Oil Animal Paintings

Depicting two rats under a metal domed frame, flanked by terriers either side, one with rust coloured fur, the other black. In a Victorian gilt gesso moulded frame, 29cm x 38.5cm u...

Flower Power with a modern twist. Artist Rose Freymuth Frazier plays presents "Peace Cadet" - a woman clad in a space suit, shooting a pistol that has flow...

Pointillistic "Lion Devouring its Prey" René Hérisson (France, 1857-1940) Dated 1920 Oil on panel 41 1/3 x 29 1/2 (37 3/8 x 48 3/4 frame) inches René ...

Painting a coral reef, especially one as phenomenally healthy as the one at Tiputa Pass, Rangiroa, has unique challenges. The spawning of triggerfish there attracts swarms of trigge...

This painting is typical of the art of Jan Weenix, one of the best still life and hunting painters of the Dutch Golden Age. In a cleverly disordered manner, he depicts ten studies of dogs (mainly spaniels and greyhounds) and the sumptuous study of a stole. These studies were probably intended to be used as a source of inspiration and adapted in the painter's compositions, as we will see in a close examination of some of his paintings. 1. Jan Weenix, a prolific still life painter Jan Weenix was born into a family of artists: his father Jan Baptist Weenix (1621 - 1659) was also a landscape and still life painter and his mother Josyntgen d'Hondecoeter was the daughter of the animal painter Gillis d'Hondecoeter (1575 - 1638). His father trained him together with his cousin Melchior d'Hondecoeter (1636 - 1695). In 1664 Jan Weenix became a member of the St. Luke's Guild in Utrecht, to which he belonged until 1668. In 1679 he married Pieternella Backer with whom he had 13 children. His compositions, often related to hunting (still lifes, portraits of hunters) were very successful, ensuring him a certain financial ease. Jan Weenix also painted large-scale decorations: while staying in Düsseldorf with the Prince-Elector of the Palatinate between 1702 and 1712, he executed twelve gigantic compositions combining landscapes, hunting scenes and still life for the Bensberg hunting lodge. 2. Description of the artwork The painting displays a great apparent disorder that hides a rigorous organisation in four quarters. It presents ten studies of hunting dogs and one study of a stole. The studies of the stole and of two of the dogs (the greyhound in the lower right and the spaniel in the upper right quarter) are quite elaborate, whereas those of the other dogs are sketchier. As an example, the dog in the upper right corner is only partially painted. The dogs' coats, of different colours - brown, sandy, grey or black - stand out against the warm brown background and are illuminated by the shine of their white hair. This white colour, probably executed with ceruse white, illuminates the study of a stole which stands out in the lower left-hand corner while the red colour of its lining warms up the composition. The purpose of this stole is enigmatic: we think it is probably a neckband, but it could also be the back of the turban of an oriental character. To the right of this stole is the outline of a long animal leg, perhaps a horse leg. Similar studies are rare in the work of Jan Weenix, but the Rijksmuseum recently acquired the study of a seated monkey. This study, executed in the same brown chromatic range, is much more accomplished. It has been reused with minimal change in many compositions. It is likely that Jan Weenix had less frequently a monkey at his disposal, and that he therefore depicted it in great details, whereas he could probably easily find dogs as models. Note the characteristic white dot in the corner of each pupil that brings them to life! 3. Related artworks We have tried to relate the various dogs in this study to the countless dogs that appear in the paintings of Jan Weenix, as listed in the catalogue 'Father and Son - Weenix' compiled by Anke van Wagenberg- Ter Hoeven in 2018. A first example is the painting entitled "The Prodigal Son on the Steps of a Palace" (catalogue number 7 - 8th photo in the gallery). In the lower left-hand corner of the composition, a spaniel is barking at a peacock perched on a stone. This spaniel, which is depicted in a similar manner in the "Portrait of a Young Man with a Falcon" in the Bremen Kunsthalle (catalogue number 76), is reminiscent of the spaniel in the upper left-hand quarter of our study (although the latter is slenderer and the direction of its head differs). We also find, in a slightly different pose, the seated greyhound that is at the top of our painting in the composition representing "A Swan, a Stag, a Hare and Birds presented by two hunting Valets" (catalogue number 130 - last photo in the gallery). The sketch of this greyhound in our study is unfinished: the painter only painted the grey undercoat and the white parts of the coat, without completing the sandy coat which appears in the final painting. We can see from these various examples that our study was probably more a repertoire of forms than a model for a specific composition. The painter probably used it for inspiration before adapting each dog study...

Signed lower right, 'A. Besser' for Arne Charles Besser (American, 1935-2012) and painted circa 1995. Born in Illinois, Arne Besser first attended art sch...

The kittens are mesmerized by a little black something jumping and bouncing around, unsure whether to snuggle with another kitten or stand proud and brave, alone! Well, that spider on the ceiling finally revealed itself and was decidedly out numbered! Despite their quest to conquer the agile beast, these kittens couldn't be more loveable than as depicted in this original contemporary figurative landscape. A veritable study of five kittens by noted professional portrait artist Joseph Sundwall...

Oil paint on canvas Hand-signed on the back Louis-Paul Ordonneau is a French painter born in 1975. He lives and works in Paris. In 1999, he set up his studio in temporary and alter...

Circle of Alfred Augustus Glendening, British 1861-1907 inscribed verso signed with initials oil on panel, framed framed: 13 x 15 inches panel: 9 x 11 inches ...

SALE ONE WEEK ONLY This painting of four different species of fish that can be found in South Korea is from the mid-20th century Korean artist Kim Kyung. Seafood from both the seas that surround the peninsula and from its rivers are an integral part of the livelihood and cuisine of Koreans. Kim Kyung (in Hanja, 金耕, in Hangul 김경) was born in South Korea, his real name, under the current Revised Romanization was Kim Gyeong-Eun (in Hanja 金萬斗, in Hangul 김경은). His name follows the East Asian convention of family name first, though some Western galleries choose to reorder his name with the Western convention as Kyung Kim. He was born in Hadong, Gyeongnam during the Imperial Japanese occupation, as the eldest son of a poor farm family, and at the age of 18 he entered the art department of Japan University. In 1943, he returned to his hometown to escape being drafted into the Japanese army...

Rose Freymuth-Frazier Come In Peace oil on linen 50h x 70w in 127h x 177.80w cm RFF056 Rose Freymuth-Frazier Employing the techniques of the past in the service of contemporary expl...

Work on canvas White Wooden frame 50 x 85 x 2 cm

Artist Rose Freymuth Frazier presents "Pollinators" - two figures dressed in flowered suits, their faces obliterated by a swarm of butterflies flying inside glass helmets. Set upon a...

Reed borrows visual fragments from predominantly seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Northern European art, citing the artists of these works like a dutiful scholar. She copies and r...

Roaring Deer Stag Deiker Carl Friedrich Wetzlar, Germany 1836 – 1892 Dusseldorf, Germany German Painter Signature: Signed bottom right Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: Image size 58 x 81 cm, frame size 73 x 96 cm Biography: Deiker Carl Friedrich was born on April 3, 1836 in Wetzlar. He was a Prussian animal painter. Deiker was specialised in animal genres related to hunting and wildlife. He also illustrated magazines and books on hunting. Carl Friedrich Deiker was the son of Friedrich Deiker, a painter and drawing teacher at the high school. His older brother, Johannes Deiker, with whom he learned to draw after their father’s death in 1843, was a painter specialising in hunting scenes. Deiker attended the Hanau drawing Academy, where he was a pupil of the director Theodor Pélissier (1794-1863), and then studied at Johann Wilhelm Schirmer’s studio in Carlsruhe. In 1859, in the Reinhardswald forest, he collected studies for his large hunting paintings...

''Sea Turtles" oil on canvas, unframed painting: 27 x 35.5 inches the painting is in overall very good and sound condition

The oil paintings of the contemporary Dutch artist Paul Jansen invites the viewer to look beyond the standard picture within the frame. It feels as if the ...

Penguins went hunting, they are lit by the sun, located among the Antarctic ice. This is an eternal struggle for survival. Provenance: 2007 - 2016 Private collection. Exhibition: 201...

A common interpretation of Botticelli's masterpiece, "Birth of Venus" is that the goddess reappears to herald a new age of love and enlightenment after the prolonged unrest of the Mi...

Bay Arab Horse English House oil on canvas, framed framed: 35 x 45 inches painting: 30 x 40.5 inches provenance: private collection, UK The painting is i...

While it is true that humans and nature are having some trouble finding a sustainable balance, I believe that it is imperative that we don’t lose hope. There is still so much worth ...

Reed borrows visual fragments from predominantly seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Northern European art, citing the artists of these works like a dutiful scholar. She copies and r...

19th century English Antique Horse racing scene in a landscape with Jockey up. Wonderful and very well painted English Horse Racing scene. Simil...

Reed borrows visual fragments from predominantly seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Northern European art, citing the artists of these works like a dutiful scholar. She copies and r...

The Bull Fight Huguette Ginet-Lasnier (French 1927-2020), signed lower front oil painting on canvas 16 x 13 inches. All the paintings we have for sale by this artist have come from the artists estate in France. The painting is in very good and presentable condition. Ginet-Lasnier, the wife of the painter Jean Lasnier...

Artist/ School: British School, signed Iris M. Howard (after the painting by Sidney Percy). Title: The Lake District Medium: oil on board, framed Framed: 16 x 20 inches Painting...

The ocean never sleeps. For pelagic species such as Blue Trevally this is especially true. While few have the desire to swim in open water at night, these fish have no choice… the ...

Haug Christian Soleur, Norway 1862 – 1953 Munich, Germany Norwegian Painter Deer in a Winter Landscape Signature: Signed bottom right and placed Mu...

Parris Jaru's Building Babylon is a 48 x 36 inches oil painting. The main colors are blue, yellow and brown. The surface is defined by a thick impasto of paint, made with plant-based pigments that Jaru collects himself during his long exploratory trips through India. This painting is part of a new series that concentrates on using natural colors only, extracted from plants. Natural Indigo, Turmeric, Hibiscus, Beet Root, Rosemary Leaf, Aloe Extract, and Holi Powders to name a few, mixed with Babul Tree Resin. Though the overall composition is abstract, there is a perception of figuration. New York–born artist Parris Jaru comes from a Jamaican, Blackfoot Nation, and Arawak Nation background. His work is informed by the vivid colors and imagery experienced during his childhood years spent in the coastal town of Saint Ann...

Artist/ School: F Bedo 19th Century European - dated 1878 Title: A Resting Place Medium: signed oil on canvas, framed Size: 18 x 14 inches, plus the frame Provenance: private col...

Portrait Of "Honey & Napoleon", A Pair Of English Springer Spaniels, circa 1910 by John Murray Thomson (1885-1974) Large early 20t Century p...

Reed borrows visual fragments from predominantly seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Northern European art, citing the artists of these works like a dutiful scholar. She copies and r...

The Circus by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 32 x 24 inches Very good condition Provenance: from th...

A wonderful image painted in an attractive palette. Franklin White (1892-1975) A cat resting in a sunny courtyard Signed and indistinctly dated (19)41? Oil on canvas laid on board ...

Mermaid. Oil on canvas, 50x95 cm Dagnia Cherevichnik (1974) Born in 1974 in Riga. Professional education: 1986-1993 – J. Rozentals Riga Art Secondary School; 1995 - 2001- LMA Depar...

Vintage American school modernist fish still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. No signature found. Framed. Image size, 30L x 24H.

Work on canvas Molded frame in plaster and gilded wood 65.5 x 91.5 x 7 cm

Fetonte Prima della Cuduta Oil Painting on Panel Mythology In Stock Giovanni Tommasi Ferroni (1967, Rome) descended from an artistic Tuscan family. His grandfather, father, sister a...

Reed borrows visual fragments from predominantly seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Northern European art, citing the artists of these works like a dutiful scholar. She copies and r...

Reed borrows visual fragments from predominantly seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Northern European art, citing the artists of these works like a dutiful scholar. She copies and r...

Kevin King’s detailed oil on copper plate paintings examine the beauty and fragility found in nature's small treasures. Signed by the artist “KK20”.

A stunning verticle painting by renowned Artist Hunt Slonem. The artist's renowned, stylized depictions of rabbits take center stage, dancing across...

I am always fascinated with human perception - you could say that it is why I became an artist. One of the most elusive qualities of perception, and therefore one of the greatest ch...

Signed lower left, 'John Fulton' (American, 1933-1998) and painted circa 1995. The original oil painting for the poster advertising the appearance of Manolo Gonzalez at the prestigious Maestranza bullring in Seville and showing famous bullfighter in an emerald suit of lights, holding his espada at the ready while deflecting the enraged bull with his red cape. John Fulton was an American bullfighter and painter who settled in Seville. Born in Philadelphia, he received a scholarship to an art school in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, in the early 1950s. During this time, he studied both painting and bullfighting, killing his first calf there in 1953. In 1954, Fulton joined the U.S. Army and continued and continued painting and bullfighting on his downtime. After his release in 1956, he moved to Spain where he studied bullfighting under Juan Belmonte and performed as a novillero (novice) with some of Spain’s leading matadors. In July 1963, Fulton was sponsored by José María Montilla to take his 'alternativa' at the Plaza de toros...

H.Jackson. 19th century English landscape with sheep English late 19th-century painter of animals either in barns or landscapes. His paintings have the influence of the work of the Belgium painter Cornelius van Leemputten...

Fine signed and dated 1977 oil on board portrait of a greyhound or whippet named ''Emma'' wearing a leather collar. Excellent quality and condition dog portrait. Presented in its ori...

A charming scene depicting a man leading two shire horses on a country track after a day's work. The horse wear plough harnesses and walk in unison before a vast country landscape. S...

Antique American modernist interior scene with two monkeys. Oil on canvas. No signature found. Framed. Image size, 39H x 26L.

Charming original antique American painting of terrier puppies posed in a barn in front of straw and a basket. Framed 13x18 Unframed 11x16

Bicycle, dog, countryside, forest, summer,green Georgij MOROZ (Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina, 1937 - St. Petersburg, 2015) 1937: he was born in Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina. 1949-56: he bega...

Gorgeous late 19th Century landscape of cows near watering hole with birch trees and puffy clouds in background by Wesley John Straight (American, 1855 - 1922). Signed lower left corner and on verso. Title "Autumn in New England" on verso lower stretcher bar. Condition: Good; professionally cleaned and restored; minor abrasions repaired and in-painted (see images). Unframed. Image size: 40"H x 32"W. Born in Wisconsin on May 20, 1855. Straight appears to have migrated to northern California in the late 1870s. While a resident of San Jose and Grass Valley, he painted scenes of the northern coast and other scenic spots. After moving to southern California in 1912, he lived at the Southern Hotel in San Bernardino until his demise on April 5, 1922. Exhibitions: Delavan Wisconsin County Fair 1874 (painting of the Wisconsin State School for the deaf and countryside), Calif. State Fair, 1880-90, Placer California 1880...

Work on canvas Golden wooden frame 67 x 100 x 4.5 cm

Title: To The Lake Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 21.5 x 28.5 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: Painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This painting...

A Summer’s Day Cornelis Koppenol Zoetemeer 1865 – 1946 The Hague Dutch Painter Signature: Signed bottom left Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: Image size 29 x 43 cm, frame size 37 x 52 cm Biography: Koppenol Cornelis was born on December 26 in 1865 in Zoetmeer, The Netherlands. He was a Dutch painter of genre scenes, portraits, still lifes, flowers, beach scenes with figures, cows and sheep markets, landscapes with farm workers, farm interiors. He is known especially for paintings with farm girls with geese...

"Mithra, Great Dane" English School, circa 1920 signed by the artist, "M. Stranger Pritchard" lower left titled verso to a label oil painting on board, framed framed size: 13.5 x 13....