#animals in art
Le Loup dans la neige, Félix Bracquemond, 1864
Study of Ducks on the Water II - Friedrich Carl von Scheidlin, 1840
Crow and blossom, 小原 又雄 Ohara Koson, 1910
Signal, a Grey Arab, with a Groom in the Desert, David Dalby, 1820 or 1829
#repost @raymieiadevaia Raymie Iadevaia (Los Angeles, California, USA, 1984-). Desert Flowers, 2021, oil and gouache on wood panel. 11 x 14 in. Note the feline representation.
RAYMIE IADEVAIA – THE INTANGIBLE FOREST : HALSEY MCKAY GALLERY
Credit: Cover art of Larry Fagin (New York, USA, 1937-2017) in collaboration with George Schneeman (Minnesota/New York, USA, 1934-2009). Rhymes of a Jerk. First edition artist’s book, undated, on sale from Derringer Books (Avon, Connecticut, USA) and seen at the New York Antiquarian Book Fair @abaararebooks. Notice the canine representation.
#repost @uhisachi 中村幸子 aka Sachiko Nakamura (Tokyo, Japan, 1959-). I am a fan of the canine and feline representation in the work of this visual artist.
#repost @namaineko_piena (Japan). I am a fan if this maker of cotton figures, in many cases with feline representation.
#repost @mark_milroy Mark Milroy (New York City, USA, b. Minnesota, USA and raised in Ontario, Canada). First image is Girl with Greyhounds, Oil on Linen, 44 x 42”, 2019. Second is a representation of an ancient feline in the context of the Greek and Ronan galleries at the Metropolitan Museum, New York @metmuseum. Thanks to @nancymargolisgallery for the tip.
#repost @annanaffotay Annan Affotay (currently practicing in Oxford, United Kingdom, b. Accra, Ghana, 1985-). In these paintings, acrylic and charcoal on canvas, we see ample representation of dogs as companions to the sitters.
First image: Ekow and Guinness, 2021. Second image: Paul and Norma Playing Game, 2021. Third image: Pink Sitter, 2021. Fourth image: Tilts, 2021. Fifth image: Happy Independence Day Ghana, 1921. Sixth image: Paul and Norma (2), 2021. Seventh image: Red Headband, 2021. Eighth image: Paul’s Morning Coffee.
#repost @judithlinhares Judith Linhares (New York City, USA, b. California, USA, 1940-). First image is Winter Sun, 2021. Oil on linen, 42 x 58 inches. Second image is Fever, 2018. Oil on linen, 23 x 30 inches, courtesy of the artist and @ppowgallery P.P.O.W. Gallery. Thanks to @jaygorney1 for the tip.
#repost @mauroagustincruz Mauro Agustin Cruz (Argentina, 1991-). Prudencia, oil on cloth, 60 x 70 cm, 2021. Note the representation of a black cat.
#repost @kaedema_chiko Machiko Fujii (Japan). I am interested in the plentiful feline and canine inspiration in this illustrator’s work.
outtake shots of kate bush for the hounds of love album cover (1985) — photographed by john carder bush
Orchids
Encyclia dichroma.
SciArt by Alphonse Goossens for Alfred Cogniaux, Dictionnaire Iconographique des Orchidees: Epidendrum(1896-1907).
View more in the Biodiversity Heritage Library (@biodivlibrary) with thanks to the Peter H. Raven Library of the Missouri Botanical Garden (@mobotgarden) for digitizing.