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Wet dog 3, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Wet dog 3, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Wet dog 3, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Located in Yardley, PA

Wet dog on the beach with sea foam, painted by oil on canvas. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

British Impressionist Watercolor of Woodland Walk with Figures and Dog
British Impressionist Watercolor of Woodland Walk with Figures and Dog

British Impressionist Watercolor of Woodland Walk with Figures and Dog

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of Woodland Walk with Figures and Dog By Anthony Avery

Category

Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

British Impressionist Watercolor of Woodland Path with Figures and Dog
British Impressionist Watercolor of Woodland Path with Figures and Dog

British Impressionist Watercolor of Woodland Path with Figures and Dog

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: British Impressionist Watercolor of Woodland Path with Figures and Dog By Anthony Avery

Category

Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Wet dog, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Wet dog, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Located in Yardley, PA

Dog with a tennis ball at the sea. Alla prima oil painting with few final tuches when dry. The

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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Dog at the sea 10, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Dog at the sea 10, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Dog at the sea 10, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Located in Yardley, PA

An oil painting depicts a white dog standing on a beach by the seashore. The dog, with ears flopped

Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Dog with a ball 3, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Dog with a ball 3, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Dog with a ball 3, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Located in Yardley, PA

with the dog's activity. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate

Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Girl with a dog, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Girl with a dog, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Girl with a dog, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Located in Yardley, PA

happiness. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Dog at the sea 8, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Dog at the sea 8, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Dog at the sea 8, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Located in Yardley, PA

Dog at the sea. Alla prima oil painting with few final taches when dry. Beautiful weather with a

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2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Blue and Dog, " Oil Painting
"Blue and Dog, " Oil Painting

Hiroshi Sato"Blue and Dog, " Oil Painting, 2018

$1,950Sale Price|32% Off

H 28 in W 16 in

"Blue and Dog, " Oil Painting

Located in Denver, CO

Hiroshi Sato's (US based) "Blue and Dog" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a

Category

2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Dog in the boat, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Dog in the boat, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Located in Yardley, PA

White dog sitting in the old boat at the river. Alla prima oil painting with few toches when dry

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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Dog at the sea, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Dog at the sea, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Dog at the sea, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Located in Yardley, PA

Dog at the sea. Alla prima oil painting with few final tuches when dry. Beach Paintings always

Category

2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Dog at the sea, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Dog at the sea, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Dog at the sea, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Located in Yardley, PA

Dog at the sea. Alla prima oil painting with few final tuches when dry. Beach Paintings always

Category

2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Dog with a toy, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Dog with a toy, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Located in Yardley, PA

Dog at the sea. Alla prima oil painting with few final tuches when dry. Beautiful weather with a

Category

2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Dog at the sea, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Dog at the sea, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Located in Yardley, PA

Dog at the sea. Alla prima oil painting with few final tuches when dry.Beautiful weather with a big

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2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Dog at the sea, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Dog at the sea, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Located in Yardley, PA

Dog, walking along the beach. Alla prima oil painting with few final tuch when dry. Water right by

Category

2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Dog at the sea, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Dog at the sea, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Located in Yardley, PA

Dog at the sea. Alla prima oil painting with few final tuch when dry.Water right by the edge of the

Category

2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Wet dog with a red ball, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Wet dog with a red ball, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Wet dog with a red ball, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Located in Yardley, PA

happiness. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

A Girl and Her Dog, Oil Painting 1898
A Girl and Her Dog, Oil Painting 1898

A Girl and Her Dog, Oil Painting 1898

By Florence White

Located in Long Island City, NY

An oil painting by Florence White from 1898. A Victorian-era scene of a girl and a dog engaged in

Category

Late 19th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

DOG & GOD
DOG & GOD

Daria KustoDOG & GOD, 2025

$331Sale Price|30% Off

H 25.2 in W 14.18 in D 0.4 in

DOG & GOD

By Daria Kusto

Located in CÓRDOBA, ES

Original painting by Daria Kusto. Acrylic on canvas. I AM THOTH The traveler and the guide. Before

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2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Dog Joy 11" - Original Mixed Media Animal Painting on Canvas
"Dog Joy 11" - Original Mixed Media Animal Painting on Canvas

"Dog Joy 11" - Original Mixed Media Animal Painting on Canvas

Located in Denver, CO

About the Artist: As an artist, Tracy Wall sheds new light on everyday life, inviting the viewer to see the familiar as if for the very first time. Working with a variety of subjects...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Portrait of a Scruffy Terrier Dog Signed Oil Painting 2024
Portrait of a Scruffy Terrier Dog Signed Oil Painting 2024

Portrait of a Scruffy Terrier Dog Signed Oil Painting 2024

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Scruffy Terrier English artist, contemporary signed oil on board, unframed dated 24' Board: 9 x 9 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition For more ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

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"Hunting Dog"
"Hunting Dog"

Jef Louis van Leemputten"Hunting Dog", +/-1910

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H 21.66 in W 28.75 in D 1.97 in

"Hunting Dog"

By Jef Louis van Leemputten

Located in Antwerp, BE

oil on canvas, 42x60cm, 55x73cm frame included. Painter of animals, mostly dogs, horses and sheep. Member of the famous Animals painter family Van Leemputten.

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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Dog in Santa Hat
Dog in Santa Hat

Zorica JoyDog in Santa Hat

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H 11 in W 14 in

Dog in Santa Hat

By Zorica Joy

Located in La Jolla, CA

renowned artists Dwayne Light and Sebastian Capella. Adept at painting landscapes and portraits, Joy’s

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Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

bad dog 11
bad dog 11

Tammi Smithbad dog 11, 2016

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H 12 in W 15 in

bad dog 11

By Tammi Smith

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

watercolor amazing sleeping dog tammi smith

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2010s American Impressionist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Careful mom, it tilts, two babies a young girl and her dog

Careful mom, it tilts, two babies a young girl and her dog

By Monique Boulinier

Located in Paris, FR

Monique BOULINIER Born in France in 1941 Original Watercolor Size is : 28 x 38 cm Handsigned. Titled. Free shipping worldwide Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

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1990s Impressionist Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

LeRoy NEIMAN Large Color Serigraph Hand Signed Great Dane Dog Artwork Painting
LeRoy NEIMAN Large Color Serigraph Hand Signed Great Dane Dog Artwork Painting

LeRoy NEIMAN Large Color Serigraph Hand Signed Great Dane Dog Artwork Painting

By LeRoy Neiman

Located in Bloomington, MN

LeRoy Neiman Hand Signed and Numbered Serigraph "Great Dane", Professionally Custom Framed and listed with the Submit Best Offer option Accepting Offers Now: Up for sale here we h...

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1980s Post-Impressionist Animal Prints

Materials

Screen

Dog at the sea 9, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Dog at the sea 9, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Dog at the sea 9, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Located in Yardley, PA

Dog at the sea. Alla prima oil painting with few final taches when dry. Beautiful weather with a

Category

2010s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Jack Russell Terrier Dog Original Signed Oil Painting 1915
Jack Russell Terrier Dog Original Signed Oil Painting 1915

Jack Russell Terrier Dog Original Signed Oil Painting 1915

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Jack Russell Terrier by Paul Ehrenberg (German, 1876-1949) signed and dated 1915 oil painting on

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique American Animal Oil Painting Study of a Poodle Dog
Antique American Animal Oil Painting Study of a Poodle Dog

Antique American Animal Oil Painting Study of a Poodle Dog

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American school study of a Poodle. Oil on canvasboard, circa 1930. Signed. Displayed in a giltwood frame. Image, 14"L x 18"H, overall 17"L x 21"H.

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1930s Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Post Impressionist Landscape Watercolour, Walking the Dog, The Promenade
Post Impressionist Landscape Watercolour, Walking the Dog, The Promenade

Post Impressionist Landscape Watercolour, Walking the Dog, The Promenade

By Henri Lebasque

Located in Cotignac, FR

Early 20th century drawing and watercolour on paper by noted French Post Impressionist painter

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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Dog Wood Tree
Dog Wood Tree

Robert Emmett OwenDog Wood Tree

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H 21.5 in W 25.5 in

Dog Wood Tree

By Robert Emmett Owen

Located in Milford, NH

A fine impressionist landscape by American artist Robert Emmett Owen (1878-1957). Owen began his

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

American School Dog Portrait
American School Dog Portrait

American School Dog Portrait, 1880

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H 14 in W 17 in D 1 in

American School Dog Portrait

Located in Buffalo, NY

Impressionist dog portrait oil painting. Oil on board, circa 1890. Unsigned. Displayed in a

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1890s American Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Girl, Dog, Early Summer
Girl, Dog, Early Summer

Ben FenskeGirl, Dog, Early Summer, 2021

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H 55 in W 78.75 in D 3 in

Girl, Dog, Early Summer

By Ben Fenske

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

A large scale, horizontally oriented oil painting of a figure at rest in the grass, a dog beside

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Landscape with Boy and Dog
Landscape with Boy and Dog

E. A. L. Landscape with Boy and Dog, Unknown

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H 16 in W 19.5 in D 1.82 in

Landscape with Boy and Dog

Located in Houston, TX

Landscape painting of a boy sitting with dog in a clearing. There are painted details of

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20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Dog Walkers On The Beach
Dog Walkers On The Beach

Dog Walkers On The Beach

Located in Deddington, GB

Dog Walkers On The Beach By Caroline McMillan Davey [2020] original Oil on canvas Image size: H:76

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Walking The Dog" Southern California Coastal Scene
"Walking The Dog" Southern California Coastal Scene

"Walking The Dog" Southern California Coastal Scene

By Jacobus Baas

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

"Walking The Dog" is an atmospheric oil created from a study painted on location in Laguna Beach by

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2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

American School, Portrait of a Shaggy Dog
American School, Portrait of a Shaggy Dog

American School, Portrait of a Shaggy Dog

Located in Buffalo, NY

American school portrait of a shaggy dog. Oil on board, circa 1890. Unsigned. Displayed in a

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1890s Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Spaniel Puppy Dog by Elizabeth Strong
Portrait of a Spaniel Puppy Dog by Elizabeth Strong

Portrait of a Spaniel Puppy Dog by Elizabeth Strong

By Elizabeth Strong

Located in Buffalo, NY

Impressionist view of a spaniel puppy by Elizabeth Strong (1855 - 1941). Oil on canvas, circa 1890

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1880s Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

20thC Modernist oil ' Dog in the Midday Sun' circa 1980
20thC Modernist oil ' Dog in the Midday Sun' circa 1980

20thC Modernist oil ' Dog in the Midday Sun' circa 1980

Located in Frome, Somerset

impressionist painter. Painted en plein air, a sunlighted summer view of a dog on his patch by the side of a

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1980s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid Century French Pencil Drawing Sleeping Dog on Checkered Floor
Mid Century French Pencil Drawing Sleeping Dog on Checkered Floor

Mid Century French Pencil Drawing Sleeping Dog on Checkered Floor

By Josine Vignon

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Mid Century French Pencil Drawing Sleeping Dog on Checkered Floor Artist: Josine Vignon

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pencil

Sara in a Round-Brimmed Bonnet Holding her Dog by Mary Cassatt
Sara in a Round-Brimmed Bonnet Holding her Dog by Mary Cassatt

Sara in a Round-Brimmed Bonnet Holding her Dog by Mary Cassatt

By Mary Cassatt

Located in New Orleans, LA

Mary Cassatt 1844–1926 American Sara in a Round-Brimmed Bonnet, Holding her Dog Signed (center

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Antique Impressionist Portrait Painting of a Hound Dog
Antique Impressionist Portrait Painting of a Hound Dog

Antique Impressionist Portrait Painting of a Hound Dog

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique impressionist portrait of a dog. Pastel and watercolor on board, circa 1890. Signed

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1890s Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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By George Earl

Located in Woodbury, CT

George Earl was a painter, primarily of sporting dogs and other animals. He was also the father of Maud Earl and Percy Earl, and the brother of Thomas Earl, all three of whom were al...

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1850s Victorian Animal Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Reading in the Study" Impressionist Portrait Oil Painting Woman in Pink Dress
"Reading in the Study" Impressionist Portrait Oil Painting Woman in Pink Dress

"Reading in the Study" Impressionist Portrait Oil Painting Woman in Pink Dress

Located in New York, NY

An Early 20th Century elegant portrait oil painting by Gordon Stevenson depicting a pensive young woman seated in a serene, indoor setting wearing a light pink gown with delicate, ru...

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1910s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Antique English 19th Century, King Charles Cavalier and Westie dogs in a room
Antique English 19th Century, King Charles Cavalier and Westie dogs in a room

Antique English 19th Century, King Charles Cavalier and Westie dogs in a room

By George Armfield

Located in Woodbury, CT

Antique Victorian English 19th Century, King Charles Cavalier spaniel and Westie terrier in an interior. This exquisite English 19th-century painting by George Armfield is a masterf...

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1850s Victorian Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

William Albert Clark, clumber spaniel, dog, oil painting.
William Albert Clark, clumber spaniel, dog, oil painting.

William Albert Clark, clumber spaniel, dog, oil painting.

By William Albert Clark

Located in York, GB

study of a seated clumber spaniel, oil on canvas, signed and dated 1929 lower left. Housed in a new gilt frame. Paintings of these beautiful dogs are rare,almost as rare as the bre...

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1920s Old Masters Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

c. 1800's French Oil Painting on Canvas Young Girl with Pet Dog on Lap
c. 1800's French Oil Painting on Canvas Young Girl with Pet Dog on Lap

c. 1800's French Oil Painting on Canvas Young Girl with Pet Dog on Lap

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of a Young Girl with her Dog French School, circa 1800 period oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 23.5 x 19 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: the paintin...

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Early 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Fine 19th Century French Dog Oil Painting Portrait of a Pug in Wooded Landscape
Fine 19th Century French Dog Oil Painting Portrait of a Pug in Wooded Landscape

Fine 19th Century French Dog Oil Painting Portrait of a Pug in Wooded Landscape

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of a Pug Dog French School, 19th century, unsigned inscribed verso possibly with the artists name/ former owner oil on canvas, framed framed: 26 x 22 inches canvas : 22 x 19...

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Late 19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings

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Oil

Italian Greyhound and Friends - Italian 17thC Old Master dog art oil painting
Italian Greyhound and Friends - Italian 17thC Old Master dog art oil painting

Italian Greyhound and Friends - Italian 17thC Old Master dog art oil painting

By Francesco Fieravino

Located in Hagley, England

This stunning Old Master 17th century oil portrait painting is attributed to Francesco Fieravino, an artist famous in his day for still lifes and carpets. This painting which dates t...

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17th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

19th century Irish or English Antique portrait of two dogs, waterdogs
19th century Irish or English Antique portrait of two dogs, waterdogs

19th century Irish or English Antique portrait of two dogs, waterdogs

Located in Woodbury, CT

Outstanding portrait of two dogs. Sam Spode was an Irish painter of horse and dog portraits from the late 18th century through the early 19th century. His dog portraits are very rar...

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1830s Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dog in a landscape French oil painting on canvas 19Th by Augustin Luc Demoussy
Dog in a landscape French oil painting on canvas 19Th by Augustin Luc Demoussy

Dog in a landscape French oil painting on canvas 19Th by Augustin Luc Demoussy

Located in Gavere, BE

Dog in a landscape French oil painting on canvas 19Th by Augustin Luc Demoussy French oil painting signed and date 1947 French painter and lithographer, born October 5 1809 in Paris...

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1840s French School Animal Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Portrait Of A Black & White Jack Russell Terrier, 19th Century HENRY CROWTHER
Portrait Of A Black & White Jack Russell Terrier, 19th Century HENRY CROWTHER

Portrait Of A Black & White Jack Russell Terrier, 19th Century HENRY CROWTHER

Located in Blackwater, GB

Portrait Of A Black & White Jack Russell Terrier, 19th Century by Henry CROWTHER - 19th Century Dog Painter 19th Century English portrait of a Black and White Jack Russell Te...

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19th Century Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Two pet dogs
Two pet dogs

Charles II VAN DEN EYCKENTwo pet dogs

$1,740

H 6.89 in W 9.45 in D 0.4 in

Two pet dogs

Located in Genève, GE

Work on wood Golden wooden frame 24 x 30.5 x 3 cm This striking work represents two dogs in an interior of warm, enveloping hues. The deep red background gives a rich and theatric...

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19th Century Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

19th century English Antique oil portrait of a white Terrier Dog
19th century English Antique oil portrait of a white Terrier Dog

19th century English Antique oil portrait of a white Terrier Dog

Located in Woodbury, CT

19th century English Antique oil portrait of a Terrier dog in an interior Earl was the brother of George Earl and the uncle of Maud Earl and Percy Earl. He was a popular painter of...

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1870s Victorian Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Tom' - a Brussels Griffon; dog painting; Griffon Bruxellois

'Tom' - a Brussels Griffon; dog painting; Griffon Bruxellois

By Charles Boland

Located in London, GB

Charles H. Boland de Spa (Belgium, 19th Century) 'Tom’ - a Brussels Griffon terrier signed 'Ch. Boland' (lower left) oil on panel 13 x 8 ⅝  in. (33 x 21.9 cm.) frame 18 ½  x 14 in. (...

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19th Century Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Portrait of a Girl with a Puppy - Scottish Edwardian art portrait oil painting
Portrait of a Girl with a Puppy - Scottish Edwardian art portrait oil painting

Portrait of a Girl with a Puppy - Scottish Edwardian art portrait oil painting

Located in Hagley, England

This stunning Edwardian portrait oil painting is attributed to Scottish Kirkcudbright School artist William Stewart MacGeorge. Painted circa 1910, The painting shows the influences o...

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1910s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Impressionist Dog Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of impressionist dog paintings available on 1stDibs. Today, if you’re looking for Modern editions of these works and are unable to find the perfect match for your home, our selection also includes Post-Impressionist. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add impressionist dog paintings that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of brown, gray, black, beige and more. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by Dorothy Alexandra Johnson, Cindy Shaoul, Henri Duhem, Georgij Moroz and Jacobus Baas are consistently popular. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, oil paint and canvas.

How Much are Impressionist Dog Paintings?

The average selling price for impressionist dog paintings we offer is $1,487, while they’re typically $231 on the low end and $65,000 for the highest priced.

A Close Look at Impressionist Art

Emerging in 19th-century France, Impressionist art embraced loose brushwork and plein-air painting to respond to the movement of daily life. Although the pioneers of the Impressionist movement — Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne, Berthe Morisot, Camille Pissarro, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir — are now household names, their work was a radical break with an art scene led and shaped by academic traditions for around two centuries. These academies had oversight of a curriculum that emphasized formal drawing, painting and sculpting techniques and historical themes.

The French Impressionists were influenced by a group of artists known as the Barbizon School, who painted what they witnessed in nature. The rejection of pieces by these artists and the later Impressionists from the salons culminated in a watershed 1874 exhibition in Paris that was staged outside of the juried systems. After a work of Monet’s was derided by a critic as an unfinished “impression,” the term was taken as a celebration of their shared interest in capturing fleeting moments as subject matter, whether the shifting weather on rural landscapes or the frenzy of an urban crowd. Rather than the exacting realism of the academic tradition, Impressionist paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings represented how an artist saw a world in motion.

Many Impressionist painters were inspired by the perspectives in imported Japanese prints alongside these shifts in European painting — Édouard Manet drew on ukiyo-e woodblock prints and depicted Japanese design in his Portrait of Émile Zola, for example. American artists such as Mary Cassatt and William Merritt Chase, who studied abroad, were impacted by the work of the French artists, and by the late 19th century American Impressionism had its own distinct aesthetics with painters responding to the rapid modernization of cities through quickly created works that were vivid with color and light.

Find a collection of authentic Impressionist art on 1stDibs.

Finding the Right Paintings for You

Painting is an art form that has spanned innumerable cultures, with artists using the medium to tell stories, explore and communicate ideas and express themselves. To bring abstract paintings, landscape paintings, still-life paintings and other original paintings into your home is to celebrate and share in the long tradition of this discipline.

When we look at paintings, particularly those that originated in the past, we learn about history, other cultures and countries of the world. Like every other work of art, paintings — whether they are contemporary creations or works that were made during the 19th century — can often help us clearly see and understand the world around us in a meaningful and interesting way.

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.

Today, creating a wall of art is a wonderful way to enhance your space, showcase beautiful pieces and tie an interior design together.

No matter your preference, whether you favor Post-Impressionist paintings, animal paintings, Surrealism, Pop art or another movement or specific period, arranging art on a blank wall allows you to evoke emotions in a room while also showing off your tastes and interests. A symmetrical wall arrangement may comprise a grid of four to six pieces or, for an odd number of works, a horizontal row. Asymmetrical arrangements, which may be small clusters of art or large, salon-style gallery walls, have a more collected and eclectic feel.

Download the 1stDibs app, which includes a handy “View on Wall” feature that allows you to see how a particular artwork will look on a particular wall, and read about how to arrange wall art. And if you’re searching for the perfect palette for your interior design project, what better place to turn than to the art world’s masters of color

On 1stDibs, you’ll find an expansive collection of paintings and other fine art for your home or office. Browse abstract paintings, portrait paintings, paintings by emerging artists and more today.