June 9, 2011
Drawing Rooms Of England Brought To New York City
It is no secret that through many generations, portraits of favorite dogs have held a very special place in so many drawing rooms in England. Today, as real dogs especially pedigreed ones stroll happily through the Central Park, their painted counterparts are hung against beautiful works in almost every single home in New York City. Dogs have always been known as man’s best friend and humans have remained devoted to them as well, so this coupled with the fact that English style interiors have become widely popular now is responsible for many dog portraits becoming in demand, whether these feature a beribboned dog, or one with a leather collar, one at play, another at rest. More information on the topic of paintings is located at dog oil painting.
Englishmen regard their dogs highly, giving them places in their family as these are close to their hearts. Ones described as hunting, racing, shooting and doggy portraits have sold immensely ever since 1961, when the auction house began to put these up for auction. This very prolific painter got a killing when he made a sale to a sporting artist who got the portrait of black and white canine known as a Newfoundland.
You get to head to another era when you are surrounded by paintings from the 18th and mostly 19th centuries. The sort of people who are buying them like to be associated with things that are not within their social range, like hunting and shooting with jackets and hounds and horses. In fact, a certain interior designer and antiques dealer believes that there are so many lovers of dog paintings around that she has opened a tiny shop in the Manhattan. And here is where you can select from an array of dog paintings, with a smattering of cow and horse pictures all posted upon white and blue walls ever so neatly.
When it comes to art collectors, expect two kinds. The first would be those who wants to get the painting to complement its real life counterpart. And the other classification of these collectors are the individuals who would be so particular about the dog’s anatomical structure in the painting and such they want to make sure that it adheres to their standards, as they are very much aware of the form of the certain dog breed. There are times when these paintings can be substitutes for the real ones. There is no need to feed them or take them out for a walk. Having purchased his first couple of dog portraits when he was in a London trip, he thought of it as stupid but now he is just amazed at how it has become a very popular trend, not to mention a very profitable one. Visit oil painting abstract to learn more about paintings.
The decorator now reveals that he’s got 75 dog paintings in possession, and some of them are displayed in his Manhattan apartment now, mostly hung with taffeta ribbons. It is the portrait quality and artist setting the price but despite of this emphasis made by many art specialists and dealers, individuals still aver that quite similar to the ever changing fashions of canines, some portraits are simply more sought after than the other ones. Many dog art collectors only wanted Cavalier King Charles Spaniel paintings then but now, West Highland Terriers, Scotties and Cairn paintings are also being very sought after. By having a portrait of your German shepherd, you can sit with him forever.
The years between 1850 and 1920 saw the heyday of dog paintings, according to a prolific dealer living in a small one bedroom space in Manhattan. He said he had many requests for king charles spaniels, Chinese shar peis and terriers. But in the last year he had about 10 requests for paintings of doberman pinschers. When asked if he has ever held a Doberman painting, he answers that this breed got developed only during the late 1880s and are such a recent breed so this is why there are practically no good paintings of them.
Paintings with sporting themes are held by this artist as much as he can. A lot of the bidders have decorated according to a famous fashion designer’s look, and there are those with country houses, who hunt and race. A female advertising account executive at a major TV network, decided to buy a painting of a Spaniel after seeing a black and white photograph. She even bought a real ruby spaniel to match the painting that she ordered from England. When the dog finally arrived after three months of waiting it turned to be a King Charles black and tan breed so she got unmatched dogs and this was not how she expected it to be.
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