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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
Ganesha, Hindu God, Ink on Paper by Indian Artist Sunil Das "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Untitled - 9.25 x 7.25 inches (unframed size) Drawing Ink & Lithograph on Paper Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. It is not easy to figure out the mask-like f...
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2010s Modern Animal Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Lithograph

"Pigeon at Sunrise" Animal Acrylic Painting on Yellow Background by Ian McCaine
Located in Pasadena, CA
In this squared composition, Ian McCaine transports us into a suspended moment, where the soft light of a sunrise barely reveals the contours of the world. Against a background domin...
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Late 20th Century Modern Animal Paintings

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Acrylic

“Daydreaming” (Reclining Bear)
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on Canvas 24 x 36 in. 32 x 44 in. Framed A charming and whimsical composition featuring a shaggy, brown bear reclining on a turquoise, blue, and lavender background. The bear i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil

Siamese Cat with Kittens by Orovida Pissarro - Egg tempura painting
Located in London, GB
Siamese Cat with Kittens by Orovida Pissarro (1893-1968) Egg tempera on linen 39 x 48 cm (15³/₈ x 18⁷/₈ inches) Signed lower right Orovida and dated lower left 1934 Provenance J Ankri, 8th October 1967 Literature K L Erickson, Orovida Pissarro: Painter and Print-Maker with A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, (doctoral thesis), Oxford, 1992, Appendices, no. 51, p. 56 (illustrated) Exhibition London, The Leicester Galleries, Paintings by Orovida, February 1935, no. 6 Women’s International Art Club, 20th February - 13th March 1937, no. 273 London, Redfern Gallery, Ten Years of Work by Orovida, 5th-28th May 1938, no. 7 London, The Royal Society of British Artists, Summer Exhibition, 1947, no. 281 (possibly the etching) London, O’Hana Gallery, Paintings, Drawings and Coloured Etchings: Orovida, 3rd-18th October 1957, no. 13 Artist biography Orovida Camille Pissarro, Lucien and Esther Pissarro’s only child, was the first woman in the Pissarro family as well as the first of her generation to become an artist. Born in Epping, England in 1893, she lived and worked predominantly in London where she became a prominent member of several British arts clubs and societies. She first learned to paint in the Impressionist style of her father, but after a brief period of formal study with Walter Sickert in 1913 she renounced formal art schooling. Throughout her career, Orovida always remained outside of any mainstream British art movements. Much to Lucien's disappointment she soon turned away from naturalistic painting and developed her own unusual style combining elements of Japanese, Chinese, Persian and Indian art. Her rejection of Impressionism, which for the Pissarro family had become a way of life, together with the simultaneous decision to drop her famous last name and simply use Orovida as a ‘nom de peintre’, reflected a deep desire for independence and distance from the weight of the family legacy. Orovida's most distinctive and notable works were produced from the period of 1919 to 1939 using her own homemade egg tempera applied in thin, delicate washes to silk, linen or paper and sometimes embellished with brocade borders. These elegant and richly decorative works generally depict Eastern, Asian and African subjects, such as Mongolian horse...
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1930s Modern Animal Paintings

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Linen, Egg Tempera

Contemporary Minimalist Naïve Animal Oil Painting - Old English Longhorn
Located in Bristol, GB
OLD ENGLISH LONGHORN Size: 30.5 x 30.5 cm (including frame) Oil on panel A small and engaging animal composition , painted in a naïve style in oil onto panel, by British artist Mat...
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2010s Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Fernand Pierre Mid Century Haitian Painting of a Leopard
By Fernand Pierre
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Fanciful vintage Haitian acrylic painting on canvas of a leopard in a whimsical woodland setting with flowers and trees, executed in a distinctive naive style. Signed F. Pierre and p...
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Late 20th Century Modern Animal Paintings

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Acrylic

Enlightenment Eve, female face, snake and rabbit colorful allegorical
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Painted by C.Dimitri, this work varies from his well-known abstract paintings, and shows a symbolic portrait of a biblical figure Enlightenment Eve is a portrait ten years in the ma...
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2010s Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint

Farm Hand For You, Original painting, portrait, Landscape, Horses
Located in Deddington, GB
An ode to the reason why you do what you do. A farm hand in Norfolk, England in autumn ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Acrylic paint on Canvas Sold unframed Image size: Height: 61cm (24.02...
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2010s Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Itch" White Longhorn Cow on Black Large Painting Animal Portrait Chiaroscuro
Located in Austin, TX
David Ackerson Texas Artist Size: 30 x 40" Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Markings: Signed LR "David Ackerson, Sola Deo Gloria"
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Night Rodeo
Located in Zofingen, AG
shipped in roll In this work, the night becomes a space of freedom and play. The woman-rider controls not only the horse but also the situation — her power lies in calmness, self-acc...
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2010s Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Red Barn, Original painting, portrait, Landscape, Horses
Located in Deddington, GB
An ode to the rare aurora borealis in Norfolk, England this year 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 unframed Imag...
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2010s Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

CHINESE DRAGON - Painted on rice paper
Located in Napoli, IT
Painted on rice paper depicting a Chinese dragon, with metal frame. He shipped himself without glass
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1970s Modern Animal Paintings

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Paint, Rice Paper

Horses at Sunrise, Painting, Acrylic on Other
Located in Yardley, PA
Two horses, caught at sunrise. A morning, a quiet moment, grazing together. Abstractive, sensitive, subtle - all the beautiful qualities of horses in a pastoral setting. The natural ...
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2010s Modern Animal Paintings

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Acrylic

Acrylic Painting on Canvas of Two Parrots in the Rain
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid century acrylic painting on canvas of two parrots in a tree with rain drops executed with bold tropical colors and a sense of movement. One can almost hear this painting. Signed ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Paintings

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Acrylic

Original Painting. Fortune Cover. Sept 1933 Illustration American Modern WPA Era
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting. Fortune Cover. Sept 1933 Illustration American Modern WPA Era Antonio Petruccelli (1907 - 1994) Wild Horses & Dynamo Fortune cover published, September 1933 13 X ...
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1930s Modern Animal Paintings

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Gouache, Board

"Farmer and Horses" by J. Fabri-Conti - Oil on Canvas - 114x146 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Artwork sold with frame (135 x 166.5 cm) José Fabri-Canti was a French painter born in Nice to Russian émigré parents. He began exhibiting in Corsica in the 1930s before moving to P...
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1950s Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid-Century Modern Vintage Original Landscape Oil Painting - Sheep at Rest
Located in Bristol, GB
SHEEP AT REST Size: 64.5 x 64.5 cm (including frame) Oil on board A atmospheric mid-century modernist painting that depicts a serene landscape where a small flock of sheep are gathe...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Dairyland" oil painting of two black and white cows in a field
Located in Edgartown, MA
David Konigsberg was born in Warren PA and lives and works in Brooklyn NY. His rural and urban experience play out in a love for both landscape and conceptual narrative, genres he of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

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

Belmont Brook
Located in London, GB
Christopher is interested in the way that society interacts with the wild and not so wild things around it, the effect that we have on the environment and the living things that rely...
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2010s Modern Animal Paintings

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Acrylic

The French Rooster
Located in London, GB
'The French Rooster', gouache on art paper, by Raymond Debiève (circa 1960s). A Mid-Century modern depiction of the French coq, or rooster. The origin o...
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1960s Modern Animal Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Ganesha, Hindu God, Pen Drawing, Brown by Sunil Das "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Ganesha - 9 x 7 inches (unframed size) Pen Drawing Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. It is not easy to figure out the mask-like face with a long coiling snout not unlike that of an elephant's trunk. But Sunil has added details to make it look unlike the face of the well-known animal-headed Hindu god...
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2010s Modern Animal Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Pen

French Riviera : The Cabriolet - Original oil painting, Signed
Located in Paris, IDF
André Cottavoz (1922-2012) French Riviera : The cabriolet, 1951 Oil on paper applied on panel Signed and dated lower left On panel 21.5 x 33.5 cm (8.4 x 13.1 in) Presented in a fram...
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1950s Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil

Over and Above: No. 6, Surreal Cat w/ Fish Bones, 20th Century Cleveland School
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904–2000) Over and Above: No. 6, 1963 Oil, sand & fish bones on canvas Signed and dated upper left 53 x 31 inches Clarence Holbrook Carter achie...
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1960s Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil

Longing to Belong - Figurative Surrealist Quirky Raccoon Portrait 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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Canvas, Oil

'Ginger Cat with Still Life', American Modernist, WPA Muralist, SFAA, GGIE, MoMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Jay Risling' (American, 1896-1993) and dated 1941. A psychologically penetrating study of a contented, golden-eyed ginger cat shown relaxing beside a Chinese lacquer chest...
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1940s Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Huge British Modern Oil Young Rider on Horseback Fine Equestrian Portrait
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The English Countryside by Anthony Woodward, British contemporary oil painting on canvas: 40 x 50 inches framed: 47 x 57 inches condition: very good provenance: private collection, UK
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Chichen" after "Jaguar Eating Heart" Temple of the Eagles Walter Henry Williams
Located in Soquel, CA
"Chichen" after "Jaguar Eating Heart" Temple of the Eagles Detailed painting of a sculptural relief from the Platform of the Eagles and Jaguars at Chichen Itza by Walter Henry Willi...
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1960s Modern Animal Paintings

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Ink, Acrylic, Rice Paper

Huge 20th Century British Naive Welsh Oil Painting Village Life in Winter Snow
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Winter in the Village by Ben George Powell, British contemporary artist signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 32 x 40 inches provenance: private collection of this artists work, UK ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid 20th Century French Oil Bull Fighter Matador with Bull Yellow & Red Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Bull Fight Huguette Ginet-Lasnier (French 1927-2020), signed lower front oil painting on canvas 16 x 13 inches. All the paintings we have for sale by this artist have come from the artists estate in France. The painting is in very good and presentable condition. Ginet-Lasnier, the wife of the painter Jean Lasnier...
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20th Century Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Seagull in Flight Sunset Seascape, Signed Large Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, signed and dated verso 1976 Title: Sunset Seagull Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 18.5 x 24 inches Provenance: private collection...
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20th Century Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil

Otterhound Portrait Painting by Constance Coleman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large portrait painting with group of six otterhounds in a lush garden landscape by Constance Coleman, 1979 Oil on canvas Signed & dated lower right Canvas dimensions: 34" x 46" Fr...
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1970s Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil

Dreamy Young Blond Women Pondering "Deckchair and Cat" Summer Pastel Color
Located in Miami, FL
A dreamy young blond woman holding a Bengal cat is depicted relaxing in a deckchair. She gazes upward and outward, pondering—the distinctive marbling of the cat echos the floral back...
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1980s Modern Animal Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache

'Bird Abstraction' — Mid-Century Modernism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Stephen Harty, Untitled (Bird Abstraction), gouache, 1953. Signed and dated lower left. A fine, meticulously rendered, mid-century, modernist gouache painting, with fresh colors on 1...
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1950s Modern Animal Paintings

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Gouache

La Table du Jardin Garden Table with a Black Cat oil painting by Michel Dureuil
Located in London, GB
To see more, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller." Michel Dureil (1929 - 2011) La Table du J...
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20th Century Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large Vintage American Modernist Horse Barn Landscape Framed Equestrian Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique French American modernist horse barn painting. Mixed media painting on paper. Framed. Signed. Measuring 41 by 49 inches overall and 31.5 by 39.5 painting alone. In excellent ...
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1950s Modern Animal Paintings

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Board, Watercolor, Gouache

The Bullfight Matador with Bull Signed French Modernist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Huguette Ginet-Lasnier (French 1927-2020), signed lower front and inscribed verso Ginet-Lasnier, the wife of the painter Jean Lasnier, was born in the Seine-Maritime...
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1990s Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil

'Women Riding', Italian Modernism, Horses, Avant-Garde Equestrian oil, Morandi
By Luciano Spazzali
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right 'Spazzali' for Luciano Spazzali (Italian, 1911-1997) and dated 1958. A complex and lyrical equestrian work by this notable Italian Modernist and exponent of Magi...
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1950s Modern Animal Paintings

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Plaster, Oil, Board

Animal painting by Orovida Camille Pissarro titled 'Exercising Ponies'
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% VAT ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE Exercising Ponies by Orovida Camille Pissarro (1893-1968) Oil on board 101.5 x 76 cm (40 x 30 inches) Signed and dated lower right Orovida 1954 Provenance Estate of Orovida Pissarro With John Bensusan-Butt, cousin of the artist Sotheby's London, 12th October 1988 G Hassell, 25th November 1988 With John Noott, 10th June 1992 Literature K L Erickson, Orovida Pissarro: Painter and Print-Maker with A Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, (doctoral thesis), Oxford, 1992, Appendices, no. 161 (illustrated) Exhibitions London, Bowmore Gallery, Women in Art 1850-1989, 2nd-11th November 1989 Fort Lauderdale, Museum of Art, Camille Pissarro and his Descendants, January-April 2000, no.123 This work was included in the above important museum exhibition and a catalogue of the Fort Lauderdale museum show will be included with this painting. Biography Orovida Camille Pissarro, the only child of Lucien and Esther Pissarro, was the first woman in the Pissarro family to become a professional artist and the first Pissarro of her generation to take up painting. Born in Epping, England, in 1893, she lived and worked predominantly in London, where she was a prominent member of several British arts clubs and societies. She first learned to paint in the Impressionist style from her father and, after a brief period of formal study with Walter Sickert in 1913, she renounced formal art schooling. Throughout her career, Orovida always remained outside mainstream British art movements. Much to Lucien's disappointment, she soon turned away from naturalistic painting and developed an unusual style that combined elements of Japanese, Chinese, Persian and Indian art. Her rejection of Impressionism, which, for the Pissarro family, was a way of life, and her simultaneous decision to drop her famous last name and use simply Orovida as a nom de peintre, reflected a desire for independence and distance from the family legacy, of which she nevertheless remained proud. Orovida's most distinctive works are her paintings from the 1920s...
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1950s Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Jo"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Ashley John is proud to offer this artwork by: Gershon Benjamin (1899 - 1985) Gershon Benjamin is a painter of portraits, landscapes, still lives, and the urban scene. He had a pro...
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20th Century Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pair Swans Stately Home Country House Lake Large British Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Love Birds" Contemporary British artist, 21st century oil on canvas , unframed size: 24 x 30 inches This came from a private collection of artworks, Surrey, England The painting is...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil

1960's French Post-Impressionist Signed Oil Painting Cattle Grazing River Landsc
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cattle Grazing by Georges Bousquait, French 20th century signed & dated 1963 oil on canvas, unframed board: 9 x 11 inches inscribed verso provenance...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Godzilla like Dinosaur Monster, SciFi, Science Fiction Cover Illustration
By Paul Wenzel
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Godzilla like monster illustration from 1961. Wenzel was a prolific Disney Artist for decades. The work is beautifully matted and framed and lookes better in person.
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1960s Modern Animal Paintings

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Mixed Media, Gouache

20th Century French Modernist Painting Multi-color Abstract Portrait & Dog
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed & dated original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuffs/ e...
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20th Century Modern Animal Paintings

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Gouache

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

Cicada, Mid-century Figural Surrealist Cleveland School Painting, 1960s
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Medieval Heads, 1966 Acrylic on scintilla Signed and dated upper right 23.5 x 30 inches Clarence Holbrook...
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1960s Modern Animal Paintings

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Watercolor

Voyage au centre de la Terre (Jules Verne, prehistoric creatures, ~32% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Philip Verhoeven Voyage au centre de la Terre (Jules Verne, prehistoric creatures, Iceland, cave descent) Acrylic and Marker on Canvas Year: 2024 Size: 15.75 x 15.75 inches Signed an...
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2010s Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Permanent Marker

A Still-Life Painting of a Ceramic Elephant and a Red Pillow by Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
An amusing, ca. 1940, oil on board, still-life painting of a ceramic elephant and a red pillow by Francis Chapin. Painting is in a dark wood frame. Image size: 8 1/2" x 10 1/2". ...
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1940s Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Cavalerie Viennoise" Modern Blue Tone Abstract Expressionist Painting of Horses
Located in Houston, TX
Modern blue toned Abstract Expressionist painting by the French painter Joël Dabin. The work features a group of running horses set against an abstract yellow, orange, and light blue...
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1990s Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1960's French Oil Painting Horse Racing Harness Carriage Driving with Jockeys
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Horse Race French artist, circa 1960's signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 23 x 28.5 inches canvas: 20 x 26 inches provenance: private collection, Paris condition: very good and...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

March Hares Colorful Irish Contemporary Abstract Painting Pair Of Heart Hares
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Forever Love'' by Paddy McCormack (Irish, contemporary) signed on front and to the reverse watercolour/acrylic/oil on canvas 15 x 18 inches unframed provenance: private collector, U...
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2010s Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Watercolor

"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 ...
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1940s Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Cheveux en Liberte" Modern Yellow Abstract Expressionist Painting of Horses
Located in Houston, TX
Modern yellow toned Abstract Expressionist painting by the French painter Joël Dabin. The work features a group of running horses, with their hair flowing in the wind, set against an...
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1990s Modern Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Persian Chickens
Located in Atlanta, GA
Delbar Shahbaz deftly deploys sources in her works (sculpture, painting, installation, video, and drawing) that reflect on her role as a woman, artist...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Animal Paintings

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Oil

Mother and Son (Colt and Mare)
By Herman Maril
Located in Los Angeles, CA
(Note: This work is part of our exhibition Connected by Creativity: WPA Era Works from the Collection of Leata and Edward Beatty Rowan) Oil on canvas, 18 x 14 inches unframed, 22 x 18 inches framed, signed and dated lower right, inscribed “Mother and Son by Herman Maril ‘31” and “property Edward B. Rowan Falls Church VA” verso Literature: i) Dows, Olin, Herman Maril, The American Magazine of Art, Vol. 28, No. 7 (July 1935), p. 407 (illustrated with the title “Mare and Colt...
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1930s Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mallards in Flight over Pond at Sunset Dusk Modern British Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sunset 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

Materials

Acrylic

'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

March Hares Colorful Irish Contemporary Abstract Painting Pair Of Hares
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Nature Love' by Paddy McCormack (Irish, contemporary) signed to the reverse watercolour/acrylic/oil on canvas 16 x 13 inches unframed provenance: private collector, UK The painting ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Canvas, Oil

Crab
Located in Miami, FL
This deceptively simple study of a downward view of a crab by modernist master Marsden Hartley is as much a well-observed document of a crab as it is a marvelous abstraction. Hartley...
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1930s Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Ink, Mixed Media, Gouache

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