrait: Alfred Chadbourn...
Category
American Realist Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Illustration Board
"Little girl with dog " Oil cm.35 x 25 1950
Located in Torino, IT
Dog,Child,Little girl,impressionisme
KLARA VLASOVA (Moscow, 1926)
MUSEUMS
St. Petersburg, State Russian Museum
Moscow, Pushkin Museum
Moscow, Museum of History and Reconstructio...
Category
Impressionist Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Jungle, Acrylic Painting on Canvas by George Rhoads
By George Rhoads
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: George Rhoads, American (1926 - )
Title: The Jungle
Year: 1968
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed l.l.
Size: 54.5 x 72 in. (138.43 x 182.88 cm)
Category
Folk Art Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Horse III, Pastel on Sand Paper, Black by PadmaShree Artist Sunil Das "In Stock"
By Sunil Das
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Horse III - 11 x 9 inches (unframed size)
Pastel on Sand Paper
Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form.
Sunil Das was one of India's most important postmodernist pai...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Paper
Rocky seashore. Evening sun. 1954, oil on cardboard, 33x61 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Evening sun. 1954, oil on cardboard, 33x61 cm
Category
Impressionist Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Antique American School Signed Framed Modernist Nature Abstract Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Image size, 5.5L x 7.5H.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Clifford Ellis Sheep Charcoal Drawing Modern British Art Mid Century Modern
Located in London, GB
From a series of paintings and drawings by Clifford Ellis and his wife Rosemary. To see them or our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it clic...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Animal Oil Painting - Roosters
Located in Bristol, GB
ROOSTERS
Size: 46 x 55cm
Oil on canvas
A truly striking and vibrant scene of a pair of roosters set within an expressive landscape dotted with trees and other animals. This painting...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Ernest Hemingway. The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber He Lay Face Down
Located in Miami, FL
A complex composition of interlocking pyramids defines Cornwell not only as a great storyteller but a master of painting fundamentals and design. There exists no living artist today who can paint and draw on a level as Dean Cornwell. Published in Cosmopolitan magazine: "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" by Ernest Hemingway Reproduced in Dean Cornwell, Dean of Illustrators (Broder) The work is rendered in the painterly style of a school of impressionism. Dean Cornwell was Normam Rockwell's favorite Illustrator. He was a student of Harvey Dunn, he in turn taught artists and developed talents for a generation. Oils for Cosmopolitan, Redbook, True, American Weekly, Life, Good Housekeeping. Book art for Man from Galilee and others. Ad contracts for GM, Eastern, Pennsylvania Railroad, Paul Jones Whiskey, Aunt...
Category
Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Andre Renoux Hialeah Race Track Miami
By André Renoux
Located in San Francisco, CA
Andre Renoux: 1939-2002. Listed French artist with auction results over $5000, but sells for much more in galleries. This is a truly wonderful mid century...
Category
Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Jockeys at the Rail
Located in San Francisco, CA
There’s an instant in a competitive horse race—whether it’s at Churchill Downs, Del Mar, Santa Anita Park, Saratoga or Belmont—of the utmost ferocity. That’s when the riders are jamm...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lapin, by Sandoz, Animal, sculpture, rabbit, bronze, 1940's, brown patina
Located in Geneva, CH
Lapin, modèle 6, circa 1944-1949
Edition Leblanc-Barbedienne
Bronze with a brown patina
7.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm
Sandoz : Sculpteur Figuriste et Animalier 1881-1971, Catalogue Raisonné de l...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Bronze
A Dynamic Mid-Century Modern Horse Race Painting by Chicago Artist, Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
A dynamic, Mid-Century Modern horse race painting by noted Chicago artist, Rudolph Pen. Artwork size: 27" x 23"; Framed size: 27 1/2" x 23 1/2". Signed "Pen" lower right. Provenan...
Category
American Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
The Night of the Ram - Desolate Surreal Landscape
Located in Miami, FL
A desolate, surreal landscape with a haunting and mysterious outdoor still life featuring Ram's head emerging from the daisies and underbrush. Classical statues sit on the horizon l...
Category
Surrealist Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Abstract Horse Painting in Blue Pink Orange Teal White Coral Brown Beige
Located in Austin, TX
Acrylic on canvas
Canvas Size: 8 x 10 in.
Frame Size: 13 x 11.25 in.
An energetic and colorful composition featuring a horse in abstraction. The surface of the painting is rendered...
Category
Abstract Expressionist Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Duck in Farm with Horse, Goat and Chickens. Children's book illustration.
Located in Miami, FL
The beloved couple Alice and Martin Provensen were an American couple who illustrated more than 40 children's books. Martin Provensen creat...
Category
Outsider Art Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
Circus Elephants American Modernism WPA Regionalism Mid-Century Modern Oil
Located in New York, NY
Circus Elephants American Modernism WPA Regionalism Mid-Century Modern Oil. Signed lower left.
Not much is known about Marco de Marco, but just look at...
Category
American Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The harvest after a 16th century tapestry
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Maurice ALBE
(Beaugency 1900 - Périgueux 1995)
The grape harvest, from a 16th century tapestry
Oil on canvas (burlap type)
H. 170 cm; L. 100 cm
Signed and dated upper left 51
Proven...
Category
French School Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hungarian Naturalistic Equestrian Painting of Horses by a Seaside Landscape
Located in Houston, TX
Naturalistic painting of a mare and foal as they travel down a dirt path near the seaside. Signed and dated in the front lower right corner. Currently hung in a vintage gold frame
D...
Category
Naturalistic Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cats with Checkerboard - Hungarian Cubism Interior Checkerboard Cats
By Bela Kadar
Located in London, GB
This gouache and tempera with pencil is signed in gouache by the artist in the lower right image "Kàdàr Bèla".
The paper bears the collector’s mark of Rudolf Bedő and an invetory num...
Category
Cubist Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Gouache
Afghan Hound Long Haired Vintage Original English Dog Oil Painting Pink Back
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Afghan Hound
English artist, mid 20th century
oil painting on board, framed in wooden frame (most likely original to the painting)
framed: 14.4 x 11.5 inches
board: 12 x 9.5 inch...
Category
English School Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Signs of Autumn Birds Flying in scenic Fauve Landscape. Frederick Harer Frame
Located in Miami, FL
Signature: Signed lower left and on the reverse
Provenance: Shannon's Auctions
D. Wigmore Fine Art
Krushaar Galleries
Christie's East October 3, 2000
Hand Carved Period Frame fr...
Category
Fauvist Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Expressionist Signed Oil Horse & Her Foal in Landscape, 20th century
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Horse & Foal
signed by Léon Schwartz -Abrys ( 1905 - 1990) French School expressionist artist
oil on board, unframed
board: 21.5 x 25.5 inches
Provenance: private collection, Paris
...
Category
Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Oil On Canvas Portrait Of A Pekingese Dog 20th French School
Located in Gavere, BE
Old oil painting on canvas Portrait of a Pekingese dog breed, this is an oil on canvas from the beginning of the 20th century.
Painted by André Leroux (1911-1997) French school.
High...
Category
French School Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Audience, Saturday Evening Post Cover
By Amos Sewell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Original cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, July 28, 1956.
The Post described, “The cows don't realize it is rude t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Tally Ho! Huntsman & Hounds Hunting through Woodlands Signed Antique Oil Paint
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tally Ho!
French artist, mid 20th century
indistinctly signed lower corner, titled verso
oil on panel, unframed
board: 12.5 x 10.5 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condi...
Category
French School Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bullfighting Scene oil on board painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Artist: José María Tuser Vázquez (1919-1986)
Title: Bullfighting Scene
Technique: Oil on board
Dimensions: 25.6 x 21.3 inches
Period: 20th century
Art Movement: Figurative Expression...
Category
Expressionist Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"A Girl with Her Cat, 1947, " EM Watts, oil on canvas, portrait
Located in Wiscasset, ME
"A Girl with Her Cat" was painted by EM Watts in 1947. The portrait is oil on canvas
The painting measures 26 3/4" x 22 3/4" with its frame.
Category
Impressionist Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dog in Front of Church near a sign that says "Strangers Welcome"
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Illustration of a dog in front of a church near a sign that says "Strangers Welcome"
Canvas Dimensions: 20" x 16"
Framed Dimensions: 25" x 21"
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Scène équestre
Located in PARIS, FR
Camille Hilaire (1916-2004)
Scène équestre
Huile sur toile
50 x 150 cm / 19.7 x 59 inches
With frame : 74 x 174 cm / 29.13 x 68.59 inches
2024
Camille Hilaire was born in Metz in 19...
Category
Post-Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage American Modernist Long Island Wild Flower Dock Scene Large Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage post impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a wood molding. Excellent condition, read...
Category
Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Bullfighting Scene oil on board painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Bullfighting Scene
Artist: José María Tuser Vázquez (1919-1986)
Technique: Oil on board
Dimensions: 25.6 x 21.3 in (65 x 54 cm) Frameless
Period: Second half of the 20th century
Art Movement: Figurative Expressionism with Impressionist influences
Condition: Good, with visible signs of aging on the surface
DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK
This painting captures a crucial moment in a bullfight, where the matador, dressed in a dazzling traje de luces (suit of lights), elegantly holds the red cape (muleta) while facing a wounded bull. The scene conveys tension and drama through energetic and loose brushwork, with strong contrasts of light and color that enhance its expressiveness.
The abstract background, built with gestural brushstrokes in warm, earthy tones, reinforces the dynamism and immediacy of the moment. The thick texture of the paint and the vibrant colors in the matador's attire and cape are characteristic of Figurative Expressionism, giving the work a strong emotional impact.
Tuser masterfully captures the essence of movement and the intensity of the bullfight through a painterly approach reminiscent of Impressionism, but with a greater emphasis on gesture and expressive color, making his work stand out for its raw energy and dramatic depth.
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
José María Tuser Vázquez (Barcelona, 1919 - 1986) was a Spanish painter specialized in bullfighting themes, gaining recognition in the 20th-century art scene for his expressive depictions of the corrida (bullfight). He studied at the School of Arts and Crafts in Barcelona, where he developed a strong mastery of color and composition.
From 1947 onwards, his work focused almost entirely on bullfighting, creating posters, illustrations, and paintings that capture the emotion and spectacle of the arena. He was a frequent collaborator with El Ruedo magazine, where his illustrations and covers solidified his reputation. Additionally, in the 1940s, he designed series of postcards featuring traditional Spanish costumes for the Artigas Publishing House.
His work has been auctioned in several art houses and is highly valued among collectors of bullfighting paintings. His influence and legacy in tauromaquia (bullfighting art...
Category
Impressionist Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Amelia and Her Kittens
Located in Boston, MA
Signed and dated lower right: "Trachtman 6-7-62". Signed and titled verso: "Trachtman 'Amelia & Her Kittens'". From the estate of the artist.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Art Deco Horses and Nude Figures
By Bela Kadar
Located in Miami, FL
This work is an exceptional example of Kádár's mature Cubist style. It's effortlessly designed around a complex composition of nude men and women tending to horses in a surreal landscape with
Greek columns, friezes and marshmello clouds set against a rich blue saturated sky. Kádár was a Hungarian painter influenced by Der Blaue Reiter...
Category
Art Deco Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Rococo-Style Painting of a Young Girl with Her Dog in a Pastoral Setting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Painting of a Young Girl with Her Dog
oil on artist paper, stuck in black paper
painting: 13 x 10 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: very good and sound condition
De...
Category
Rococo Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Running Horses Abstract Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Rochester, NY
"Horses Running", a bold abstract impressionist oil painting with heavy impasto. By Sheila Hedricks. Oil on board. In a period hand...
Category
Impressionist Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Cat and Mouse by Orovida Pissarro - Animal painting
Located in London, GB
Cat and Mouse by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968)
Oil on canvas
61 x 51 cm (24 x 20 ⅛ inches)
Signed and dated lower centre Orovida 1948, altered by the artist in 1966
Provenance
Royal ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Putting Up Birdhouses, Original Cover for The Saturday Evening Post Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
The Saturday Evening Post cover, June 9, 1951
'John Clymer, while migrating through Wyoming in a motorcar, was amazed at the variety of birds that go there summers to keep house....
Category
American Realist Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Tom Cat by Orovida Pissarro - Cat oil painting, 1961
Located in London, GB
Tom Cat by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968)
Oil on canvas
51 x 61 cm (20 ¹/₈ x 24 inches)
Signed and dated lower left Orovida 1961
Provenance
Collection of Carel Weight
Private collecti...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"My Cat Named Dog" OilExpressionistic Animal & Landscape by Joseph Rozman
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"My Cat Named Dog" is an original oil painting by Joseph Rozman. It depicts an abstract animal in an environment made of geometric shapes of solid color.
Artwork Size: 32 3/8" x 27...
Category
Abstract Expressionist Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cowboy on Horseback in the Rain
By Bob Kuhn
Located in Miami, FL
Oil on Board painting for American Weekly Magazine November 15, 1953. The decisive moment of a Cowboy and Horse is captured. As a determined team, t...
Category
American Realist Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bird with eggs
Located in Cliffside Park, NJ
Edward Saidi Tingatinga’s art career lasted only four years from 1968–72; cut tragically short when he was shot dead at the age of forty. His impact on Tanzanian art however has been...
Category
Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Walrus Oil Painting, 20th Century Magical Realism Artist, Cleveland School
By Paul Riba
Located in Beachwood, OH
Paul Riba (American, 1912-1977)
Walrus
Oil on paper
Signed lower right
29.25 x 24.5 inches
34.75 x 30 inches, framed
Paul Riba was a painter of Magic Realism. He explored the unrea...
Category
Surrealist Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
“Paddock, 1961”, 20th Century Oil on Canvas by Spanish Artist Emilio Grau Sala
Located in Madrid, ES
EMILIO GRAU SALA
Spanish, 1911 - 1975
PADDOCK, 1961
signed "Grau Sala" (lower right)
signed again, titled & dated "GRAU SALA / PADDOK / 1961" (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
21-3/8 x ...
Category
Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Impressionist Hamptons Polo Field Horse Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive mid century polo field modernist landscape. Oil on canvas. No signature found. Framed.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Woman Walking Dog
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Circle of Graciela Rodo Boulanger.
Woman Walking Dog, ca. 1970.
Oil on wood panel measuring 5 x 7 inches; 12.25 x 14.25 inches framed.
Signed indistinctly upper right.
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
A wire fox terrier
Located in London, GB
P. Remy (French, circa 1938)
A wire fox terrier
signed and dated '- P. Remy -/ 1938' (lower right)
oil on canvas
18 x 13 in. (45.8 x 33 cm.)
frame 24 x 19 in. (61 x 48.3 cm.)
This c...
Category
Realist Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Jo-Jo"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by:
Gershon Benjamin (1899 - 1985)
An American Modernist of portraits, landscapes, still lives, and the urban scene, Gershon ...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Paul Revere Riding on Horseback
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Gouache on Illustration Board
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Magazine story illustration, Cosmopolitan, 1930;
Exhibited:
Fall 2004: Brandywine River...
Category
Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Illustration Board
