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Animal painter

August 19, 2023

"Animal art" redirects here. For the decoration of objects with animal motifs, see Animal style. For artwork created by non-humans, see Animal-made art.

An animal painter is an artist who specialises in (or is known for their skill in) the portrayal of animals.

George Stubbs (1724-1806): Whistlejacket (c. 1762), National Gallery[1]

The OED dates the first express use of the term "animal painter" to the mid-18th century: by English physician, naturalist and writer John Berkenhout (1726-1791).[2] From the early 20th century, wildlife artist became a more usual term for contemporary animal painters.[3]

History

 
Frans Snyders and workshop, The boar hunt, c. 1650.

Especially in the 17th century, animal painters would often collaborate with other artists, who would either paint the main subject in a historical or mythological piece, or the landscape background in a decorative one. Frans Snyders, a founder of the Baroque animal painting tradition, often provided the animals, and also still lifes of food, for Peter Paul Rubens; a different landscape specialist might provide the background.[4] The paintings by Snyders and his workshop alone typically lack humans, except in kitchen scenes, and usually show a number of animals of different species (or breeds of dog). There are about equal numbers of paintings of dead animals, usually in a kitchen setting or as hunting trophies in a landscape, and of live ones, often in ferocious combat.

In the Dutch Golden Age such specialists tended to produce smaller genre paintings concentrating on their specialism.[5] Animal painters came lower down in the hierarchy of genres, but the best painters could make a very good living; many royal and aristocratic patrons were more interested in their subject matter than that of the more prestigious genres. Mainly in England, there were still more specialised painters from the 18th century who produced portraits of racehorses and prize specimens of livestock,[6] whereas in France animal subjects continued to be decorative capriccios often set around garden statuary.

In 2014 Jonathan Jones of The Guardian proposed The Goldfinch (1654) by Carel Fabritius (1622-1654) as the finest animal portrait;[7] this was not the artist's normal subject matter at all.

Animalier

 
Antoine-Louis Barye, Jaguar Devouring a Hare, 1850

Animalier, as a collective plural noun, is a term used in antiques for small-scale sculptures of animals in particular (animalier bronzes), but also paintings of animals. Large numbers of these were produced - often mass-produced - in the 19th century in France and elsewhere. Many earlier examples can be found, but animalier sculpture became more popular, and reputable, in early 19th century Paris, with the works of Antoine-Louis Barye (1795-1875) - for whom the term was coined, decisively, by critics in 1831[8] - and Christopher Fratin (1801-1864).[9] By the mid 19th-century, a taste for animal subjects was widespread among the middle-classes.[10]

Wildlife conservation

Many modern wildlife artists or art groups hold benefits to support wildlife conservation, or participate in contests held by wildlife conservation organisations.[11]

Notable animal painters

See also: Category:Animal artists

Before 1800

After 1800

Modern

Modern wildlife art painters include:

Forerunners of modern wildlife art sculpture include:

Modern wildlife art sculptors include:

Gallery

 
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References

  1. ^ "Whistlejacket: about 1762, George Stubbs". National Gallery. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Animal painting". Oxford English Dictionary. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  3. ^ . Woodland Trust. Archived from the original on 30 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Frans Snyders". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Frans Snyders". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Why the George Stubbs paintings were worth saving". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  7. ^ "The top 10 animal portraits in art". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Walking lion". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  9. ^ . The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  10. ^ "An Indian panther lying down". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  11. ^ "About the AFC". Artists for Conservation. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  12. ^ Plain, Nancy This Strange Wilderness: The Life and Art of John James Audubon. University of Nebraska Press, 2015.

August 19, 2023
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Animal art redirects here For the decoration of objects with animal motifs see Animal style For artwork created by non humans see Animal made art An animal painter is an artist who specialises in or is known for their skill in the portrayal of animals George Stubbs 1724 1806 Whistlejacket c 1762 National Gallery 1 The OED dates the first express use of the term animal painter to the mid 18th century by English physician naturalist and writer John Berkenhout 1726 1791 2 From the early 20th century wildlife artist became a more usual term for contemporary animal painters 3 Contents 1 History 2 Animalier 3 Wildlife conservation 4 Notable animal painters 4 1 Before 1800 4 2 After 1800 4 3 Modern 5 Gallery 6 ReferencesHistory Edit Frans Snyders and workshop The boar hunt c 1650 Especially in the 17th century animal painters would often collaborate with other artists who would either paint the main subject in a historical or mythological piece or the landscape background in a decorative one Frans Snyders a founder of the Baroque animal painting tradition often provided the animals and also still lifes of food for Peter Paul Rubens a different landscape specialist might provide the background 4 The paintings by Snyders and his workshop alone typically lack humans except in kitchen scenes and usually show a number of animals of different species or breeds of dog There are about equal numbers of paintings of dead animals usually in a kitchen setting or as hunting trophies in a landscape and of live ones often in ferocious combat In the Dutch Golden Age such specialists tended to produce smaller genre paintings concentrating on their specialism 5 Animal painters came lower down in the hierarchy of genres but the best painters could make a very good living many royal and aristocratic patrons were more interested in their subject matter than that of the more prestigious genres Mainly in England there were still more specialised painters from the 18th century who produced portraits of racehorses and prize specimens of livestock 6 whereas in France animal subjects continued to be decorative capriccios often set around garden statuary In 2014 Jonathan Jones of The Guardian proposed The Goldfinch 1654 by Carel Fabritius 1622 1654 as the finest animal portrait 7 this was not the artist s normal subject matter at all Animalier Edit Antoine Louis Barye Jaguar Devouring a Hare 1850Animalier as a collective plural noun is a term used in antiques for small scale sculptures of animals in particular animalier bronzes but also paintings of animals Large numbers of these were produced often mass produced in the 19th century in France and elsewhere Many earlier examples can be found but animalier sculpture became more popular and reputable in early 19th century Paris with the works of Antoine Louis Barye 1795 1875 for whom the term was coined decisively by critics in 1831 8 and Christopher Fratin 1801 1864 9 By the mid 19th century a taste for animal subjects was widespread among the middle classes 10 Wildlife conservation EditMany modern wildlife artists or art groups hold benefits to support wildlife conservation or participate in contests held by wildlife conservation organisations 11 Notable animal painters EditSee also Category Animal artists Before 1800 Edit Francis Barlow c 1626 1704 Jan Brueghel the Elder 1568 1625 Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione 1609 1664 Nicasius Bernaerts 1620 1678 Pieter Boel 1626 1674 Peter van Boucle between 1600 amp 1610 1673 Charles Catton 1728 1798 David de Coninck c 1644 1701 Marmaduke Cradock 1660 1716 Thomas Davies c 1737 1812 Alexandre Francois Desportes 1661 1743 Karel Dujardin 1622 1678 C G Finch Davies 1875 1920 Jan Fyt 1611 1661 George Garrard 1760 1826 Sawrey Gilpin 1733 1807 Melchior d Hondecoeter c 1636 1695 Samuel Howitt 1756 57 1822 Jean Baptiste Huet 1745 1811 Jan Baptiste de Jonghe 1785 1844 William Lewin 1747 1795 George Morland 1763 1804 Balthasar Paul Ommeganck 1755 1826 Jean Baptiste Oudry 1686 1755 Paulus Potter 1625 1654 Philip Reinagle 1749 1833 Sartorius family Roelandt Savery 1576 1639 James Seymour 1702 1752 Charles Loraine Smith 1751 1835 Frans Snyders 1579 1657 George Stubbs 1724 1806 Charles Towne 1763 1840 Jacob Xavier Vermoelen c 1714 1784 Paul de Vos 1591 92 or 1595 1678 brother of Cornelis de Vos and brother in law of Frans Snyders James Ward 1769 1859 brother in law of George Morland Jan Weenix between 1640 amp 1649 1719 John Wootton c 1682 1764 After 1800 Edit Henry Thomas Alken 1785 1851 Richard Ansdell 1815 1885 John James Audubon 1875 1851 12 Charles Burton Barber 1845 1894 James Barenger 1780 1831 Henry Barraud 1811 1874 his son Francis Barraud 1856 1924 painted Nipper the dog on the His Master s Voice record label Rosa Bonheur 1822 1899 John Boultbee 1753 1812 Edmund Bristow 1787 1876 Abraham Cooper 1787 1868 Thomas Sidney Cooper 1803 1902 Horatio Henry Couldery 1832 1918 John Dalby 1810 1865 Samuel Daniell 1775 1811 Eugene Delacroix 1798 1863 Herbert Dicksee 1862 1942 John Henry Dolph 1835 1903 John Emms 1844 1912 Ivan Efimov 1878 1959 Frederick William Frohawk 1861 1946 John Gould 1804 1881 Roland Green 1890 6 1972 Harry Hall c 1814 1882 Charles Hancock c 1800 1877 Heywood Hardy 1842 1933 John Frederick Herring Jr 1820 1907 John Frederick Herring Sr 1795 1865 William Huggins 1820 1884 Charles Jacque 1813 1894 Lucy Kemp Welch 1869 1958 Frederick William Keyl 1823 1871 Charles R Knight 1874 1953 Wilhelm Kuhnert 1865 1926 Edwin Landseer 1802 1873 Bruno Liljefors 1860 1931 George Edward Lodge 1860 1954 Matilda Lotz 1858 1923 Friedrich Wilhelm Kuhnert 1825 1896 John Guille Millais 1865 1931 Sir Alfred Munnings 1878 1959 Ramsay Richard Reinagle 1775 1862 Jan Hendrik Scheltema 1861 1941 Prideaux John Selby 1788 1867 Vasily Vatagin 1883 1969 Christopher Webb Smith 1793 1871 Charles Tunnicliffe 1901 1979 Arthur Wardle 1860 1949 Herbert William Weekes c 1842 1904 Modern Edit Modern wildlife art painters include Thierry Bisch b 1953 Elizabeth Butterworth b 1949 parrots Charles Church b 1970 John Clymer 1907 1989 Kim Donaldson b 1952 Gary Hodges b 1954 Ron Like b 1935 Lanford Monroe 1950 2000 Stephen D Nash b 1954 David Nurney b 1959 David Quinn b 1959 Mark Upton b 1964 Diana Joseph Sue Coleman J S Munnolli b 1940 Forerunners of modern wildlife art sculpture include Rembrandt Bugatti 1884 1916 Francois Pompon 1855 1933 Modern wildlife art sculptors include Tessa Pullan b 1953 John Rattenbury Skeaping 1901 1980 Jo WalkerGallery Edit Dogs fighting by Frans Snyders who probably left the landscape background to another kind of specialist Edwards s Dodo 1626 by Savery Natural History Museum London A sparrow c 1690 by Francis Barlow engraving by Pierce Tempest A typical composition of dead game from 1692 by Jan Weenix probably an overdoor for a country house Sawrey Gilpin s Gulliver taking his final leave of the land of the Houyhnhnms 1769 Philip Reinagle s Birds of Prey Goats and a Wolf in a Landscape Morland s Dogs 1792 Wawel Castle Poland Eugene Delacroix A Young Tiger Playing with its Mother 1830 Louvre Landseer s Monarch of the Glen 1851 National Museum of Scotland Common foxes in the snow 1893 by Friedrich Wilhelm Kuhnert Two thoroughbreds in a wide landscape 1828 by Charles Hancock Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paintings of animals References Edit Whistlejacket about 1762 George Stubbs National Gallery Retrieved 9 September 2016 Animal painting Oxford English Dictionary Retrieved 9 September 2016 Wildlife Art of the 20th Century Woodland Trust Archived from the original on 30 September 2016 Retrieved 9 September 2016 Frans Snyders Encyclopaedia Britannica Retrieved 12 January 2017 Frans Snyders Metropolitan Museum of Art Retrieved 12 January 2017 Why the George Stubbs paintings were worth saving The Daily Telegraph Retrieved 12 January 2017 The top 10 animal portraits in art The Guardian Retrieved 10 January 2017 Walking lion Victoria and Albert Museum Retrieved 12 January 2017 Rise of the animal sculptures The Daily Telegraph Archived from the original on 14 April 2014 Retrieved 12 January 2017 An Indian panther lying down Victoria and Albert Museum Retrieved 12 January 2017 About the AFC Artists for Conservation Retrieved 9 July 2016 Plain Nancy This Strange Wilderness The Life and Art of John James Audubon University of Nebraska Press 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Animal painter amp oldid 1155844713, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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