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Gold Framed Bird Paintings

Bird Song, Bird Imagery Set Upon A Backdrop of Gold, Original Oil, Framed
By John Seubert
Located in Chicago, IL
Bird Song unfolds like a quiet myth written in gold. The surface glows with a warm, burnished
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Aurum 6 - contemporary mixed media painting, Floral Gold Geometry Birds
By Keng Wai Lee & Marco Araldi
Located in London, GB
techniques used. Marco uses ink pen and gold, creating geometrical patterns and graphic illustrations. Lee
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Gold

"Sparkling Violetear", Rainbow color realist bird painting, oil and gold leaf
By Anastasia Gklava
Located in Dallas, TX
"Sparkling Violetear" is a stunning painting depicting a vibrant kaleidoscope color bird perched on
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Upupa Tropical Bird - realist and minimalist animal painting, oil and gold leaf
By Anastasia Gklava
Located in Dallas, TX
"Upupa" is a realist painting depicting a stunning tropical patterned bird. The Upupa bird has
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Sialia Blue Bird - realist and minimalist animal painting, oil and gold leaf
By Anastasia Gklava
Located in Dallas, TX
"Sialia" is a stunning realist painting depicting a sweet blue bird with orange on his neck
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Hunt Slonem, "Finches on Gold", 24x36 Colorful Textured Bird Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Finches on Gold" is a 24x 36 colorful gold background oil painting
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Crismon Chat Red Bird, realist and minimalist animal painting, oil and gold leaf
By Anastasia Gklava
Located in Dallas, TX
applying gold leaf. Her oil painting technique is fresh feeling and honest. Her small bird series make
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

'Caligne' Contemporary portrait painting of a woman, gold leaf, blue and bird
By Ignacio Trelis
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Caligne' by Ignacio Trelis, is a contemporary figurative painting. Showing a beautiful woman with
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Foil, Gold Leaf

Swallow in Flight II, Animal Art, Bird Painting, Swallow Artwork, Gold Art
By Sally-Ann Johns
Located in Deddington, GB
Sally-Ann Johns’ striking work often depicts everyday birds and animals, sometimes portraits
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Dancing cranes II by Lumi Mizutani - Small Japanese style painting, gold, birds
By Lumi Mizutani
Located in Paris, FR
Dancing cranes II is a unique painting by contemporary artist Lumi Mizutani. The painting is made
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Silver

"Peace Plan" Birds & White and Yellow Butterflies on Gold Oil Painting on Canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
from the elegant world of the butterfly and bird. The painting is signed and dated on verso, and it
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media

1870's Antique Italian Hunting Scene trompe l’oeil Oil Painting Birds Game Gold
Located in Buffalo, NY
painting is mounted within a highly detailed giltwood frame with textured insert, enhancing the theatrical
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1870s Photorealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Vintage Chinese framed paper cut of two birds and floral
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage Chinese gold framed red and white paper cut of two birds in a floral scene (signed)
Category

20th Century Chinese Modern Paintings

Materials

Gold

Hua-Yao Tung Exotic Birds, Framed Mixed Media Art, 1980s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
with double matting in blue and cream and gold-tone metal frame. It is signed by the artist in the
Category

20th Century American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Metal, Gold

Little Wren 4, Over The Moon, Bird, Nature, Animals, Gold
By Anya Simmons
Located in Deddington, GB
mixed media, gilded painting. Mediums include : gold leaf, gesso, acrylics and acrylic ink. The gold
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Little Kingfisher, Over The Moon, Birds, Animal art, Nature, Gold leaf, Metallic
By Anya Simmons
Located in Deddington, GB
original mixed media, gilded painting. Mediums include : gold leaf, gesso, acrylics and acrylic ink. The
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Aurum 5 - Botanical Opulence, Geometry & Birds: Acrylic, Ink & Gold on Canvas
By Keng Wai Lee & Marco Araldi
Located in London, GB
contrast between the techniques used. Marco uses ink pen and gold, creating geometrical patterns and
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Gold

SMALL RARE OIL PAINTING ANTIQUE BIRD STUDY 19th Century Fine Quality Piece GGF
Located in Ferndown, GB
BRITISH SCHOOL 19th Century in a Gold Frame Description. Stunning painting of birds /Comitology
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Late 19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Little Blue Tit 4, Over The Moon, Birds, Animal art, Nature, Gold leaf, Metallic
By Anya Simmons
Located in Deddington, GB
original mixed media, gilded painting. Mediums include : gold leaf, gesso, acrylics and acrylic ink. The
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Robin Love 4, Over The Moon, Birds, Animal art, Nature, Gold leaf, Metallic art
By Anya Simmons
Located in Deddington, GB
, gilded painting. Mediums include : gold leaf, gesso, acrylics and acrylic ink. The gold leaf also has a
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Swallow in Flight, Animal Art, Original Gold Bird Art, Still Life Art, 3D Art
By Sally-Ann Johns
Located in Deddington, GB
everyday birds and animals, sometimes portraits, displayed in a unique and exciting way. Set into a gold
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Metal

Urban Landscape V – Migratory Birds by Lumi Mizutani - Japanese art, diptych
By Lumi Mizutani
Located in Paris, FR
Urban Landscape V – Migratory Birds is a unique painting by contemporary artist Lumi Mizutani. The
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Two Love Birds II, Animal Art, Original Gold Leaf Bird Art, 3D Art
By Sally-Ann Johns
Located in Deddington, GB
Sally-Ann Johns’ striking work often depicts everyday birds and animals, sometimes portraits
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gold Leaf

Little Blue Tit 4 and Little Kingfisher, Over The Moon Diptych, Birds
By Anya Simmons
Located in Deddington, GB
Moon is an original mixed media, gilded painting. Mediums include : gold leaf, gesso, acrylics and
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Build, from the series, Nested Memory - Bird Nest, Tools, Wood, Wrench
Located in Denton, TX
Build by Pam Burnley-Schol is an oil painting on gold leaf, featuring an orange butterfly on a
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

"Offering, " Morris Graves, American Modernism, Owl, Bird, Gift, Present
By Morris Graves
Located in New York, NY
Morris Graves Offering, 1957 Signed and dated lower right Sumi ink wash and gold leaf on paper 18 x
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1950s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gold Leaf

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Finches Multicolored Tropical Birds, Antique Gold Frame, Original Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Chicago, IL
Hunt Slonem, Finches, colorful tropical bird painting on white background. Antique gold tone frame
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

Red Tropical Birds in Three Rows, Antique Gold Frame, Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Chicago, IL
Hunt Slonem, Three rows of red tropical birds (Lories) on a gold background. This work comes framed
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

Wren - contemporary illustrative animal bird gold oil painting framed
By Clive Meredith
Located in London, GB
painting reveals meticulous attention to detail,achievable only by hours spent in the field observing and
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

"Kingfisher", Bird painting, oil and gold leaf on canvas - contemporary framed
By Anastasia Gklava
Located in Dallas, TX
The "Kingfisher" is a stunning realist painting depicting a vibrant bird perched on a tree branch
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2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

"Birds on Gold" Gold, Pink, Teal, and White Abstract Birds Painting
By Scott Woodard
Located in Houston, TX
Gold, pink, blue, green, and gold abstract painting by Houston, TX artist Scott Woodard. The piece
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Aurum 9 - Flowers Birds Contemporary Gold Realism Animal Painting
By Keng Wai Lee & Marco Araldi
Located in London, GB
techniques used. Marco uses ink pen and gold, creating geometrical patterns and graphic illustrations. Lee
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Impressionist Bird Painting, "Goldfinch No. 4"
Located in San Diego, CA
. It is Acrylic and Imitation Gold Leaf on Canvas. It is framed as pictured. Its framed dimensions are
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

"Little Dinosaurs" Gold, Pink, Teal, and White Abstract Birds Painting
By Scott Woodard
Located in Houston, TX
Pink, gold, and gray abstract painting by Houston, TX artist Scott Woodard. The piece depicts two
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Thistle & Gold" - Contemporary Oil Painting of Birds and Florals, 2024
By Lindsey Kustusch
Located in Denver, CO
Lindsey Kustusch’s "Thistle & Gold" (2024) is a mesmerizing oil painting on wood panel, measuring
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

“Always Find a Way Home” Gold Contemporary Abstract Surrealist Bird Painting
By Scott Woodard
Located in Houston, TX
Gold toned abstract surrealist bird painting by contemporary Houston artist Scott Woodard. The work
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2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"European Robin", Orange and yellow reallist bird painting, oil and gold leaf
By Anastasia Gklava
Located in Dallas, TX
The "European Robin" is a stunning realist painting depicting a vibrant bird perched on a tree
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Spring Lapwing - bird wildlife contemporary oil painting
By Clive Meredith
Located in London, GB
abroad. Each drawing or painting reveals meticulous attention to detail,achievable only by hours spent in
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Oystercatcher, Low Tide - bird wildlife contemporary oil painting
By Clive Meredith
Located in London, GB
abroad. Each drawing or painting reveals meticulous attention to detail,achievable only by hours spent in
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Zebra Finch - contemporary collaborative decorative bird mixed media painting
By Keng Wai Lee & Marco Araldi
Located in London, GB
techniques used. Marco uses ink pen and gold, creating geometrical patterns and graphic illustrations. Lee
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Redshank and Chick - oil redshank bird animal contemporary painting
By Clive Meredith
Located in London, GB
abroad. Each drawing or painting reveals meticulous attention to detail,achievable only by hours spent in
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Kingfisher Study - contemporary realistic animal wildlife bird oil painting
By Clive Meredith
Located in London, GB
Working in oils in a traditional representative style and also incorporating precious metal leaf into some of my more decorative pieces, developing my own unique approach to mixed me...
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Barn Owl portrait - contemporary realistic animal bird wildlife oil painting
By Clive Meredith
Located in London, GB
Working in oils in a traditional representative style and also incorporating precious metal leaf into some of my more decorative pieces, developing my own unique approach to mixed me...
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Emas 2 - contemporary mixed media ornamental decorative flowers birds painting
By Keng Wai Lee
Located in London, GB
techniques used. Marco uses ink pen and gold, creating geometrical patterns and graphic illustrations. Lee
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Classic Hunt Slonem "Untitled" Green Amazon Bird on Gold
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Untitled" Green Amazon Bird on Gold A painted Green Amazon Bird on a Gold scored
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

19th Century Spanish School Oil on Panel Depicting Game Birds in Gold Gilt Frame
Located in Middleburg, VA
19th Century Spanish School oil on panel depicting game birds in gold gilt frame. Signed lower left
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Antique 19th Century Spanish Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Finches" Multicolored Birds with Gold Background Oil Painting on Wood Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
gold background. He then draws in these whimsical and colorful birds perched closely together with
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Impressionist Bird Painting, "Spring Goldfinch"
Located in San Diego, CA
. It is Acrylic and Imitation Gold Leaf on Canvas. It is framed as pictured. Its framed dimensions are
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Impressionist Bird Painting, "Never More..."
Located in San Diego, CA
. It is Acrylic and Imitation Gold Leaf on Canvas. It is framed as pictured. Its framed dimensions are
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Impressionist Bird Painting, "Speaking of Crows"
Located in San Diego, CA
. It is Acrylic and Imitation Gold Leaf on Canvas. It is framed as pictured. Its dimensions are 20" x
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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

"Whydahs Longtail" Bunnies, Birds & Butterflies on Gold Background Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
stems from a love of exotic birds, as he has over 90 of them in his studio, painting them from life
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil, Canvas

Hunt Slonem "Parrot 2" Bird Gold
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Parrot 2" Bird Gold Green and red parrot on a gold background in an antique frame
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

In a Garden of Gilded Petals by Jessica Pisano, Contemporary Bird Painting
By Jessica Pisano
Located in Atlanta, GA
traditional indirect painting techniques of the Old Masters by applying oil paint in many translucent layers
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Cardinal, monochromatic bird image on reverse glass w gold leaf
By Audrey Anastasi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This small-scale, intimate painting could be a Hanukkah or Christmas gift. There is no charge for
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Little Wren 3, Over, Over The Moon, Birds, Animal art, Nature, Gold leaf
By Anya Simmons
Located in Deddington, GB
New Series - Over The Moon with Little British Birds. New Series - Over The Moon with Little
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Hunt Slonem "Abraham's New Peace Plan" Gold Background with Birds & Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Baltimore, MD
This piece by Hunt Slonem is framed. The price reflects the framed piece. Unframed dimensions: 48 X
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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The Patient Heron, Oil Painting
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Gold Framed Bird Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, there are several options of gold framed bird paintings available for sale. Browse a selection of Contemporary, Abstract or Surrealist versions of these works for sale today — there are 10 Contemporary, 1 Abstract and 1 Surrealist examples available. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add gold framed bird paintings that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of gold, brown, gray and more. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but Clive Meredith, Hunt Slonem, Keng Wai Lee & Marco Araldi, Keng Wai Lee and Jessica Pisano produced especially popular works that are worth a look. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and gold leaf, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much are Gold Framed Bird Paintings?

Prices for pieces in our collection of gold framed bird paintings start at $660 and top out at $20,000 with the average selling for $1,196.

Finding the Right Paintings for You

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Cave walls were the canvases for what were arguably the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict natural scenery through art. Portrait paintings and drawings, which, along with sculpture, were how someone’s appearance was recorded prior to the advent of photography, are at least as old as Ancient Egypt. In the Netherlands, landscapes were a major theme for painters as early as the 1500s. Later, artists in Greece, Rome and elsewhere created vast wall paintings to decorate stately homes, churches and tombs.

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