Wild Animals on Canvas

I think that paintings depicting animals are very creative and imaginative. I began this series with Animals on Canvas with a link given below. Now I continue with Wild Animals on Canvas. After this article, there will be paintings depicting lions, horses, cows, and birds.

Portrait of A Lion 1879 by Rosa Bonheur

French artist Rosa Bonheur developed a fondness for lions during the Franco-Prussian War. She loved it that lions were associated with bravery, freedom, and rebellion. She began studying lions at fairs.

Morning In A Pine Forest 1889 by Ivan Shishkin and Konstantin Savitsky

Russian artist Ivan Shishking painted the pine trees in the painting which were inspired by the forests of the Gorodomlya Island on Lake Seliger, Russia. Russian realist painter Konstantin Savitsky painted the bears depicted in the painting. Together they created a painting that depicts a coniferous forest with evergreen trees and a family of bears, a mother bear, and her three cubs, playing on a fallen pine tree.

School Rules 1887 by William Holbrook Beard

American artist William Holbrook Bead painted satirical paintings of animals doing human-like activities. In this painting, you can see foxes, monkeys, pigs, and other animals standing like children at school in front of their schoolmaster who happens to be an ape.

The Lady with An Ermine 1489 by Leonardo Da Vinci

Italian artist Leonardo Da Vinci painted this remarkable painting. It depicts Cecilia Gallerani, the young mistress of Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan. She is sitting with an ermine in her arms. The ermine is a traditional symbol of purity and moderation.

Zebra 1763 by George Stubbs

English artist George Stubbs enjoyed painting exotic animals. Zebra is one of his first artworks of a series of paintings. The animal depicted in the painting belongs to Queen Charlotte and was the sole survivor of a pair of zebras brought back from Africa by Sir Thomas Adams.

The Kongouro From New Holland 1772 by George Stubbs

English artist George Stubbs also created artwork with Australian animals. He based his painting on a drawing as well as a sample of kangaroo skin collected during the first voyage of James Cook. This painting can be viewed at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London, England.

Victory or Defeat by Hu Zaobin

Chinese artist Hu Zaobin was a 20th-century painter famous for his paintings of tigers. This artwork is a fine representation of animal painting in Chinese art.

Tiger in A Tropical Storm 1891 by Henri Rousseau

French artist Henri Rousseau created his first jungle painting with a series where the locations were just imaginary. The tiger became realistic in his painting as the tiger was getting ready to jump his prey.

Alligators 1917 by John Singer Sargent

American expatriate artist John Singer Sargent used watercolors to create this painting.

This artwork appears incomplete and was followed by Muddy Alligators.

The Nubian Giraffe 1827 by Jacques-Laurent Agasse

Swiss animal and landscape artist Jacques-Laurent Agasse created a painting with a giraffe. The giraffe was sent to George IV as a gift from Mehmet Ali, Pasha of Egypt in 1827. The painting depicts the animal in captivity with his keepers trying to get him to drink.

Lioness Reclining 1855 by Eugene Delacroix

French Romantic artist Eugene Delacroix enjoyed creating paintings in the Romanticism style, In this painting he depict a lioness reclining.

Monkeys In A Tavern 1660 by David Teniers The Younger

Flemish artist Davit Teniers The Younger created paintings focused on taverns. When an artistic movement had monkeys as the central subjects he depicted monkeys in a tavern. In the 16th and 17th centuries monkeys in art were popular and were often included in humorous scenes.

Animals on Canvas