Animal Painting for Sale
There's nothing quite like the raw beauty of an animal painting. For centuries, artists around the world have been inspired by animals of all shapes and sizes, from man's best friend to enormous elephants, birds, fearsome lions to field mice.
In ink, acrylic, watercolor, oil or even spray paint, there's a technique for everyone! Contemporary artists explore innovative ways to depict their admiration of the animal kingdom. Painting is one of the most expressive mediums, and artists expertly capture the movement and grace of animals in motion. Think wild horses galloping in the countryside or cheetahs prowling: thick brushstrokes full of energy and great attention to detail reproduce their vitality.
And what a way to spice up an interior? The only elephant in the room will be your wildlife masterpiece. Take a walk on the wild side with Artsper's animal paintings!
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Oiseau carré aux fruits en bleu et jaune
Stephanie Larène
Painting - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€450
Cheval aux deux lunes
Claude-Yvan Conne
Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€400
La Dame du château - série Femme et oiseaux
Michel Philippon
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
€750
A votre santé - série Femme qui trinque
Michel Philippon
Painting - 80 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
€750
Glamorous games
Vasyl Khodakivskyi
Painting - 90 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€4,000
A Cat Bringing Night
Hiromi Sengoku
Painting - 36.4 x 51.5 x 3 cm Painting - 14.3 x 20.3 x 1.2 inch
€900
The thirst for flight
Tetiana Tarasenko
Painting - 110 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
€1,762
Miss dirty Martini
Artemisia Fine Art
Painting - 79.8 x 79.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 31.4 x 31.4 x 2 inch
€3,802
Owl Nighters and Sleepy Birsd
Gabrielle Rul
Painting - 76 x 56 x 0.1 cm Painting - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch
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Mélodie pour deux chatons et piano
Albena Vatcheva
Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch
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Sheep with Valley of sadness
Menashe Kadishman
Painting - 90.2 x 69.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.5 x 27.5 x 1 inch
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September 13, cows at the Mont Gerbier de Jonc
Anne Baudequin
Painting - 61 x 91.9 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 36.2 x 0.8 inch
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Somewhere over the rainbow...
Olivier Messas
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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Aduke and Her Pet - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Women, Car
Mayowa Esan
Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 48 x 1 inch
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A Magical Tea Time With Alice
Kirill Postovit
Painting - 180 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 70.9 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
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Girl with horse
Andranik Harutyunyan
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
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Les chevaux de mes rêves galopent...
Albena Vatcheva
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
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Being is love / 414
Christine Zanella
Painting - 25.4 x 25.4 x 0.1 cm Painting - 10 x 10 x 0 inch
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Koi anticipation XI
Peter Goodhall
Painting - 39.9 x 39.9 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch
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Danseuse aux colombes
Albena Vatcheva
Painting - 100 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
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Les villages de mon enfance
Albena Vatcheva
Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
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Holding The Haze Line
Amy Bernays
Painting - 30.5 x 40.6 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12 x 16 x 0.1 inch
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Au Pays des Poissons Volants
Albena Vatcheva
Painting - 34 x 34 x 2 cm Painting - 13.4 x 13.4 x 0.8 inch
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Furry Companion
Olaosun Oluwapelumi
Painting - 91.4 x 86.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 34 x 1 inch
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An Afternoon In The Park
Isaac Maimon
Painting - 75 x 106.5 x 0.3 cm Painting - 29.5 x 41.9 x 0.1 inch
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Animal blue celeste cat - French school oil painting 21th Basel
Bazévian Delacapucinière
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.4 inch
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Animal Le chat Soulage - Large
Bazévian Delacapucinière
Painting - 55 x 55 x 3.5 cm Painting - 21.7 x 21.7 x 1.4 inch
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Portrait Kitten - Cat - French school oil painting 21th - Basel
Bazévian Delacapucinière
Painting - 40 x 40 x 3.5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.4 inch
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French bulldog walking (Large) French school oil painting 21th - Basel
Bazévian Delacapucinière
Painting - 55 x 55 x 3.5 cm Painting - 21.7 x 21.7 x 1.4 inch
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Alpha male
Akinboye Akinola Peter
Painting - 119.9 x 99.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.3 x 1 inch
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Kong Christmas 2024 Gold edition
Richard Orlinski
Design - 19 x 13.5 x 7 cm Design - 7.5 x 5.3 x 2.8 inch
€510
Standing Wild Bear
Richard Orlinski
Sculpture - 80 x 52 x 58 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 20.5 x 22.8 inch
€78,000
Need help with Animal Painting ?
Which artist paints animals?
One artist who is known for her paintings of animals is French painter Rosa Bonheur, whose artistic career spanned the second half of the 19th century. Although her career has largely been ignored in the art historical canon, Bonheur was an extremely popular artist during her lifetime. She had a love for animals, one of her most important works being The Horse Fair, which depicts the horse market held in Paris on the Boulevard de l'Hôpital.
Why represent animals in art?
One reason that artists represent animals in art is to convey the relationship between humans and the rest of the animal kingdom. Animals are also often represented in art to represent the beauty of the natural world, or to symbolise an idea. An example of animals as symbols in art is the use of the tiger in Tibet as a symbol of strength and courage.
Why did prehistoric humans draw animals?
Prehistoric humans often drew animals because they played an integral role in their everyday life and survival. Animals often provided the sole means of acquiring food, tools and warm clothing.