Evans Deventer Animal Paintings

"Lacuna 2", 2024, Paris, France This artwork, created with India ink on antique cotton, evokes a visceral play between texture, pattern, and absence. Titled "Lacuna", the piece is a...

"Lacuna 1", 2024, Paris, France This artwork, created with India ink on antique cotton, evokes a visceral play between texture, pattern, and absence. Titled "Lacuna", the piece is a...

"Rosettes II" is a graphic and bold abstract painting, of deep green-blue indigo ink painted on canvas. The name pays homage to the captivating "rosettes," the distinctive and natural markings found on animal fur, a fusion of danger and beauty. This artwork mimics the animalistic allure, exuding a sense of untamed elegance. Both ancient and modern in style, the canvas embraces a captivating sense of movement, evoking both energy and fluidity. "Rosettes I" stands as a powerful statement piece, where graphic elements converge with the essence of the wild. For a harmonious ensemble, consider pairing with its counterpart, "Rosettes I" (as pictured). Each artwork is sold separately. The artist leaves their mark of authenticity with a signature Evans Deventer...

EPERGNE 2024, Paris, France This painting conveys the sense of knowing something is under the surface, in the dark, while not fully understanding it - as if looking into a cave. An ...

E.S.H. IV PARIS, France 2023 Inspired by sculptures and statues of Europe, a horse and rider are depicted as a black silhouetted abstraction. White and grey acrylic paint over text...

IT'S NOT TRUE 2022 Paris, France Primarily matte and satin finish black paint, mixed with plaster and oil stick on canvas. An abstract and surreal painting with accents of pinks, reds, purples, and gold. A very faint profile of a leopard walking into the darkness is situated on the lower left side of the canvas. In the upper right "MDCCCXCIV" (1894) is hand painted in gold serif font. Vertical movement is incorporated through the use of subtle colors. Evans Deventer...

HIND LEGS 2020 Paris, France Bold, hand-painted, serif typography on raw wood reads: ‘Hind Legs Adult.' Subtle primitive, animalistic, and sexual tones are injected in this piece. A...

FOUND FAT 2020 Paris, France Bold, hand-painted, serif typography, painted over a lion's skull on a stained, gessoed canvas. The words read: "Found Fat," mirrored in a vivid green ...

SAFETY IN NUMBERS 2017 New York, New York A tongue-in-cheek commentary on the herd and sense of safety in following the crowd. Four gazelle skulls are stacked together with handwritten vignettes threading together their stories, as follows: 2. CURTAINS Water Near The Bed Awake for all of it 108” 3. ALLEY DOOR Sugar High...