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Art Subject: Animal
The Art of Saying Nothing - Original Figurative 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...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
Henry Dawson (1811-1878) - Framed Mid 19th Century Oil, Milkmaid with Two Cows
By Henry Dawson
Located in Corsham, GB
Henry Dawson (1811-1878), oil on canvas. Pastoral landscape with two cattle in the foreground and a milkmaid waiting ready with her pail. Signed to the lower left. Presented in a dis...
Category
Mid-19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Silhouettes and Shadows I
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
'The Farmyard' Contemporary painting of chickens, cockerel in a farm setting
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'The Farmyard' is a beautiful example of Calabuig's work capturing the stunning farmyard scene of chicken and cockerel. The beautiful colour palette and attention to detail is what m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Terriers & King Charles Spaniels
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
George Armfield (fl.1840-1875)
Terriers & King Charles Spaniels
Signed 'G. Armfield' lower left
Oil on canvas
Canvas Size - 10 x 12 in
Framed Size - 14 x 16 in
George Armfield (180...
Category
19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mallard's in Red and Tan
By Greg Ragland
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original acrylic painting by artist Greg Ragland. Gallery wrapped canvas.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Bird in the forest
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting, I've captured the serene vibrancy of a yellow bird perched delicately amidst a hazy forest. The oil strokes blend realism with impressionism, creating a soft yet pr...
Category
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Valentine Cat (double Hearted Cat) bright sunny color cat romantic greens
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on masonite with a natural birch frame glossy finish
Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
"Guest"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The subject of the painting’s story is inspired by thoughts about the structure of our world.Is it as obvious as our eyes can see?..
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Barn Owl" (2024) By Brian Mashburn, Original Oil Painting on Wood
Located in Denver, CO
Brian Mashburn's painting "Barn Owl" crafted in 2023, is an original oil painting that depicts a close up portrait of a barn owl with a foggy landscape in the background. The artwork...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood
"Dogs in woods"
Located in Warren, NJ
Oil painting on canvas
In good condition
Measures 16x14
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas
English early 19th century painting of a chestnut hunter in a landscape
Located in Bath, Somerset
A painting of a chestnut hunter in a landscape with a horse and rider accompanied by two hounds by a woodland river in the distance.
Signed and inscribed 'Melton Mowbray', lower left.
Oil on canvas in a giltwood frame.
John Ferneley Sr (1782-1860) was born the son of a Leicestershire wheelwright, the youngest of six children. He is known as one of the great British equine artists, perhaps only second to Stubbs in terms of raw ability.
Ferneley originally worked with his father, until by chance the Duke of Rutland saw some of his work on the side of a cart on which Ferneley and his father had been working. The Duke was so impressed with Ferneley that he persuaded John's father to allow him to become the pupil of Benjamin Marshall. Ferneley was so talented that apparently he produced almost perfect copies of his tutor's paintings and they were said to have been indistinguishable from the master’s. Marshall also enrolled him as a student of the Royal Academy Schools.
In 1804 Ferneley paid a man named Thomas Harrison...
Category
Early 19th Century English School Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Koi Social", (2023) Original Oil Painting by Calvin Lai, Koi Fish
By Calvin Lai
Located in Denver, CO
Calvin Lai's (US based) "Koi Social" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts koi fish swimming.
Artist Bio:
Calvin Lai's art is a mixture of medicine, meditation, and p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel
"First Fall", Contemporary, Chickadee, Bird, White, Oil, Acrylic, Painting, 2017
Located in Franklin, MA
Sargent Walker's "First Fall" is a soft black, white and gray painting in oil, acrylic, birch bark and graphite. Softly falling snowflakes are collaged in birch bark. An upright hand in graphite summons, or sends, a small chickadee bird...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Birch, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Graphite
Study Of Wild Hares, 19th Century
By Wilhelm Melchior
Located in Blackwater, GB
Study Of Wild Hares, 19th Century
by William Melchior (1817-1860)
19th century English study of a pair of wild hares hiding with a huntsman in the distance...
Category
Early 19th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,293 Sale Price
20% Off
Ewe So Fancy by Dawne Raulet Contemporary Goat Mixed Media, White, Black
By Dawne Raulet
Located in Atlanta, GA
Ewe So Fancy by Dawne Raulet is an 18 x 18-inch mixed media work on board that begins with a black-and-white photograph and evolves into a playful, painterly statement piece. Featuri...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Birds
Located in Richmond, GB
George Edwards: ""A History of Uncommon Birds"", 1749-1761.
A prominent English naturalist and ornithologist, George Edwards (1694 -1773) is best known for his work, ""A Natural His...
Category
18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving
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...
Category
2010s American Modern Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel
Golden Eagle in Mountain Landscape - 19th Century Oil on Canvas
Located in Stockholm, SE
This captivating painting from around 1890 depicts a Swiss Golden Eagle in a dramatic mountain landscape, fending off Carrion Crows. Oil on canvas, signed F. Furet.
Francois Furet...
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Shepherdess With Farm Animals" 19th century Antique Oil painting on Canvas
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Description:
The Painting is signed and dated
Constant Troyon born on August 28, 1810, and passing away on February 21, 1865, Constant Troyon was a French painter associated with the...
Category
19th Century Barbizon School Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Horse portrait oil painting of a fleabitten grey horse in a stable
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
George Wright
British, (1860-1944)
Fleabitten Grey Horse in a Stable
Oil on canvas, signed, old label verso
Image size: 15.5 inches x 21.25 inches
Size including frame: 22.75 inche...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Colorful Tropical Parrot 1970's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6033 Colorful tropical parrot perched on a tree branch
Framed. Signed lower left
Image 10.5x8.5"
Category
1970s Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Day-dogs fighting (flowers), made in grey, red, orange, black and white color
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
One Day in Paradise. Day-dogs fighting (flowers), made in grey, red, orange, black and white color
Photographically accurate realism and conceptualism, peacefully coexisting on the c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$10,150 Sale Price
30% Off
Petite Dog Painting a Distinguished Scottish Terrier on Vivid Yellow Background
Located in Charleston, US
"Scottish Gentleman," a captivating dog painting of a Scottish Terrier by renowned sporting artist Henry Koehler, is enhanced with a vivid yellow ba...
Category
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Original Oil Painting In Style of William Merritt Chase
Located in Soquel, CA
Early 20th Century Original Still Life Oil Painting Titled "Fish and Brass" in Style of William Merritt Chase
Moody and atmospheric, this still life painting by unknown artist. Titl...
Category
Mid-19th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$4,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Blue Dog "Original Untitled MM II" Silkscreen and Oil on Canvas
Located in Mount Laurel, NJ
This Blue Dog work consists of a solid light blue dog sitting on the white background with red banner flags. The dog's face is multi-shaded in blue with its signature soulful eyes. This pop art animal original mixed media silkscreen and oil on canvas is guaranteed authentic and hand signed.
Artist: George Rodrigue
Title: Blue Dog “Original...
Category
1990s Pop Art Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Naturalistic British painter - 19th century landscape painting - Cows walking
Located in Varmo, IT
European painter (late 19th century) - Landscape with cows and flock of sheep.
101 x 76 cm.
Old oil painting on canvas, unframed.
Condition report: Lined canvas. Good state of con...
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,377 Sale Price
20% Off
Orange Crush - Gyotaku Style Japanese Sumi Ink Painting, Large Orange Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A Gyo-Tako print of large octopus is seen here in Jeff Conroy's work entitled "Orange Crush". To achieve this remarkable painting, the artist inks the octopus using traditional sum...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper
"Home on the Range" contemporary surrealist oil painting, bison, birds, chaise
Located in New York, NY
In this contemporary surrealist oil painting by Thomas Broadbent, a bison is depicted standing atop a white upholstered, black gold-gilded chaise lounge. Birch wood branches and sto...
Category
2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1970s French Signed Oil Painting Large Seashells Brittany Fishing Harbor exhibit
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Coquillages
signed by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary)
oil painting on canvas, unframed
dated 1978
canvas: 18.5 x 21.5 inches
condition: very good
provenance: from a large pri...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American Snowy New England Winter Horse Farm Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist seascape signed oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 16L x 12H.
Artist Bio:
Arthur James Beaumont was born in Yorkshire, England in 1877. He studied with Julius Olsson in London before moving to Paris at the turn of the century. In Paris, Beaumont studied at the Academie Julian* with William Adolphe Bougereau. The Academie awarded him a gold medal in 1905.
After completing his studies, Beaumont settled in Cornwall where he became known for his marine and landscape scenes as a member of the St. Ives School*, an artist colony. While living in Cornwall, Beaumont traveled to the United States to exhibit his paintings. In 1906 he settled in New York, buying a house on Staten Island with his brother and sister in law, Ernest and Henrietta Beaumont, also artists, who arrived from England in 1907.
Although Arthur Beaumont...
Category
1890s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
White Horse & Chickens In A Farmyard, 19th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
White Horse & Chickens In A Farmyard, 19th Century
attributed to John Frederick Herring (1815-1907)
19th century English scene of a white horse and chickens in a farm yard, oil on ...
Category
19th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,811 Sale Price
20% Off
"Bobs" a collie
By John Emms
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
John Emms (1841-1912)
"Bobs", a collie
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated 1901 lower right
Inscribed 'Bobs' lower centre
Canvas Size - 24 x 30 in
Framed Size - 31 x 36 1/2 in
Provenance
The Collection of Charlie Watts.
Charlie Watts, the legendary drummer of The Rolling Stones, was renowned not only for his musical prowess but also for his profound affection for animals, particularly Collies. He and his wife, Shirley, resided at Halsdon Manor in Devon, where they managed a stud farm for Arabian horses. Their estate was also home to numerous dogs, reflecting their deep commitment to animal welfare.
John Emms was a British artist best known for his dynamic and characterful paintings of dogs, especially working breeds like foxhounds, terriers, and collies. Born in Blofield, Norfolk, in 1843, Emms developed a deep connection to the countryside and rural life, which became the heart of his artistic inspiration.
While he painted horses and hunting scenes, it was his dog portraits that brought him enduring recognition. Emms had a remarkable ability to capture the individuality and spirit of each animal, portraying them not just as pets or working animals, but as noble and expressive beings. His brushwork was confident and lively, and he often painted dogs with a sense of pride, intelligence, and dignity.
Among the many breeds he painted, collies held a special place. Emms portrayed them with great sensitivity, often emphasizing their alert expressions, soft coats, and loyal nature. His collie paintings...
Category
19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
$18,526 Sale Price
25% Off
T. Cassel - Framed 20th Century Oil, Hunting Dogs at Rest
Located in Corsham, GB
T. Cassel, oil on canvas. Two working dogs resting in a landscape. Well presented in an attractive gilt-effect frame. Signed lower right. On board.
Category
20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary French Impressionist Oil Lobster on the Kitchen Table
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Lobster
by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary)
signed oil painting on canvas, unframed
dated 1978
canvas: 15 x 18 inches
condition: very good
provenance: from a large priva...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mallard duck couple diorama
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Mallard duck couple diorama" is an original watercolor and layered hand-cut paper artwork by Nayan and Vaishali measuring 10.25”h x 10.25”w framed
.
Vai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Texas Longhorn, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Steve Knotts
Located in Yardley, PA
Texas Longhorn Bull, oil on canvas board :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: S...
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dry Season /// Large African Wildlife Safari Elephant Herd Animal Oil Painting
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Adolf Sehring (Russian/German-American, 1930-2015)
Title: "Dry Season"
Series: Wildlife
*Signed by Sehring lower right
Circa: 1990
Medium: Original Oil Painting on Canvas
Ref...
Category
1990s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
A saddled hunter tethered to a stable door, a landscape beyond
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Jacques-Laurent Agasse (1767-1849)
A saddled hunter tethered to a stable door, a landscape beyond
Oil on canvas
Canvas Size - 17 x 21 in
Framed Size -25 x 28 1/2 in
Provenance
with ...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
English School Mid 20th Century Oil Painting Hamiltonstovare Hound Dog
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
A Hamiltonstovare Hound "Flicka of Druan"
by Dorothy Alexandra Johnson (1902-1988)
signed lower right
oil painting on canvas, unstretched
5.5 x 7.5 inches
A delightful painting b...
Category
1950s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Two Borzois by a lake in a landscape, with a country house beyond
Located in London, GB
Bernard Ward Turner (British, 20th Century)
Two Borzois by a lake in a landscape, with a country house beyond
signed ‘B. Ward Turner/ BRSA.’ (lower right)
oil on canvasboard
20 x 24 ...
Category
1970s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Large Scale Surrealist Oil on Canvas, 'Noah's Ark and the Animals'.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Very large scale late 20th century oil on canvas of Noah's Ark and the Animals by British artist Derek Carruthers. Signed to the bottom right.
A magical, highly colourful and energe...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$5,904 Sale Price
27% Off
French Oil On Panel Rural Landscape, Chickens and Ducks in a Farmyard.
Located in Cotignac, FR
French oil on wood panel view of a sunny farmyard with chickens and ducks by H Tikat. The painting is signed bottom right.
A very charming rural view of a hen house in a farmyard wi...
Category
Early 20th Century Romantic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
TEXAS WATERFOWL ARTIST HERB BOOTH HOUSTON GEESE. WATERFOWL. DUCKS 39 X 51 FRAMED
By Herb Booth
Located in San Antonio, TX
Herb Booth
(1942 - 2014)
Texas Artist
Image Size: 29 x 41
Frame Size: 39 x 51
Medium: Watercolor
"Waterfowl" Geese, ducks, more
Herb Booth (1942 - 2014)
Wat...
Category
1980s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Surreal Full Moon Hawaii Cliff House Nocturnal Hawaiian 1940s Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Surreal Full Moon Hawaii Cliff House Nocturnal Hawaiian 1940s Landscape
Symbolic and surreal mid century nocturnal landscape of a lone house on a s...
Category
1940s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars
"Reverie" (2024) By Jill Soukup, Original Oil Painting on Board
By Jill Soukup
Located in Denver, CO
Jill Soukup's "Reverie" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a horse kicking up dirt while in motion on an abstracted background.
About the artist:
Jill Soukup...
Category
2010s Expressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Mid-19th-Century English School, Rural Scene With Family, Cattle & Cottage
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This endlessly charming mid-19th-century English oil painting depicts a rural scene with a family, cattle, pond, and cottage.
A mother and child pause to observe a drover, perhaps f...
Category
1830s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sea Turtles Swimming in Blue Sea Large Contemporary British Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
''Sea Turtles"
oil on canvas, unframed
painting: 27 x 35.5 inches
the painting is in overall very good and sound condition
Category
2010s Modern Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
At full gallop, James Clark (19th century), signed
By James Clark
Located in GB
A beautiful painting showcasing 3 horses in an open landscape at full gallop. This oil on canvas signed painting is by James Clark (1858–1943) who was a provincial English painter bo...
Category
19th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Circle of Samuel Daniell (1775-1811) - Oil, Wildebeest on Grassland
Located in Corsham, GB
This atmospheric painting captures a trio of wildebeest on a vast, sun-drenched prairie, with two in the foreground and one in the distance.
Unsigned. Well presented in an oak frame...
Category
Early 19th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Salt Creek, Pays des Illinois - Wooded Landscape with Eagle, Oil on Canvas
By Don Pollack
Located in Chicago, IL
Don Pollack's work centers on portraying the interplay between society and nature. He employs impressive realism in oil painting to illustrate his personal journeys. Pollack also delves into the connections between our national memory, the North American landscape, and the rich history of the land. In his latest series, "Je Me Souviens," (I Remember) he explores the intricate relationship between French influence, language, landscape, and history in the North American Midwest.
"Salt Creek...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Contemporary Art Richard Boigeol - Crevette Maillot
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Richard Boigeol is a French artist born in 1959 who lives & works in Marseille, France. Since childhood, it is with papers for drawing that Richard Boigeol express...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Fish by Willy Suter - Oil on cardboard 33x46 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas mounted on cardboard
Category
1970s Modern Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
$616 Sale Price
27% Off
Hanging Bird - Mid 20th Century Belgian Still Life Oil on Board Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful signed and dated 1964 Belgian oil on board depicting a hanging bird, by Noëlle Verheggen. Prresented in the original gold frame.
Artist: Noëlle Verheggen (Belgian, 1929-...
Category
1960s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Local Residents, " Oil painting
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "Local Residents," is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a green grassy pasture where a herd of black cows graze.
About the Artist:
Judd Mercer is a watercolor painter based in Denver, Colorado. After attending art school for industrial design, Judd pursued a career in digital design and user experience and is co-owner of Elevated Third, a Denver-based digital agency.
After committing to writing and illustrating a full-length fantasy novel in his spare time, Judd began watercolor painting around 2014, studying with teachers such as Alvaro Castagnet, Joseph Zbukvic and Herman Pekel...
Category
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Bob" a collie in a landscape
By John Emms
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
John Emms (1841-1912)
"Bob", a collie in a landscape
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated 1904 lower right
Inscribed 'Bob' lower centre
Canvas Size - 20 x 24 in
Framed Size - 24 x 28 in
Provenance
The Collection of Charlie Watts.
Charlie Watts, the legendary drummer of The Rolling Stones, was renowned not only for his musical prowess but also for his profound affection for animals, particularly Collies. He and his wife, Shirley, resided at Halsdon Manor in Devon, where they managed a stud farm for Arabian horses. Their estate was also home to numerous dogs, reflecting their deep commitment to animal welfare.
John Emms was a British artist best known for his dynamic and characterful paintings of dogs, especially working breeds like foxhounds, terriers, and collies. Born in Blofield, Norfolk, in 1843, Emms developed a deep connection to the countryside and rural life, which became the heart of his artistic inspiration.
While he painted horses and hunting scenes, it was his dog portraits that brought him enduring recognition. Emms had a remarkable ability to capture the individuality and spirit of each animal, portraying them not just as pets or working animals, but as noble and expressive beings. His brushwork was confident and lively, and he often painted dogs with a sense of pride, intelligence, and dignity.
Among the many breeds he painted, collies held a special place. Emms portrayed them with great sensitivity, often emphasizing their alert expressions, soft coats, and loyal nature. His collie paintings...
Category
19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Study of the Head of a Moorhen
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Watercolour on paper
Paper size: 4 x 5 inches
Framed size: 19 x 19.75 inches
PROVENANCE
A gift from Joseph Mallord William Turner to Miss Amelia Hawksworth (later Mrs Hotham), niece of Walter Fawkes. The watercolour descended through the ownership of Amelia Hawksworth, daughter of Francis Fawkes ( Walter Fawkes's brother) who was the main compiler of the Ornithological Collection (Miss Hawksworth owned five other bird studies by Turner).
Private collection, London
LITERATURE:
For similar works by J M W Turner see Anne Lyles, The Tate catalogue for the exhibition 'Turner and Natural History, The Farnley Project', 1988.
The present watercolour was drawn circa 1815-1820 for Walter Fawkes of Farnley Hall, for his Ornithological Collection Volume IV.
Between 1808 and 1824, Turner visited Farnley Hall in Yorkshire to stay with the Fawkes family. Turner felt at home at Farnley - the Fawkes daughters reminded him of his own. He helped illustrate a five volume ornithological scrap book for the Fawkes children, making watercolour studies of the birds for the children to stick in opposite the pages on which feathers from similar birds were attached. His bird portraits were most effective, most "life-like", when in fact the bird was dead ! His watercolours of a live robin and goldfinch have a more hesitant touch.
At this time Turner enjoyed the patronage first of Edward Lascelles, the heir to Harewood, and after 1808, of the radical landlord Walter Fawkes of Farnley Hall, near Otley. He became a close friend of the Fawkes family with whom he stayed for most summers until 1824.
The last owner of Old Farnley Hall was Francis Fawkes, a rich widower with no direct heirs. When Francis Fawkes died in 1786 he left the house to Walter Beaumont Hawksworth of Hawksworth Hall, on condition that Hawksworth adopt the Fawkes name by Royal Licence. Walter Fawkes brought in architect John Carr of York to make extensions to the house, but he died before the work was completed, and Farnley Hall was passed on to his son, also called Walter who also took the Fawkes name and was known as Walter Ramsden Fawkes. It was this Walter who was a great friend of J M W Turner.
Anne Lyles has confirmed the attribution and writes:
"Everything fits in relation to the style of the watercolour and most especially the provenance - in the Turner and Natural History exhibition catalogue of 1988 we know that Amelia Hawksworth (Mrs Hotham) owned three studies of birds' heads by J M W Turner (previously with the Maas Gallery, and numbers 36, 37 and 61 in that catalogue) as well as two studies of dead game by the artist (catalogue numbers 59 and 63, the latter untraced in 1988). Interestingly, catalogue numbers 36 and 37 (the Merganser and the Smew) seem also originally to have been intended for Volume IV of the Ornithological Collection - it is likely that the "Study of the Head of a Moorhen...
Category
19th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Reindeer In The Forest Chinese
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Reindeer In Forest
Tempera on silk, gold leaf frame under glass, by Chinese artist Ma Hai Feng born 1958.
Category
1980s Modern Animal Paintings
Materials
Silk, Egg Tempera
A Young Woman With Her Animals, Original Oil Painting From 1862
Located in Stockholm, SE
This painting by Gustaf Brandelius, a 19th-century Swedish artist, evokes the pastoral tranquility and rural life of the era. Brandelius was not only a painter but also served in the...
Category
19th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,964 Sale Price
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Guoqiang Ning Animal Original Oil Painting "Wait For You"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Wait For You
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 11 x 15 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This painting is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
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Animal paintings depict the beauty and power of nature in an elegant way that can complement any room. Interacting with animals has long captured the imagination and has been interpreted in diverse artistic media.
Some of the oldest works of art have included animals, such as a cave painting found in Indonesia dating back more than 45,500 years that shows a wild pig in red ocher pigment. Animals have continued to appear in every era and style of art, from realism to Pop art and everything in between.
Some paintings portray animals in their natural habitat, highlighting the majesty of wild creatures roaming the plains, forests and jungles. These paintings often feature deer, tigers, wild mustangs, giraffes and other wildlife. Others focus on domestic animals such as dogs — pay a visit to the Museum of the Dog if you don’t believe us — as well as cats and how they interact with the world and their owners.
Picking the right animal painting for a room — as well as knowing how to arrange your new wall art — can take time. But, in the end, it will tastefully reflect your interests and passions. While an expansive landscape painting helps open up a small space, hanging a horse painting in a den shows a love for equine culture and can invite interesting conversation.
There is animal art to fit every collection on 1stDibs. Explore a wide selection of animal paintings and animal prints in a range of styles to match any home or office.
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