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
Bee . original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
The sight of a golden bee stirs memories of my childhood, evoking the warm summers spent at our family's summer house surrounded by a quaint green garden. Next door, our neighbors te...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Beth Parcell, "Copper Gold", 16x20 Winter Snow Red Fox Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This snowy scene, "Copper Gold", is a 16x20 winter landscape oil painting featuring a red fox standing in the solitude of the snow covered woods. The fox perches on ice covered rocks...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Gulf Evening
By Mathew Hillier
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
29th century English, Portrait od a seated Siamese Cat
Located in Woodbury, CT
J. Foley (British, 20th Century)
Siamese Cat
Oil on canvas
Signed on the reverse
This elegant portrait captures the distinctive grace and poise of the Siamese cat, renowned for its ...
Category
1970s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rural road. Cardboard, oil, 50x60 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Rural road. Cardboard, oil, 50x60 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
$762 Sale Price
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An aristocratic Pomeranian
Located in London, GB
Horatio Henry Couldery (1832-1893)
An aristocratic Pomeranian
signed 'H.H. Couldery' (lower left)
oil on canvas
19 ⅛ x 24 ⅛ in. (48.5 x 61 cm.)
frame 24 x 28 ⅛ in. (61 x 71.4 cm.)
H...
Category
19th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Beth Parcell, "Sound of the Horn", 14x11 Fox Hunt Hounds Horse Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This vibrant and colorful piece, "Sound of the Horn", is a 14x11 equine oil painting on canvas featuring a red coated huntsman atop his horse in a green grassy field during a fox hun...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Beth Parcell, "Mid Morning Sun", 24x36 Fox Hound Hunt Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This early morning piece, "Mid Morning Sun" is a 24x36 features three huntsmen atop their brown and grey horses in a green field during a fox hunt. A group of hounds eagerly run alon...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$6,360 Sale Price
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Animal scene Duck hunting with dogs 18th century Swedish Master by Philip Korn
Located in Stockholm, SE
Monogrammed lower left: Johan Philip Korn (1728 - 1796), was a Swedish painter. A beautiful landscape, with a backwater in which carefree ducks swim, hunters and their dogs in passion, in the background you can see a city with a bell tower. Old masters have been depicting animals in their paintings since the Renaissance. In those days, hunting scenes were popular - there is always a share of emotional participation in them. Here it is necessary to understand that in previous centuries people looked at hunting as a means of obtaining food, therefore naturalism dominates in the painting of the old masters. Old oil painting on wooden panel, in a non-original frame of the 19th century.
Size app.: 49 x 64 cm (roughly 19.3 x 25.2 in) and nice golden gesso frame ca 65.5 x 81.5 cm (roughly 25.8 x 32.1 in). Very Good condition, age wear, cracks on a wooden board, minor losses, retouches, cleared and conserved. Please study good resolution images for overall cosmetic condition. In person actual painting may appear darker or brighter than in our pictures, strictly depending on sufficient light in your environment. Weight of app. 6.4 kg is going to measure some 10 kg volume weight packed for shipment.
Johan Philip Korn first began his career as a decorative painter. He was a student of artist Johan Sevenbom (1721-1784). After further studies he changed to landscape painting in the Rococo style of French artist François Boucher (1703–1770) and often after Dutch copper engravings. In 1759, Korn became master of the Stockholm...
Category
18th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Pair of Terriers, Gianni Reggio (Italian, 1898-1961)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Pair of Terriers
Gianni Reggio (Italian, 1898-1961)
Circa 1930s
Gouache on paper
15 x 14 inches (frame)
Signed on the back.
Gianni Reggio was an Italian painter and illustrator wh...
Category
1930s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
"Golden Girls" Aaron Bohrod, Pun Humor, Magic Realism, Television Show
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in New York, NY
Aaron Bohrod
Golden Girls, 1987
Signed lower right
Oil on gesso panel
9 x 12 inches
Aaron Bohrod's work has not been limited to one style or medium. Initially recognized as a regionalist painter of American scenes, particularly of his native Chicago, Bohrod later devoted himself to detailed still-life paintings rendered in the trompe l'oeil style. He also worked for several years in ceramics and wrote a book on pottery.
Born in 1907, Bohrod began his studies at Chicago's Crane Junior College in 1925, and two years later enrolled in the Art Institute of Chicago. But it was at the Art Students League in New York City, from 1930 to 1932, that he studied under the man believed to be his most significant early influence, John Sloan. Sloan's romantic realism is reflected in the many depictions of Chicago life...
Category
1980s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Beth Parcell, "Spring", 9x12 Equine Horse Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This vibrant landscape, "Spring", is a 9x12 equine oil painting on canvas featuring a grey horse and a brown horse walking in a lush green grassy pasture in the warm sunlight. Trees...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
September on Honey Creek
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original oil painting on canvas by artist Bonnie Marris.
39.5 X 49.5 Framed.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Quirky Dogsled Scene featuring Downtown Detroit in 1853
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Frederick E. Cohen
(American, born England, c. 1818-1858)
Boy in a Dog Sled, 1853
Oil on canvas, 25 x 30 inches
Framed: 35 x 40 inches (approx.)
Signed and inscribed: (on side of sle...
Category
1850s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spring. Oil on cardboard, 40x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Spring. Oil on cardboard, 40x50 cm
Alfejs Bromults (1913.3.IV - 1991.11.I)
His first professional education was at National University at studies to...
Category
1980s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
$750 Sale Price
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Flamingoes
By Trevor Waugh
Located in Deddington, GB
Flamingoes
Trevor Waugh
Oil on canvas
Unframed
Animals
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jessica Leonard, "Alpha" 40x30 White Horse Equine Oil Painting on Belgian Linen
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This stately piece, "Alpha" by artist Jessica Leonard is a 40x30" oil painting on raw Belgian linen depicting a horse rearing. Delicately drawn in charcoal, the artist layers on thi...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Raw Linen, Oil
Dina Brodsky, Green Bird, realist gouache on paper animal miniature, 2018
By Dina Brodsky
Located in New York, NY
In her realist gouache on paper animal miniature, "Green Bird," 2018, Dina Brodsky captures and highlights the full chromatic range of the bird's plumage. The fine detail of the bird...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Still Life with Nike and Sailboat - Oil Painting with 23K Gold Leaf Backdrop
By Helen Oh
Located in Chicago, IL
A collection of objet d'art sit upon a gleaming table, their reflections enhanced by the light of the gilt background which is hand applied using 23K gold leaf. The objects - a toy sailboat...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Nesting, " French 19th c Realist, Louvre Museum, Charming Small Oil of Chickens
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Born in 1813 in Paris, Charles Emile Jacque began his training in etching as an apprentice to a map engraver. By 1833 he was painting and debuted at the Paris Salon and contributed r...
Category
19th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Leprechaun Irish Greeting Card painting (Children's room decor)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Ferd Sondern (b.1923)
Legend of Leprechaun, 1980.
Ink and watercolor on illustration board. Complete panel measures 10.5 x 18 inches.
Signed in rock at right side of stream. Cred...
Category
1970s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Illustration Board, Ink
Christmas Toys Greeting Card painting (Children's room decor)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Ferd Sondern (b.1923)
Christmas Toys, 1978.
Ink and watercolor on illustration board. Complete panel measures 10 x 18 inches.
Signed lower left. Credited on verso.
Printer nota...
Category
1970s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board, Gouache
Puppy Dog, Kitten, Mouse Greeting Card painting (Children's room decor)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Ferd Sondern (b.1923)
Puppy chasing Kitten chasing Mouse, 1977.
Pencil, gouache and watercolor on illustration board. Complete panel measures 7 x 15 inches.
Signed lower left. Cr...
Category
1970s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Watercolor, Illustration Board
"Knight Horrors" Aaron Bohrod, Realism, Surrealism, Dream, Nightmare Monsters
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in New York, NY
Aaron Bohrod
Knight Horrors, 1985
Signed lower left
Oil on gesso panel
12 x 16 inches
Aaron Bohrod's work has not been limited to one style or medium. Initially recognized as a regionalist painter of American scenes, particularly of his native Chicago, Bohrod later devoted himself to detailed still-life paintings rendered in the trompe l'oeil style. He also worked for several years in ceramics and wrote a book on pottery.
Born in 1907, Bohrod began his studies at Chicago's Crane Junior College in 1925, and two years later enrolled in the Art Institute of Chicago. But it was at the Art Students League in New York City, from 1930 to 1932, that he studied under the man believed to be his most significant early influence, John Sloan. Sloan's romantic realism is reflected in the many depictions of Chicago life...
Category
1980s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The Royal Mail Coach
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Signed with initials in carriage: CHC
Category
Mid-19th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Elephant In The Pool" Lrg Orig. Oil Painting by Robert White, Frameless Display
Located in Encino, CA
“Elephant In The Pool,” an original oil on canvas by Robert K. White, is a piece for the true collector. White’s careful attention to detail and vivid use of greens, browns, and blue...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Good Dog" Animal Portrati Contemporary Moden American Folk Oil Painting
Located in Wellesley, MA
Good Dog Oil on Panel 9 3/4 x 16 Inches
Charlotte Gibbs recently had the distinct honor of being awarded First Prize in The Roddy Compeition held at th...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Arrangement XVII, Realist Oil Painting
By Zane York
Located in Chicago, IL
Zane York deftly walks the line between playfulness and profundity. Drawing inspiration from the inherent strangeness of the natural world, York imbues quotidian scenes with subtle e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Beth Parcell, "Soft Spot", 9x12 Golden Retriever Dog Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This animal portrait, "Soft Spot", is a 9x12 oil painting on canvas featuring a deep red golden retriever resting in the light of the sun.
About the artist:
Beth’s favorite subject...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Turner" Realist Dog Portrait in the Field Oil Painting on Carved Wood Panel
By Chaval
Located in New York, NY
With the medium of traditional oil paint, this charming piece by Chaval is exceptionally detailed and thought-provoking. Following a realist approach, yet depicting some playful impe...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
'Morning Stroll' realist oil high realism animal signed by Cathryn Ruvalcaba
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Wisconsin artist, Cathryn Ruvalcaba creates images of classic midwestern farm scenes by zooming in on the animals that populate these fields. Her use of oil paint on gesso board offe...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Oil, Board
"A Wet Windy Day", Joe Rader Roberts, 30x40, Original Oil on Canvas, Western Art
By Joe Rader Roberts
Located in Dallas, TX
Cowboys trying to run out of the storm on this cold rainy day of cattle herding on the ranch. A cowboy in a wagon being pulled by four brown and black horses is herding the longhorns...
Category
1970s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Highland Cattle by a Mountain Stream
Located in Naples, Florida
Robert Watson was an accomplished painter of Highland scenes depicting sheep or cattle. There was much demand for Watson’s work as Scottish scenes were extremely fashionable in late nineteenth century Europe, partly due to Queen Victoria’s extended summer visits to Balmoral Castle...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Faun and Fawn" Aaron Bohrod, Realist Still Life, Deer and Putti
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in New York, NY
Aaron Bohrod
Faun and Fawn, 1984
Signed lower right
Oil on gesso board
16 x 12 inches
Aaron Bohrod's work has not been limited to one style or medium. Initially recognized as a regionalist painter of American scenes, particularly of his native Chicago, Bohrod later devoted himself to detailed still-life paintings rendered in the trompe l'oeil style. He also worked for several years in ceramics and wrote a book on pottery.
Born in 1907, Bohrod began his studies at Chicago's Crane Junior College in 1925, and two years later enrolled in the Art Institute of Chicago. But it was at the Art Students League in New York City, from 1930 to 1932, that he studied under the man believed to be his most significant early influence, John Sloan. Sloan's romantic realism is reflected in the many depictions of Chicago life, which comprised most of Bohrod's early work.
Under Sloan's tutelage, Bohrod came to subscribe to the belief that painters should find the subjects of their art in the immediate world around them. These paintings emphasized architecture unique to north Chicago and featured Chicagoans engaged in such everyday activities as working, playing or going to the theatre. The romantic aspect was conveyed by the use of misty colors, and the realism by attention to detail.
In 1936, Bohrod won the Guggenheim Fellowship award in creative painting...
Category
1980s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Contemporary Landscape Watercolour of Hereford Cows watering in a Meadow
Located in ludlow, GB
Contemporary Landscape Watercolour Painting of Hereford Cows watering in a Meadow,
A Large Framed Watercolour of Hereford Cattle watering in a Meadow by an established Painter of Animals.
Neil Westwood
British, Born 1947
Neil Westwood is an established watercolour painter...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Beth Parcell, "Scarlet Coat", 14x18 Equine Fox Hunt Hound Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This vibrant and colorful piece, "Scarlet Coat", is a 14x18 equine oil painting on canvas featuring a red coated huntsman atop his dark brown horse in a green grassy field during a f...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Objets d'Arctic" Aaron Bohrod, Inuit, Polar Bear, Penguin, Winter Still Life
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in New York, NY
Aaron Bohrod
Objets D'Arctic, 1987
Signed lower right
Oil on gesso board
14 x 11 inches
Aaron Bohrod's work has not been limited to one style or medium. Initially recognized as a regionalist painter of American scenes, particularly of his native Chicago, Bohrod later devoted himself to detailed still-life paintings rendered in the trompe l'oeil style. He also worked for several years in ceramics and wrote a book on pottery.
Born in 1907, Bohrod began his studies at Chicago's Crane Junior College in 1925, and two years later enrolled in the Art Institute of Chicago. But it was at the Art Students League in New York City, from 1930 to 1932, that he studied under the man believed to be his most significant early influence, John Sloan. Sloan's romantic realism is reflected in the many depictions of Chicago life...
Category
1980s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Beth Parcell, "Winter Hunt", 9x12 Snowy Equine Fox Hunt Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This snowy scene, "Winter Hunt" is a 9x12 landscape oil painting on canvas depicting a fox hunt on a winter day. Huntsmen wearing red coats atop their horses among a snow cover fiel...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hand Pulled Etching of a Sleeping Bull Terrier Charms and adds Prestige
Located in Charleston, US
A charming and rare dog etching "Sleeping Bull" by renowned artist Marion Needham Krupp, featuring her own dog, a beloved Bull Terrier, peacefully resting. This limited edition dog e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Pencil, Etching
Andrada Trapnell's 'Reaching For the Sun' Original Monkey Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Andrada Trapnell's "Reaching for the Sun" is a captivating original artwork created in 2023. This piece measures 30 x 40 inches and features a masterf...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
He'll Kill You Too
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This is the second in a series of paintings about a cat that I inherited from my brother's ex-girlfriend. D.C. Rescue. He was tough little guy, and was always gett...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
A pointer and English setter on the scent
By Eugène Petit
Located in London, GB
Eugène Petit (1839-1886)
Setters on point
oil on canvas
15 x 18 ¼ in. (38.1 x 46.4 cm.)
This atmospheric oil painting by Eugène Petit (1839–1886) captures a pair of gundogs—likely a...
Category
19th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
‘Landscape with Cows' by Louis Thysebaert (1879 - Sint-Niklaas - 1962)
Located in Knokke, BE
Louis Thysebaert
1879 - Sint-Niklaas - 1962
Belgian Painter
‘Landscape with Cows’
Signature: signed lower right ‘L.Thysebaert’
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: Image size 95,5 c...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jessica Leonard, "Across the Board", Black and White Equine Oil on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This black and white equestrian piece, "Across the Board", by artist Jessica Leonard is a 16x40 oil painting on canvas featuring a portrait of horse with focus on the eyes. The dras...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,560 Sale Price
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Antique American Realist Chow Chow Dog Portrait Framed Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American realist dog portrait oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a modern wood molding. Excellent conditio...
Category
1940s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Beth Parcell, "Frozen in Time", 18x24 Autumn Horse Hound Fox Hunt Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This colorful piece, "Frozen in Time", is a 18x24 oil painting on canvas featuring two riders atop their horses in a green field during a fox hunt. A group of hounds eagerly run alo...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Beauty', a mischievous terrier
Located in London, GB
Jean Matet (French, 1870-1936)
'Beauty' - a mischievous terrier
signed and dated ‘J. Matet' (lower left) and inscribed and dated 'BEAUTY. 1898’ (lower right)
oil on canvas
13 x 9 ⅞ i...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Fluffy Pomeranian Dog Portrait Wide Gold Frame Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Incredible signed early American dog portrait painting. Oil on board. Signed. Housed in a period gold giltwood frame.
Category
1870s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,980 Sale Price
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Waiting for the Flock" by Nathan Durfee, Acrylic on Vintage Postcard
Located in Denver, CO
Nathan Durfee's (USA) "Waiting for the Flock" is an original, mixed media painting with acrylic and vintage postcard that depicts a snow covered landscape with a bird in a ball cap ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Postcard
Brown and White Cat Drinking Milk From a Bowl
By Arthur Heyer
Located in New York, NY
Brown and White Cat Drinking Milk From a Bowl, by Arthur Heyer
Oil on canvas
21.5 x 25.5 inches
Arthur Heyer was born in Haarhausen. He studied at the ...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
A Yorkshire terrier in a favourite blue bow
By Thomas Earl
Located in London, GB
Attributed to Thomas William Earl (fl.1836-1890)
A Yorkshire terrier in a favourite blue bow
unsigned
oil on card
7 ⅝ x 5 ⅝ in. (19.3 x 14.3 cm.)
with frame 15 x 13 in. (38 x 33 cm...
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Chital in a Landscape
Located in Mc Lean, VA
The artist is renowned for his depiction of animals, including exotic species such as polar bears, lions, leopards, and tigers. A chital is a deer native to the Indian subcontinent.
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dancing 1, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A roseate spoonbill opens its wings beside a clear, shimmering river, its gaze fixed on its own reflection. Bright colors create a dreamlike scene. The composit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Gyrfalcon" LARGEST OF THE FALCONS Exquisite painting
Located in San Antonio, TX
Michael Coleman
Born 1946
Utah Artist
Image Size: 15.5 x 10
Frame Size: 22 x 16
Medium: Oil on Masonite
Dated 1990
"Gyrfalcon" Largest of the Falcons
Michael Coleman Born 1946
Born a...
Category
1990s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Mac', a favourite terrier
Located in London, GB
Signed and inscribed ‘Mac/WH Wheeler’ (lower right)
This striking portrait by Walter Herbert Wheeler presents a dignified black terrier in crisp profile, its wiry coat and alert ears...
Category
Early 1900s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Petite Souris 700" by Marina Dieul, Original Oil Painting, Mouse with Hat
By Marina Dieul
Located in Denver, CO
Marina Dieul's "Petite Souris 700", 2024" is an exquisite handmade original oil on panel artwork, measuring 4 x 4 x 1 inches, that comes directly from the artist's studio. This piece is a primary market offering that showcases Dieul's impeccable talent and her mastery of the trompe l'oeil technique.
The painting features the captivating face of an adorable mouse with a an orange knitted cap and mittens peering from a green shuttered...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Ferdinand Heilbuth Lady and her Dog
Located in San Francisco, CA
Ferdinand Heilbuth: 1826-1889. Well listed very important 19th century French painter. He was born in Germany but lived and painted mostly in France becoming a French citizen in 1876...
Category
1860s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
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
1930s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Realistic Cheetah Painting, "Love Bite"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind realistic animal oil painting on canvas. Its dimensions are 24'x36"x1.5. It comes unframed. A certificate of authenticity will follow delivery.
This painting depicts two cheetahs and butterflies. The artist uses fine brushwork in this photorealistic style.
Artist statement: I try to incorporate endangered species into my art pieces whenever possible. This particular image of a mother African Leopard and her cub I found to be very eye-catching. The dynamic criss-cross of their bodies created a perfect way to draw the eye in and let it wander amidst the spots and soft fur. I’m a color enthusiast and adding the magenta azaleas into the background created a beautiful mix of pinks and golden fur. I needed to add another species that was facing habitat loss and decreasing populations so I chose the Blue Morpho butterfly that is suffering from over-collection due to its rare beauty. The iridescent blue sheen of the wings complimented the blue green color of the leopard's eyes beautifully. - Kelley Sutphin
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"First Flight, Two Weeks", Robert Fobear, Original Oil, 60x40, Wildlife, Eagle
Located in Dallas, TX
"First Flight, Two Weeks" is an original oil on linen painting by Texas Artist Robert Fobear and measures 40x60 inches. This extraordinary piece captures a mesmerizing autumn scene, where two majestic eagles perch high up in a tree, keeping a watchful eye over their two adorable baby eagles nestled in the nest. The artist skillfully portrays the changing colors of autumn with vibrant green and brown leaves, creating a captivating contrast against the cloudy sky. Fobear's attention to detail and ability to evoke emotion through his artwork truly shines in this stunning masterpiece.
"I believe that true artists never stop learning or challenging themselves to new frontiers of visual expression. I have found myself the most comfortable in Traditional realism. As I begin a painting, my first thought is of the great...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
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.