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Realist Animal Paintings

REALIST STYLE

Realist art attempts to portray its subject matter without artifice. Similar to naturalism, authentic realist paintings and prints see an integration of true-to-life colors, meticulous detail and linear perspectives for accurate portrayals of the world. 

Work that involves illusionistic techniques of realism dates back to the classical world, such as the deceptive trompe l’oeil used since ancient Greece. Art like this became especially popular in the 17th century when Dutch artists like Evert Collier painted objects that appeared real enough to touch. Realism as an artistic movement, however, usually refers to 19th-century French realist artists such as Honoré Daumier exploring social and political issues in biting lithographic prints, while the likes of Gustave Courbet and Jean-François Millet painting people — particularly the working class — with all their imperfections, navigating everyday urban life. This was a response to the dominant academic art tradition that favored grand paintings of myth and history. 

By the turn of the 20th century, European artists, such as the Pre-Raphaelites, were experimenting with nearly photographic realism in their work, as seen in the attention to every botanical attribute of the flowers surrounding the drowned Ophelia painted by English artist John Everett Millais.

Although abstraction was the guiding style of 20th-century art, the realism trend in American modern art endured in Edward Hopper, Andrew Wyeth and other artists’ depictions of the complexities of the human experience. In the late 1960s, Photorealism emerged with artists like Chuck Close and Richard Estes giving their paintings the precision of a frame of film.

Contemporary artists such as Jordan Casteel, LaToya Ruby Frazier and Aliza Nisenbaum are now using the unvarnished realist approach for honest representations of people and their worlds. Alongside traditional mediums, technology such as virtual reality, artificial intelligence and immersive installations are helping artists create new sensations of realism in art.

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Style: Realist
"Locket II" (2024) By Mary Carroll, Original Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Presenting Mary Carroll's "Locket II" a 2024 original that showcases a masterful use of acrylic on a 10 x 8 x 1.5 inch panel that depicts a photo of a woman leaning against an old tr...
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

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Acrylic, Panel

Boy in a Dog Cart by Henriëtte Ronner-Knip ( 1821 – 1909 )
By Henriëtte Ronner-Knip
Located in Knokke, BE
Henriëtte Ronner-Knip Amsterdam 1821 – 1909 Brussels Dutch – Belgian Painter 'Boy in a Dog Cart' Signature: signed lower right ‘Henriette Ronner.' Medium: oil on panel Dimensions: ...
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19th Century Realist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Horses feeding in a Field in the English Countryside at Winter by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Original Painting of Horses feeding in a Field in the English Countryside at Winter by British Artist, Dennis Harper, ( b. 1940) British Artist known f...
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Late 20th Century Realist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"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...
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

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Mixed Media, Board

"Objets d Arctic" Aaron Bohrod, Inuit, Polar Bear, Penguin, Winter Still Life
Located in New York, NY
Aaron Bohrod Objets D'Arctic, 1987 Signed lower right Oil on gesso board 14 x 11 inches Aaron Bohrod's work has not been limited to one style or medium. Initially recognized as a regionalist painter of American scenes, particularly of his native Chicago, Bohrod later devoted himself to detailed still-life paintings rendered in the trompe l'oeil style. He also worked for several years in ceramics and wrote a book on pottery. Born in 1907, Bohrod began his studies at Chicago's Crane Junior College in 1925, and two years later enrolled in the Art Institute of Chicago. But it was at the Art Students League in New York City, from 1930 to 1932, that he studied under the man believed to be his most significant early influence, John Sloan. Sloan's romantic realism is reflected in the many depictions of Chicago life...
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1980s Realist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Lust for Life" Oil Painting by Claudia Griesbach-Martucci, Whimsical Fox
Located in Denver, CO
Claudia Griesbach-Martucci's "Lust for Life" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a fox in a red velvet suit licking his chops in a forma...
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Board

Flying ladybug. Paper, mixed media, 21x30 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Flying ladybug Paper, mixed media, 21x30 cm Juris Utāns (1959-2022) was a Latvian painter. Worked in the field of critical realism, socially active and political art. Juris Utans'...
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

"Break From Flight, " Oil painting Featuring a bird
Located in Denver, CO
Morgan Cameron’s (US based) “Break From Flight” is an oil painting on panel that depicts a bird perched on a branch with fruit. This painting is unframed, but ready to hang. Abou...
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Study of a Butterfly, Watercolour on Silk Applied to Handmade Paper.
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...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Animal Paintings

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Silk, Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Carbon Pencil, Gouache

"Madame X" Oil Painting by Claudia Griesbach-Martucci, Whimsical Fox
Located in Denver, CO
Claudia Griesbach- Martucci's "Madame X" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a fox in a blue gown in a fairy tale setting with pumpkins, bats and moths along a lakesid...
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Delirium" - Original Acrylic Painting of Woman with White Dogs
Located in Denver, CO
Presenting Mary Carroll's "Delirium," a 2024 original that showcases a masterful use of acrylic on a 30 x 24-inch panel. This artwork captures a deeply personal moment—a woman adorni...
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

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Acrylic, Panel

"Rain King" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Shelli Langdale's "Rain King" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a feminine figure holding a small white horse with bright colored flowers in the background. Artist...
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Antique Oil Painting Mother and Father Birds on Nest
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fabulous antique oil on board of a mother and father bird. The mother is sitting on the nest and the father is above keeping a watchful eye. The painting is most likely late 19th or ...
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Late 19th Century Realist Animal Paintings

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Oil

"The Disciples" (2023) by Deb Komitor, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"The Disciples" by Deb Komitor (United States) is a handmade oil painting depicting 3 owls perched in a tree. The piece is on a cradled board with the painting continuing on the side...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Board

Serenity at Dawn - beautiful misty morning at a River in the English Countryside
Located in Preston, GB
Serenity at Dawn - a beautiful misty morning at a River in the English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist, Spencer Coleman. Unique Vintage Original, Oil on Canvas, Signed. A...
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1990s Realist Animal Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

"Grow with Me II, " Mixed Media Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Ifeoluwa Alade ( Nigeria based) "Grow with Me II" is an original, handmade acrylic painting that depicts flowers and butterflies with a heavily textured tan background. Artist bio:...
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Dix/Dixie unique signed Award winning pet dog painting by renowned female artist
Located in New York, NY
Diana Kurz Dix/Dixie, 2020 Oil on linen painting Hand signed on the front, side and back: with initials on the front; full signature on the back, and on the side 10 × 8 × 1 1/2 inche...
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Contemporary British Oil Painting Roaring Tiger in Landscape Leaping at Viewer
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of an Indian tiger, 2002 Martin Jarvis, British contemporary signed oil painting on canvas, unframed dated 2002 canvas: 36 x 29 inches p...
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Early 2000s Realist Animal Paintings

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Oil

I Know It Is With in You
Located in Denver, CO
"I Know It Is With in You," is an original oil painting by Brian Keith Stephens. It is unframed, but ready-to-hang.
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings

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Cotton, Wax, Oil

Impossible Series (Horse with Knight), Lowell Nesbitt - Painting
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933-1993) Title: Impossible Series (Horse with Knight) Year: 1983 Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 69 x 99 inches Inscription: Signed, dated by the artist, verso ...
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1980s Realist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Asian Elephant Standing Before Hazy Blue Mountains" Original oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Brian Mashburn's painting "Asian Elephant Standing Before Hazy Blue Mountains," crafted in 2023, is an evocative exploration of the delicate balance between nature and vestiges of ci...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

These Green Pastures
Located in Bozeman, MT
This painting is oil on 7 canvas panels, each 7 feet high and is 30 feet wide TOTAL and is monochromatic black, after Desportes, Brascassat, Weenix, Hondecoeter, Oudry, Landseer, Snyders, van Huysum, Bellini, and van Es. The title references Psalm 23...
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Bird s Nest, 2 Eggs" by Thane Gorek, Original, Mixed Media Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Thane Gorek's (US based) "Bird's Nest, 2 Eggs" is an original, handmade mixed media painting that depicts two baby blue eggs tucked in together in a bird's nest of twigs that resides...
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

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Mixed Media, Board

"Drifting Dreamer" Oil Painting by Claudia Griesbach-Martucci, Yellow Butterfly
Located in Denver, CO
Claudia Griesbach-Martucci's "Drifting Dreamer" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a yellow and black butterfly drifting on a floating pink rose. This painting is unf...
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Board

"The Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep" Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Lindsey Kustusch's "The Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep" is an expressive and evocative handmade original oil on wood panel artwork, measuring 30 x 20 x 1.50 inches. This 2023 piece is ...
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Appaloosa Horse Oil Painting Figurative Artwork by Russian painter 40x60
Located in Zofingen, AG
PLEASE NOTE: Shipping WITHOUT frame with DHL Service. In this painting, I lovingly captured the unique spirit of the horse, its dappled coat a symbol of individuality. The rich oils blend fine art with touches of impressionism and realism, portraying strength and tranquility. Its presence will infuse your space with a sense of natural elegance and the gentle yet wild beauty of the untamed. One of the horse breeds of the American Indians, with a fancy color and hardy disposition. Exhibition: 2004 "We are all a bit of a horse" exhibition in the antique gallery...
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Early 2000s Realist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Reflection: Barred Owl" - Original Oil Painting, Forest Bird Art
Located in Denver, CO
Allison Leigh Smith's "Reflection: Barred Owl" (2023) is a captivating original oil painting on aluminum, measuring 10 x 10 inches with a frame size of 12.5...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings

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Metal

Bee . original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
The sight of a golden bee stirs memories of my childhood, evoking the warm summers spent at our family's summer house surrounded by a quaint green garden. Next door, our neighbors te...
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Loon with Chick, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Emil Morhardt depicts a family of aquatic birds he saw in a northern Iceland lake. "The mother bird saw me and swam across to proudly show off her chick," says Emil. With near-photographic detail, the subjects stand out vividly against a clean white background.


About the Artist
Emil Morhardt is an acrylic painter from Santa Barbara, California who expresses his passion for birds through realistic acrylic paintings. He paints at home in a studio room that has large windows and a north-facing view of the mountains. He observes the animals from this window, watching roadrunners, foxes, bobcats, deer, and coyote run by. Surrounded by this wildlife, Emil paints bird portraits reminiscent of those by artist John James Audubon. He bases his paintings off hundreds of photographs he takes of birds in the wild and at wildlife recovery centers. Emil captures the freedom and inquisitiveness that birds display...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings

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Acrylic

"Red Wolf" Original handmade oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Brian Mashburn's "Red Wolf" from 2023 is an exceptional piece that elegantly conveys the artist's distinct intersection of urban, industrial landscapes with the mesmerizing beauty of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Languishing" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Shelli Langdale's "Languishing" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a white horse fading into an abstracted quilt pattern. Artist Bio: Shelli Langdale is an oil painter living and painting in Chattanooga, TN. U.S.A. She has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Alabama...
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Antique American School Show Dog Portrait Framed 19th Century Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school dog portrait oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Image size, 9L x 9H.
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1870s Realist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Silent Echoes" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Shelli Langdale's "Silent Echoes," created in 2023, vividly depicts a woman with flowing dark red hair as she shares a moment with a white horse, set against a striking blue sky scat...
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel, Acrylic

"Penumbra, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Che Leviathan (US based) "Penumbra" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a gray and white horse in profile, with dark eyes, emerging from t...
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Bull . original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
The bull is an astonishing creature that embodies strength and leadership in my eyes. I greatly admire these characteristics. My depiction of the bull is both robust and vibrant, wit...
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Pink Dreams" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Claudia Griesbach- Martucci's "Pink Dreams" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a mallard duck with a blue bow as beautiful sunset col...
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

An aristocratic Pomeranian
Located in London, GB
Horatio Henry Couldery (1832-1893) An aristocratic Pomeranian signed 'H.H. Couldery' (lower left) oil on canvas 19 ⅛ x 24 ⅛ in. (48.5 x 61 cm.) frame 24 x 28 ⅛ in. (61 x 71.4 cm.) H...
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19th Century Realist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Early 20th Century Mare and Colt Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful original oil painting of two horses by Piero Tamo (Switzerland, 1899-1966). This is a painting done after the painting by Henry William Banks Davis...
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Early 20th Century Realist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Tranquil Lake Scene with Boats Swan in the Mountains of the Scottish Highlands
Located in Preston, GB
Tranquil Lake Scene with Boats & Swan in the Mountains of the Scottish Highlands by 20th Century British Landscape Artist, Howard Shingler. Art measur...
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Late 20th Century Realist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Oil

"Hercules, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Claudia Griesbach-Martucci's "Hercules" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a black and white cat encircled with yellow roses.
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Time Is Not a Machine
Located in Denver, CO
"Time Is Not a Machine," is an original oil painting by Brian Keith Stephens. It is unframed, but ready-to-hang. Artist Statement How to capture the past...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings

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Cotton, Wax, Oil

"Bad Babe" , Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Claudia Griesbach-Martucci's "Bad Babe" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a Gloucestershire Old Spots pig with a harness of wings po...
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Board

English Farm scene with a Shire horse, chickens, ducks and thatched cottage
Located in Woodbury, CT
Glynn Williams is a British painter of animal, landscape and other subjects. His work is of the highest quality and his dedication to well observed co...
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Early 2000s Realist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Passive Sacrifice, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Che Leviathan (US based) "Passive Sacrifice" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a white horse in profile, with thick white mane, bowing i...
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Crowded Hunting Scene in Wooded Landscape 19th century Oil Painting Signed
Located in Stockholm, SE
Signed lower centre “H. Vernet” presumably leads to French painter Émile Jean-Horace Vernet (1789 - 1863) more commonly known as simply Horace Vernet. “Lost Track” - This captivating...
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Mid-19th Century Realist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Oil

Santa Anita Dawn
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist. FRAMED: 17.50" x 21.50" x .75" UNFRAMED: 12" x 16" Artist Statement "Before dawn at Santa Anita...
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Panel

"Enkulette, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Che Leviathan (US based) "Enkulette" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a white horse, with thick white mane, looking behind and over its...
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Spectre, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Che Leviathan (US based) "Spectre" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a white horse in profile, with thick grey mane, as it emerges from ...
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

A noble friend (possibly a Manchester terrier)
By Alfred Wheeler
Located in London, GB
Attributed to Alfred Wheeler (1852-1932) A noble friend (possibly a Manchester terrier) unsigned oil on canvas 10 x 8 in. (25.3 x 20.3 cm.) frame 15...
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19th Century Realist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

We Don t Need No More Trouble
Located in Denver, CO
"We Don't Need No More Trouble," is an original oil painting by Brian Keith Stephens. It is unframed, but ready-to-hang. Artist Statement How to capture ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings

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Cotton, Oil

"Die, for I am dying"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The corrida is a spectacular element of Spanish culture that impresses with its grandeur and drama. However, in my painting titled "Die, for I am dying" I aimed to convey the complex...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Sol" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Kierstin Young's (US based) "Sol" is an oil painting that depicts a battered white moth and a black background with organic designs in rust tones. Artist Statement/Bio: (b. The Yea...
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Two salukis - Mazuri Malaki Dullah and Mazuri-Mahboub-Ali Mali
Located in London, GB
Thomas Kennedy (1900-1982) Two salukis - Mazuri Malaki 'Dullah' and Mazuri-Mahboub-Ali 'Mali' each signed and dated 'Thomas. Kennedy. 1960' (lower right and lower left respectively...
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1960s Realist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

She s a Beauty
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed "J. Buxton 2018*2019" on lower left Artist Statement “My inspiration for this piece, like most of my historical Woodland Frontier pieces, is a result of many years of research into our 18th century heritage. Most often I am painting those actual scenes recorded in history, as conflict and hardship shaped this young country. However, I also paint generic historical scenes of everyday life. This is one of those, when I have fun painting the personality of an engagement between man, women and horse...” —John Buxton...
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Harbinger, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Che Leviathan (US based) "Harbinger" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an Appaloosa horse's white face and Black and White speckled coat...
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

A pointer and English setter on the scent
Located in London, GB
Eugène Petit (1839-1886) Setters on point oil on canvas 15 x 18 ¼ in. (38.1 x 46.4 cm.) This atmospheric oil painting by Eugène Petit (1839–1886) captures a pair of gundogs—likely a...
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19th Century Realist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Bee from the top. Paper, mixed media, 30x21 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Bee from the top Paper, mixed media, 30x21 cm Juris Utāns (1959-2022) was a Latvian painter. Worked in the field of critical realism, socially active and political art. Juris Utan...
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Lanfranco - Steve Cauthen Up, Photorealist Oil Painting by Roy Miller
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Miller, British (1938 - ) Title: Lanfranco - Steve Cauthen up Year: 1986 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated l.r. Size: 24 in. x 28 in. (60.96 cm x 71.12 cm) Frame ...
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1980s Realist Animal Paintings

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Oil

British Chalk Pencil Sketch of a Cow Climbing The Hill To Water
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922) graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed artist paper : 5.5 x 7 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition Ha...
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Mid-19th Century Realist Animal Paintings

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Chalk, Graphite

Portrait of Italian Greyhound Midfield Role - British sport art dog oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This lovely dog portrait oil painting is attributed to an artist from the English School. It is an oil on board portrait oil painting and depicts a brown and white Italian greyhound with a black collar called Midfield Role in a landscape. Lower left is a ribbon with the dogs name on it. The accomplished animal artist has perfectly captured the Italian greyhound...
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20th Century Realist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Realist animal paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Realist animal paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add animal paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, red, orange, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Beth Carlson, Marie Channer, Shelli Langdale, and Beth de Loiselle. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Realist animal paintings, so small editions measuring 1.38 inches across are also available. Prices for animal paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $150 and tops out at $257,060, while the average work sells for $3,213.