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German Wild Turkey Chicken Oil Painting Animal Farm Antique Von Wille 1868
Located in Buffalo, NY
An antique German animal painting by Clara Von Wille which features Wild Turkeys and chickens in a
Category

1860s Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Chickens" oil painting of hens and roosters on grassy green landscape, framed
By Marc Dalessio
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting by Marc Dalessio (b.1972, American). Painted en plein air, a group of chickens poke
Category

2010s American Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

19th Century Framed Chicken Oil Painting Signed H. Lambert for E. Galien-Laloue
By Eugene Galien-Laloue
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a study, office or den with this beautiful and colorful antique oil on canvas painting
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Paintings

Materials

Giltwood

Vintage Country Chic Americana Folk Art Rooster Portrait Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist chicken oil painting. Oil on canvas.
Category

1950s Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Chickens and Birds' an oil painting
By Jef Louis van Leemputten
Located in St. Albans, GB
Jef Louis Van LEEMPUTTEN Oil on canvas Painting Size: 14 x 19" (36 x 49cm) Outside Frame Size: 21
Category

Early 20th Century Dutch School Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Paul English "Chicken with Chicks" Original Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paul English "Chicken with Chicks" Original Oil Painting Contemporary oil painting by listed
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Four French Oil Paintings on Board of Chickens
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming set of four oil painting on board depicting chickens and roosters of the French city of
Category

20th Century Folk Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Animal oil painting of a cockerel, chickens & chicks
By Edgar Hunt
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Edgar Hunt British, (1876-1953) Cockerel, Chickens & Chicks Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1933
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Animal oil painting of a woman feeding calves & chickens
By Claude Cardon
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
: Fine Art of Oakham Ltd A lovely oil painting of a woman feeding calves and chickens in an orchard by
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

VINTAGE ENGLISH OIL PAINTING - FARMYARD BUILDINGS WITH TRACTOR & CHICKENS
By Tommaso Principe
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Farmyard" by Roy Merrington, British 20th century signed lower front oil painting on canvas
Category

Mid-20th Century Victorian Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Phenomenon (surrealism oil painting rooster chicken head farm animal red)
By Rudolf Kosow
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Absurd scenery in the middle of nowhere: head of a chicken, seemingly alive ... and an elderly man
Category

2010s Surrealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1950s Oil Painting on Board of Chickens. Signed
Located in Marbella, ES
1950s Oil Painting on Board of Chickens. Signed Dimensions of the painting: 23x29cm
Category

Vintage 1950s European Paintings

Materials

Wood

Pair of Chickens, 10x12" oil on board
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
Pair of Chickens by Lu Haskew Oil 10x12" image size This painting is unframed, canvas on gator
Category

Early 2000s American Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Family of Chickens, signed French Modernist Oil Painting, Beautiful colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: signed Guy Benard, French contemporary Title: 'Basse Coure' Medium: oil on
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Chicken Signed Cubist Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique modernist mixed media abstract oil painting and collage by Paul René Gauguin (1911 - 1976
Category

1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Four French Oil Paintings on Board of Chickens
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming set of four oil painting on board depicting chickens and roosters of the French city of
Category

20th Century French Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Wood

Chicken Scratch, Michele Mikesell, Oil on wood, abstract figurative painting
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
travels along a general vein of the universal human experience. This particular group of paintings is an
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

William F Burchell, Original oil painting of chickens in a farmyard
Located in Harkstead, GB
An idyllic scene of chickens feeding in a famryard with old outbuildings and a patch of blue sky
Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Leslie Peck, "Supper Time", 24x30 Farm Animal Chicken Coop Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
"Supper Time", is a 24x30 oil painting on board by artist Leslie Peck featuring a brood of
Category

2010s Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Chickens
By Oleg Lomakin
Located in Austin, TX
Title: "Chickens" Artist: Oleg Lomakin Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 19.5" x 27.75" Framed
Category

20th Century Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Chickens
Chickens
H 19.5 in W 27.75 in
Chickens
Located in Wiscasett, ME
Clifford Edgar Jones 1915-1975 American Chickens, 1948. Oil on canvas 30 x 24 inches unframed and
Category

1950s American Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Chickens
Chickens
H 34 in W 27.5 in D 1 in
Fine 19th Century French Oil Painting Peacock & Cockerill Chickens in Yard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Farmyard Friends French artist, late 19th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 10.75 x 11.75
Category

Late 19th Century French School Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Sheep in a Barn - 19th Century Antique English Chickens Animal Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful late 19th century English oil on panel depicting sheep and chickens in a n old barn
Category

Late 19th Century Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

The Chicken Farm - Oil Paint - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The chicken farm is an original old master artwork realized by Artist of 19th Century. Mixed
Category

19th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Feeding Chickens by a Farm in Summer - Scottish Victorian landscape oil painting
By Alexander Fraser
Located in London, GB
This lovely Victorian landscape oil painting is by noted Scottish artist and prolific exhibitor
Category

19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Village Inn Victorian Oil Painting Gilt Framed Many Figures Chickens & Dog
By Georgina Lara
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Tavern" by Georgina Lara (active 1862-1971) oil painting on canvas, framed painting: 9 x 13
Category

19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Chickens in a Road" oil painting of rural farm landscape, dirt road, animals
By Marc Dalessio
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting, painted en plein air of a dirt country road with a farm structure in the distance
Category

2010s American Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

J. Webster - 20th Century Oil, Chickens by the Pond
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming farmyard scene depicting chickens roaming by a small pond. Signed to the lower left. On
Category

20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Persian Chickens
Located in Atlanta, GA
Delbar Shahbaz deftly deploys sources in her works (sculpture, painting, installation, video, and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Persian Chickens
H 53 in W 70.5 in D 2 in
Antique American Impressionist Farm Landscape Chickens Grazing Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Finely painted American impressionist chicken grazing landscape oil painting. Framed. Oil on
Category

1940s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hawaiian Chickens - Animal Painting - American Modern By Marc Zimmerman
By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
contemporary tropical jungle painting . Hawaiian Chickens - Animal paintings by Marc Zimmerman This
Category

2010s American Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Make My Day - Chicken Rooster Painting by Marc Zimmerman
By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
, Oil Paintings, Figurative Painting, Chicken Painting, Conceptual Art
Category

2010s Conceptual Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Feeding the Chickens
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
George Taylor's "Feeding the Chickens" is a delightful impressionist landscape that captures the
Category

Late 19th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Jean-Paul Pichon-Martin, Chickens, circa 1995, Oil on canvas
Located in PARIS, FR
Jean-Paul PICHON-MARTIN (1948-2018) Chickens, circa 1995 Oil on canvas Signed 3PM” lower right
Category

1990s Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique French Impressionist Oil Chickens before Farmhouse in Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Impressionist early 20th century oil on canvas, framed framed: 15 x 21.5 inches canvas: 11 x
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Late 19th Century Framed Oil on Canvas Painting of Belgium Chickens Feeding
By Henry Schouten
Located in Middleburg, VA
Late 19th Century Framed Oil on Canvas Painting of Belgium Chickens Feeding by Henry Schouten (1864
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Country Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

European School Late 19th Century Oil - Farmyard Scene with Chickens
Located in Corsham, GB
This charming rural scene depicts a bustling farmyard with chickens and a cockerel pecking the
Category

Late 19th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

19th Century Oil on Canvas Painting of Woman with Chickens in Landscape
Located in Middleburg, VA
19th century oil on canvas painting of woman with chickens in landscape. Measures: 20.5" H, 27" W
Category

Antique 19th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Counting Her Chickens
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
An original painting created by the artist, signed in the lower left.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

'Las Gallinas' Contemporary colourful painting of chickens and cockerel
By Francisco Calabuig
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Contemporary Colourful landscape of chickens and cockerel 'Las Gallinas', vibrant and bold work
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Oval Painting On Convex Canvas Gilt wood Framed Hand Painting Chickens & Rabbits
Located in Jacksonville, FL
natural beauty of this serene pastoral scene. Encased in an elegant gilt oval frame, this oil painting
Category

20th Century Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Framed Late 19th Century Oil - Chickens in a Country Landscape
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful 19th-century oil study depicting a cockerel and hens scratching and feeding on a heap
Category

Late 19th Century Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Four White Chickens
By Paul E. Harney Jr.
Located in Missouri, MO
Four White Chickens, 1911 By. Paul Harney (American, 1850-1915) Signed and Dated Lower Left
Category

Early 20th Century American Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Traditional English Oil Country Cottage Children Playing in Lane & Chickens
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
watercolour paintings in lieu of the more permanent medium of oil on canvas and become a flourishing full-time
Category

20th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lost and Found Chickens
By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
A Hawaiian tropical painting features colorful chickens embedded, if not camouflaged in the verdant
Category

2010s American Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique American Modernist New England Farm Scene Chicken Portrait Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist farm landscape with a chicken painting by Lawrence Butcher, Jr
Category

1970s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Flock Mother" Realistic Contemporary Portrait Painting of Woman with Chickens
Located in Houston, TX
in 2017 after leaving a 12 year career in the legal field. She was introduced to oil painting in 2019
Category

2010s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Homestead Landscape with Chickens
By Charlotte Buell Coman
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
"Homestead with Chickens" is a beautiful Impressionist painting by Charlotte Buell Coman, created
Category

Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

English 19th Century Oil on Canvas Farm Painting Depicting Calves and Chickens
By R. Hannington
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English 19th century oil on canvas painting depicting farm animals in a barn in giltwood frame
Category

Antique 19th Century English Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

G. Dubois - Framed Early 20th Century Oil, Town Scene with Chickens
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming depiction of a quiet town square with cherry tree in blossom and chickens scratching in
Category

20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Chickens On The Loose - Animal Painting - American Modern By Marc Zimmerman
By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
contemporary tropical jungle painting . Chickens on the Loose - Animal paintings by Marc Zimmerman This
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Painting of Farmyard Scene with chickens, Oil on Canvas, Signed L.J. Cruise
Located in Downingtown, PA
Farmyard Scene with Chickens, Medium: Oil on canvas, Signed: L.J. Cruise, 1911, Criuise (1861
Category

Early 20th Century American American Classical Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Chickens in a Coop Large Modernist Signed European Painting, framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Chickens by Maria Tort Xirau (Catalan, 1924-2018) signed lower corner dated 1989 oil painting on
Category

Late 20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century Oil on Canvas Chicken Painting in Gilt Frame Signed H. Schouten
By Henry Schouten
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a study or a den with this antique chicken painting composition. Created in Belgium circa
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Chicken coop, Oil on canvas, late 18th century
Located in Lisboa, PT
Chicken coop, Oil on canvas, late 18th century
Category

Antique Late 18th Century British Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Chicken coop, Oil on canvas, late 18th century
Chicken coop, Oil on canvas, late 18th century
H 32.49 in W 40.75 in D 3.35 in
French Oil On Panel Rural Landscape, Chickens and Ducks in a Farmyard.
Located in Cotignac, FR
French oil on wood panel view of a sunny farmyard with chickens and ducks by H Tikat. The painting
Category

Early 20th Century Romantic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Flanders Country Cottage with Chickens Rural Belgium Landscape in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Country Cottage with Chickens - Rural Landscape in Oil on Canvas Idyllic country landscape with
Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'The Farmyard' Contemporary painting of chickens, cockerel in a farm setting
By Francisco Calabuig
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
chicken and cockerel. The beautiful colour palette and attention to detail is what makes this piece jump
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sidney Yates Johnson (fl. 1890-1926) - Framed Oil, Chickens in a Hay Field
By Sidney Yates Johnson
Located in Corsham, GB
fine oil depicts chickens scratching amongst stooks of drying hay. The artist has monogrammed the oil
Category

Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Traditional Rural English Signed Oil Cow with Baby Calf Chickens & Farmer & Dog
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The New Arrival Colin Impey (20th Century), British signed oil on canvas, unframed dated 2018
Category

2010s Victorian Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

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Chicken Oil Painting For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate chicken oil painting for your needs in our varied inventory. You can easily find an example made in the Contemporary style, while we also have 5 Contemporary versions to choose from as well. You’re likely to find the perfect chicken oil painting among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 18th Century as well as those made as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right chicken oil painting is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes brown, gray, black and orange. Creating a chicken oil painting has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Georgina Lara, Cornelis van Leemputten, A. Gomez, Albin Veselka and Donald Ayres are consistently popular. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, oil paint and fabric.

How Much is a Chicken Oil Painting?

The price for a chicken oil painting in our collection starts at $250 and tops out at $75,000 with the average selling for $2,975.
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    Oil paint was invented during the 7th century A.D. The earliest examples of oil paintings have been traced to Afghanistan and depict scenes related to the Buddhist religion. Records dating back to the 12th century indicate that early Christian monks in Europe used oil paints to decorate furniture, and a century later, some artists began finishing tempera paintings with touches of oil paint. It wasn't until the 15th century that oil paints became a common medium for European painters, when Flemish artists like Jan van Eyck began favoring them over tempera. Explore a variety of oil paintings on 1stDibs.
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    Jan van Eyck is widely considered by art historians to be the father of oil painting. While the usage of oil paints dates back to 7th-century China, the Flemish painter popularized the material, using oils to produce highly detailed works such as The Arnolfini Portrait. The Northern Renaissance master also influenced many other artists, such as Hugo van der Goes and Gerard David. Shop an assortment of fine art on 1stDibs.
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    An abstract oil painting and an artwork that is made with oil paint on a medium like canvas, wood board, or other panels like canvas board. And the 'abstract' term refers to the Movement & Style of the piece. As abstraction indicates a departure from reality in the depiction of imagery in art, the artist creates a painting where the subject, shape, form, color, and line, is created with no particular references of the world but as a composition that may exist with a degree of independence from its vision.
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    You may wish to dust your oil painting so that layers of dust don’t begin to gather on its surface. This should only be considered to remove loose dust. Never spray any chemical substance on your oil painting. Do not use a damp cloth to dust your oil painting. (Again, your painting should not be exposed to moisture.)

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    You may wish to dust your oil painting so that layers of dust don’t begin to gather on its surface. This should only be considered to remove loose dust. Never spray any chemical substance on your oil painting. Do not use a damp cloth to dust your oil painting. (Again, your painting should not be exposed to moisture.)

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    To find the artist of an oil painting, look on the back of the canvas. Sometimes, you will find the artist’s name and the year of production on the back. If the canvas is in a frame, gently peel away the paper covering the back to access the canvas. In the event you cannot find any identifying information, seek the help of a licensed art appraiser. Shop a selection of oil paintings on 1stDibs.
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    Yes, oil paintings darken over time. As oil paint is made of pigment particles, the range of substances that are used as pigment in oil paint can render certain colors susceptible to aging. Slowing the aging process for an oil painting involves storing your painting properly and keeping the work out of exposed sunlight. Temperature control and humidity are also important in preserving the life of an oil painting and slowing the aging process.

    To maintain oil paintings that you purchased for your home, experts suggest that you keep them out of direct sunlight. Prolonged exposure to the sunlight coming in from a window can fade the colors in your painting. Do not hang your oil painting near a heat source or where it can get wet (bathrooms and kitchens are not safe for your oil painting).

    You may wish to dust your oil painting so that layers of dust don’t begin to gather on its surface. This should only be considered to remove loose dust. Never spray any chemical substance on your oil painting. Do not use a damp cloth to dust your oil painting. (Again, your painting should not be exposed to moisture.)

    To remove loose dust, use a soft brush that measures approximately one to two inches wide with natural-hair bristles. Do not use a dust cloth or a feather duster, as those items may catch or leave threads or feathers behind. Do not apply pressure or dust your painting for an extended period of time.

    If you think that your oil painting is considerably dirty or believe that other issues may be at work, experts strongly suggest that you consult with a professional conservator.

    Read about how to arrange your wall art and find oil paintings for sale on 1stDibs.