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"TARNADO COMING" TEXAS BLACK FOLK ART FRAMED 12 X 29.5
By Leon Collins
Located in San Antonio, TX
Leon Collins
(Born 1930)
Galveston / Navasota Texas Artist
Image Size: 11 x 28.5
Frame Size: 12 x 29.5
Medium: Oil on Board
2024
"Tarnado Coming"
Leon Collins
Birthdate Unknown
Galve...
Category
2010s Impressionist USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Looking Glass" Black Outline Bunny on Blue
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Looking Glass" Black Outline Bunny on Blue
A single rabbit gestured in black on a light blue background in a vintage frame
Unframed: 8 x 6 inches
Framed: 11 x 9 inches
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
A Boy and His Pug Dog
Located in Wiscasett, ME
Fantastic early portrait of a young man and his pug dog. This painting is most likely British, but it could also be from continental Europe. It dates from the late 18th to the early ...
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Bouquet for a March Weekend
By Ginny Williams
Located in Wenham, MA
This piece is an original oil painting on linen panel. It's overall framed dimensions are 16x18 inches. It is framed in a silver and navy blue hand-painted frame.
GC Williams has a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
After the Storm - Original Contemporary Surrealist Bird Oceanscape Painting
By Jeff Faust
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jeff Faust draws from the rich tradition of highly illusionistic canvases, where the eye perceives a sophisticated depth. Faust's ability to blend the ordinary with a touch of the ex...
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Frida Kahlopus: Blue House - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making over a playful background of black and white images of Frida Kahlo. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
"Masks We Wear, to Coincide" by 3rd Version - Oil, Fox and Mouse Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
3rd Version's (Ben Patterson) "Masks We Wear, to Coincide" is a 2022 oil on cradled panel measuring 20 x 16 x 1.5 inches. The piece is unframed but ready to hang. This imaginative co...
Category
2010s American Realist USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
A Magnificent Oil Painting "A Dainty Bit" A Woman With Lobster and Game
Located in Queens, NY
A Magnificent Oil Painting "A Dainty Bit" A Young Woman With Lobster and Game, by Otto Meyer (German, 1839-1868)
Oil on canvas with original gilt-wood fram...
Category
19th Century USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Blue Diamond Double" Diamond Dust Ultramarine Blue Oil Painting Bunnies Canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts gestural figures of white bunnies on an Ultramarine blue background with thick use of pai...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Glass, Resin, Oil, Acrylic
Realist Blue, Green & Brown Western Landscape of Cowboys Roping a Horse Stampede
Located in Houston, TX
Realist painting of a pair of cowboys attempting to rope a group of running horses set against an open landscape of rocky mountains. Signed by the artist in the front lower right cor...
Category
Late 20th Century American Realist USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hunting Dogs with Geese, Landscape by 19th Century French painter
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Hunting Dogs with Geese" is a 26 x 21.5 inches, oil on canvas landscape of two dogs on the trail by the river. The canvas is signed "B Lanoux" in the lower left. B. Lanoux is a lis...
Category
19th Century Realist USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Purple Haze" Diamond Dust Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Purple Haze" Diamond Dust Bunny
A single rabbit gestured in white and purple on a matching Diamond Dust background in a vintage frame
Unframed: 10 x 8 inches
Framed: 21...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Glass, Resin, Oil, Panel
"Sea Side" Black Outline Bunny on Aqua Blue Oil Painting on Wood Panel Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on an Aqua blue background with thick use of paint. It...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Hunt Slonem "Pink Diamonds" Bunnies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Pink Diamonds
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil & Acrylic w/ Diamond Dust on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 20" x 15.5"
Framed Dimensions: 24" x 19.5"
Signature: Si...
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Mixed Media, Oil
William Skilling (American/British, 1862–1964) Giraffe & Attendant Oil Painting
By William Skilling
Located in Queens, NY
William Skilling (American/British, 1862–1964) A Standing Giraffe Drinking Water from his Orientalist Nubian Attendant, Oil on Canvas in original artists frame.
A massive and exceptionally striking painting - almost certainly his best work.
For a Similar one: Jacques-Laurent Agasse: The Nubian Giraffe, Commissioned by George IV in 1827. (Royal Collection Trust...
Category
20th Century USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Song for Summer (Wilson’s Warbler) - oil on canvas
By Diana Tremaine
Located in Burlingame, CA
Warbler stands against an abstract background of white with blue, yellow and touches of red in this oil on canvas nature painting from Diana Tremaine, whose newest series of abstract...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Little Gull, Impressionism , Landscape, Framed, Plein Aire, Birds, Texas Coast
Located in Houston, TX
Little Gull is part of newly released small works from V....Vaughan's collection of recent travels in around Sargent TX on the Texas Coast.. V....Vaughan painted each of these on location "en plein air" It has an Impressionistic Style as seen in many of Virginia Vaughan...
Category
2010s American Impressionist USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Palm Cockatoos" Black and Red Cockatoos with Scored Gold Background on Canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects of Cockatoos. The thick use of paint is greatly recognizable as he slathers on layer after layer of black and red oil paint with a golden rich background. He then draws in these whimsical birds perched closely together titling the piece "Palm Cockatoos...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media
Hunt Slonem "Liliana 3" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Liliana 3
Date: 2021
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 15" x 12"
Framed Dimensions: 17" x 14"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Proven...
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Manor" Pink Diamond Dust Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Manor" Pink Diamond Dust Bunny
A single rabbit gestured in pink and white on a matching background in a vintage frame
Unframed: 10 x 8 inches
Framed: 15 x 13 inches
*Pa...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Glass, Resin, Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "Flight Schauberg" Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Flight Schauberg
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Panel
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 16" x 14"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique...
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Very Large Draft Horse Standing in a Barn" Georg Wolf (German, 1882-1962)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
“A Very Large Draft Standing Horse in the Stable”
Georg Wolf (Alsace/Germany 1882-1962)
Oil on canvas
39 1/2 x 21 1/2 (50 1/4 x 42 1/4 frame) inches
Estate stamp and inventory No. 17...
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
George Mure of Herringswell
Located in Lexington, KY
Oil on canvas.
Provenance: Miss Mure of Perceton; Anonymous Sale; Sotheby’s, New York, 9 June 1989, lot 97
Exhibited: Rountree Tryon, 2015 Sporting Exhibition Literature: J.N.P. W...
Category
Mid-19th Century English School USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Federico Castelluccio, "American Mustang" Equine Portrait Oil Painting on Canvas
By Federico Castelluccio
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This equine portrait, "American Mustang" is a 36x48" oil painting on canvas by Italian actor and artist Federico Castelluccio. A beautiful dark horse ...
Category
2010s Realist USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"LAST LIGHT" WESTERN, COWBOY, HORSE, LIGHT, TEXAS HILL COUNTRY
By James Robinson
Located in San Antonio, TX
James Robinson
(1944-2015)
Austin, Dallas, Houston Artist
Image Size: 24 x 36
Frame Size: 32 x 44
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Clearly signed lower left quadrant about an inch above the...
Category
Late 20th Century American Realist USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Horse Painting: "Horse at Stable with Hay" -Julius Paul Junghanns (1876-1958)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Antique Horse Painting
"Horse at Stable with Hay"
Julius Paul Junghanns (German, 1876-1958)
Oil on canvas on board (marouflé )
20 1/4 x 14 (25 ...
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Hunting Dog at the Ready (R)- Louis Lartigau (French, 19th/20th)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Hunting Dog at the Ready (R)
Louis Lartigau (French, 19th/20th)
Oil on canvas
9 1/8 x 11 5/8 (frame)
Signed lower right
A very finely drawn and executed painting of a hunting dog at...
Category
1910s USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Cause of Our Joy" Black Outline Bunny on Silver Background Oil Painting Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on a silver background with thick use of paint. Inspir...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Mixed Media
Hunt Slonem "Doubles" Bunny, Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Doubles
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 14" x 12"
Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso
Edition: Un...
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th century English Antique horse racing scene in a landscape with Jockey up
By John Frederick Herring Sr.
Located in Woodbury, CT
19th century English Antique Horse racing scene in a landscape with Jockey up.
Wonderful and very well painted English Horse Racing scene. Simil...
Category
1840s Victorian USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fish, from The Toy Suite
By Andy Warhol
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Andy Warhol
Title: Fish
Portfolio: The Toy Suite
Medium: Original painting on canvas
Date: 1983
Edition: Unique
Frame Size: 20" x 23"
Sheet Size: 11" x 14"
Signature: Estate...
Category
1980s Pop Art USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
"Chien" by Marina Dieul, Original Oil Painting, French Bulldog Trompe L'oeil
By Marina Dieul
Located in Denver, CO
Marina Dieul's "Chien," created in 2024, is a charming oil on panel painting measuring 6 x 6 x 1 inches (15.24 x 15.24 x 2.54 cm) with framed dimensions of 11 x 11 inches. This origi...
Category
2010s Realist USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Pair of Labrador Retrievers, Gianni Reggio (Italian, 1898-1961)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Pair of Labrador Retrievers
Gianni Reggio (Italian, 1898-1961)
Circa 1930s
Gouache on paper
14 1/4 x 13 1/2 inches (frame)
Signed on the back.
Gianni Reggio was an Italian painte...
Category
1930s Realist USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Rosemary on Deep Blue and Flowers, Original Painting
By Jessica JH Roller
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
During chilly weather, Rosemary often sits by a warm radiator in artist Jessica JH Roller's studio, observing falling leaves and busy squirrels outside. The room boasts a cluster of houseplants in various containers, alongside Jessica's nearby easel. One Wednesday morning, Jessica found inspiration from both Rosemary and a specific ceramic pot.
About the Artist
Artist Jessica JH Roller paints whimsical and playful compositions of animals and people, marked by bold colors and primitivist linework. She distills a scene into a few simple shapes, using color to create contrast and vibrancy, often choosing palettes that reflect pop culture. "My adopted kittens, Tony and Larry, opened my eyes and unleashed the artist inside me," shares Jessica. "After, I started to notice birds, trees, color, everything." Jessica brings to life her dynamic creations in the comfort of her studio in her century-old home. She enjoys listening to music and audiobooks while painting with her 18-year-old acrylic-covered easel. When not painting, Jessica cherishes time with her family and five cats, teaches yoga, and enjoys cycling along the river.
Words that describe this painting: cat, folk...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Ill Always Love You" by L. A. Spowart - Green and White Abstract - Yellow Dog
Located in Carmel, CA
Lesley Anne Spowart (American, born 1957)
"I'll Always Love You (Yellow Dog)" 2022
Acrylic Paint, Oil Paint, Mixed Media, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the bottom left and...
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
The Breath of Every Small Child
By Natasha Isenhour
Located in Denver, CO
Hummingbird in flight
Category
2010s American Realist USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Petite Dog Painting a Distinguished Scottish Terrier on Vivid Yellow Background
By Henry Koehler
Located in Charleston, US
"Scottish Gentleman," a captivating dog painting of a Scottish Terrier by renowned sporting artist Henry Koehler, is enhanced with a vivid yellow ba...
Category
2010s Realist USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Shepherd with Montbèliarde Calf" Julius Paul Junghanns (1876 - 1958)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Shepherd with Montbèliarde Calf"
Julius Paul Junghanns (1876 - 1958)
Oil on canvas
23 7/8 x 30 (35 x 41 frame) inches
Signed l.l and dated "34" and signed on the verso
Private Ita...
Category
1930s USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Bucolic Landscape" Sally Michel Avery, Female American Modernist Bright Pastel
By Sally Michel-Avery
Located in New York, NY
Sally Michel Avery (1902 - 2003)
Bucolic Landscape with Cows, 1963
Oil on canvasboard
9 x 12 inches
Signed and dated lower left
Provenance:
The art...
Category
1980s American Modern USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
"Bird's Nest, 3 Eggs" by Thane Gorek, Original, Mixed Media Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Thane Gorek's (US based) "Bird's Nest, 3 Eggs" is an original, handmade mixed media painting that depicts three baby blue eggs tucked in together in a bird's nest of twigs that resid...
Category
2010s Realist USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
Fallen
Located in Burlingame, CA
Through the lens of autobiographical realism, Bing Zhang invites us into an intimate visual narrative—one that reflects not only her private world, but also offers a mirror to our ow...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,200
Sparrows, Oil Painting
By Jaime Ellsworth
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Sparrows take flight and glide with the breeze. As they move in different directions, their angular forms overlap in an organic pattern. Bold black outlines con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Max" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Max
Date: 2024
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5"
Signature: Signed Verso
Edition: Unique
Provenanc...
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Rural Texas Charm" Bluebonnets and Longhorns near Kendalia Texas Painting
By Eric Harrison
Located in San Antonio, TX
Eric Harrison
(Born 1971)
Texas Hill Country Artist
Image Size: 36 x 48
Frame Size: 45 x 57
Medium: Oil
"Rural Texas Charm" Longhorns Bluebonnets
This pain...
Category
2010s Impressionist USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Hunt Slonem "Awaiting Flutter" Multicolor Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Awaiting Flutter" Multicolor Butterflies
A group of seven butterflies on a scored gold metallic background in a vintage frame
Unframed: 22 x 30 inches
Framed: 26.5 x 34...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Rolling On Currents of Time
By Thomas Swanston
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in a gallery setting. Please note that given the characteristics of the silver and gold leafing the work will photogr...
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Hunt Slonem "Again" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Again
Date: 2022
Medium: Oil on wood
Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8"
Framed Dimensions: 15.5" x 13.5"
Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso
Edition: ...
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Bug, Early 20th Century Landscape w/ Rooster & Chicken, Cleveland School
By Henry Keller
Located in Beachwood, OH
Henry George Keller (American, 1869-1949)
The Bug
Gouache on illustration board
Signed lower left
30 x 21 inches
39 x 31 inches, framed
Keller, a leading painter in Cleveland, was b...
Category
Early 20th Century USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Hey Friend, Why the Long Face?, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"These two friends were at the Santa Fe rodeo grounds, early in the morning, just after they were fed," shares artist Heather Foster. "They were relaxed toget...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Mexican Whimsical Folk Art Lion Painting Animalia
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
Painting on burlap by Jose Maria de Servin of an Abstract Naive Lion animal using bright colors and geometric patterns. In this piece the artist simplifies the representation of the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Burlap, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Chinensis" Multicolor Bunnies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Chinensis" Multicolor Bunnies
Multiple black outline rabbits on a metallic background.
Unframed
Hunt Slonem is a well-renowned American artist known for his neo-express...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tetons (3)
By Mike Piggott
Located in Bozeman, MT
Piggott finds resonance and beauty in the familiar. His subjects, anchored in the stuff of the every day, are quietly captured in a moment of time. Each composition speaks to the art...
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Elegant Minimal ink on paper of a Gorgeous Weimaraner
By Ian Mason
Located in Charleston, US
Weimaraner, This stunning black and white ink painting of a Weimaraner dog, is a contemporary minimal portrait in black ink on Fabriano 300gsm paper. Ian Mason's portraits of dogs ar...
Category
2010s Minimalist USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Silu Niu Animal Original Oil On Canvas "Parrot"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Parrot
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 20 x 20inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Age: 2000s
Condition: Painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This paint...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Studio 54 - Bananarama - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
$640 Sale Price
20% Off
17th century Italian Horse Battle scene between Crusaders and their enemy
By Jacques Courtois
Located in Woodbury, CT
Fine huge 17th Century Italian/French Old Master Battle Scene of the Crusades, oil on canvas. Grand scale extensive landscape view of a battle from the 1670-80 period, with cavalry f...
Category
Late 17th Century Old Masters USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
$15,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Strained Tomato Pigeon - Original Colorful Whimsical Bird Painting on Wood Panel
By JJ Galloway
Located in Los Angeles, CA
JJ Galloway is an internationally collected artist known for her whimsical paintings and sculptures that combine people, animals, and food. Using oils, watercolors, and mixed media, ...
Category
2010s Pop Art USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Silhouettes and Shadows I
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Jungle (Jaguar)
By Matt Kinney
Located in Hudson, NY
This new series of painting is an exciting transition for Kinney as he is best known for assemblage and sculpture. “Anim”, the Latin root word of animal, means life, soul or breath. This exhibition features select large-format monochromatic oil paintings on stretched canvas and wood panels. On view as well are works on paper with Japanese Sumi Ink, which inspired the oil paintings. Kinney has been looking at pre-historic cave paintings as well as animals depicted therein, such as the Chauvet caves in Nice, Southern France.
Emerging from the inextricable interplay of light and dark, Kinney’s black and white ink paintings capture the ever-shifting subjectivity shaped by shadow. Cast in Japanese Sumi ink, each unique painting explores the trajectories of human and animal, natural and architectural form- what is revealed or hidden? A variety of hand-torn, heavy weight papers add textural dimension to each mark and brush stroke, as well as through the immediacy of brushstrokes to depict the action within the artwork
In his latest collection of works, Kinney explores animal form and meaning as seen in both contemporary and ancient times. In “Savanna (Zebras) ”, a stampede of zebras is depicted through oil paint on wood panel. Animal populations in regions like the horn of Africa today face the loss of their natural habitats due to extreme draught. He explores the deep imprint they leave behind and the interconnectedness of humans and animals in the world. With the balance of nature at stake, Kinney’s paintings underscore the importance of the relationship between the natural environment and civilization.
Matt Kinney...
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Sumi Ink, Rag Paper
4 Horses
By Alicia Rothman
Located in New York, NY
oil on wood
Category
2010s Contemporary USA - Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
