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Item Ships From: Europe
"Le combat des poissons "Pencil study with annotations , cm. 30 x 20 1940 ca
By André Masson
Located in Torino, IT
André Masson ( 1896-1987)
Pencil study with annotations on the right side, acquired by the previous owner from Luis Masson son of Andrè Masson
Category
1940s Surrealist Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
African Stand Off - Gabielle Pool - Whimsical ink drawing on paper - Wood frame
By Gabrielle Pool
Located in Coltishall, GB
Gabrielle Pool’s inks on paper are simple and charming. Using an unforgiving medium she produces work that is delicately poised between reality and abstraction with an underlying hu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Wood, Ink
Fox Hunting, Drawing Signed And Dated 1863
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Fox hunting.
Graphite and pastel highlights.
Drawing signed and dated 1863.
Signature to be identified.
Framed and under glass.
Old frame gilded with fine gold.
Small stucco gaps in ...
Category
1860s Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Graphite
Study of a buffalo
By Victor Prouve
Located in PARIS, FR
Victor Prouvé (1858-1943)
Study of a buffalo
Pencil on paper
32,5 x 50 cm
Provenance : Marianne Prouvé-Georges (1905-1994)’s collection, artist’s daughter
Sold without frame
A major...
Category
Early 20th Century Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
George Cannon (b.1930) - 20th Century Watercolour, Hound Dog and Frightened Bird
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful abstract study depicting a bird and a dog captured in geometric shapes. Signed in graphite to the lower right. Presented in a gilt frame and double card mount. On paper.
Category
20th Century Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Stilt walkers - Gabielle Pool - Whimsical ink drawing on paper - Wood frame
By Gabrielle Pool
Located in Coltishall, GB
Gabrielle Pool’s inks on paper are simple and charming. Using an unforgiving medium she produces work that is delicately poised between reality and abstraction with an underlying hu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Wood
Untitled Geneviève Seillé Contemporary art outsider art drawing animal color map
By Geneviève Seillé
Located in Paris, FR
Mixed media drawing on paper
Dated and signed on the back
In the plastic work of Geneviève Seillé, the word, like a sign, reigns supreme. An object of fascination, only its visual a...
Category
Early 2000s Outsider Art Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite
Bonnie and Clyde - Gabielle Pool - Whimsical ink drawing on paper - Wood frame
By Gabrielle Pool
Located in Coltishall, GB
Gabrielle Pool’s inks on paper are simple and charming. Using an unforgiving medium she produces work that is delicately poised between reality and abstraction with an underlying hu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Wood, Ink
Untitled Geneviève Seillé Contemporary art outsider art drawing animal color map
By Geneviève Seillé
Located in Paris, FR
Mixed media drawing on paper
Dated and signed on the back
In the plastic work of Geneviève Seillé, the word, like a sign, reigns supreme. An object of fascination, only its visual a...
Category
2010s Outsider Art Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite
Edouard Dufeu (1836-1900) A Fantastic scene by a lake, signed drawing
By Edouard-Jacques Dufeu
Located in Paris, FR
Edouard Dufeu (1836-1900)
A Fantastic scene by a lake
Charcoal on paper
Signed lower right
23 x 30,5 cm
Framed under glass : 42.5 x 51 cm
This fantastic scene, the subject of which remains a mystery, reveals an aspect of Edouard Dufeu's personality in which he is more influenced by Romanticism. We can recognise his nervous, painterly style, which lends itself particularly well to this fantastic scene.
Edouard Jacques Dufeu was born in Marseilles on 27 march 1836, and he died in Grasse on December 1 , 1900. He was a French painter and engraver .
Coming from a family originally from Egypt, Dufeu moved to Paris in 1860 and frequented the studio of Charles Gleyre...
Category
1880s Impressionist Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Horses Top of the Hill - Scottish 1900 Impressionist landscape equine art W/C
By Nathaniel Hughes John Baird
Located in London, GB
This beautiful Scottish Impressionist watercolour painting is by noted animal and horse painter Nathaniel Hughes John Baird. Painted circa 1900 it depicts a plough team and a farmer ...
Category
1920s Impressionist Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Double-sided Horse Studies by Théodore Géricault
By Jean Louis Andre Theodore Gericault
Located in PARIS, FR
Recto: two horses, preparatory study for the lithograph "Les Boueux" ("The Muddy Ones")
Verso: four studies of horse heads (including two preparatory studies for the watercolor "Plowing in England"), a study of a life guard with the rump of his horse (preparatory to the lithograph "A Party of Life...
Category
1820s Old Masters Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil
The Carriage - Drawing by Alberto Ziveri - 1930s
By Alberto Ziveri
Located in Roma, IT
The Carriage is a drawing realized by Alberto Ziveri in 1930s
Ink and Watercolor on paper.
Hand-signed.
In good condition with slight foxing.
The artwork is represented through d...
Category
1930s Modern Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Framed 20th Century Watercolour - Portrait of Diamond
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming equine portrait of Diamond the Chestnut mare, pictured in her paddock. Well-presented in a narrow wood frame with a new card mount. Illegibly signed. On paper.
Category
20th Century Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Canal Nocturne - British art Victorian watercolour horse barges moonlight
By Arthur Hopkins
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Victorian nocturne watercolour by Arthur Hopkins which dates to circa 1890. In outstanding condition, the colour is excellent. A super painting depicting a city canal a...
Category
19th Century Victorian Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Frog - Drawing in pencil by Emmanuel Gondouin - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Frog is a drawing in pencil realized in the early 1930s by Emmanuel Gondouin, (Versailles, 1883 - Parigi, 1934)
The artwork is depicted through strong strokes.
Emmanuel Gondouin is a French Cubist...
Category
1930s Modern Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Edith Honor Earl (1901-1996) - Framed 1950 Pastel, Portrait of a Cocker Spaniel
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderful pastel portrait of a liver and white cocker spaniel by British artist Edith Honor Earl (1901-1996). Signed and dated to the lower right. Well-presented in a lime-washed f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Edward Neale (1833-1904) - Framed 1884 Watercolour, Mallard at Kingsclear
Located in Corsham, GB
A rare late 19th century watercolour by the well listed Victorian artist Edward Neale (1833-1904). The scene depicts a skein of mallards landing on a body of water at dusk. Neale as ...
Category
Late 19th Century Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Pelican 1974 - Expressionist animal art watercolour/gouache bird painting
By Aubrey Williams
Located in London, GB
This beautiful large vibrant animal painting is by Aubrey Williams, Guyanese artist. It is a watercolour/gouache painting of a magnificent Pelican and painted in 1974. Williams has r...
Category
1970s Expressionist Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
C. Sinclair - Framed Contemporary Pastel, Clucking Cockerels
Located in Corsham, GB
A energetic pastel sketch of two white feathered cockerels. Presented in a contemporary frame with a complimenting double card mount. Signed. On paper.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Late 19th Century Watercolour - White Horse in a Stable
Located in Corsham, GB
A wonderful study of a elegant white horse in a farm stable. The artist has used touches of white gouache to highlight the horses healthy coat and particular attention has been given...
Category
Late 19th Century Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
House Crows 1976 - Expressionist animal art watercolour bird painting
By Aubrey Williams
Located in London, GB
This beautiful animal painting is by Aubrey Williams, Guyanese artist. It is a watercolour painting of House Crows and painted in 1976. Williams has recently been reassessed by the T...
Category
1970s Expressionist Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Black Horse - China Ink by Chinese Master Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Black Horse is an original artwork realized in the half of 20th century.
Original black ink drawing on paper. On the left side a text in Chinese calligraphy, a red stamp seal and si...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Ural Owl 1975 - Expressionist art animal watercolour gouache bird painting
By Aubrey Williams
Located in London, GB
This stunning vibrant animal painting is by Aubrey Williams, Guyanese artist. It is a watercolour/gouache painting of an Ural Owl and painted in 1975. Williams has recently been reas...
Category
1970s Expressionist Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Cat - Drawing by Novella Parigini - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Cat is an artwork realized by Novella Parigini in 1970s.
Oil Pastels on Cardboard.
Handsigned in green in the lower right part.
74 x 54 cm.
Very good conditions!
Category
1970s Contemporary Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
Flight - Collage, Paper, Surrealism, 21st Century, Contemporary Art
By Raluca Arnăutu
Located in Berlin, DE
Flight, 2022
collage on paper
35 H x 50 W cm
Signed on reverse
Raluca Arnăutu dreams the world through collages. A collage, dreamlike and surreal, populated by thousands of pieces ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
Study on a Mouse - Drawing by Augusto Monari - 1935
Located in Roma, IT
Study on a Mouse is a Drawing in pencil realized by Augusto Monari in 1935.
Good conditions.
The artwork is depicted through confident strokes in a well-balanced composition.
Category
1930s Modern Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Draft Horse with Cart / - The Burden of Life -
Located in Berlin, DE
Julius Paul Junghanns (1876 Vienna - 1958 Düsseldorf), Draft Horse with Cart. Charcoal drawing on paper, 23 x 23 cm (inside measurement), 49 x 50 cm (fram...
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Pair of early 20th Century studies of cheetah's by British artist Arthur Wardle
By Arthur Wardle
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A very attractive pair of early 20th century studies of Cheetahs by the British wildlife artist Arthur Wardle. Arthur Wardle was an animal painter who exhibited at the Royal Academy...
Category
20th Century Academic Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon
Intimacy - Original Handsigned Lithograph
By Joan Gardy Artigas
Located in Paris, FR
Joan Gardy Artigas
Intimacy
Original Lithograph
Handsigned in Pencil
Justified H.C (Hors Commerce)
On Velum 65x 50cm (c. 25.5x 19.6inch)
Excellent C...
Category
1970s Modern Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Lithograph
Cat - Drawing By Reynold Arnould - 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Cat is a Watercolor Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980).
Good condition on a little sheet of a notebook.
Signature by pencil.
Reynold Arnould was bo...
Category
1970s Modern Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Mother Cat and her Two Kittens - Handsigned Original Ink Drawing
By Laszlo Tibay
Located in Paris, FR
Laszlo TIBAY
Mother Cat and her Two Kittens
Original India ink and lavish drawing
Handsigned
Bearing the stamp of the artist
On light board 20 x 30cm (c. 7.8 x 11.8 inch)
Excellent...
Category
2010s Modern Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink
20th Century British chalk drawing of a Macaw by Raymond Sheppard
By Raymond Sheppard
Located in London, GB
RAYMOND SHEPPARD
(1913-1958)
Macaw
Inscribed with title l.c.
Coloured chalks and pencil
Unframed
33.5 by 24 cm., 13 ¼ by 9 ½ in.
(mount size 56 by 40.5 cm., 22 by 16 in.)
Provena...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
18th Century Old Master pencil study of cows by French artist Jean Baptiste Huet
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A rare and charming study of cows by 18th Century French painter, engraver and designer Jean-Baptiste Huet.
The details are:
Jean Baptiste Huet (French, 1745 – 1811)
Study of cows
P...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Study of a cat by tapestry weaver artist Lynne Curran 'Dark voices'
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A charming drawing of a cat by the contemporary female tapestry weaver Lynne Curran. Lynne Curran trained in tapestry at the Edinburgh College of Art ...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Guitarist Cat - Handsigned Original Ink Drawing
By Laszlo Tibay
Located in Paris, FR
Laszlo TIBAY
Guitarist Cat
Original India ink and lavish drawing
Handsigned
Bearing the stamp of the artist
On light board 30 x 20cm (c. 11.8 x 7.8 inch)
Excellent condition
Category
2010s Modern Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink
Framed Early 20th Century Pastel - Head Study of a Workhorse
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine pastel portrait of a work horse with collar. Presented in a white painted frame with glazing. Unsigned. On paper.
Category
20th Century Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Old Master Drawing, 17th Century, Italian Art, Peace, Allegory, Love, Dove
Located in Greven, DE
Oak Leaf Peace Wreath with Dove and Serpent
Around 1700
Black chalk on thin, brownish paper
39,8 x 52,7 cm
Inscribed "N" in the centre left
This drawing is probably by an Italian Ar...
Category
17th Century Baroque Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk
The Musician: Funny Grey Cat - Handsigned Original Ink Drawing
By Laszlo Tibay
Located in Paris, FR
Laszlo TIBAY
The Musician: Funny Grey Cat
Original India ink and lavish drawing
Handsigned
Bearing the stamp of the artist
On light board 20 x 25cm (c. 7.8 x...
Category
2010s Modern Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink
Crouching Leopard drawing by British 20th Century artist Elsie Marian Henderson
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Elsie Marian Henderson (British, 1880-1967)
Crouching Leopard
Charcoal and pastel on paper
8 x 12.1/8 in. (20.3 x 30.8 cm.)
Provenance: The estate of the artist
Sally Hunter Fine Art, London
Elsie Marian Henderson was born in Eastbourne in Sussex and with the encouragement of her mother, a keen amateur painter, she attended the South Kensington Schools before studying at the Slade School of Fine Art between 1903 and 1905. She continued her art education in Paris and in 1916, after returning to London she enrolled at the Chelsea Polytechnic, where she was taught lithography by the artist Francis Ernest Jackson...
Category
20th Century English School Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Paper, Charcoal
Cat - Drawing by Novella Parigini - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Cat is an artwork realized by Novella Parigini (Chiusi 1921 - Rome 1993)
Polychrome chalk on black paper.
83x63 cm frame included.
Hand signed in t...
Category
1970s Contemporary Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
Pink Flamingos in Lakeland British Mid 20th Century Impressionist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pink Flamingo's
Frank Duffield (British, 1908-1982)
original watercolor painting on thick artist paper, unframed
size: 10.5 x 11.5 inches
condition: overall very good, minor wear to the edges as is normal for an unframed work, minor staining from age/ light to the surface
provenance: from a large private collection of this artists work in the UK
The artist:
Born in Warwick in 1901, Duffield came to Bristol at the age of 23 as an artist at the studio of Mardon Son and Hall. He worked as an illustrator producing designs for cigarette cards, remaining with the company for 37 years until his retirement. He was elected an Artist Member of the Bristol Savages in 1946. He was an extremely keen and regular attender not only in the studio but at all other Savage functions. He was noted for his friendly demeanour and seldom seen without a pipe in his mouth. He was a good pianist and would play popular tunes after the Wednesday evenings’ entertainment for members to join in singing and always with his pipe in his mouth. In 1965 he was commissioned by the Gloucester Regiment to paint a portrait of Brigadier Manley Angell James, VC, DSO, MBE, MC, a Bristol man who won his VC during the first World War. The painting is now in the Imperial War Museum. Frank was made a Life Member in 1973 and died in 1982.
Frank Duffiled was a member of the artist group, known as "The Bristol Savages":
Founded in 1894 by Ernest Ehlers, he invited his fellow Bristol based artists to spend a friendly evening in his studio to work and talk. At first, meetings were held in their private studios, then as their numbers grew, in rented premises. By 1904 this led to the official founding of the Bristol Savages and the holding ever since, of similar weekly meetings between October and May each year. In 1905 the first exhibition of paintings was held at the premises of George Nichols & Co., an auctioneer in Broad Street, Bristol. During the next 14 years exhibitions were held annually in Bristol and their first permanent home was Brandon Cottage which was made available to them through the good offices of fellow member James Fuller Eberle. When the Red Lodge...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Early 20th Century Watercolour - A New Playmate
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming watercolour scene depicting a group of puppies gathered around a chick. Unsigned. Presented in a dark wooden frame with a ribbed edge and gilt slip. On paper.
Category
20th Century Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
F. Oldnall - Framed Early 20th Century Watercolour, Study of Working Horses
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming portrait study of two working horses wearing their heavy collars and harnesses. With only a few careful brushstrokes the artist has managed to capture so much character an...
Category
20th Century Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Frederick I of Prussia
By Georg Philipp Rugendas the Elder
Located in PARIS, FR
Georg Philipp I RUGENDAS (1666-1742)
Frederick I of Prussia
Red chalk, ink and brown wash on paper
45x42 cm
This drawing has been long considered representative of Charles VI. In r...
Category
Early 1700s Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
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, displayed in a unique and exciting way. Set into a gold lined box, they conjure images o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Hunters and Their Preys : Cats and Mice - Handsigned Original Ink Drawing
By Laszlo Tibay
Located in Paris, FR
Laszlo TIBAY
Blue Cat with Big Whiskers
Original India ink and lavish drawing
Handsigned
Bearing the stamp of the artist
On light board 25 x 40 cm (c. 9.8 x 15.8 inch)
Excellent co...
Category
2010s Modern Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink
Gorilla - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Gorilla is a Pencil and watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1970s.
Hand-signed on the lower margin.
Good conditions with some folding.
Mino Maccari (Si...
Category
1970s Modern Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Study of a Butterfly, Watercolour Silk applied Handmade Paper. La Roche Laffitte
By La Roche Laffitte
Located in Cotignac, FR
One from a set of four watercolours of butterflies on silk, applied to handmade paper, with hand cut edges, by French artist La Roche Laffitte. Signed bottom left. (The other 3 items are available separately)
A beautifully observed and detailed study of a butterfly painted...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Silk, Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper, Carbon Pencil
Cat Studies, 20th Century British Animal Drawings
By John Sergeant
Located in London, GB
A collection of sketched by John Sergeant., priced individually.
Pastel and charcoal on Ingres paper
Image size: 7 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches (19 x 27 cm)
Mounted
Please note that dimensi...
Category
20th Century English School Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel
Study of a Butterfly, Watercolour on Silk Applied to Handmade Paper.
By La Roche Laffitte
Located in Cotignac, FR
One from a set of four watercolours of butterflies on silk, applied to handmade paper, with hand cut edges, by French artist La Roche Laffitte. (The other 3 items are available separately)
A beautifully observed and detailed study of a butterfly painted...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil, Gouache, Handmade Paper, Watercolor, Silk
Vigilant Fox - The psyche of the fox -
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Friedrich Deiker (1838 Wetzlar - 1892 Düsseldorf). Vigilant fox. Pencil drawing on brown paper, 18 × 29.5 cm (inside measurement), 31.5 x 43.5 cm (mount), signed and dated "Deiker [18]54" at lower right.
- a little bit stained, with a light water stain at lower right
About the artwork
Carl Friedrich Deiker's consummate ability to depict animals is already evident in this early work. He brought a whole new psychological dimension to animal painting, so that one could literally speak of animal portraits.
The naturalistic appearance of the fox alone makes it seem alive. Every strand of muscle, even every hair, is captured, which requires an intensive artistic study of animal anatomy and physiology. But the fox's real liveliness comes not from its natural appearance, but from its internal movement: Stretched out, it has been brought out of rest. It turns around and, with its ears pricked up, looks intently in the direction from which it has seen something. His mouth is slightly open and his pointed teeth are bared, as if he were growling. Tension gradually takes hold of his whole body. While the hind legs were still in a relaxed position, closely observed by Deiker, one front leg was already raised, ready to begin a rising movement. The fox seems so alarmed with all its senses that one gets the impression that, at any moment, its tail will move jerkily and the animal will jump up.
While wild animals have traditionally been portrayed as beasts or anthropomorphised, often for caricatural purposes, Deiker explores their inherent nature by attempting to capture their psychic impulses. The wild animal is neither bestial nor human, but a creature in its own right, valued by Deiker for its own sake. In this way, he brought the dignity of the animal into representation and raised animal painting to a whole new artistic level.
About the artist
Carl Friedrich Deiker was the son of the drawing teacher Christian Friedrich Deiker and the younger brother of the animal painter Johannes Deiker. In addition to the family art lessons, Christian Friedrich shared a studio with his brother Johannes at Braunfels Castle, Deiker attended the drawing academy in Hanau, and from 1858 he was a student at the Karlsruhe Art Academy, where he studied under the landscape painter Johann Wilhelm Schirmer. Carl Friedrich Deiker was already in demand as an artist during his first year: Grand Duke Frederick I of Baden, Margrave Max of Baden and Grand Duke Michael of Russia bought hunting scenes by him.
In 1859 he went on a study trip to the Reinhardswald. Just as the Barbizon School had rediscovered the landscape, Deiker opened up the forest for animal painting.
From 1861-64 Deiker had his own studio in Karlsruhe, then moved to Düsseldorf, where his brother Johannes followed four years later. Deiker married a daughter of the landscape painter Karl Hilger and remained in Düsseldorf until his death.
In 1868 he finally achieved international fame with his painting 'Pursued Noble Deer' and was regarded as a virtuoso new founder of animal painting.
"Deiker brought for the first time a truly great artistic quality to animal painting [...]".
- Hans Vollmer
From 1870 he participated in the academic art exhibitions in Berlin, Dresden, Munich and Hanover. He was also very busy as an illustrator. He drew for the Gartenlaube, the Salon, the Universum, and produced many of the finely illustrated hunting and animal books of the period. He also worked as a printmaker, while his oil paintings circulated as reprints by Franz Dinger.
From 1865 to 1892 Deiker was a member of the artists' association Malkasten.
Carl Friedrich Deiker's life's work was honoured with a large posthumous memorial exhibition at the Düsseldorf Kunsthalle in 1892.
His son Carl Deiker, born in 1879, also became a painter.
Selection of art museums that own works by Carl Friedrich Deiker:
Hamburger Kunsthalle / Kunsthalle Karlsruhe / Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf / Wallraff Richartz Cologne.
Selected Bibliography
H. Schmidt: Johannes and...
Category
1850s Naturalistic Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Set of Four Butterflies. French Watercolours on Silk Laid on Handmade Paper.
By La Roche Laffitte
Located in Cotignac, FR
A set of four watercolours of butterflies on silk, applied to handmade paper, with hand cut edges, by French artist La Roche Laffitte. Two are signed by the artist to the bottom righ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Silk, Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Carbon Pencil
Pastel Drawing of Cattle in English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist
By Wendy Reeves
Located in Preston, GB
Original Pastel Drawing of Cattle in English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist, Wendy Reeves.
Art measures 22 x 14 inches
Frame measures 30 x 24 inches
Wendy Reeves gar...
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Pastel
Study of a Butterfly, Watercolour on Silk Applied to Handmade Paper.
By La Roche Laffitte
Located in Cotignac, FR
One from a set of four watercolours of butterflies on silk, applied to handmade paper, with hand cut edges, by French artist La Roche Laffitte. Signed bottom right. (The other 3 items are available separately)
A beautifully observed and detailed study of a butterfly painted...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Silk, Gouache, Handmade Paper, Carbon Pencil
Study of a Butterfly, Watercolour on Silk Applied to Handmade Paper.
By La Roche Laffitte
Located in Cotignac, FR
One from a set of four watercolours of butterflies on silk, applied to handmade paper, with hand cut edges, by French artist La Roche Laffitte. Signed bottom right. (The other 3 items are available separately)
A beautifully observed and detailed study of a butterfly painted...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Silk, Carbon Pencil, Handmade Paper, Gouache, Watercolor
Martin. 1936. Paper, pastel. 27.5x11.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Martin. 1936. Paper, pastel. 27.5x11.5 cm
Category
1930s Realist Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Horse's Head - Drawing - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Horse's Head is an original pencil drawing on paper, attributed to Luigi Galli and realized in the late 19th Century.
With another drawing of hands...
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Europe - Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
