Realist Animal Paintings
REALIST STYLE
Realist art attempts to portray its subject matter without artifice. Similar to naturalism, authentic realist paintings and prints see an integration of true-to-life colors, meticulous detail and linear perspectives for accurate portrayals of the world.
Work that involves illusionistic techniques of realism dates back to the classical world, such as the deceptive trompe l’oeil used since ancient Greece. Art like this became especially popular in the 17th century when Dutch artists like Evert Collier painted objects that appeared real enough to touch. Realism as an artistic movement, however, usually refers to 19th-century French realist artists such as Honoré Daumier exploring social and political issues in biting lithographic prints, while the likes of Gustave Courbet and Jean-François Millet painting people — particularly the working class — with all their imperfections, navigating everyday urban life. This was a response to the dominant academic art tradition that favored grand paintings of myth and history.
By the turn of the 20th century, European artists, such as the Pre-Raphaelites, were experimenting with nearly photographic realism in their work, as seen in the attention to every botanical attribute of the flowers surrounding the drowned Ophelia painted by English artist John Everett Millais.
Although abstraction was the guiding style of 20th-century art, the realism trend in American modern art endured in Edward Hopper, Andrew Wyeth and other artists’ depictions of the complexities of the human experience. In the late 1960s, Photorealism emerged with artists like Chuck Close and Richard Estes giving their paintings the precision of a frame of film.
Contemporary artists such as Jordan Casteel, LaToya Ruby Frazier and Aliza Nisenbaum are now using the unvarnished realist approach for honest representations of people and their worlds. Alongside traditional mediums, technology such as virtual reality, artificial intelligence and immersive installations are helping artists create new sensations of realism in art.
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Style: Realist
Dahl Taylor, "After the Bath", Equine Barn Oil Painting on Canvas, 24x34
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This realistic equine piece, "After the Bath", by artist Dahl Taylor is a 24x34 oil painting on canvas featuring a brown horse after bath time, coat glistening in the warm sunlight. ...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bighorn Habits
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original oil painting on linen by artist Kyle Sims. Framed.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Dahl Taylor, "Morning Workout", Realistic Equine Oil Painting on Canvas, 24x30
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This vibrant and realistic equine piece, "Morning Workout", by artist Dahl Taylor is a 30x24 oil painting on canvas featuring a jockey out on the dirt trac...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sandwich Snitch
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original oil painting on canvas by artist Bonnie Marris.
43 X 31 Framed.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Great Crested Grebe (after Duranti)
By Shelley Reed
Located in Bozeman, MT
This is a unframed painting and is painted in the influence of the artist Duranti. This painting is oil on paper, and is monochromatic black.
Reed's primary focus has been the rich vein of Northern European art from the mid-17th through 18th centuries, a period of enlightenment and profound interest in science, nature, and the animal world. Animals were assigned human traits (peacock:vanity; dog:fidelity), and nature itself was considered a symbol of God...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper
Oval Painting On Convex Canvas Gilt wood Framed Hand Painting Chickens & Rabbits
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Within the rustic charm of a sunlit barnyard, a lively gathering of chickens pecks at the ground while a pigeon takes graceful flight above. Nearby, a mother rabbit and her young kit...
Category
20th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Beth Parcell, "A Narrow Lead", 14x18 Equine Steeplechase Race Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This horse racing piece, "A Narrow Lead", is a 14x18 equine oil painting on canvas featuring five jockeys wearing colorful silks atop their horses during a ste...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Les cerfs qui ce battent dans la foret
By Karl Bodmer
Located in Atlanta, GA
Swiss-born Karl Bodmer (1809–1893) was one of the first and most accomplished European artists to document the landscape of the North American interior and its Indigenous peoples. He...
Category
19th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Anne Wolff, "Quiet Time", Foggy Horse Racing Equine Oil Painting on Canvas
By Anne Wolff
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This equine racing painting "Quiet Time" by artist Anne Wolff is a 24x30 original oil painting on canvas. This painting depicts the morning workouts at the...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$5,760 Sale Price
20% Off
"Cat Washing Itself" American Contemporary Folk Animals Domestic Oil Painting
Located in Wellesley, MA
Charlotte Gibbs recently had the distinct honor of being awarded First Prize in The Roddy Compeition held at the Concord Center for Visual Arts in Concord, MA where she was singled ...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Cave Canem" Dog Animal Oil Painting American Folk Red Minimal Contemporary
Located in Wellesley, MA
Cave Canem Oil on Canvas, 10 x 12 Inches
Charlotte Gibbs recently had the distinct honor of being awarded First Prize in The Roddy Compeition held at ...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Red Bird on Fence" American Folk Domestic Oil Paint Contemporary Bright Blue
Located in Wellesley, MA
Red Bird on Fence Acrylic and Oil on Linen, 16 x 12 Inches
"Cat and Mouse" Oil on Linen 18 x 14 Inches
Charlotte Gibbs recently had the distinct honor of being awarded Firs...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
An Unpredictable Calm
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original oil painting on linen by artist Bruce K. Lawes. 33.5 X 27.5 Framed.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Captives
Located in CAMPO REAL, ES
This painting conveys a sense of melancholy and confinement. The warm colors of the birds contrast with the cold gray background, emphasizing their entrapment in the cage. The bars c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Linen
Beneath the Pine
Located in Greenwich, CT
A native son of New England, Peter Poskas III—like many American artists before him—derives inspiration from the charming towns and tranquil landscapes of coastal Maine and Connectic...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Raven on a Post
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
It's Winter in Massachusetts, cold, snow. A big black bird came to mind. It does stand out with a white background....
Keywords: Bird, Winter, Fence Post, Barbed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Fire Flier
By Brad Overton
Located in Park City, UT
Brad Overton creates large scale paintings of toy figurines; he brings these objects to life by placing them in unique and fantastical settings. "I have always loved the patina of ol...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
$10,900
The Apprenticeship
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original oil painting on canvas by artist Dustin Van Wechel. Framed.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
2 Pelicans
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
They were just flying at me and the scene was perfect so I took the picture. And then it had to be painted...
Keywords: Water, Mountains, Sea, Pelicans
Artist Biography:
Robert...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Oystercatchers Flying
Located in Naples, Florida
Wildlife artist Matthew Hillier was born in England. Married to fellow artist Julia Rogers, he now lives in the United States on the Eastern shore of Maryland. Hillier’s father was a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Head to Head
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original oil painting on canvas by artist Bonnie Marris.
46.25 X 46.25 Framed.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Grace in Motion
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original oil painting on linen by artist Bruce K. Lawes. 27.5 X 47.5 Framed.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Grand Army Plaza
Located in Greenwich, CT
Grand Army Plaza in Central Park, NYC
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Unsaddling at Windsor
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Signed and dated '88' lower right
From the Harry Z. Isaacs Collection, Long Branch Estate, Virginia
Category
20th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rumble
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original oil painting on linen by artist Krystii Melaine. Framed.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Last Rays
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original oil painting on linen by artist Krystii Melaine. Framed.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Wyoming", Robert Fobear, Original Oil on Canvas, 40x60, Pronghorn Antelope
Located in Dallas, TX
"Wyoming" is an original oil on linen painting by Texas Artist Robert Fobear and measures 40x60 inches. The painting features the majestic pronghorn antelope traversing through the dry and rugged terrain of the wilderness. Fobear's exceptional attention to detail and his ability to capture the essence of the natural world is on full display in this stunning piece. Art enthusiasts and wildlife lovers alike will be captivated by the intricate and lifelike depiction of these magnificent creatures. The piece is also completed in a black rustic...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Upcountry Drifter
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original oil painting on muslin panel by artist Patricia McGeeney. Framed.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Muslin, Oil
'Willpower' tiger painting spiritual strength power alignment integrity large
Located in Lahti, FI
Willpower
115cm x 151cm, Acrylic on Canvas (unstretched)
“Willpower” captures the essence of raw strength, resilience, and determination through the majestic presence of a tiger. Th...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic, Pencil
$2,267 Sale Price
81% Off
Stable
By Li Xiao
Located in Greenwich, CT
Li Xiao was born in 1957 in Shanghai, China. Xiao commenced showing interest in the fine arts at a very young age and has been consistently developing his talent as a painter ever si...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$16,000
A noble bulldog
Located in London, GB
Walter Herbert Wheeler (British, 1868-1960)
A noble bulldog
signed ‘WH Wheeler (lower right)
oil on board
7 ¾ x 7 ¼ in. (19.7 x 18.3 cm.)
with frame 10 x 9 ¾ in. (25.4 x 24.8 cm.)
...
Category
Early 1900s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Feather by Feather (Whistling Duck), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"This spectacularly marked bird, that resides in the southern states of the US, has made a comeback from dwindling numbers before the 1950s thanks to the use of nesting boxes. It ...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Traveling Light, Areion
By Brad Overton
Located in Park City, UT
Brad Overton creates large scale paintings of toy figurines; he brings these objects to life by placing them in unique and fantastical settings. "I have always loved the patina of ol...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
TIGERS
By Ron Balaban
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by the artist. Canvas is stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable offer...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,350 Sale Price
25% Off
Tiger & Cub in grasses, oil on canvas, 20th C realist British painter
By Tony Forrest
Located in Naples, Florida
This oil on canvas painting of a tiger and her cub in a savannah landscape is a contemporary artwork by the artist Tony Forrest, (b.1961). ...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Peonies and Bronze
By Beth Carlson
Located in Charleston, US
In "Peonies and Bronze," Beth Carlson brings vibrant energy and warmth to this cheerful horse painting. Illuminated from above, the composition glows with a luminous quality that enh...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Playful Jack Russell Terrier Asking Permission to Drop the Ducky in the Water
By Beth Carlson
Located in Charleston, US
Beth Carlson masterfully captures a moment of endearing anticipation in "May I?", featuring a spirited Jack Russell Terrier seeking permission to drop a rubber duck into the water. Known for infusing her canine subjects with charm and emotional depth, Carlson brings this scene to life with warmth and character.
Set in a classic 3.4-inch plein air gold frame...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Peek (After Stubbs)
By Shelley Reed
Located in Bozeman, MT
This is a framed painting. This painting is oil on paper, and is monochromatic black.
Reed's primary focus has been the rich vein of Northern European art from the mid-17th through 18th centuries, a period of enlightenment and profound interest in science, nature, and the animal world. Animals were assigned human traits (peacock:vanity; dog:fidelity), and nature itself was considered a symbol of God's providence - a commonly held belief within the stratified, gentry dominated social order of the time.
Reed (b. 1958, New York, NY) lives and works in Boston, MA. She is a recipient of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts Maud Morgan...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper
Falcon (after Landseer)
By Shelley Reed
Located in Bozeman, MT
This is a framed painting. This painting is oil on paper, and is monochromatic black.
Reed's primary focus has been the rich vein of Northern European art from the mid-17th through 18th centuries, a period of enlightenment and profound interest in science, nature, and the animal world. Animals were assigned human traits (peacock:vanity; dog:fidelity), and nature itself was considered a symbol of God...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper
Reflection and Shadow
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
A reflection just below and a dim shadow to the right.
Keywords: Abstract, minimalist, gold, red, orange, green, plant, flower, still-life
Artist Biography:
Robert Crooker was born in Massachusetts in 1951. A life long Red Sox fan, he saw the likes of Frank Malzone, Yaz, George Scott, Rico, Jim Lonborg all play in years gone by. He has been married for over 27 years with 4 children, and 2 grandchildren. In the Mid-1970’s, Robert started collecting Vintage Disney Collectibles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Threads and Beads, Abstract Landscape Painting on Canvas, 2013
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Someones home after the rain...
Keywords: web, water, red, spider, dew, drops, spiral, net
Artist Biography:
Robert Crooker was born in Massachusetts in 1951. A life long Red Sox fan, he saw the likes of Frank Malzone, Yaz, George Scott, Rico, Jim Lonborg all play in years gone by. He has been married for over 27 years with 4 children, and 2 grandchildren. In the Mid-1970’s, Robert started collecting Vintage Disney Collectibles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Street Light, Original Landscape Painting, 2013
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Dark, raining and the street light silhoettes 2 birds.
Keywords: bird, street light, street, black and white, painting, creepy, eerie, halloween, scary, white, bl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Refrigerio d’ Estate, 2013
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gastone Costantini , in collaboration with the “Cericola” Academy of Arts in Pescara, offers professional courses in “hyper-realistic painting”.
Gastone Costantini, an artist from L...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Roseata Spoonbill Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Wonderful realist painting depicting four roseata spoonbills by renowned artist Oris Robertson. Painting was made with acrylic paint and has a nice light colored background.
Artist...
Category
20th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Price Upon Request
Realist animal paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Realist animal paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add animal paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, red, orange, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Beth Carlson, Marie Channer, Shelli Langdale, and Beth de Loiselle. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Realist animal paintings, so small editions measuring 1.38 inches across are also available. Prices for animal paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $150 and tops out at $257,060, while the average work sells for $3,213.