Paintings Of Pigs
19th Century oil painting of a farm with horses, pigs, goats, poultry & cattle
By John Frederick Herring Jr
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
; Stacy Marks, Eastbourne
A fantastic rural farmyard scene featuring horses, pigs, goats, chickens, ducks
Category
19th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$23,342
H 29.75 in W 41.75 in D 2.75 in
The pig and the bird of prey Timothy Archer Contemporary art painting red oil
By Timothy Archer
Located in Paris, FR
Oil painting on canvas
Hand-signed lower right by the artist
Unique work
News from Eéa
“At the
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$7,791
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 1.97 in
Mid Century Oil Painting of a Pig in Black and White, around 1974
Located in Berlin, DE
This mid-century oil painting from around 1974 presents a striking black-and-white portrayal of a
Category
Vintage 1970s German Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$712 Sale Price
40% Off
H 23.63 in W 31.5 in D 0.79 in
"Pigs"
By Daniel Garber
Located in Lambertville, NJ
technique using a thin application of paint. His paintings are filled with color and light projecting a
Category
1940s American Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Manner of George Morland - Framed 19th Century Oil, Pigs at a Trough
Located in Corsham, GB
Pigs feed eagerly at a wooden trough, where the farmer's wife has set their food before them. Well
Category
19th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,060
H 25.6 in W 31.89 in
Circle of Paulus Potter, The Delight of the Pigs, 17th Century Dutch Golden Age
Located in New York, NY
Circle of Paulus Potter (1625–1654), The Delight of the Pigs, Oil on Canvas
This engaging 17th
Category
Antique 17th Century Dutch Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$5,200
H 21 in W 25.5 in D 1 in
Vita Condatida- 21st Century Contemporary Charcoal Drawing of a pig
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Rosanna Gaddoni
Vita Condatida
66 x 48 cm ( framed in wood frame with museum glass)
Measurement with included frame: 80 x 60 cm
Italian artist Rosanna Gaddoni gets her inspiration f...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Handmade Paper
$3,895
H 25.2 in W 19.69 in D 1.97 in
Ducks Oil on Canvas Painting by Keller-Kühne Josef Woldemar
Located in Vo', Veneto
frame: 59 x 89 cm
Technique: oil on canvas
Period: 1950s
Beautiful painting depicting a group of four
Category
Vintage 1950s German Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Frosty Weeds
Located in Columbia, MO
as descriptive.
Othic’s paintings and drawings of horses, roosters, pigs, and rabbits are in a class
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Brown Rabbit on Tourquoise
Located in Columbia, MO
as descriptive.
Othic’s paintings and drawings of horses, roosters, pigs, and rabbits are in a class
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Judging Hefers
Located in Columbia, MO
as descriptive.
Othic’s paintings and drawings of horses, roosters, pigs, and rabbits are in a class
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Drawings and Water...
Materials
Oil Pastel, Archival Paper
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Painted tray showing rural scene Marked Wontner and C Benson London
Located in Woking, GB
condition painting of rural scene, thatched cottage, pigs ducks and dog. Children playing with hand barrow
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Painted Furniture
Materials
Paper
The Apple-Sows
Located in Buffalo, NY
Surrealist painting of pigs and apples. Oil on board, circa 1987. Signed illegibly lower right
Category
1980s Surrealist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Small Pig's head- 21st Century Contemporary Animal Painting of a Pig
By Hinke Posthuma
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
The work of artist Hinke Posthuma exudes a great love for animals.
Her sheep, goats, pigs have
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pig- 21st Century Contemporary Animal Oil Painting of a Dutch Pig
By Hinke Posthuma
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
The work of artist Hinke Posthuma exudes a great love for animals.
Her sheep, goats, pigs have
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
English School Style Painting of a Prize Pig, 'A Fat Pig'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
English school style painting of a prize pig, 'A Fat Pig'
A fine 20th century oil painting in the
Category
20th Century English Sporting Art Paintings
Materials
Iron
19th Century Folk Art Painting of Three Pigs
Located in Wiscasett, ME
English naive school presented in an early maple frame. Measures 11" x 14" canvas and 17.5" x 21" including the period frame.
Category
1870s Folk Art Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Reverse Glass Paintings of Prized Pigs, Set of Four
Located in Astoria, NY
Four reverse glass paintings of prized pigs, including
"Tamworth," "The Berkshire," "Gloucester Old
Category
20th Century Country Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
Piggy- 21 st Century Contemporary Painting of a Pig
By Hinke Posthuma
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
The work of artist Hinke Posthuma exudes a great love for animals.
Her sheep, goats, pigs have
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
CONTEMPORARY FOLK ART PIG PAINTING
Located in Los Angeles, CA
OIL PAINTING OF A PIG MINT CONDITION
Category
20th Century American Paintings
Fantastic Potbelly Pig Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great oil painting of a potbelly pig. This painting would be great as wall decor in a country/ranch
Category
20th Century American Country Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
19th Century English naive oil painting of a pig
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
English Provincial School, 19th Century
'Harriet Of Sommerville Farm'
Inscribed with title and dated 'Harriet Of Sommerville Farm 1894' (lower right)
Watercolour on paper
11.1/2 X 17...
Category
19th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
19th Century Folk Art Painting of Three Pigs
Located in Wiscasset, ME
English naive school presented in an early maple frame.
Measures 11" x 14" canvas and 17.5" x 21" including the period frame.
Category
Antique 1870s English Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Paint
A Charming British Wool Picture Depicting Three Guinea Pigs.
Located in Downingtown, PA
An absolutely charming woolwork picture of three pet guinea pigs eating a leaf within a fenced
Category
Antique 19th Century English Paintings
Materials
Wool
Snowbird in Winter
Located in Columbia, MO
as descriptive.
Othic’s paintings and drawings of horses, roosters, pigs, and rabbits are in a class
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
19th Century genre oil painting of a donkey with pigs
By Herbert William Weekes
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Haigh, 13 Great Turnstile, Holborn
A humorous painting of a donkey and pigs by Herbert ‘William’ Weekes
Category
19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
H 14 in W 17.5 in D 1.75 in
Cinghiale- Reverse Glass Greek Mythology Painting of Italian Pig Sculpture Spray
By Whitney Pintello
Located in Gilroy, CA
colors. The artist paints on a glass panel, in a reverse painting method, then sprays the back panel so
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Glass, Spray Paint
“Boy and Pigs Sty” British Antique Oil Painting, Circle of George Morland
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A cheerful scene that captures a young boy breaking from his farm chores to check on the pigs
Category
Antique 18th Century European Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint, Canvas
H 18.25 in W 21.88 in D 1.88 in
English Folk art portrait of a Prize winning Pig
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wonderful Folk Art portrait of a Pig
oils on a wooden panel
Antique English frame
This is a very
Category
1890s Folk Art Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
San Francisco Bay to Breakers
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful and cheeky painting of pigs running San Francisco "Bay to Breakers" annual running race
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
20th century English, fun oil on canvas portrait of a feeding Pig
Located in Woodbury, CT
A well-painted and fun picture of a feeding pig.
Oils on canvas
The artist painted animal
Category
2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A runaway horse following the hunt
By James Clark
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
prize-winning pigs, cattle, dogs and horses. His 1858 painting of the Thorney Ox was also reproduced as
Category
19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
On the Farm
Located in St. Albans, GB
JOHN F. HERRING . JUNIOR
An antique oil painting of horses, ducks, chickens and pigs.
Painting
Category
19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th c. French Painting
Located in Houston, TX
19th c. French Painting of Pig
Category
Antique 19th Century French Paintings
Canadian Folk Art Painting of a Pig, by Maurice Dupras
Located in Sheffield, MA
This well know artist in the Quebec region has since passed away and this is one of his signed piece of work. This was painted about 15 years ago and its very eye-catching. See other...
Category
Early 2000s Canadian Paintings
Materials
Wood
Ira Yeager "Series of Three Pigs"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Playful depiction of three pigs in individual round canvases, all signed and dated Ira Yeager, 1977
Category
20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Antique 19th Century Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Pig
Located in Hudson, NY
An absolutely charming, sweet and endearing 19th century oil on canvas portrait of a pig, with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Bay of Pigs Fishing Fleet
By Monica Edwards
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
In her recent trip to Cuba, Monica Edwards was able to create a collection of paintings, pained
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
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Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian)
Morocco
The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco.
I att...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier African Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone
$34,763
H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in
Space Junk 15 - Original One of a Kind Artwork on Canvas
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s work is influenced by Egyptian hieroglyphs, graffiti, and his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in his creative life. He covers the canvas with unique imagery...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Striking Art Nouveau Ceramic and Bronze-Mounted Vase in Victor Horta Style
By Victor Horta
Located in Lisse, NL
Top condition and pure elegance Art Nouveau vase.
For the collectors of museum quality and condition Art Nouveau ceramics. This stunning Art Nouveau vase is decorated with the mos...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Bronze
$2,877
H 10.75 in W 5.25 in D 4.4 in
Big Sur Rolling Hills Landscape
By Kathleen Murray
Located in Soquel, CA
Sweeping Big Sur landscape of rolling hills in beautiful pastel colors illuminated with sunlight, by California artist Kathleen Murray (American, 1958). Oil on artists canvas board (...
Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board
$719 Sale Price
20% Off
H 16.44 in W 31.38 in D 1.25 in
1930's French Impressionist Oil Purple Mountains Green Coastal Path
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vintage French Painting
by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below
provenance stamp to the back
oil painting on board, unframed
measures: 5 high by 8.5 inches wide
conditi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$653 Sale Price
20% Off
H 5 in W 8.5 in
Fabergé Silver Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...
Category
Antique 19th Century Russian Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Abraham and the Sacrifice of His Son Isaac by Adriaen Van Stalbemt, C. 1605-1610
Located in Stockholm, SE
Artist: Adriaen van Stalbemt (Stalbempt) 1580-1662
Title: Abraham and the Sacrifice of His Son Isaac “Das Opfer des Abraham”
According to the Old Testament, God put Abraham’s faith ...
Category
Early 1600s Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Copper
1920s Colorado Western Landscape Oil Painting, Blue Sky, Buttes, & Mountain Art
By Charles Ragland Bunnell
Located in Denver, CO
This original 1926 signed oil painting by 20th cenutry artist Charles Ragland Bunnell (1897-1968) beautifully captures the expansive Colorado prairie landscape. Created while Bunnell...
Category
1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$3,400 Sale Price
60% Off
H 19.5 in W 23.5 in D 2 in
Torbjorn Afdal for Bruksbo Norway Teak "Krobo" Long Coffee Table, Bench, 1960's
By Torbjørn Afdal, Bruksbo
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Long Torbjorn Afdal solid Teak Table, Bench by Bruksbo Mellenstrands Norway. Featuring a longer lower lipped rectangular framework in smoothly grained Teak, with Steel supported legs...
Category
Vintage 1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Steel
$2,500
H 13.5 in W 79 in D 14.5 in
Tiffany Studios “Tyler” Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios New York Tyler Leaded Glass and Patinated bronze Table Lamp, Circa 1900 Art Nouveau.
A very special lamp with a geometric monochromatic deep green art glass surround...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Bedroom Set: Armoire, Bed and Mirror - France, 1920s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Lovely and lively exotic bedroom set comprised of one three-door wardrobe, a double bed and a large mirror.
The set is lacquered in red and black with gilt and silvered decor repr...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bedroom Sets
$11,747 / set
H 72.05 in W 89.77 in D 25.99 in
Alberto Carlieri, Capriccio with Christ and the Adulteress, Oil on Canvas
By Alberto Carlieri
Located in IT
Alberto Carlieri (Italy-Roma 1672-1720), "Christ and the adulteress",
Oil on canvas, with frame cm H 115 x L 151 x 6.5, only canvas H 98.5 x L 135 cm
good conservation conditions
...
Category
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Materials
Canvas
$89,906
H 45.28 in W 59.45 in D 2.76 in
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Located in New York, NY
South Carolina, USA
This huge megalodon tooth is five to ten million years old out of South Carolina, USA. The megalodon was the biggest predatory shark to ever live. Reaching lengt...
Category
2010s American Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cages
Materials
Metal
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Located in New York, NY
Discover a genuine piece of history with this stunning Tyrannosaurus Rex tooth from the famed Hell Creek Formation in South Dakota. This incredible fossil represents the legacy of on...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Other
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Located in Van Nuys, CA
TV Lamps are a particularly iconic type of vintage home decor. Manufactured primarily in the 1950's and early 60's these little lamps were designed to sit on top of the television an...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
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There is a broad range of paintings of pigs for sale on 1stDibs. Finding the perfect contemporary, modern or Pop Art examples of these works for your space is difficult — today, we have a vast range of variations and more on offer. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a colorful piece of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the paintings of pigs on 1stDibs that include elements of brown, gray, black, blue and more. Bevan Ramsay, Anne C. Weary, Emmanuelle Messika, John Frederick Herring Jr. and Seunghwui Koo took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and fabric, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.
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Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — paintings of pigs in our inventory begin at $99 and can go as high as $215,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,200.
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