Animal Paintings
19th Century Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century American Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Using her signature folk art-style, artist Jessica JH Roller captures an endearing portrait of a wolf and two hedgehogs in a verdant abstract landscape. Jessi...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Animal Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Wood, Oil
1930s American Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Part of artist Michael Wedge's series explores the contrast between urban and rural environments. This surrealist painting depicts the installation of some digital technology in an unlikely place in nature. A woman prepares to climb up the ladder while another approaches with an open laptop and an extension wire at hand. They are busy in the middle of an open field with a fox wandering between them and deers grazing in the distance.
About the Artist
Michael Wedge works in a variety of mediums: sculpture, painting, mixed media and more. He oftentimes starts with a mental image and creates digital collages, which become the basis for his paintings. A lot of his work references themes from his personal life, such as the experience of living in a city versus in the countryside. If his art seems mysterious, it;s because he enjoys making complex works. "I am attracted to images or moments that seem to have something subtle or hidden under the surface," he explains. When he;s not making art, he teaches it at an elementary school.
Words that describe this painting: surrealism...
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Animal Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
A serene, stylized painting depicts a heron standing elegantly on a sandy beach beside a clump of greenery. A calm ocean and distant landforms provide a harmoni...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings
Chalk, Pastel, Archival Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil
19th Century Romantic Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s American Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil, Linen
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil, Board
1980s Abstract Expressionist Animal Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
2010s Pop Art Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Artist Comments
Vibrant butterflies gather around and fly amongst dandelion fluffs floating in the air. Part of artist Natasha Tayles' whimsical series on butterflies. In col...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
Long-Billed Curlews, some of the largest of the shorebirds, often hang out together, milling around at the edge of the surf, then wading in to feed. I spotted...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
1870s Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Modern Animal Paintings
Oil
20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Modern Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Heather Foster paints a pair of horses along a road that leads to the Galisteo Dam in New Mexico. "The light was amazing at that time of day," recalls Heather. She combines hues that accentuate the cool shadows and warm colors that were quickly fading with the sun. Masterful plays of shadow and light rule this outback acrylic piece.
About the Artist
Artist Heather Foster captures an enduring image of the West. She paints the dramatic landscapes and stalwart animals she encounters on her adventures to ranches and rodeos. Heather says she has always known she wanted to be an artist. As a child, she spent her weekends and summers riding the bus into Philadelphia to attend art classes at Philadelphia College of Art, Moore College of Art, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Over the years, she's moved around the country quite a bit and done many jobs - everything from driving a pedicab (a giant tricycle that transports passengers) to art restoration and conservation (for one project, she unstretched and then restretched a $17 million painting that would not fit through the door of the buyer's house). The one constant though, no matter where she lived or what side jobs she held, she always made space and time to paint. Today, she works from a home studio in Santa Fe...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
Early 1900s Tonalist Animal Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Gesso, Mixed Media
1920s Art Deco Animal Paintings
Tempera, Cardboard
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Gold Leaf
Artist Comments
A heron stands leg-deep in the water, a fresh catch held neatly in its beak. The geometric, streamlined style gives the piece a modern clarity. The quiet settin...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Modern Animal Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Ink
2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Oil, Board
Early 20th Century Pre-Raphaelite Animal Paintings
Oil
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, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
1910s Animal Paintings
Oil, Board
19th Century Naturalistic Animal Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
A paper crane flies among a flock of birds against a dusky warm gradient. "The title of this work, 'This Is Not a Flock of Birds,' is a nod to Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte," shares artist Candice Eisenfeld. She takes pleasure in letting her viewers create their own meanings inspired by her work.
About the Artist
As an American exploring issues of identity, artist Candice Eisenfeld paints through the lens of the first American art movement, the Hudson River School. Rather than depicting a specific locale, Candice’s artwork evokes a sense of place. These "inner landscapes" are invented, and often reference photographs taken during travels in southern Appalachia and the Blue Ridge and Smokey Mountains. Whether real or imagined, her paintings are influenced by the Dutch Masters, Tonalists, and Chinese painting. Produced on a single wooden panel, the ethereal landscapes are often joined with segments of aqueous color fields which act as commentary for the landscapes, like the chorus in a Greek play. The crisp, hard edges separating the landscapes from the color fields command a sense of order in an otherwise fluid and painterly surface. With two or three sections of the panel competing for attention, the painting creates multiple focal points. Candice's art has been displayed in embassies in Namibia and Belarus, held in the collections of Norwest Bank and Northwest...
21st Century and Contemporary Animal Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s American Realist Animal Paintings
Enamel
Early 20th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
1980s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings
Linen, Oil
Artist Comments
"While both very large and very strong, Fritz was a very timid dragon," says artist Andrea Doss. "He was afraid of everything, from the shadows of tree branch...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Animal Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Silver
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Pamela Hoke displays a monochromatic portrait of a highland cattle. She captures the serenity of a majestic yet gentle and b...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
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...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Animal Paintings
Acrylic
1930s Abstract 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.