Animal Paintings
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
"These monarch butterflies gather together to have some fun and fly around," describes artist Natasha Tayles. She captured a ...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Animal Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Symbolist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Gouache
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Wood, Paper, Ink
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Art Deco Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Animal Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
18th Century Dutch School Landscape Paintings
Oil
Early 2000s Photorealist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
1960s American Modern Animal Paintings
Acrylic
2010s American Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Animal Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
A mesmerizing underwater scene comes to life where an enchanting mix of sea creatures, humans, and scuba bunnies coexist in perfect harmony. The submerged wor...
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
Artist Comments
A pair of sandhill cranes stand on opposite sides, their intense eyes seemingly watching each other's backs. Their stoic stance accentuates as the pond they inhabit fades into the grayish rainy mist of California's Central Valley in early winter. Rendered with a loose, watercolor-like technique, the birds' portrayal carries an expressive touch.
About the Artist
Emil Morhardt is an acrylic painter from Santa Barbara, California who expresses his passion for birds through realistic acrylic paintings. He paints at home in a studio room that has large windows and a north-facing view of the mountains. He observes the animals from this window, watching roadrunners, foxes, bobcats, deer, and coyote run by. Surrounded by this wildlife, Emil paints bird portraits reminiscent of those by artist John James Audubon. He bases his paintings off hundreds of photographs he takes of birds in the wild and at wildlife recovery centers. Emil captures the freedom and inquisitiveness that birds display...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
1940s American Modern Animal Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s American Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 20th Century Art Deco Animal Paintings
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Fabric, Dye, Canvas, Thread
2010s Realist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s American Impressionist Animal Paintings
Linen, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1960s Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Wax, Oil, Panel
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Metal
Late 20th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paintings
Paper, Ink, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s American Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Art Nouveau Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Surrealist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Foil
2010s American Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Board
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Cardboard, Watercolor, Ink
2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Watercolor, Gouache, Panel
Horse Paintings, Giraffe Paintings, Dog Paintings and Other Animal Paintings on 1stDibs
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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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