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Dog and Pheasant Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian style (20th Century) painting featuring a black and white dog looking through a
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Dog and Pheasant Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian style (20th Century) painting featuring a black and white dog looking through a
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Exotic Rare Pheasants in Natural Landscape 19th Century French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
School, 19th century
oil painting on canvas, unframed
painting: 9 x 10.5 inches
provenance: private
Category
Late 19th Century French School Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Victorian Sporting Oil Painting Spaniel Dogs Putting up Pheasant in Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Spaniels Putting up a Pheasant
English sporting artist, mid 19th century
Circle of George Armfield
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pheasant Shooting
By Samuel Alken Jnr.
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Samuel Alken Jnr (1784-1825)
Pheasant Shooting
Signed 'S. Alken'
Oil on canvas
Painting Size - 12 x
Category
19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
PHEASANT SHOOTING
By Samuel John Egbert Jones
Located in Marlborough, England
Samuel John Egbert Jones
(1797- 1861)
PHEASANT SHOOTING
Oil on canvas
Frame H. 38cm x W. 47cm
Category
1840s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Chasing Pheasant
By George Armfield
Located in Hillsborough, NC
. Here a pheasant sails safely above their heads, while the dogs enjoy the chase below. Oil painting on
Category
19th Century Naturalistic Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pheasant shooting
By Richard Barrett Davis
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Richard Barrett Davis (1782-1854)
Pheasant Shooting
Oil on board
Painting size - 17 x 21 in
Framed
Category
19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pheasant Hunting
By John Terelak
Located in Greenwich, CT
energies to the creation of his own paintings. Since making that decision he has enjoyed outstanding and
Category
2010s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Edward Armfield 19th Century Oil Painting Depicting Dogs Flushing a Pheasant
By Edward Armfield
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English oil on canvas painting by Edward Armfield from the 19th century depicting three Spaniel
Category
Antique 19th Century English Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Ring-necked Pheasants, Wildlife Painting by Peter Darro
Located in Long Island City, NY
infinite variety.
Ring-necked Pheasants by Peter Darro, American (1917–1997)
Date: 1971
Oil on canvas
Category
1970s American Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary French Impressionist Oil Still Life Dead Game Pheasant
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Dead Game
by Georges Bordonave (French contemporary)
dated 1974
signed oil painting
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
“Pheasant in Flight”
Located in Southampton, NY
Large impressive painting of a pheasant in flight by the listed Danish artist, Carl Hoyrup. Signed
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
English 19th Century Oil Painting of a Dog and Pheasant in Landscape
Located in Atlanta, GA
An atmospheric English oil on canvas painting from the 19th century, depicting a black-and-tan
Category
Antique 19th Century English Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Pheasant Shooting & Snipe Shooting
By Samuel Alken Jnr.
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Samuel Alken Jnr (1784-1825)
Snipe Shooting
Pheasant Shooting
Both signed 'S. Alken'
A pair, Oil on
Category
19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique Oil Painting on Leather Depicting a Pheasant in Lush Natural Environment
Located in Doornspijk, NL
of materials: oil paint on leather, the huge oak wood panels to which the whole has been mounted and
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Other Paintings
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 35.44 in W 29.93 in D 2.56 in
J. Urban - Late 19th Century Oil, Still Life, Fruit & a Pheasant
Located in Corsham, GB
A large late 19th century still life of fruit, captured alongside a freshly shot pheasant. Signed
Category
Late 19th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 21.66 in W 26.78 in
Three Pheasants in a Corn Field
Located in Columbia, MO
G. Martin
Three Pheasants in Corn Field
2000
Oil on canvas
32 x 42 inches
Signed lower right recto
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lieve Van Der S. - Mid 20th Century Oil, Eggs, Apples And Pheasant
Located in Corsham, GB
technique with a muted naturalistic palette which gives the painting much rustic charm.
The artist has
Category
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
SELF PORTRAIT WITH PHEASANT - Contemporary, Realism, Figurative
By Olga Antonova
Located in New York, NY
Original Oil Painting by Olga Antonova
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Beautiful England, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Gill Bustamante
Located in Yardley, PA
Beautiful England is an English countryside inspired landscape oil painting with pheasants and
Category
2010s Other Art Style Paintings
Materials
Oil
Georges Pacouil (1903-1996) - Mid 20th Century Oil, Still Life of a Hen Pheasant
Located in Corsham, GB
Kitchen Still Life, oil on board. Signed lower left.
Category
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Winter Snow Scene with Pheasants with Golden Sky by 20th Century German Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Winter Snow Scene with Pheasants with Golden Sky by 20th Century German Artist, Ludwig Schöngarth
Category
20th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Édouard Righetti’s Le Faisan (The Pheasant)– A Dynamic Expression of Nature
Located in New York, NY
artwork, titled Le Faisan (The Pheasant), is an oil painting on canvas from 1999, measuring 50 x 100 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 20.5 in W 40 in D 0.5 in
Antique French Carved Wood Wall Sculpture the Angelus by Jean Francois Millet
By Jean François Millet
Located in Shreveport, LA
noted for his oil paintings of pheasant farmers and landscapes, and a source of inspiration for Vincent
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Antique French Carved Wood Wall Sculpture The Gleaners by Jean Francois Millet
By Jean François Millet
Located in Shreveport, LA
for his oil paintings of pheasant farmers and landscapes, and a source of inspiration for Vincent van
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
H 45 in W 18.5 in D 5 in
A Pair of Pheasants in a Sussex Landscape, Oil Painting by Alfred Oliver
By Alfred Oliver
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Alfred Oliver, British (1886 - 1921)
Title: A Pair of Pheasants in Sussex Landscape
Year
Category
1910s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pheasant Walk
By Ric Dentinger
Located in San Antonio, TX
Actual artwork size: 11" x 14"
Ric paints in a representational style, choosing subject matter from his travels. He often chooses mundane subjects, such as a lone gull, ab...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
American Oil on Canvas "Hilltop Pheasants" by Brett J. Smith
Located in Millbrook, NY
American oil on canvas by Brett J. Smith. Signed lower left. Gilded frame. Smith was born in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Paintings
19th Century Trompe l'Oeil Rabbit and Pheasant Oil Paintings, Framed, a Pair
Located in Atlanta, GA
These are absolutely incredible museum quality pieces. Large oil on board paintings - signed
Category
Antique 1880s German Black Forest Paintings
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
H 36 in W 29.5 in D 3 in
"Pheasant Shoot, Scotland" Oil Painting
Located in ludlow, GB
"Break at the Shoot" 10 by 12 inches oil on canvas, laid on board.
Painted on location in Scotland
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Shooting Pheasants, Scotland" Landscape Oil Painting
Located in ludlow, GB
"Before the Shoot 2" - Oil on Canvas laid on board.
Painted on location in Scotland en plein air.
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Shooting Pheasants, Scotland" Landscape Oil Painting
Located in ludlow, GB
"Before the Shoot"
10 by 8 inches Oil on Canvas, laid on board.
Painted on location in Scotland.
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pheasant Shooting Winter British Landscape Signed Oil Painting
By Colin Crocker
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fine quality British oil painting depicting a traditional pheasant shoot underway in the English
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Drinks before the Pheasant Shoot, Scotland" Oil Painting
Located in ludlow, GB
"Drinks before the Shoot" - oil on canvas laid on board.
Painted around 20 years or so ago, on
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary Landscape Oil Painting of Spaniel Hunting Dog flushing a Pheasant
By Rene Jerome Legrand
Located in ludlow, GB
Modern Landscape Oil Painting of Spaniel Hunting Dog in woods flushing a pheasant. Oil on Canvas
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Modern Landscape Oil Painting of Spaniel Hunting Dog Flushing Pheasants in wood
By John Trickett
Located in ludlow, GB
Modern Landscape Oil Painting of a Spaniel Hunting Dog Flushing Pheasants in a wooded Landscape
Category
20th Century Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Trevor Tarkin - 20th Century Oil, Pheasant Shooting
Located in Corsham, GB
A country scene depicting two hunters and a hound on a pheasant shoot. Signed to the lower right
Category
20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Modern Landscape Oil Painting of Spaniel Hunting Dog in woods flushing pheasant
By Rene Jerome Legrand
Located in ludlow, GB
Modern Landscape Oil Painting of Spaniel Hunting Dog in woods flushing a pheasant.
A lovely new
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Oil Painting of Pheasants in English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist
By Wendy Reeves
Located in Preston, GB
Oil Painting of Pheasants Flying Over a River in the English Countryside by 20th Century British
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Two Gundogs flushing Pheasants in a meadow, oil painting on canvas, framed
By Robert Cleminson
Located in ludlow, GB
landscapes, Highland game and sporting dog paintings and it his animal and dog paintings for which he is best
Category
19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage Mid Century Swedish Still Life Oil Painting, Framed - Pot & Pheasant
Located in Bristol, GB
Pot & Pheasant
Size: 55.5 x 48cm (including frame)
Oil on Board
A vibrant and beautifully textured
Category
1960s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
After the Shoot Dogs resting in barn and pheasants hanging, antique Oil Painting
By George Armfield
Located in ludlow, GB
A real gem of an oil painting by George Armfield (unsigned). From an English Sporting Estate, and
Category
19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hound & Pheasant, 18th Century
By Jean-Baptiste Oudry
Located in Blackwater, GB
Old Master of a hound and pheasant hiding during a hunt, oil on canvas. Excellent quality and detail
Category
18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
18th Century French Oil on Canvas Pheasant Painting in Gilt Frame Signed Gerard
Located in Dallas, TX
the original oval gilt frame decorated with bead motifs, the realistic oil on canvas painting depicts
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
H 36 in W 28.5 in D 1.75 in
Two pheasants in a landscape
By Stephen Elmer
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Stephen Elmer (Farnham 1715-1796)
Two pheasants in a landscape
Oil on canvas
Canvas Size 28 x 36 in
Category
18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
19th Century Oil on Canvas, Brood of Female Pheasants
Located in Atlanta, GA
A charming 19th century Continental School oil on canvas depicting a brood of female pheasants in
Category
Antique 19th Century European Paintings
Spaniels Flushing A Pheasant attrib G Armfield
By George Armfield
Located in Brecon, Powys
Spaniels Flushing A Pheasant, attrib George Armfield 1808- 1893
Excellent quality work by what
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
American Folk Painting of a Gun Dog with a Pheasant
Located in York County, PA
AMERICAN FOLK PAINTING OF A GUN DOG WITH A PHEASANT, 1840-70:
American oil painting on tin of a
Category
Antique 19th Century Paintings
A Pair of Pheasants in a Sussex Landscape
By Alfred Oliver
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Alfred Oliver, British (1886 - 1921)
Title: A Pair of Pheasants in Sussex Landscape
Year
Category
1910s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oil on Canvas of Landscape with Pheasant, Signed C Hoyrup, 20th Century
By Carl Hoyrup
Located in Charleston, SC
Painting of landscape with pheasant by C. Hoyrup (Carl Hoyrup, Danish, 1893-1961), signed lower
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Oil on Canvas, Dead Pheasant, Boldly Signed Upper Right, 19thc Period Frame
Located in Atlanta, GA
Depicting a dead pheasant with a dark background, signed upper right, the period frame ebonized
Category
Antique 1890s French Paintings
Brinkmanship, Pheasants in the snow, Sporting Art by Peter Biegel
Located in Harkstead, GB
Peter Biegel (1913 - 1987)
"Brinkmanship"
Signed and inscribed with title
Oil on canvas
12 x 15
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
G. Noppeley Signed Pheasants Oil Painting 19th Century
Located in Nottingham, GB
Pheasants Oil Painting 19th Century
Category
Antique 19th Century Paintings
Materials
Paint
19th Century American School Dog and Pheasant Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Middleburg, VA
19th century American school dog and pheasant oil painting
An unsigned 19th century American
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Classical Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Pheasants In British Countryside, Oil Painting, Signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pheasants In British Countryside, Oil Painting, Signed
British School, late 20th Century,
Signed on
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Pheasant Shoot Scotland, Guns at the Ready" oil painting
Located in ludlow, GB
"Guns at the Ready" oil on canvas laid on board.
Painted some 20 years ago on location in Scotland
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Peter Merrin - Contemporary Oil, A Pheasant
Located in Corsham, GB
An attractive oil painting by Peter Merrin, depicting a pheasant. Signed to the lower left-hand
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
European Oil Landscape Painting Pheasant Girls Feeding Sheep Shepherd
Located in Dayton, OH
Victorian oil painting on canvas, 19th century. Features 2 girls collecting foliage and feeding
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Spaniels Chasing Pheasant
By George Armfield
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Charming oil painting on canvas by renowned genre artist George Armfield (1808-1893), of two dogs
Category
19th Century Romantic Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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You are likely to find exactly the pheasant oil painting you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. There are many Contemporary, Impressionist and Post-Impressionist versions of these works for sale. Making the right choice when shopping for a pheasant oil painting may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 18th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right pheasant oil painting is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes gray, brown, black and beige. Creating a pheasant oil painting has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Alfred Oliver, Philip Gerrard, Olga Antonova, George Armfield and Colin Crocker are consistently popular. Artworks like these — often created in oil paint, paint and fabric — can elevate any room of your home.
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A pheasant oil painting can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $3,510, while the lowest priced sells for $800 and the highest can go for as much as $28,000.
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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.)
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.
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Varnishing an oil is not necessary, but it is recommended because it protects the painting and corrects surface irregularities.
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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.
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- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024Yes, sunlight affects oil paintings. Keep your oil paintings away from direct sunlight.
To maintain oil paintings that you purchased for your home, experts suggest that you keep them out of 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.
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