Animal Paintings
Artist Comments
"The elephant always hosted the best tea parties, everyone agreed," says artist Andrea Doss. "Her dream was to bake a cake taller than the giraffe, but she ha...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Animal Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Vinyl, Pen, Color Pencil
Artist Comments
The bison and the beetle have a prehistoric elegance about them that I thought would compliment each other perfectly. Symbolically, both represent life and mortality, which has been on my mind lately. To Native Americans, bison are symbolic of sacred life and abundance. And in ancient greek mythology the beetle became revered as a symbol of rebirth and immortality -- its daily journey across the sky became an allegory of human life. The Wallpaper collection is a juxtaposition of masculine meets feminine. I wanted to create a unique series that stands apart from traditional nature paintings, where the wild and somewhat prehistoric aspects of my animals featured contrast against their delicate backdrops. In addition to this, many of my paintings are created with a little bit of underlying symbolism usually sparked from a world event or life moment that I am experiencing. I concentrate on this theme as a therapeutic mantra throughout the creation of the painting. For each painting, different techniques and layers of design are implemented when creating the wall paper effect. To keep the patterns consistent I create a stencil to outline the shapes of my hummingbirds, bugs and fish, and then I hand paint each shape individually. In the areas where I wanted a little more chaos, I would forgo the stencil and eyeball each design. My animals are always painted first, and then I layout the design around them.
About the Artist
Australian-born Alana Clumeck...
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
Artist Comments
"This horse was just one in the midst of a crowd at the Santa Fe rodeo - a group that was waiting in the pens behind the action," shares artist Heather Foster...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Artist Comments
A beautiful lotus pond flourishes on artist Guigen Zha's contemporary piece. Reinterpreting Chen Hongshu's Lotus and Mandarin Ducks ...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
Early 1900s French School Animal Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Paper, Gouache
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Contemporary Animal Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
"The iconic powder-blue lifeguard tower with a patriotic flag waving, stands tall on the wide Southern California beach," describes artist John Jaster. A life...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
20th Century Abstract Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
19th Century Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Artist Comments
Artist Emil Morhardt captures a sanderling scurrying along the edge of incoming surf. "In a second, he'll turn around and follow ...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
"The wolf loved to read and spent most of his time in the library," says artist Andrea Doss. A grey wolf contentedly sits on a tall s...
21st Century and Contemporary Animal Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Modern Animal Paintings
Paper, Ink, Pen
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
In this fantastical jungle scene, artist Miranda Gamel uses tigers as a symbol of strength and leadership. "Placing the tigers in the fire is meant to bring c...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
17th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Expressionist Animal Paintings
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Early 20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Modern Animal Paintings
Oil
1920s Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
1970s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
Early 2000s Modern Animal Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Charcoal, Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
1950s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
Artist Comments
Ibis birds wander and forage under palm fronds. Their white feathers catch the dappled sunlight, while their red beaks and legs contrast with the lush greens. I...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s American Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Cardboard
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Naturalistic Animal Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Artist Comments
This painting is of a black swallowtail butterfly. The butterfly is painted larger than life to show all of the detail. It has a mystical quality as the butterfly seems to float above the garden with a few stars beginning to appear on a lavender sky.
About the Artist
Kira Yustak paints fantastical scenes that come from her childhood memories, dreams, and the natural world. Each piece feels like part of a larger narrative of an alternative reality, rendered in a style she describes as comic realism. She feels art must trigger something inside the viewer’s soul.Kira currently lives in New Jersey and finds inspiration in the work of Lowbrow, Folk, and Surrealist artists.
Words that describe this painting: butterfly, insect, garden, stars, wings, animals, representational, acrylic painting, purple
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Romantic Animal Paintings
Oil
1990s Photorealist Animal Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century Animal Paintings
Oil, Panel
Mid-20th Century English School Animal Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Animal Paintings for Sale
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.