Wildlife Paintings South Africa
Wildlife art is one of the earliest forms of art, dating back to prehistoric cave paintings of the South African Khoi and San People. Wildlife art depicts animals from large mammals to tiny insects in their natural habitat. Paintings are the most popular medium of wildlife art and are often more photo-realistic in style with artists also branching into sculpture and other art categories. South African wildlife art can include the Big 5, a variety of birdlife and even domestic animals.
Buy wildlife paintings online by South African artists like David Bucklow, Michael Tancrel, Sharon Tancrel, Sue Dickinson, amongst others.
African Wildlife Art
African wildlife art has evolved from the mystical rock art of Stone Age man and the detailed reportage art of the early colonial settlers into a masterful body of work that celebrates the raw beauty, unrestrained power and potent strength of Africa's wild inhabitants.
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The perfect patterned pelts and hides of the zebra, giraffe, cheetah and leopard are artistic catalysts that immediately catch the eye and are carefully replicated by a host of talented established and emerging wildlife artists in South Africa.
As with all major art genres, Africa's wildlife is captured in the assortment of styles that characterise and define all the major art movements, from the photo realistic style favoured by David Bucklow, Sue Dickinson, Gerrit Roon and Sharon Tancrel; the flamboyant expressionism of Derric Van Rensburg to the abstract simplicity of Candice Dawn B and Ann Gadd.
Why Buy Wildlife Paintings?
As with all art, wildlife paintings should first and foremost appeal to you. It should be an original art work that'll enhance your living or work space for many years to come.
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South African artists, however, are also taking the opportunity of recording threatened and endangered species that could disappear off the face of the earth for perpetuity. One of the enduring images of the long extinct Cape Mountain lion, for example, was captured by none other than the great Old Master Rembrandt van Rijn.
The late Gavin Wright, featured by the Fine Art Portfolio, embellished his original sketches done in the field with additional images of the animal in various poses, together with notations, to create a holistic and informative précis on his chosen subject, one of which is the endangered rhino.
Browse the collection of wildlife art by exciting contemporary artists at the Fine Art Portfolio, select a wildlife painting that catches your eye and then explore the myriad alternatives on offer before investing in one of the most popular art categories on the planet.
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