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Modern Animal Paintings

MODERN STYLE

The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.

Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.

The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.

Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.

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Style: Modern
A Couple Weeds Never Hurt Anyone - Abstract Figurative Surrealist Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amanda Immurs, an artist hailing from Hamilton, Canada, creates enchanting oil and watercolor artworks that bring whimsical scenes of children, animals, and flora to life. Immurs' ar...
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2010s Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Horses in a paddock
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Donald Grant (1924-2001) Horses in a paddock Signed lower right Oil on canvas Canvas size - 24 x 36 in Donald Currie Grant was born in 1930 in North Shields, Northumberland, and fro...
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20th Century Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil

He Told The Same Story Twice - Figurative Animal Surrealist Watercolor Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amanda Immurs, an artist hailing from Hamilton, Canada, creates enchanting watercolor artworks that bring whimsical scenes of children, animals, and flora to life. Immurs' art is gro...
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2010s Modern Animal Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

The Matador Bullfight on Horseback French Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Bullfight Huguette Ginet-Lasnier (French 1927-2020) inscribed verso wooden frame signed oil painting on canvas framed: 15 x 18.5 inches canvas: 14.75 x 18 inches. All the paintin...
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20th Century Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Óleo sobre tela - Año 1989 - Composición con pájaro
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Interesante óleo sobre lienzo, que representa a un pájaro. Firmado y fechado arriba en la parte central. En buen estado general solo convendría una limpieza para relucir más los co...
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1980s Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil

Mid 20th Century French Portrait Young Lady with Alsatian Dog oil on canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Favourite Pet, portrait of young lady with Alsatian dog. French Schoo, signed indistinctly, dated 1940 oil on canvas, framed framed: 23 x 29 inches c...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil

Souther Summers, Original painting, Cowboys, Landscape, Horses
Located in Deddington, GB
Painted at the hight of summer in a stuffy room in london, missing the flat fields and sea breeze of summers growing up in norfolk. there's a car i really miss too. nostalgic but not in any way a sad painting. more a celebration of that life and time. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Acrylic paint on Canvas 81 H x 100 W x 4 D cm (31.89 x 39.37 x 1.57 in) Sold unframed Image size: Height: 81cm (31.89 in) Width: 101cm (39.76 in) Complete size of unframed painting Height: 81cm (31.89 in) Width: 100cm (39.37 in) Depth: 4cm (1.57 in) ARTIST BIOGRAPHY: Dan Bloodworth, artist and painter, has artworks available at Wychwood Art online. Dan was born in Norfolk but now lives and works in London. His paintings are inspired by everyday life, British folklore and old Westerns
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2010s Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

English mid century oil painting Portrait of Miniature Black Poodle
Located in Woodbury, CT
English mid century oil painting Portrait of a Miniature Poodle Kate Gray was a British animal portrait painter during the last half of the 20th century. She also painted flower subj...
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1960s Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil, Board

Classic Tallship at Sea with Whale in Water off Coastline, English Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
James Hardy (British contemporary, 21st century) signed oil painting on board, framed board: 8 x 10 inches provenance: private collection condition: overall very good
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2010s Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil

Abracadada and Foal
Located in Atlanta, GA
A passion for horses, equestrian pursuits, and painting define Brooke Major's life and career. A native of Atlanta, GA, Brooke Major has been living and working as a professional art...
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2010s Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pointer Dogs - Oil on Canvas - 39x31 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Artwork sold with frame (50 x 58 x 4 cm)
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19th Century Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Horse, Ink on Paper by Indian Modern Artist Sunil Das "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Horse - 9 x 6 inches ( unframed size ) Ink on Paper, 2012 Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang condition. Sunil Das ( 1939-2015) was a Master Modern Indian Artist fr...
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Early 2000s Modern Animal Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Antique American Expressionist Signed Original Sunset Horse Landscape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage modernist expressionist sunset oil painting. Oil on canvas. Image size, 27.5L x 20H. Signed.
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1960s Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Horse, Drawing, Ink on Paper, Brown, Black by Modern Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Horse - 9.5 x 7 inches (unframed size) Ink on Paper Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Sunil Das was one of India's most important postmodernist painters and r...
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2010s Modern Animal Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Pen

Modern British portrait of a Bassett Hound in oils
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wonderful late 20th century portrait of a Bassett Hound dog. Painted in England circa 1996 the artist was capable of painting the most amazing character in this portrait. Oils on...
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1990s Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil, Board

Wings 2021, Acrylic, Charcoal, Canvas by Modern Artist Shuvaprasanna "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya - Wings 2021 - 60 x 30 inches (unframed size) Acrylic and Charcoal on Canvas , 2021 One of the most popular series of the Master Artist, The Golden Flute is the artists more romantic renedition of Art. The iconic figures of Krishna, Radha, and Ganesha that found lyrical expression in the Icons series are modern representations and sophisticated idealizations of the same images in the popular media. Krishna is a cosmic musician, and the tune he creates by playing his transcendental flute is embodied with cosmic energy. When Krishna is depicted as being between the age of 5 and 8, it is always with his flute. Therefore, during this period, he is aptly called Murlidhara (murali means “flute,” and dhara means “hold”), signifying the one who holds the flute. He is never without it, whether he is with his mother, on the grazing grounds with his herd of cows, among his cowherd companions or roaming around on the Jamuna banks. Gopis lose their selves in this tune. For them, music becomes the voice of love, which is too passionate and secretive. Style : The city of Kolkata has always figured prominently in his work. His themes come from his personal interactions with its urban milieu - its sickness and sordidness, its violence and vulnerability and all that compounds its existential agony. Shuvaprasanna has depicted varying moods of the city and its people, its places, and all its facets that make the city distinctive. He doesn't merely portray reality as 'matter of fact' and his presentation of reality often has dream-like elements in it. In terms of technique, Shuvaprasanna boasts a precise, finely executed style that yields an unmistakable visual intensity. He works comfortably in an assortment of media, including oil on canvas, charcoal, and mixed media. About the Artist and his work : Born : In Calcutta, 1947. Education : Graduated from Indian College of Art (R.B. University, Calcutta) in 1969. Exhibitions : Shuvaprasanna has had several gallery and museum exhibitions, including at the Tao Art Gallery and at the Chawla Art Gallery, Square One Mall. Several works by the artist have been sold at auction, including 'ABODE' sold at Waddington's 'Fine Prints & Photography Auction' in 2014. There have been many articles about Shuvaprasanna, including 'An exclusive edifice' written by Kunal Ray for The Hindu in 2014. Selected Solo Exhibitions : 2011 - Shuvaprasanna: Recent Works, CIMA, Centre of International Modern Art, India, Kolkata 2010 - Summer Show 2010, CIMA, Centre of International Modern Art, India, Kolkata 2007 - ‘Madhura: The Golden Flute’, organized by Indian Contemporary at Visual Arts Centre, Hong Kong 2006 - ‘The Divine Flute’, Aicon Gallery, USA 2002 - ‘Icons and Illusions’, Gallery ArtsIndia, New York 1998 - ‘An Appreciation of Ted Hughes’, Exhibition of Crow Paintings...
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2010s Modern Animal Paintings

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Mixed Media, Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic

Antique Old Master Continental School Bird Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique oil painting featuring brids. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
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Early 1800s Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage American Merry Go Round Horse Carousel Framed Modern Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist merry go round portrait painting. Oil on board. Nicely framed. Excellent, ready to hang condition.
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1950s Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil, Board

Riders, Oil Painting by Joyce Roybal
Located in Long Island City, NY
Riders Joyce Roybal, (1955) Oil on Canvas, signed lower right Size: 19.75 x 24 in. (50.17 x 60.96 cm) Frame Size: 26 x 29.75 inches
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1980s Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil

Someones Stuntman, Original painting, Cowboys, Landscape, Horses
Located in Deddington, GB
Horses are a them in most of my paintings, but more often than not they come latter on in the paintings development. this one i wanted to start with the horse, wanting to make it stand proud, pressing forward with his chin up and chest out. man and horse together getting through one of those days. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Acrylic paint on Canvas 100 H x 100 W x 4 D cm (39.37 x 39.37 x 1.57 in) Sold...
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2010s Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Lost and Found Chickens
Located in Carmel, CA
A Hawaiian tropical painting features colorful chickens embedded, if not camouflaged in the verdant jungle.
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2010s Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil

Les Trois Chevaux - Modernist Animal Oil Painting by Louis Anquetin
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed oil on panel circa 1895 by French modernist painter Louis Anquetin. The piece depicts three white horses. Signature: Signed lower right Dimensions: Framed: 16.5"x20" Unframe...
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1890s Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Cowboy Hunting Pronghorn Deer ("American Antelope") in Watercolor and Gouache
Located in Soquel, CA
Cowboy Hunting Pronghorn Deer ("American Antelope") in Watercolor and Gouache Detailed western scene by H. Rich (American, 20th Century). A cowboy is on a ridge, with two horses, ha...
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1960s Modern Animal Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Original British Signed Oil Painting Jack Russell Terrier and Companion Dog
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Good Friends" British artist, late 20th century signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 17.5 x 17.5 inches canvas: 15 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very go...
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Late 20th Century Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil

"Alaskan Pollock II"
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY This painting of four different species of fish that can be found in South Korea is from the mid-20th century Korean artist Kim Kyung. Seafood from both the seas that surround the peninsula and from its rivers are an integral part of the livelihood and cuisine of Koreans. Kim Kyung (in Hanja, 金耕, in Hangul 김경) was born in South Korea, his real name, under the current Revised Romanization was Kim Gyeong-Eun (in Hanja 金萬斗, in Hangul 김경은). His name follows the East Asian convention of family name first, though some Western galleries choose to reorder his name with the Western convention as Kyung Kim. He was born in Hadong, Gyeongnam during the Imperial Japanese occupation, as the eldest son of a poor farm family, and at the age of 18 he entered the art department of Japan University. In 1943, he returned to his hometown to escape being drafted into the Japanese army...
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1940s Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Bucolic Landscape" Sally Michel Avery, Female American Modernist Bright Pastel
By Sally Michel-Avery
Located in New York, NY
Sally Michel Avery (1902 - 2003) Bucolic Landscape with Cows, 1963 Oil on canvasboard 9 x 12 inches Signed and dated lower left Provenance: The art...
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1980s Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Antique American Modernist Horse Carousel Animal Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Really impressive early American modernist painting. Oil on board. Framed.
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1940s Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled - Equestrian
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Felix Angel – Colombian/American (1949- ) Title: Untitled - Equestrian Year: 1985 Medium: acrylic on canvas Size: 44 x 56 inches Signature: Signed...
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1980s Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Horse Head, Ink on Paper, Black Color by Indian Artist Sunil Das "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Horse Head Ink on Paper 10 x 8 inches, 2011 ( delivered unframed ) Sunil Das (1939-2015) was a Master Modern Indian Artist from Bengal. Extremely successful right from h...
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2010s Modern Animal Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Bullfight - Oil Paint by Marco Novati - 1965
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on wooden panel realized by Marco Novati in 1965. Hand signed in lower left corner. Hand signed, dated and dedicated on rear. Very good condition.
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1960s Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil

Galos
Located in Washington , DC, DC
Beautiful original painting of two colorful roosters beautifully detailed by Brazilian Modern master Chico Da Silva, who won an Honorable Mention in the...
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1970s Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Gouache

Antique American Modernist Chickens Grazing Bucolic Landscape Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist painting. Watercolor and gouache on paper. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a modern molding. Excellent condition, ...
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1950s Modern Animal Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

Everybody's Cowboy, Original painting, Cowboys, Landscape, Horses
Located in Deddington, GB
Inspired by an old blues record, one of only a few where I've started with a title for a piece. normally they come to mind whilst painting. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Acrylic paint on ...
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2010s Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled 3
Located in Bozeman, MT
When I think of where McCauley fits into American art, as a contemporary painter, sculptor and naturalistic interpreter, I place him in the same philosophical tribe as Walton Ford, A...
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2010s Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel

If They Look Close Enough They'll Find Her - Figurative Watercolor Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amanda Immurs, an artist hailing from Hamilton, Canada, creates enchanting watercolor artworks that bring whimsical scenes of children, animals, and flora to life. Immurs' art is gro...
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2010s Modern Animal Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

Maiden and Horse, Modern Oil on Board Painting by Charles Burdick
Located in Long Island City, NY
Charles Burdick, American (1924 - ) - Maiden and Horse, Year: Circa 1970, Medium: Oil on Board, signed, Size: 13.5 in. x 9.5 in. (34.29 cm x 24.13 cm), Frame Size: 17 x 13 inches
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1970s Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil

Cats sleeping by female British artist Margaret Dora Mendelssohn Benecke
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Margaret Dora Mendlessohn Benecke (1876 – 1962) Catnaps Oil on canvas, circa 1950s 26.7/8 x 33 in. (68.4 x 83.8 cm.) Provenance: ex-property of Harold Mockford Born in London Beneck...
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20th Century Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Horses in a paddock
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Donald Grant (1924-2001) Horses in a paddock Signed lower left Oil on canvas Canvas size - 24 x 36 in Donald Currie Grant was born in 1930 in North Shields, Northumberland, and from...
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20th Century Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil

'Copper & Blue' - Horses in a landscape
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
William Robin Jennings (1927-2005) 'Copper & Blue' - Horses in a landscape Oil on canvas Signed lower right Canvas Size - 14 x 18 in Walter Robin Jennings was a distinguished Briti...
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20th Century Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil

Vintage French Modernist Jean Lurcat Watercolor Painting Mod Blue and Orange Owl
Located in Surfside, FL
Jean Lurcat,New York, France, 1892-1966 Depicts a highly stylized, expressionist owl bird figure hidden in leaves surrounded by bright, vibrant, vivid blue, yellow, and orange colors...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Paintings

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Watercolor, Lithograph

Fish by Willy Suter - Oil on cardboard 33x46 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas mounted on cardboard
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1970s Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil

A Dynamic Mid-Century Modern Horse Race Painting by Chicago Artist, Rudolph Pen
Located in Chicago, IL
A Large, Dynamic Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Horse Race by noted Chicago Artist, Rudolph Pen. Artwork size: 24" x 36"; Framed size: 25" x 37". Signed "Pen" lower right and ti...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Gamekeeper Stalker in Scottish Highlands with Pony & Stag painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Scottish Highlands by Ben George Powell, British contemporary artist signed acrylic on board, unframed board: 16 x 20 inches provenance: private collection of this artists work,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Animal Paintings

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Acrylic

The Boxer. Humorous nature encounter seaside w lobster, soft muted colors
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on cradled board. Signed and dated on back. Part of an ongoing series of man vs beast by the artist
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2010s Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Huge British Sporting Oil Painting Hunting Hounds in Full Pursuit over Fence
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
In Full Pursuit Hunting Hounds clearing a Fence by Jean Terry, British 20th century signed and dated 1998 oil on board, framed framed: 28.5 x 45 inches board: 23 x 42 inches provenan...
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Late 20th Century Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil

Bull, Pen on Paper by Modern Artist Sunil Das "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Bull Pen on Paper 9 x 8.5 inches, 2012 ( Unframed & Delivered ) Sunil Das (1939-2015) was a Master Modern Indian Artist from Bengal. Extremely successful right from his ...
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2010s Modern Animal Paintings

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Paper, Pen

Doves by Franck Chabry - Gouache on paper 50x70 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper Frame in wood moldings and gilded plaster with glass pane 65 x 85 x 3 cm
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Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Paintings

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Gouache

Vintage American Female Modernist Surreal Dog Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Incredible vintage modernist dog portrait by well listed and important woman artist Judy Henn. Oil on board. Framed. Image size, 4 by 6 inches.
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Early 2000s Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Parrot «Heart of the Tropics»
Located in Zofingen, AG
This vibrant and dynamic painting captures the image of an exotic parrot perched on the branches in a tropical setting. The artist uses bold, saturated colors to convey the magnifice...
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2010s Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Horse, Ink on Paper by Indian Modern Artist Sunil Das "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Bull Ink on Paper 11 x 15 inches, 2011 ( Framed & Delivered ) Sunil Das (1939-2015) was a Master Modern Indian Artist from Bengal. Extremely successful right from his co...
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2010s Modern Animal Paintings

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Paper, Ink

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...
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1940s Modern Animal Paintings

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Bronze

Large French Modernist Signed Oil Painting Leopard / Large Cat Drinking Water
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Drinking Cat French Modernist artist, late 20th century signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 20 x 25.5 inches provenance: private collection, South of France condition: very good a...
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Late 20th Century Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil

Hawk Bird Of Prey Framed Original Mid 20th Century Powerful Watercolor Painting
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Dame Elisabeth Frink. English ( b.1930 - d.1993 ). Hawk, 1969. Watercolor. Signed & Dated Lower Right. Image size 25.4 inches x 19.5 inches ( 64.5cm x 49.5cm ). Frame size 34.4 inches x 28.1 inches ( 87.5cm x 71.5cm ). Available for sale; this original painting is by Dame Elisabeth Frink and is dated 1969. The painting is presented and supplied in a glazed frame and mount dating from June 1997. This vintage watercolor is in very good condition, commensurate with its age. The watercolor is signed and dated lower right. Previously with Beaux Arts, London and Bath in 1999. Dame Elisabeth Frink was one of Britain’s most important post-war sculptors, an accomplished draughtsman, illustrator and teacher. She was part of the post-war school of expressionist British sculptors dubbed the Geometry of Fear, and enjoyed a highly acclaimed career that was commercially successful, broke boundaries and contributed greatly to bringing wonderful sculpture to public places. She was born on 14 November 1930 in Thurlow, the daughter of a cavalry officer, and brought up in rural Suffolk near to an active airbase. She was brought up a Catholic and educated at the Convent of the Holy Family, Exmouth. She then studied at the Guildford School of Art from 1947-1949 under Willi Soukop and Henry Moore’s assistant, Bernard Meadows, and then at the Chelsea School in London 1949-1953. She taught at Chelsea School of Art 1951-61, St. Martin’s School of Art 1954-62 and was a visiting instructor at the Royal College of Art 1965-1967, after which she lived in France until 1973. Frink first came to the attention of the public in 1951 at an exhibition at the Beaux Arts Gallery, London. In 1952 she represented Britain at the Venice Biennale, being described by Herbert Read as “the most vital, the most brilliant and the most promising of the whole Biennale”. The same year the Tate bought its first work by her, and she began to enjoy commercial success. Thereafter she exhibited regularly and was for 27 years associated with Waddington’s, London. The subjects which Frink was most concerned with were man, dog and horses, with and without riders. Interestingly she seldom sculpted the female form, drawing on archetypes of masculine strength, struggle and aggression. Her work has the recurring themes of the vulnerable and the predatory, in the spirit of an authentic post-war artist. It has been said that she was more concerned with representing mankind that portraits of individuals. The appeal of her work lies in its directness, provoking a frank statement of feeling. The anatomy is often exaggerated or incorrect; the impact growing more out of her interest in the spirit of the subject. Her animals and birds may be drawn from nature but verge on the abstract, conveying raw emotion and character rather than a realistic depiction. Her unique style is characterised by a rough treatment of the surface which embeds each piece with vitality and her personal impression. In her later work even the distinction between human and bird figures becomes blurred. Commentators have noted that the often rugged, brutal and contorted surfaces of her work reflect the destruction and terror of the six-year world-wide conflict that she witnessed as a child. Frink was an active supporter of Amnesty International. In the 1960s and early 1970s Frink produced a notable series of falling figures and winged men. Later, living in France during the Algerian war, she began making heads, blinded by goggles which had a threatening facelessness. Frink produced many notable public commissions, including Wild Boar for Harlow New Town, Blind Beggar and Dog for Bethnal Green, Noble Horse and Rider for Piccadilly, London, a lectern for Coventry Cathedral, Shepherd for Paternoster Square beside St. Paul’s Cathedral and a Walking Madonna for Salisbury Cathedral. In the early 1980s she produced a set of three larger than life figures The Dorset Martyrs which stand on the edge of the old walled town of Dorchester on the site of the old gallows, as a memorial to those who had been executed there ‘for conscience sake’. Frink’s Canterbury Tales was a collection of 19 etchings drawn directly on to copper plates and etched by her. The ‘book’ was issued in three limited editions. Her illustrations have been praised as “amongst the most successful illustrations of the century, encompassing the mood of the text in concise delineations and disarmingly ribald humour”. She illustrated other books with colored lithographs or drawings. Frink was on the Board of Trustees, British Museum from 1976, and was a member of the Royal Fine Art Commission 1976-81. CBR (1969), DBE ((1982), Associate of the Royal Academy (1971), Royal Academy (1977). She was made a Companion of Honour in 1992. She died on 18 April 1993, but not before completing her last commission, a monumental but unusual figure of Christ for the front of the Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool, unveiled a week before her death. For several decades Frink exhibited widely in the UK and abroad. In her later years she lived and worked in Dorset where her home and garden became an arena for her work. In 1985 she had a retrospective at the Royal Academy. She died on 18 April 1993, but not before completing her last commission, a monumental but unusual figure of Christ for the front of the Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool, unveiled a week before her death. There was a memorial show at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Bretton Hall in 1994. Today Frink is venerated as one of the great twentieth century British sculptors. Her unique work is represented in the Tate Gallery and major public and private collections world-wide. © Big Sky Fine Art This original watercolor on paper painting of a hawk by Dame Elizabeth Frink...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Contemporary British Acrylic Painting 2 Owls on old Wooden Fence
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
2 Owls by Ben George Powell, British contemporary artist signed acrylic on canvas, unframed canvas: 16 x 20 inches provenance: private collection of this artists work, UK The paintin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Animal Paintings

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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

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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.
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1940s Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Penguins"
Located in San Antonio, TX
Lu Ann Barrow (1934 - present) Austin Artist Image Size: 30 x 36 Frame Size: 32 x 38 Medium: Oil Mid Century "Penguins"
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1970s Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil

Vintage American Female Modernist Surreal Dog Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Incredible vintage modernist dog portrait by well listed and important woman artist Judy Henn. Oil on board. Framed. Image size, 4 by 5 inches.
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Early 2000s Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Horse - Enamel on Paper by Esperia Gava - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
The Horse is an original artwork realized by Italian artist Esperia Gava. Enamel on paper Applied on cardboard. Hand-signed on the lower right. Very good conditions. The artwork...
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1950s Modern Animal Paintings

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Enamel

Zebras, Modern Acrylic on Board Painting by Charles Burdick
Located in Long Island City, NY
Charles Burdick, American (1924 - ) - Zebras, Medium: Acrylic on Board, Size: 14 in. x 17.5 in. (35.56 cm x 44.45 cm), Frame Size: 21.5 x 25.5 inches
Category

1970s Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

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