Terrier Cairn
Late 19th Century American Impressionist Animal Paintings
Cardboard, Oil
Late 20th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
Recent Sales
Mid-19th Century Animal Prints
Engraving
Canvas, Oil
1930s English School Animal Prints
Lithograph
1930s English School Animal Prints
Lithograph
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1930s Realist Animal Paintings
Wood Panel, Oil
Mid-20th Century Realist Animal Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
19th Century Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings
Gouache
19th Century Paintings
Late 19th Century Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Paintings
19th Century Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 19th Century Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1920s Prints and Multiples
19th Century Paintings
1930s Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
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2010s Realist Animal Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century English School Animal Paintings
Oil
19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Oil
1870s Realist Animal Paintings
Pastel, Cardboard
1820s Impressionist Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Oil
Early 19th Century Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Oil
Late 19th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings
Watercolor
19th Century Animal Paintings
Oil, Panel
Late 19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Antique 19th Century Belgian Paintings
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
1870s Victorian Portrait Paintings
Oil
19th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1910s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Charcoal, Gouache
1870s Victorian Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Finding the Right Paintings for You
Painting is an art form that has spanned innumerable cultures, with artists using the medium to tell stories, explore and communicate ideas and express themselves. To bring abstract paintings, landscape paintings, still-life paintings and other original paintings into your home is to celebrate and share in the long tradition of this discipline.
When we look at paintings, particularly those that originated in the past, we learn about history, other cultures and countries of the world. Like every other work of art, paintings — whether they are contemporary creations or works that were made during the 19th century — can often help us clearly see and understand the world around us in a meaningful and interesting way.
Cave walls were the canvases for what were arguably the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict natural scenery through art. Portrait paintings and drawings, which, along with sculpture, were how someone’s appearance was recorded prior to the advent of photography, are at least as old as Ancient Egypt. In the Netherlands, landscapes were a major theme for painters as early as the 1500s. Later, artists in Greece, Rome and elsewhere created vast wall paintings to decorate stately homes, churches and tombs.
Today, creating a wall of art is a wonderful way to enhance your space, showcase beautiful pieces and tie an interior design together.
No matter your preference, whether you favor Post-Impressionist paintings, animal paintings, Surrealism, Pop art or another movement or specific period, arranging art on a blank wall allows you to evoke emotions in a room while also showing off your tastes and interests. A symmetrical wall arrangement may comprise a grid of four to six pieces or, for an odd number of works, a horizontal row. Asymmetrical arrangements, which may be small clusters of art or large, salon-style gallery walls, have a more collected and eclectic feel.
Download the 1stDibs app, which includes a handy “View on Wall” feature that allows you to see how a particular artwork will look on a particular wall, and read about how to arrange wall art. And if you’re searching for the perfect palette for your interior design project, what better place to turn than to the art world’s masters of color?
On 1stDibs, you’ll find an expansive collection of paintings and other fine art for your home or office. Browse abstract paintings, portrait paintings, paintings by emerging artists and more today.
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