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Paintings Of Insects

Mid Century French Illustration Sketches Of Different Butterflies & Insects
Mid Century French Illustration Sketches Of Different Butterflies & Insects

Mid Century French Illustration Sketches Of Different Butterflies & Insects

By Josine Vignon

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

painting: 13 x 19 inches good condition provenance: from the artists estate, France Josine Vignon (1922

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Watercolor

Wings of Knowledge: A 19th-Century Study of Butterflies and Insects
Wings of Knowledge: A 19th-Century Study of Butterflies and Insects

Wings of Knowledge: A 19th-Century Study of Butterflies and Insects

Located in New York, NY

19th Century Study of Butterflies and Insects This finely executed entomological painting presents

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Antique 19th Century French Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young -  Face of Women with Insects

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young - Face of Women with Insects

Located in Paris, IDF

Hand drawing with pencils, posca and acrylic on paper Optional frame upon simple request Kim Soo Young is a Korean artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. Thr...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young -  Face of Women with Insects

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young - Face of Women with Insects

Located in Paris, IDF

Hand drawing with pencils, posca and acrylic on paper Optional frame upon simple request Kim Soo Young is a Korean artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. Thr...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young -  Face of Women with Insects

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young - Face of Women with Insects

Located in Paris, IDF

Hand drawing with pencils, posca and acrylic on paper Optional frame upon simple request Kim Soo Young is a Korean artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. Thr...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young -  Face of Women with Insects

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young - Face of Women with Insects

Located in Paris, IDF

Hand drawing with pencils, posca and acrylic on paper Optional frame upon simple request Kim Soo Young is a Korean artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. Thr...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young -  Face of Women with Insects

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young - Face of Women with Insects

Located in Paris, IDF

Hand drawing with pencils, posca and acrylic on paper Optional frame upon simple request Kim Soo Young is a Korean artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. Thr...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young -  Face of Women with Insects

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young - Face of Women with Insects

Located in Paris, IDF

Hand drawing with pencils, posca and acrylic on paper Optional frame upon simple request Kim Soo Young is a Korean artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. Thr...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young -  Face of Women with Insects

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young - Face of Women with Insects

Located in Paris, IDF

Hand drawing with pencils, posca and acrylic on paper Optional frame upon simple request Kim Soo Young is a Korean artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. Thr...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young -  Face of Women with Insects

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young - Face of Women with Insects

Located in Paris, IDF

Hand drawing with pencils, posca and acrylic on paper Optional frame upon simple request Kim Soo Young is a Korean artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. Thr...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young -  Face of Women with Insects

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young - Face of Women with Insects

Located in Paris, IDF

Hand drawing with pencils, posca and acrylic on paper Optional frame upon simple request Kim Soo Young is a Korean artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. Thr...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young -  Face of Women with Insects

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young - Face of Women with Insects

Located in Paris, IDF

Hand drawing with pencils, posca and acrylic on paper Optional frame upon simple request Kim Soo Young is a Korean artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. Thr...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young -  Face of Women with Insects

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young - Face of Women with Insects

Located in Paris, IDF

Hand drawing with pencils, posca and acrylic on paper Optional frame upon simple request Kim Soo Young is a Korean artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. Thr...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young -  Face of Women with Insects

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young - Face of Women with Insects

Located in Paris, IDF

Hand drawing with pencils, posca and acrylic on paper Optional frame upon simple request Kim Soo Young is a Korean artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. Thr...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young -  Face of Women with Insects

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young - Face of Women with Insects

Located in Paris, IDF

Hand drawing with pencils, posca and acrylic on paper Optional frame upon simple request Kim Soo Young is a Korean artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. Thr...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Acrylic, Paper, Pencil

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young -  Face of Women with Insects

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young - Face of Women with Insects

Located in Paris, IDF

Hand drawing with pencils, posca and acrylic on paper Optional frame upon simple request Kim Soo Young is a Korean artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. Thr...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Acrylic, Paper, Pencil

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young -  Face of Women with Insects

Korean Contemporary Art by Kim Soo Young - Face of Women with Insects

Located in Paris, IDF

Hand drawing with pencils, posca and acrylic on paper Optional frame upon simple request Kim Soo Young is a Korean artist born in 1978 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. Thr...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Recent Sales

Coffee Can, Blue and White "Flowers and Insects", Bow Porcelain, circa 1755
Coffee Can, Blue and White "Flowers and Insects", Bow Porcelain, circa 1755

Coffee Can, Blue and White "Flowers and Insects", Bow Porcelain, circa 1755

By Bow Porcelain

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

distinctive way of painting insects. Prov: Taylor Collection; Christie’s.     

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Antique Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Hand Painted Indian Animal Pictures, 20th Century
Vintage Hand Painted Indian Animal Pictures, 20th Century

Vintage Hand Painted Indian Animal Pictures, 20th Century

Unavailable

H 4.73 in W 5.91 in D 1.19 in

Vintage Hand Painted Indian Animal Pictures, 20th Century

Located in London, GB

Charming, colorful and quirky selection of framed and glazed Indian paintings of various animals

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20th Century Asian Picture Frames

Materials

Paint

Biedermeier Glass Goblet

Biedermeier Glass Goblet

Unavailable

H 5.08 in Dm 3.63 in

Biedermeier Glass Goblet

Located in Vienna, AT

, octagonal dissected, mighty widen foot, smooth removed lip. Round medallion with fine gold painting of

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Antique Mid-19th Century Czech Biedermeier Glass

Materials

Glass

Painting of Insects and Shells
Painting of Insects and Shells

Painting of Insects and Shells

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H 1.5 in W 13 in D 12 in

Painting of Insects and Shells

Located in New York, NY

Painting of Insects and Shells from the Late 19th Century Measures: 13" x 12".

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Antique Late 19th Century Paintings

Materials

Paint

Set of Eight Chinese Rice Paper Paintings of Butterflies and Insects
Set of Eight Chinese Rice Paper Paintings of Butterflies and Insects

Set of Eight Chinese Rice Paper Paintings of Butterflies and Insects

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

A set of eight Chinese rice paper paintings of butterflies and insects, 19th century, in giltwood

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paint

Set of Twelve Chinese Watercolors on Pith Paper of Insects
Set of Twelve Chinese Watercolors on Pith Paper of Insects

Set of Twelve Chinese Watercolors on Pith Paper of Insects

Located in Palm Beach, FL

species and assorted other insects, executed in glorious vivid colors. Presented under glass in a frame

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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Paintings

Materials

Paint

A Group of twelve Butterflies and Insects .
A Group of twelve Butterflies and Insects .

A Group of twelve Butterflies and Insects ., 1860

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H 10.24 in W 13.78 in D 0.6 in

A Group of twelve Butterflies and Insects .

Located in London, London

[China Export Watercolours on Pith Paper]. A Group of twelve Butterflies and Insects . [Canton, c

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1860s Qing Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Rice Paper

Set of Twelve Chinese Watercolors on Pith Paper of Insects
Set of Twelve Chinese Watercolors on Pith Paper of Insects

Set of Twelve Chinese Watercolors on Pith Paper of Insects

Located in Palm Beach, FL

species and assorted other insects, executed in glorious vivid colors. Presented under glass in a frame

Category

Early 19th Century Other Art Style Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

19th Century Chinese Export Butterfly & Insect Pith Watercolor
19th Century Chinese Export Butterfly & Insect Pith Watercolor

19th Century Chinese Export Butterfly & Insect Pith Watercolor

Located in Atlanta, GA

Canton China, circa 1830. A great and unusual pith watercolor painting of butterflies and insects

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Giltwood, Paper

Antique Qing Chinese Butterflies Paintings, 19th Century
Antique Qing Chinese Butterflies Paintings, 19th Century

Antique Qing Chinese Butterflies Paintings, 19th Century

Located in Long Island City, NY

A collection of six color on rice paper compositions with bright and highly detailed paintings of

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings

Materials

Paper

Meissen Porcelain Huge Ewer Jug Air by Kaendler Model 327 Made 19th Century
Meissen Porcelain Huge Ewer Jug Air by Kaendler Model 327 Made 19th Century

Meissen Porcelain Huge Ewer Jug Air by Kaendler Model 327 Made 19th Century

By Johann Joachim Kaendler

Located in Vienna, AT

pitcher's surface - all modelled in raised relief. Some multicolored paintings of insects - laid on white

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Antique Mid-19th Century German Baroque Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Huge Ewer Air by Kändler Made 19th Century
Meissen Porcelain Huge Ewer Air by Kändler Made 19th Century

Meissen Porcelain Huge Ewer Air by Kändler Made 19th Century

By Johann Joachim Kaendler

Located in Vienna, AT

surface - all modelled in raised relief. Some multicolored paintings of insects - laid on white porcelain

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Antique Mid-19th Century German Baroque Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Porcelain Huge Ewer Water by Kändler made 19th century
Meissen Porcelain Huge Ewer Water by Kändler made 19th century

Meissen Porcelain Huge Ewer Water by Kändler made 19th century

By Johann Joachim Kaendler

Located in Vienna, AT

raised relief. Some multicolored paintings of insects - laid on white porcelain - decorate ewer's

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Antique Mid-19th Century German Baroque Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Pith Paintings Of Flowers and Butterflies In Silver Gilt Mirror Frames
Chinese Pith Paintings Of Flowers and Butterflies In Silver Gilt Mirror Frames

Chinese Pith Paintings Of Flowers and Butterflies In Silver Gilt Mirror Frames

Located in Stamford, CT

Set of four 19th century Chinese pith painting of flowers, butterflies and other insects in

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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Art

Materials

Glass, Giltwood, Paper

Stately Exceptionally Large Meissen Ceremonial Plate with Bouquet Painting, 1870
Stately Exceptionally Large Meissen Ceremonial Plate with Bouquet Painting, 1870

Stately Exceptionally Large Meissen Ceremonial Plate with Bouquet Painting, 1870

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

the center a large polychrome flower bouquet painting with insects of the finest quality, four

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Antique 1870s German Baroque Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Splendour Centerpiece With Gallant Couple On Pedestal, Leuteritz, c 1870
Meissen Splendour Centerpiece With Gallant Couple On Pedestal, Leuteritz, c 1870

Meissen Splendour Centerpiece With Gallant Couple On Pedestal, Leuteritz, c 1870

By Meissen Porcelain, Ernst August Leuteritz

Located in Vienna, AT

flowers and foliage, the finest polychrome painting with gold staffage, filigree bouquet and insect

Category

Antique 19th Century German Rococo Revival Centerpieces

Materials

Porcelain

Fleur Rouge IV
Fleur Rouge IV

Fleur Rouge IV

By Jose Maria Sicilia

Located in Kansas City, MO

one of the most prestigious young Spanish artists. He is known for his paintings of nature, including

Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

17th Century, Insect Specimen Painting
17th Century, Insect Specimen Painting

17th Century, Insect Specimen Painting

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H 12.75 in W 15.5 in D 3 in

17th Century, Insect Specimen Painting

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stunningly rendered, 17th century, richly colored, oil-on-copper painting of insect specimens from

Category

Antique 1670s Dutch Paintings

Materials

Copper

The Hunt
The Hunt

James BarengerThe Hunt

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H 25 in W 30 in

The Hunt

By James Barenger

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

Kentish Town, London, the son of James Barenger Snr., a metal chaser and artist who exhibited paintings of

Category

19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Set of Eight Chinese Rice Paper Paintings of Butterflies and Insects
Set of Eight Chinese Rice Paper Paintings of Butterflies and Insects

Set of Eight Chinese Rice Paper Paintings of Butterflies and Insects

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

A set of eight Chinese rice paper paintings of butterflies and insects, 19th century, in giltwood

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens

Materials

Paint

Japanese Old Primitive Side Chair 1940s-1960s / Wabisabi
Japanese Old Primitive Side Chair 1940s-1960s / Wabisabi

Japanese Old Primitive Side Chair 1940s-1960s / Wabisabi

By Axel Vervoordt

Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP

countless traces form rhythmic lines, creating a texture reminiscent of an abstract painting. The insects

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Vintage 1940s Japanese Primitive Side Chairs

Materials

Cedar

The State of Critical Thinking
The State of Critical Thinking

The State of Critical Thinking

By Carlos Gamez de Francisco

Located in Nashville, TN

, or resting throughout the piece. Francisco incorporates insects in many of his paintings. Insects

Category

2010s Surrealist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Graphite

Vintage Fishing Lure Cupboard, Scotland, Late 19th Century
Vintage Fishing Lure Cupboard, Scotland, Late 19th Century

Vintage Fishing Lure Cupboard, Scotland, Late 19th Century

Located in New York, NY

Illustrations of Insect Lures. (Painting Refreshed.) Scotland, Late 19th Century. 16 inches wide

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Antique 19th Century Scottish Cupboards

Pair of Meissen Museum Quality Bowls Painted with Flower Bouquets and Insects
Pair of Meissen Museum Quality Bowls Painted with Flower Bouquets and Insects

Pair of Meissen Museum Quality Bowls Painted with Flower Bouquets and Insects

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in Boston, MA

flower bouquets and insects. Like on the historic Meissen swan service, these bowls also have elaborate

Category

Antique 1880s German Romantic Serving Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

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Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Pair of Antique Coins each drawing : 9 x 12 inches provenance: private collection condition: very good and sound condition Description: This exquisite pair of antique engravings sho...

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19th Century French School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Mid Century French Illustration Sketch Of Tortoise Style Wallpaper
Mid Century French Illustration Sketch Of Tortoise Style Wallpaper

Mid Century French Illustration Sketch Of Tortoise Style Wallpaper

By Josine Vignon

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel, Watercolor

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Paintings Of Insects For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of paintings of insects is available on 1stDibs. There are many Contemporary versions of these works for sale. These items have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add paintings of insects that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of beige, black, brown, gray and more. David Konigsberg, Hitomi Aoki and Thomas McNickle took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, oil paint and paper.

How Much are Paintings Of Insects?

Prices for pieces in our collection of paintings of insects start at $400 and top out at $18,859 with the average selling for $3,200.