British Bulldog Paintings
Early 1900s Victorian Animal Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Recent Sales
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century English School Animal Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Oil
Early 19th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel
Early 19th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel
Early 20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings
Gouache
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Early 1900s Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1860s Victorian Animal Paintings
Oil, Board
Mid-20th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Late 19th Century Animal Paintings
Oil, Board
19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Oil
1930s Victorian Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century English School Animal Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Taxidermy
Wood, Feathers, Natural Fiber
Late 19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Oil
Early 1900s Realist Animal Paintings
Pastel
Late 20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Other Art Style Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Animal Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1880s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Antique 1890s German Paintings
Paper
Finding the Right Animal-paintings for You
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 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 and designs to match any home or office.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025The British artist famous for his spot paintings is Damien Hirst. He began producing these pieces in the 1980s. One example, the 2005 painting Xylene Cyanol Dye Solution, is striking for its machinelike uniformity and almost childlike simplicity, a seeming rebuke to the idea of the artist-as-genius. Hirst is the most prominent of the Young British Artists, or YBAs, who began exhibiting together in warehouses and factories in the 1980s. Hirst is known for his use of unconventional materials and “shock tactics” in his paintings, prints, sculptures and other works. On 1stDibs, explore a selection of Damien Hirst art.
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